Only wish

The bodyguards escorted Bella to a room that was two rooms next to Niklaus's. As she sat on the bed, her thoughts continued running wild.

Her finger twiddled with the ring on her index finger. She remembered it clear that she was in her office, waiting for Niklaus. Later when she bumped her knee...what happened after that? 

''Urgh…" Bella felt like ripping her hair off so that all this mess could start making some sense. Her gaze landed on the bell-sleeved yellow dress that she was wearing. 

This dress...she had seen it somewhere but she could not put a finger on where she saw it.

As a gust of wind swept past the room, the curtains moved and the noise of flipping of pages resounded in the room. 

Bella pushed herself to her feet and turned around to look in the direction of the noise and her gaze landed on a comic lying on the coffee table. 

She walked towards the coffee table and picked up the comic. As she glanced at the cover, her eyes widened slightly, "This… Isn't this the comic that Ben got me before? I was about to read it today…" 

She quickly walked around the coffee table before taking a seat on the couch, "Isn't this…" As she flipped open the first page, there was the picture of a man she saw earlier today and followed by his details, "Niklaus Kingsley, 27 years old, love interest-Rose Scott, the male lead…" Bella read the details slowly. 

Her gaze shifted to the second page and she saw a beautiful and gentle woman in the picture, "Rose Scott, 26 years old, been in love with Niklaus since she was 5, the female lead…" she was about to flip the page but something caught her attention. In the corner of the page, there was a picture of another woman with a slight smirk on her face and she let out a shaky breath when she read the name.

Bella placed her finger on the laters blankly, "Bella Ashton, 25 years old, orphan, evil supporting character who is obsessed with the male lead…"

As she flipped the pages, she saw some more characters but she quickly moved to Chapter 1, and what she saw shocked her beyond her belief. 

The Male lead and Female lead, Niklaus and Rose, a pair of childhood sweethearts were soon going to be engaged. The evil supporting character, Bella, who is also an old friend of the Rose got to know this on her way back from abroad. Later, she barges inside the bathroom intending to catch the man's attention but…

Bella paused when she flipped the page only to find it empty. She kept flipping the pages but the rest of the pages were empty. 

She let out a deep sigh and threw the comic to the other side of the couch. 

She leaned back on the couch weakly. 

…

The next morning, Bella opened her eyes when the sun rays hit her face. Her neck was sore and she stretched her body while straightening up on the couch. 

She stared out of the French Windows. Her mind gradually started registering what happened and she slumped on the couch. 

She thought about it long and hard yesterday and as bizarre as it was, she concluded that she has transmigrated into a romance comic. Not as a female lead, but the evil supporting character who had her eyes set on the male lead. 

The disbelief marred her so hard that she could not sleep for a long time until the exhaustion took over. 

And now, all she could think of was looking for a way to go back but how? 

There was one thing she couldn't understand. Why was Niklaus here? What for? 

She shook her head, "I got into this who knows how but it can't be Niklaus. He is still in the real world," She had her reasons for concluding this because the man Niklaus that she knew and had a crush on is gentle, considerate, and kind. 

And the current Niklaus in front of her, his entire aura is different. He seems everything opposite and way too cold. 

And other than that, there are no chances that he could be here because if he did, he would be as bewildered as her but he seemed very familiar with the Rose girl. 

"The Female lead indeed," Bella mumbled. 

As weird as it was, it seemed like the male lead of this comic had the same face as her crush and the same name.

"Why?" Bella stood up from the couch and massaged her neck. Why and how in the world did something like this happen?

She was fiddling with the ring on her finger when she realized something else. She glanced at the ring on her finger. It was a ring that her grandfather gave her when she was young and with every year, he made adjustments to its size so she could wear it without any issues. 

Right at this moment, she was not even wearing the same dress and accessories that she was wearing in the office. That means this ring was the only thing that came with her… 

Her thoughts trailed off as she looked at the comic lying on the couch. No, maybe it was not the only thing. 

Probably this comic came here too along with the ring. 

Bella walked towards it and picked it from the couch. She quietly looked at it for a few seconds before walking towards the bedside table. 

Bella pulled open the lower drawer and took a step back. She closed her eyes, pursed her lips, and walked straight ahead, "Ah…" A gasp escaped her mouth when she was suddenly dragged back, her back collided with a rigid surface. 

"Miss Bella, must you end your life out of bitterness?" came a whisper beside her ear and she froze. 

...

Bella just wanted to give it a try. It all started with her knee bumping into the drawer. It's not like her transmigrating into comics wasn't bizarre enough. What harm was there with trying one more bizarre thing?

Who knew if her knee bumped into the drawer again, she would end up being dropped in her office room? 

Her Grandpa, Ben, everyone must be worried about her and….her crush, he should waiting for her there. 

The last thing she expected was someone standing at the door, noticing her weird actions and finding her funny. 

