Few seconds into the competition, and she knew that Kayden wasn’t taking her seriously at all. Playing with her, at first he caught up to her, surpassing her by a meter or so before falling back and then catching up to her.
The process repeated again, and she glared at the man. Even though this was his way of spoiling her, she still felt irritated. He literally treated her to be an immature child.
Of course, Seraphine did want to mention how she could without him having to give in, but that would be far from the strength. This little race showed the disparity between their strengths and let Seraphine know that she was far too inferior compared o Kayden.
She contributed that to the longer period of training he had over her, which gave him a huge advantage.
“You’re being annoying!” Seraphine exclaimed upon noticing how he slowed down again, going behind of her.
“Huh?” He pretended to appear confused.
Irked b
After that, the two of them engaged in the activity of catching fish. Doing so with her bare hands was a novelty to Seraphine, but because she enjoyed such events where she could put out her energy, she took a great liking to it.However, soon the activity turned from catching fish to splashing each other with water. At first, it started it Kayden mistakenly— although she claimed he did it purposefully— splashing her garments with water.After that, she found herself wanting to make the matters fair, and that’s why, she ended up throwing a caught fish towards his chest. Of course, that was going too far, but Seraphine was caught in her playful mood.Following that, Kayden glared at her for a second, and knowing she was asking for a beating, he returned her gesture back. This is how both of them were covered by water and stench of fish.“No more,” Yurie uttered while she fell back, sitting on the waterbed. From top to bottom,
Although the timing was wrong, Seraphine felt her heart skip a beat and complained about how his lack of self-awareness when it came to his lethal outlooks.Caught in a daze, Seraphine was unable to look away from him while grumbling in her heart at the same time. This really was unfair. After she leaves, he truly wouldn’t lack marriage proposals.This only made her angry and upset. She wondered whether or not she could leave some kind of mark on him after she left. So that everyone knew he was taken.Seraphine didn’t take herself to be the kind and considerate type— the one that wanted her lover to move on after one leaving. In fact, Seraphine wanted the man to keep her in his mind every moment and be desperate to have another look at her.This is exactly how she will be feeling, and it would be a little too unfair if he easily moved on. Of course, Seraphine knew she had the man tightly grasped. The obsession of several lifetimes that w
Both of them finished eating under the warm ambience provided by the fire, and occasionally flirting went on between the two of them. The atmosphere was filled with joy and laughter.Just when Seraphine thought that the night was going to end with this, it seemed that Kayden had more prepared for the night. She was surprised to learn of this because she was already more than content.Nonetheless, with curiosity ignited inside of her, she followed him to what he had planned for her next. He guided her over to a cave. Just when she wondered what was going to be special about this and partially worried about being attacked by wild beasts, she was caught off guard by the viewThe walls of the cave was covered by gemstones of various colors, and some hung off from the roof of the cave as well. The gems sparkled, lighting up their path as they extended much further into the cave.This was the first time she had seen such a scene in reality, and she wasn’t
Seraphine scoffed. The man really did find her easy, but he truly got a grip on all of her weak spots. There was no way she would be able to be mad when he behaved this way.“What type of man you’re? At first, you insult me, and then, you apologize. This is seriously an abusive relationship,” she said.His voice went dangerously low while he questioned, “So, are you going to leave me for that reason?”“Aren’t I already leaving?” Her voice was despondent at the realization of the reality.At this, she was turned back by the man and pulled into a tight hug by him. There was no words he could say to comfort her, especially when he felt the same way as her.“Isn’t it cruel? How we fall for each other every time yet fate just tears us apart? Why should it be us? Can’t fate just leave me alone? It shouldn’t have allowed us to meet if this was supposed to be the ending!”
