__Phone Call__
"What do you want?" I asked warily. I had the feeling this creepy man would ask for sothing even crazier than before. So I had to prepare myself for any answer coming from him.
"What do I want? Hm… depends, actually," the Red rose man replied. "You see, I want to have anything about you. Because you're my beloved. But I also want to know what do you want first. My request will align depending on what you want."
"If it's sothing easy like a box of crystal th, I could just ask for simple stuff like your worn plaid shirt—Oh, by the way, you sll so good, babe. Unfortunately, your scent and warmth from that plaid shirt have been long gone," the red roe man rambled even more.
Okay, you could NOT be creepier than this. He literally sniffed the hell out of my plaid shirt that had my sweat stain in it. That was so gross!
And Grandma said that he had such a handso face that he should star in a movie? That was ridiculous! He would be one hell of a creep in the celebrity circle that dated every girl he t!
Now, I was thinking about what I actually wanted.
I didn't expect the red rose man would throw the question back at .
What do I truly want?
I wasn't sure myself. Because I was still in the blank about the case of Thomas, Jorge, and Jackson. I needed to investigate more with Noah.
But I had a rough guess of my own.
"If I say that I want money, can you do it for ?"
"Hm? How much? Give your number."
"What do you an how much?" I backed off imdiately after he replied so easily. I knew he was rich, but I didn't expect him to just say it so lightly.
"I an, I can give you any amount you want, my baby. But that'd depend on the amount. If you just want sothing like… say, a hundred thousand dollars, I can give you right now. But if you want a million-dollar, then you'll need to wait for a while because I need to find a way to get the cold hard cash, since you don't have a bank account, right?"
…
Don't tell he actually had a literal 1 million dollar. How in hell a young man around my age could own that much?! What kind of rich parents he has?!
"So, just tell how much do you need, and I'll consider the reward that I want."
…
"I'll think about it first, and then I'll tell you the amount I need," I said due to my unpreparedness. This red rose man was definitely ready for any amount that I said based on his confidence.
But did I really need that money?
…
Yeah, I did. Honestly, my family was poor, and with that money, I could use it to help my mission take down those three stooges, Thomas, Jorge, and Jackson.
But my mom would definitely get suspicious if I suddenly had that much money to help the family. Of course, she wouldn't suspect to have suspicious trade with this crazy man.
But I bet she'd think that I sold my nude picture online or whatever.
And that was only the first reason. The second one was the red rose man.
I didn't know what he wanted. I was afraid that he'd make even more dangerous requests in exchange for everything that I wanted.
I needed to be careful as I didn't want to take the risk.
"Sure then, darling," the red rose man said. "Oh, about that man you t behind the boxing club room. His na is Noah Jason, right? He killed himself next year if I rember correctly."
"What are you going to do with him, darling? You know that he's gay, right?" The red rose man asked.
I was stunned when he could recall what I did with Noah today, "Wait, how did you know?!"
"Hm? Isn't it obvious that I've been keeping my close watch over you? I just want to make sure that you're always safe in your mission."
No, I was feeling unsafe because of what you said just now, you madman!
"You… did you stalk every day?"
"I have no day off about you, dear. I want to make sure that you're always by my side. I cannot leave you after what happened in the previous life."
"But I don't see anyone—"
"Ahahahah! Oh my cute Em, I have my eyes everywhere, and I know everything you did. I allow you to do anything as long as you end up with in the future. Because we're destined to be together, dear."
Click.
__Phone call end__
I ended the phone call abruptly out of fear and threw the phone away because that guy was just too scary for to handle. He literally knew everything, EVERYTHING that was I doing, and still let off as long as we would be together in the end.
What kind of sick idea in his mind for to date, let alone marry him?! Even a minus IQ person knew they should avoid this obsessed red rose man.
Of course, I could not believe that crazy guy, but at the sa ti, I also knew that he was the key for to win against Leah before. And he would probably be my key to continue winning against all the odds in the future as well.
I decided to just end the day by taking a bath and then returned to the bed, trying to close my eyes. But that horrible image of a man standing outside while looking up, staring at my window, was haunting . So I continued checking the window before I was assured and fell asleep.
**
I got up very early today because I couldn't sleep for too long rembering that red rose man.
I got a text from Noah last night, and it seed that he got so details.
—
Noah: Em, I got a few details about Thomas, Jorge, and Jackson.
Noah: Can I et you after class today? I want you to see this.
—
Oh? I was curious about what he found out about those bullies. I replied with a simple yes and went to school today.
I went early today because I had nothing to do at my house.
Besides, I wanted so peace for myself. So I walked around the corridor in a daze,
I didn't know if that red rose man was truly watching over him literally every second. But I preferred to believe that he was just bluffing. There was no way he could watch over 24/7.
But that also raised a question in my head.
If that man could watch over in school, does that an he was also a student here?
Wait, wait, wait! He did tell that he saw dying during prom night. And prom night was only accessible for the senior. So that narrowed the possibility to literally any man in my current batch!
That sudden realization hit hard as I got nervous that anyone might've been eyeing right now.
"Could it be that he was around ?!" I looked around warily until I spotted soone stretching on the field.
Our eyes t, and the man's eyes brightened instantly, "EM!"
I was shocked when I saw Mason jogging towards and greeting kindly. "Em, I miss you so much!" Mason said as he tried to grab my hand.
I hid my hands behind instantly, afraid that soone might find out that Mason was holding my hands. Despite us probably being the only people here.
"W—Why are you here, Mason?"
"Eh? To go to school, of course?"
"I an, why are you training in such cold winter…."
"Oh, I just feel so cold, so I start stretching and jogging a bit," Mason smiled kindly at . The smile that he never showed to anyone.
"What are you doing right now, Em?" Mason asked.
"Nothing—" I shook my head. I didn't want the focus to be because I was afraid Mason would start digging into my intention. "How about that movie casting? I thought you were accepted already. Shouldn't you do your scene right in a studio right now?"
"Oh, don't worry about that. The director scheduled our shooting, and it'd take about two weeks before it's my turn," Mason replied. "Thanks to you, Em. You open the way for to be an actor."
"Of course! That's your destiny after all!" I replied, full of pride.
"Destiny? To be an actor? But I've never been starring in any movie before…."
I held my breath instantly, realizing that I might've accidentally told Mason about his life in my previous tiline.
"N—Nothing, I just think that you'll look so cool as an actor. You have an actor's face," I tried to complint him more to shift his attention.
And it worked, it seed, because there was a tint of redness on Mason's cheeks, "You really think so?"
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