Chapter 43
Alex stared dumbfoundedly at the phone screen which had already at so point in ti turned black. Nyx? As in, Nyx, the arrogant cold woman, was coming to his ho...? Wasn’t she supposed to be busy handling whatever underworld bosses do this ti of the night? Or was she really that bored to think of coming to his humble apartnt, all in the na of ’Teaching him a lesson.’ or maybe... she’s just wanted to use it as an excuse to visit her man.
All of a sudden, Alex shot up from the bed and winced in pain. If she was really coming then he had to tidy up the house. Well it’s not like it was that dirty or anything but, since he had been in the training world for three freaking days, according to the present world ti, then it was bound for the room to acquire so dust here and there.
But before he did all that, there was still sothing important he had to do.
"Gremlin, open my inventory."
[Hmmm... Not until you change that word gremlin to sothing sweet, and ohh! Add please]
Alex rolled his eyes before letting out a defeated sigh.
"Fine. Oh, great and rciful system, would you please open my inventory?"
[Why of course my good sir? Request granted]
[Desire Shop: Status Opened]
• Minor Luck Boost for twenty four hours — 50 Desire Points
• Body Recovery Water (Heals injuries) — 50 Desire Points
• Charm Amplifier Lvl.1 (Temporary increases attraction towards the opposite sex) — 80 Desire Points
• Sleeping potion (within two hours) — 80 Desire Points
• Random Gacha spin — 100 Desire Points
• Aura Of Seduction Lv.2 — 500 Desire Points
• X-ray Vision — 500 Desire Points
• Ti rewind (Only within one minute) — 700 Desire points
[Total Desire Points: 610 DP]
As much as he hated spending his hard earned points, Alex had no choice but to use it once again, if he wanted to get rid of that accursed pain in his rib and arm. He initially thought about using his injury to gain Nyx’s sympathy, but decided against it. It wasn’t worth putting his health on the line just to get a brief sympathy which might not even happen.
"Sigh. I’ll buy body recovery water."
Imdiately a familiar tea cup sized bottle with an intricate design materialized in his palm. He downed the translucent, slightly sweet liquid in a few gulps. Instantly at that mont, he could feel his shattered ribs slowly nding and his deford hand beginning to heal.
After a minute or two, the oddly satisfying sensation ended, replaced by his entire body feeling good as new again. Ah, no matter how many tis he took the body recovery water, it had never ceased to amaze him, how potent its effect was. He even beca slightly tempted with the idea of using the body recovery water to get more moolah.
Rembering the last incident where his stomach felt like hell after taking the body recovery water, plus the fact that hadn’t eaten a single al since he got back, Alex decided to prepare the last piece of slightly expired instant noodles, sitting quietly in his kitchen cabinet. It was really ironic, here he was, a shareholder of a multi-million dollar company, reduced to eating expired instant noodles.
Alex couldn’t help groaning at his fate.
’Ahh!"
But then his mind flashed to what Nyx had said, the night before they got freaky.
"Wait!" He paused and furrowed his brow. "Didn’t Nyx say she was going to send One hundred thousand dollars? So what the hell is taking her so long?"
[Do you really expect her to still give you the cash after what you did? But maybe there might still be a chance that she’ll send it. As for now, clean up this place, it looks like a pig’s house and don’t forget to take your shower before you even think of cooking. I’m tired of slling trash]
"..."
Alex bit back a retort. Ever since she beca his system, she had been nothing but annoying and.... Helpful, but still pretty annoying.
So clicking his tongue, he pushed himself, picked the ssy clothes that had been tossed aside for who knows how long, and folded them. Then he straightened the bedsheets, before finally tidying the entire room leaving it spotless.
With a satisfied expression on his face, Alex decided to take a warm shower before cooking the instant noodles. So with a forceful tug, he stripped out of his torn, blood stained, gri covered clothes, showcasing his smooth porcelain skin, that looked flawless as always, his well defined body that was brimming with energy and the thick asset currently settled between his legs, that always gave him this bit of pride.
He stepped into the shower, letting the warm water wash away the last bit of tension hidden inside his body. Just as he was beginning to relax, a sharp authoritative knock suddenly rang out from outside, startling him.
Alex frowned and muttered under his breath.
"That was... pretty fast."
With a sigh, Alex reached out, shut the extrely tempting shower off, grabbed a towel and wrapped it properly around his waist, to prevent any embarrassing accident from happening later. He walked toward the door, took a deep breath to calm his slightly tensed heart, and pulled it open.
A familiar figure stood there, dressed in a casual yet elegant dress that seed to accentuate her stunning curves, and bring out her ample chest and nice shapely hips. Her face looked calm and unreadable as ever, betraying not even the slightest bit of emotion, but still that seed to make her already ethereal beauty even more beautiful, if that was possible.
She paused for the briefest of seconds, the mont her eyes landed on him. Then her gaze slowly travelled from his damp hair, down to the traces of water trailing along his collar bone, before finally resting at the flimsy towel tied around his lean waist.
Alex watched as her expression remained indifferent, even after seeing his toned body, which was enough to daze most girls and make them blush heavily. He almost wondered whether she was human, well... that was before he finally caught a hint of red on the tip of her cute ear.
’Did Nyx just blush? Damn who knew that the underworld queenpin would blush after seeing my body... I guess she forgot about the part where she was literally digging deep into my back while asking for more that night."
Nyx cleared her throat and finally spoke, dissipating the awkward silence.
"Aren’t you going to get out of the way? You’re obstructing my front."
"Oh. Right. Sorry about that." He said while scratching the back of his head. A habit he had picked up when he was feeling awkward and a bit embarrassed.
Alex stepped aside imdiately, giving her space to walk in.
Nyx didn’t hesitate, she just brushed past him with her usual composed grace and walked inside. It looked like the reprimand she had wanted to dish out to him, had instantly dissipated. Honestly, she didn’t even know what to say now, but since she was already here, it was better she warned him against being disrespectful just because he felt entitled as her man.
"You’ve gotten really bold. Ignoring my calls for three straight days, then speaking to like that on the phone... Have you suddenly forgotten your place?" She said calmly, while staring straight into his forest green eyes to intimidate him.
Alex leaned lightly against the wall while folding his arms with practiced nonchalance.
"I told you, I was busy, okay."
Nyx’s gaze narrowed slightly with a chilling light. "Busy," she repeated while taking a step closer. "Busy enough to disappear after making you my man...? That’s not even the point, I called you for so long because you seem to forget that you’re even a major shareholder in the company. Where was all that talk about making the company reach new heights?"
"How many tis do I have to spell it out for you? I was busy with sothing okay! That doesn’t an I chose to ignore everything about the company."
Nyx gaze lingered on his defiant ones for a while before she finally exhaled softly, though her presence still carried that quiet suffocating presence.
"Fine. Then I’ll just assu that you really had sothing important to do... But I just want to remind you not to use that tone with . I don’t like it."
Alex was finally getting fed up with all of this. He was already certain that she could do nothing to him, especially not after comprehending the true essence of combat after a long ti in training. So right now if he was being honest, he didn’t really have much fear for Nyx like before... But he decided to indulge her, since he still needed her... Specifically the baby faced girl, to test his new skill on.
"Sure, I’ll try to keep that in mind."
Nyx nodded her head,
"Good. Also, before I forget, make sure that you co to the office tomorrow. All the shareholders are having a very important eting that concerns the company’s growth and—"
She stopped mid sentence.
Alex suddenly felt the towel he had properly tied, loosen. Before he could react, the towel gave way and slipped past his thighs, straight to the ground.
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