Chapter 5 4

Chapter 4 --Vacation

I hugged the pillow tightly as I woke up at four in the morning. I pulled the blanket closer as I felt the cold surroundings. I must have forgotten to turn off the air-conditioner, I didn't want to get up. I was still sleepy.

I groaned when I sleepily jumped out of bed to turn off the air-conditioner. The dim light from the lampshade wasn't enough to give me light. Where did I leave the remote control for the air-conditioner?

Instead of looking for the remote, I went to where the light switch was. I rubbed my eyes before my vision finally cleared, I found the remote on the side of the sofa, I took the remote and turned off the air-conditioner.

"What did I tell you?" I glanced towards the window of my room when I heard his cold voice, colder than the aircon earlier. I flinched as my newly awakened eyes met his cold gaze.

So that's why it's so cold? I quickly hugged myself as I saw how he scrutinized me. I, too, looked at him from head to toe. He's wearing a plain white T-shirt and black shorts.

He's barefoot. It's cold on the floor, and he's barefoot? Where are his slippers? Did he throw them away too? Don't tell me that he only has one pair of slippers? Maybe I'm just sleepy?

He's not real. I'm just still half asleep. This is just lack of sleep. So I turned my back on him.

"I'm talking to you, Khione!" This is real, I stopped going back to bed because of his hair-raising shout. I faced him and raised a hand. "Leave, I'm still sleepy." I turned away from him again and collapsed onto the bed.

I wrapped myself with the blanket and closed my eyes, I quickly opened my eyes again when a hot, large, rough hand tightly grabbed my ankle. I screamed as he pulled me towards the end of the bed.

"Let go of me!" I tried to kick him but his grip on my foot was so tight that I could hardly move it. Before I knew it, I was sitting at the foot of the bed with him in front of me. Standing straight.

He released my foot, I tilted my head to look up at him. He pointed to the door and gave me a disdainful look.

"What did I tell you? I can't remember it, Khione. Will you tell me?" sarcastic, angry, add irritation to the tone of his voice.

He himself ordered it, and then he forgot? So we both have ultra mega super duper short term memory.

I shrugged, which angered him even more. My eyelids almost dropped again, and I gently looked at him. Drunk eyes? Yeah, that's how my eyes are now. Drunk with his gaze, Of course, that's just a joke. I'm just really sleepy.

"Talk," he commanded sternly, so I smiled and pretended to zip my lips, then I shook my head disapprovingly. He closed his eyes as if restraining himself. "Okay, don't talk," he revoked his previous order.

Did he think I would speak? Because he said not to talk? No way. I shook my head again and smiled, He pulled his own hair as if his head hurt. Oh no, don't. Might he go bald? He's already ugly, I didn't say he was handsome before he became ugly.

"I'm getting impatient here, Khione. Tell me, why didn't you lock the door?!" Oh, he remembered. Suddenly, I looked at the door before returning my gaze to him. He seems to be running out of patience.

"I locked it! You came in so it wasn't locked anymore. Did you use a spare key? What are you going to do to me huh? Maybe-" He cut my lies off.

"Don't fool me!" his strong hands dropped on the mattress of the bed on both my sides, He cornered me. I felt small because of what he did.

"-Maybe I didn't lock it." I said with my head bowed, adding to what I was about to say earlier. That's not what I wanted to say, His face is scary now. His aura has darkened.

Why did he even come here? To confirm if I really followed his orders or if he had other intentions? I slowly moved backward when he leaned forward to me. His lips were already on the side of my right ear.

"Almost... Almost." he whispered it with deep meaning.

"H-Huh?" I asked, bewildered. Oh, silly me, I should've just kept quiet. It seems like my sleepiness disappeared completely. He moved away from me and surprisingly looked at me calmly.

"Pack your things up. We're going somewhere." he has a lot of orders. Doesn't he ever run out? It's unfair to his patience, it easily runs out.

As far as I remember, I haven't brought any belongings since he brought me here, What am I going to pack, Hmm. I think I still have an extra panty there. That should be enough.

"Somewhere where?" I adjusted myself on the seat and sat cross-legged while looking up at him.

"Island," he answered curtly. He slid his hands inside his pockets.

"What are we going to do there?" I blinked twice and scratched my head, Is he really taking me with him? Maybe he'll just take me and when we're in the middle of the ocean, he'll feed me to the sharks? probably not.

"Vacation." he's scrimping on money, even on words? He still had the anger and irritation on his face because of my disobedience. I felt sad when I remembered what Dad said before I was finally prepared during the bidding.

