CHAPTER 1 BODY SWAP

Before Leila ended the night of her 18th birthday, she was sure that she emptied the bottle of alcohol that her maid stashed. She was supposed to be hangover, yet she didn't feel it when she woke up the next day.

Moreover... this wasn't her own room. It wasn't her room!

Leila got up in hurry, and her eyes unexpectedly caught the mirror and saw a different reflection. She had to look again and check the reflection if it's really her.

She gaped in horror when she found out that the reflection was doing every movement she makes. Leila was still in disbelief and pinched her cheek, and she moaned in pain afterwards.

Mustering her courage to face her current problem, Leila looked in a mirror and finally recognized the body she was in right now.

"Viktor Vladinov."

The name that's always written on headlines of the newspapers, a man who's rumored to have insufferable personality, thus that's where his title "Insufferable Beau" came from.

They say the only good thing about him is his looks. Leila didn't personally know him, but because he's popular for a bad reason, almost everyone in the capital knows of his name.

Leila had to take another deep breath. This was too real for a mere dream, but how could one explain what's happening right now? How in the world she ended up swapping bodies? Leila tried to remember what caused this, but all she could think of was drinking all night long.

Did the alcohol cause this then? Did someone put some kind of magic in the drink? Leila felt her head hurt from all these thoughts.

However, she didn't want to simply stay here. She wanted answers, so she headed out and went to her house to see if the man really swapped bodies with her.

"Milord, are you sure you're heading out in your nightwear?" The old butler asked with concern. He seemed like he was serving Viktor for so long to make him wear such parental look on his face.

Unbeknownst to him, it was Leila whom he was talking to and not Viktor."Yes. This is comfortable to me."

Leila then walked away, heading towards the carriage. The coachman looked confused when he saw the young lord wearing private clothes. Yet, he didn't bother to ask out of fear of his temper.

"Where are we headed today, milord?"

"To Count Linea's house." Leila replied and crossed his arms. The coachman, without further ado, got the carriage moving. Leila didn't notice the atmosphere that time as she was too swamped in her own thoughts. She didn't realize that the rumors about Viktor Vladinov were quite true.

It didn't take long, as Count Linea's house was just near the capital. Leila arrived in front of her house, which she couldn't call as her house right now due to obvious reasons.

The servants of Count Linea's were very confused upon her arrival. They threw quizzical looks at each other, wanting to know what Viktor Vladinov is doing here.

Leila knew what was going on and sighed. Walking over to the maid, she towered over her with her current height. Viktor Vladinov was sure tall, she thought. Then, as she looked at the maid, she saw small hearts forming in her eyes.

What the heck, are you falling for him? Leila raised her eyebrow quizzically, which only made the maid fluster.

"Please inform Leila Linea that I'm here now. She's informed, by the way." Leila smiled, and the maid hurriedly followed her order.

Privilege of a pretty face, Leila thought.

A few moments after that, the maid asked her to follow her to the drawing room. Surprisingly, that man seemed to be already expecting her.

Thankfully, he didn't change his clothes.

"I'd like to talk to her alone. Can you kindly leave?" Leila asked.

She heard a stifled laugh coming from Viktor, but she kept quiet about it. The maid nodded after leaving their refreshments on the table.

Leila then asked, "Are you Viktor?"

It felt strange to look at her own body in third person viewpoint. Of course, she couldn't do that when she was in her original body, except for the times she took photographs of herself.

"I am. Then you're Leila?" he replied.

Leila nodded, but she had to know why he knew her. "How did you know my name?"

"Your maid came in and mentioned your name. Otherwise, I wouldn't even know." He looked up and took a sip on his tea.

For the first time, Leila saw how she looked like when she's serious. "What about you? How did you know it was me, Viktor?"

Leila didn't even think of an answer and said without hesitation, "Well, you're popular for not so good reasons. Everyone knows you."

"My, that's exaggeration," he said, his eyelashes fluttering dramatically.

This action made Leila scrunch up her nose. "Don't do that in my body, it's cringe."

"Well, don't frown too. You're adding wrinkles to my smooth face."

Leila had so much more to say, but she decided it wasn't worth pursuing that matter. Instead, she asked, "What do we do now? How do we get back to our body?"

Sipping peacefully, Viktor smiled. "I don't have any idea. This seemed like a witchcraft or some sort of magic. Perhaps I made some powerful enemy and had me switched bodies with someone. Scary, right?"

Sure, she thought of that too, but why was he too calm about this? "Isn't this your first time switching bodies with someone?"

To which Viktor answered calmly, "Yes, my first time."

I see. He simply didn't have worries. He lacks the sense of urgency. Perhaps he doesn't have responsibilities to begin with, that's why this situation was just fine to him.

Leila couldn't help but palm her face. There were talks of marriage even before she turned 18. Now that she's 18, her father wanted to marry her off to someone with a good pedigree.

However, majority of the candidates were twice her age. Leila couldn't stomach that.

There's no saying when they'll return to each other's body, so she couldn't escape her fate after all. Moreover, the man she swapped bodies with was very laidback to the point that he might simply agree to everything her father might say.

Seeing her worried face, Viktor sighed. "You're frowning again. Stop that and I'll take you to someone who might be of help."

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