Chapter 34 - Quite An Adventure (2/2)

Bernard sighed. He left the mansion soon after. Ean who was sitting on the couch ran out and saw the car drive away. ”Damn, I forgot to ask why Alvin kidnapped Puffyball… Puffyball doesn't suit her anymore.” He mumbled to himself and also left the mansion to work on bringing the Johnsons ship back to the port.

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Upstairs, Alvin crossed his arms over his chest while leaning on the door of his bedroom. He wasn't sure if it was her habit that she sleeps with her hand aside as if holding somebody.

He didn't consider it could be her son because as far as he could recall, he had a big room all for himself from a very young age. Her son was old enough in his view.

He went inside the room after a few seconds. With a slide of his fingers on her forehead, he brushed the hair away from her face. He had a question to ask, 'Why are you hiding from me?'

Yet he wasn't ready for the response because she might loathe him due to his family.

After losing his startup, he was so busy building himself powerful and unbreakable from his father that she had disappeared from his memories.

'Alvin Matthews,' she used to take his full name only when she was angry. The moment she uttered his name, he knew his guess was right and she was the chubby girl who admired him for who he was unlike his looks or money. She never bothered to request or ask anything apart from working on software and helping her learn to hack. She was the only person he ever got envious of.

He didn't have the power to protect himself in the past, but now the time was different, he could keep her safe from everyone, including his family.

Anya, who had no idea about his family or what was going on in Alvin's mind, was sleeping peacefully. When she woke up, she didn't react immediately. She slowly opened her eyes. The room was dimly lit, her eyes traced the room that was in her sight. Nobody was in there. She flipped as if she was still sleeping. She noticed there was no one in the room.

Getting off the bed quickly and silently, she shivered standing on the cold floor after leaving the warmness of the duvet. Without wasting time, she stretched herself and found she was all fine and wasn't sleepy anymore.

The other reason why she chose to sleep in Alvin's room was so she could steal his clothes before escaping. She tiptoed to the walk-in closet. She grabbed a knitted sweatshirt and a thick jacket. When she wore them, she was speechless, looking at them reaching her thighs. 'Oh crap, what about pants and shoes?'

She had to pick pants that had drawstrings, yet it was too big for her. She felt like stealing her father's clothes when she was young. Although she could manage with pants, shoes were impossible to fit.

'Is he a monster? Why are his feet so big?' She cried to herself. Putting on socks, she told herself to make do with the home slippers.

Pushing the door open very slowly, she stepped out of the room, to the balcony. It was dark, the lights of the mansion gave enough light for her. So she closed the door and checked around. She spotted no one. She easily and carefully climbed out of the balcony and held the pipe that was attached to the wall.

Successfully she passed the first and easiest phase of her escape. The second was sneaking out of the estate without falling into anybody's eyes. The third was leaving the regency and taking a taxi.

She made her way towards the exit of the mansion while being careful about anyone patrolling in the huge estate. After walking twenty minutes, she saw there were guards at the main gates.

Her gaze calmly traveled by the wall and spotted a tree near to it. She could jump over it. Shoving the slipper into the pocket, she climbed the tree, struggling a little. Then jumped on the wall scratching her palm in the process.

The wall was too tall but she had no choice. She sat down and held the corners of the wall and suspended herself. Then she slowly left the wall and jumped to the ground without making noise or attracting any attention.

”That's quite an adventure..” She mumbled in satisfaction, breathing out a long sigh of relief.