He said that I wouldn't be able to enrol for college this year. It'll be next year. I want to continue my studies. But it seems like instead of studying, I'm in the custody of someone I don't even know. Maybe I know him by name, face, and a bit of his always angry attitude.

"But I'm still sleepy." I yawned and acted like I'm still sleepy. I looked at him gently. My body started to fall down the bed but then he held both sides of my arms.

"No, get up." he has no mercy. I'm still sleepy, Packing invisible stuff is tiring. There's so much, I can hardly see them, What am I going to pack?

Well, I don't have any belongings since I came here. I wonder whose plain white loose T-shirt I'm wearing. It's so loose, it's almost down to my knees, Maybe it's from Manang Rana? I just saw it on top of my bed.

"I said I'm still sleepy!" I pushed him away. As usual, he didn't budge. I was surprised when he pushed me back, causing me to fall onto the bed and let out a groan as I felt the pain in my back.

My eyes widened as he leaned over me. I closed my eyes and let out a scream. Several minutes passed, and nothing happened. I opened my eyes and saw him wrapping the comforter around me, cocooning me completely. I couldn't move or fight back because he had even trapped my hands in the comforter.

"Hey! What are you doing! Let me go!" I struggled and tried to free myself from the bound comforter.

"If I were to become a butterfly, billions of slaps would fly towards his face."

"Silence," he commanded, holding me close to his shoulder.

"Hey! Put me down! I don't want anything to do with you! I don't want to go with you! Didn't you say you'd think about whether you'd agree to take me home? Why are we going to the island you mentioned right away? You're so annoying!" I couldn't move, so I resorted to words.

I really hate it when he uses force on me. He knows I'm just a girl, right? Why does he have to carry me? He's stronger because he's a guy. Our fights are never fair, I realized I was being placed in the front seat of the car. The comforter was still wrapped around my body.

"Look, Khione. You don't know why I'm doing this," he started the car and drove it at its fastest speed.

"Don't worry, I don't plan on knowing it," I rolled my eyes and just looked outside. But the opposite of what I said is the truth. I plan on knowing it. I'll find out what's behind all of this eventually.

I stubbornly waited for him to give up on me. Maybe he'll even bring me home himself? I try to free myself from the comforter. When I managed to escape, I quickly opened the front seat door while the car was speeding.

"What the fuck? Khione!" he immediately stepped on the brake. I almost hit the dashboard because of what he did, he glared at me. He approached me and reached for the door that was loosely open. He also adjusted my seatbelt.

"Tss. Just getting some fresh air," I murmured and pouted as I crossed my arms against my chest, he was about to start the car when he didn't continue as I threw the comforter that he had wrapped around me at him.

It hit him in the face at the perfect timing, he forcefully took the comforter and threw it into the backseat.

He gave me a deadly look. I gave him an innocent look, I saw a small movement from his jaw.

"You're the only one left." Hours passed in silence. I even took the comforter from the backseat to sleep again.

I woke up to a soft rocking. I was about to go back to sleep when I felt the bed move slightly. Like I was being swayed? That sound...

I sat up suddenly and looked around, I'm in a very large and expensive yacht. That's why I could hear the gentle lapping of the waves. The fresh sea breeze.

I decided to freshen up before going out. We're in the middle of the ocean, so I decided to be on my best behavior today with Caspian.

Where could he be? Maybe he's the one operating the yacht? Probably not.

I rummaged through a white closet to find something nice to wear. Something suitable for the weather and the place. It's hot and we're on the sea.

Swimsuit? One piece? Two piece? I smiled when I found a black two-piece swimsuit. I also found a black beach hat and sunglasses.

Am I going to a funeral? In the middle of the ocean? Black looked hot under the sun, I smiled at the thought that even though I'm temporarily on leave from being a model, I'll get to wear clothes like this again.

When I went outside, wearing the two-piece with the beach hat, I even wrapped a thin red shawl around my waist. One leg was visible, and the other was covered by the shawl, which reached only to my thigh.

I looked like a hundred percent bad girl.

I saw a woman wiping a mirror and she even glanced at me. I adjusted my sunglasses and faced the blue sea. My hair flew wildly because of the strong wind hitting my face.

I looked like I wanted to swim, but the truth is I really don't know how to swim. This is just for display.

OOTD. Outfit of the day.

I enjoyed the view but then I felt like I'm being watched. I looked up at the bridge deck of the luxury yacht and saw a pair of dark eyes.

He's not monitoring the yacht; he's just there, as if he turned the bridge into a crow's nest.

