chapter 8.
Her eyes almost sank out of their sockets when he spoke. He'll drop me home? No way! What if he decides to kill my whole family? No! she thought.
"'Errmmm….no…I can... no! I can go by myself! Thanks!'" She said.
"'But it's already late! It can be dangerous.
"yeah! Dangerous, because you are here.'" What sin did I commit to secure this Lord Suviran? She thought.
"'Don't tell me you walk home alone every day! Do you?'" He asked.
Jian wondered whether she should tell him about Arisu or not. "It's no big deal. How would he possibly know who he is? she thought.
"'No….my friend drops me home. He's just busy today, so...i '" She was about to explain when he interrupt her.
"He"?He asked angrily.
"'Ye..Yess…he's my friend, Arisu!'" She said casually.
A blow of jealousy went through him.
"'Don't worry... from tomorrow onwards, I will be dropping you at your home,'" He said as if stating a fact.
"'That won't be required sir…Oh, sorry, Jinman,you must be a busy person,'" She said.
He laughed, and she wondered what was so funny.
"'I may be a busy person, but I am always available for you. I will be dropping you home daily, so this topic won't be threaded again. Now, won't you ask me why I am here?'" He said.
"No!!! I don't wanna know! I just go to hell!" She thought.
"'Do you remember last we met, you challenged me to walk alone in the streets? So here I am,'" He said, spreading his hands while showing himself.
His gun went along and she flinched for a second,she thought he was going to shoot her.
"'Don't worry, I won't kill you. I don't know what you have heard about me, and I can't deny them. But you don't have to be afraid of me. I can never hurt you! Do you understand?'" He asked softly.
"As if I'll believe every word you say," she thought,before answering "'Y-Yes',"
He smiled.Feeling content by talking with her. He was about to say something when her phone started ringing. She looked over it and saw it was Arisu
She looked at Jinman as if asking for permission. He noticed that and raised his hands towards her, asking for her phone. She misjudged him and thought he was asking for money. She quickly rejected the call and started running through her bag. He wondered what was happening.
She withdrew all the cash she was having and placed it over his hand. He got really confused. 'Why did she do this? What am I supposed to do with this?' He asked himself.
"Please take this and get lost!'" She begged internally.
"'What is this?'" He gasped.
She thought he meant how little the amount she gave him. "'I am sorry, Jimman, this is all I have now, but I can give you my credit card if you want more.'" She took out her credit card as well and placed it over his stretched hand. "Its pin number is 20..."
He suddenly understood what she was thinking. She thought I am here for her money. He remembers when she saw him asking for money from Raju uncle. It pained and hurt him like hell.
"'No!you misunderstood me"He was about to explain himself when she interrupted him.
'I know sir,that's still not enough. Here,you can take my earring. It's worth eight thousand!'" She quickly mumbled and started taking off her earrings.
Jinman was deeply hurt. She was about to remove her other earrings when he held her wrist, stopping her mid-way.
She looked up surprisingly. She wasn't expecting that from him.
"'I don't want your money or anything else. It's yours,you own it and it suits you"
"Never take off your jewel again, and I will make sure you don't do it again,now return everything back into your bag again" He said, trying not to show any emotions.
She got confused but obeyed. They were both quiet when he finally broke the silence.
"'So, what is your name?'" He asked, even though he knew the answer. Jian, being the dumb one, decided to lie.
He probably doesn't know my name, so even if I lie, he won't find out, she concluded.
"'Jiya,'" She answered.
"'Really?'" He challenged her in a raised voice.He was giving her a chance to speak the truth.
Jian internally felt bad for lying. Should I tell the truth? No... it's self-defense. Lord Suiran may forgive me later. I have a good reason to lie, she consoled herself.
"'Y…Yes,'" She said, while giving him a look "'Don't you think this is very close to…Jian?'"He stated angrily
She snapped her head to face him. Her eyes met his eyes. This time she didn't care whether she's supposed to look at him directly or not.
'How.the.hell.did.he.know.my.name?' The question ran slow in her head. For a second, she thought he was a vampire or maybe a werewolf who could read minds.
"'Ho... how did you know?'" She asked, getting scared.
He laughed.Every-time Jinman laughed,her heart would shrink,not knowing what was funny.
"You are too cute, you know that!I ran a research on you and I know everything,
i mean everything about you.But there's this one thing you should know about me: I hate lies. I severely punish anyone who lies to me. But for you, your punishment would be different, and I don't think you would want that. Do you want it?'" He asked with a smile.
She imagined all punishments a mafia lord would give, and every option freaked her out.
"'I am sorry, Jinman!'" She apologized. Her eyes got blur,and he realized that she was crying. It really hurt him.It was like a thousand needles pokes his heart. He was completely lost not knowing what to do.His sister obviously never cried in front of him, as he gave her everything.
Seeing a girl cry was the worst sight he could witness. She really didn't want to cry, but her tears won't stop. She didn't want to look weak in front of a guy, but she just couldn't control herself.
