As Aristotle was faced with the barrage of questions, he began to lament silently. ‘If it weren’t for you, I would’ve been done with whatever I was doing just now.’Aristotle had been maintaining his image as a reliable elder brother to Cynthia, but Plato had provoked him too far that he instantly cursed as he said, “Enough, I don’t have the f*cking time to be bothered with you. We’ll talk when you get back. I’m hanging up now.”Aristotle had always been very proficient at ending conversations cleanly. In an instant, the world became peaceful again.Then, Aristotle recalled how Cynthia had run off in a panic. ‘I suppose I won’t be able to maintain my usual image any longer. I’ve already kissed her, so it wouldn’t be appropriate to pretend to be innocent anymore, would it?’He stood up and tidied his shirt before heading downstairs. He took a glance and noticed that Cynthia was hiding in the kitchen to help with the cooking. Hence, he stood by the kitchen door and called out, “Come
When they arrived at the hospital, Raven was still in the emergency treatment room.Melissa was waiting at the corridor like a child who had done something wrong. After all, she was still young and had been pampered all her life, so how would she have experienced such a scenario before? All her traces of arrogance had completely vanished, and when she saw Aristotle, she felt even more guilty.However, Aristotle did not put the blame on her. Instead, he wanted to know what had happened as he asked, “What happened exactly? Why did it happen to her while you were shopping? Did the two of you walk for too long? Didn’t you just leave not too long ago?”Melissa squirmishly glanced at Cynthia before she mumbled, “I don’t know either… I did hear that she isn’t that healthy, but I don’t know what kind of sickness she has exactly. So we went out shopping like normal people, but who knew that she would suddenly faint? At the time, I noticed that she was coughing so much that her face had turne
Aristotle casually shot her a glance. “Is this little girl actually teaching me what I’m supposed to do? I’m your brother, you should at least be more polite with me. I know what I’m supposed to do. When the time’s right, I’ll get her settled. However, now’s not the time; you saw it yourself, she’s in no condition to leave at the moment.”Melissa was slightly aggrieved as she said, “What do you mean that she’s in no condition to leave? If she could leave if she wanted to, she’d never be in the condition to leave.”At that moment, Cynthia tapped Melissa’s shoulders. “All right, all right. Ares has been living alone in France for so many years, so it’s tough enough for him to be able to find someone whom he could talk to. Furthermore, she even saved his life, so we shouldn’t be so petty about it.”Melissa shot Cynthia a glare. ‘Am I not doing all this because of you?’After Cynthia awkwardly laughed, no one continued to speak further about the matter.After a very long time, the doc
‘You’re not that worried?’ Melissa was so furious that she laughed. “Am I the only one who’s being worried for nothing? I thought you loved my brother, didn’t you? The man you’ve been dreaming of every day has returned from France but brought a woman with him, yet you’re actually not that worried? Let’s put aside your parents’ intentions for a moment. Do you dare to say that you don’t love him? I’m only helping you because you’re my best friend, so could you not be so relaxed, as if I’m helping you for no reason?”Cynthia shook her head and lowered her volume as she said, “He… might have confessed to me. We also… did that already. So, I think he doesn’t feel that way towards Raven. It’s purely because she saved his life once. I trust that Ares will be able to handle the situation properly.”Melissa’s eyes opened wide. “What? He’s only returned for a few days, yet the two of you have already had sex? That fast?! I never knew it, but you’ve really got it in you!”Cynthia’s face flushe
Melissa knew that Aristotle had kissed Cynthia, so she knew what was going on. Hence, she very naturally boasted, “Of course, they’ve been engaged to each other since they were born. Coincidentally, the both of them felt the same way about each other as they grew up, so wouldn’t this make it even better? From the way I see it, your illness isn’t going to recover for the rest of your life and the both of them are probably going to have to wait until Cindy graduates before they get married. So, you’d be better off moving back to France as early as possible. Don’t worry, you’ve saved Aristotle’s life before, so he wouldn’t be stingy with you financially.”Raven wanted to control the unhappiness she had in her heart very much, but her emotions refused to follow her will. Hence, she fiercely struggled to wring free from Melissa’s grasp. Melissa was startled for a moment. “Are you crazy?”After that, Raven regained her senses and took a deep breath. “I’m sorry… I was a little unwell just n
Cynthia heard what Aristotle said, but her hands did not stop doing what they were doing. Her head was in a complete mess. “There’s no… no need. I’ll be able to be done with these now. Go ahead and get some sleep first. By the way, where am I sleeping tonight? There are so many rooms here, I’ll ask Agnes to help me clear one up.”Aristotle walked up to her and squatted. He grabbed onto her arm with one hand while the other closed the luggage. “Just sleep with me here and stop tidying already.”Cynthia suspected that she might have misheard. She took a look at the big bed behind him in a daze and suddenly felt her palm, which was held by him, burning up. “Y… You’re kidding, aren’t you, Ares? Although we used to sleep with each other a lot when we were kids, we’re all grown ups now, so wouldn’t that be a little inappropriate?”Aristotle said with a straight face, “I wasn't joking.”Cynthia panicked a little and recalled Melissa’s words once again. ‘Would Ares, whom I’ve known for so
Cynthia had never had a relationship before, so she did not know what love was. However, one thing was for certain. She loved the feeling of being with Aristotle and how he had protected her since they were kids. Even though Aristotle had become a little domineering and “naughty”, she was not taken aback by him. Instead, she even felt a little moved, which was amazing.It wasn’t known how they ended up in bed, with their breaths synchronized. Apart from the final step, they had done just about everything else that could be done.Just as they were about to hit the final step, Aristotle suddenly stopped and helped pull the covers over Cynthia. “Let’s sleep, good night.”Cynthia was still lost in a daze from before. She did not know why Aristotle had suddenly stopped, nor did she have the courage to ask him. She had struggled for so long before having persuaded herself to go with the flow…The next day, when Cynthia woke up, Aristotle had already long gone to his company.She took a
Aristotle’s entire being stilled.He had waited for this news for nineteen years. As time passed, the flames died little by little, the heart grew more numb, until the very thought of it was no different from a pipe dream. But today, news of it coming true reached him and plunged him into a torrent of feelings.A long while later, he finally muttered under his breath, “When… When will they be back?”Jackson closed the distance between them and gave the young man a light, comforting pat on the shoulders. “Not so soon, I bet; not when your mother has just woken up and is in need of some time to recover. She did sleep for nineteen years, you know. So maybe after she’s recuperated enough for a while…” he answered. “We’ve waited for nineteen years for this, right? What’s waiting for just a little bit more compared to that? The most important thing for you to do is to manage the company to the best of your abilities. That’s the way to not disappoint your father’s expectation.”Aristotle