Instead of flirting, Danica and Kenji ended up talking about random stuff until Hernan got home with Trevor. He took Kenji with him in the room, leaving Danica alone on the terrace.
��That was awesome, Dani,�� Gabrielle spoke up from Danica��s back, making her flinch.
She placed a hand over her chest. ��Geez. You scared me, Gab.��
Gabrielle placed a hand over Danica��s shoulder. ��Everything was going well, and he melted when you fed him the cookie. I saw the way Kenji looked at you. But then he started to be friendly because he spotted us hiding behind the door. His eyes are sharp, Dani. I saw him looking at us.��
Danica was wondering where Troy was. Did he walk away because he got jealous? Or was he upset with her?
Noticing she wasn��t paying attention, Gabrielle shook her slightly. ��You there, Dani? Are you even listening to me?��
She politely pushed Gabrielle��s hand off her shoulder, asking, ��Where is Troy?��
��That guy walked away after punching on the wall,�� she said with a sigh.
��Punching on the wall?�� Danica��s eyes grew wider in horror. ��You go with your plan while I look for Troy,�� she said to Gabrielle and went out of her vision.
Danica knocked on Troy��s room, but no one responded. She stepped inside his room, only to find the room empty. She called Troy a few times and he didn��t respond to her call.
He is definitely upset thinking I never do anything for him, thought Danica. She knew Troy more than he knew himself and she felt bad for making him feel that way.
��Where might Troy be at this time? It will be evening soon,�� she muttered to herself. That was when something flickered in her head. She slapped her forehead for not thinking of it earlier.
She went to her room and took her purse before going out of the mansion.
Soon, she reached ChocoVivo Caf�� after Gabrielle��s driver dropped her there. A smile formed on her lips seeing Troy sitting inside the caf�� at one corner. She guessed correctly that Troy was indeed there. She entered the caf�� and Stacy spotted her. Danica went to the counter and greeted with a smile, ��Hey, Stacy.��
Stacy fixed her cap and said, ��Look whose face is beaming with happiness. What��s the secret behind it?�� She pointed at Troy and said, ��Is the reason for your happiness that hot boy?��
��Maybe,�� Danica answered and chewed her lip gently with her teeth. ��Apart from two cups of hot chocolate, give us two sandwiches. One with extra cheese and the other with extra sauce.��
��On it, ma��am,�� Stacy said and handed the bill. Danica had to pay first, so she completed the payment and waited to receive her order. Soon enough, Stacy quickly handed her the tray, saying, ��Troy didn��t eat anything I offered. He kept sulking and mumbling incoherent words I couldn��t decipher.��
��Leave it to me,�� Danica told Stacy and took the tray. Then she went to Troy and asked, ��Hi, is this seat taken?�� she asked him.
Troy stole a glance at her and remained quiet. It reminded Danica of the first time she met Troy here after returning from New Jersey. He asked the same question and when Danica stayed silent at that time, he just sat after saying something which she decided to say as well.
��I guess your silence means no.�� With that, she pulled a chair for herself and took a seat. ��I cannot exactly say ��Hi. How are you doing this morning?�� because it is not morning. Sorry, I couldn��t fully mimic you.�� She frowned.
Arching an eyebrow, Troy asked, ��Are you mocking me, lady?��
Instantly, Danica shook her head. ��No, no, never. Who dares to mock the Troy Kingston? Do I have that much audacity? Even if I have, the Stones will kill me for mocking you. I don��t want to lose my pretty precious life, now do I?��
Preventing the smile that was taking over his lips, he asked, ��What brings you here? I thought you were busy spending time with Kenji. Did you get bored so easily?��
She shook her head and handed him a sandwich after opening the wrapper. ��I didn��t get bored because, in order to be bored, I have to enjoy someone��s company in the beginning. I saw Kenji as a mission the entire time I was talking to him.��
��So you are saying you didn��t enjoy his company?�� questioned Troy, to be sure he interpreted her words correctly.
Danica gave a curt nod. ��There is only one person with whom I can never get bored,�� she said, and Troy took a sip of his drink. She continued speaking, ��And that is the love of my life, Troy Kingston.��
As soon as Troy heard her speaking in a seductive tone, he choked on his drink.
��Are you okay, Troy?�� she asked him with concern, but he just nodded his head.
Then he glanced at her. Does she have any idea what she did? She has no idea how her words affect me. She will kill me in this way, and I might die a virgin, wondered Troy.
Sensing what Troy might be thinking, Danica grabbed his hand and started drawing small invisible circles on his hand with her index finger. She said to him, ��I do have an idea what I am doing but I don��t know whether it is working or not. Considering you didn��t confess your feelings yet���� she was interrupted by Troy, who pulled his hand away.
��Finish your sandwich. It is evening already, so we have to go back.��
A grin crept over Danica��s face as she quietly took a bite of her sandwich. She loved teasing Troy. She knew he still liked, or maybe even loved her, but he was hesitating to confess his feelings. She wanted to tell him the reason why she left, but she might put him in danger as well, so she decided to keep it the way it was. His anger would vanish one day.
