Chapter 6: Fuming Ex

From here on, it was unwise to push his limits any further.

If she showed too much of character development at once, he would think it was her new scheme. If he wasn't thinking of that already.

Two steps ahead, one step back.

''I have been reflecting over my past actions in the mansion for the past few days and I came to this realization.''

Ella waited for a while but the man had no special response to her sudden enlightenment.

"What else?"

''Ah?" She blinked dumbly. Did he take her words for real? That easily? ''Nothing... I mean, we can talk over things slowly. I came here today to bring you lunch. And also to ask you if you'd be back for dinner.''

She wasn't again expecting a response.

But then the man replied, ''Mm.''

When she went out of King Empires, Ella felt like she was floating, her mind was a puddle of cottony clouds.

She had come up with schemes, one greater than the other to win this man over. What did he mean by 'mm'? Why did she feel like she had punched cotton?

On her way out, she felt that the gazes she had received before had changed.

At first, she could not figure out why but then she noticed the absence of the receptionist from before.

Ji Yan explained, ''Miss Yu, she has been fired. Don't worry.''

"_" When did I worry? I did not worry at all. Don't overthink.

But then, it was his company. Who he fired and who he didn't was not her business.

When she reached the mansion, the sky was partially dark.

"Ella...''

A voice came from behind, halting her in her tracks.

When Ella turned around, she saw a familiar face walking towards her.

''I was waiting for you yesterday but you didn't come...'' Max walked towards her.

This was her lover in previous life. The man she was engaged to at one point before everything went downhill.

''And then...''

''Did Esther bring you here?" Ella cut him off.

''Is that what you are thinking about at this point?" The man walked towards her, grabbed her hand and led her towards the garden, ''Esther is a good sister to you. She told me everything and even asked me to be understanding of your situation but how can I be? Adrian King has you locked in his house and he does shameful things to you and you let him. How can I even tolerate it?"

Ella pulled her hand back and tucked her hair behind her ear.

It was at that moment Max noticed that she seemed somewhat different but he couldn't put a finger on how.

''Just tolerate it like I tolerate you having another woman. What else? True love knows no bounds...''

''But I am not sleeping with her!" Max snapped.

''Ah!" Ella pointed at a discreet corner of his neck, ''Those marks must be from some big fierce mosquitoes then.''

''You...'' The man fixed his collar instinctively, ''Don't misunderstand. It was just one time last night...''

''My eyes were playing tricks just now. There were no marks,'' Ella smiled.

The man's eyes narrowed, ''You... How could you act like this at this point? I came to see you because you asked me to yet instead of showing your sincerity and apologizing, you are doing this...''

Suddenly, Ella felt a chill down her back.

Adrian was here.

She did not even have to turn around to know.

The man's presence was domineering and she was very much familiar with it. She could never mistake it at all.

''Did you call me here to mess with me like this?" Max grabbed Ella's shoulder, unable to understand why she was

The atmosphere turned even chillier.

In a dark corner, Adrian stood with hands tucked inside his pockets, his gaze fixated on the two hands that had grabbed the woman's shoulders.

Ji Yan, the poor assistant, felt the rage roiling around the man in waves. And he wanted nothing more than to bury himself somewhere in mother Earth to escape this torment.

The Lady of this house was best at one thing, and that is provoking the Master. And the provoked Master vented his rage on everyone around him, except for her. Ji Yan's poor self suffered the most.

It was already shocking that she brought him lunch today. She even invited him for dinner. Ji Yan thought that good days were finally coming and she had changed her ways.

It was still far from dinner time yet his restless master rushed back home after the personal invitation from his wife. Who could have known he would be fed with the scene of his wife's elopement with her lover?

Heavens, did Miss Yu think her provocations had grown boring and decided to try new tactics.

Adrian turned his head to the side.

As his lips moved, Ji Yan held his breath waiting for someone's death command but suddenly...