RUNNING AWAY AND BEING CAUGHT

After dinner, all the people retired to their respective rooms. "Jessica when are we going back to Fang mansion," Amy asked while she dried her hair. Jessica looked up from the book she was reading and said, "tonight, at 1." Amy thought she was joking and went to bed laughing. But she was shocked when she was woken up by someone at midnight.

"Amy, get up. It's time to leave… Get up!!" a female voice rang in her ears. "Don't irritate me… please…" Amy replied in a lazy voice. "Amy listen if you don't wake up… Jessica will be in huge trouble." Hearing the name of Jessica Amy's sleep went away and she sat up in an alert mode. "W-what happened to Jessica… Did her father do anything…" Amy said with a hint of fear in her voice. "

Jessica saw Amy's reaction and could not help but feel lucky to have a friend who valued her so much. Taking Amy in a tight embrace she said in a low voice, "Amy, nothing happened to me, but we need to leave this place now otherwise I would not be able to reach the airport on time for my early morning flight."

Amy was still in confusion when Jessica dragged her all the way to the backdoor of the mansion and then to the car parked outside.

"Where are we going??" Amy asked Jessica blinking her almond-shaped black eyes like a lost child. Jessica sighed and explained that she did not want to meet Steve and if she refused her father would use force to do so. She decides to escape from the marriage and her father's wrath by running away at midnight when no one is around.

"But will this not bring trouble to the Han family," Amy asked with a look of confusion on her face.

Jessica looked at her best friend and said, "if they don't care about me… why should I? And it's not like the Smith family or Steve Smith will eat him up, they are not human eaters. And I don't wanna marry at this age… also to the person I don't even know…"

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At the airport

"Call me once you reach. Don't forget me, dear." Amy said with a smile on her face and tears in her eyes.

"Stop it. The flight is delayed by an hour I am still here." Jessica said while lightly hitting the face Amy.

"I know. Wanna have something to eat I will go and get something." Amy said looking at the nearest counter.

"Okay you get something to at I will go and get my tickets," Jessica said as she got up and moved towards the counter.

After taking her tickets she was told by the lady on the help desk that someone requested to meet her in the VIP room. Jessica thought the person to be her grandfather as she had texted about it to her grandfather.

She tells Amy about it and they both go to the room but to their surprise, no one is there inside. They sit on the couch and waits for the old man.

It had been a long time and no one came.

"Flight 12 is boarding now to States. Passengers are requested to…" the announcement came and with it, the cheerful look on Amy's face flew away. Jessica got up and took her handbag.

"Amy I am gonna miss ya… I will call you, don't disturb your parents… I will be back after a while…" Jessica said as she hugged Amy.

"Ummm…"Amy could not bear to part with her best friend.

Jessica had bought a business class ticket so she was able to board in no time. She sat on her seat and started reading a magazine she had randomly picked. As the plane was about to board, there was a sudden delay and an announcement was made apologizing to the passengers.

Suddenly, the plane's door opened, and a handsome young man dressed in a tailored navy blue suit walked in. Following behind were his bodyguards dressed in black suits.

The man came in and stood in the middle of the pathway while his men came and searched through all the passengers as if they were finding someone. The man had a very deadly aura around him as he stared at his men with his ocean-like blue eyes.

One of his men reached Jessica. Jessica looked at him with her slivery golden eyes. Taking the hand of Jessica he raised it and said in a loud voice, "BOSS! I found her." The man's happiness could be seen on his face.

Jessica was confused and looked at the person who the man holding her hand just called 'Boss'. Before that she smacked the face of the man holding her hand and said in a cole and freezing tone. "you are not allowed to touch me!"

Turning to their 'Boss' she saw the man in an even more poisonous stare as his eyes were fixed on her. She stood rooted in her place.

Jessica sat on her seat nervously as the man in front of her was continuously staring at her with his beautiful blue eyes. Jessica didn't know why she was suddenly dragged out from the plane by this man in front of her. But she was completely angry. Now she was again in the VIP room she had waited in before boarding the flight.

Jessica stared at the man and said, "What do you want from me?" The man smiled and lazily said, "it was you who asked me to meet you and now you are running away. Do you take me as a fool?" Jessica was now about to explode from the anger she didn't even know this man and he was saying she wanted to meet him.

Suppressing her anger she said, "I don't even know you….." Abruptly an idea flashed through her mind 'is he the person I am arranged to marry. how come he knows I am here? No how could it be him? Shall I ask him…..' Before she could voice out her questions the man stood up and leaned closed to Jessica's face resting his hands on the arm of the sofa Jessica was sitting on.

In a low and husky voice, he said, "I think I need to introduce myself. Hi, miss Jessica, I am your would-be-husband, Steve Smith. We are going to get married in a few months and today I was supposed to meet you, but you ran away."

After finishing he sat back on his chair with a slight smile. Jessica gave him an awkward smile and said, "I hope Mr. Smith will understand my issue. Can we discuss it personally?" Steve gestured his men to walk out and sat with a serious expression facing Jessica.