Peter's tiny rented apartment was a mess. It was ransacked.
The door was smashed into pieces and his belongings lay scattered all over the place.
Beddings were dirty with footprints and crumpled on the ground. His floor was wet with the liquid from inside the kettle that was smashed, making the quilt look so unpleasant.
What were once his wardrobe and his bedside cabinet were now a pile of wood chips.
"Who did this?" Peter boomed, enraged at the scene.
The neighboring tenants locked themselves in their own units upon seeing Peter's anger. Despite what they knew, no one dared to get involved in the situation.
Peter was furious. 'You dare play tricks on me? Face me if you have the balls, asshole, ' he thought.
"You seem really angry, mister. Hi hi." A small voice came from behind Peter. Peeking at him from her slightly opened apartment door, a girl poked her head out, giggling and teasing him.
"Do you want to know who did it? I can tell you if you promise me one thing."
She looked like she was about 20 years old. Her features were soft and delicate. Despite her bare face, she looked incredibly angelic.
Her white dress exposed two long legs and fair skin, which definitely got Peter's attention.
What Peter didn't like about her, though, were her eyes that looked back at him with pleasure for being able to witness his misery.
"Did you do it?" Peter asked blankly, gaining a sense of familiarity with her face but unable to quite recall why. 'Hmm, isn't she the classy girl I met during the time when I was hurrying to rescue Bella and I had to rush in the highway? She was bugging me to race with her but I ignored her.'
Finally processing the information in his head, he asked her harshly,"Did you or did you not do this?"
"Hey, watch your mouth. Look at me. I'm not that kind of person. Do you really think I can do such a thing?'
Peter's suspicion clearly upset her. "I asked you a question. Do you really want to know who did this?"
"Of course!" Peter nodded. Deep down, he also didn't really believe that she would be the culprit since there wasn't really any bad blood between them.
"Then promise me one thing. As long as you promise me that, I'll tell you," she replied slyly, raising her eyebrows.
"What's it? Don't worry, I don't have problems keeping promises regarding my body. So, do you want me to give myself to you now?"
Peter said with a snicker as he walked towards her apartment.
"What?! Eww!" She spat,"Back off! Who the hell would want you and your body? Don't flatter yourself! Get out of here!"
Before she could close the door, Peter pushed her aside and entered the room.
The girl grabbed Peter by the arm and did her best to pull him out, but how could she possibly match his strength? He barely budged despite her best effort.
Peter smirked as he looked at her anxious face and heavy breathing.
"Oh, come on. Don't be shy. You came all this way just to live near me. Clearly, you're in love with me, aren't you? I mean, how can you possibly live in this kind of place with your breeding? Surely you can afford a nicer high-end apartment since you drive a Porsche.
I know you're only doing this so I'll think you're a simple girl. But I'm telling you, that's not necessary. I prefer my girl to be sassy, not simple,"
Peter said with a grin as he slammed the door shut behind him.
The beautiful girl looked at him with shock. "What the hell are you saying? I'm not that kind of girl! I'm telling you, I have money and resources. Touch me and I swear you won't see the sun rise tomorrow,"
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