A subtle reassurance
"He's been staring at you" Oceana said while slowly sipping her milk tea
This flavored milk had become her favorite or recent and she could almost not do a day without it "who's he…..?" Nina asked as she tilted her head to meet the stranger's green eyes
"Fuck he's fine….. is he a fan?" Nina blushed lightly, before lowering her head
" I thought you were bold?" Oceana raised a brow, a low chuckle escaped her lips making Nina blush harder
" he's more handsome than that lunatic Cairo! He's so hot and sexy" Nina blushed even more as her thoughts wandered
"Hi….ladies" Xavier smiled politely as he walked over "don't tell me this angelic voice is him" Nina whispered to Oceana "Hi" Oceana nodded faintly
"I was wondering if I could have a minute with you miss Nina" he smiled and Nina blushed redder, her whole face as red as a tomato
"Me….?" She asked in disbelief. The handsome green eyed hottie wanted to talk to her?!
"Is there any other Nina here?" Oceana mocked "yea right" Nina rolled her eyes "shall we?" Xavier grinned as he stretched his hand out and Nina took it
"Don't laugh!" Nina glared at Oceana before walking out with the hottie hand in hand
"He does seem genuine" Oceana chuckled as she continued to enjoy her milk tea
"Where did Nina go?" Auntie Shen asked as she walked out with a steaming bowl of hot pot "she's talking to a friend" Oceana replied as she picked up her chopsticks and dug in
There was hotpot, rice as well as other side dishes and she was gonna eat to her fill "Xenir's brows knitted slightly as she taught
Yuna calmly observed as she taught which made Xenir a little uncomfortable
"Can you stop staring at me like that" Xenir groaned softly "but I'm listening" Yuna raised a brow in confusion
Why was the professor acting weird now?
"You're staring at me like you'd eat me!" Xenir frowned " I don't eat humans do I?" Yuna teased and to this Xenir blushed
"You should focus on this questions, let's see how much you've improved" Xenir forced a smile on her blushing face
It was obvious she was still flustered yet she tried hide it
Seeing the questions however, a frown settled on Yuna's lips "this….."Yuna raised a brow and Xenir smiled widely in satisfaction
So what if Yuna had given her a difficult question to solve
She could also return the favor
Yes! She was that petty
"The practice questions are quite simple aren't they" Xenir grinned, her satisfaction was apparent "They look tricky….." Yuna chuckled softly, her eyes scanned the questions casually
Xenir grinned widely
If she could scream and jump
She probably would
"Isn't that too much?" Saoirse asked a little worried for Yuna's brain "she's more academically sound compared to Oceana" Xenir replied offhandedly
"But she's still so young"Saoirse sighed staring intently at Yuna who had begun solving at some point
Who knew she'd spend several hours on the question, unwilling to give up
"Did I go too far?" Xenir whispered "of course you did!" Saoirse rolled her eyes "Yuna, if you can't finish it tonight we can continue working on it tomorrow" Xenir coughed awkwardly "I can figure it out" Yuna turned her down and continued to seriously work on the question
Xenir could only helplessly turn to Xenir for help
Damn she's had nothing to eat all day
She was hungry
"You haven't eaten all day ain't you hungry?" Saoirse asked calmly "I don't mind, there's just little to do and I'll be done with the questions" Yuna replied and both Xenir and Saoirse froze
"It's gotten late Yuna" Karl chuckled as he walked into the laboratory "why are you here?" Xenir frowned seeing the smug look on Karl's face
"We'll it's gotten dark outside and your lights are still on" Karl replied and Yuna paused slightly
Fishing out her phone
Which was old and broken it looked so ugly
She felt a sense of unease
Oceana hadn't read her message
And Leo…..?!
"I gotta go" she stood up and rushed out quickly grinding her teeth in anger
How could she forget!!!!
She had to pick up the round ball from kindergarten
she's been so used to being alone she was forgetting things now! She groaned as she hopped on her bike and drove into the streets
"That motorcycle is lit!" Karl commented in awe earning him a glare from both Saoirse and Xenir
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The streets were lit with pedestrians, the joyous laughters from passerbys could be heard as Yuna zoomed past
Oblivious to the harmonious atmosphere her focus was solely on the road
Berating herself for her carelessness and preparing for the worst
Arriving the kindergarten it was desolate
"Where's the child!" Yuna was almost shaking in anger, her cold eyes rested on the security officer like knives ready to kill
"He was taken away by his mother and grandmother" the security man backed away from her in fear seeing her eyes turn murderous "Hah!" She scoffed
She had only been a little bit careless and they dared act out. Without sparing the driver another glance she drove into the streets
"Youngsters this days! Oh my days" the security officer lamented having been left with nothing but exhaust fumes.
What Irene would have never anticipated was to walk out with a knife pressed dangerously on her neck
One wrong move and she would be dead
"You….." Irene frowned however her heart was in a turmoil as her panic surged in
Was this how she'd die in this brats hands
"Where's he?" Yuna's voice was dangerously low and the killing intent on each words made Irene's legs wobble "shut up you brat and eat! Once you go over to your grandpa we'll all be rich!" Catherine's voice was loud and full of scorn accompanied by Leo's loud cries
"Calm down Catherine, you're scaring the child!" Lester argued as he pulled Leo behind him "coward! You can't ruin my path to riches" Catherine spat in disdain but froze seeing Yuna at the door with a knife pressed dangerously close to Irene's neck
A few droplets of blood had spilled out at some point "Brat?" Yuna tasted the word with a smile etched on her lips. A cruel smile
"Little aunt" Leo tried to run forward but Catherine pulled him back "you can't take him away, you can kill that wretched woman for all I care! But I am doing this for his own good!" Catherine spat "Catherine!" Irene gritted her teeth in anger while Catherine eyed her in disgust
"I might as well kill him if anyone comes close!" Catherine sneered, pulling a knife from the chopping board which she pressed on Leo's neck
"What are you doing! He's your flesh and blood Catherina!" Lester trembled in anger, he wanted to rush forward but the knife was too close
He knew Catherine all too well to know she meant it
However the next moment was like a blur
Catherine was knocked out clean and Yuna had Leo cradled in her arms
"You…. How did you do that?" Lester was genuinely shocked
"Coward…." Yuna scoffed as she proceeded out. Irene fainted from shock
"Little aunt I was scared" Leo cried even more as the night's breeze hit his delicate face
"I'm here now let's go to the supermarket alright?" Yuna raised a brow
" I can buy slot of snacks right" Leo pouted, his teary big eyes looked even more endearing. Yuna's heart softened
"Big sis mustn't find out" she whispered "mm, we'll hide all the delicious snacks and only eat them when during movie time" Leo laughed happily
The ordeal of the night had long been forgotten feeling the warmth of Yuna's body
A subtle reassurance