Having made the decision to save himself from a torturous training though the method he chose was a bit shameless but who cared! He just didn't wanted to get beaten up one-sidedly.
So he began narrating his love story... Wait, love? How could that be? He didn't love that woman, he just found her interesting... Yeah, that's all.
After managing to convince himself inwardly, he finally spilled everything to Ryan and sinked slowly his memories.
"I met a woman..."
Turned out he had met a woman he had become instantly attracted to when he had Impulsively gone alone to Night Kingdom around last month.
While resting in their exclusive room, he had been bored so he had grabbed a notebook and pulled up the surveillance to watch the hub's patrons and that was how he had been able to spot her.
She had been wearing a mini black dress which acentuated her curves but sat in an obscure corner of the bar downing drinks one after the other, almost melding with the darkness. She also had an aura surrounding her that seemed to scream, 'Don't come closer, Strangers!' though her slender back radiated loneliness.
This aura must have worked as he had noticed some men who had noticed her not daring to cone closer but that might also be because...
He eyed some people who had blended in with the crowd resembling ordinary patrons but he noticed that whenever a man intended to hit on the woman, these men intimidated and chased them away before they could get any closer to her, although they did it quite discreetly.
But how could they have escaped his keen eyes which had the help of the surveillance cameras.
'Secret Guards...'
'How Interesting', He murmered as he thought to himself while interest appeared in his eyes.
As he wondered with interest to himself while being somewhat curious about her background, he unknowingly continued watching her through the notebook's screen for a longer period of time than he had expected.
When he finally came back to his senses, he paused in surprise at how fascinated he had been about a woman and how his eyes had somehow stuck to her lonely figure.
But since he was seemed to find her intriguing why not...
Like a hunter finding a new prey, a predatory glint appeared in Dan's eyes as he stood up and straightened his shirt. He wore a silver gray shirt matched with black trousers, which made him look younger and more charming.
Very clear on his looks and he wasn't being narcissistic, it was a plain fact, he didn't need a mirror to know how handsome he looked right now.
If Ryan or Justin had been here at that time, they would have told him that beautiful would be a more precise word. Although it would have made him fly into rage, he would have only swallowed his anger because he could do nothing to either of them.
But because they happened not to be here at that point in time, Dan put on a smile he considered charming and strode towards the door.
...
Ariana Houston went on drinking one bottle after the other until even she felt that she was no longer drinking alcohol but water instead. She could sense herself already feeling dizzy and her sight going blurry but still, she had no intention of stopping after all nothing would happen to her...
'After all, weren't they people protecting her?', She thought mockingly to herself as a bitter smile appeared on her face glanced indifferently with her sideye at the 'ordinary' men surrounding discreetly.
She just wanted to take a breather today on her mother's death anniversary but it turned out that she wasn't even allowed to do that!
Sometimes, she couldn't help but hate the fact that she was a Houston because if she wasn't, her mother might still be alive instead of being killed through depression by that man she called father and his mistress.
But he he..
She thought viciously to herself, "Mom must have cursed them not to be able to have any offspring if not why would they have no option but to let me be the heir to the Houston's businesses unless he plans to let an outsider take over!"
'Yes, you might be the only heiress to the business but the price you have to pay for it is your freedom', An inner voice seemed to mock her making her indignant as she retorted inwardly.
'So what if I have to give up my freedom? It will all be worth it when I finally take over the business and take my revenge upon that b*stard man who call himself my father and his b*tchy mistress claiming to be my stepmother!'
After screaming to the inner voice, she calmed herself down and continued drinking. As her mind gradually became muddled, she seemed to see a man walking towards her and to her astonishment, he wasn't stopped by those guards sent to monitor her or rather, they didn't dare stop him!
Seeing this scene seemed to make her mind clear up instantly as she sat upright and blinked her eyes to look at him carefully. This glance made her gasp softly and her pouty lips also parted slightly.
But she had no idea how alluring she looked at the moment. Probably due to her heavy drinking, her fair skin was flushed and her eyes were misty, adding to the fact that her extra red lips were now parted, Dan almost felt his rationality snap right then and there.
He really wanted to...
Forcefully restraining himself, he gave her a charming smile as he sat down next to her while watching her look at him dumbly.
Starting at her adorable look right now, Dan had to admit that this woman whom he had never seen before really intrigued him. The first time he had spotted her through the camera, she had an unapproachable and lonely aura surrounding her making him know that she had a story.
But now, looking at watching him quietly, he saw another side of her for which he had a hunch that nobody else had ever seen. For no reason, this idea made him slightly happy. Really, it was just a bit...
"Take me away from here", he suddenly heard the woman say softly. Almost doubting his ears, he leaned closer to her and asked for confirmation as he gazed at her deeply.
"Do you know what you are saying right now?"
He watched as the woman nodded in reply and though he knew that she might not have meant what she said in the context he was thinking of, he, Dan had never claimed to be a gentleman.
From the moment she said that, her fate has been sealed!
She was going to be his woman!