"You know very well how the world works. Just a little sexual favor. Just one night, and you can have everything normal once again."
Scarlett couldn't hold back the anger that built up inside of her. Her jaw clenched in tension as the man's smile irked her. Her hand tightly gripped the other glass that rested on the table. Without delaying a second, she stood up from the chair before throwing the glass filled with wine at his mischievous, smirking face.
"WHAT THE HELL? ARE YOU CRAZY, BITCH?" The man thrashed, breathing and coughing violently. A smile of satisfaction touched her lips before she placed the glass back on the table.
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"Your movements seem flawed, Kennedy. Better watch your steps." Noel let out a mocking smirk before moving his piece forward on the chess board.
"Oops, your king is in danger. Here you go, checkmate!" A smile of satisfaction comes upon Noel's face as he leans back, finishing the second match of chess. His eyes darted back to Aditya's face, which let out an exasperated low growl before looking away.
Noel could notice the visible frustration on his face. The lines of his forehead furrowed and his jaw clenched in tension. Definitely, Aditya didn't give two fucks about losing the second match to Noel, but it was something else that was irritating him, and Noel knows that very well.
"I see where this comes from." He drawled, sighing before shifting the chessboard away and pouring himself and Aditya drinks.
"I feel like blowing out this place right now. The loud music irks me," Aditya's jaw clenched as he looked down on the floor that was blasted with the future.
"Too much anger can cause harm to you, Kennedy. I believe your grandfather wouldn't like his grandson injured before his marriage." Noel smirked before sliding the glass in Aditya's direction, who raised a perfect eyebrow looking at him and the snarky remark he just made.
"Says a man whose expected wife-to-be is nowhere to be seen," Aditya threw the remark back in a mockery tone as he faked an apologetic look. Noel's jaw clenched as Aditya let out another mocking smile.
"Well, at least I got the privilege to choose my wife-to-be." Noel snapped back, making Aditya's mocking smile vanish completely, replaced by a hardened and clenched face. "Poor others." Noel took a sip of his drink while faking his displeasure through his eyes.
"Walker, better watch your mouth-" Aditya's sentence got cut in the middle with a ring on his phone. The screen flashed the name 'Asi' and Aditya's frustration grew even stronger.
"Oh, it looks like your 'dear' wife-to-be is calling, Kennedy." Noel let out a chuckle as Aditya stared at his phone's screen with a clenched jaw before he looked back at Noel's mockery smiling face.
"Fuck-off!" Aditya grimaced at Noel with a hardened face as he grabbed his phone before storming out of the room to attend to his call. Noel leisurely chugged his drink, seeing Aditya's exasperated expression as he answered the call, until something unsettling happening downstairs caught his eye.
There was a guy in a black hoodie fighting another guy who seemed to be in a well-made tuxedo, and there stood a lady in a pretty dress. Her eyes showed horror and disgust at the same time while she was telling something to the guy. Noel tried to take a closer look at her face until he couldn't anymore. His fists clenched in anger as he stood up from his place, storming outside.
Scarlett watched in horror as the man's expression came out so painful after getting another punch from Rohan. When Scarlett threw the drink at him, the man attacked her like some wild animal. "How dare you, asshole?" Rohan growled before throwing another punch his way.
Kacey's eyes shut painfully as he grabbed his jaw while glaring at Rohan. His eyes kept switching between him and Scarlett before a taunting smile appeared on his face. "Got a backup for yourself, huh? You little bitch!" He gritted before getting ready to push Scarlett onto the table. Rohan quickly got a hold of him before he could reach Scarlett and push her.
He threw Kacey on the other side a little harsher this time. Kacey's anger crossed its limits as he approached Scarlett before grabbing her by the elbow. She tried to defend herself by kicking him on the knee, but he was quick to grab her leg before he pushed her on the counter. She let out a painful groan as her head started to bleed after getting hit by the edge.
"Ms. Adair!!" Rohan called out her name in horror before he was thrown away with a harsh punch. "You thought you could save yourself from me? huh?" Kacey let out a mocked laugh before he stepped forward in Scarlett's direction. Before he could touch her, he was stopped by none other than Noel himself. "How dare you?" Kacey growled as Noel watched him; his eyes sharpened, piercing through Kacey's soul, before his hold tightened on Kacey's fists.
"That's what I'm supposed to say. How dare you touch her?" He utters it calmly. As much as his tone seemed imperial, there was thunder going on inside of him. thunder that was enough to destroy the man who stood in front of him. Seeing the blood on Scarlett's head made his blood turn cold.
"Who are you to say that?" Kacey's fists clenched as he glared at Noel with utter wrath.
"Well, none of your concern." Noel gritted as he threw a tight punch in Kacey's face. The man let out a painful groan as he heard the sound of cracking his bones before he was thrown onto the floor with full force. Kacey let out another painful groan, hitting the floor, which almost led him to unconsciousness. Noel's eyes fell on Scarlett, who was now approached by Rohan, who tried to bring her to consciousness, and he quickly went towards her.
"Scarlett?" He grabbed her head tenderly, gently tapping on her cheeks. "Her head is kind of injured." Rohan shook his head in displeasure as Noel stared at her forehead, which had a cut and some blood spots. He quickly picked her up in bridal style before storming out of the club, and Rohan followed him in bewilderment.
"Where are you taking her?" he asked Noel, who was busy settling Scarlett inside his car. He gently shut his car door before marching towards his side. "To get her treated." He replied shortly before driving his car off of there, while Rohan kept watching in bewilderment as the car left.
Noel brings Scarlett to his house, where Denise, the caretaker, watches him in shock. She gasped at seeing a girl whose forehead had some blood spots as she approached Noel to ask him what happened. "What happened?" she asked, looking at the girl.
"Denise, can you please call the doctor right now? I'll answer you later." He dismissed before taking Scarlett upstairs to his room. Denise did as she was asked to before following Noel upstairs.
"Do not worry. The injury isn't harmful. Just some cuts, but it is good that you called me to treat them; otherwise, they could have infected the wound. I suggest letting her take some rest and have a good diet. I've prescribed some painkillers and ointments, and that's sufficient. She's good." The doctor finished bandaging Scarlett's forehead while Noel kept his eyes fixed on her face.
"All right, I shall leave it here and just inform me if she faces any problems."
"Thanks, doc," Noel nodded before asking Denise to follow the doctor outside. His eyes shifted back to Scarlett's face, and he kept staring at her with unexplainable emotions. A warm feeling settled in the pit of his stomach as he heard Scarlett snoring lightly, indicating that she was sleeping. He marched beside her before sitting on the bed.
His fingers, unknowingly, went to touch her face, resting on her bandaged forehead. Her skin felt so soft and warm under his rough fingertips. Her light snores brought a small smile to his lips that even he wasn't aware of. Her fingertips gently trailed down her cheeks as she wriggled in her sleep before turning her face to the other side.
Noel quickly pulled his hand back, afraid that his touch might break her much-needed sleep. His eyes softened before he covered her with the quilt.
"A very good night to you, Scarlett."
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