IN THE CAGE

8. NIGHTMARE

...ACE pov's...

The clock on my wrist shows the time at ten in the night when I return home. I looked up at my dimly lit room before glancing at Ozan who replaced Carcel as the housekeeper.

"Did he make a troublemaker today?" my many.

"Some small problem."

"Huh, what kind?"

I took off my suit and handed it to the waitress who was waiting to bring my belongings to the room. I stood in front of Ozan, waiting for him to give a report on Fawn's activities today.

"He had a lot of fights with Felix today. He threw things from the master's room into the ground."

"Huh, is that it?" For some reason, hearing Ozan's explanation, I just wanted to laugh. The girl must have made Felix an inner pressure.

"Sir.., I guess..," Ozan tried to express his opinion.

"Yes?"

"I think it's a good idea for you to replace Miss Fawn's bodyguard." Ozan slightly lowered his voice, perhaps fearing his words to reach the other bodyguards and reached Felix who was the oldest bodyguard in the house.

"Is there a problem with Felix?"

"Bu-not that there's a problem with Felix, it's just that, I don't feel like they fit together." Ozan looked at me with a stiff grin. "I mean.., all day they can't communicate at all. Looking at them, I'm worried about Felix's health."

What Ozan said may have a point. Given the age gap between Felix and Fawn, the two men are in very different positions and it is very difficult to be able to understand each other. Unlike Felix who is very mature and devoted to me, Fawn is a stubborn girl who makes everyone dizzy in this house.

I'll think about Ozan's advice for a while. "I'll think about it, thanks for your input."

"O-oh, good sir."

I went back to my room and opened the door. Inside there, the only light source was just a sleeping lamp that was glued near the head of the bed. The light faintly revealed Fawn's already soundly asleep face. He didn't listen to me at all and went to bed earlier than usual.

Huh, he must have deliberately upset me.

Unfortunately, today my mood is quite good. I wouldn't care if he went to bed early. I also don't have enough energy to play around today. I left the plastic I bought on the way home and put it on the side of the bed, before going to the bathroom. 

I took a shower for about 30 minutes and came out fresh. My faint footsteps circled the bed. I sat on the bed, still wiping the wet hair, as I looked at Fawn's peaceful slumbering face. Looking at her plain face bathed in the light of a warm sleeping light. He looks like a chicken boy. It was quite adorable to see him in such a peaceful and calm state. Usually, that face only showed annoyance.

Finished wiping my hair, I threw a towel on the sofa by the window. My hand glanced at the three safety boxes I bought on the road, the safeguards I planned to use to play around with Fawn. Too bad, today it looks like I will compromise and not touch it.

I don't want to disturb that face.

"Good sleep" I whispered in the end. Mumbled lowly to the figure who was now too deaf to be able to hear a word from my lips. It was too far from his consciousness to feel my hand now touching his jaw.

Fawnia Alder, how could I not realize that she has this smooth skin? This is not the first time I have put my hand on her body. I've touched almost every inch of this girl's skin, both with my hands and my tongue, but why do I realize now that she's so soft and funny?

Why do I feel the urge to kiss her now?

I looked at those pink lips and recalled our interactions all along. For a week Fawn was here, in every contact of our bodies, I'd never kissed her. No, not just Fawn, I have never kissed anyone in this world.

So why do I want to kiss her now?

"Mother.." in the middle of me who was cool looking at him, Fawn suddenly made a sound. His eyes were still tightly closed and there was no sign of him pretending to be asleep. I went up and looked at her sleeping face, wondering if Fawn had just spoken in her sleep?

"Mother..." He whimpered once again. His voice was sad and sad. "Help me..."

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The next day, Felix was still in charge of handling everything related to Fawn. Despite receiving frequent swearing from Fawn, Felix continued to perform his duties obediently. Seeing their infighting stemming from Fawn's boredom, I became somewhat understanding of Ozan's anxiety. Fawn bullied the old waitress like a bully bullied nerd in High School.

