Alex, who was slowly strolling through the town of Slateport City, suddenly noticed that he had received a message from Maria.

Maria sent a short and straight message. ​​

{Alex, if you see this, call me immediately.}

Alex suddenly gained a small smile and started dialing Maria's number.

After a few seconds, the call was connected, and Alex said, "Hey, Maria. You won't believe who I was talking to just a while ago."

"Hm, what are you talking about?"

"I just met a really beautiful girl who looked at me with such respectful eyes. Compared to a certain other girl, I felt really valued"

Maria, who heard this, said coldly, "Oh, is that so? If that's what you think, then you should stay with that girl."

Then without giving Alex a chance, she immediately hung up.

Alex, who was ready to say that this was a joke, heard maria end this call. "She should know me well enough to know that this is a joke. Fck, why are women so unpredictable?"

He quickly wrote a message that it was just a joke and called her.

Maria, who knew that Alex was just making a joke, looked at her cell phone with a smirk.

After reading Alex's message, she smiled a little when she thought, "As a little punishment, I should let him suffer a little longer."

Alex, who saw Maria ignoring his call, started to get a little bit tensed.

"She wouldn't have blocked me, right?"

Alex started calling her again.

Maria heard it, but she hung up again. She felt that Alex hadn't endured enough punishment yet. She will forgive him if he keeps on trying few more times.

Alex, who didn't hear an answer again, showed a nervous expression when he thought, "Fcckk!! What's going on here?"

After taking a few quiet breaths, Alex calmed down a bit and began to think about it, "Her mood must have been bad. I should probably let her calmed down for a minute and then call her again."

Maria, who expected Alex to call again, showed an annoyed expression when she noticed that Alex wasn't calling her anymore.

"Why did he give up so quickly? Unbelievable! Damn him!"

Maria got angry and thought about calling him and telling him that a man shouldn't act like that.

"Wait, why should I call this bastard? He is the one to blame and should take responsibility."

Maria, who had started treating Alex more than a friend, subconsciously had high demands from Alex.

She felt that if Alex really loved her as he said, he shouldn't give up so easily.

Maria, whose mood was getting worse every passing second Alex didn't call her, noticed that she really cares about Alex's attitude towards her.

"He's just a pervert who is slightly good-looking and has a little bit of strength. There is no logical reason to like such a bastard. He's not half as good as he thinks. Not to mention how trash his jokes are..."

"Hmm, I'll tell him that when he call-..."

Maria's eyes briefly showed a sad expression but only for 1 second before she suppressed it.

When Maria wanted to call Alex after 20 seconds, she suddenly saw Alex's call.

She grinned a little bit unknowingly as she thought, "Hmph, about damn time. I'll have to tell him a thing or two for his cheekiness."

Alex, who was looking at his TRH device, suddenly saw Maria accept the call.

He was relieved and happy as he immediately started speaking, "Maria, that was just a joke. A thoughtless joke. I'm sorry if that hurt your feelings."

Alex, who had never apologized in his old relationships, suddenly doesn't feel that saying sorry is a big deal. If he really hurt Maria's feelings due to that joke, he should just apologize.

Holding her TRH device in her hand, Maria was happy inside but said coldly, "Hmph, you think my feelings would get hurt because of your lousy joke? Quite an ego you have."

Alex, who heard these sharp words, felt that maria was really angry. Normally, she would bring up a joke like, "Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones." But he did not want to worsen Maria's mood right now. He will continue to joke but not criticize Maria indirectly with it. At least not today.

He knows from experience that there are days when women can be easily annoyed. Though he never paid attention to anything before and always said and did whatever he wanted.

Alex didn't love his old girlfriends, so it didn't matter if they were in a bad mood. As long as they fulfill their purpose, nothing else mattered. He knew that his girlfriends liked or even loved him, but that didn't matter to him. In fact, it annoyed him a bit that they couldn't see what kind of person he was.

Maria's cold and arrogant personality has a great attraction to Alex, who is also very arrogant and indifferent. Alex felt this kind of charisma from Maria that somehow strongly impressed him.

He would say that she fulfills Alex's expectations on point.

That cold eyes, the self-confident attitude, the calculated behavior, and a dreamy body with a perfect figure and a flawless face.

Alex laughed when he said, "Oh, really? Haha!"

Maria's smile widened a bit when she heard Alex's childish laugh but said sternly, "Alex, can you even be serious for 1 minute? I wanted to talk to you about something, and you don't do anything but nonsense. Are you a man or a child?"

"To be honest, Maria, I don't want to change how I act in front of you and my family. I can get serious when required, as you know. But when we just talk like that, I want to stay genuine like this."

After a few seconds, he continued, "Besides, if you want, I can show you whether or not I'm a man."

"Are you done, 'Big Man'? It is unbelievable that you have such a side to you. When I talked to Lars and Brand about you, they talk about emotionless you can be."

Although Maria said it with a vague tone, she was really glad that Alex showed her this side. She also tries to be less cold to Alex, even though it was difficult for her.

Alex, who can't see Maria's face, got the feeling that Maria was a little happier now than before. At least he hoped. "It's really easier to read her when I can look at her face."

Alex started to say in a sincere voice, "Maria, I've only shown this side of myself to my family and you so far. You should understand what that means."

Maria didn't say anything for a few seconds until she said in an almost inaudible voice, "I know. I like this side of you."

Alex, who heard this almost whispered answer, couldn't believe Maria just said that for a moment. His face immediately brightened up as he happily continued his stroll through the town while holding the TRH device.

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