Chapter 699: Not Nice
Prince Kael Ignis, leaned back in his seat as he looked at the perfectly set up table. Dora. What a cute girl. She was different from everyone else. That was for sure. He looked at the time and wondered if she would be late of early. It was still fifteen minutes to seven. If she was early, that would mean she was as interested in him as he was in her. And if she was on time, then she was neutral. If she was late, then she definitely liked him and wanted him to pamper her.
Of course, the thought that she might not like him had never occurred to him. After all, since the day he’d been born, all women had fawned over him, willing to throw themselves at his feet. He smiled. But he liked that she tried to resist him. He knew he had an effect on her. The current between them was almost tangible.
Just then, his attention was caught by a rowdy group of people on the other side of the restuarant. Those people were also university students and a look passed between him and the leader of those boys, as if in challenge. He raised his brow and gave the boy an enigmatice smile...
As the minutes ticked by, Kael’s anticipation grew. He pictured her walking through the door, her expression defensive as it usually was.
But as the clock struck seven, and then seven-fifteen, a flicker of doubt crept into his mind. He brushed it aside with a confident smile, she was just playing hard to get. Well, he would pamper her then. He could do that much.
But as seven-thirty came and went, and the waiter discreetly checked in with him, that flicker of doubt grew into something more unsettling. Kael leaned back in his chair and came to a disturbing conclusion. The thought that she might not come had never seriously crossed his mind. After all, who could resist him? But as the reality of the empty seat across from him set in, he couldn’t ignore the truth—Dora wasn’t coming. He, Prince Kael Ignis of the Royal family had been ghosted.
The realization stung more than he expected and as he stood up, he could feel that group of boys staring at him as he left. Once outside, he clenched his hands. He could find out which apartment in the dorm was her. It would be a piece of cake. And once he went there, he would question her, what she meant by doing this.
And she better have a good reason for not coming. Though the only possible reason he would find excusable if someone near her was hospitalized or if it was a medical emergency. But then, as he got into his car, his temper cooled.
He had to accept that he’d almost coerced her into agreeing to the date. So, he should have maybe exepcted this for being overbearing. But even as the logical side agreed, the ego that had been bruised and he needed answers...
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"You ghosted me!" Dora opened her eyes at the sudden accusation and smiled. She knew it. He would come looking for her. Leisurely, she glanced at the time. It was already eight thirty pm.