Chapter 3

The car finally moved as the owner wished. Now, inside the car, the only thing left was the terror directed by Demitri at Brenda.

Demitri's face looked truly horrifying to her, and she, who even forgot she was still sitting on his lap, could only look at him in fear.

"Can you explain what happened, Miss Brenda?" One deadly sentence came out from Mr. Franklin's hoarse and heavy voice.

"Huh?" Brenda was taken aback. "Um, this... I'm sorry, forgive me!" she quickly moved away from Demitri's lap.

She immediately lifted herself to get away from the terrifying man in front.

'Ah, I'm so stupid. Why did I even sit on his lap?' Brenda grumbled in her heart.

Demitri's terrifying face made her curse herself for the foolishness that occurred. Even the hair on her body stood on end as she heard his voice.

'Why did I dare to kiss this man? Oh God! I must be insane. What should I do now? Should I just jump out of this car?'

Glancing at the crowded road with vehicles passing by, Brenda resigned herself while taking a deep breath.

'This is your destiny, Brenda. You caused it. Now you have to take responsibility for it!'

Occasionally, she stole glances at Mr. Franklin. The fear she felt when looking at Demitri seemed to paralyze her.

Brenda trembled with fear from Demitri's terrifying gaze. The corner of his eyes seemed to keep tracking her every movement wherever she went.

"That... just now... forgive me, Sir. I... I did that because... I didn't want to marry him. He... he's the man who made me... lose my virginity," she stammered.

Her hands nervously gripped her clothes. Her gaze was unfocused, and her green eyes moved right and left several times.

"He forced me to marry him so that he could... inherit his family's wealth. That's why, some time ago, he took away my virginity."

Tears fell, flowing freely from the girl's green eyes. "That's why I left the wedding. Again... I'm sorry. I just wanted to be free from him."

Looking sharply, Demitri observed the girl's face carefully. He couldn't quite fathom how he could be played by a woman like her.

"So, what should I do with you now? You already... kissed me without permission, Miss? What punishment do you deserve from me?"

**

The car moved at a moderate speed, going somewhere unknown. What was certain was that Demitri wanted the woman next to him to leave. The woman who had just stolen a kiss from him, without permission, and had immediately enjoyed the lips of the billionaire, Franklin.

"So, what should I do with you for kissing me without permission, Miss? You have two choices, either I punish you myself, or you make a choice?" Demitri said firmly.

Turning her eyes wide, Brenda sat and increased the distance between them. His handsome face made her scared because of his intense gaze, like that of a wolf.

"Uh, punishment? What punishment? Why do you ask me about punishment?" the girl asked fearfully.

She wiped her tears roughly, then focused on Demitri's words, digesting carefully what was said.

"I didn't harm you, right? S-so, just drop me off here. I can get off here," Brenda prepared to get off. She held her wedding dress and was ready to open the door. But...

"Don't people these days have any sense of responsibility? After making a mistake, they will just leave without being accountable for their actions?" Demitri taunted, staring sharply.

"If that's the case, the prisons will be empty. The police will look for other jobs because they work like fools, but there's no result."

Still intimidating, Demitri enjoyed the fear and panic of his prey.

"But... I already apologized to you earlier, didn't I? I also... asked to get off the car, without asking for anything from you, Sir. Just stop the car here. I will just get off now."

Smiling, Demitri positioned himself to face the girl. He looked at Brenda from head to toe, there was nothing wrong with the girl; her face was also quite stunning... beautiful.

Her natural and minimalist makeup made her look cute and... well... not bad.

"Is it true that you ran away from your own wedding ceremony? Or were you just acting to get close to me? Acting like... earlier? In front of that foolish man... who was it? Ah, Harry. Yes, Harry. You called that name earlier."

Looking fearful, Brenda nodded and shook her head at the same time. "This is indeed my wedding day, but it's a marriage I don't want. And I'm not acting."

Demitri observed Brenda's facial expressions. He couldn't just believe her words right away.

"Then why did you run away? And... who was that man earlier?" Demitri asked coldly again.

Brenda nodded. "I was forced to marry him, that man...," Brenda fell silent. Her facial expression changed when talking about Harry, gloomy, sad, and filled with hatred.

"I don't need to discuss my reasons in detail with you, right? Besides, I already told you earlier," she said unwilling to continue.

Their eyes met. Demitri really stared at her sharply, with a furrowed brow.

No one knew what was on Mr. Franklin's mind. Suddenly, he smiled amidst the terrifying handsome face.

"I will let you off, but on one condition."

"What's the condition?" Brenda asked.

"Marry me!"

A very strong slap landed on Demitri's cheek from Brenda. His words sounded demeaning and seemed to mock her, and Brenda immediately delivered a light slap with her hand.

Her gaze looked at Demitri disapprovingly. Her breath was also rapid, causing her shoulders to rise and fall.

"What did you say, huh? Do you think I'm a woman who can be bought?" Brenda asked panting, a bit furious.

She fell silent, observing. "I admit that I was wrong to kiss you just like that. But you... you, as a man, shouldn't say that to me. I'm not a cheap woman, you jerk!"

Holding his burning cheek, Demitri listened to Brenda's curse.

The same went for Pedro and Bams. Both sitting in the front became tense too. The atmosphere inside the car seemed filled with heat, and they dared not look at each other, staying silent.

"Stop the car!" Suddenly Demitri's sarcastic voice was heard by the two men in the front.

They knew what their boss would do when it came to this situation, so Bams immediately stopped the car. He pulled over to the side of the road.

"Both of you get out, don't get back in until I tell you to. Understand?" The young master's order sounded sarcastic and cynical, all merged together.

"Ye-yes, Sir!" Pedro and Bams nodded in unison and quickly obeyed.

At the same time, they opened the car door handles and then quickly got out. Leaving Demitri and the girl they had just met alone in the car.

**

They sat together, and Demitri didn't allow Brenda to leave. He even asked Bams, his personal driver, to lock the doors from the outside.

"What do you want now? Why am I locked inside the car like this?" Brenda asked, opening the conversation between the two.

Honestly, she was overwhelmed with fear. Demitri's shout when he commanded the two men, his unblinking intense gaze, and his intimidating presence all frightened her. She should not have done something crazy with someone she didn't even know. Not to mention, she was face to face with the strongest and wealthiest man, and this was the first time Brenda had seen Demitri.

"I can report you to the police if you act like this!" Brenda warned, becoming more cautious as she pressed herself against the car door beside her.

"Open the door or I'll-"

Suddenly, Demitri retaliated by slapping Brenda's face with great force, causing her body to hit the door behind her.

"Never repeat what you did to me earlier. You don't know me, and yet you dare to slap me?" he said with emphasis.

"If you knew who I am, you wouldn't have dared to do something crazy like this. I am a yakuza... I could even skin you alive if I wanted, let alone a girl like you!"

While holding her swollen and hot cheek, tears started to well up in Brenda's eyes. The fear spread throughout her body as she saw and heard Demitri's words, one after another, like a storm ready to kill her.

"If you want to stay alive, follow my words. Marry me, we will have a contract marriage, or else... I will kill you right now without anyone knowing your whereabouts."

Demitri's two eyes looked fiercely savage, and his gaze was truly terrifying, making the hairs on Brenda's body stand on end. "Do you understand what I'm saying, huh?!"