“Good girl," he said, patting her head.

But when Eva glared at him again, he chuckled lightly before removing his hand.

“Stop doing that. I’m not a child.” She muttered as she patted her own head, trying to smooth out any stray hairs.

“Alright, so from this moment on, you’re not allowed to leave this house until…” He pointed at the bite mark on his neck, his devilish smile not disappearing. “…this thing here disappears.”

He turned around, and Eva could only stand there, watching him walk ever so gracefully towards the fireplace. He plopped himself down on a plush cushion there, crossing his long legs comfortably.

Eva bit on her lips as she began debating with herself inwardly again. Damn. What the hell did I just get myself into? These are all just coincidences and my awful luck for running into such a beautiful, weird man, right? Right? But…what if that handsome devil might actually have an ulterior motive? What if he’s just luring me like…

She rubbed her forehead, frustrated at her thoughts. This was the very first time she’d ever encountered a situation like this. She did not know how to deal with a man when her cold treatment and glares did not seem to ward him off. There was absolutely no way this man would bother luring someone like her! If he wanted a woman, he could just make a call, and goddesses would come flocking towards him!

“Come over here, pet.” His sexy voice pulled Eva’s thoughts back to the present. She returned her gaze to him and saw him waving his hand elegantly at her. Eva did not know why, but she just walked towards him without her even realizing she had already begun to do so.

She immediately halted when she realized she was already less than five steps away from him. But she was still a little light-headed. She had been feeling her head throbbing for a while now. She knew that it was a hangover.

“What’s wrong?” he asked when he saw her slight frown.

“Don’t you think I should go home first?” Eva retorted quickly, trying to find a way to leave.

Gage tilted his head slightly. “Why?”

“Well, I don’t have any clothes with me.”

“I’ll get someone to buy you everything you need for the time that you are here.” He picked up his phone and made a call as he was saying that. And as soon as the call was connected, he continued. “I need clothes for a woman.”

“Wait…wait a moment.” Eva was flabbergasted at how quick his response was.

Gage lifted a brow at her as he moved the phone away from his ear. “Our bargain is already finalized, pet. I said you couldn’t leave this place until these marks disappeared. You agreed earlier. No reneging on your words.”

Eva was about to retort again, but her head suddenly throbbed painfully.

“Now, go back to that room you came from and take a shower to freshen up. I’ll bring your clothes over in a few moments.” He waved her off and continued talking to the person on the other end of the phone again.

Eva could only bite her bottom lip in frustration and turn around.

Her head throbbed again, and this time she groaned out loud, pressing her knuckles into her temples as she ascended the stairs. She realized that she really needed this shower to clear her mind. Maybe that would help her think of something to make him agree to let her go. Or maybe she would just wake up from this weird dream.

…

A little while later, inside the luxurious bathroom, Eva let out a deep sigh as she soaked in the tub, where she was submerged to her shoulders in hot, lavender-scented water.

It seemed that this was not a dream after all. She really had come across a devilishly handsome, but mysterious and weird, guy who wanted her to become his temporary maid. She was not laughing, because she was going to honor her end of the bargain and act as his maid. Cleaning was easy for her. Even though she was raised in a rich family, she had always done her own chores when she was in boarding school. She could literally do anything, except for cooking. At that, she was totally bad.

At any rate, that was why the devil’s condition was not a big deal to her…it was just that she had some trouble believing in it. And she really could not quite figure out if he was just doing this for fun, or if there was some other agenda he was planning.

The most frustrating thing was that she did not really have a choice right now. She could not afford to make a mistake and create another problem, especially because this man looked to be filthy rich judging from the mansion he was living in. She, of all people, knew just how crazy extremely rich people could get when things did not go their way.

When she was done with her bath and finally stepped out of the bathroom, Eva looked at the clothes that were already neatly laid out on the bed. The outfit was complete even to the point of having a set of undergarments!

Speechless, Eva lifted the pink-colored pajamas and glanced at the skin-coloured bra and panties. The pajamas had small bears and ducklings printed all over them.

Again, Eva did not know what to say. When was the last time she had ever worn something as cute and childish as this?