04 - Let's Start the Game

Xion roughly turns Naara by her shoulders and stares firmly at her. The girl says nothing, speechless, as tears run down her face uncontrollably. Hanie and Caroline slowly approach them. This is a rare occurrence even for those who are used to Adelrado's behavior on campus.

"That jerk! I'm going to get back at him!" Xion growls as he clenches his fists. Caroline blocks him before he pursues Adelrado.

"Don't throw yourself into the fire if you don't want to be burnt," Caroline warns him. Xion glares at her.

"So, you want me to just do nothing after what that bastard did to Naara? HUH?!" Xion snaps at

Caroline. Hanie walks over to Xion, who is glaring at Caroline angrily. Hanie prevents Caroline from replying to Xion's angry words by pulling her arm and giving a code with a shake of her head.

"We're not forbidding you. It's just that we're afraid of the risks you'll have to take later," Hanie says softly as she rubs Xion's back. The man jerks Hanie's hand that was on his back. He points at Hanie's face with his index finger.

"Listen! I'm not even scared of that bastard. He sexually harassed my best friend. Damn it!" Xion

snaps before he walks out of the library in a hurry, filled with anger as he looks for Aderaldo's

whereabouts. Naara sits crying silently. Hanie and Caroline try to calm the girl down.

"What did I do wrong? Why did he do this to me?" Naara whispers. Both Hanie and Caroline choose to remain silent, making no attempts to answer Naara's question.

Neither of them knows the answer. Only Aderaldo and God know what happened.

"We are here with you, Naara. Calm down." Hanie can only give words of reassurance to calm her new friend. Hanie's own heart feels torn seeing Aderaldo's actions, which does not seem like the Aderaldo she has known all this time. Honestly, she feels both jealousy and pity for Naara.

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Xion walks around the campus looking for the whereabouts of the man who assaulted his best friend in front of his eyes. Xion really can not understand the behavior of people like Aderaldo on this earth.

The oriental-looking man did not expect that he would see Naara crying because another man hurt her. Xion's heart is angry, not only mad that the man assaulted Naara, but also angry with himself for failing to protect Naara as Naara's uncle and aunt had told him. Moreover, for some reason, his heart is so displeased that another man has kissed Naara.

Jealous? Who knows. Xion himself finds it difficult to describe his feelings at this time. He is confused and angry. He also wants to know who the bastard is. Why did Caroline and Hanie look so scared and even worried if he had anything to do with him? Xion has to find out.

After nearly seven minutes of wandering around, Xion's narrow eyes found that impudent man. The man is walking leisurely towards a luxury car parked in the courtyard of the administration building. It's a red Ferrari Pininfarina Sergio which of course, is quite priceless. Xion knows the car is priced at least three million dollars. At this moment, Xion's gaze never wavers from the movement of the man named Aderaldo.

"Damn it! Why am I just standing there watching and not chasing after him? Stupid Xion!" Xion curses to himself.

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Naara chooses to return to the apartment and skip a lesson that day. She is still in shock over what had happened to her a few hours ago. Luckily Hanie and Caroline are kind enough to take her home, otherwise who knows what might happen to Naara. Naara washes her face and rubs her lips harshly many times. She is very upset with what the perverted bastard had done. He casually kissed her and stole her first kiss in front of the man she likes too. Naara's fate seems very unfortunate.

"The Jerk Billionaire! I hate you! For God's sake, I hate you so much, you bastard!" curses Naara at her reflection in the mirror.

"Why me? Oh, dammit. This is really awful." Naara monologues.

Naara recalls what Caroline said when she accompanied her home together with Hanie. However, Caroline did not explain in detail what it was. She is dead curious and quite worried about her life right now. Her new friend said that she is surrounded by a black aura right now and will have bad luck if she continues to disobey something. Naara rubs her lips again, then sighs and closes her eyes.

"My first kiss was gone just like that," Naara whispers.

'For God's sake, I won't be nearing that man anymore. I will never.' She is determined in her heart.

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Aderaldo whistles as he walks towards his office. The man cannot stop touching his lips while smiling. His secretary stares confused at her boss. Aderaldo's behavior is very different from usual. Many are confused as to why a wealthy businessman like Aderaldo still wants to go to college. Not only because he is thirsty for knowledge, but the man also has a strong desire to have a woman who is still in the world of education.  A beautiful student who is competent and, of course, has an attractive appearance. No ugly-looking woman has ever spent time with Aderaldo. On average, they are all beautiful with looks above the middle European and American women in general. However, not a single woman has succeeded in making Aderaldo fall in love. He sits in the main chair of the study, still holding his lips.

"For the first time, I wanted to kiss those lips again, again, again and again,"

"Ah... this is crazy! Why do her lips taste so sweet, or is she made of heroin?" Aderaldo smiles wider.

"Naara Kiva, welcome to my world. The game has started and you should enjoy it," Aderaldo mutters with a crooked smile.

The man calls someone from his cell phone. "I want you to find out who Tibra Xion is. Give me the full details. Immediately!" Aderaldo orders his hired detective.

Aderaldo taps on the table with his long fingers. As long as there is money, everything will be more accessible.

"It turns out that you're trying to get me to play too, Xion. Hmm ... we'll see how far you can last in the game with me." While he's deep in thought, suddenly there is a knock on the door. A sexy woman with her chest and thighs clearly exposed steps into the room with a big smile.

Aderaldo's secretary smiles seductively at the handsome boss. However, it turns out to be one-sided. Aderaldo's reaction is unusual. His cheerful face and bright smile just disappear when Sandara comes in and sits in front of him.

"What do you need?" asks Aderaldo coldly.

"Why are you acting so weird today? You're not as warm as usual," Sandara protests.

Aderaldo glances at her sharply. "I am your boss, in case you forget. Watch how you speak. You are just my employee. If you don't have any business to discuss, it's better to get out of my sight," says Aderaldo harshly. Sandara glares in disbelief at what came out of the mouth of the man in front of her.

"You've changed!" Sandara hisses, slamming some files on Aderaldo's desk.

"Get out of here and don't come back again. You're fired!" says Aderaldo flatly.

"WHAT? Sir, you're kidding, right? I got fired?" she asks in surprise.

"YES. Your ears still work fine, don't they? Go before I drag you out. I don't need a bitch like you. Do you understand! You're disgusting!" snaps Aderaldo. Without even wasting ten seconds, Sandara chooses to leave Aderaldo's office immediately. The man never plays around with his words, so it is better for her to go than to make her ex-boss even angrier

at her attitude. Aderaldo takes a deep breath.

"All women are cheap. Not interesting at all, not challenging!" mutters the man after Sandara leaves.