The next day, they were back to Clayton’s mansion, and Seraphine, upon learning that her brother had woken up, the first thing she did was to visit him. There was none other than two of them present in Clayton’s bedroom.Because of how he was still weak, he was lying on the bed, and Seraphine rushed over to his side after entering into the room. Relief and joy was clearly present in those eyes of hers.“You are awake,” she expressed, “How are you feeling?”“Other than weakness in the limbs, I am fine. This is terrible though. It seems it would take me at least a week to manage to stand up,” he confessed.Seraphine then stated, “I was so scared after I learned you got taken away. How did it happen? You’re not harmed, were you?”He shook his head.“Nothing was done to me I believe. It’s just that I have fallen into a deep sleep that I woke up from right now. I should
Kayden was trying to get Aeryes under his control, and Seraphine was told to not enter the room during this period of time. That’s why, despite all the worries in her mind, she could only stay outside.She didn’t know how long would it take neither would she have an idea on what influence it would have on Kayden. Seraphine was aware the reason she was stopped by Kayden isn’t because he thought something would happen to her, but it was due to how he didn’t want to have her see him suffer throughout this period of time.Seraphine was no fool. How could she believe no side effects would come from this doing this? But nothing can be done. Even if she argued, Kayden was adamant in his view of keeping her out to the point he locked the room from inside.That’s why, Seraphine stayed close to the door, trying to get a sound of his pain, so that she would be able to burst open the door. The fact that it was awfully quiet didn’t bring p
Few hours had passed by now, and Seraphine heard no voice from inside. This started to frustrate her more and more, making her ponder whether or not should she barge in.Seeing Seraphine’s tense state, Sharon approached her and placed her hand on Seraphine’s shoulder, saying, “Don’t worry. Everything is going to be fine. You know my brother, right? He is way too resilient.”Anxious Seraphine responded, “I know, but I am just too afraid. I seriously have a bad feeling about this, and every time I have that, something actually happens.”Elliot then voiced out, “It is because of the situation you’re presuming so. It will be all fine. That man is very much strong.”
Several minutes had passed after that before the door opened, and Kayden stepped out. Seraphine did want to look into the room in order to see the state of the beast, but before she was able to do that, the door was shut close.Her attention fell onto Kayden who was totally pale, and seeing that he was able to fall down, Seraphine’s eyes widened. She immediately stepped forward in order to provide the man with support and let the man lean on her.“Are you fine?” she questioned while wrapping her hand around his waist in order to hold on to him. She felt him nod his head in agreement before hugging Seraphine.Feeling that his body was clearly trembling, Seraphine guessed that wasn’t the case, and then, she looked at her brother for help. Understanding her sign, he stepped forward and helped her hold on to the man.“Let’s bring him over to the couch.”That’s what they had done following so. They dragged
Both Jiyeon and Taeyang was on the cleaning duty for the class. As Jiyeon was arranging the table, she noticed that Taeyang was staring at her with a mildly amused smile on his face.That aggravated her, and she expressed, “What? What are you looking at?”Without saying anything, he made his way over to her. Then, extending his hand, he touched her face and stroked it before voicing out, “You don’t have to do anything to make me jealous.”Her eyes widened at his words, and she stepped back, feeling totally exposed under that gaze of his.She then stuttered, “W-What do you mean?”Clearing her throat, she spoke with more confidence: “What sort of nonsense are you uttering now? Me making you jealous? Why would I do something so absurd?”She scoffed.He chuckled and stated, “Is that so? I know you well, Seraphine. You can’t hide from me.”“What? How can y
“Hold on, hold on, he actually said that to you!?” Aera exclaimed in disbelief. “Whoa! He is seriously a player.”Sitting on her bed, Jiyeon took a sip from her strawberry milk and stared down. The events of the other day still heated up her cheeks. Taeyang simply looked too dashing.“How did he know I was there though?” Jiyeon questioned. “Could it be a coincidence?”“About that,” Aera voiced out, “I might have spilled out your location to him.”Jiyeon raised an eyebrow.“Well, he called me, asking where you are as your phone was shut off, and I told him you’re on a date. Then, he questioned me about the location, and he is too scary. I wasn’t able to hide it.”Jiyeon could see where Aera was coming from. After the confrontation she had with Taeyang the other day, he really had a fierce side to him. Maybe because she w
Just as she was about to hug Yejoon, Jiyeon felt herself being dragged back by a large force, and this caused her eyes to widen. She turned her head to look at the one behind it and was shocked to see Taeyang standing there.What was he doing here?His eyes fiercely stared at her, causing her to be shaken up, and it appeared that he was only slightly away from bursting off at her. This was the first time she had faced this side of hers, making her wonder on how she had possibly offended him.“Who are you? It’s too impolite to pull someone this way,” Yejoon voiced out.Jiyeon smiled at him and expressed, “It’s fine. I know him. You can leave now.”Yejoon seemed a little hesitant. Nonetheless, he nodded before leaving. Before she could wave her hand at him, her face was gripped by Taeyang, and he forced her to meet his eyes.“Who is he?” Taeyang questioned, and his tone held immense intensity&mda
