Chapter 7 Selena's Punishment

Selena turned to Damian and showed her surprised expression. And behind her, there were now many men who looked surprised by Selena's presence as well. It made them look pale as they were unaware of Selena's presence around the main door, which would get them in trouble for being caught off guard watching the inside of the mansion.

Damian himself now showed no expression of pleasure or annoyance. His face was flat and he waited for Selena to explain the situation. He stepped closer and glanced at his subordinates who were behind Selena.

"Why are you here? You know, this is quite far from your room. And, how did you get here without anyone noticing?" Damian looked closely at Selena.

"Euh..." Selena became a little nervous, after all, before getting here, she had gotten help from one of Damian's subordinates who inexplicably helped her.

"What were you guys doing that you didn't realize she was already here?" Damian looked at his subordinates.

"So what if I intend to escape? Obviously I wanted to escape. First, you treated me badly. Second, I really don't think this has anything to do with me. I shouldn't be here," Selena retorted.

"Then, of course I didn't get caught. If I had gotten caught, I wouldn't have gotten here, until I did. What runaway wouldn't be careful in their escape? Only a fool," Selena continued, squeaking at Damian in annoyance.

Damian raised one eyebrow. "Does that mean you realize you're a fool?"

"It's not like that. I was careful enough to get here!"

For some reason, Selena felt compelled to explain. Maybe it was because of the man who had just helped her. That man could be-could definitely be punished if caught helping a prisoner escape by telling her where the main door was.

"Take her back to the room!" said Damian.

And one of his subordinates who was as big as Damian approached Selena and immediately grabbed Selena's body onto one of his shoulders. He carried Selena like a potato sack. Selena was shocked and tried to rebel.

"Hey, hey! Put me down! I can walk on my own! Hey!" screamed Selena as the man walked after Damian while carrying her.

Arriving in the hallway of her room, a well-dressed woman leaned against one of the walls as she watched Damian's arrival. A smile was etched on her lips at the sight of Damian. Merry.

Coming to an abrupt stop, Selena lifted her head and looked behind her, where Damian who was walking first stopped. Selena frowned as she saw a woman approach Damian and kiss his lips. Damian gave a slight reaction by wrapping his arms around the woman's waist.

"Let go of me!" screamed Selena as she felt she had a chance.

"Well, well... A very loud young girl's voice." Merry glanced at Selena who was struggling.

"Hey!" Selena continued to punch the man holding her, he seemed to be trying hard even though it seemed that Selena's punches were not a problem for him.

"What did you do to her this time?" asked Merry.

"I haven't done anything yet. She's trying to escape and has reached the front door. Looks like I'll have to change her room, since she already knows the route to the main door," Damian muttered.

"Sounds good." Merry smiled so sweetly that her eyes were crescent-shaped.

"I'll have to talk to her first." Damian walked off again coldly, leaving the woman without another word.

And Selena was taken to her room again. She was dropped quite roughly onto her bed. And the man holding her then walked out of her room, leaving Damian with Selena, just the two of them. The way Selena looked at Damian showed her bad feelings.

"What did you want to talk about?" asked Selena curtly.

"Your relationship with Axel used to be that good, huh?" replied Damian as he loosened his tie and walked over to the sofa, sitting down.

Selena lifted her legs up onto the bed and looked at Damian while scrutinizing what Damian really wanted to talk about. Damian looked back at Selena, who seemed to remain alert.

"Not really. Our relationship was good in the beginning, until it deteriorated over time and finally ended. Do you still think I'm on Axel's side? I could be on your side, you know! But, I don't intend to complicate my life by getting involved in this kind of thing," Selena squeaked.

"I won't trust people that easily, if you're thinking of manipulating my mind by being on my side. In my eyes, you're on Axel's side."

"I'm neutral then." Selena crossed her arms.

"By the way, I forgot to punish you for trying to escape." Damian then got up from his seat.

Selena immediately widened her eyes. Selena's level of alertness slowly increased upwards. She seemed to be observing Damian as well, slightly tense over the atmosphere created by that one sentence from Damian's lips.

"And, I got these photos. They shed a lot of light on your past relationship. And I don't believe it ended like that. Axel even proposed to you. That's a sign that Axel trusts you. You must know more about him."

Damian tossed the photos he'd taken from Selena's house. And they immediately scattered on the bed, close to Selena. Selena stared at the photos with trembling. Because if Damian's thinking was that strong, she couldn't avoid it.

"Where did you get these pictures?" Selena took one of them, and turned it upside down, so that she could tell if it had the features she gave it.

"You know where I got them from, right?" Damian stood right next to Selena.

Selena looked down at the photo. The photo where she was smiling so wide with Axel. The handsome man she was so afraid to lose. Now, she hated him for dragging her into the unknown.

Damian's hand reached out to Selena's face. The cold-eyed man slowly lifted Selena's face, to look at her. And once Selena looked up, there was sadness that Damian could see in her eyes.

"I'm not curious how your relationship ended. Because the way I see it, you're still in contact. Do you miss him? Do you want to see him soon? Then let's lure him out of his hiding place!" Damian smiled.

Damian pulled his tie off and leaned closer to Selena. Selena pulled back to keep her distance.

"What do you want to do?!" screeched Selena.

"You don't know. A man and a woman, in a room... You hope nothing happens?" Damian raised one eyebrow.

Selena brushed Damian's hand away from her face, her face now looking more fierce.

"Aww, look at this little cat's expression..." Damian chuckled.

"I wonder if Axel will ignore you or not? After I touch you."