After they stayed in the cafe long enough, they all left to a bookstore which Rosina suggested as it was recently opened.

"Why would any of us go to a bookstore?" Isabella asked judgmentally.

"Rosina and I like reading." Elenor replied.

She smiled lightly over at her, "There might be a few books that will pique your interest for sure Isabella."

"Yes Lady Isabella, books have many types of genre so you don't need to stick to only one!"

"...Then I guess reading a book won't harm."

"That's the spirit," Elenor laughed.

They walked into the bookstore and searched around for the books they wanted. Rosina brought Isabella to another section while Elenor headed to another. Alec of course stayed by her side as if he was air.

The bookstore was only recently opened yet they were the only ones inside. Around the bookstore area were a few shops but not many.

Elenor flipped through a few books, taking her own sweet time. She could hear the two ladies talking to one another, although it was quite soft she couldn't help but chuckle. Those two becoming friends was something so far fetch and almost impossible yet seeing their interaction, Elenor didn't know what to believe anymore.

"Milady," she could feel someone's hot breath against her neck, bringing her back to reality.

All hairs raised up before she quickly turned to the person. Alec was intensely staring at her which made her uneasy. Slowly she shifted backwards trying to give some distance between the two but he wouldn't have it and kept coming closer.

Elenor felt the bookshelf up against her back which left no space for her to move further back. Before she could escape, Alec had already trapped her in between his arms.

"What are you doing!?" she whispered harshly, glancing around frantically.

"Don't worry, nobody will be coming here anytime soon." he whispered back into her ear. She could feel his hot breath and his lips on her ear.

She was about to shout at him but realised if she did and someone came to check on them, the position would have given them a huge misunderstanding.

"Alec move."

"Hm."

"Don't answer me like that. Move."

Alec pulled back but his arms still fixated. Elenor frowned and was about to ask him to move once again but it happened all too fast. His lips were almost touching hers, just a hair away. Her breath got caught in her throat, frozen in place.

"Milady.." he feverishly spoke. His voice sends shivers down her spine. She couldn't answer back and without her realising she had already closed her eyes shut tightly and gave a small nod of consent.

The only thing running through her mind was that he was about to do it. He was about to kiss her. Her hands were sweaty and she knew she was slightly shaking but not from fear. She felt a light touch on her lips before a loud scream was heard.

Elenor opened her eyes, startled by the scream. She looked at Alec who had a pissed off look on his face. He had a deep frown between his brows and his eyes were cold and sharp. He got cockblocked twice.

"Alec, we should see where it is coming from."

"..."

"Alec,"

"..Understood." he muttered letting Elenor go.

"Another pest. Should have gotten rid of everyone."

It was barely audible but Elenor heard what he had said. She pretended she heard nothing and headed out of the bookstore.

"Unhand me right this instant you disgusting imbeciles!" Isabella shouted, struggling with all her might.

"Lady Isabella!" Rosina shouted, trying to get out of the tight hold she was in.

Elenor stared at the culprits who were causing a scene. It was the men she had given a good makeup look a year ago along with more people. They still looked the same if not worse than before. She cringed at the sight of them, they really only know how to cause more trouble.

"Shut up and stop struggling! If it wasn't for you being with that red hair lady this wouldn't have happened to you!" the man she had punched exclaimed.

"I'll have you know that I am the daughter of a duke! A duke you hear me!?" Isabella shouted back but her cries were ignored.

Elenor's face paled after hearing his sentence. They were here for revenge for what she had done to them. And due to that, people around her were now involved. Her blood boiled and the temperature around them fell.

The men noticed the sudden change of temperature and turned to Elenor. They looked at each other before smirking.

"You!" a buff man with a crooked nose shouted, pointing his knife at her.

"Give us all your money and let us give you a nice beating in exchange for letting go of your friends here!" he cockily said, placing the knife close to Isabella's neck.

Elenor could see her face paling and trembling. She turned to Rosina who was being held back by two guys, eyeing on her in a lustful way which made her disgusted. She pursed her lips before nodding.

"Fine but let them go first."

"Milady!" Alec shouted, holding her back. "You mustn't." he frowned.

Elenor looked down at his hand that obstructed her. She smiled at him but it wasn't up till her eyes. She then proceeded to remove his hand and spoke, "Trust me Alec."

"How do we know you aren't lying?" the men asked unsure.

Elenor turned back to them and sighed before taking a step forward. "Unlike you men I know how to keep my agreement."

She knew she agitated them more after what she had said. Not long later, Isabella and Rosina were freed from their hold and quickly they ran back to where Elenor was.

"Lady Elenor let's run away now!" Rosina hurriedly whispered.

Elenor chuckled but shook her head, "I told you, I know how to keep my agreement."

"Elenor are you out of your mind!?" Isabella angrily screamed.

"Perhaps." she smiled before walking closer to where the men were.

"Finally the day we had been waiting for has come!" the men grinned widely.

"Let's set some rules, one person at a time."

"Yeah yeah whatever," they waved it off and laughed except the three men who had seen her fought before.

"Boss..I don't think we should agree on that condition." one of them cautiously spoke.

The one with the crooked nose glared and rudely shouted, "You think some missy like her can truly hurt us?! You three are just a bunch of weaklings!"

He turned back to Elenor and smirked, "Then I shall go first."

Elenor had no expression on her face as she nodded, "Very well."

He took out his knife and twirled it in his hand before throwing it up in the air. Once catching it, without wasting another second he dashed towards her who never moved from her spot. The knife flew towards her but at the last second before it struck, she easily dodged it before doing a swift kick causing him to fall.

Before he could get up, Elenor used her heels and stepped against his manhood causing him to howl in pain. With no mercy, Elenor continued smashing her heel against it. Until it seemed like he was close to fainting due to the excessive pain he was going through, Elenor jumped and with all her body weight, she used her below to crush him.

Silence fell upon them as nobody said anything. Not even the onlookers who saw the whole thing unfolding. She glanced over at the other men who were frozen in shock. With a sinister smile on her face, she cracked her knuckles.

"Ah...it's been a long time since I've been able to do these things." The smile on her face brought even more fear to the men.

"Shall we have some fun now?" she grinned evilly.

They swallowed the saliva and stood there shaking. Elenor snapped her fingers and immediately Alec was beside her.

"Get them out of my sight." she said pointing at them.

Alec side eyed them, killing intent showed in his eyes. "With pleasure."

Within a few minutes, the rest of the men were knocked out easily by Alec. Elenor glanced at all the onlookers who kept watching. Tilting her head up, her eyes glared at them. Fearing for their own lives, they scurried off.

She turned to Isabella and Rosina who had been watching the whole thing. She walked up to them and checked their body for injuries. Once she saw nothing, she breathed out a sigh of relief. She looked over at Rosina and coldly spoke,

"Do you see why I do not want to be friends?"

"...Pardon? How does this do with that Lady Elenor?" Rosina questioned.

With a smile she responded, "If you become my friend and stay close to me, you will be in danger."