I turned away from him and leaned my elbows on the railings. I fixed my hair and covered everything to stay in one place. I know he can see the bruises on my back because of what he did, Feel guilty, dude.

In the distance, I saw an island. There was no one around. I could also see a big house there. Whose could it be? It's no longer important whose it is because it seems like I know whose it is.

But I was surprised when we were close to the island, the yacht stopped abruptly. I turned abruptly to the bridge of the yacht.

"Why did he make me stop? I rolled my eyes and walked to the back of the yacht. I was surprised when Caspian suddenly blocked my way. I raised my eyebrows in confusion. I wonder what he needs now?

"What do you think you're wearing?"

"I think I'm wearing pajamas," I replied sarcastically. It's obvious I'm wearing a two-piece. Does he really need to ask?

He shot me his death glare and handed me some clothes. I snatched them from him and inspected them. Black jeans, a black jacket with a hood, and black leather boots. "Don't tell me-"

"I'm telling you now. Wear. That," he cut me off before I could finish. It's like being a kid being told by mom to fix my hair tie. It's annoying. Why does he always try to control me? Even though he already controls everything.

It looks ridiculously hot to wear that. Where could we be going? To the North Pole or Antarctica? I'll be completely covered if I wear that.

"What if I don't?"

"Then don't, you'll regret it eventually," he said so seriously that it seems like I'll end up following his command.

"Where are we going? Why do I need to wear this?" I curiously asked. It's just strange, you know? We're going to an island, and he's making me wear this?

"Wait and see," he leaned on the railings while observing me. It's like he's wrapping my body with just his gaze.

I looked at his outfit. Well? He's wearing the usual, a plain white V-neck T-shirt with black shorts. He's just so simple. But even so, his muscular physique stands out.

Unlike me. I love wearing elegant but not so daring clothes. I match everything I wear to any circumstance.

"Get inside, eat your breakfast and lunch," he said expressionlessly. But he's so kind, right? I thought I'd be breakfast for sharks. Are there sharks here?

Lunch? Oh, I guess I woke up late, I didn't follow him and remained standing in front of him.

"Why did the yacht stop?" If he's got a lot of commands, he'll die from all my questions.

"We have to get ready first. We'll continue at three in the afternoon." Why does the atmosphere seem to have changed? But his aura is still the same. Very dark. At least he's somewhat calm now.

"Get ready for what?"

"For the event tonight." Event? Is there a party? I thought we were here for vacation? Liar.

I looked up at the bridge again. I saw a man there. He must be the one operating this yacht. I secretly smiled as I thought of something to do later.

"Don't think of fucking do something stupid," he really loves that word 'stupid', huh?

"Don't worry, I'm not thinking about it." I'm planning on doing it. I tapped his right cheek twice. I quickly removed my hand from his face when I felt a strange sensation from it.

He was surprised by what I did. He quickly gave me a nasty look in return. He avoided my gaze and looked at the sea.

"Go." Is he shooing me away?

"Can I-?"

"Just get inside. Eat your fucking breakfast and lunch, Khione." He's angry. I didn't do anything, did I? Why does he seem so desperate to keep me away from him? He's the one who blocked my way.

Is it because of what I did, touching him?

How stingy. He's the one always holding my chin. I didn't get mad at him, did I? Yet, just two taps on his cheeks and he's already angry.

I walked inside, but before I could enter, I looked at his back and stuck my tongue out. I quickly withdrew my tongue when he suddenly looked back at me, Caught me.

He raised an eyebrow at me. So snarky. I entered, and of course, I didn't follow his orders because I have other plans, I headed straight to the bridge where I saw the man.

"Hmm, bro? Can you teach me how to operate this?" I smiled at him. At first, he hesitated whether he should teach me or not, but in the end, he agreed. He explained everything to me.

After the man's instruction, I went downstairs because I felt hungry, I was about to eat the food I grabbed from the refrigerator when I heard a voice behind me.

"You're really stubborn." I didn't look at him and just fully indulged in the food I was holding.

"Thamk-crmp-yom," I said while munching the food inside my mouth.

"Don't talk if your mouth is full," he's always so serious. And cold, I feel like the sea is freezing.

"Why-mp?" I looked at him, leaning on the counter beside me. He faced me while I faced the front, he shook his head because I started talking with my mouth still full of food.

He was about to answer my question when he quickly grabbed water, interrupting me. I choked. I even had to pat my neck to dislodge the stuck food.

I coughed and reached for his nose. Caspian's straight nose looks cute, Then I pinched it.