Veronica looked out of her bedroom window (well, technically, it was an empty room in Stephen's mansion that Stephen had prepared for her as a temporary stay) while she was enjoying the sound of the raindrops soaking Waterford city. The sound of the rain that fell at the beginning of winter this time somehow managed to calm her frantic mind as she was thinking about the many things that had happened recently, so she now understood the reason behind startup companies engaged in self-development such as Forest––her favourite time management application with using Pomodoro technique––willing to invest their time in creating the sound of raindrops as part of a special feature for their premium subscribers. One of the first apps she downloaded as soon as she got her smartphone as her high school graduation gift from her older sister two years ago.
Speaking of that, since her arrival at Stephen's
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"A gift? For me?" "Yes. Just say it." “No need, I do not want to bother—” "You do not bother me, Vero. You are my dearest little sister. The only family I have. So, you do not need to feel hesitant. Coincidentally, next week I will get my salary. Just name of it." “Th—then, I will think about it later. I still do not know for now." "Okay. Remember to not thinking about it too long," her older sister replied casually. "Oh, I almost forgot. Have you been watching the news lately?” "News? What kind of news do you mean?” "Ah!" sh
Febrina ended the call with her younger sister, stuffed her smartphone into the pocket of her straight jeans she wore today, again focusing her attention on Gavin, who had been patiently waiting for her all this time. "Are you done? How is your younger sister doing?" "At least she is fine. She still did not know the news until I mentioned it, though," she chuckled in response to Gavin's question with a shrug. "I sometimes doubt if my younger sister really wants to be a lawyer in a social organization or not. She does not even know big news like this. She keeps watching Netflix. She is really worrying me so much." "That is natural. People around Vero's age is often like that. Leave her alone." "Yes. I do. It
Alec Berthold knew that his body's recovery process went slowly but fine, just as predicted by a woman warlock who was acquaintances of his grandfather named Nora Lavender. So he no longer had to continue being stuck in his bedroom and stay still without moving too much as he did before. As it was now. He was training his body he hadn't used in a long time to fight alongside his older brother, Klauss Berthold, who reduced the frequency of his attacks to give his newly recovered body time to adapt. Close combat was not possible for him for the time being, so his older brother concentrated on a new combat training schedule for him with close combat. "We're done first. Your movements are much better," Klauss wiped the sweat off his forehead, offering to return the weapons they had used as their combat training tools since three hours ago. Without hesitation, he gave it to his older brother while trying to control his still irregular breathing, even though it was already
He arrived at the family dining room just before dinner began. His paternal grandfather––Pierre Berthold–– seemed pleased to find him, motioning for him to sit down immediately. It seemed that in his paternal grandfather's eyes, his paternal grandfather still saw him as a person who had just recovered from death and was fragile until he had to be treated with care like his grandfather's collection of flower vases. So did all his extended family. Even his mother came straight to him now, who was turning his body over and over again just to make sure he had fully recovered from his injuries and not forcing himself to join the dinner. "I am fine, Mom. There is nothing to worry about,” he tried to pull up the chair on his right so he could sit down right away, but his older sister––Cassandra–– immediately took the initiative to help him pull it out.
Stephen continued to look at Nikki, who was listening intently to Karl's explanation. The serious look that Nikki put on her face, if he had to be honest, actually did not really suit the cute face that the woman had. "Therefore, until now, Stephen and I have not been able to confirm what the situation is," Karl cleared his throat, ending the presentation session about the case they were working on. Something he honestly didn't want to tell Nikki about. He did not want Nikki to know about the big problem involving the fate of the underworld. If it wasn't for Karl who kept forcing him to tell them all the facts they had just discovered a while ago, he probably would have kept quiet. Leaving the woman clueless. To him, the less Nikki knew about the world of supernatural beings, the better. That meant he didn't have to put her in danger. Unfortunately, he didn't understand Karl. He didn't understand the way his nine hundred year old best friend asked him not to hide any
He did not flinch, unable to believe what his paternal grandfather had just told him. His eyes flickered in disbelief, looking at his paternal grandfather, Pierre Berthold, who replied to him with a slow nod followed by a small smile plastered on the face of the thousand-year-old man. He hastily put his cutlery on the dining table. He looked at all the Berthold family members who were not so numerous in the dining room, which also gave him the same response as his paternal grandfather did to him. "My decision has just been made, and I will not take it back. I will give my position to a descendant of Berthold who has the same power as me. Like I always say to all of you every day,” continued his paternal grandfather. "Does anyone here have any objections regarding the decision I made just now?"
Erick looked at the figure of Theo who was currently standing in front of him from top to bottom, over and over again, making his boyfriend confused by his reaction. "What is it? Is there something wrong with me?" He nodded, confirming his boyfriend's words without hesitation. “Isn't there a more casual outfit than what you're wearing now? We're just going to the museums and the beach, not the theatre." "Are we not going to the theatre?" his boyfriend looked flabbergasted in disbelief when he heard his words. “B––but I thought we were going on a date.” "Of course. But I did not say we were going to the theatre. Today," he approached his boyfriend, who was now looking down lethargic to hear the answer earlier. “But I can change it for you. So you want our date to the theatre today?” "No need. You said we were going to the museum." “I can change the schedule of his visit to tomorrow. Or cancel it if you don't want us to go to the museum.
Karl stomped his right foot as soon as he sat down in his chair, cursing Stephen for preferring to get out of the man's study alone and leave him and Nikki there. Again and again, he snorted in frustration. He wanted to throw his best friend with his shoes if he didn't remember that the shoes he was wearing had just been made yesterday. His attention then turned to Nikki who returned to focus on the report he showed Nikki. Even though he was one hundred per cent certain that she was actually harbouring the same irritation towards Stephen, she was far more successful at not showing it on the woman's cute face when responding to Stephen's attitude. In fact, she had managed to do something she had never seen in any of the other women who had approached Stephen or been around Stephen at all: responded to his argument in a confident tone. In fact, he was willing to bet that Stephen was as surprised as he was. He must also not have expected that the young human woman named