“You sure you can even walk?”
“I… I can take a taxi.”
But before Sera could argue any further, Alex made the decision for her. Without a word, he stepped forward and effortlessly scooped her up into his arms.
“Ah—!” Sera let out a startled yelp, her body tensing as she instinctively tried to push against him. But the moment her gaze met his, she froze.
His expression was calm. Cold. Completely unreadable. He wasn’t asking. He wasn’t giving her a choice.
Realizing this, she stopped struggling, her weak protests dying in her throat. In the end, she simply allowed herself to be carried, obedient and quiet, like a helpless little puppy that had been picked up by its owner.
This man is too much… too domineering… too infuriating…
Sera pouted, lips pressed together in frustration. But when she noticed the curious stares from the hospital staff and passing patients, her face turned red with embarrassment.
Before anyone could recognize her, she quickly buried her head against Alex’s chest, shielding herself from their prying eyes.
A few minutes later, they arrived at the hospital’s parking lot.
Among the countless luxury cars parked in neat rows, Alex Reid immediately spotted his own, an eye-catching Car.
A true masterpiece of engineering. The kind of car that made heads turn wherever it went. And, of course, it was fucking expensive but not for him.
Truth be told, his original self, the old, desperate Alex Reid, would have never chosen something so common. A mere hundreds of thousand dollar car was nothing in his eyes.
But back then, he had been obsessed with looking like the perfect match for Sera and Rose, which was why he had settled for something more accessible.
Now, though? He smirked to himself, amused by the thought. The only thing left to decide was whether she would willingly climb into his car… or if he’d have to throw her in himself.
The deep growl of the engine filled the night air as Alex sped out of the hospital parking lot, the powerful sound of car cutting through the quiet streets like a beast on the hunt.
Inside the car, Sera sat stiffly in the passenger seat, her posture tense. Her hands clutched at the hem of her dress, knuckles slightly pale from how tightly she was gripping the fabric.
She kept her gaze locked on the road ahead, though her attention never strayed far from the man driving beside her.
Alex didn’t say a word. Neither did she. The silence between them was heavy, thick with unspoken thoughts and emotions.
The only sound that remained was the steady hum of the car’s engine, filling the void between them.
As the car neared a busy intersection, Sera finally spoke, her voice quiet yet firm.
“Pull over at the next corner.” She gestured toward the approaching crossroad. “I’ll walk back to campus from there. It’s better if no one sees me getting out of your car.”
Though she had once been the young heiress of the Kleinberg Family, she had always kept a low profile at school. Hardly anyone knew her true identity, and she preferred it that way.
If anyone saw her stepping out of a luxury sports car like this, rumors would spread like wildfire.
She could already hear it, whispers of her being some rich man’s kept woman. She wasn’t about to let that happen.
Alex glanced downward, his eyes briefly flicking toward her feet. “And what, exactly, are you planning to do about your shoes?”
Sera’s breath caught in her throat. Right. Her shoes were still in the hospital room. She had completely forgotten.
Her bare feet instinctively curled against the leather seat, trying to make herself smaller, as if that would somehow make the issue go away.
“I… I already texted my friend,” she mumbled, keeping her gaze downcast. “She’s bringing me a pair.”
But as she spoke, a memory surfaced in her mind, one she desperately wanted to forget.
Alex Reid’s hands. His touch. The way he had shamelessly toyed with her feet back in the hospital room.
A sudden heat rushed to her cheeks, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t shake the image from her head.
Without another word, Alex Reid pulled the car into a designated public parking spot by the curb.
At that moment, Sera’s phone rang. She picked it up instantly.
“Hey, where are you?” came the familiar voice of her friend. “I’m at the intersection, but I don’t see you. Do you see me?”
Sera’s grip on the phone tightened slightly. “Yeah, keep your voice down. I can see you.” Explore more stories at My Virtual Library Empire
“What? But I don’t see—”
Sera sighed and cut her off. “Turn around. You see that sports car parked behind you?”
There was a short pause on the line.
Then—
“Wait… THAT Ferrari?!”
Sera friend spun around, her gaze locking onto the unmistakable red sports car parked just a few feet away. Her eyes widened in shock as she quickly jogged toward it.
As she got closer, her expression shifted from confusion to pure disbelief.
Because stepping out of that sports car… was none other than Sera herself. And through the windshield, her friend could clearly see the driver.
Alex Reid. For a moment, her brain short-circuited. She knew who he was, of course. Everyone did.
He had spent months shamelessly chasing after her best friend, throwing himself at Sera’s feet like some love-struck fool.
But what she hadn’t expected, what she couldn’t believe, was that he had actually succeeded. Had he really managed to win her over?
Sera quickly slipped on the shoes her friend had brought her, then grabbed her friend’s arm and hurried away from the parking lot.
“Hey, slow down!” Her friend protested, nearly stumbling as she was dragged forward. “Sera, you called me to bring you shoes, and now you’re running off without explaining? What exactly were you two doing? You lost your shoes? Were things that intense?”
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