Chapter 2

The next day, Jennet woke up when her phone rang. She opened her sleepy eyes lazily. As if remembering something, she immediately ran her hands under the quilt, searching for her phone. When she failed to locate it, she groaned softly. Her long and straight hair was all over her face when she got on all four limbs on the bed, searching for her ringing phone. She looked around with her hair curtaining the sides of her face.

Then, the ringing died.

As the sound died, she was in a daze on the bed. She looked around in confusion. The room she was in was dark.

"Where am I?" she mumbled to herself while still feeling half asleep. The surrounding was not the house that she was used to. Her brows furrowed as she tried to remember something. She tugged her hair until she felt pain on the skin of her head. Then, she nodded her head. "Ahh, I remember. I am in my new house."

She slumped back onto the pillows to continue sleeping but the phone rang again. She grunted furiously as she raised her head.

‘Just where is that damn phone of mine go?!’ she grumbled. She slipped from the bed motionlessly as she was still feeling groggy and she cursed angrily when she spotted the phone was under the bed.

"Just how the heck did my phone get down there?" she grunted as she got on her stomach on the cold floor, reaching out for the phone. She managed to grab it and saw a familiar name on the screen. Marvina!

Gasping in fright, she held the phone to her ear. "Hello, Marvina!" she greeted as cheerful as possible even when her voice was hoarse.

"What took you so long?!" A stern and angry voice came from the end of the receiver. The person at the end of the line was half shouting in her ear.

"Err... I just woke up from sleep," Jennet replied and smiled sheepishly in guilt. "Sorry, I didn't hear the phone when it rang."

"You promised to meet me today and here I thought you were in trouble because you didn’t show up." Marvina's voice sounded furious but worried at the same time.

Jennet scratched her head. ‘Did I forget about something?’ she squeezed her thoughts, searching for a clue that could jog her mind. She rubbed her eye with her other free hand. "Hmm, what time is it now? I kind of not able to differentiate if it is morning or evening now."

"It is now half past twelve in the afternoon. You promised to meet at 10 am,” Marvina nagged at the end of the line.

Jennet gasped silently. ‘Gosh, I forgot about the promise to eat out today!’ she screamed in her head.

"I'm sorry. I am coming right away. Will you be so kind and wait for me? I’ll treat you for anything you want," she said trying to ease her friend's anger.

"Fine, since you're treating me, I will be emptying your wallet and when I say it, I mean it," Marvina said, threatening her. Her mood improved a bit.

"Yes boss," Jennet answered back with a chuckle. "I'll meet you there in half an hour," she added before the call ended.

Jennet was about to slide out from under the bed when she felt a cold touch on her bare feet. She gasped and accidentally hit her head under the bed. "Ouch!" she yelped.

She slid out from under the bed with her phone along with a confused expression on her face. She sat on the floor and looked around. Her heart accelerated at an unknown pace.

‘Did somebody just grab on my feet?’

She immediately stood up and pulled the curtains. Light emerged and filled her room brightly. She looked around once again. No one was there except her. Again, she scratched her head, confused and uncertain of what happened just now. ‘Hmm, I must be imagining things.’

She ignored her fast-paced heart as she placed her phone on the bed and gone through her wardrobe for a towel before rushing into the bathroom. After ten minutes, she dashed out from the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel with her long-wet hair. She took another towel and hurriedly pat her hair dry while groaning in exasperation.

"I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!" Jennet kept repeating the phrase as if it was a charm.

She hurriedly put on her clothes but was having trouble to put on her pants. "Urghh!" she groaned while desperately trying to jerk her leg inside the pants. "Why do pants have to be too tight?!"

She jumped around on one foot as if doing so would help. At last, she sat on the bed and managed to wear the pants. As soon as she managed to put her pants on, she combed her long black hair. Since her hair was still wet and not properly dried, it got tangled and in knots which left her groaning in frustration. "Goodness!"

She forcefully tugged her hair and the knot came off, dangling on the comb. Grumbling, she put the comb on the dressing table. Then, she patted her long hair dry for the last time using a towel before she hung them on the line. Shortly after that, she made her bed in a rush before running out from the bedroom and jumping down a few flights of stair in her small body. Luckily, she managed to avoid tripping and ran towards her car. While gasping heavily, she started the engine and drove off in hurry.

As soon as the car left, the same man appeared on the balcony again.

He watched as the car left the compound. There was a worried expression on his handsome face. He exhaled a deep breath as he said softly, "Comb, return the hair to its owner." His voice was deep and sexy but at the same time was cold.

The comb that was left on the dressing table, moved and wiggled. The knots of hair were free and now in a few long strands. It flew and disappeared in mid-air.

The handsome mysterious man then vanished into mists, leaving no trace. The villa was once again empty.

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