Since he didn't know what to do, he did what he thought he should do. Seeing all the movies and drama, he thought hugging the people in pain helps them get better. So he hugged her. He put one arm around her waist and the other over her head,in a manner to soothe her.
She didn't understand what was happening.
"'Shh! It's alright, love. Why are you crying? Everything is fine. Nobody's gonna hurt you. Okay? I'm here.'" He kept on mumbling things he thought were comforting her. That alone broke off all the limits she was holding.
She felt trapped with a bloody fucking mafia lord who she sees to be a psycho She started sobbing really hard. Her head was still resting over his chest, shaking horribly. He noticed his shirt becoming wet, but did not say anything.
She pushed him away, applying pressure over his chest. Still in vain. He was holding her way too strongly. She felt like kicking him over. When she didn't say anything but just cried, he finally decided to ask what the matter was.
'Love, please tell me what the problem is! Do you want anything?'"He asked softly which he himself was surprised
"Jian" He asked again, with his deep voice.
It sent shivers all over her body.
"I…I want to go home. P... please S-sir!'" She begged.
He separated his hands away from his waist and gently stepped away from her. Seeing her swollen eyes made his heart ache.
"'Okay! Come, I'll drop you home, and don't you dare say no. I'm not letting you walk alone.'" He gestured her towards the car.
He left her hand only after making her sit in the front seat.He fastened the seatbelt for her ,while she looked at her laps as if she was in coma.
He went over to the driver's seat and started the engine. He brought his hand towards her hair, and she flinched towards the window. She thought he was going to stop her, or something. He waved his hand over her hair and smiled.
"Remember what I told you—I would never hurt you,love," he said calmly.
The drive to her home was silent. He knew she wasn't in a good mood, but he still glanced at her every moment just to make sure she was okay. But all the she kept her gaze fixed on her legs.
After a few minutes or so, they reached her house. He looked at her, wondering if she would say something, but he realized she hadn't even noticed that they reached their destination.
"Love, we are here," he said calmly, not wanting to scare her.
"Where?" she thought.
She looked out and realized she was home. "How the hell did he know my house? I didn't give him any direction!"
Then she remembered him saying, "I know everything about you."
She looked at her door and saw Arisu standing outside exactly their way.Her euphoria started working again. Quickly, she opened the door and started to walk his way.
She never noticed that Jinman had come out and was headed towards her side of the door.
It was when he took her wrist that she was taken aback. Realizing the fact, she looked back at him, and all the fear came ,rushing back.
He yanked her toward him, and she stumbled his way. She landed right in front of him and stopped herself from falling over his chest, her palm splayed across it.
"Manners, Love,where are your manners?" Jinman asked smiling while staring at her.
Arisu could just looked at him, his blood boiling like a volcano. But he knew he could do nothing in front of Jinman.
Jinman could kill him any moment with just as easy a crush as an ant. He gave up all his thoughts and slowly walked towards them, giving Jinman the idea that he didn't mean harm.
Jian was surprised by the question as well as the closeness.
"What—what are you talking about, Sir?"she asked, literally forgetting about the threat Jinman gave her regarding his name.He looked at her and stared at Arisu.
"Stop right there," Jinman said loudly,deeply, and strongly.Arisu instantly froze in his tracks. Jinman looked at her again and smiled.
"You didn't say 'thank you'!" He complained.
"Oh, thank you very much, Sir!" She replied.
"And you also didn't say 'sorry,' " he joked
"Sss…sorry, Sir," she said, not knowing what she was apologizing for.
"And you didn't say 'bye'!" He couldn't help smiling at her.
"Bye, Sir!"
"And you didn't say 'goodnight'!"
"Goodnight, Sir."
He smiled again. "And you didn't give me a good night kiss!"
Her heart again raced, and her face flushed. She looked around, not knowing what to do. Jinman sensed it and simply smiled at her.
"Okay, if you are so shy about this, maybe I should..." Before she could react, he leaned toward her to meet her height.
He kissed her cheeks softly.His whole dick ached with the perfection of the moment, leaving him feeling as though he was on the ninth cloud. His body demanded more.
She stared at the ground with her eyes wide open. She was so shocked at what was happening,like she just got her first kiss from a man she barely knew.
"Now, Love! Go home and get some rest. I will meet you at your workplace tomorrow and don't get too close to him"he said looking at Arisu who was eagerly waiting for her.
He lifted her chin to make her face him. She brought her gaze towards his. "Man's instincts can go crazy anytime okay ?Because your innocence is mine to seize," he finished.
She lowered her gaze, not knowing what to say.
When she didn't say anything,he asked again, "Love, I asked, do you understand?"
"Yes, yes," she replied, not even sure what she was agreeing to.
"Good,Now go." He released her, and she turned around to go back. He said aloud, "Good night,love!"
She turned and said "Good night," too, so he doesn't come on her again.
He smiled, seeing Arisu following closely. Arisu didn't scare him.
As he watched, he whispered to himself, "Jian is mine, and mine alone," as if Arisu could hear him.
He them closed the door and went to his car, thinking about the whole night again. He had never felt so happy and cheerful in his entire life. The night brought in so many emotions