Chapter 510 - Five Hundred And Ten: Say No To Sex (2/2)

Pedro gulped. He knew it, he was dead. He had offended the great Niklaus.

”But I like it,” his mouth was pulled to the side in a smirk.

”Huh?” Pedro blinked twice, trying to conjure back the bloodlust he thought he had seen surrounding Niklaus earlier. What just happened?

”Congratulations son,” Niklaus patted him on the back, ”You just earned the right to call me by my first name. Now, go get a goodnight's sleep. I'll talk to my daughter later and hopefully, it works,” He squeezed the boy's shoulder tenderly and left.

For a full five minutes, Pedro stood at the spot, mystified. What had happened? How could Niklaus' mood go from downright scary to tender loving? The sudden fluctuations confused him greatly.

And what does Niklaus mean by calling him by his name, Pedro would rather die than do that. Maybe he was thinking too hard and should get some sleep. Yeah, It would be much better to think in the morning and as well, be able to observe the situation.

By the time Pedro returned to the hallway, he discovered he didn't know the room assigned to him. He dipped his hand into his pocket to pull out his phone only to recall he had put the cellphone in the little bag he came with - the bag Isabella must have kept in the room he was supposed to spend the night.

Pedro contemplated going to Isabella's room but remembered Niklaus' warning from earlier. Damn it, the universe was playing him tonight. He couldn't go knocking and disturbing everyone in the name of finding his own room. Pedro was in a dilemma.

At last, he decided to sleep on the couch in the living room and had just turned when a voice called from above, ”Missed your way?”

Isabella.

A smile crossed his lips as he turned around and found her leaning against the wall with her arms crossed. He went to her.

”You're still awake?” Pedro was pretty sure he spent quite a while with Niklaus.

”I couldn't sleep with you alone with my father. With him being so harsh to you, who knows what he would do?” Isabella expressed her concerns, caressing his cheek with her hand.

Pedro leaned into her touch, ”Well, I'm good now, and your dad isn't as scary as you think,”

”What did you discuss with him?” Isabella asked suddenly, staring right into his eyes.

Pedro was taken aback by the suddenness of the question. However, he recollected himself and answered calmly, ”It's nothing serious,” He intentionally didn't go into details.

”Fine, since you said so,” Isabella didn't push him to say more, ”You should go and have a rest. It's been a long day,” She led him to his room.

Standing at the door, they both stared at each other for a long time without muttering anything. It was obvious they had a lot to say, but none opened up.

Suddenly, Isabelle leaned in, about to kiss his lips when Pedro took a step back. Niklaus' warning was still fresh in his mind. She noticed that move.

”I'm sorry, I just -” he began to apologize when Isabella tugged on his shirt, and he stumbled forward, only for Isabella to shut him up with a sweet, long kiss that blew his mind away.

”Goodnight Pedro,” She smacked him on the lips once more.

”Goodnight, Isabella,” Pedro grinned sheepishly.

Say no to sex, not kisses, right?