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Chapter 9 Don't Leave, Don't Stand Don't Do This, Don't Do That

  • Room 207. He found it.
  • He rapped lightly on the door for some time but got no response.
  • 'Is she sleeping already?' he rolled his eyes.
  • How come she loved to sleep so much. He turned the doorknob—the door was locked.
  • He looked around, making sure no one was watching, and expertly broke in.
  • Since he was so intelligent, it didn't take him a minute to destroy the doorknob.
  • He pushed open the door and stepped inside the studio apartment. On the left was a desk that had books neatly stacked on it and a chair.
  • A screen divided the room into two. Joel easily picked up that her bed was behind the screen. But then, there were no traces of the girl.
  • He sat on the chair and placed Little Pumpkin on his laps, gently patting his back. He removed their masks and placed them on the desk.
  • "You'll be fine kiddo." He smooched Little Pumpkin's forehead.
  • Emily skipped happily to her apartment as soon as she got off the elevator—she had just received her pay from one of her bosses. She took out her apartment key from her pocket and made to open the door when she noticed something was off.
  • Someone had broken into her apartment.
  • She quickly pushed open the door and the sight before she made her drop the nylon bag in her hand unconsciously.
  • The handsome god!!!
  • She wasn't expecting that man. Never in her wildest imagination did she expect to ever set her eyes on him again after she left five days ago.
  • But there he was, in his handsomeness, sitting on her chair, with Little Pumpkin in his hands. But then, he had his usual COLD AURA on.
  • "Ah-ah-annyeon-gha-se yo" she bowed.
  • As soon as Little Pumpkin heard the noona's voice he jumped down from his uncle's laps and scampered on his feet towards her. He hugged her laps tightly since that was where his height could reach.
  • Joel watched his little nephew in amusement. The boy was really burning up just now, and immediately he heard the girl's voice, his temperature returned to normal.
  • Wow! Nice one. Joel clapped his hands mentally.
  • Emily smiled and squatted in front of the little darling. She ruffled his hair playfully and grinned. Hell, she missed his cute puppy face.
  • She carried him up and met the handsome god's burning gaze.
  • She fidgeted and bowed again.
  • "You left and didn't come back!" Joel's gaze was piercing through her skin.
  • 'this guy! he told me never to go back and here he is saying...' Emily sneered.
  • "I'm sorry." She quickly covered up her sneer with a sober look.
  • "Whatever. Pack your things and let's go back. It's getting late." He ordered coldly.
  • 'Eynn?..' Emily didn't believe her ears.
  • Who exactly did the guy think he was… ordering her the way he liked. Like WTF!? Pack your things and let's leave? Just like that?...
  • Emily stared at him in utmost shock.
  • Maybe she didn't hear him correctly.
  • "What?" Emily managed to say.
  • Since the CEO never repeated himself, he shot her a deadly glare, and instantly, she remembered what exactly he said and the way he said it—PACK YOUR THINGS AND LET'S GO BACK!
  • Goosebumps.
  • "I can't… I can't just leave. I have to work, I need money. I don't..." She stuttered.
  • Joel raised his right hand lazily, signaling for the girl to shut her trap-ish mouth.
  • "I'll pay you double of all the money you earn."
  • 'wait, what? did he just say DOUBLE?!' she opened her mouth agape.
  • "No, I'll pay you triple," Joel added while Emily squinted her eyes, deep in thought.
  • 'mwo?! TRIPLE?!!! Emily, you are rich.' she high-fived herself mentally.
  • "I'm ready." Was her next reply.
  • As Joel drove back to the villa, Emily kept doing the additions in her head, calculating everything and mentally taking notes of the people she needed to pay back and the money she needed to send to her family.
  • She'd still be left with enough money. She'd buy herself some things with that and keep the rest.
  • She gently stroked Little Pumpkin's hair as he slept on her laps.
  • She looked up at the handsome god beside her. The man was mysterious. One moment he was telling her to leave and never cross his path, the other, he was telling her to go live with him.
  • 'Really mysterious.' she shook her head at him.
  • "Little Pumpkin wants you to live with us, not me." Joel blurted out coldly as if reading her mind.
  • But deep down, like really deep down, he wanted the girl to live with them more than anyone else. He only used Little Pumpkin as a cover-up.
  • "Your room is still the one next to Little Pumpkin's," Joel said to Emily, throwing his car key at one of the guards as he stepped out of the driver's side.
  • They had arrived at The villa.
  • Emily pocket her head obediently with Little Pumpkin sleeping peaceful in her arms. "Nde."
  • " can't leave the house for anything. You stay right here." Hel instructed, his hands in his Yous as he strolled into the lounge.
  • "Nde." Emily bobbed her head,trailing right behind him.
  • "If you need anything, tell the maids, and they'll get it for you. If you need to get it yourself, tell me. No one leaves without my permission. No-One." Joel twitched up his lips.
  • Emily rolled her eyes but still replied respectfully. "Nde.."
  • "You only take proper care of Little Pumpkin. Understood?" He then took long strides towards the staircase.
  • "Nde," Emily replied, groaning innerly.
  • As soon as they got to the foot of the stairs, he turned around and faced her.
  • "Follow the rules." He stated calmly, but his words had fire with them.
  • "Nde." Emily bowed.
  • Joel bowed his head curtly and climbed up the stairway.
  • " Aishhh… Don't leave, don't stand, don't do this, don't do that... why don't you tell me not to poop too!?" She snickered.
  • Joel stopped when he got to the top of the stairway and placed his hands on the banisters. "I heard that!"
  • He turned around and stared at Emily with a straight face.
  • "Ahhh… I… I… er…" She stuttered, biting on her lip.
  • She bowed her head uneasily and walked swiftly to Little Pumpkin's room.
  • Joel smirked and walked into his room.
  • After laying Little Pumpkin carefully on the bed, Emily switched off the light and walked out to her room.