CHAPTER 8

"You'll bore a hole in his head." Lee said after watching Clea stare at Yen who was chatting with a guest who looked important.

"Young master!" Clea exclaimed getting up from the wall she leaned on. Yen had forbidden her from leaving the main house.

"You seem to have free time in your hands." He paused, staring at her lips. They were small and looked soft, he was curious.

"What are you doing?" Lin asked diverting his attention from her lips.

"Chatting with her. Why are you curious?" Lee replied, glancing at Clea one more time. She just stood there trying to not let out a sound.

"Well, I want you to come with me to my friends' party. It's Minister Sul's son." Lin said unbothered by what they could've been discussing.

"Take Mhu with you, better still Yi." Lee replied uninterested in the party as he walked away. He wanted some time alone with her, Clea.

"Why not? Girls, alcohol, besides Mhu is scary and Yi will make fun of me in front of my friends." Lin whined watching Lee walk away from him. He turned to realize Clea was still standing there.

"Hey, if you can convince Lee to go with me I'll have them prepare a buffet for you." Lin challenged. He found it fun to dare others especially when the dare was nearly impossible. Lee would never say yes to a maid.

#Buffet…# Clea thought tempted, it was one of the things she wanted to enjoy.

"But.." She hesitated as he cut in.

"And three silk dresses, they're expensive." He added excited he could dare her.

"I'll try my best Young Master." She replied happily, almost immediately after he spoke. But how could she manage to convince him in such limited time.

 She hurried off to go after Lee and caught up with him on his way to his house.

"Young master, please wait." She called out of breath from all the running. Lee was surprised that she ran after him, he was amused.

"What's wrong?" Lee asked curious to know why she came after him.

"I have a favor to ask." Clea answered unsure of what to say next.

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He searched all over for her desperately as he found Han sitting at the courtyard, sorting out her jewelries.

"Where's Clea?" He asked not bothering to ask for her well-being.

"Clea? I saw her at Lee's house. She went to him after he got back from a party with Lin." Han explained showing no interest. She was trying to match her earrings and necklaces to impress Luo.

 -Lee's house

"She's in the kitchen my Lord." A male servant informed Yen after checking the ground floor. The house was a duplex and Lee was upstairs in the master bedroom. He wanted to know how his brother, Lord Gu Yen would react if she went against his order.

He rushed to the kitchen after dismissing the servant and found her kneading dough. She looked enticing but he was furious.

"You never listen, do you?" He snapped, pulling her by the wrist forcefully.

"You're hurting me!" She groaned trying to free herself from his strong grip. Lee heard the noise.

He pulled her in and kissed her, sucking her tongue and biting her soft lips. He didn't care if anyone saw; he had been starved of her all day. Lee walked in, watching his brother kiss her in a forceful manner.

"You'll hurt her." He said calmly picking a washed apple. Yen released her watching her gasp for breath, she was embarrassed and dizzy at the same time. What was going to happen now? What would Lee think of her?

"You went against my orders of not bringing her out of my house! Can you explain that? The reason for your disobedience?" Yen asked finally releasing her.

She fell to the ground in fear. What just happened? He kissed her like that and in front of Lee, one of his brothers.

"She's only repaying me for a favor, I asked her to make me some cookies. Would you care for some?" Lee said calmly chewing a bite from his apple.

"Have someone else make you cookies. She's coming with me." Yen concluded dragging her away. She was annoyed by him, she could not keep her promise to Lee and he still controlled her like that.

#I want her even more.# Lee thought as he watched her walk away with Yen.

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"Luo!" She called out searching the entire place for him. Han wanted to invite him for tea and she already dressed up to impress him.

"He's at the wine cellar." Yi responded from Luo's study room. Han was shocked he was inside, it was the first time they encountered each other.

"I'm here to pick up my stamp." He lied waving his stamp to her as she stood by the door surprised. The Gu brothers were breath-taking.

"Oh, thank you then. I'll wait till he's done I suppose." She responded dispirited. She knew he was drinking to get what happened of his mind.

"You should give him some time and take your time to rethink this as well. You started off on the wrong foot." Yi advised as he walked towards her.

"Your earrings don't match; the right ears' is bigger than the other." He said chuckling leaving her to cover her ears with embarrassment. He found her silly as he was used to being the only funny one.

"Th…thank… you." She stuttered, burning from embarrassment. She expected to be mocked by him. He was nicer than she thought.