Jiyeon totally erased from her mind about asking Taeyang about why he stayed with her that night. This was surely done out of friendship, and there was no need to make the matters awkward by probing into this topic. This is how Jiyeon managed to convince herself.But when Taeyang came for the tutoring session on the next day, Jiyeon felt pained upon seeing him, and it was hard for her to keep on behaving normally as if nothing had happened. Taeyang surely had noticed something due to how silent she had been. That’s why, she appreciated him not asking anything about it.As Jiyeon was going through the book in her hand, Taeyang’s phone rang, and a picture popped up on the screen. It was the image of the woman she had seen with him yesterday; she was called Jihye.“Excuse me for a second.”With that said, he stood up and received the call. Jiyeon observed his expressions. His eyes widened for a second— probably shocked by what h
Jiyeon’s breathing for that instant stopped, and her heart clenched painfully. A nauseating feeling arose in her stomach. That’s why, holding her mouth, she stood up and rushed towards the washroom. At the same time, her eyes were flooded with tears.Seeing Jiyeon’s reaction caused a frown to form upon Taeyang’s features, and he did call after her. But she paid no mind to his words. He wanted to go after her, but that’s when his attention fell on her phone. It seemed that she saw something on the device.Picking the device up, his eyes fell on the screen, and that’s when he understood why she had shown such an intense reaction. This was due to a certain name she had seen— Kayden.He shut her phone and let out a sigh.°°°After washing her face, Jiyeon came out of the washroom and then said, “I am sorry. I suddenly felt sick.”Taeyang stood up and made his way over to Jiyeon. H
Taeyang shot her a quizzical look, not clearly expecting her to mention this right now, before that changed to amusement, and he voiced out, “Why are you so curious about that?”Jiyeon believed that she had decent acting skills when she smiled and said, “Am I not your friend? This simply is an enough reason for me to know about it. Now, quick, quick, tell me who is it that managed to steal that heart of yours.”“Because you are my friend?” The boy stated.There was a certain amount of amusement present in his tone, and this caused her to feel nervous. Certainly, he didn’t notice her intentions, right? Although she did feel very much exposed under his gaze, she tried to convince herself that the boy wasn’t capable of reading minds.Jiyeon nodded.“Can I not ask as your friend about the girl you like?”“Of course, you can ask,” Taeyang said, “And as for who the perso
“Of course not. What are you talking about? You can feel comfortable at here. You have done a lot for Jiyeon, and we are thankful to you for that,” her mother voiced out.Hearing how gently her mother was speaking made Jiyeon scoff and say, “I didn’t know that you are able to talk in this manner, Mother; I thought you were only capable of shouting.”This caused her mother to glare at Jiyeon and state, “Shut up! Make yourself useful for once, and set up the table.”Although Jiyeon rolled her eyes at her mother, she did as the woman ordered as she made her way over to the kitchen. Tilting her head from the kitchen, she could see that small conversation went on between her mother and Taeyang. This caused her to wonder what the content was.Nevertheless, Jiyeon was quick to her feet and arranged the table without causing much accidents. Once done with that, she took her seat and called for
Jiyeon had to admit that Taeyang was great at explaining her. It was as if he understood her and knew how to keep her concentration on the subject. No matter how much she wanted to distract him or ask him unnecessary questions, he didn’t let that happen.And as for the last part of the session, he gave her few problems to solve, saying, “After you are able to solve them all and get half of them correct, you can go home.”Jiyeon was dumbfounded by the expectations he held on her. Even on the subject she found the easiest, getting half correct was hard for her.“Can’t we lower the bar a little? Today is the first day after all. Let’s settle for forty percent.”He shook his head and voiced out, “If you get more than fifty percent, I will reward you.”That did sound appealing to her, and knowing that there was no place for argument, she attempted the questions I hopes of attaining that reward. At th
It didn’t take Taeyang long to finish making the breakfast, and even though Jiyeon had a large intake of sugar now, that didn’t take away from her appetite when she smelled the pancakes. This caused her to feel sudden hunger.Taeyang placed the glass of orange juice in front of her before serving her pancakes and covering those up with syrup. Yurie’s mouth watered as she held her fork and voiced out, “Thank you.”After that, given how delicious the pancakes were, it didn’t take her long to finish eating them, and once done with that, she stared at Taeyang with impressed eyes.“Whoa! This is seriously good,” Jiyeon voiced out, “You really have a way to lower my self-esteem.”“Don’t worry about that. Collectively, you are way better than me.”This made Jiyeon scrunch up her nose and vocalize, “We both know that is not the case. I am far from being half as good as you.