Chapter 6- Look before you leap

“You…” Henry controlled his anger before showing a malicious smile and with his cold eyes he said:

"Good, well done, Eliza. But I'm telling you, I wouldn't just leave this matter here! You better be careful and not let me catch you with your lover. If that happens, I'll make sure to punish both of you."

'Sure! Feel free to confront your uncle!' Eliza snickered silently, as her face showed no reaction.

She gave Henry one last pensive look with her cold and distant eyes, before walking away with her proud and impassive back.

Boom! The sudden sound of the front door slamming loudly behind her was heard.

It immediately sent shivers straight through Eliza's heart and her body weakened. She quickly grabbed the railing next to her for support.

Eliza felt terrible. Her heart ached excruciatingly.

She could clearly feel the pain from the slap in the face Henry had given her, but it was nothing compared to the pain she felt in her heart.

"Hmph!" Eliza pursed her lips in self-mockery.

Eliza rested for a moment before walking step by step up the stairs while continuing to hold onto the handrail for support.

When she finally got back to her room, the first thing she did was take a shower.

She stood absurdly still under the shower and let the cold water run down her body. Seemingly unaware that her lips were turning cold and pale, her entire body was also trembling.

This can be considered as a bit of a punishment for her disgraceful deed the other night.

Eliza felt not an ounce of pleasure in her self-afflicted retribution, instead she is remorseful and ashamed.

After a while, Eliza felt she had had enough, so turned off the shower with her trembling hand. Then she wrapped herself in a large towel before exiting the bathroom.

Eliza dressed quickly and then she went downstairs to make herself a cup of coffee.

There is a comfortable sun lounger on the balcony where she can nestle her body while holding her steaming cup of coffee. Just as she began to relax, her phone, which was lying on the glass table, suddenly vibrated.

Eliza took it and opened it nonchalantly.

She received a text from 'Little uncle'. The words 'little uncle' displayed on the screen irritated Eliza terribly.

Her hand waggled accidentally causing the hot coffee to spill onto the back of her hand.

“Hiss” Eliza couldn't help but groan softly due to the burning sensation on her skin.

'What does he want to do now?' Eliza bitterly opened the text message, it's just a short and dominant message: [Add me on W******p.]

'People of his ilk actually knew about W******p?'

'You think I'd add you just because you told me to? You're not an important person!'

Eliza poked her fingers fiercely at the words 'little uncle' and treated it as if it was Fredrik's face she was poking at.

She was determined not to add him to her W******p, yet Fredrik sent her another text as if he could read her mind. There is only one simple quote written on it: [Look before you leap.]

'This bastard… How dare he threaten me!'

Eliza was extremely angry, but she does not have the guts to challenge or defy him. She could only sulk and secretly curse Fredrik as she reluctantly opened her W******p and added him as friends.

As soon as they are connected, a photo was sent to her immediately.

"Fredrik!" Eliza screamed his name in exasperation as she looked at the photo he just sent her. She was horrified by the ambiguous photo in the bed.

On the screen was a picture of her showing her full back and side profile. Anger took over her that made her fingers tremble so much.

["What do you want to do?"]

Eliza couldn't write a message, and could only send a voice message to that shameless man!

["Don't you think that's very sexy?"]

Fredrik's voice was slightly distorted by the voicemail recording, making it sound even deeper and sexier.

However, Eliza has neither the time nor the interest to appreciate it at the moment because she was fuming.

["Sexy my foot! Delete all the pictures you took, you bastard!"]

[“How do you address me?”]

Fredrik lowered his voice, which was full of menace. However stubborn Eliza was, she would still avoid all danger, especially Fredrik!

She tried to calm herself down, taking a deep breath and reminding herself to stay collected when faced with an unscrupulous person.

["Little uncle."] Eliza felt very uncomfortable when she heard her own coquettish voice. But she resisted her abhorrence and persisted in pleasing Frederick: ["Little uncle, a great man rarely stoops to pettiness or complains about past mistakes, don't argue about it with your junior."] She emphasized the word 'junior'.

["Oh? Are there any juniors who would sleep with their seniors?"]

Eliza could not answer this question because it was a fact! 'Bear it, I have to bear it.' she thought.

["Little uncle, I know it's my fault. Please have mercy on me, please delete the pictures. After all, it's inappropriate. What if someone accidentally sees those kinds of... pictures on your phone? And mistake yourself for a person of dubious character, it would certainly damage your honorable reputation."]