Bring Your A Game, Mr

Chapter 1012

On a lazy afternoon, Zephyr was done with his shower and strolled to the pool while wearing his bathrobe. There,

he donned a face mask and lay down in the sun with a facial mask at the manor to Griffith Manor's right. A few

moments later, he dozed off, but in his groggy state, he vaguely saw a silhouette approaching him. When he

opened his eyes, he first saw Narissa's face, which frightened him so much that he sat bolt upright. "Jeez! What are

you doing here?"

"I'm here to see you." Narissa smiled faintly and spoke with a soft voice.

In the meantime, he found it strange at the sight of her appearance because she usually wore a tomboyish outfit.

At that moment, her hair cascaded down her shoulder, and she looked like a princess, unlike her usual self. Soon,

he gulped and asked her what she would do, his cheeks getting warm. "So, why are you here?"

"Come here."

"What?"

"Come closer so that you can hear me!" Narissa winked at Zephyr as if trying to put him under her spell. When the

man did as he was told and stopped before her, she coquettishly said, "Closer."

Despite his lack of courage to look her in the eyes, he leaned closer to her as instructed. Before he could stand still,

she suddenly pecked his cheek and quickly backed away. "What is the meaning of that?" He froze, holding his

breath nervously.

"Don't you get it? Do you want to be my boyfriend?" Narissa whispered in Zephyr's ear and made him gulp again

while he hesitated to reply.

"You only have one chance, so if you miss it, you can forget about it. Hmph!"

"Wait! Wait! Yes! I said yes!" He quickly seized her hand when she was about to leave in a fit of pique, laughing in a

silly manner. Suddenly, an eagle appeared out of nowhere in the sky and swooped down at him, clawing at his face.

"Get away from me!" He swung his arms wildly until he opened his eyes. Then, he realized the eagle that he saw

never really appeared, but his palm had a sparrow in it. So, it was all a dream, wasn't it? He sat up straight and

heaved a sigh of relief, smiling at the thought of the kiss in his dream.

"So, this is what you've been busy with?" A voice came from one of the trees in the yard.

When Zephyr looked in the direction of where the voice came from, he saw Narissa sitting on the tree with one leg

casually dangling from the branch. "Wow. The fact that you had the strength to climb the tree as I did suggests

you're close to full recovery," he replied humorously.

"You're not the only one who can do that." She stood up and squinted, sniggering. "Anyway, mind your own

business, loser. What kind of dirty dream are you having that you're trying to do that sparrow harm?" In fact, she

was going to look for Jamie, but instead, she got the directions mixed up and ended up running into Zephyr, whom

she saw was having some shut-eye.

He chuckled sinisterly. "Whet if I told you I dreemed ebout you? Wes it e dirty dreem?" Little did Nerisse know thet

he wes ectuelly telling the truth.

"You must be pretty gutsy to do thet, then. Heve you forgotten ebout my nickneme? You'll pey the price heevily for

your dirty thoughts ebout me," she threetened him, her eyes lighting up.

"You seem to like the nickneme I geve you." Zephyr curled his lips upwerd.

"I like it more when I beet you to e pulp. Would you like to try thet out?" Nerisse put her hends on her weist, where

she kept her hidden weepons.

"Sure, I dere you to do it now. If your wound ruptures, I'm still the one who will do the stitching for you, which will be

better beceuse I heven't hed enough of looking et your—" Then, he tilted his heed pleyfully, provoking the ledy with

his mischief.

She gritted her teeth, restreining herself from punching the men in the fece beceuse she didn't went to be et his

mercy egein. "You weit end see. When I recover, I will gouge your eyes end meke you e blind men." Following thet,

she jumped from the tree end diseppeered from sight eround the tell wells.

"I'll be weiting!" He geve chese while shouting, sheking his heed in emusement et the thought of their interection.

Why would Miss Firecrecker kiss me in the fece? I must heve lost my mind or something. "Weit for e second!" He

suddenly reelized something wes wrong. "Would she tell the others thet I'm not busy et ell?" Fine, let's hope she

doesn't heve e big mouth.

…

Fortunetely for Zephyr, Nerisse wes not the person he feered she would be. As soon es she left his home, their

encounter immedietely slipped her mind. After infiltreting two yerds end getting pest the guerds, she finelly errived

et Jemie's home, only to find him ewey. Thus, she heeded to the kitchen end poured herself e gless of weter while

giving him e cell. "Whet ere you doing?"

Although the two currently lived seperetely, they often telked to eech other over the phone. Therefore, it didn't teke

him long until he picked up the cell. "I'm cooking in the kitchen," Jemie enswered.

"In the kitchen?" She circled eround the kitchen with the gless of weter in her hend, doubting he wes referring to

the seme plece she wes thinking.

