Lucky My Face

When she opened her eyes, she can still smell the lingering scent of food being cooked. But it being mild, she knew that the cooking was already done for quite a while now. And feeling as there were no longer any other movements outside, she can tell that she was already alone.

She stood and cleaned herself, checking the time, it was already half past seven in the morning. Stepping out of her bedroom, she saw the covered plates in the kitchen counter.

'Hmmm... with that brat's pride, I don't think she was the one who cooked, she might be young but kids her age could cook if they put their mind into it. So I guess it must have been him,' she thought as she walked up to the kitchen counter and sat down in the high chair.

It was a simple breakfast, fried rice with egg and soup, 'The utensils he used aren't little and the time it took him to cook all these would be at least half an hour.'

As she eat a mouthful, she looked up at the sink, 'He also washed what he had used.'

She puffed her cheeks as she contemplate over these things while also eating mouthful upon mouthfuls of her breakfast. Finally she sighed, 'Was I too tired? I actually didn't realize that they were cooking here. Ah.'

She looked down at herself, she remembered that before passing out due to sleepiness she was sitting here and was drinking coffee with him, she looked at the two mugs, that was cleaned, hanging.

'He carried me to my room? So he was a tad bit of a gentleman.'

She touched her neck, the bruise was already light, almost gone at that. She shuddered remembering his look back then, 'Fine, I'll do my best not to cross his bottom line.'

After cleaning up, she decided to text him. She found another excuse for him to help her out.

*DING*

FROM: Narcissist Jerk >>>Okay.<<<

She had changed his name after that time when she called him about his sister.

Somehow this two ended up using the same adjective in each other's contact names. Though Amber's was a bit more harsh for calling him a jerk when she was the reason why he had become cruel back then.

Seeing his reply, a grin broke in her small face even her face was twinkling.

'With this, I can finally unleash my full potential as the Pianist.'

Then she stopped, 'He didn't even wonder how I know he was the Shield?'

TO: Narcissist Jerk >>> Do you know my codename? <<<

She waited for a whole five minutes before receiving a reply.

FROM: Narcissist Jerk >>> Doll? <<<

'He didn't? Am I not famous?'

On the other side, Ashton's brows were furrowed. He didn't know why she had asked and he didn't know who she was. As for him being the Shield, he actually didn't care about people knowing that it was him.

"I'm amazed with her non sensical questions you are still replying. If that was one of us, surely you would be ignoring it already," Devon commented seeing his furrowed brows as he reply.

Ashton looked up at him but just shrugged.

*****

True to his words, afternoon of that same day, Ashton sent Carl for Amber and brought her to the university where he placed a strong defensive barrier for her laptop and address.

She can put the barriers herself but someone who was inclined more in security or defending was better than her who was more on attacking.

The next four days became blissful because of this, her works became plenty and her bank account became fatter.

She was even receiving messages as the Pianist.

Some were welcoming her back while some were wondering where she had been since the last time she came online was last year.

'Well I noticed that those people are placing their gazes at Pianist last year and could only halt her activities. But looking back, maybe I shouldn't have? They must just be speculating but with me suddenly stopping, it's like I confirmed their guesses.'

She sighed as she shook her head. But right now since what she have is the protection of Shield and people know that Shield was also Ashton Wright, then she would still be safe. They will only think that something else have happened to Pianist and currently she was now under the Wright empire.

'Am I lucky or what? My plans are starting to sprout, with all these money flowing in, a few more and I can start up my own company. I just need people under me to make it successful.'

She was happily staying inside her room, enjoying using her hands to make so much money. She could only relunctantly stop when she heard her stomach growl.

'Why don't we treat our self to something new this time? I can go to a different coffee shop and can still continue my work. Aaahhh that's right this is life.'

As she go down, her mind was to what will happen tomorrow. Ashton's parents will be coming tomorrow and they will finalize the contract. Then she will have to give the cure, subconsciously her free hand went to her back.

*TING*

The sound of the elevator reaching the ground floor brought her back to reality. She took a deep breath and started walking out. Both Alissa and Hayley are currently on their part time job.

But just as she came out, her attention was caught by someone outside the main entrance of Fire Empire Hotel. She furrowed her brows, 'She looks like she was waiting for someone.'

She just shrugged but just as she was about to walk the opposite side, she saw a navy blue van who was speeding and stopped right in front of the one outside Fire Empire Hotel and without much fight, she was taken.

Amber's eyes grew wide before her mouth turned agape, 'Isn't this a bit too much? What the hell have just happened?!?'

She exclaimed inside her head as she tried to hail a taxi. Her mind momentarily blanked out but she was able to soon get her head straight. Three minutes after the van speed away she was finally able to get a taxi.

"Where to ma'am?" the taxi driver asked.

Right now there's no point in her telling him to follow the van for in the first place the van is gone.

"Please start the meter and go straight for now, but drive moderately, I shall tell you where to turn, in a while. I will triple whatever comes in your meter once we arrive to my destination. So please don't ask any question."

As she said this she started contacting Ashton and opened her laptop. The driver was first confused by her unclear destination but hearing her say triple he had no more qualms.

'Damn it!! Why is he not picking up now?'

She tried to call him multiple times only to receive his callback tone. While going on with this, her hands never stopped typing in her laptop, currently her full potential was in full display that even the driver couldn't help but to sneak a few glances at her through the rareview mirror.

Her hands moved as if she was playing a very fast paced piece in a piano but at times it would slow down just like the tempo of other musical sheets that change from fast to slow to moderate then to fast all over again.

Another two minutes after she started, multiple CCTV shots were displayed in her laptop. She chose those that are closest to Fire Empire Hotel and found the van's plate number. She then started opening more and more of the CCTV's on the main road.

Then the van disappeared, she knew they have changed their plate number so she scanned all through out and found a green colored van that appeared after the other disappeared.

She was able to tell that it was this one because of the dents that was on the other.

What had happened a while ago was seen by other people as well and she knew that they must have called some police already but even that would take more time, she can only take things in her hand.

'Lucky my face, I am completely unlucky right now. Why oh why do I have to witness that.'

She was complaining in her mind as she told the driver where to turn, she also made him to keep driving moderately, this way the kidnappers wouldn't think that they are being chased and wouldn't go in a round about manner.

'Surely these people didn't know who she really was, so why? Just because she was staying at Fire Empire Hotel?'

Then she remembered for the past three days everytime she was picked by Carl, Ashton's assistant, she would always wait outside half an hour prior she was picked. Surely these people have seen Ashton with her, then they knew that she was also a young miss from the owner of University A.

She couldn't help but to be agitated as she mess up her hair, 'These kidnappers must be the ones kidnapping those young children in the news. Damn it.'

She knew they would arrive soon. But still she couldn't connect to Ashton who was actually in a meeting right now, this time it was regarding the businesses of Wright so his phone was obviously in silent mode and is not close with him.

Soon Amber had finally arrived in a warehouse in a dock area, looking around she can tell that a boat should be arriving soon. 'No wonder they were able to escape all the time, changing your plate number and color then a boat taking you away not long after your kidnapping, obviously the police wouldn't be able to be that fast to get you.'