Chapter 3

So he just causally told the driver that he was her boyfriend. "What gives!" Then he literally found the address of her father on the internet and threw her out the same taxi in front of the mansion door. "WHATTTT GIVES!"

He is just so annoying.

"But Felici, Didn't you say he was handsome?" Annalise disagreed. "How could he be handsome and rude at the same time?"

"Firstly..." Hazel interrupted, "I prefer to be called Hazel and not Felici and secondly, Who told you handsome guys are meant to be polite?"

"Good looks or not, for throwing me out like that he is the most ill-mannered and discourteous person I have ever met!"

Annalise Astor, eldest daughter and Hazel's *aka Felici* elder sister. She was alluring, highly charming with attractive figure and the charm of a noble lady. She looked like a teen model even though she was 21.

With the words her younger sister just spoke, she was not yet convinced.

They were in their usual hiding spot in the tree house in the afternoon of the same day she was 'abandoned' by Dusk early morning.

"Hmmmmm--------"

"Let me talk to father about your university application." She instantly offered. "Perhaps at this moment only I can help you convince our father."

Felici leaned in with sparkly eyes, "You will do that...???" But Felici's bubble didn't take long before busting.

Annalise placed her finger on Felici's forehead and pushed her back, "Hold it. What do you suppose I'd gain from this? For me to help you, Introduce me to this guy." She turned the tables in a blink.

Felici couldn't help thinking for a moment. She cupped her face and swung back and forth.

"If introducing these two is all I have to do then it seems an attractive offer but... IF that guy annoyed my sister somehow, perhaps I would be the one to face consequences. That's right..."

"Okay---"

"Yes?" Annalise was over the moon.

"But---" Her happiness was put to a halt, "I would do that once you have convinced father."

Annalise, the dear sister of hers got up, "On it!" and just like that, took off.

"Sigh! Now to think how am I to persuade the guy to meet my sister?" Thinking how warm and cold he could be at the same time, she couldn't figure out the what exactly is his real personality.

"Or---" She just got a brilliant idea worth trying once.

The very night, she decided to go back to same the night club in hope of finding him here.

"Request for a night service. It would be best if you send me the employee, Dusk to me." She said at the counter.

"Good evening. We will forward your request madam." The receptionist politely alloted her the room and the same as yesterday too.

She waited in front of the big window for him to show up.

The night view of the city was enigmatic even from the third floor not to mention the flickering lights that looked magical. For someone who never got a chance to see the city from anywhere but the window of her own room, this view was more than just beautiful. It was calming to the nerves.

"You again?" She heard a awe-stricken voice, one she was quite aware of.

There was no need to turn around to know who the person was. "Yes. Me again! Won't you agree I saved your job?"

"How are you of any connection to my job?"

"I am still your guest. Mind your words." She was acting spoiled. "You wouldn't wanna risk your job again, would you?" She questioned.

"Y--yes Milady." He became obedient. "Please let me know what would you like me to do for you today?" He made a good deep bow.

"Perhaps another tea session would be preferred."

Her requests were arranged for in minutes and they sat for another cup of tea together.

She had the first word after a sip, "From what I perceive, you are in dire need of money and this is the only job you can find that works with your busy morning schedule, perhaps college?"

"Milady, I have informed you of the rules in my workplace but if you have already investigated my background I am left with no choice but to agree."

"No no--- I didn't investigate or anything. It was just an assumption to which you have agreed and assured me." She was expert in wordplay because of all the debates she has had with her father. "Does it seem convincing if I hire you for a job in my manor and pay three times you would earn from here in the same time period?" Saying so she stuck out three fingers.

"It doesn't end there, Your time will be perfectly aligned with your study-time."

"I appreciate your concerns milady but I can not accept your kind gesture."

"Hmmm?" She was forced to think through her strategy. "It would be best if I put forward this matter again a few days later when he'll be willing to accept it not as a favour or kind gesture but as a friend's help instead."

Most importantly, she had to think of what sort of job he could be assigned to.

The days went by swiftly with the usual home tutors coming and teaching grammar, arithmetic, history, etiquette lessons and what not *except dance* to both her and Annalise while at night Felici snuck out to go to the usual place to find him.

Certainly, he was always there, mannered and poised as a gentleman he acted to be.

The week didn't go in waste though. Felici kept records of a lot of things and contemplated the situations.

"Spending over a week with him just chatting on casual topics, I found a lot about him. A few things I had to be aware of, if I had to list them they'd be__ for instance--"

"Number 1, He is very perceptive. Creating a fake scenario for Annalise and him to meet will be a tough grind."

"Number 2, he is very strict with his personal information. I wasn't even able to make him spill his real name. Lucky, I was that he told me his age but I'm not sure if that was authentic either."

"Number 3, he is literally of my sister's age but in the same educational level as me apparently because he had to earn his own tuition fees and that held him a couple years back."

"Number 4, A total lady killer but Not at all into relationships. Even if girls approach him, he is sure to give them cold shoulder."

"And most importantly---Number 5 He hate lies so if I am caught lying, I will not be able to talk to him ever again."

"There might be a few things I'm overlooking but let's keep that for later and try to think of a way to get him a job."

"On the tenth day from my sister's unusual proposal of help, she came to my room again."

"I have convinced father of letting you join the Dance academy..." She announced with lack of enthusiasm.

"A dance academy? Didn't you say you would help me get into the university of my choice?"

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...Know your character...

...Dusk...

...Real name: *Unknown*...

...Appearance: Dusty brown hair, black eyes, hot and cold at the same time...

...Height: 185 cm...