H.U.R.T
1000 Champagne

Steve took off his tie violently, suddenly feeling strangled. Her heart was hot, burning with emotion. Not enough to let go of the tie, Steve unbuttoned two shirts. Her face was tense and tangled, Beth who was driving the car giggled amusedly, not feeling concerned at all.

"Hot?" Beth joked, very deliberately making Steve's mood more chaotic. "The cooler lights up perfectly. Need ice?"

"Shut up, Beth!"

"I was fooled by the calm you showed me in the hospital. And now you look like a very tangled and complicated headset. Where are the two girls that affect your mood the most? Oleshia's threat of not being accepted because of your jerk attitude or your pride being hurt because of Lexi's refusal? Ah, in order to apologize to the girl, you were asked to build 1000 temples." Beth's laughter comes off at once considering how fierce Lexi's face looks as funny as it runs out of sense to chase them away. Out of nowhere the idea of a thousand temples appeared in her beautiful brain.

"My anger has nothing to do with either. He's getting into action. Doesn't that mean I have to serve him?"

"I don't think what you're about to face is easy and what makes it harder is that no one understands your way of thinking."

Steve did not respond. He is used to living everything with the plans he has compiled. It will not change even if he has to act alone without the help of his group. After all, this was the case, it should have been him who came down directly. Protecting what he thinks is valuable for the sake of worthiness. Although worthiness is taboo in his eyes, but not for people who think it is important. Until then, Steve will consider himself contemptible, dirty and unworthy of happiness. But he was sure, he was able to make Lexi dare to say that she was worthy. Lexi must acknowledge that eligibility and Steve will do whatever it takes to make that confession, even if it has to be forced.

Steve is also well aware of what Beth says that what he will go through will be a little complicated. Ten years of preparing, raising capital, in fact does not make everything run smoothly. His encounter with Lexi also made his defense waver. Very shaky.

"What if you start by joining Darkness."

"That's not a solution. The history of how dirty my life was enough to make my mother's father not want to admit me as their flesh and blood. Any news from Austin?"

"latest news? It seems like she likes Oleshia."

"Set my meeting with him."

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"Oh, this must have hurt a lot." Austin punched a bump in his sister's seat. The girl grimaced in pain and brushed Austin's hand aside violently.

"You press him, Austin is ugly, Dad...."

"Aus, don't bother him." Pax approached Lexi with some documents in hand, important documents belonging to Lexi including passport and visa. The middle-aged man gave it to Lexi. "Enjoy your holiday" said Pax, rubbing a soft bruise on his daughter's eel.

Lexi nodded, she clasped her passport tightly. Shaken by Steve's show, the jerk makes him decide to go on vacation. Steve's name was destined to be a curse to him. How can he get involved with two men named Steve who are in touch with Phyllida's girls.

"of course. I'll enjoy it a lot. Mom and Dad should catch up with us soon."

"Yes. Of course, dear." Alena chimed. As per her daughter's request, Alena did not tell her what happened in the hospital even though she knew that nothing had escaped the attention of her husband and children.

"Good day everyone."

A familiar voice interrupted the conversation of the Willson family. All the attention gushed on the handsome figure who was leisurely waltzing by carrying a bottle of champagne in his hand.

Lexi clucked in annoyance. He really did not understand how Steve could act so stupid and upset. The man seemed to have no shame. Changing pairs is as easy as turning the palm of the hand. Lexi regretted her stupidity that had been fascinated by the man's masculinity which turned out to be nothing more than a cheap jerk.

"What are you doing here?" Lexi stood up, ruffled around her waist, staring hostilely at Steve. "I don't want to see your face anymore. What I say is so hard for you to understand, Mr. Ivarez."

"Waiting you. How's your condition?"

"Whichever makes you comfortable." A charming smile he painted on his unlucky face was indeed very handsome. Steve glanced at Alena, her face still ordinary. His eyes turned to Pax. The two of them were facing unfriendly faces. Lastly, in Austin.

"Do I know you?" Austin stood beside Lexi. Scrutinize Steve carefully.

"I think this is our first meeting."

"But I feel like you're no stranger."

Steve chuckled, "It turns out your memory is indeed very bad, but I don't mind to remind you even though this will make you a little embarrassed. A few months ago my men battered you, precisely in this house."

"What's? Ah, yes, you're the intruder. What are you doing here?"

"Walking at my lover." Steve returned his gaze to Lexi and returned a smile. "What's in your hand." Steve saw the passport in Lexi's hand. "Try to escape from me?"

"I won't be your lover!"

"You were the one who asked me to be your lover 110 minutes ago."

Lexi's face was red, angry and embarrassed mixed into one. Lexi could feel several pairs of eyes were turning to demand an explanation from her.

"Look, you said you didn't like it." His father's voice sounded sniffling.

"He even said he adored me very much, Mr. Willson." Steve was like gasoline in the middle of a fire. "Isn't that right, sexy?"

"Don't call me that!"

"Don't call it that!"

"Lexi, young man! Not Cheating!"

The three sentences were thrown simultaneously from the mouths of different people. Lexi, Austin and Pax Willson.

"Go, I don't want to see you, Ivarez. Don't make me hate you more."

"I'm not gonna let that happen." Steve stepped up, further eroding the distance between them until he finally stopped in front of everyone. He gave the champagne he had in his hand to Pax. The middle-aged man nosedived an eyebrow. What happened to champagne? There's no way this lunatic asked her to unscrew the bottle and celebrate her daughter's birthday with that shitty guy.

"Institute for my apology." Said the man with eyes fixed on Lexi.

"Candy. Let me remind you Steven Dixton Ivarez, I'm sorry I'll take it if you manage to build a thousand temples!"

"That's impossible, honey. I am not Bandung Bondowoso who can qualify from Roro Jonggrang. For that I bring champagne that is older than your father which is certainly very expensive. One as my goodwill. And another 999 will soon follow. Now, tell me, what are you gonna do with the passport in your hand?"

"May I pull the trigger and kill him?" Sarkas Pax who also began to be hooked with the man's strange attitude.

"Yes, Dad. Do it!"