How could this guy have so much self-control? Danica wondered. While taking another bite of her sandwich, she asked, ��By the way, I was thinking. Will I stay in your room today as well or am I allowed to sleep in my room?��
If I let her stay in my room tonight, God knows what test she will put me through and I might end up making love to her, thought Troy. He shook his head immediately and said, ��No, you can sleep in your room. Your fever subsided already.��
��Bu����
��Danica, just finish eating for God��s sake.�� Troy groaned.
Suppressing a smile, she feigned innocence and continued eating quietly.
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Today after lunch, Gabrielle was supposed to flirt with Kenji. She decided to flirt today because if all the girls flirted on the same day, Kenji might find it suspicious.
Danica and Trevor hid behind the pillar of the second floor, watching Kenji reading a magazine in the living room downstairs. Gabrielle wanted to wear a revealing outfit, but Trevor stopped her from doing so, which was a negative marking from her side because she couldn��t be sweet like Danica to win Kenji��s heart. Her bonus point was her sexy appearance, which Trevor forbade to do so.
Gabrielle made her way downstairs to Kenji while Trevor and Danica were watching her. Hernan had some urgent work, so he was out of the mansion.
��Where is Troy?�� Trevor asked Danica.
She shrugged. ��He is staying away from me since we got home last night.��
��What did you do?�� he further asked, raising an eyebrow.
��Something which is none of your business,�� she answered and focused on Gabrielle, who was now talking to Kenji. ��Watch your girlfriend flirt instead of interrogating me.��
Trevor started to watch Gabrielle from behind the pillar with Danica was behind him.
��Wait, why is she sitting so close to him? What if she sits on his lap? Will she, Dani?�� questioned Trevor, his heart pounding faster now.
��Chill out. Even if she does, it won��t mean anything, you know,�� responded Danica.
��Yeah, right,�� Trevor breathed out. But when he realized what she said, his eyes widened in horror. ��Does that mean she will sit on his lap? But why?��
��To see whether he gets turned on or not,�� replied another voice.
��Yea���� Danica stopped midway; her breath hitched, sensing someone behind her. She knew it was Troy and when she tried to take a step backward, her head collided with his chest. She didn��t dare to turn back due to the intimate position she was in with Troy.
��Do you think only you can play these games?�� Troy whispered slowly in Danica��s ear. She stayed silent, her breathing increasing rapidly as her heartbeat fastened. ��Whatever I feel for you, keeping that aside, never forget Troy Kingston has always been a player.��
Did he flirt with other girls too? thought Danica because she never saw him flirting with anyone before.
Guessing what might be going on in her mind, Troy chuckled and said, ��I have been a player who has been chasing only one girl since middle school. Other girls melt even seeing my smile.��
Heat flushed through her cheeks, realizing he was talking about her.
��Oh my God, I cannot see this,�� mumbled Trevor, ��I am going to stop her.�� When Trevor turned back, he saw Troy and Danica��s closeness and rolled his eyes. ��I want to fucking stab Kenji at this moment and you two are busy flirting with each other. Get a room, please.�� With that, Trevor stormed off downstairs.
Danica pushed Troy slightly and gasped. ��We have to stop him. He will ruin the plan.��
��Fuck this plan because Trevor will never let Gabrielle sit on Kenji��s lap,�� Troy said calmly and entwined his hand with hers. ��Even if I was in his place, I would react the same way he did. So, let��s not stop him.��
��What about the confirmation of Kenji��s preference then?�� she questioned and watched Trevor interrupting Kenji and Gabrielle��s conversation.
He replied to Danica, ��Let��s wait for a while. We will find another way soon.��
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��Why the fuck would you interrupt, Trevor? I was almost at the end,�� Gabrielle hollered at Trevor.
��This is why I interrupted because I cannot see you all over him,�� Trevor hollered back.
After pulling Gabrielle away from Kenji, Trevor brought her to his room, while Danica and Troy joined them. Since then, Trevor and Gabrielle started arguing. Troy and Danica were just spectators, watching the couple fight and wondering if it would be right to interrupt and get in between their argument.
��Well, sometimes we have to do some things against our will to get a satisfying result,�� said Gabrielle.
Trevor retorted, ��That doesn��t mean you will end up satisfying people.��
��For God��s sake, it was not sex, okay?�� she uttered.
��Kenji should be thankful it wasn��t,�� mumbled Trevor and grabbed Gabrielle��s hand. ��Look, if I was in your place and you watched me doing that with a girl, how would you react, Gab?��
Gabrielle became quiet, understanding from Trevor��s point of view. He wasn��t wrong and she knew that. So she released a sigh in defeat and pulled him into a hug.
In between their conversation, Danica also understood how Troy felt because if she was in Troy��s place, she would��ve stormed off as he did. No one was wrong from their point of view.
She entwined her hands with Troy and slowly brushed her soft hand over his right hand with which he had punched the wall last day.
Remaining quiet, Troy just enjoyed her delicate touch over his hand.
��How will we find out whether Kenji likes men or women?�� Gabrielle asked after her hug with Trevor.
Pin drop silence covered the room until a familiar voice spoke, ��Have you guys been plotting behind my back?��
