"Why do you act so close with like this, Mason? We barely know each other, right?"
Mason was stunned for a mont. His smile faltered a bit, but not out of anger. It was… out of sadness.
Strangely, I could sense the sadness in his eyes as he lowered his gaze.
He smiled bitterly and nodded, "You're right. We barely know each other. I'm sorry if I'm getting on your nerves because of my familiarity."
"No, that's not that I ant—" I didn't want to make him sad. I was just asking out of curiosity and carefulness. We couldn't truly trust anyone, right?
"The bla is on . I'm sorry for acting so familiar around you," Mason apologized, but he still hadn't answered the real question.
"You haven't answered my question, Mason. Why did you act so familiar to ?"
"… it's sothing that I need to keep for myself, Em," Mason smiled thin. "But I have no ill intention to you. And I hope you don't feel uncomfortable around ."
"I don't…." I replied. Truthfully, I didn't feel uncomfortable around Mason. He was kind and gentle. I was just trying to be careful with anyone I interacted with.
"Ah, that's relieving," Mason nodded. He turned around and said, "I have to leave now. I'll text you later, okay?"
"Wait, Mason—" I tried to pry more. He still hadn't answered my question. In fact, I felt like he was dodging it. "Just tell why do you act kind around , at least."
"…" Mason looked over his shoulder and gave a grin, "Because you're an important person in my life, Em."
"I'll leave now. See you later."
I was stunned, not knowing what he ant by that. I could only stare at Mason as he continued walking away from until he disappeared from my sight.
Truly, I didn't know what was in Mason's head. He was such an enigma, even more than Logan.
If Logan was hiding his secret because it was his personal mission, I felt like Mason was hiding sothing from , sothing that should've been our secret together.
But maybe that was my gut feeling. I had no contact with Mason prior to my high school life anyway.
In a complicated mood, I returned ho and was greeted with Mom coming ho early. She cookies sothing for herself, knowing that I wouldn't eat her dinner.
"Ah, Em, welco ho," Mom said while she was eating her dinner.
"You're early today, Mom," I said as I took two eggs from the fridge for my dinner. "Did Grandma eat her dinner?"
"She did, but…." Mom looked hesitant. "She ate the dinner sent by soone. It was apparently an order from a fancy restaurant that ca to our house."
"Huh? Sent by soone, don't say that soone is—"
"Yeah, it's the sa guy who keeps sending roses…." Mom sighed. "I keep telling your Grandma that it's dangerous to eat sothing given by a stranger. But she insisted that she knows this mysterious man, and he has a good heart."
…
This was sickening. I didn't know what to do with Grandma anymore. Maybe she did get too old to even know the danger of a stranger.
"Go and talk to her after you had dinner," Mom said.
I nodded and made myself two soft-boiled eggs before going up.
I knocked on Grandma's door and then opened it.
Grandma was busy reading another book, and when she saw , her smile blood, and she said, "You're ho, Em."
I sat at the edge of the bed, staring at my Grandma in the eyes, and asked, "Grandma, did you eat sothing from that man again?"
"Oh yeah, he sent my favorite food from a restaurant. He also sent a bouquet of roses. But I think it's supposed to be yours, Em," Grandma smiled at . She pointed at sothing behind .
I turned my head and saw a bouquet of red roses, "There is also a note for you."
I stared at the rose for a while and then turned back at Grandma. I wanted to scold her for accepting that crazy man, but I knew she wouldn't listen. I didn't even know what had gotten into her head.
I sighed and got up from the bed. I took the bouquet of roses and excused myself, but she grabbed my wrist before I left.
"Oh Em…"
"Yes, Grandma."
"Don't waste that man. He is truly in love with you. You'll be happy with him," Grandma said, showing a warm smile at .
Yet my heart was cold when I heard that. I didn't know if I wanted to marry a man who could supply a box of high-quality crystal th enough for a death sentence.
But I just nodded to appease Grandma and then returned to my room with the bouquet of roses in my hand.
I closed the door and then checked on the red roses.
I saw the note hidden between the roses, took it out, and read it.
—
To my future wife Emlyn Jones:
Congratulations on your mission. I know you can ruin that bitch's life, just like how she ruined yours in our previous life.
That bitch deserves so much worse. Do you know what I did with her once you left alone, broken in our previous world?
Oh-ho-ho, I don't want to tell you, but it's definitely not pretty~
Don't worry, darling. I'll make sure her life in the juvenile jail will be as miserable, or even worse, maybe she'll kill herself in the jail!
I'll make sure everyone who ruins you… will have the sa fate, just 10x worse!
With love,
Your husband.
—
I threw the bouquet to the floor and stomped on it repeatedly. I felt sick at him, but at the sa ti, I was terrified.
He said that he wanted to help , but his thod was way too extre and crazy.
As I was trying to control myself, my phone suddenly rang.
I thought it was Mason or Logan, so I took the phone and then checked the caller.
Blood drained out of my body instantly the mont I saw the na displayed on the screen.
Red rose man is calling.
…
…
I swallowed my saliva hardly. I didn't know what he wanted, but I knew it wouldn't be pretty, so I picked up the call.
__Phone Call__
"H—Hello?"
"Ah, my dearest Em. I'm glad that you picked up."
This was the first ti for to hear his voice, and I was stunned.
He sounded… young, probably around my age. He also sounded familiar, but I couldn't rember. In fact, it might as well be a gut feeling because I just felt that his voice was so familiar to .
But he had this deep voice from soone around my age, deeper than most teens and deeper than Logan or Mason.
"Dear Em, do you know why I called you?"
…
I kept my silence. I was too nervous about speaking because this was the first ti soone actually stalked like this. It was terrifying.
"Well, look outside from your window," he said.
I imdiately turned my head and checked on the window, and the blood drained out of my body the mont I saw a man standing outside.
He stood under the garden lamp, so I could see his outfit. He was wearing a black hoodie, jeans, and half of his face was covered with a mask, only leaving the eyes that were looking up to the second floor in my direction.
He had beautiful green eyes, but it didn't take away the creepiness at all. In fact, I was so spooked that I almost dropped my phone.
"Oh, babe, don't get too scared of . You'll break my heart~."
…
"Oh well, I know you'll be scared when I call you. But it's okay, truly. Just seeing you alive and well is already a bliss for ."
"Because in our previous life, I was heartbroken when I saw your corpse in the school during prom. You're wearing that cute pink dress. I was too heartbroken because I planned to confess at prom and planned to make you my fiancee after high school ends as well…."
"But after seeing your corpse, I went insane, Em."
"Hehe, I know it sounds crazy, and I don't bla you for being scared of . But rember I did this for you, and I know you'll co back to when you need my help."
"Congratulations for what you did to Leah Carpenter. She deserves it. I know you can do item, as expected from my cute and cunning villainess."
"I'll make sure that Leah Carpenter suffers in juvenile jail, and if it's not enough for her to hang herself, then I'll make sure her life will be even more miserable in the real jail once she got older, hahahah~."
…
Honestly, that was my aim in the beginning. But I thought giving her a long jail sentence was enough.
But this man who kept giving red roses… was on another level of ruthless. He was simply insane.
"Keep doing what you like, my dear Em. I'll always support you no matter what because we will be together in the end, right? Rember, you're the most important person in this life, and in the previous life as well."
Beep.
__Phone call end__
Author note: This is the end of World 2! Thank you for reading so far!
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