Chapter 43 (1/2)

Chapter 43: Chapter 4 Alice in Trouble-14

Dee was chomping on the chocolates, thinking of his annoyance with Heart and White Rabbit. At the sound, he turned to look at Alice. The girl reflected in his blue eyes was wearing a cream-colored dress decorated with lace. She was a very pretty girl.

His gaze did not break away from her even though she waited for an ample amount of time for him to take in her appearance. Alice's self-esteem rose, and she smiled.

”Um, there is something I want to ask…”

”What's up with this girl? I kept thinking you lacked tact for sitting here this whole time when you weren't welcome, but you're quite stupid, aren't you?”

Scowling, Dee ranted menacingly with his plump lips. Alice, who had never thought anyone would speak to her like this, jumped in surprise with her eyes wide. Most men would have thought the action was adorable, but Dee didn't care for it one bit.

”Who told you to open your trap? F*ck, you're nothing but Heart's concu—”

”Twins.”

If Heart had not entered at that moment, Dee would have revealed all the dirty rumors that were floating around about her. Heart made it clear he was not happy.

”You better watch your mouth. Alice is not only important to me and White Rabbit, but is a special girl to many people.”

”What? I knew Blondie has holes for eyes, but…”

”I'll relay those exact words to him.”

Hearing Heart's answer, Twins eventually shut his mouth. From the gist of the conversation, he knew that the ”him” he was referring to was definitely White Rabbit.

But the White Rabbit he knew was a girl. He didn't think that Heart would not be aware of this information, but you never knew. He didn't care if it was meant to hide the fact from the girl sitting in front of them now. An unsettling feeling came from her.

Twins, who had finished thinking, smiled. The smile looked like the happy-go-lucky smile of a 15-year-old, but behind it, one could tell there was something amiss.

”To him, to him you say. Hm, that is quite scary? Then I will have to be very nice. Hey, girl. You said you're Alice? What did you want to ask me before?”

”Oh? Um...Why do you call White Rabbit the Undertaker?”

”What? That's it?”

Twins' reaction changed drastically at the mention of the unknown ”him.” Who could it be? Twins' other personality, Tweedle Dum? Or someone else? Alice tried to imagine other strong characters. But even Heart probably wouldn't be so much a threat to him. The only possibility left was Dum.

Alice looked at Dee with a fake look of anticipation, and Dee hid his careful observation of her. There was no way that Heart would mistake SoYoon for a man, so this meant that this was all for this girl's benefit.

The girl was special to tightwad Blondie. I don't like it. Dee felt a repulsion for Alice that he couldn't explain.

”He's called that because that's what he is. He collects the corpses from Outhouse that will cause headaches, and he either sells them to Duke or throws them in the slums. Everyone knows Duke is a child-loving pedophile, and the slums are, well…”

”Twins.”

Heart called him in warning. Dee had wanted to scare Alice but closed his mouth upon finding out that she was important to SoYoon. If she went to Blondie and told on him, it would cause trouble. He persuaded himself.

”Our conversation must have been difficult to hear for an innocent girl like you. You've gone all pale. Will you go upstairs and rest?”

It wasn't that difficult to endure, but maybe because of the kidnapping from yesterday, she felt a bit tired. She gratefully accepted Heart's suggestion and got up from her seat.

After she left, Heart stared at the wildly laughing Dee and remembered what Baby had told him.

Intel saying that he had a simple mind must have been true because Twins seemed to have quickly forgotten his main objective for coming here. Now, if I annoy him just a bit, maybe he will leave. Heart's eyes dilated black as he smiled.

***

Tired from all that had happened, SoYoon opened her eyes only when she heard her message alert. She searched for her smartphone next to her pillow and checked the message. It was Heart. She was so used to receiving texts from Heart, but this time, she felt his discomfort.

/[Twins is asking for your number.]

[It doesn't matter.]

[Where are you right now?]