QT: Against My Will (Volume 1)

1.02 - Mr. Jelly - Crimson Academy

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◦ This empty bullet symbol means that it's a flashback that happened in the past. 

Edited by Psycho S

Proofreaded by P.D Webb.

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◦ Start of Flashback...

◦ "Do you think I have Stockholm Syndrome?" Inside a luxurious office, Bing Shi tilted her head to peek beside the monitor. Her eyes were sparkling in anticipation as she asked Mr Jelly.

◦There was a moment of silence...

◦ "Why do you ask that?" Mr Jelly questioned with a grave tone in his voice. 

◦ She peeked her head more to the side of the monitor to see his face previously hidden by the computer. She caught the slight smile at the corner of his mouth that betrayed the otherwise-serious atmosphere he portrayed. 

◦ "Well, just look at me! I'm all locked up in this place with no access to the outside world," she grinned good-naturedly while recalling the ruckus he made when she tried to contact her parents, "How did I stop minding your controlling possessiveness?"

◦ "It's because I have power, money, and not to mention my... expertise in bed," he stood up leisurely from his office chair as the dim light in the room cast large shadows, hiding the upper part of his face. 

◦ "Seriously? You're such a narcissist! No, those aren't the reasons!" She shook her head. In the middle of her head-shake fest, she suddenly stopped to reconsider what he said and then nodded. While the list of his qualities was true, they were not why she did not mind his possessiveness.

◦ "Narcissist? Me?" Walking around his desk deliberately, he seized the handles of her chair, caging her in with his body. He pulled her in his direction with force, not minding the creaking swivel of the wheels attached to the chair legs.

◦ Casually, he leaned down; his towering build blocked her view of anything that wasn't him. His hushed voice caressed the shell of her ear, "Did I say I was handsome?"

◦ He did not.

◦ She covered the ear he whispered into in an attempt to protect herself from his alluring voice. Taking advantage of the wheels on the chair, she pushed her foot against the floor to create some distance between him. She waved her hand at him, expressing that he should carry on answering from that distance.

◦ Helplessly, he could only sigh, "Because there is no one who will pamper you as much as me," with that, he gave a meaningful smile as he opened his arms in an invitation extended to her, "Now, will you give me a hug?" 

◦ "Ahhhh, my heart... that isn't fair!" She cried out as she abandoned her swivel chair to run to him. With a leap, she wrapped herself around him like a baby koala; her arms locked around his neck and her legs around his waist. She placed a hand behind his neck and leaned closer to his face, shortening the distance between their lips.

◦ She noticed the anticipation in his eyes before she stopped. She didn't close the space between them completely. She smiled as she stroked the dark circles beneath his disappointed eyes, "Handsome, what more do you want from me?" 

° He snorted at her blatantly fake act of innocence which seemed to hint that she knew exactly what he wanted. She carried on, her lips nearly grazing his. But just as their breaths mingled, he drew his head back.

◦ "Oh Sweetie, you're going too far," he murmured as he carried her towards the chair she previously occupied with a sly arch in his mouth. After seating her —who was frozen in surprise—, he walked behind his desk and settled down in his own chair with an almost smug exhale, "I only asked for a hug."