Chloe didn't come to school today.
Furthermore, she hadn't informed her friend, which naturally worried Mackenzie. Considering that Chloe had been distracted and preoccupied these past couple of days, Mackenzie was even more concerned.
Chloe wouldn't tell her what was wrong.
Although she didn't know what was troubling Chloe, Mackenzie knew it had to be related to Alex. She had often seen Chloe secretly watching Alex during class,
and fiddling with her phone under the desk, seemingly texting someone.
So... when Chloe didn't show up, Mackenzie immediately sought out Alex. In fact, even without Chloe's absence, she had planned to talk to Alex.
After all, Chloe's relationship with him was obscure, like flowers seen through a fog, and it made her uneasy.
"In a way, Chloe's absence today does have something to do with me…" Alex casually turned around, leaning against the wall, maintaining a calm and collected gaze at the girl in front of him.
Their eyes met, and he faced the imposing presence of the short-haired, busty beauty without flinching.
Mackenzie's eyes narrowed. "What happened to her?! What did you do to her?"
"You seem very anxious. Does it concern you?" Alex tilted his head.
"I'm Chloe's friend!" Mackenzie emphasized, a hint of anger in her voice. "Of course it concerns me! If you did anything improper to Chloe…"
Interesting. Very interesting.
Alex dropped his smile. "I don't know why you're so convinced I did something improper to her."
He paused slightly, then smirked meaningfully. "But you're actually right. I did do something bad to her. I suspect Chloe is resting at home right now, tsk tsk."
"!!!"
Alex crossed his legs, perfectly calm in the face of the girl's angry glare. "And what are you going to do about it?"
"You," Mackenzie was stunned by his evasive attitude. She quickly pulled out her phone to text and call Chloe, but there was no answer or reply. "What exactly did you do to Chloe?!"
Alex's attitude made her panic. Mackenzie didn't know Chloe's condition and was extremely worried.
Alex smiled knowingly, saying nothing, just silently observing her.
Why hadn't I noticed before? This inconspicuous boy in class is actually so dangerous? As his dark eyes stared at her, Mackenzie inexplicably shivered, feeling as if she was being watched by a terrifying entity.
Seeing him staring at her indifferently without saying a word, she gritted her teeth and stomped her foot. "You, what is your relationship with Chloe? She is a very good girl! Gentle and kind…"
"Oh."
Infuriated by his stubborn indifference, Mackenzie snapped. "Alex, what do you want? What are you trying to do?"
"Mackenzie, the question isn't what I want to do; it's what you want to do?" Alex picked at his nails and jiggled his leg, speaking nonchalantly.
"I want you to stop hurting her!!"
"Understood. But why should I listen to you?"
"..."
Just as the girl was agonizing over what to do, Alex suddenly put his leg down, sat up straight, dropped his flippant expression, and said seriously, "Of course, if you can pay a certain price, I might consider letting her go."
"A price? What, what price?"
"Well, that depends on what you are willing to pay…"
His playful tone and demeanor hinted at something, making Mackenzie's face change instantly. She likely grasped what he meant, and her beautiful face was instantly consumed by shame and anger.
"You, you! You're—you're a pervert!"
"I haven't even said anything yet."
Alex rolled his eyes, but he didn't refute her. He simply rested his head on his hand on the desk, smiling, allowing her to speculate and use her imagination.
Mackenzie bit her cherry lips and turned to leave without another word.
Alex didn't mind. Anyone he targeted wasn't that easy to escape... Even if Mackenzie learned the truth from Chloe and didn't take the bait,
he still had a hundred ways to get her into bed.
Directly forcing her with his power was something he had tried once. It was boring. Since he wasn't lacking in Affection Points right now, there was no need to rush. The cat-and-mouse game was actually quite amusing.
"Mackenzie, what's wrong?"
"Chloe, you finally saw my messages! How are you? Are you alright?"
"What? I'm fine."
"That Alex hasn't, hasn't done anything to you?"
"Why are you suddenly mentioning Alex?" Chloe, who had woken up after a nap, had a flushed face. Did she find out? "He hasn't done anything to me. I'm at home right now."
"Then why didn't you come to school?"
"Something came up today…"
Mackenzie spent the entire morning in torment. Alex's smile and words lingered in her mind. Even though Chloe reassured her via text that she was fine, Mackenzie remained unconvinced.
She must be saying that because she doesn't want me to worry, right?
No wonder Chloe has been so distracted these past couple of days. The thought that her good friend was in danger made Mackenzie anxious and restless. During lunchtime, seeing the classroom mostly empty, she finally couldn't hold back.
She walked up to Alex.
"Come with me!"
She grabbed his sleeve, her head slightly lowered so her expression was unclear, and walked out of the classroom.
Alex raised an eyebrow. He didn't refuse, following her out of the classroom, down the stairs, out of the academic building, and all the way to the warehouse behind it.
It was lunchtime, and there was no one around.
Did she really take the bait?
Seeing that they were alone, Alex focused his attention on the girl in front of him. He had to admit, Mackenzie was genuinely beautiful, both in face and figure, especially her figure.
Tsk tsk. Especially her Chest. It's high and prominent, almost ridiculously large.
He worried that the buttons on her school uniform might not hold up and could pop off.
"Mackenzie… You dragged me here. What do you want?"
"..."
She had kept her head down and remained silent the whole way, seemingly deep in thought. When he spoke, she paused for a moment before speaking with difficulty. "Alex, let's make a deal."
"A deal?"
Taking a deep breath, Mackenzie finally looked up, her beautiful blue eyes half-angry and half-ashamed. It was clearly difficult for her to speak, but she gritted her teeth and said,
"If you stop hurting Chloe, I… I can agree to some of your demands."
It actually worked.
Heh. I guess these girls are easy to handle after all… I haven't even tried hard yet. I haven't even used [Absolute Control]. This is so boring.
Can't they resist a little? I want to see a bloodbath!
"Some of your demands?"
"Yes," Mackenzie was desperate. Her face was flushed red with shame as she stomped her foot. "Those Lewd things, as long as they aren't too extreme, I can try my best to satisfy you."
"How will you satisfy me? Can we have a test run?"
Alex smiled playfully.