Chapter 108: Playing with Fire
Her body stilled in place...she hadn’t expected that. Her eyes remained wide in shock.
"H-How did he..." she finally came to the realization that he must have been aware of her presence earlier. Then why did he wait for her to enter the room first?
Her heart began to beat loudly in her chest. She didn’t even know how to meet his gaze. How would she explain to anybody that she had entered a man’s room?...not just that, but when he was having his bath?
She quickly held the letter tighter. She didn’t care at this point. He had caught her, but that didn’t mean she would be leaving without it. She couldn’t just leave with embarrassment. She gulped lightly, trying to calm herself. She could do this. She could.
She turned, and just as she did, her face flushed. There stood Zekel—his belt already loosened as it flapped lightly. His bare, perfect chest was in full view. She pressed her lips tightly, trying her best to maintain a natural expression.
"Drop the letter."
Her eyes stared at him in surprise. She hadn’t expected the cold lifelessness in his gaze. He didn’t hold any teasing expression like he usually did, and that only deepened her suspicion. Whatever was in this letter must be serious for Zekel to act this way. She shook her head.
"I’m not giving you back the lette—"
Her words trailed off when she heard Zekel laugh. His laugh was so cold that her knees almost gave out. Her pupils trembled slightly in shock as he spoke, his gaze deadly. Every single teasing glint she had seen when they met was gone.
"If you don’t hand over that letter, I’ll take something more than the letter tonight. Now be a good girl and hand over the letter... or be my fucking whore and act like a bad girl. Trust me, I’m not a gentleman," he spoke, his voice turning into a low, serious whisper as he added,
"So drop that letter and quietly leave this room—and I’ll pretend a lady didn’t enter my room to seduce me."
Stephanie’s eyes widened as she gulped.