Fifty one

ERICA'S POV

"Fine!" I sighed loudly and shook my head, silently cursing Kyle in heart.

If I was to decide, I would leave this place immediately, but Kyle won't let me. There was no choice for me now.

A young pretty salesgirl came to meet us and smiled.

"Hello, welcome to De Klassy Mall, how can we help you?"

"Can you take us to see some of the formal wears you have?" Kyle stepped forward and responded to the pretty salesgirl.

"Sure. Please follow me," replied the salesgirl, her smile never fading.

With a heavy heart, I trailed after the pretty salesgirl to where the formal wears were displayed. Kyle also followed us, but he kept a low profile. We got to where the formal wears were, and the pretty salesgirl started pointing and telling us about each wear that was displayed.

Kyle took a seat close to us and just watched how the salesgirl explained to me.

"You can try this." The pretty salesgirl mentioned and turned to me.

Hearing this, I turned to Kyle, and he gave me a nod immediately. Then, I went into the changing room with the suit I took. After few seconds, I came out and showed myself to Kyle. I was nervous, as I showed myself to him. I didn't know if he was going to compliment me or complain or anything of a such. But Kyle didn't say anything at all. He just looked at me, up and down and assessed some parts of me. Deep in him, he had to admit, I was very attractive.

Finally, after a while, Kyle parted his lips and pointed to my suit.

"The pant aren't fit. Get another one. But apart from that, it is really okay."

Phew! Isighed and nodded my head. I turned to the salesgirl and told her to show me some more formal wears. The pretty salesgirl agreed and revealed some other cool formal wears. I picked more of the formal wears and tried them out. Kyle patiently waited, giving out his

advise and view about the wears.

"Pack all the clothes she liked and tell me the price," he stood up and adjusted himself. It has been over an hour plus, and we were finally done with picking the appropriate formal wears for me.

"Alright." The pretty salesgirl nodded and went tocalculate all the price of the clothes.

"I will pay for it," I volunteered and picked out my walet. I didn't want to owe Kyle more money.

Kyle raised his brows and put on an interesting look.

"Oh really? I brought you here, so I will payfor it."

"No, I will!" I stubbornly refused and shook my head.

I won't let him pay the price. It was at this time, the pretty salesgirl came back

and handed the bill to Kyle. Immediately, I snatched the bill away from him and widened my eyes suddenly.

Fifty thousands dollars!.

That was a lot of money to me, and I subconsciously stepped back. How was I supposed to afford that? It was too much!

"You are so stubborn." Kyle pinched my nose and chuckled.

"You can't pay it. I told you I will pay it, stubborn woman." He laughed slightly, before turning to the salesgirl, and gave her his bank card.

The pretty salesgirl gave Kyle back his card, after he had paid for the clothes, and she also handed him the packed clothes. Afterward, Kyle held my hands and left the mall.

We both returned to the penthouse sooner than expected. But I couldn't stop thinking about Kyle's kindness to me. I wasn't expecting it, and it made me to feel anxious and uneasy.

"Thank you." I expressed my gratitude to Kyle, but couldn't face him.

Kyle didn't say anything and just dipped his hands into his pants pocket coolly as he nodded.

"I should leave now," I bit my lower lip and excused myself.

Before Kyle could say anything, I had already left him. I couldn't wait to hide back in my room as that was my only solace.

As I got to my room, I couldn't stop thinking about everything that was happening. I was really puzzled and flummoxed. I kept trying to know why Kyle was acting nice to me, but didn't get it.

Something didn't feel right, I thought and sighed. ls this some kind of an evil mafia plot? I asked myself inwardly.

After a while, I was now calm and guessed that Kyle must have settled in his room. So, I decided it was the perfect time for me to go to the kitchen and get some yogurt and fruits. I stood up and strolled out of my room, but the moment I opened the door, I was greeted with something unexpected. Looking down, I saw a number of gift boxes arranged on my doorstep, and they comprised of designers bags, skin care products, and make overs.

"What's this?" I muttered softly, feeling more confused.

I knoe of only one person who would do this. But why? What was Kyle up to again? I inquired from myself internally.

Wanting to know why Kyle was giving me all these, I went straight to his room and knocked immediately. Instantly, the door clicked open, and I was greeted with a naked man. The naked man was none other than Kyle.

"Haaa" I screamed and covered my eyes slightly.

"Why aren't you wearing anything?!"

I was embrassed, seeing Kyle's naked body, and I felt my face turning red.

"I was about to take a shower, but when I heard you calling me, I had to open the door," he replied me innocently and crossed his arms over his chest. He didn't felt any shame. Beside, what's there to be ashamed about? He smirked.

I knew it was useless to argue or say anything, so I just went straight to the main thing that had brought me to his room.

"Why are you giving me these?" I pointed to the boxes in my hands.

"What's going on?"

"Nothing. These are just gifts from me to you, and you can do whatever you want with them." He shrugged and responded calmly, his bass and thick voice ringing in my ears.

"What? Are you for real?"

I was confounded and blinked my eyes multiple times.

"Why are you spending so much money on me?"

I still wasn't understanding why Kyle was doing all these. He was spending too much on me and it didn't make a sense. Our relationship was fake..

"I'm willing to spend any amount of money on you, as long as it will makes you happy." His gaze suddenly turned solemn, and he stared down at me with a gentle look. I think he meant even single word that came out from his mouth.

I didn't have time to react, because immediately he said those heart melting words, he pulled me close to him, as he stretched out his arms around my waist. Then, he started to kiss me passionately.

I was stunned by his quick movement. But when my lips was covered with Kyle's lips, my mind raced back to me. Quickly, I stopped the passionate kiss and pushed Kyle away from me. After that, I fled to my room in an instant.

It was already night time, and I was locked up in my room, trying all my best to sleep. But I couldn't. I was finding it hard to get a good sleep, and this was because my mind was filled with something else. I was thinking about Kyle and everything about him. I couldn't get my mind off him.

Suddenly, I heard a soft knock on my room door and I turned my head, now facing the door. I wondered who it was.

"Erica??", the voice called out.

I recognized it was Kyle's voice. He was calling me, which I wasn't anticipating. I didn't want to answer, but it would be bad to ignore him. So, I sat up on my bed and took a deep breath, before I went over to the door side.

"What is it?" I asked indifferently, as I opened the door and stared at Kyle.

"I can't sleep," he answered almost immediately, as he also stared at me.

"So?"

"Why don't you go for a drive with me?"

He was inviting me for a drive like a gentleman. But before I could say anything, he lifted me up, as if he was lifting nothing, and placed me on his right shoulder.

I wasn't expecting this again, and I frowned. Not cool!

"Hey, put me down this instant!" I beat his back with my little fists, but it was nothing to him. He didn't even feel a thing.

I struggled to free myself, but Kyle only held me tighter.

"Don't forget you have to follow the rules and obey me, stubborn girl," he reminded me with a deep voice, and he started walking out of the penthouse.

Hearing this, I kept quiet and stopped struggling, but I wasn't pleased in a bit. With this, we made our way to the parking lot.