"Sir, please let me go. I don't want to die yet." Alice pleaded as she squeezed Brayden's delicate left hand.
"Get your hands off my boss!" Assistant Brayden shouted as he pushed Alice until she fell.
"Ahh..." Alice winced in pain while holding her buttocks.
Meanwhile, the assistant immediately put the t-shirt on Brayden's left hand, who was still silent with all his anxiety. "Is boss okay?"
Brayden was confused while observing his entire body. He ignored his assistant who had been worried about him.
A moment later, Brayden glared at Alice.
"How dare you..." Brayden couldn't continue his words when he saw Alice faint.
"It looks like she fainted," Maxim said after
checking Alice's condition. "Should this girl be killed too?" Maxim asked.
Brayden shook his head and then took a breath, he tried to calm himself while observing his body which had not yet shown any reaction.
"Why nothing happens to me. Even though this girl only fainted it would be impossible for her to die just like that if it wasn't for her heart. Is it because this girl is ugly that I'm safe? Does that mean the curse only applies to beautiful women?"
"Get her to the car!" Out of curiosity, Brayden chose to take Alice home to find answers to all the questions in his head.
"Okay, boss." Maxim immediately carried Alice's limp body into Brayden's luxury car.
The next morning.
The sound of birds chirping and the morning sunlight sneaking into the luxurious bedroom, Alice's eyelids trembled and she slowly opened her eyes.
"Where am I, am I dead?"
"Good morning Miss, have you just woken up?"
The soft voice made Alice fully awake, she then turned to the source of the sound. "Who are you and where am I?" Alice asked.
Alice rolled her eyes in all directions, she became even more confused when she realized she was in a strange place.
The servant smiled kindly, "I am the head of service in this house. Miss can call me Anh. If you want to know where we are."
"You haven't answered my question. Where is this and whose house is it?" Alice was very impatient.
"Miss will know the answer if you follow me now!"
Out of curiosity, Alice immediately followed Anh.
Seeing such a luxurious and spacious foreign house, Alice became increasingly confused and anxious. Alice was suspicious of Anh, who was wearing a black suit complete with black loafers.
"Is she really a servant? But, she looks more like a Mafia woman."
Thinking about who the maid was, Alice shuddered. She hoped to get out of the luxurious house safely.
Dining room.
"We've arrived. Please miss!" Anh said while showing Alice where to go.
"Aren't you coming?"
Anh shook her head. "You were the only one who came in. My boss has been waiting for you at the dining table since earlier."
"Bos?"
"Yes. My boss brought you here."
"Who is your boss?"
Anh tried to keep a friendly smile because she suspected that Alice was her boss's special woman. Because she knew about her boss' curse so she never saw her boss come home with a woman.
"It's better for Miss to come immediately and sit opposite the boss quietly. Because the boss doesn't like being made to wait long. Later, you will know who my boss is."
With a little hesitation, Alice walked over to the dining table. She then sat obediently while looking at the various delicious menus on the table.
Every now, and then she glanced at the man who was sitting quietly eating his breakfast.
"You'd better have breakfast soon so that your thin body will become fatter."
The familiar voice made Alice shudder in horror, she immediately rolled her eyes at the man across the table. Instantly her expression changed, and her body trembled.
"You ... ?" Alice's lips trembled, her voice muffled. She still remembered how the demonic man in front of her shot Rebecca to death. So threatens to kill her. The man was still sitting elegantly without expression. He was just silent while watching Alice from all angles.
"Why am I here? What did you do to me? And whose palace is this?" Alice asked in a trembling voice.
"Ugly duckling," Brayden said without answering Alice's question.
"Who do you mean by ugly duckling?" Alice felt offended.
Brayden got up and walked over to Alice. "You are just an ugly duckling. Therefore, I have to confirm once again."
Alice doesn't accept being called an ugly duckling. But she was very frightened and confused by this situation. "Please don't hurt me. I'm getting married soon. So, let me go and your secret will remain safe. If not, I will report you to the police."
"Just report it. But, you will be the one in prison."
Alice swallowed deeply. She forgot that Brayden was a rich young master who could buy the law.
"You are a devil, a criminal, and a murderer. I want to go home, please let me go!" Alice screamed at the top of her lungs. She was so scared that she wanted to run away from the house immediately.
Hearing Alice's words, Brayden's expression turned ferocious. He continued his steps towards Alice.
Alice walked back when she realized Brayden was getting closer.
"Please don't come any closer!" Alice begged.
Brayden smiled slyly, he lifted Alice's body onto his shoulder. It was very light to carry Alice's thin body.
"What do you want to do? Put me down!" Alice pounded Brayden's muscular body, but unfortunately, the man was too strong.
A moment later, Brayden threw Alice's body on the bed. He immediately pressed Alice's tiny body without giving her a chance to fight back.
Alice was shocked, she tried to get rid of Brayden's body using her remaining strength.
"Get rid of your body, damn devil," Alice shouted right in Brayden's face.
Brayden just wanted to confirm his suspicions. He didn't care what Alice shouted. He held Alice's hands and kissed her lips. Instantly Brayden's heart pounded violently. His body heated up with long-suppressed passion and desire. He smiled because his guess was right.
"The curse only applies to beautiful women. Meaning, I can play with women who are not so beautiful, but not this ugly duckling." Brayden smiled after thinking about it. He was very happy because the curse had an exception limit.
Alice was stunned, she could feel how soft Brayden's kiss was. However, she immediately realized and pushed Brayden's body using her last remaining strength. "You devil," Alice rubbed her lips roughly, she was disgusted by being kissed by a murderer even though he was handsome.
Brayden also wiped his lips with a smile. He was so happy that he chose to let Alice go.
"Go away and never appear before me again!"
After that, Brayden left Alice in the room alone while he fixed his shirt which was a little messy because he always had to look neat when he arrived at the office.