CH 24 ~ Targeted
Rennie furrowed her brows and Aleric gulped down his saliva, before they looked back to meet Alex's dangerous gaze.
"B-Brother... I can e-explain-"
"SHUT UP! Not only did you lose money in some useless bet, you even bought your sister-in-law here! Just wait till you get home! Mom is waiting with her floor cleaning stick to beat you up!!"
Alex shouted at Aleric furiously and Rennie just looked at them with her arms crossed.
'It's fun to have siblings...'
But right then, someone's image flash into her mind and Rennie dropped the idea that having siblings are fun.
'Maybe not... Being the only child is better,'
"AND YOU- MRS. CRAWFORD..."
Alex cold voice rang once again and getting out of her daze, Rennie became surprised to see that Aleric was no longer beside her.
'What- That rascal ran away?'
And before she could gasp the situation again, Alex stood close infront of her.
Framing her small body with his towering height just perfectly.
"Who allowed you to play such a dangerous game?"
A frown appeared on Rennie's face as she glanced at Alex, not understanding why he is acting like this.
"Do i need to get permission from you before doing anything?"
"I never said that... But you were playing with your life!"
"I knew what i was doing. I wouldn't participate if i wasn't sure about winning-"
"THEN WHAT ABOUT YOUR SAFETY?"
Rennie flinched as Alex got closer to her even more and her back hit the closed door behind them.
"I don't quite understand why you are behaving like this President Crawford... My safety has got nothing to with you!"
Rennie spoke as she pushed away Alex from her and he took a few steps away from her; his face darkening as his blue eyes shows anger.
'Does he thinks am still the same Rennie he married a year ago?!'
'Who will feel afraid to see him getting angry like this?!'
Each time Rennie faces Alex, she only feels anger and shame as she recalls the contract between them.
She made him an exception in her life, the only person infront of whom she had ever lowered herself to love him.
But it turned out to be a contract marriage, schemed by her father to trap her here.
'I know... It's not completely his fault, but i just can't help but blame him as there is no one else!'
"Listen, President Crawford... Am trying my best to live peacefully with you. So please just ignore me like you always used to do- Kyaa!"
Rennie's eyes widened with shock as Alex carried her on his shoulder in a blink of eyes, and kicked open the lock door before walking towards the garage direction with stomping steps.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! PUT ME DOWN!!"
"ALEXANDER CRAWFORD!!!"
"THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE! IT WILL BE TROUBLESOME TO HANDLE IF SOMEONE SEE-"
SPANK!
Rennie paused on her words as Alex sspanked on her buttocks, which made her face redden with embarrassment.
"SHUT UP OR ELSE I WILL KISS YOU RIGHT HERE AND LET EVERYONE WATCH IT!"
"IF YOU CAN SUPRESS ANY NEWS, THEN I ALSO HAVE MY OWN WAY TO SPREAD THE NEWS!"
Alex spoke angrily and Rennie forgot to react for a moment.
It was embarrassing to getting spanked at this age, not to mention in a public place where someone might see them.
Even after her stop struggling, the anger in him still didn't subdued.
'Her skills were way too good for a new racer...'
'She is just a designer... How can she know car racing? She seldom drives those normal cars.'
'What are you hiding from me, Ren?'
Alex's secretary Neil, who was waiting for him at the garage was stunt to see his superior carrying Rennie like a slack of potatos.
But still he managed to open the car door in a daze as Alex throw Rennie in the car before getting in and Neil hurriedly also get in to start the car.
"Go home,"
Alex spoke to Neil, and Rennie just sit tight with her arms crossed over.
She knew it's useless to talk with Alex right now, as he will only get more aggressive is she tries to do.
A few moment passed like that and Alex's blue eyes narrowed as he side glanced Rennie, who was looking outside of the window.
"Why aren't you saying something?"
Alex asked as her silence was killing him inside.
"Because it's useless,"
Rennie replied without moving her eyes away from the window.
"...Am sorry;"
Alex murmured in a low voice as he slightly took a glance at her face to see her expression.
Rennie didn't had any change of expression but his blue eyes caught the sight of her heavy sigh; before she looked at him and spoke.
"Sorry for what?"
Alex gulped down his saliva to wet his dry throat a little before he hesitantly started to speak.
"...I shouldn't have gotten angry at you... Carried you like that in public... S-Spank you..."
"And why did you got angry?"
Rennie asked as her light brown eyes looked at his dark blue eyes deeply, searching the an answer for an unknown question.
"I- Because you risked your life..."
"Hm? And why did this thing made you angry?"
Rennie asked again as she moved a little closer to Alex and his heart started to beat more faster.
So fast that he was afraid that she could hear it.
'Why did this made me angry... Because am concerned for her safety?'
'Or is it because...'
Before Alex could thought any further, a bullet suddenly pierced into the car window.
"REN!!!"
"PRESIDENT, BE CAREFUL!!"
Thanks to Neil, who dodged the bullet in time by moving the car to the right side; otherwise the bullet would have directly hit Rennie.
Her heart skipped a beat and she stared at the equally stunt Alex, whose hands were wrapped around her protectively.
"WHAT'S HAPPENING, NEIL?!"
Alex yelled with a shocked voice, as more bullets were being shot at their car.
"I DON'T KNOW, PRESIDENT! WE ARE BEING CHASED ALL OF A SUDDEN!"
Neil spoke with panic as he drove the car fast; but the car behind them continued to chase them.
Rennie was lost in thought as she stayed in Alex's arms, but he thought that she was afraid and hugged her even more tighter.
"Don't worry...nothing will happen to you,"
Alex spoke but Rennie felt her body going numb with fear and stayed silent.
'I k-knew it... They found me, t-they must have found me... Now, am putting his life in danger too...'
'I should've left him when i guessed it...'