Chapter 3. Who is He?

She saw the figure standing in front of her now. Shada was mesmerized by the beauty she was witnessing. In all her life, she had never seen such a handsome face. Far more handsome than any actor in the world.

Thick eyebrows with stern bronze eyes. Skin that was pale white, even whiter than pure marble alabaster. His hair was jet black. And also, as he observed again, a sharp nose and bright red lips.

She was lost in her appearance for a few minutes. She suddenly felt like crying from the first time she saw him. She didn't know why. Was it possible that she was admiring his magnificence? She was really frustrated and too sad. Suddenly she came to his senses and completely controlled herself.

"Aaaakh! Who are you?!"

Shada's voice was almost shouted, but in fact it was choked in her own throat. There was no answer, the figure she saw was just silent, staring skeptically at her opponent.

"Shada..."

Shada was stunned. How could the stranger in front of her now know her name. She wanted to ask, but couldn't make a sound.

"Shada, don't be afraid." His heavy and soft voice caressed Shada's ear.

In the next second, Shada looked at him angrily, with undiminished fear of course. How could she not be afraid, when this man in front of her appeared suddenly, and what? He was up in a tree! Shada scowled inwardly.

She scooped up a lot of the surrounding air and roughly exhaled it, trying to control herself from suddenly fainting. She then pinched her cheeks.

"Ouch! It wasn't a dream." Shada muttered softly, almost like a whisper to herself.

"Then who are you? Why are you here?" Shada finally managed to gather her courage again. She stared at the man's gaze.

"I'm Demian. Don't you remember me, Shada?" he said softly while looking at Shada.

Shada swallowed her saliva with difficulty. She remembered her dream with that man. And worse, she liked him. How could he forget about her? Shada laughed bitterly.

"Since when have you been in my dreams?" Shada felt that her question was not quite right, so she corrected it, "Uh no, since when did you come to my house?"

Shada looked straight at Demian. Trying to find some answers to the awkwardness there. Demian looked back at her too. However, with a sad look.

"You really forgot about me, huh?" Demian's voice trembled slightly. He seemed to be laughing at himself. Meanwhile, Shada was crawling with anxiety.

"Of course I remember," Shada said, trying to defend herself. Demian looked at her happily, but a second later turned suspicious.

"What do you remember?" Demian asked incredulously. He fully investigated Shada's expression which began to move in confusion.

"Yes, of course. Remember when we slept together," she squeaked, immediately shutting down all of Demian's fun.

"Never mind, you don't remember. Do you want to sleep?" Demian's soft voice caressed her again.

Shada blinked her eyes at him. This was real, and now she actually met the figure in her dream. His good looks were unreal. But, he's not human, you idiot! Wake up! Shada then slapped her own right cheek.

"You're not human. Then what?" she argued, not answering Demian's question.

However, Shada did not hear any sound. Demian remained silent with a sharp look. Shada's guts then shrank.

"You just need to remember me." Demian hissed and disappeared into the darkness of the night.

Shada was stunned by Demian's departure. She grumbled in annoyance and returned to her room, trying to sleep.

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The next morning, Shada quickly showered and got ready to go to the office. She stared at her reflection in the mirror.There were dark circles right at the bottom line of her eyes.This must be because she couldn't sleep last night.She was busy thinking about who Demian was and how she knew his name.

Shada took out a concealer from her dressing table drawer and applied it to the lines under her eyes.It managed to camouflage her panda eyes a little.

Not long after, there was the sound of a car horn in front of her house, followed by the short ping of Shada's cell phone.She checked her incoming messages and frowned when she read Max's name there.

I'm already in front of the house.You're leaving with me today.

-Max

"Wow, what a coincidence!" Shada muttered happily and immediately went downstairs to meet Max.

Shada immediately entered Max's luxury car. She looked at Max happily.

"Are you happy, Honey?" Max teased Shada while raising the sunglasses that had been perched on his eyes. A clean, masculine musk scent filled Shada's nostrils.

"Hmm, yeah. Sure," said Shada excitedly. This morning she was completely mesmerized by Max. She realized how cool her fiancé was.

Her hand then caressed Max's cheek.She leaned closer and gave Max a quick peck on the lips. Max was instantly taken aback by the kiss Shada landed on him. However, because Shada's kiss was too short, he quickly pulled the car over and stopped. He held Shada's blushing face, kissed her red lips and savored it. There was a feeling of longing for that beautiful woman.

After the two entered the office area, several pairs of eyes saw the two of them. Not to mention Ruth, who secretly stole a glance.

Shada stopped at the open staff room and seated herself there. Meanwhile, Max continued to walk away from the staff room area to his private room.

Ruth immediately welcomed her best friend's arrival with a smile. For her, Shada's day off had made her day feel lonely. She could only be open with Shada.

"Shadaaa! How come you're leaving with Max?" Ruth asked with a grin.

"Yeah, I was surprised too. He was already in front of my house all of a sudden." Shada replied equally excited. Imagining her kiss with Max earlier made her overjoyed like crazy.

"But, Shada... you look tired. Are you sure you've rested well?" Ruth's face now turned worried. She looked at Shada's face but found black eye bags that contrasted with her friend's fair skin.

Shada reflexively took her cell phone and turned on the front camera to see her makeup. She was sure that her concealer had camouflaged it perfectly.

"Ruth, do you remember what you said yesterday? I already did. Until I couldn't sleep at all." Shada saw Ruth choked up, then slowly turned worried.

"Then, how did it go, Shada?" Ruth deliberately moved her swivel chair closer to Shada, her hand gently tapping Shada's left shoulder. She couldn't wait to hear from Shada, a feeling of anxiety came over her.

Shada took a deep breath.

"I've met her. And you know, it wasn't a dream. His name is Demian, and he's not human." Suddenly her voice choked at the end of her sentence.The feeling of tension managed to creep back into her.

"Hah! What, are you serious Shada?" screeched Ruth and then consciously covered her mouth immediately, afraid that someone else might overhear their conversation.

"Maybe you don't believe me, Ruth. Neither do I. But I'm sure he's real." Shada explained as she looked closely at her best friend's face and continued, "And, tonight I hope to see him again."