Chapter 35: Chapter 35

He's a bit shocked when our eyes meet. "Alyana? What are you doing here?" He asked.

"Uhm, n-nothing. I just passed by." I lied and kept my mouth shut

"Do you know who that woman is, Brother Xenon?" He asked, pointing to me.

"Yeah, why?"

"She punched me, and look, my nose bleeds because of her!" He grumbled, glaring at me.

"Don't be rude Mike, it's also your fault," Xenon said, laughing and patting his shoulder.

Mike? Is he Xenon's cousin, then? Xenon told me about Mike at the time; he did have twins, but according to Xenon, one of them was with dad and the other was with his mother.

"What the hell are you two doing here?"

He continued, shaking his head, "He was looking for a seductive woman, but the first one we saw is....yeah, an old lady."

"Wait bro, what's her name?"

"Alyana," I said.

"Alyana?" He's a bit surprised. I can see it in his facial expression. Then suddenly he has this playful smile while looking at Xenon.

He started to ask, "Is she the woman you're talking for?" But Xenon covered his mouth and he couldn't finish his sentence. When Xenon whispered something to Mike, Mike nodded and grinned, which surprised me.

I'm curious about what did Xenon whispered to him.

"Alyana!" Why do I always hear my name this day!

"What?!" When I realized it was Stephen, I grimaced to the side and my eyes widened significantly.

"Hey, Stephen!"

Stephen exclaimed at him, "Don't you think that I am older than you to just call me hey?!"

He even bowed and giggled as he said, "I'm sorry, daddy Stephen." Looks like he's trying to make Stephen annoyed.

"We'll go now. Don't do threesome, you two have mercy on Alyana."

"Come on Alyana, I'll take you home." Said Xenon.

What? He's gonna take me home? Of course, he had no idea I was living in Stephen's house.

He had my hand in his and was ready to take it when Stephen grabbed it as well.

They exchanged serious looks. "You have no right to bring her with you."

"What's the matter with you, Stephen?! You're her boyfriend, but that doesn't imply Alyana belongs to you—"

"Just shut up and go to your f**king house! We're already living in the same house, so you don't have to take her." Stephen said. I can hear Xenon's hard breath as he slowly let go of my hand.

"Alyana?" He asked, as though he wanted to know why I hadn't told him about it. How can I put it? Worst of all, the worst he knows is that my parents are harming me; what if I tell him I was sold, and the worst thing is that Stephen, his brother's friend is the one who buys me? That's embarrassing.

"I'll explain to you, Xenon," I said as I reached for Xenon's hand, but Stephen pushed it away, and I gave him a stern look.

"What the hell are you talking about, you moron!!?" Xenon's expression changes as he looks at Stephen.

"Are you not informed? We're living together now." He proudly said.

Xenon tried to help my hand but then Stephen punch him, which made me mad.

"What the hell Stephen!"

"If you want to go home, go home alone! I'll just go with Xeno—hey!! What the hell, take me down!!" I yelled, slapping him on the back.

He growls, "Shut up!!"

I had a flashback of our second meeting. He also carried me around like a sack, and I briefly lost consciousness before waking up at his place.

I couldn't even properly say goodbye to Xenon.

He shoved my shoulder and said, "Come in, hurry up!" I walked into his car, annoyed, and slammed the door.

"Are you going to slam the door shut?"

I didn't say anything; I just stared at him and shifted my gaze away from him.

I noticed he gave me a sidelong glance, but I ignored him. "What's your problem? Are you mad at me?" he demanded, irritated that I had failed to respond to his query.

When we got to his place, I didn't say anything and walked straight to my room. I changed into my pajamas and then sat down on the bed.

Why am I so pissed at him?

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Stephen Wilson's Pov.

I left since I had just purchased something and it was silent when I returned home. Do you know if that woman is still alive?

I estimated the time to be around 8 p.m. when I looked at the clock. I immediately prepared a meal before heading to Alyana's room. Is she dozing off? Wow! Why do I think I'm noticing that I'm cooking food and cleaning around like I am the maid or whatsoever!

Because the door wasn't locked, I didn't complete what I was going to say. I was holding my chest because of the shock as I got inside; how could she be staring at me so intently? I believed she was sleeping, but she seemed to be monitoring to see if someone entered the room.

"What are you doing?" She asks, staring at me instead of responding.

Isn't this woman mocking me? Why is she so enraged with me? Shouldn't I be the one who's enraged because she kissed that man, implying that they don't know each other?

"I've prepared the meal; now it's time to eat."

"I'm full," she declared, as her stomach growled.

"You lied, your stomach stated," I remarked, and she rose to her feet. When I observed her knee was painful and she had a scar on his elbow, I raised an eyebrow. I didn't see that last time, did I?

"What happened to that?!?" I ask, pointing to her wound.

"Don't you have any plans to tell me about that?" I said, but she remained unresponsive.

I rushed out of the room and proceeded on my way.

Even if you don't say anything, I'll be able to see what you're doing here because I have a lot of CCTV!

When I saw her go down the steps, I got a slap on the head and looked at the CCTV. Why is this woman so foolish? She fell at the stairs, holy hell!

I returned to her room and locked my gaze on her. "What? Are we just staring at each other?" I questioned, putting my hand on my waist.

"Flirty!" She said as she exited the room, and I followed suit.

I sighed at her, "Flirty? Me?! Maybe you!"

She confronted me, saying, "You're the one who's flirting, I'm not!"

"You're the one who said flirty-ouch!! You're turning back into a vampire lady!" I screamed angrily when she bit my hand.