“I am Eugene’s Father,” Eric announced with his head up high while looking down at the kids who are bullying his son.Eugene lifted his head. When he saw the tall man in front of him, his mouth parted.Kids always bullied Eugene. And Eugene was so used to this situation. No one will help him anyway, and he does not want to trouble his mom. That’s why, this is the first time an adult stands up to protect him from his bullies.‘And that person is the father who I hate,’ Eugene told himself while gaping at Eric.Eugene could not explain his emotions. For a very long time, he had no father. Yet now, Eric suddenly appeared and told everyone that he is his dad.The kids who were bullying Eugene stared at Eric while gulping. Aside from fearing the drastic difference in height, they were frightened at Eric’s glare too. Grown-ups have the aura to subdue children. But Eric exceeded the word ‘subdue’. He was looking at them as if he’ll gonna eat everyone.However, Eric’s eyes softened when he lo
Eric tried to call Jane to let her know about his plan to move Eugene to another school. He didn’t mean to decide by himself, but things just happened. However, Jane did not answer the call. He guessed that it was because she was still in the middle of hiking. ‘With Lance,’ Eric reminded himself and felt annoyed. Since he had no choice but to do it as soon as possible, Eric asked his secretary to start preparing the documents needed for Eugene to transfer to a private school. There, Eugene’s background will be kept hidden, and everyone will treat him with respect. Eric would make sure Eugene won’t be bullied again. He promised that. When Byron left to do the task right away, Eric went to the convenience store and then took his son to a park. The grown up guy is wearing a suit while the kid is wearing his uniform. They are both sitting on a bench, as if they have no plan of moving up. “Did you cry a lot?” Eric broke the ice by asking. Eugene, who has soggy red eyes, shyly rep
Jane’s POV“This is so tiring,” I gasped, catching my breath.Mentally, I am the oldest in the group. But physically, I am the youngest.I looked at the two men who were hiking forward. They are walking up to the top of the mountain without a hitch.Then, there’s me who was limping as if I was on the verge of my death.‘I think I just saw the grim reaper passing by and waving his hand on me.’If only I knew it would be this hard, I wouldn't have come.‘I wanted to go home and rest!’ I silently cried without tears.Stopping for a bit, I leaned my hands on my knees. The distance between me and the two went farther as I made a stop-by.Lance looked back and saw me hanging my head like a thirsty horse. Then, he walked back to my side.“Are you okay?” he asked.I barely stood up and pressed my hands to my aching sides. Surely, my body will be in so much pain tomorrow onwards.“A little,” I answered. “Is it okay to slow down? My legs are giving up.”Lance glanced at my legs and the huge bac
Lance’s body felt so light after hiking for one and half hours. He never forgets to exercise every morning, but still, exercising isn’t enough to fulfill the physical activities that his body is longing for a long time. Thank goodness, he finally got the chance to hike.Lance is a very sporty person, and at the top of that, he’s a good fighter.“Ahhhh! This is so refreshing,” he gasped while stretching his arms and legs.Damiel, Lance and Jane finally arrived at the camping site of the mountain. The first thing that Jane did is to sit on the grass and drink water. She’s so sure that tomorrow morning, she can feel the throbbing pain all over her body. Damiel, who’s used to climbing mountains and trees ever since he was young, assembled the things they brought with them.Lance stood under the sun while watching the mountain view. Crisp wind whispered in his ears and played with his long pale locks.When he inhaled, there was a fresh familiar scent of pine that soothes his senses. Standi
[“Sir Eric re-scheduled the meeting for today.”] Cyrus was so shocked after the report he heard through the telephone. After being the official new CEO of Geelq corporation, this is Eric’s first meeting with the board of directors of the company. So Cyrus did not expect that Eric will re-schedule the meeting. “He did? That Eric did it?” Cyrus asked himself, quite confused. He placed his elbows above the table and rested his chin at the back of his hands. He’s thinking about the reason why someone like Eric bizarrely decided such outrageous thing like this. Eric is like a perfect model which works as if there’s a manual inside his body. That’s how Cyrus sees his younger brother. If Cyrus has one common thing with Eric, then they both don’t show emotions that much. Cyrus hates that. Eric has position of the CEO, the love of their parents and the woman Cyrus loved more than anyone in the world. But amidst all of these, he cannot see contentment and happiness to his brother’s eyes.
While eating sandwiches inside the tent, Damiel commented, “Sir Lance, why don’t we look around the camping site? The caretaker of the site said that there is a tourist spot with wild plants and flowers. Since we are working in a flower shop, I think that will be a good experience.”Damiel pointed the direction of the spot.Excited, Jane stood up and said, “I wanted to check it.”“Then, let’s all go,” Lance agreed.Jane was the first one to walk and Lance was about to follow her. But he stopped when he saw Damiel sitting prettily on the ground.“Hey! Why aren’t you coming?”Damiel waved his hand in mid-air. “On the second thought Sir, I am a bit tired. And no one will look at our things inside the tent.”“Huh?”“You and Miss Jane can go together, Sir. I will walk on my own later.”Lance narrowed his eyes. Then he realized that Damiel is giving him a chance to be alone with Jane.The joyous boss couldn’t help but to express his gratitude by exclaiming, “You…! I like you!”People around
Lance was in charge of igniting the fire for their barbecue. But it’s been almost an hour, but he still hasn’t succeeded the task. When Damiel approached him, he saw Lance blowing air on the wood. No fire came out, only smoke.“Ugh! Ugh!” Lance coughed while fanning.It’s not only him who’s coughing but also the other people. They were actually sending sharp glares towards their direction, and soon, some of them might complain.“Sir,” Damiel called.Lance looked at him with teary and reddened eyes. He was not crying because he couldn’t light the fire. He was crying because of the smoke.“Sir, I will do that instead. Just go and help miss Jane.”A smile spread on Lance’s lips.“Okay,” Lance agreed, “I’ll help Jane.”Then, he stood up and walked towards Jane.“Jane~ Let me help you.”Jane stopped putting meat on the barbecue stick and looked back at Lance.“Sure. You only need to do it like this.” She showed him the right way to put the meat on the barbecue stick.“That’s easy,” Lanc
Eugene finished his dinner, washing his face, changing his clothes and going to bed. Alone in the room, he kept on tossing as he could not sleep.He kept on hearing his father’s answer again and again inside his head.[“That’s right. I like Jane. I like your mom.”]Eugene frowned as he bit his lower lip. The ‘like’ he was talking about wasn't in the form of love, but a relationship between two persons. It has no other meaning.The reason why Eugene asked this to his father is because he could tell that his dad likes his mom (as a person). However, when Eric said those words, Eugene felt like someone would really steal Jane away from him.He wasn’t sure why he’s feeling this way. But if it is Eric, Eugene thinks there might be a huge chance.“His life is different. It might be that ‘like’ I saw on television. And it always end with that.”With marriage.Having that thought, Eugene shook his head and said, “No. I can’t let it happen. I must stop it.”If the boy was too bothered by Eri