Chapter 64 - Her Guilt (1/2)

Alvin climbed the stairs faster than he could even think of. His heart hammered in his chest, his body shook in anger. Pursing his lips to a thin line, he skipped steps and reached the sixth floor in the blink of an eye.

This was the reason why he wasn't ready to let her go on the ship. He hadn't expected she would attract jerks so soon. In the past, he was growling at the men and women who bullied her for being chubby and simple. Now his Little Donut was attracting real trouble.

Alvin saw two out of three men entering a room. He wasn't sure if Anya was there. Without thinking, he ran towards the room keeping his eyes fixated at the point to avoid any confusion due to the identical entrances.

When he went close to the room, he heard muffles and scuffles coming from the room. He tried to open the door pressing the doorknob but to no avail. He knocked on the door but there was no response how loud he slammed on the door. The sobbing and whimpering sound increased, running his mind wilder. His heart shuddered and he did what he felt right without having a second thought. He kicked the door open.

'Thud.'

Alvin rushed inside the room, ”Little…” He froze at the door. He took a second to grasp the situation. he looked at the three men painfully groaning on the floor. He followed their line of sight and caught Anya flexing her wrist as she turned to him. As if he wasn't the person who panicked a second back or enraged to bury those men into the ground, he stood indifferently, morphing his stormy mood to a day of winter, cold to the bones.

He had forgotten for a moment that his Little Donut wasn't as delicate as she looks. Her self-defense skills were commendable. It was good that those three gym bodies weren't as strong as they looked.

'I have a feisty wife.' He mused looking at her. She looked cool with that sly smirk on her face. Well, she was too courageous thinking only three were there. But they could gang up with other men on the ship and attack her.

Oh, what is he there for? The bodyguard's job is to protect.

A man in short pants threatened her, ”You don't know who my father is.” There was a pain in his tone.

Anya snickered, ”I am not interested to know either.”

Why should she bow down if it's a big name or small?

She couldn't understand how people could use their parents' names to threaten others. Was riding on coattails so fun?

”We will sue you.” Another one tried to frighten her while holding his painful jaw. He grimaced after speaking.

Anya rolled her eyes as she went towards the door, ”Bring it on.” She was going to fetch the corridor security footage in case those three dared to go and complain.

Alvin didn't move from the door when she stood in front of him and craned her neck to look at him. Her head faintly slanted, he knew she was trying to read him and he asked, ”Vented out?”

Anya: ”...”

Was she so easy to read?

Though those three men followed her, tried to touch her, and invited her to the room, she lost her cool easily because she was already pissed off. So she went inside the room, thrashed them, and cooled off.

Well, it was also necessary to teach those scums a lesson that when a girl says no, it's a 'NO.' That doesn't mean that they could continue to harass her.

Seeing her embarrassed, Alvin knew he was right. In a way, it was good that those men provoked her as that helped him escape the paws of the kitten… (correction) lioness.

She knew Alvin wouldn't do as those men did. Yet she threatened him with a dark smile, ”My dear husband, don't you dare try anything on me. I might make you regret it for the rest of your life.” She patted his shoulder, then pushed his shoulder to make way for herself.

Although she was warning him, Alvin was so surprised hearing her call him 'My dear husband.' So he let her push him, gave her the way, and followed her to the room. A silly smile hung at the corner of his lips repeating 'My dear husband' in his mind.

He had thought working by her side was fun as she doesn't show displeasure and try to help him or learn from him. Now, her fury and her actions due to the same was fun too. More than that, he knew she was trying to avoid conflict between them.

They were at the stairs when he realized he was smiling like a fool and put on a stoic face immediately.

Meanwhile, Anya was convincing herself to make do with the situation for three days. After three days, he won't be able to control her. She will escape from his hands as soon as the ship reaches the port. She didn't throw her anger on him because of the same. She was feeling like she was using him for her benefit and fleeing after her work. Though Bernard and he pulled her into the mess, she assumed Alvin was with her due to Bernard, she was still guilty of her plan.

A bleak smile appeared on her face. Linus was right. She was truly ungrateful. When did she turn so heartless? She wasn't such a complex woman, she was always simple but this general-secretary job was turning her into what she wasn't. She wasn't even sure whether she should embrace this change or be what she was.