In the dancing night, Eryx noticed Alexia sketching her designs, her bandaged hand moving with determination-around them, people were lost in their own enjoyment. Suddenly, his attention snapped to a drunk youngsters at her age at the crossroads, running carelessly their path intersecting with a stopped car at the red light.
At sudden break, Alexia's sketch faltered, mismatched even though her leg had been up hold her upper body to prevent rummage.
She froze for a heartbeat, while Eryx eyes locks on Alexia despite he was unshaken in the very spot. A flicker of merciless anger crossed her face, and a bloods starts seeping from the bandage the silence thick and suffocating that made the driver, pale and sweating, and he couldn't move.
Eryx tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and pulled out a another extra tech pen.
"Return to your work," he assured, voice low, deep, and commanding. "I will handle this one."
Alexia's attention wavered only slightly clutched the pen as the blood flows to her touchpad. Lys, watching from the side, removed his arm from Rei and went to intervene. Then, the crowd seemed to halt-even Lys stopped mid-step.
Eryx stepped out of his car. His presence was smooth, magnetic in a way that drew everyone's attention. Moving toward to the drunk shaken girl, he took her hand gently. '
'You alright, "he whispered in his deep alluring voice making all girls get goosebumps and boys frozen in awe. The girl had already surrendered to his presence.
"I'm not," she opened automatically.
"You will be. I will take you too med store for shots," he said, guiding her.
"Take a shot-clear your head." He said out loud clearly hinting to the person inside as Lys narrowed his eyes to the car.
He led her toward a nearby store,followed by other girls audience. The driver honking anxiously behind them and lurched forward, the driver again caught a glimpse of Alexia's dark blank, face—and he froze in fear.
" Quite looks like dark romance ML, I guess", Rei blurted and run towards Lys alongside away from crossroad.
"Thank God. That man came out. Otherwise.. the scene could've been disastrous."
Lys frowned looking at the previous drunk youngsters vibing despite that. "Bastard's"
"Sure, they are. I wouldn't have gave a - whatever. Even if the car had run over them," Rei clarified. "I'm going to see that man'', he added, watching Eryx going afar from his view.
Lys shook his head with a heavy sign. "I'm not going with you," he said, and then moved forward. Besides him, he saw a the popular café stopping him at the middle.
He opened the door to eat some best seller desert, and then at a moment, a young woman with white shiny hair and cold grey eyes, passed through swiftly pausing the whole world behind him as she moves, muttering quiet,
"Thanks."
It was Alexia-but Lys had no idea who she is.
She followed her completely drawn and walked straight to the counter alongside her. She addressed the charmed worker while Lys step to her side, curious. She ordered the café's bestseller dessert for her table and a pack of the bestseller drink along with boba drink later and headed to vip table.
Lys, observing with romantic sharp eyes, decided to order the same dessert next to the same table without thinking leaving workers confused. Around them, silence fell. All the customers watched Alexia with admiration, hesitant to interrupt and babies doe stare. The staff froze, afraid to ask for her autograph or bother her spread customer to not approach her.
Lys on the other hand confidently walked to her table and quietly took a seat opposite her. The murmurs around them intensified as the worker was about to ask him accountant worker pulls him to stop.
Alexia glanced her eyes on him and Lys noticed her hand and asked," It's bleeding".
Alexia turned her hands and flicked her eyes finding him with bandage strap on his polished nail manly hand.
"Table would get dirty by my blood, if I undress the bandage". She said clearly with her sharp eyes.
"Then, I would wrap over them", he said with loving eyes pulling her wrist gently and starts mending over them. "Planning on to eat dessert with blood, didn't see that before. But I won't recommend it".
Alexia let him wrap the bandage avoiding the whispers from behind. He quickly fastened the wound tight and firm and the dessert arrived within seconds. Lys got shocked to see the fast delivery but didn't question and just winked at the waiteress. The waiteress unaffected went to her station tells him to enjoy the desert and left leaving Lys stunned as girls used to fly by her gesture.
Then, the waitress hides down and blushed in red still trying to controll her inner excitement. "He is so precious like treasure."
Hunger, he quickly reached for his own packet of flavour to pour it into his bowl—but Alexia, without hesitation, pushed her bowl with her long finger slightly forward toward him. Her action was bold and silent, making Lys lost for words.
Without a word, he poured his entire packet into her bowl. Then he asked softly teasingly, "Do you want some strawberry too?"
"Yes." Alexia's answer was firm and straightforward.
Lys smiled, adding the strawberry flavor to her dessert. Leaning slightly closer, he teased, "Are you sure you can handle eating too, or do I-"
"I can!" Alexia blurted, cutting him off boldly and he laughed lightly.
Whispers almost to themselves spread like wildfire. "Alexia had a boyfriend? Woow🔥" one of the staff murmured.
"No way.. This can't be true. They are chatting so romantic like couple," another whispered, eyes wide.
"Look at how he's handling her… he must be close to her. The news channel will give me millions instantly after selling them", Random paparazzi added, secretly clicking photos under the table.
"Photos, huh", Alexia noticed that biting a spoon of dessert.
"I've never seen her with anyone beside her assistant Eryx," a patron said, leaning toward a friend.
Their curiosity and admiration mixed with awe, as everyone quietly speculated about the mysterious man who had captured Alexia's heart.
Lys start the conversation, "That must be painful for you." pointing his spoon at her hand taking a bite.
Alexia let out a small sigh, meeting his gaze directly. "It's because… I don't like leaving things half-done," she said rounding her view.
Lys leaned back slightly, clearly impressed by her work efficiency.
He shook his head and muttered, almost to himself, "Meanwhile, my boy band is failing… all the effort, we've put in isn't giving anything but disappointment."
Alexia tilted her head slightly, her gray eyes sharp and observant to his burried pain.
"Then maybe it's time someone actually finishes what they start," she said, her tone blunt yet measured, a statement that cut through the tension.
Lys raised his eyebrow, in question offended and a small smile tugging at his lips despite that. Alexia finished her dessert and looked at him with a bold glance. "Give me your phone."
Lys leaned back slightly. "Hmm? You want my number?"
"No," she said, voice flat but confident. "I'm giving you mine."
Lys smirked, amused. "Of course, nothing surprises me anymore. "He handed over his phone still disappointed.
Alexia tapped in her number quickly, her eyes never leaving his. She didn't smile-but there was something in the way she looked at him that made him feel something unexpected throwing off his pride aside.
Eryx, standing outside the café, caught sight of Alexia sitting with another man inside. He furrowed his brows, trying to piece together the scene.
Meanwhile, Alexia leaned in slightly, her voice sharp and decisive. "Bring your bandmates along," she said.
The words hit Lys differently almost stupidly-there was a subtle edge in her tone he couldn't place, sending a chill through his mind. For a moment, his thoughts twisted into a dark, uneasy meaning, leaving him stunned.
"…Wait, what did you just—?" he stammered and horrified, blinking rapidly, trying to process her words. Without waiting for a reaction, Alexia collected the drinks from the table and left, leaving Lys staring after her, both intrigued and disturbed by her audacity.