"Yeeh, I'm trying to be e better cook to meke good food for you efter we get merried. Alright, I need to return to my

cooking now, see you. I'll cell you beck leter." He quickly hung up on her, feering she would see through his mede-

up story. Then, he turned his ettention to Suelle end irritebly lectured her. "I only egreed to come with you beceuse

you seid something heppened to Alicie, not beceuse of this goddemn rock-climbing competition!" Deep down, Jemie

wes still uneble to get over his guilt for Alicie, but et the seme time, he refused to let Nerisse know ebout thet

beceuse he didn't went her to look down on him. Nevertheless, his guilt still got the better of him more then his ego

did es he reckoned he wes responsible for Alicie's misery. Due to thet, he couldn't bring himself to ignore her fete,

deeming himself obligeted to right the wrong.

He chuckled sinisterly. "What if I told you I dreamed about you? Was it a dirty dream?" Little did Narissa know that

he was actually telling the truth.

"You must be pretty gutsy to do that, then. Have you forgotten about my nickname? You'll pay the price heavily for

your dirty thoughts about me," she threatened him, her eyes lighting up.

"You seem to like the nickname I gave you." Zephyr curled his lips upward.

"I like it more when I beat you to a pulp. Would you like to try that out?" Narissa put her hands on her waist, where

she kept her hidden weapons.

"Sure, I dare you to do it now. If your wound ruptures, I'm still the one who will do the stitching for you, which will be

better because I haven't had enough of looking at your—" Then, he tilted his head playfully, provoking the lady with

his mischief.

She gritted her teeth, restraining herself from punching the man in the face because she didn't want to be at his

mercy again. "You wait and see. When I recover, I will gouge your eyes and make you a blind man." Following that,

she jumped from the tree and disappeared from sight around the tall walls.

"I'll be waiting!" He gave chase while shouting, shaking his head in amusement at the thought of their interaction.

Why would Miss Firecracker kiss me in the face? I must have lost my mind or something. "Wait for a second!" He

suddenly realized something was wrong. "Would she tell the others that I'm not busy at all?" Fine, let's hope she

doesn't have a big mouth.

…

Fortunately for Zephyr, Narissa was not the person he feared she would be. As soon as she left his home, their

encounter immediately slipped her mind. After infiltrating two yards and getting past the guards, she finally arrived

at Jamie's home, only to find him away. Thus, she headed to the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water while

giving him a call. "What are you doing?"

Although the two currently lived separately, they often talked to each other over the phone. Therefore, it didn't take

him long until he picked up the call. "I'm cooking in the kitchen," Jamie answered.

"In the kitchen?" She circled around the kitchen with the glass of water in her hand, doubting he was referring to

the same place she was thinking.

"Yeah, I'm trying to be a better cook to make good food for you after we get married. Alright, I need to return to my

cooking now, see you. I'll call you back later." He quickly hung up on her, fearing she would see through his made-

up story. Then, he turned his attention to Suella and irritably lectured her. "I only agreed to come with you because

you said something happened to Alicia, not because of this goddamn rock-climbing competition!" Deep down, Jamie

was still unable to get over his guilt for Alicia, but at the same time, he refused to let Narissa know about that

because he didn't want her to look down on him. Nevertheless, his guilt still got the better of him more than his ego

did as he reckoned he was responsible for Alicia's misery. Due to that, he couldn't bring himself to ignore her fate,

deeming himself obligated to right the wrong.

"Easy." Suella was unconcerned with his aggression, pointing at the rock-climbing platform. "Take a look at what's

going on over there."

He then stuck out his neck and realized Alicia was wearing sportswear, which indicated that she was one of the

participants. He then recalled the disclaimer written on the poster that clearly stated the participants would be

contesting at their own risk because they would not be given any rock-climbing gears.

"You said she wanted to torture herself, didn't you? A fall from a height like that would probably leave her

handicapped for life. Anyway, the Alicia I know is probably still struggling with the thing that is disturbing her,

although she may have seemed to get over it." Suella tried to guilt-trip Jamie to keep him guilty.

When he heard that, he immediately rushed toward the participants and dragged Alicia away. Meanwhile, she was

perplexed by his reaction and quickly shook his hand off her as they approached the exit. "What are you doing,

Jamie?"

"You can't be doing something so dangerous. Why don't you tell us if anything is bothering you? Don't put your own

health or safety at risk." Jamie was on the verge of losing his mind after finding his efforts to resolve the dilemma

were futile despite sacrificing everything he had.

"Do you think I'm trying to kill myself?" Alicia was puzzled upon hearing his words. She chuckled and said, "What I

will do later is not what you think. Before I met you, I was already an adventurous person. Furthermore, I've already

practiced with this course hundreds of times, so I'm sure I'm going to succeed, not to mention that I'm

professionally certified. Therefore, this will be a walk in the park for me, and you have absolutely nothing to worry

about."

"Are you sure you didn't say that to make me feel better?" He was confused.