It was almost midnight and the time for the guests to remove their masks was approaching.
The hawk eyes of the journalists were focused on their hot scoops of news for their spicy headlines from tonight"s party and there were three major points of focus today. The most important being the princess celebrating her birthday and other two were the Ken family and LEE family, the media people were dispersed and focused on them.
The presence of the mysterious CEO of SL group was a news in itself but the business rivalry between the Kens and Lees was pretty obvious in the business world and this made these two the hottest articles for the reporters.
So much so that even the headlines for the next day were already decided and all that remained was a few lines from the both CEO"s to fill their article.
"The CEO of RK Holdings Group Vs the CEO of SL Group". The media were prepared to compare the two CEOs in all aspects be it their business tactics or their looks or be it their interaction with each other.
All in all… today both CEOs were going to be judged by the media houses in many ways.
But the most curious thing for the gossip mongers and media was what lies behind the mask of the CEO of SL Group because no one had seen his face so far his entire persona was in a cloud for everyone.
And Denise was not untouched with this spec of curiosity, she was one of gossip monger and curious people who wanted to see the face of that CEO Lee…
She had heard about the SL Group CEO a lot since he was being compared with her big bro Ryu Ken in the business world lately but none had seen his face yet, so the comparison on his looks were left hanging.
Thinking about all this, she tilted her head and looked at him and said, "So Mr. Villain – while we wait for the countdown, why not tell me what is going on with you and big bro? Are you a third party or something between my sis and big bro because I could sense that a little bit? Hmm let me guess, you probably like my sis but she chose big bro instead of you, this made you bitter and so you want to destroy big bro by making a scandal… But wait, why would you tarnish your own reputation because even your name will be involved and you will be lashed as well since they are already married…"
Then she added, "My head will burst if I keep trying to figure it out… I"ll just ask sis later about the full story. Anyways, it"s show time! Oh I"m waiting to see how you look. I just hope that I gave my first kiss to someone alright looking as I don"t think you can be even a little bit as gorgeous as my big bro, so at least I wouldn"t feel too regretful for losing my first kiss for nothing. First kiss is very important in life you know, but if you happened to be someone even a fourth as handsome as my big bro Ryu Ken then it won"t disappoint me that much… So you better be a little good looking villain…"
He frowned when he heard her blabbering incessantly and her stupid comments about him then he turned his head towards her and leered and said, "Why? What will you do if I"m an ugly villain? Is it my fault that you kissed me? Did you even ask me before you pounced on me and took advantage of my beautiful lips? Should I remind you that I was forced into that kiss? You STOLE a kiss from me. Basically, you"re a thief… a brazen thief who steals kisses from stranger…"
This woman was bullying him intentionally and it really p.i.s.sed him off because he was not used to this kind of dominant treatment from a woman.
"It"s her fault and how dare she even say a word regarding his looks. And she is audacious enough to demand me to be a good looking man…"
"Thief? Me? If you had not done something like that earlier I wouldn"t even bother to notice your presence! And yeah good looking or not – you"re still a villain so kissing people of your type really stinks. I should brush my teeth later a thousand times or maybe I should visit the dentist for thorough cleaning of my teeth as soon as possible…" Denise hissed in return.
"Let"s see how you drool once I take off my mask…" He thought irritably. He was trying to hold his temper as much as he could but the woman was now getting on his nerves by saying stupid things to annoy him.
And the countdown started…
5 4 3 2 1…
Before he could touch his own mask, Denise quickly removed it with her hands…
"What the he…" he muttered when he felt her hands while she giggled wickedly.
"Let me do this honor of removing your mask Mr. Villain," he heard her spoke teasingly.
Flashes of cameras where everywhere and he couldn"t even open his eyes well after his mask was removed…
"d.a.m.n…" he murmured as his eyes narrowed because of the flashes. He hated the flashes as it was obstructing his eyesight.
Because of it he failed to see Denise"s initial reaction upon seeing his face.
On the other hand, Denise"s jaw dropped when the CEO"s face was exposed before her eyes.
"Darn, why is he so handsome? Oh c.r.a.p, I think I"m having a heart attack." She thought unconsciously as she stared at his soft face.
Her hand went to her chest to feel the irregular beating of her heart.
There is not a slightest hint of villainess at all. He looked so gorgeous to be a villain. He"s actually comparable to her big bro. "Oh, I"m really doomed..." she thought helplessly. She felt like she just saw an Adonis and she seemed trapped by his beauty.
She pinched her arm secretly to go back to reality and stop her forbidden daydreaming because she was quite sure that the man was someone she should not let her guard off.
Then she heard one of the reporters speak, "Sir, since you already revealed yourself. Can you now tell us your name so we could address you properly? We know that you"re Mr. Lee"s son but your name was kept hidden together with your face for quite some time now."
"My name is not hidden but protected. I simply wanted to be my privacy respected. But I guess in this line of business, I must not stay hidden. Anyway, you can all address me as Shawn Lee."
"I am Shawn Lee, the CEO of SL Group." He said simply as he returned his gaze to Denise who had already composed herself by now…