The Devil Has Returned

"Sir, about the recording." Alric's assistant was waiting at the door when he came out. Alric's smile vanished instantly and his expression became cold again.

"Send it to her uncle and make sure that he gets the warning this time. If he or any member of his family came near the girl, they would regret taking me lightly." the assistant felt a shiver run down his spine. 

He took quick steps and left the room. Alric was still holding the slightly ajar door. His eyes fell on the girl whose eyes were still red with the genuine tears she had shed this time. She was staring at the ceiling now.

"I know that you do not need protection. But you might need a little push to spread your wings properly." 

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Nora felt like a trapped person though she knew that he would not interfere in her life. She was nothing but a stranger for him. 

"As long as I keep an eye on you." She stared at Alex's picture in her hands. 

In just two hours a man knocked at her door and passed her a small file. She opened it to see her admission letters in the most famous dormitory of the school.

"I am getting a gold room there?" she asked with a raised brow. That room was reserved for those who won a scholarship to get a pass in the dormitory. 

The man only looked at her blankly and she sighed. She read all the other details and nodded.

On the last page were her discharge letters signed by Alric personally. But she did not see Max's signature on it. Her heart hurt to leave like that. She had used Max and now she was leaving. 

"The car is already waiting for you." he reminded the girl who did not stop reading.

"I got it. Can I go and meet my doctor before leaving?" she asked as she took out the butterfly needle connected to her veins as if it was nothing.

The man frowned and looked at his watch.

"We only have an hour before the submission form window closes. I can only offer you ten minutes." she nodded with gratitude and did not waste time in changing her clothes. But ran out of the room.

Finding a nurse, she stopped her way.

"Hey, do you know where Doctor Max is?" the nurse gasped and placed a hand on her chest.

"You scared me there, Nora?" taking a breath, the nurse frowned, "and your hand is bleeding? What are you doing out here?" Since Nora had pulled out the needle with force, her vein started bleeding at once.

"Where is Doctor Max?" For some reason, Nora felt restless. As if, if she would not meet him today, she would not be able to meet him easily.

"The doctor went for a surgery. Your wound is not that serious. Come with me, I will clean it and bandage your hand." but bleeding was the last thing Nora was worried about. She went to the operation theater area knowing well that it was a foolish attempt. She was stopped at the doors and was sent back.

"You are not allowed to run to the operation theaters. Return to your room immediately." the guard warned her and she closed her eyes. When she walked out, she saw the man standing there with a small bag in his hands.

"Your time is out, Miss Leonora." She bit her lips, her face cold. 

Her eyes looked at the closed door again.

"I will come to find you again, Max." she whispered in a low voice as she drew in a deep breath.

And then she followed the man to the parking lot. As the lift's door closed on her, all her emotions vanished. Her face was hard and cold and her eyes were dark and frozen.

"Do you have a partition door in the car?" The car looked quite ordinary. Its outer appearance is just like a taxi so that no one will doubt her when he drops her in the hostel.

Though the inside was changed, she was very bold to ask that but surprisingly right too. The man looked like he had bitten something he could neither spit or swallow when he nodded.

She took the bag from him with a cold smirk on her face. "I am going to change clothes. It would be better to click on the button if you do not want to go to jail for being a pedophile." she used the word as if it was just a smile title.

The man felt electrocuted hearing it. And all his reluctance left out of the window when she opened her first button as soon as she entered the door. He clicked on the button and a metal partition separated their seats.

The man cursed under his mouth as he hit the accelerator with force. He wanted her to wince but the voice did not come out. He drove rashly under the excuse of not being late.

When he opened the door, he was sure that the girl would be disheveled but he was surprised to see that she was wearing clean jeans, top. Her hair was tied in a simple but clean braid and she had even applied some concealer on her neck to hide her marks. 

"I will handle the procedure. You can leave." she did not look at him but walked toward the door without sparing him a glance.

For some reason, he felt tremendous pressure coming from the girl. And when he came out of the trance, the door of the dormitory was already closed.

Gulping, he took out his phone and called his boss,

"Have you dropped her?" Another blizzard voice welcomed him as soon as the call was collected.

"Yes, boss. And the girl said nothing but "I will find a way to meet you again looking at the closed door of the Operation Theater." 

"Ha! Keep an eye on her for now. But do not let her know that."