Noah picked up the call and pressed it over his ear, “Good evening, Mr. Cooper. I'm outside your house, sir”
Stunned, Noah raised his eyebrows and cut the call immediately. As he stooped and carried his daughter up in his arms, “Why is she calling you at this hour, daddy?” asked Aurora quizzically.
Noah didn't reply immediately as he evicted his room and left for his daughter's room, which was right next to his. “She's outside. Go to sleep, I'll be right back” he said in his usual calm voice when talking to his daughter.
Aurora felt it would be wise not to argue with her father at that moment. So, she nodded obediently as she lay down with her favorite stuffie close to her chest.
After kissing her good night, Noah ambled out of the bedroom and shut the door carefully behind him.
Outside the house, Danica readjusted her dress for the umpteenth time and fixed her hair behind an ear while waiting for Noah's appearance impatiently.
Shortly, the small gate unlocked and disclosed Noah. Danica put on a bright smile as she admired Noah in his blue silky pajamas.
The neon lights that were glimmering in the surroundings reflected on his face and shone brightly. His eyebrows were smooth, making him look a lot less domineering. The corner of his eyes was twinkling with light, he looked really sexy male fairy.
“What are you doing here at this hour, Danica?” Noah quizzed, sounding stern as he walked closer to her.
“I came here to see your face, Mr. Cooper,” her speech was slurred, and she looked very drunk.
Noah scrutinized her. She was wearing a red dress that barely covers her butt together with a pair of black heeled shoes. Her hair was put into a ponytail, intensifying her palm-sized face.
“Where are you coming from?” Noah asked further, trying to hide how irritated he had become.
“From a party. It's been a while since I did that, Mr. Cooper,” her face was red and her breath smelled strongly of wine. She lurched forward as she spoke, and purposefully tripped on her feet.
Noah quickly caught her by the waist before she would fall down, and their eyes met for a heart-stopping moment. Instinctively, Danica wrapped her slender arms around Noah's neck, grinning.
“You need to start going home now, Danica” Noah uttered snappily, making her stand properly again.

Danica whined and pouted her small round lips, “Could you please allow me to pass the night here, Mr. Cooper?” she requested and gave a few loud hiccups.
Noah felt disgusted with her drunken attitude and pressed his lips to a tight line.
Inching herself closer again, she continued, “It's quite late, plus my mom would be so mad at me,”
Noah didn't continue to argue with her, he gently grabbed her wrist and led her into the house.
Knowing that she had passed the first stage of their plans, a smug smile appeared at the corners of Danica's mouth, and the next moment, she stumbled onto her feet again.
“Ouch,” she yelped silently, almost sounding like a soft moan. “My feet hurt, Mr. Cooper,”
Sighing, Noah picked her up in his arms, and she could feel herself on top of the world at that moment. She nestled into his chest and shut her eyes, enjoying the feeling of his hands around her body.
In what felt like seconds, Danica opened her eyes and realized they were inside his sitting room. “I'll be right back” Noah notified and quickly disappeared into the hallway but appeared almost immediately before Danica could even think of why he hadn't brought her up to his room.
Without saying any word to her, Noah bent and carried her again, using just twenty percent of his strength.
Right before Danica could process the whole thing and ask why he was going outside again, Noah had managed to open one of his cars in the garage and lowered her into the back seat.
Danica blinked her eyes rapidly and watched as he swiveled around and got behind the driver's seat.
“I can just pass the night here with you, sir, you don't need to bring me to a hotel,” she sneered, plunging forward to encircle her hands around Noah.
Noah looked at her briefly in the rearview mirror and then ignited the car engine, “You are wrong, Danica. I'm bringing you to your house”
Upon hearing his words, Danica felt a loud thud in her head followed by an unstoppable furry, but she couldn't let it surface.
Clinging onto Noah and bringing her head and buried it in his neck, which only caused her hair to cascade forward, almost blocking Noah's view.
Noah pushed her slightly with one hand while he handles the steering with the other. Yet, Danica was stubborn and adamant as she kept on with her flirtatious attitude.
She pressed kisses all over his face also sucking on his neckline. Noah was so angered by her manner. He drove faster into the night, and soon, he stopped the car in front of his assistant apartment.
Noah got down from the car, strode into the house, and pressed the doorbell. All this time, he was wiping out Danica's salivary from his face.
Shortly, the door opened and the slumbering Mrs. Antonio came into view. However, seeing his boss at the entrance of her apartment at this hour. Not only that, he was in his pajamas.
It was then reality whipped her like body blows as she recalled their plans for tonight. Danica was supposed to be in his house now, but what was he doing here?
Regaining the presence of mind, “Mr. Cooper,” she called out uneasily, stepping out and closing the door after her.
“You need to help your daughter out of my car now. She's wasted,” Noah said without hiding his discontented expression.
“Oh my goodness. What?!” Mrs. Antonio exclaimed in shock while she followed Noah in steps toward where his car was parking.
As soon as Noah unlocked the backseat door, Mrs. Antonio felt a stab in her heart upon seeing how wasted her daughter looks like. She quickly moved closer and assisted her daughter out of the car.
“I brought her home because she said you would be mad at her,” Noah clarified his reason for his gesture.
“Thank you very much for your kindness, sir” Mrs. Antonio appreciated as she managed to squeeze out a smile while her stomach churned with distaste as it dawned on her that their plan has been ruined.
“It's alright. Take good care of her,” after his words, and a final glance at Danica. Noah turned around and entered his car.
The following day,
Jasmine stood in front of the house, well-dressed for work, but she kept peeking in a particular direction from time to time. It seemed like she was waiting for someone.
Suddenly, a car drove out of the compound and stopped right in front of her.
Jasmine soon realized the driver. She turned around and planned to walk a few steps aside, keeping a distance from him.
“You can't keep standing there, Jasmine. Come on in, let me give you a ride”
Jasmine didn't even spare him a glance, let alone react to his words.
“Jas…” Xavier was about to move closer to Jasmine and convinced her when a car unexpectedly pulled up to a halt in front of Jasmine.
He watched as the driver came down and walked to meet Jasmine. Not only that, they both shared a brief hug, and he thereafter opened the passenger side door for Jasmine to enter.
The feeling he felt yesterday gripped him again, while his eyes gradually filled with blood.
He continued to gaze in the direction of the car, even when the car was now long gone before his eyes. He trembled on his feet, but quickly clung to his car before he would lose balance. “Jasmine,” he muttered in a crying tone as tears pooled into his eyes.
Inside the car.
The atmosphere was unsettling. Jasmine could feel Noah's gaze on her and whenever she turned to look at him, he would see him focusing on the road as if he were not even looking at her side at all.
Jasmine couldn't understand his mood. Although, he had just been portrayed as a true lover in the presence of Xavier a while ago. And now…
“Is there something bothering you, Mr. Cooper?” Jasmine eventually asked, she could no longer stand his behavior.
Noah his mouth but nothing could come out. In his heart, he didn't want to take advantage of their relationship. All that he was doing was a prize for the huge favor Jasmine had done for him.
“You can tell me, sir,” Jasmine exhorted, as it had become evident to her that Noah has something bothering his mind.
Noah tightened his hand around the steering, “Can you act as my wife at a party tomorrow?” he released the bombshell, without looking at Jasmine's face.