Falling in love with my stalker

Rumi has a troublesome family.

She has two uncles and her father was the eldest amongst the three siblings. Her mother was a businesswoman and her uncles were also involved in the gang business or real estate.

Both uncles have a son as their heirs and also, the sister of her mother has a son as well. As such, the only girl of this generation was none other than Rumi.

Now, one could easily understand the reason for her troubles. It was the overprotectiveness and excessive doting she faced from her family.

Not only did her brothers always pamper Rumi, just because she was the youngest between them and also she was their ‘cute little princess’, but Rumi’s uncles were no good either. They are the kinds of people who can make a return trip from Belgium, just because Rumi likes Belgium chocolate chip ice cream.

Then there was her mother, who was mostly concerned about Rumi’s future and wished to see her daughter become a successful entity in the future.

And the worst one was her father. That man was a subject of terror for millions yet the man himself was such a softie when it came to Rumi, that only she and some countable people knew.

However, it was his overprotective nature that worried Rumi, the most. She knew that her parents must be already aware of the morning routine she had been following by visiting her Shou-kun in the morning, before school—however, Rumi knew, she could somehow convince them if push came to shove.

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[Rumi’s POV:]

“Ah, you are finally back, young lady. Why do you have to make my fragile heart tremble so much.” The dramatic voice of the head maid of the mansion and also my nanny, reached my ears before she embraced me lightly.

She’s like a second mother to me and also my father’s mistress, that’s why I didn’t reject her touch and allowed herself to calm down with my presence.

“I am not a kid for you to worry.” I didn’t try to restrain my tone from leaning towards harshness.

However, it didn’t affect the pink-haired lady as she happily chimed, “You will always be a child in my eyes, young lady. Now, let’s go and change so we can have dinner.”

She began pulling my hand toward my room but I snatched it away instantly and glared at her.

“Don’t use the flow and try to sneak into my room.”

Hearing my words, she didn’t conceal clicking her tongue. As I thought, she was trying to inspect my room in the flow of the conversation.

“Well, young lady, not now but during New Year, I must come and see what treasure you are hiding in there to not even allow your mother to step in there.”

When she said ‘mother’ she wasn’t implying herself but rather my biological mother. And as she said, even my parents weren’t allowed inside my room for certain reasons, which only I knew.

“Yeah, yeah. You can try.” I nonchalantly shrugged with my left hand tossing my hair behind my back.

Leaving the maid in the lobby I walked toward my room—however, as soon I was out of her vision range, my slow walk turned into a small sprint as I finally entered my room.

“Haha…it feels like home.” The first thing my eyes caught upon entering the room was the picture frame of my Shou-kun hanging opposite the door. Being greeted by a smiling Shou-kun seemed the best kind of welcome.

Not only that, but the wall on the left side of my room which was left vacant, had numerous pictures and paintings of Shou-kun. The paintings might not be the best but I have drawn them after pouring all my love and desire for him. On the right side, there were two wardrobes. And both of them have both mine and Shou-kun’s clothes.

I usually bought clothes as a matching set as Shou-kun and after wearing it for a few days, so it could seem slightly old, I replaced them with Shou-kun’s ones. In this way, I was able to keep exchanging clothes with Shou-kun and envelope myself with his scent even without his presence.

Then there comes my bed which has the same bed sheet that Shou-kun used yesterday. It’s really calming to bury my face in the pillow that has his scent and sleep on the bed on which Shou-kun once rested.

It fills my heart with comfort and at the same time, makes me excited.

The greatest source of my interest in the room was the three monitor screens set up beside the bed—displaying live camera feeds from three different places.

The left monitor had several small frames that covered most of the school. The center monitor covers Shou-kun’s whole house. And the right one showed me the footage of the convenience store, where he must be working at the moment…

…or so I thought.

“Huh?!” My brows drew closer as I didn’t find anyone currently behind the counter of the store and the store itself was already closed. I turned my gaze toward the locker room and found Shou-kun’s uniform hanging there, which meant he must have arrived there…but then, where did he go?

My fingers trembled but somehow I was able to play the camera recording of the store and watch what transpired in the hour since Shou-kun entered the store.

“Huh? Wha….” I didn’t know who was the person in the overcoat but the way Shou-kun raised his hand above his head, it seemed the man must be holding a weapon—most probably a gun.

I followed the duo with the camera and found there was a car parked at the front of the store, in which Shou-kun was told to enter.

It didn’t take me another second to recognize that symbol attached at the corner of the windshield.

“Otou-san…you shouldn’t have touched him… You shouldn’t have touched him!!” Gritting my teeth I slammed the computer screen with my fist and soon made my out of the room.

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By the time Rumi reached the main house, it was already seven—two hours since her Shou-kun was abducted.

Her rage was at its peak as with her knuckles bloodied and eyes devoid of any emotion, she walked toward the mansion with heavy steps.

“Young lad-khak!” The guard stationed at the front gate was instantly kicked between his legs—making the man crouch before Rumi shoved her elbow into the man’s face.

The six-foot trained bodyguard fell to the ground by a mere teenager within seconds.

The other guards who instantly dashed toward the front, saw the scene and didn’t dare stop Rumi.

Without any obstruction, Rumi reached her destination within seconds before she slammed the door open,

“Shou-kun!” The shout that left her throat wasn’t because she couldn’t find Shou in the room….rather, she was shocked to see the condition he was in.

“Ah…T-Ta-Takeuchi-san…” Bruised and bloodied, Shou laid on the floor while being pinned by several men, as he offered his natural smile for her.

However, this time, all Rumi felt seeing that smile was grief and boiling rage.

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A/N:- Hmmm…ahem.