Scolded the Devil Prince!

The next morning, Amayah woke up earlier than usual and decided to help Nolan get ready before leaving for work.

As she got off the couch, she glanced at the bed and saw that Nolan was still sleeping peacefully. Not wanting to wake him up earlier than his usual time, she took her outfit off and walked into the bathroom to get ready first.

Some time later, the door of the bathroom opened, and out came Amayah, all dressed and ready for the day. She glanced at the clock on the wall and saw that it was usually the time when Nolan woke up. So she looked at the bed.

On the bed, Nolan was sitting there with his back leaning on the headboard. He was looking straight in the direction in which Amayah was standing.

When she turned to the bed, seeing his gray eyes staring at her, she got a bit startled. She didn't expect to look directly into his ever so mesmerizing yet sharp gray orbs, just as she turned, staring straight at her. If she didn't know better, she would've thought that he was scrutinizing her.

Amayah averted her gaze directly and walked to the windows. She greeted him, "Good morning, Master Nolan," pulling the curtains open to let fresh rays of sunlight into the dark and cold room.

Hearing her greetings, Nolan just hummed in acknowledgement. Actually, he'd been awake since the minute she got off the bed. He'd always been a light sleeper, and after he lost his sight, his other senses heightened, so he could sense even the tiniest of movements. He just opened his eyes after she went into the bathroom to get ready.

"Let me help you to the bathroom. I've prepared your toothbrush. From today onward, I'll help you get ready for the day before I leave for work." Amayah informed him as she went closer to bed.

When she touched his arm to help him up, he jerked her arm away. "I don't need your assistance. I'm fine, I can do it on my own."

Hearing his stubborn words, anger took over Amayah. She glared at him and spoke up in a scolding tone, "What 'you can do it on your own'? Do you want to get hurt again? Do you enjoy being in pain so much?"

Nolan was stunned to hear her sudden outburst. No one has ever scolded Nolan like that in his lifetime except for his own grandfather. However, upon hearing her scolding, instead of getting angry, he felt warm. No one has ever cared for him or worried about him getting injured, not even his own grandfather. In order to make him tough and suitable to lead the whole Emerson Empire, his grandfather had to be strong-hearted and not pamper him too much. Even though he knew his grandfather cared for him, he never showed it on the surface. But now, seeing her scolding him like he was some disobedient child, he had this feeling of satisfaction that he couldn't understand.

Seeing him not make any noise Amayah got back to her senses and realized that she had just scolded the devil himself. She took a step back in fear. What is going to happen now? What will he do to her? Was this going to be her last day on earth? No—NO she didn't want to die this young.

She stole a look at the devil's face again to try to guess her upcoming fate, but nothing could be deciphered from his face; he had no expressions. Should she apologize to him? No, why should she apologize to him? She had said nothing wrong. She was never going to apologize for something she hadn't done wrong; it would be against her principles.

Suddenly, feeling his eyes land on her, she cursed inwardly. Damn her principles to hell. She knew it—she knew that her principles were going to get her killed one day. But... she didn't expect that to come so soon. Why couldn't she keep her mouth under control? Why did she have to scold no one else in this world but the devil prince himself? She could only curse her bad fate for this. Sob* Sob*

Just at that moment, Nolan got up from the bed and walked towards her.

Eyeing him walking towards her, Amayah had a sudden urge to run off, but as it's said, 'You can't run from the devil.'Then, for how long would she be able to run away from him in his own territory? And she was legally his wife as per the contract. She took a deep breath and strengthened her resolve and stood there, resisting the very tempting urge to run off.

Nolan stopped right in front of her.

The next moment, he moved his hand up. Seeing that, Amayah flinched a little and closed her eyes. But the beating she expected didn't come. She slightly opened one eye, and peeked, seeing him still in front of her. She opened the other one too. She didn't see his hand raised high. Confused, she looked down.

Nolan was holding his arm out in front of Amayah. "Help me to the bathroom." His deep voice resounded in her ears.

"H–Huh" Amayah thought that she had heard him wrong.

"Didn't you just say that you wanted to help me get ready? Then help me to the bathroom." Nolan repeated.

"Uh—Yes, yes." Amayah hurriedly took his arm and led him to the bathroom, thanking the gods for saving her.

***

Amayah led Nolan into the front of the sink and handed him the brush. She had already squeezed a dab of toothpaste on the brush before coming out of the bathroom after her bath.

He accepted it, and she informed him, "I'm leaving the bathroom. If you need anything, I'm right outside."

She left the bathroom, but not before she turned around and took a fresh towel out of the cabinet and hung it on the towel bar.