Revenge Heiress: Bow To My Reborn

In between avoiding Carla and Beatrice and also keeping an eye out for Sebastian, I was like a headless chicken, constantly watching like a hawk, and while everyone was enjoying the showcased artworks I was too busy devising a foolproof plan to meet Sebastian privately.

Finally, I got an opening and immediately I saw Sebastian go through the back door, I knew I had to sneak through the storage.

Great! I have to go into spy mode!

Surprisingly, I didn't do too much work because the guard on duty slipped away for a second and that's all the time I needed to sneak in like a rat!

Once I was in, I was instantly blown away by the numerous paintings.

"Oh! It's this painting by my favorite artist!-" I clasped my mouth suddenly, I can't let myself get carried away and ruin my plans.

I took a deep breath to calm down and the moment I took a step forward a voice from behind petrified my bones!

"Wait! Who are you?"

I didn't dare move, like hell! I didn't dare breathe. I just stood with wide eyes and a racing mind that was trying to calculate my next move. Should I make a run for it? Damn it!

"Are you a thief? Show yourself!" The commanding voice demanded again and I bit the inside of my mouth. Oh boy! This is killing me.

"Seeing as you don't want to show yourself, you really are a thief!"

His accusing words unknowingly got to me so I turned around in annoyance and yelled "I'm not a thief, okay!" But I instantly regretted my decision. My already wide eyes got as wide as saucer and we both pointed at each other.

"You!"

"You!"

Shit! Shit! Shit! It's the guy from the Crossroads! How can my luck be this bad?! He even recognized me!

[Dun! Dun!]

Really? Sound effects? Is that freaking necessary?! I mentally facepalmed myself. I couldn't believe I was having an internal argument with myself when faced with such a crisis.

[Don't just stand there, make a run for it!]

Right! Before more havoc was caused I took to my heels in the direction I already planned on going and I didn't stop to look back until I covered a reasonable distance but I don't think he even pursued me, was I worried for nothing?

No, he must think I'm a weirdo. First I crashed into his car out of literally nowhere and pushed him until his butt hit the cold asphalt and now he thinks I'm a thief.

What a reputation to uphold.

I was trying to catch my breath from all the running when it suddenly dawned on me. What if he decides to sue me?! Oh my! Why didn't I think of that? He looks rich and influential, he could totally sue me for a whole lot.

The thought made me shudder and I'm glad I ran away.

But then, something unexpected happened, a black cloth was suddenly thrown over my head and my figure was lifted off the ground.

Oh my gosh, does he really hold such deep grudges against me?

"Put me down!" I struggled in vain and all I saw was black but eventually, my frame was placed right side up and I was dumped in a closed space. If I'm not mistaken I was put in the back seat of a car.

Is this because I threw myself at his car? Isn't this method too petty, even for my crimes?

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to almost cause an accident last night. It was a mistake and your car just happened to me passing… the truth is, I was drunk. Yes, I was drunk last night, so it was a drunken mistake, so don't be too harsh if you decide to sue me or something…"

I said everything in a heartbeat because it was best I lay it out now that my head was still covered with the black cloth.

"What are you going on about?"

The cloth was suddenly yanked off and so was my brain because it went completely blank at the sight before me.

"S-Sebastian… Cornelius?!"

He raised a brow in question and my heart sunk to the bottom of my being. What the hell is going on?

So it was Sebastian who abducted me, not the crossroad guy.

[So we're just going to call him the crossroad guy? That's kinda harsh]

You shut it! You only ever criticize me! If you can't even predict this outcome then what use are you?!

What am I even doing, arguing with myself?

"Well, I'm waiting. What were you talking about? What happened last night?"

Ah, I said all those things to Sebastian, I'm so done for! On a side note, this would be a good time for that voice in my head to come up with an answer to save my perishing soul, but of course, it's never there when I need it!

"Uhm… uhm… well. It's not uhm…"

"Are you toying with me right now?"

His gaze was anything but friendly right now, I have to save my skin no matter what! I haven't even started to gain his trust, I can't leave such a bad impression! It can't be over before it even starts!

Think of something, goddamn it!

I got it! "The thing is, I thought I was abducted by some bad guys so I said the lines I rehearsed. I heard it helps to confuse your enemies, so if you're ever in danger, just repeat those lines to buy yourself some time"

Such a brilliant idea, I smiled inwardly at my words. Well played, Lyla. In the midst of my mental self-praise, I heard him scoff a laugh and I was smitten for a hot second.

Now that I'm this close to him, his onyx eyes seemed to sparkle even more. He must make the girls go crazy for real, such a walking temptation.

"What are you looking at?"

I was caught red-handed! "I'm just wondering why you abducted me. Earlier in the party, ahem… you completely ignored me"

This wasn't my lame attempt to change the subject, I really wanted to know why he bundled me over but I soon regretted asking because he leaned in far too close.

So close that I had my back plastered on the door to avoid his face, not to mention that his eyes were moving to places they should never have!

I flew my hands over my chest protectively. "Are you a pervert?!" The words blurted out of my mouth faster than I could think. How could I call my one-way ticket to survival a pervert? I must be prepared to die.

I thought he'd get offended but he wasn't even paying me any attention, his eyes were still on my chest and I didn't know what to make of this!

I hope his relationship with his ex-girlfriend wasn't something shady, otherwise I'm toast.

Still, I doubt he'd do something crazy, we're out here in the day and even though his car is exclusively tinted, I don't think he'd take the risk of doing something grossly inappropriate.

I was wrong!

Not only did he look with his eyes but his hands started searching my neck in a hurried manner and I simply couldn't bear this discomfort. Savior or not, I'm going to kill him!

"Sebastian Cornelius! What the hell are you doing?" I yelled and his movements suddenly stopped. He seemed to have lost himself for a moment and took a deep breath to regain his composure before speaking.

"What sort of mask are you wearing?"

I almost coughed up blood, so he wasn't a pervert, he's just paranoid about my appearance. isn't this great?

"What do you mean? Why would I wear a mask?" I flashed my innocent doe eyes with a mixture of puzzlement, making sure that my brown orbs resonated with my current state of helplessness. Faced with his heavy scrutiny, I can't give anything away.

Silence reigned in our midst and he suddenly asked.

"Who sent you?"

So now he thinks I'm a spy? But who would be paranoid enough to send a doppelgänger spy? Oh, wait, why does that actually make sense? Too bad that's not the case here, except if my future self in a coma counts as my benefactor, then yes, I was a spy from the future but I couldn't say that and feigned ignorance.

"Why are you speaking like this, you're the one who abducted me" I calmly said this but my message was passed across effectively. I finally thought I had won until he spoke again and I was suddenly teleported back to my earlier predicament of speechlessness.

"That's because you seemed to have a lot to say back in the gallery, or am I wrong?"

Shoot! What a mess, I can't just say I wanted to see his face right?

It was obvious he was asking this question to gauge my response and my answer to this would determine if he sees me as a spy or not.

"Well, you're not wrong. I wanted to meet you because I heard so much about you" I flashed a full smile to hide my nervousness but my face stiffened when he spoke.

"Don't smile like that" His voice was stern with no trace of emotion so I awkwardly retracted my lips.

"Leave"

That one word fell on me like a ton of bricks. I can't avoid to leave like this. Without thinking I suddenly grabbed his tux.

"Wait! The truth is, I wanted to meet you because… I want to work for you. I need a job-"

"I have no job for you" He cut me off nice and sharp but it would take more than that to make me back off.

"Yes you do, I would like to become your maid!"