Chapter 23

When Istel woke up, she smacked Felix's head. It was strong that Felix woke up from it.

She smirked then immediately closed her eyes to act like she is about to wake up.

Felix touched his head annoyingly. He was sleeping comfortably yet who dared hit him on his head?!

He looked up only to see Istel's peaceful face when sleeping. He smiled then straightened his position.

He then rested his head on the back of the chair as he was busy looking at her.

"Please, fasten your seatbelt. We'll soon land on the ground." A stewardess said with a mic.

Istel that time was so bored pretending still sleeping so she woke up rubbing her eyes and yawning. She peeked through the faint hole in her hands and she saw that he was in a lot of pain by her smack. Haha.

She then looked at him, "You're awake?" That smack was for your hug yesterday night! And that slap... hmm... it was also for the hug. (Hehe.)

She looked around and her eyes were attracted at the beautiful scene at the back. William was holding JinJin's hands so as JinJin hugging him tightly.

This lovey-dovey couple were constantly annoying her. 'Do they had to show off their love? Argh! Hello, there are some people whose uncomfortable with it...' Iste said in her mind.

She shook her head while rolling her eyes. These two... haa~~~

Felix looked at her. "By the way, did you see the red part on my cheeks earlier?"

'Hahaha, why can't I? It's me who slapped you eh. Muahahaha.' She devilishly said in her mind satisfied at his reaction.

She tilted her head and shook it slowly. "I am afraid I didn't saw it earlier." She said firmly.

"Are you sure?"

"... Why? You don't believe me?"

Felix scratched his hair involuntarily. "It's not like that. Just... wondering if you did.."

She smiled widely. "Sorry. I didn't saw earlier. Maybe you slapped yourself because of mosquito. Right, because of it..." She nodded looking down on the ground.

Felix tilted his head in disagreement. "No.. I am certain... it was... slapped by someone." He then automatically stared at Istel.

She pointed herself. "Why? You'll accuse me again??"

"Oh well, it was you who first woke up and slept inside my room." He logically said with a shrug. "Also, did someone smacked me?"

"... Uh..?? Smack you? Who dared to to that... hahaha.." She awkwardly smiled. "And why does it seemed you're already accusing me??"

"No I am not. I just want to reassure it."

"Tch." She said crossing her arms. "You said so eh." She told him as she observed the clouds.

"What's with the tch?"

".. Tch." She said rolling her eyes.

Felix opened his mouth. He just couldn't figure out how this woman beside him were so complex than his tasks as a Prince.

'Argh! How can I live with this woman? It's so... tiring to understand her mood swings...' He shook his head pitifully. It was his first time feeling pity to himself.

For that, he patted himself to his hands.

"Oh... about that yesterday night. Thank you for helping me."

Istel turned to him. "Oh... that. It's fine. It was for repaying for what you did back then." She said with a slight smile.

'A deplorable man like him... knew how to say Thank you? I never knew he could pull off such image... as if I want to know in the first place that he could. Oof'

Not actually deplorable, but... it's kind of, whenever she saw him, it makes her day, bad and unfortunately unforgettable.

It weren't good memories, rather... memories that were too ugly to forget.

Although, it was harsh to describe it that way, however, what can she do? It was her personal opinion about it.

These days, she'd been thinking about Felix the most. She doesn't want to admit that she was thinking about him a lot because she knew, all of it were just nothing but because, they were married and they had something somewhat connection or link that made them think about each other from time to time.

Yes, she preferred this kind of explanation about her vast thinking about him.

Besides, why does she kept thinking about him when she promised she won't? At first, it was easy as opening her eyes to ignore him, but now, somehow, it turned out like, she has unspeakable reasons of why did she kept on talking with him.

Although, all of it were... reasons that she herself doesn't know what.

'Alas, why did I promised myself firmly that I won't ever... haa~~~, I don't know now.'

Why did they had to go this far? They can easily act as if there's no marriage between them, but why did they had to go so far that made them question things they promised upon themselves?

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When they arrived on land, Old Man Lee helped them about their luggage along with some bodyguards.

Nilet smiled then let the guards carry her luggage. She then shoved away through the people blocking her way from going to Felix side.

Istel noticed her then smirk.

Felix lifted a brow when he saw her smirk. He has a bad feeling about it.

She and Nilet had a talk yesterday night which he doesn't know, perhaps it was the reason why earlier Istel was so hot headed to Nilet.

Nilet wanted to take Felix arms when Istel smiled to her with her eyes closed then took Felix's arms.

Felix dropped his jaw, 'What is this... woman... doing???'

Nilet was speechless at her doings then looked at Felix's expression.

"... What... are you... doing??" Felix voiced out whose feeling so uncomfortable.

Istel looked at him directly at his eyes. The next second, Felix only wanted to close his eyes but couldn't, while Nilet was totally dumfounded.

She shake her shoulders cutely with her eyes sparkling while pouting. "Felix, you'll take me home, right??"

"..." Still in daze.

Nilet stared at her bold movements when Jason carefully pulled her out of the airplane.

Felix was so stiff that he couldn't look away, his body was frozen.

Istel watched as Nilet walked away with Jason then took off her hands from his arms.

She turned around when she felt a hand grabbed her wrist. She looked to it then to Felix. Her emotionless face was on front of him again. "Why?" She asked boringly.

"You... You—" He couldn't say what's inside his mind rather, he continuously looked at Istel's eyes.

She tilted her head then stood in front of him straightly. "Do you have something to say to me?" His hands still tightly gripping her wrist.

"... What's... with that.. action earlier?" He asked with lots of difficulties.

"What do you mean? I did that for myself. Why?"

".. Was that on purpose?" He gazed at her eyes.

She clicked her tongue. "No, what are you thinking on purpose? Let go of me." She said averting her eyes from him and glanced at his tight grab.

"Really?"

She looked at him helplessly, "Yes, it was just an acting."

"Acting?"

She frowned. "What are thinking Mr. Lim? You're out of your mind! Are you expecting that I was intending on being serious there?"

He bowed down then closed his eyes as his hands slowly letting go of her wrist.

"What's with that?" He asked again.

"It was nothing I said."

He rolled his eyes. 'This woman couldn't be help. She's hopeless, tsk tsk.'

He looked around then found out they were the only ones there. "Let's go out now, they were already outside."

Istel nodded without saying anything and went outside not waiting for him.

Thereafter, a phone call came and she told William and JinJin to take home her luggage. The two nodded to her.