Chapter 3

"What?" I asked him shockingly. He's Mr. Ho Shein? If he is my husband, then who is the man I saw with white hair outside earlier?

"Are you kidding me? Isn’t Mr. Shein an old man?" He immediately let go of me, but I heard his weak laugh. 

Is he crazy already? His laugh grew louder, and I was stunned with that. He's handsome when he laughed.

"So my wife was expecting that her husband was an old hag, huh?" I bit my lip hard at what he said. If he's telling the truth, then he's really Mr. Shein. God! But why is his voice so beautiful?

"Aren't you old?" 

"Do I sound old to you?" No. He’s not! In fact, his voice is fascinating. But maybe he is a mafia boss or drug lord?

"Are you a mafia boss?" I asked him nervously. "Or maybe a drug dealer?"

I don't know why again, but he laughed like there's no tomorrow. Okay, I’m funny now.

"Really, wife? So your husband is a mafia boss now, and what’s the other again? Oh drug dealer. I see." There’s something in his voice. I can see his eyes. The color of it is a shade of blue, but it looks so sad. His beautiful eyes were shining in this dark room. He was laughing, but his eyes didn’t.

And why doesn't he seem like a madman as I heard?

He sounded like a well-educated man.

I swallowed a few times, especially when he held my hand again. This time he was tracing my hand to see whether it was soft or not. Embarrassing. I felt embarrassed and inexplicable trembling in my chest.

He took my hand and led me out of the house. I can't totally see him right now, but I know later I will see the true look of my husband, who they called a madman.

When we got out, I was immediately greeted by the helpers who dressed me. In their side , there's Richmoon and the man with white hair I saw earlier.

I was so surprised to see the look of the man who I thought Mr. Shein. The owner of that white hair was not an old man but a young man with a Korean-like face.

If so, then the man with me in the room is Mr. Shein, who is none other than my husband. I could hardly move when I thought of that thing. He was behind me, but I still couldn't look back.

They were all staring at me. I want to look at Mr. Shein, but I'm embarrassed.

"Where did you find her?" Richmoon asked.

"She came into my room," he said, and all the hairs on my body stood up.

"Oh. You didn't orient her brute?" The white-haired man asked Richmoon. The man shrugged and looked at me, which is why I backed away.

I ran into Mr. Shein. He suddenly grabbed me so that I wouldn't fall down, which made my heart tremble. How can he make me freeze like this?

When I looked at him, I was momentarily stunned. I stared at his face for a moment. I frowned. Why he was wearing a hat and a mask?

"Are you really Mr. Shein?"

"Yes, sweetheart. My name is Harold Olver Shein, and I'm your husband," he said, offering his hand in front of me. I just stared at it. I couldn’t move my hand to accept his hand.

Is his face ugly? Why is he wearing a mask? I can't really see his face except for the eyes.

"Brute, I think your wife is a bit slow?" I looked at the white-haired guy who was followed by Richmoon's laughter. I looked at them both. They really insulted me.

"Shut up, raw Korean," I told him angrily. His face frowned, but Mr. Shein's laugh echoed..

I saw the two stunned for a moment as they watched my husband laugh in front of us.

"What did you say?" the white-haired guy said angrily. I just stared at him and faced Mr. Shein again, who was amused while looking at me. I also don’t know why he was so amused.

I held out my hand in front of him for formalities. He looked at it before accepting it.

"Hi, I’m Lorelay Sugala, and it's nice to meet you, Mr. Harold Oliver Shein." His eyes darkened, and we all saw that. I even heard his friends swear. I was suddenly nervous about why he reacted like that if I had just formally greeted him.

"Stop that," he said. Embarrassed, I withdrew my hand and looked at him, confusedly. Doesn't he want to get acquainted?

"Do your thing here and don't mind me," he said in a hushed voice and turned his back on us and went back to his room. I looked at Richmoon and his Korean companion.

"He doesn’t like formalities. Especially for you." Richmoon replied as if he already knew what I was going to ask. But why? Is there a reason why he doesn't want to?

"Because he doesn't like ugly people like you," the Korean replied. In annoyance, I kicked his foot.

"You're uglier than me," he cried out in pain. Serves him right. "Aside from that," I smacked him on the shoulder and went to my room. I just changed into this dress, but I want to change clothes that are comfortable to wear.

"I'll assist you, Lady Lay," the maid said, and I took another bath to remove all my make-up from my face and sweat from my body. I was sweating earlier when I met my husband.

I just took a quick shower and laid down on the bed. I don’t know why he’s masked and capped. Doesn't he want me to see his face?

I won't make fun of him if he's ugly. My parents did not raised me that way. I just really don’t like criminals because they are the reason my father died.

I rested for a while and then went out when the maid picked me up to eat. I took a deep breath, then came out. Mr. Shein's friends are gone. So this big house is pretty quiet.

"Excuse me, won't my husband eat with me?"

"Mr. Shein doesn't really eat here, Lady Lay. We just deliver his food to his room."

"Didn't you see his face?"

"I can't answer that, lady Lay. Please be patient. He forbade us to tell you anything about him."

I'm even more curious why it's forbidden.

"Can you tell him that I want him here?"

"I will tell him. I can't promise that he will follow you." I nodded. The people here are kind. Maybe Mr. Shein is kind too, because if his behavior is bad, they are not that loyal to him.

"I’m sorry, Lady Lay, but he's busy doing something. He will only eat after you eat." I just nodded and continued eating. Come to think of it, I have a good life here, but I don't like it.

I ended up eating alone at the dinner table. The food prepared here was delicious, but it's different. I would rather eat in our home in town. At least there, we were happy and we always eat together.

I'm in bed and I'm still thinking about Mr. Shein. My room is too big but too cold. You won't hear anything. I can't be bothered. I feel like a ghost will show up to me later.

I grabbed a pillow of mine. I really don't want to be alone. I went out of the room again to go to living room. But I was surprised to see that all the helpers, were carrying their suitcases.

"Where are you going?" I asked them.

"Since you're already here, we need to leave Lady Lay."

"Leaving? Why are you leaving? Did Mr. Shein fire you?"

"No. We have to go back to to his other mansion. He just ordered us today to prepare for your arrival.”

"How about me? Who can I be with here?" I'm nervous. In that case, it's just the two of us live here?

"Don't worry, Lady Lay, Mr. Shein is with you. Anyway, we'll go ahead." I have done nothing. I just watched them all come out of the house.

I don’t know if destiny is playing tricks on me because before I could close the door, a cold wind blew. I immediately hugged my pillow. I'm on my way back to my room, but I didn't know why my feet were carrying me into the room I had entered earlier. To my husband's room.

Why am I here?

I turned around and faced his door again. This situation of mine is insane. I sighed and then mustered up the courage.

I knocked. "Hi. What are you doing there?" He did not answer. Because of the silence, his house, almost looked like a haunted mansion.

"Are you hungry? Do you want to eat?" he was still silent. I sat on the floor and laid my head on the pillow above my knees. I gradually felt drowsy when I felt the door of his room open.

I closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep.

I felt his lips on my forehead and on my neck. I restrained myself from inhaling. I want to open my eyes to see what he looks like because he’s not wearing a mask right now.

But I couldn't do it because we entered to his room, which was covered in darkness, and then he laid me on his bed.

"You're awake, don't try harder." He said so I open my eyes immediately.