It was not until Niklaus noticed how she was about to harm herself did he step towards her. The brief moment that she took to take deeper breathes to calm herself, he was already standing behind her after taking large strides towards her.

And the moment she stepped forward, he grabbed her elbow and pulled her back. Her back collided with his chest and she gasped. 

"Miss Bella, must you end your life out of bitterness?" he whispered. 

Bella felt his warm breath near her neck and she was momentarily dazed before she straightened up and turned around to look at the man, "Mr. Niklaus, must you barge inside a girl's room just to take revenge for her naive actions?" she narrowed her eyes as she looked at him. 

Yesterday, she was in a daze and it was taking her time to register what was happening around her but now she understood a few things. And of course, she did not forget how he treated her, he even called his guards and was planning to throw her out. 

One more reason why she was unable to react was that she thought he was Niklaus, her crush. But now she was certain that both of them are different people.

First, their characteristics. Her crush was a gentle person, kind, innocent, and soft-spoken. This person was the polar opposite. Secondly, this is the male lead and she did not know what happened that he got this face and name nor did she understand what happened for her to become the vicious supporting character.

But one thing she was certain of was both of them were different people. 

Niklaus on the other hand raised an eyebrow at her proclamation, "Miss Bella, after you step inside a man's bedroom and bathroom without any hesitation, you sure have some nerve to proclaim that you are naive."

Bella's lips twitched. That was what the artist drew and the supporting character played her part. Why was she being blamed for it? But considering the current circumstances, she could not do anything about it. 

"Well, then let me apologize sincerely for what happened yesterday," she stepped back, making some distance between them, "I was not intending to do that but I admit that it was very improper. I am sorry, Mr. Niklaus," it was indeed the most improper thing to drop into a romance comic out of nowhere and that too as the vicious supporting character who has her heart set on the Male Lead. 

But she cannot change anything and at this point, all she could do was wish to find a way to go back to her world, no matter what it took her. 

Niklaus quietly glanced at her and Bella looked back into his blue eyes unblinkingly. 

She was not the one who barged inside the bathroom to seduce him so he can't intimidate her with his suspicious glare. 

Niklaus nodded before he stepped back from her, "Alright, I believe Miss Bella will not give in to her lust in the future and will act more properly instead of barging inside a man's bathroom."

Bella felt the urge to punch something but she could only force a smile on her face, "Of course, Mr. Niklaus," she replied with a very professional tone. 

Niklaus quietly glanced at her face. It has been years since he knew this woman who was now standing in front of him but for some reason, it felt like he was seeing her for the first time. Where was the person who would stop at nothing to get his attention?

But then again, this woman has always been unpredictable. So, he did not know if these were some new tactics. 

"Here," he extended his hand towards her. 

"What?" Bella questioned. 

"You don't have eyes?"

Bella did not say anything and she quietly glanced at the bracelet in his hand, "This…"

"It is yours I believe. You dropped it yesterday in the bathroom," Niklaus indifferently answered. 

"Oh, thank you," Bella picked it up from his palm and nodded. 

Niklaus looked at her. 

"Is there something else?" Bella raised an eyebrow. 

The corner of his lips twitched. Was she kicking him out of the room? 

He did not respond to her and turned around before stepping towards the door. 

Unaware of his thoughts, Bella blinked. 

His footsteps came to a halt and he looked at her from above his shoulder, "19 minutes to go before breakfast."

"So?" she frowned.

"My family doesn't like people who don't work on time," without giving her a chance to respond, he walked out of the door. 

And Bella was left standing near the bed with a bewildered expression on her face, "What has it got to do with me?" 

Aren't lines like these supposed to be for the female lead so she gets accepted by everyone? 

What's weirder is that why would he come to give her this bracelet personally? He could have sent it with those bodyguards whom he called yesterday to kick her out of his room. Or such an extravagant place would not lack servants, would it?

Bella massaged her forehead. Earlier when he pulled her closer and she turned around to look at him, she felt dazed for a moment. 

Why did he have to have the same face as her crush?!

Swallowing her grievances, she glanced at the bedside table where she was planning to bump her knee to go back to her world. 

But… what are the odds of her ending up with a broken bone? 

She rubbed her arms feeling goosebumps on them. 

She glanced at the comic in her hand which she had rolled up earlier when Niklaus came. 

Bella flipped through the pages only to find it the same as yesterday. Except for a few pages, in the beginning, the rest of the pages were empty. 

She quietly stuffed it into the drawers. 

Later, by the time Bella showered and dressed up, it was already past 1 hour because she ended up dozing off in the bathtub. 

As she walked out of her room, she saw a few servants around, "Where are everyone?" she asked an old man. 

The man bowed at her slightly before extending his hand towards the staircase, "Right in the living room."

Bella nodded before walking towards the grand staircase. As she ascended the stairs, she could see some people downstairs, in the enormous living room.