Thanks to the large amount of free space in this house, I was able to shift my work to a discussion room located quite far from my noisy room. I work from home while my bodyguards are seen running around in the front yard. Some carried my clothes and some carried the pillows and blankets I wore last night.

I watched the incident and turned to Carcel. "What's going on outside?"

"Miss Fawn is raging again" Carcel said.

"Other complaints?"

"I don't know, maybe it's still about his boredom yesterday."

As the furore grew, I thought I couldn't pretend to be deaf. I closed my laptop and took it to my room. My job this afternoon will be to put off first in order to pay attention to my beloved pet.

"Ekhm!" Carcel. "What are you guys watching?"

Like a crimson sea that split apart, the crowd of bodyguards instantly scattered in fear. They stared at me with widened eyes before looking down awkwardly.

"I'm sorry, Boss. We heard a commotion so we tried to watch what happened." Seth admits his guilt and his friends.

"Are you high school boys? Who will stand guard at your post if you all gather here?" carcel's voice is rising. I don't have to make a sound about bodyguards because they're handled by Carcel.

"What's going on inside?" I turned my attention back to Ozan. The young man with a sideburn covering part of his chin was looking at me with a concerned grin.

"Miss Fawn is raging again."

I sighed bored at the answer I could have predicted. I just want to know why he's running amok again?

"It seems like today is going to be a long day" I complained to myself.

I then entered the room and saw trays and bowls of rice splattered on the floor. My usual neatly arranged closet now splashes out. Some even lay on the floor. Beds like dragon scratches, sheets and pillows were scattered everywhere.

"What's going on here?" I unconsciously went up in blood. I never let my room get ripped apart.

"I'm sorry, sir. I just couldn't let Miss Fawn eat in bed, and she got very angry. I tried to calm him down but he's getting out of control."

"Hey, old man! You know that's not the case, right?" Fawn approached Felix and I restrained him instantly. He thrashed and still shouted at Felix loudly. "I just don't like the way you look at me, motherfucker! You're humbling me, aren't you! Just say! Do you think I'd sleep here if it wasn't for your psychopathic boss holding me back? I'd rather die than live with all of you, the scum of society. Aib country!"

"I didn't say anything." defended Felix again, which I understood. Felix doesn't need to talk to be able to convey his uneg-uneg. With just a glance, I'll know what Felix's true heart is.

I didn't expect Fawn to catch Felix's eye, either. I thought our butler was pretty good at hiding his emotions.

"Felix, Ozan, I want my room cleaned up like it was." I ended the topic without bothering to side with anyone. After giving orders to Ozan and Felix, I turned to Fawn.

"You, come with me."

"No way," This girl.

I approached and whispered in his ear. "Don't make me strip you in front of my workers, Fawn."

His angry face immediately stiffened. Fear and hatred mingled within his large brown eyes. I looked at him who swallowed the annoyance and smiled widely.

"Smart girl" I said before taking her away from my room, which is now like a broken ship.

Carcel followed us but held on when I threw a warning glint to stop. After it was just me and Fawn, I took the girl to the discussion room. He followed me with a dull jerked step.

"What are you gonna do?" he said with a hateful voice.

I removed my grip from her wrist and sat on the sofa. "I'll be watching you today."

"I'd better be with Felix."

"You need to stop playing with old people, Fawn. Are you not afraid of sin?"

"Tell that to yourself."

I sat on the couch and laughed. "Well, I'm not afraid."

"Of course, you're the demon, where you might be afraid of your loyalty."

Ignoring Fawn's insults, I went back to my laptop and checked my work. While I was working, Fawn was standing by the sofa with guerrilla eyes everywhere. I don't know what he noticed. I forced her to sit down later, after feeling uncomfortable with her who continued to stand like the Statue of Liberty.

Hard enough to force Fawn to sit down, I needed to take out my flagship card before it managed to make her obedient at my feet.

"If you don't sit down, I'll order my men to hurt your mother!" with just those words, Fawn instantly obeyed.

I smiled in triumph when I was able to faintly smell the scent of shampoo stuck in his long black mane.

He's an adorable pet.

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