Chapter 5

The following day, Caroline opened her eyes to a continuous knock on her room’s door. She checked the time and saw it was just six in the morning.

‘Who has a death wish?’ She muttered in a sleepy tone and left the bed to open the door and was really not surprised to see Artemis standing in front of her in a fresh sky blue casual shirt and black jeans. His grey eyes were hidden because of his goggles.

“Good Morning, Regina.” He greeted her with a big smile on his lips. [Regina means Queen in Italian.]

‘He looks good with that beautiful smile on his lips.’ She mentally thought before replying. “I’m not ready, Artemis, and I have to sleep for at least two hours more. You can come later.”

“Don’t be that cruel. At least let me in. You agree to give me those fourteen days, remember?” Artemis pouted. Narrowing her eyes, Caroline let him enter her room and then locked the door behind her. Walking inside, Artemis looked around the room and found the room in which she was staying, an average room as per his standard. The room ended before it started and had nothing in it except for basic facilities, not even a couch to the seat.

He turned around and found Caroline looking at him, placing her hand on her hips. She didn’t have her dark makeup on her face, so he could clearly see her real skin without any filter, and it was beautiful.

‘Her lips are pink, not black.’ Bolt pointed out, looking at her lips.

‘I already knew that.’ Artemis said.

“Give me half an hour. I will be ready by then.” Caroline spoke because there was no way she could sleep in his presence. She took out the fresh towel and the clothes that she needed to wear after that while Artemis silently observed her each and every movement.

“By the way, didn’t you sleep well?” He asked.

“Not really. It just that I kept using my phone till late at night searching about you and checking all your details.” Caroline admitted truthfully. She had decided to give him fourteen remaining days of her stay in Spain. That was why she let Artemis drop her at her hotel and also gave him her room number. Artemis couldn’t gather the courage to ask her to stay at his hotel in his VIP suite, which was a little far away from the hotel in which Caroline was staying. “And I must admit that you’re really famous.”

“As per the internet, your great great grandfather started the business of hotel, and after that, all the generation has brought growth to the company. And it is also written above the internet that there is a battle going on between you and your elder cousin for the CEO position.”

“Hmm. My uncle, my father’s elder brother, was the former CEO of the company, but he died at an early age, so dad took his place because my cousin was a kid at that time. Now that he is an adult, he wants the position of CEO in the company, but…. But he is not the right person for that position.” Artemis said, and immediately the atmosphere of the room changed. “That’s enough for now to know more about my family issues; you have to marry me,” he added with a wink.

Caroline rolled her eyes and walked toward the washroom. Looking in the mirror, she couldn’t help but thank god that this time of issues never occurred in her family. In fact, they had to learn to give up on their own happiness for others.

Colton and Calvin had a habit of leaving their favorite thing for each other without letting the other know about it. At the same time, Liara and Tiara had a habit of sharing everything.

*

‘There is something wrong with the pendant that she was wearing. I can smell the witch’s presence because of it.’ Bolt said once Caroline walked inside the washroom.

‘Is this why we can smell her scent?’

‘Most probably, yes!! If we will remove her pendant, then…. Maybe then I can sense what she is.’ Bolt said, on which Artemis started thinking for a while thinking about this idea.

‘Do it matter to you that what is she, Bolt?’ He asked.

‘To be honest. A big NO to that part. It's just that she is mysterious, and I’m curious to solve this mystery.’ Bolt admitted. ‘So, I want to know that she has that pendant which gives a vibe of a witch. Who knows that she is possessed by a witch?’ He questioned in concern.

‘Okay. I get it.’

After a while, he saw Caroline walking out of the washroom in all black. Even a moment before, she had worn a black nightdress and again black.

‘It looks like black is her favorite color OR maybe she likes to dress in this way.’ He thought and imagined her in a white wedding gown with light makeup.

He observed her using bold black eyeliner, then checked her black nail paint; after that, she wore a lot of rings in her right ear.

Fifteen minutes later, “I’m ready.”

“You look beautiful,” Artemis said, with a smile on his lips.

“Really?” Caroline asked to confirm because Mark never complimented her.

“Really, Regina.”

“You…you don’t look bad yourself.” Caroline stuttered and mentally slapped herself for doing so. Artemis walked toward her and cupped her face. “What….wh…” Words died in her mouth when Artemis kissed her forehead and caressed the side of her cheeks.

*

“I won’t be able to afford to pay the bill of this fancy restaurant,” Caroline warned Artemis when they walked into a Michelin star restaurant for breakfast. Of course, she had money in her bank account, which she had earned by working in her mother’s company, but she wasn’t in the mood to spend all of them by spending in these things.

“Who is asking you to pay the bill? I will be handling that department. It’s my treat.” Artemis said, pulling out a chair for her like a gentleman. “The food of this restaurant is amazing, and you will love it,” he added.

“Oh! So, you have visited here before?”

“No. It's just that ‘Rise Above Dining Restaurant is the best all in the world for its food.” Artemis told her and then ordered the signature dish of the month for both of us. “And I think the main reason that they are the best is that both the owners, who are husband and wife, are a chef by profession.” Caroline nodded her head in acknowledgment.

“Look there…” Artemis said, pointing toward something. Caroline looked in the direction where he was pointing to. “They are the couple I’m talking about. Oliver and Rebecca Weasley.”

“Oh,” Caroline looked at their picture and nodded her head again, acting like she didn’t know about them at all.

“They visited Paris a few days back on their niece's eighteen birthday. Did you meet them?” Artemis asked, on which Caroline became silent. How could she say that she was also one of the nieces of her Uncle Oli and Aunt Becca? And the other nieces he was talking about were Liara and Tiara, her sisters.

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#TBC