"Is there something wrong, ladies?"
The three women were stunned to hear Nathan's question, which seemed as if Nathan didn't mind being considered by Alina as her lover or maybe it could be an indication that Nathan was indeed Alina's lover.
“Hey, Mr. Handsome, I hope you're not deaf. Aren't you too innocent to let this county girl think of you as her lover?" asked the woman who was said to be the heir to one of the city's major corporations. With confidence, the woman took over Alina's position who was beside Nathan until she was about to wrap her arm around Nathan's.
Alina almost fell to find herself nudged by the woman's sizeable hip, but Nathan deftly wrapped Alina's slender waist with the other hand holding Alina's hand.
The woman who had just taken over Alina's position, hoping that Nathan would notice her, pursed her lips with both hands pressing her hips and slightly leaned forward while one foot was tapping on the asphalt pavement, staring displeasedly at Alina who was being treated like that by Nathan.
Even though she felt annoyed that she was ignored and felt ashamed, the woman who inherits one of the big companies forced herself to keep a smile, then said: "Oh, Mr. Handsome is so shy towards a woman as beautiful as myself..."
Two of her friends who looked at the woman who used by them as a field of money with the capital of friendship felt sorry for her.
Because from anywhere, it was clear that Nathan was ignoring the woman heir to one of the big companies, which of course, Nathan chose Alina, who incidentally was just a girl from the suburbs.
If Alina surpassed the heiress of one of the major corporations in terms of charm, it was truly a sight to behold.
The people around who recognized who the female heir to one of the big companies was did notice what was going on. And, they really didn't expect that anyone would dare to ignore that woman and prefer a girl who looked naughty like Alina.
Being in Nathan's arms, Alina was unable to think clearly. Her thoughts were too far away among the clouds in the sky, it was hard to return to where they belonged. Her eyeballs did go to the pair of dark red eyes that were also looking at her, but they were just blank stares.
Nathan could feel Alina's blood flow was not normal, especially her heartbeat, which was beating so fast.
“Miss Alina, should you just take the day off for the day?” asked Nathan who thought that maybe Alina was pushing herself, to the point of hiding the fact that she was sick.
Didn't get a response after several times Nathan asked, really the feeling of worry was getting worse. His dark red eyes seemed to glow, roaming around to see if there really wasn't someone who had attacked Alina in her soul. However, Nathan did not find anything strange.
'It's impossible not, if Miss Alina was attacked by the Destiny Card Holder secretly without me knowing. Or is it that the Destiny Card Holder is pretending to be helpless, showing his weak side to make me relax my guard? How did that happen?' regretted Nathan, his eyes brightened but still no one noticed the red light.
Nathan's face stiffened with his jaw clenched. It could be seen by the people around who were paying attention about the incident. The woman behind Nathan also sensed that something bad seemed to be happening unexpectedly, causing her to back away slowly and return to the side of her two friends.
Nathan did not feel any negative energy attached to Alina, nothing at all. However, that did not rule out the possibility that someone had attacked Alina's soul directly.
People who specialize in attacking someone's mentality are always more dangerous than people with explosive destructive power or something. This type of person, possessed a power that was classified as special, and once his power level reached the peak, the person who attacked the target's mind or soul would not leave a trace.
When Nathan looked at the alley a few turns away, the alley that served as the entrance to the criminals' area where the storage ring had previously been retrieved, his attention was again distracted when he heard a nearby voice.
It was Alina who was still shy, said in a low voice. Of course, after she snapped out of her reverie, it turned out that she was in such an embarrassing position for her to happen in a place with so many people around.
Alina was unable to speak properly, her tongue was still numb.
Seeing that Alina seemed to have regained consciousness, though still a little, Nathan immediately looked at her intently, before asking: “Miss Alina, are you all right? Is there anything felt hurt?”
Seeing that gaze, Alina really didn't know how to respond. It was a gaze that made her heart pound even more with her body heating up, until she could only looked away because she was too embarrassed to keep her eyes on Nathan who was so close to hers.
Not waiting any longer for an answer, Nathan took the initiative to take Alina on his lap, in which, in the same position with one hand wrapped around Alina's slender waist, Nathan only needed to push and hold the thigh that was near Alina's knee to make her look like a princess.
Alina screamed in a muffled voice, before finally being able to speak with an unknown impulse, although she still stuttered.
"What is Nathan doing?"
Nathan sighed softly as he looked at Alina. Don't know how Alina was suddenly able to say in a voice that sounded energetic even though it wasn't fluent, Nathan didn't understand.
“Miss Alina doesn't have to push yourself anymore. You need time to rest. I will take Miss Alina home, let me replace you selling snacks here…” Nathan said, sounding so sincere.
Hearing Nathan's words, of course Alina was surprised as well as happy and touched. However, why did Nathan suddenly say that, as if she was sick or something. In fact, not at all.
"I'm not forcing myself. I'm fine, really." said Alina.
“It's not good to lie like that, Miss Alina...”
Just as Alina was about to argue again, trying to confirm that she wasn't sick, a soft touch on her lips stopped it.
The people around who noticed the romance in this crowd, none of them were confused about how Nathan could still hold Alina in a position that should require two hands, while what they saw was Nathan's one hand not supporting the back of Alina's knee so that remained balanced and instead seemed to be not allowing Alina to speak by touching her index finger to those thin pink lips.
That was true, Alina's lower body seemed to just float away. However, Alina didn't seem to notice that. To just be able to think clearly, she couldn't even while in a position that felt embarrassing like being on his lap in public, moreover Nathan made her even more speechless.
Alina was really helpless.
Unfortunately, in the future, in the center of this city, it seemed that Alina and Nathan won't be able to casually sell while serving customers, which is why, the first time they came here, trouble had arisen. It was obvious, a woman stared intently at Alina with a ragged breath, then muttered: "Just watch out, I'll remember that face and snatch your position from her..."