Shopping

"Lena, did you ask me to drive so you can stuff yourself with more food?"

Before the left the cafe, Lena had ordered another batch of scones. Somehow she was regretting never liking scones before. Was it due to her old self or was that she was in a different body?

"Why? Are you gonna stop loving me if I become fat?" Lena responded after she swallowed what she had left in her mouth. She stared at Gary with puppy eyes. Gary blushed and turn his head back on the road.

"I am just kidding." Lena poked Gary on cheeks. She sweetly giggled and continue to eat.

"You can eat as much as you like. Whether you're fat, ugly, or disabled… I will still --"

"Stop." Lena put her food down and stared at Gary. "I don't want to hear that from you. Not now and not ever."

Gary swerve the car to the side of the road and parked the car. He turned and faced Lena's serious face.

"Lena… I am serious though."

"Gary… you are a handsome and nice man. A perfect prince on a white horse, but we are in different worlds. My heart is too dark and thorny for such likes as you. The closer you come in, the deeper my thorns will hurt you.

My love life can come and go… but real friends are not like that. When Andy broke off the engagement, everyone left me. Only those who real with me stayed. I am a selfish woman, Gary. I will never love you, but you can never leave me."

Lena blinked a few times, getting back to reality. She didn't expect to say those last few words but it seems like the nasty personality of the old Lena is embedded deep into this body.

Lena touched her heart as she ponders if she was being a positive influence for this body or this body was poisoning her soul and mind.

However, Gary thought that she was going having a pain in her heart talking about Andy.

"I am not going to leave you. Now, c' mon. Didn't you say you were gonna buy me some clothes?"

"Buying?! Who do you think I am? Your sugar mommy?"

Gary laughed. Lena was back to normal. He started the car again and kept driving until they reached their destination.

They both walked into Sky Heights District Mall. As he trailed behind Lena, he felt that his purpose here with her was to be her bag holder…

They first went to stores that catered towards women clothing. Lena bought a few new daily dresses and formal wears. Lena took her time looking at the items and asked Gary many opinions. But, what can he say, she did look good in everything. Thankfully, Lena did not buy everything she touched. He knew that she did that a lot.

And as he assumed correctly… Gary carried all the bags. However, they finally entered a store with men clothing. Gary felt a bit warm inside, seeing Lena being very thoughtful as she looked through the clothes.

Every time they entered a store, the store attendants would come and try to help Lena, but she would always say that she doesn't need them.

Lena grabbed a shirt from the rack and held it to Gary, visualizing how he would look in the shirt. The gesture was just like a girlfriend picking out clothes for her boyfriend.

"Wha… isn't it Miss. Shen, the fallen princess." A girl's voice emerged from the background. Lena turned and saw that it was a few girls.

"You still have time to go out and play when your daddy's company is failing." The girl name Angie spoke.

"And who is this? Your new boy toy? Can't get a rich man so you are playing with a young man." Sophia commented as she stared at Gary.

Gary was going to say something but Lena stopped him. She stepped up towards the girl. She was a bit taller than the girls, asserting her dominating aura over them.

"Failing?" Lena scoffed. "Even with the Shen Industry failing business, I can still afford more things that you could ever touch. I would watch what you say in front of me."

"You---you.."

"And boy toy? Can't you see that I am just pretty? Without even Andy, of course, there will be a line of men licking my feet. You're free to join them too."

Angie was so pissed of she held out her hand to slap Lena.

"Stop."