Chapter 3

"Young master, why are you sitting driver seat and it's cold outside." He concerns. "It is much better sitting here." Alan answered but that coachman making weird face. "Is there something wrong?" he feeling guilty. "Nah, you will understand soon." Alan gives a lazy respond. It seems the coachman still don't understand at all.

It was silence of night. A full moon with the stars shining the dark sky makes that night look beautiful and peaceful. There was a carriage moving in the middle of the road. Even though that night was peaceful but inside the carriage there was two people seems unrest. On the outer, nothing wrong but their inside there were like a bomb waiting to explode. One of them starting tapping his foot.

"What?" Tiara asking. Feeling uneasy when Ruddy staring at her. "What, what?" He answered. The conversation end there but their eyes still never end like a cold war. Even they are enemy, they still in the same carriage and still have a same feeling, humiliated.

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"Duke Ruddy will transport home by Lady Tiara." Briggard explains. "What!" Tiara and Ruddy responded. "That's the punishment." He replied. "No, I won't." Tiara object. "Yeah, me either." Ruddy followed. "Are you trying to betrayed our king order?" He questioned but both of the doesn't fight and keep their head off looking to the ground. Reject or not they still too followed the order.

"You supposed to thank me because I saved both of you." He looking down to both of them. "Acting like a child, not respect this ceremony and defy king's word, You don't deserve to be a noble." He continued. Their head looks down and never give a single respond to him. "From now on, I will be watching both of you." He leaving with an anger face.

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"So, what are you?" She looking straightforward to him, curious why he hated her so much. There is so much about him that keep playing in her mind "Pardon?" He shocked but Tiara doesn't repeat the question because she knows he just pretending not to be clear. She kept looking and waiting the answer, to know what is his true attention.

"You're joking right, of course I am Duke Ruddy Eckhart." She stunned after looking how proudful he is and trying to show off. 'Is he a stupid or what?' She thought herself. "Whatever." She looking outside. "Hah, you actually jealous." He giving a mocking smile. "How come?" She seems awful to hearing it. "You never understand nobles like us." He gives her more disgusting. "No doubt you are fool." She lowering her voice and ignoring him.

"What were you saying?" He pissed. Moreover, she ignored him. "I'm saying you got misunderstanding." She doesn't want to start the fire. "No, that's not the words I was hearing." He denied it. "I don't mind, it's up to you to trust it." She trying to cover herself. He's starts tapping his teeth, annoyed when looking her face.

"Fine, pardon me because not understanding the commoner words?" He wanted to know what she means by misunderstanding but he trying to backfire her. She feeling burn inside after she heard it but she grabs her fist to control it. "It's not like I want to be rude to you and I'm not jealous of you, but I just wanted to know why you so despise to me?" She explained. "You know the answers, don't you?" He giving a sharp staring to her to make her feel insecurities. But she keeps act cool.

"But you should thank me." She responds. "For what?" He started to feel annoyed. "I saved your life." She smirking trying to revenge back. His face getting red holding his anger. He knows what happen back then, he will sentence death or pitiful way his noble will be strip. "I'm not asking for your unnecessary help." He keeps his dignity. "Fine." She answered.

After that, the carriage become calm because both of them were tired to keep argued. Despite of that, They never looked to each other and they despised it. After a moment, Ruddy looking to Tiara face. "I'm as a gentleman, I hate to say it but I would like to end this situation." He trying to convince his idea. "I'm listening." Even though She look away but she interested to his idea. He starts to smile, he success to convinced her and he confidence to himself that this time he will become a winner.

"OH, how about a match with me?" He suggests. "If it's for settle everything, I don't mind." She interested. "If I win, revoked your title and position." He smiled. "If I win?" feeling challenged. "You can do anything to me even I can naked at public. " Trying provoking her and he also thinks himself has already won the match. "How arrogant you are." She showing faking smiles.

"So, what type of match do you want?" Showing her winning scheme. "A duel O.N.E O.N O.N.E, lady." He proposed saying the words slowly. "Pfft, Are you sure a twerp like you." She laughter. "Perhaps you are a chicken." He mocking back. "Done!" she enraged. "Done." He agreed. Both of the shake their hand with a fake smile. Their grabs strength wants to break their own hands. It won't let it go.

"Before that, I have something important to ask you." He giving his serious face. Tiara responded listening. "I want to know about this incident?" He curious. "I will tell the truth." She giving creepy smiles. Suddenly she pulled his hand cause his body shockingly move to closer to Tiara. Her face getting straight to his right ear. "If it was me, I rather painted you a red colour because I'm a straightforward." She whispering while putting her hand feeling his heart beating.

"We almost there." Alan interrupt them by knocking the small window. Both of them grabs back their hand but still won't let it go. They rubbing for reducing the pain. "Now you see why I am here." Alan smiling. "Indeed." Tiara coachman nod responded. The carriage finally arrived at Ruddy territory but he seems unhappy. Shame can't respond insult like this. After that, he gets out from the carriage and then he uses his both hands sweeping his coat.

"Thank you very much, my Lady and Young Master." Ruddy butler bows down. Unlike Ruddy, keeping his dignity towards Tiara. "See you, twerp." Tiara making a mocking smiled. Her carriage moves leaving Ruddy territory. "I will show you!" Ruddy shouted with all his might. He's turning, almost losing his tempered but when he seeing his coachman smiling, he become dumbfounded. "What?" looking weird. "It's so rare to see you in high spirit, master." Butler keeping his smiles.

"You think so?" He feels uncertain. "I would say love quarrel, sir." He answered. Ruddy shocked a while. After a few second, Ruddy gives a sudden laugh. After that, his coachman joining the laughter. "What a joke." he grasping that butler shoulder. It slowly become tighter and tighter. "you have a death wish?" He gives his butler dead staring. "No sir, please forgive me." Butler frightened. "good." He leaving him and walked in to his house.