277 The Stalkers
In the meantime, while everything was happening at Columbia University, a certain someone was watching everything from the highest floor of 4 Times Square. Nonetheless, he didn't show any kind of reaction whatsoever as he continued doing whatever he was busy with.
Ten hours flew by in an instant as night time arrived. At this moment, Virus walked before his closet as he selected a set of black cotton shirt and white pants.
Currently, he was alone, since the golden beauty had gone out to do some groceries because according to her, she was going to cook a Persian recipe called Ghormeh Sabzi for her master tonight.
Anyhow, after wearing his clothes, he murmured, "Everyone has to pay for their choices in life."
Uttering this, he walked within the elevator as he left toward the lobby.
Outside, a black 'Virus Veneno Roadster' which was called 'Lamborghini Veneno Roadster' and released in the year 2017 of his past life, the future, was parked as it waited for its owner to come and ride it off to the distant horizon. Clearly, some expert modifications were also done on its external appearance. That was done in order to avoid being suspected of imitating Lamborghini's general brand concept.
Finally, Virus exited the lobby as he began strolling toward his luxurious car. However, just as he was about to arrive before the car, someone obstructed his path.
Looking at the face of the person who was obstructing his path, Virus let out a helpless sigh, before mouthing, "What is it, Miss Martin?"
Amara, on the other hand, realizing Virus still remembered her, couldn't help but murmur in an excited yet cute tone, "You still remember me!"
Virus, due to his sharp ears, was easily capable of hearing her murmuring as he replied, "How can I not know or forget my stalker?"
Hearing this, a deep blush showed up on her face as she stuttered, "S-stalker? How… can you c-call me that! I wasn't stalking you!"
"What else would you call someone who secretly waits for you outside your house most of the time or secretly follows you to your date?" He questioned. Not waiting for his response, however, he answered himself, "I believe the most appropriate term is 'a stalker'."
He also couldn't stop himself from reflecting in an amused manner, 'Ironically though, I'm the biggest stalker in the whole world… so what can I say to her now?'
"Y-you… you… you knew!" Seeing how he was aware of her existence this entire time, the redness on her cheeks deepened even further as she turned as red as an apple, even her ears were flushing now.
Frowning, he started talking, "Of course I knew! There is hardly anything I'm not aware of, especially when it comes to my surroundings. But you know what… that's not the important part, the important part is that you should be thanking me right now for not considering you a dangerous target, because otherwise… you would be dead already."
Looking at how he was frowning so deeply as he made a long speech for her, she almost didn't comprehend the words he had just uttered and instead, she could only think, 'He's so devilishly handsome when he frowns!' Simultaneously, she also voiced adorably, "T-thank you…"
"That was a figure of speech!" Seeing how she was actually thanking him for not killing her, Virus was totally speechless.
Afterward, sighing helplessly, he proclaimed while his hand gestured for her to go away, "Just leave… also, stop stalking me everywhere I go or I might just report you to the police next time."
Catching him motioning at her to go away, Amara became super anxious as she mouthed in a hurry, "Please… have dinner with me sometime!"
Seeing how mentioning the police didn't deter her at all, Virus was honestly helpless, because, knowing she never did anything with the intention of harming him and even got angry and defended him whenever others suspected him, frankly, he could not bring himself to punish or harm her.
However, he didn't want her around himself either, so he began to wonder, 'Hmm, how should I scare her away so she would leave me alone for good?'
As different conjectures were passing through his head, all of a sudden, a glint momentarily sparkled within his eyes as he thought, 'If she sees what I'm about to do, she would probably never bother me again, right?'
Having already reached a possible solution, with an evil grin, he said, "How about this, you can follow me somewhere."
Seeing him smiling like that made Amara feel butterflies in her stomach. Moreover, hearing him actually invite her somewhere, she felt like she was on cloud nine as she responded readily, "Yes! Anywhere! Let's go!"
In the meantime, she was screaming to herself in absolute excitement, 'Yay!!! Yes!!! Finally!!!'
"Hop in, then." He pronounced as he walked toward the driver's door.
"Yes, sir!" Sweetly she said before opening the other door of the car and entering it with no hesitation whatsoever.
Soon, a car stormed off into the distant horizon.
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"So… I heard rumors of you breaking up with your girlfriend, is that true?" On the way to their destination, Amara inquired.
"Shut up, stalker!"
"Yes, sir!"
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"Are we going to a restaurant?"
"I said shut up."
"Yes, sir!"
…
"Is this perhaps a date?"
"…" Realizing she wasn't going to shut up, Virus figured it would be better not to say anything in response to her absurd and annoying questions.
"Can I assume this is a date then? Since silence implies consent?!" However, she proved him wrong once again as she continued throwing one question after another on the whole way until their destination itself.
As they were already at their stop, Virus finally talked, "Get off, we're at our destination."
Then, he started walking toward the door of a house as Amara followed closely behind.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
"Where is this place?" She queried in a low voice.
Nonetheless, not responding to her inquiry at all, he knocked on the door once again.
Knock! Knock-
"Who is it? I'm coming! Don't break the door!" It was finally at this point when a feminine voice was heard from within the house as the door was opened wide apart.
The moment the door was opened, however, the other person froze in her standing place as she had immediately recognized the person before her.
"Are you not going to invite us inside?" He vocalized with a poker face.
Coming out of her stupor, stutteringly, she phrased, "P-pl-please… c-come inside."
Amara was stunned beside him as she wondered, 'Who is she? Why is she trembling so much?'
Slightly nodding his head, Virus entered the house without any further ado as he just directly walked to the couch and sat on it.
Seeing this, Amara also followed after him as she sat at a very close distance from him, acting just like a girlfriend.
"First, bring us two cups of teas." Still not showing any emotions whatsoever on his face or his tone, he simply gave an order to the woman who was still standing at a distance from them, as if she was afraid of getting any closer.
"Y-ye-yes…" Saying this, like she was running away, she fled from the hall.