Femme Fatale: The King's Deadly Temptress Chapter 134 - Small Gifts—Big Gifts

July 20, Friday

"Are you all set?" Damien asked as he loaded their luggage at the back of his Range Rover Sport.

Katherine nodded, walking towards him. "It's the first time that I've seen you with this car. Have you always had this?"

"Yes, she's a beauty isn't she?" he smiled as he looked at the SUV in appreciation. 

"She is. Just how many cars do you have?"

"Not many, but apart from the Jaguar that I gave you, there's a few more," he said as he opened the door to the pa.s.senger's seat. 

Katherine snapped his head towards him and raised her brow. "What? What do you mean you gave me the Jaguar?"

"Um…"

Damien totally forgot to tell her. "I may have… um… transferred the Jaguar to your name," he admitted as he helped her settle in her seat and closed the door.

Katherine's eyes widened. No wonder Damien had been using his other car. She watched as he circled the car and got in the driver's seat. She continued to look at him, unsure of what to say until she blurted, "You forgot to tell me?! Wait, that's not even the point. You gave me a car?" She s.h.i.+fted her eyes and mumbled. "No wonder Felix would drive me anywhere in that car when you're not around."

"Well, you said you like the Jaguar. So I gave it to you." 

She gave him a look. "You can't just give away all your possessions every time I say I like them. What if I say I like this house? Are you going to transfer the t.i.tle deed to my name too?!" She pointed Damien's house from her window.

"Of course, why not?"

Katherine's mouth hung open. He has gone nuts. "Are you nuts?"

Damien laughed at her reaction. He grabbed a hold of her hand and stroked his thumb. "Honey, if I can give the world to you, I would. The sky's the limit, remember?"

"Well then, I don't like the house. I hate it. Please don't do anything."

"I know you're lying. You love it here."

Katherine huffed. She was annoyed that he kept giving her gifts. It was too much for her, but she couldn't deny what he just told her. "You're right. I love it here. But keep it to your name. Stop giving me any more expensive gifts."

A small smile formed on his face as he brought her hand to his lips and kissed it. "Whatever you say. Shall we go?" he asked but in his thoughts, he said, 'Too late. The house has been in your name since the day you moved in.'

She nodded and tried to shrug the matter away as they sped off.

The drive took almost four hours even without the traffic. They were near the coast but Damien turned and entered a forestry road, making Katherine even more curious as to where he was going to take her. 

At first, she thought that he was simply going to bring her to one of Crown Resort's chains outside of the city but this was a location that she wasn't familiar with. They drove up a mountain and soon, they saw the entrance of an exquisite five-star hotel that had - Onyx Mountain Hotel signage.

"Wow, this is nice." Katherine scanned the exterior design of the luxury hotel. 

"You haven't seen everything yet." Damien smiled, the car coming into a full stop at the main entrance.

After settling their booking at the reception, they were ushered to the top floor of the hotel where the presidential suite was located. Once the staff left them alone, Damien held Katherine's hand and brought her towards the balcony.

He saw her eyes lit up as she took in the view in front of her. The hotel was located at an alt.i.tude of 1300 meters and was surrounded by grand and impressive mountains. But that was not the only thing that Katherine admired about the place. 

"Do you like it?" he asked as he stood next to her.

Turning her head to him, Katherine exclaimed, "Are you kidding? I love it!" She excitedly pressed herself to him, her arms encircled his waist.

Damien was glad to hear her say that. He placed his arms around her and kissed her forehead as they looked at the gorgeous view in front - majestic mountain peaks on the sides and in the middle was a blue sea. It was truly breathtaking.

It was already lunchtime when they arrived and after driving for a long time, Damien was both hungry and tired. "Do you mind if we order room service instead of going downstairs? We could rest here for now."

"Of course not, We have a long weekend to explore this place." Katherine tiptoed and kissed his lips. "Thanks for bringing me here." She smiled at him. They have been dating for two months now and she was really happy with how things were going. 

"Oh, I almost forgot." She pulled away and went to retrieve something from her bag.

When she came back, she had a blue rectangular box in her hand and she handed it to him. "I didn't get you anything last month but… I couldn't not give you something now."

"What's this?"

"Open it," she said with an emotionless expression as she waited for his reaction when he sees what she got for him.

Curious, Damien received the box and untied the ribbon. Lifting the lid, he saw five necktie pieces. At first, he thought they were normal-looking ties until he examined closely and burst out laughing.

Katherine bit her lip and covered her face. "Oh my G.o.d, you don't like them!"

Damien continued to laugh, he found it hilarious yet adorable -"No, baby, I love them!" 

"This one is probably my favorite… no, you know what, these are all my favorites." His smile widened even more as he lifted the ties and studied all of them. There were two navy blue ties, two blacks, and one grey — and all had Kitten prints on them. 

Two of the ties had very small Kitten prints on them, they were so small that if one doesn't look at it closely, one would think that they were polka dot designs. One navy blue tie's print was a white cat outline, it looked really cla.s.sy as it was handmade and it was the most expensive among the ties. The other two ties were more playful — the black and grey ties had larger Kitten prints but the designs were something that Damien could rock whenever. 

He drifted to her and pulled her closer, placing kisses on both of her cheeks and on her lips. "Thank you."

"Do you really like them? You don't think they're silly?" 

"Maybe they are but I love them. I promise I will wear them." Damien couldn't contain his amus.e.m.e.nt. He really did love what she gave him. 

But Katherine was still unsure. Now that she had given her gift to celebrate their second month together, she was even more hesitant to give him his birthday gift on Sunday. 

Seeing the look on her face, Damien knew that she was not convinced. Putting on a serious expression, he stared into her eyes and told her, "Stop worrying. I honestly—sincerely—undoubtedly love every single piece, okay?"

Breathing out a sigh, Katherine nodded and pressed her lips into a thin line.

Pulling her even closer, he tilted his head and asked, "How did you think about this? Is this your way of marking your territory, Kitten?"

She put on a brave face and stared back at him. "What if I say yes? You are always away on a business trip… I thought it was cute and… I just wanted you to remember me even when you're away."

Chuckling softly, he nuzzled their noses before kissing the corner of her mouth. "Even if I don't wear any of these, You are constantly in my mind. But still, thank you." 

"You're welcome…" She finally revealed a smile.

Pressing another kiss on her forehead, Damien pulled her back inside the room. "Let's go find the menu, I'm starving."