*** Hyacinth *** I found a small wooden chest with my name on top of it. A letter? It was covered with plastic and over the plastic was dust. While everyone was helping with placing the items on the storage boxes that we bought from the hardware store, I was helping with clearing a few things that we don’t need. We will be taking it with us back to the Philippines as soon as I sorted out what to do with all of those things. But then, we are not done finding out my family treasure. It was Raven’s first day to be with us and he mostly worked during that time. Then, when we arrived in our hotel room, Raven arranged another room just for the two of us. “You didn’t sleep.” I said and noticed the dark circles under his eyes. “I’m sorry, Raven.” “Why are you apologizing?.” I reached his face and sighed. “I am using the skincare set that Kelly gave me and I will use it for you later. For now, I will prepare the bathtub with a bubble bath.” He bent down and scooped my chin. He already n
*** Hyacinth *** I cleaned up the surrounding of the wooden chest and I placed it in front of me as I took out the paper from the plastic. I opened it up and stared at the bank accounts under my name and the thick paper with my name under it. “What is this?” I mumbled. It was all in Finnish language and there’s this logo on top. Rubiinin Valtakunta. “I need to learn my language correctly.” I handed it to Raven as he creased his brows. “Babe, this is your share to the Ruby Empire. You are one of the stockholders with 2 percent.” “Oh, shit. Is it big?” I asked. “Yeah, hella big. Billions. Ruby Empire is an old money rich. You are richer than I am.” Raven grinned. Was he proud? “If I know that my grandmother is this rich, I would’ve been here and taken over my share.” “This is probably why your father is keeping you away.” Raven leaned. “Your lawyer is still at Charles’s law firm but we can get you more lawyers.” “This is my family treasure that they’ve been keeping in a humble c
*** Hyacinth *** Butler Jussi was waiting for us at the entrance. He opened the car door for us as our gentlemen came out first and Raven extended his hand to me and even placed a hand under the roof of the car. We are only wearing a semi-formal dress. “Hyacinth!” Eino approached us with his arms wide open and I smiled at him. He shook Raven’s hand and hugged him briefly and then to me. He also did the same to Patricia and Cal. “Where’s Pen and Zian?” He asked. “They are out on a date.” Cal said and chuckled. “We let the two have their alone time.” Which was a lie. Cal is so suave and flawless about it. “I hope that it’s alright? My family wants you to meet Hyacinth.” “Oh, we are curious why?” Raven asked. “Let’s discuss it inside.” Eino kept that gorgeous smile. I then looked at my husband who was serious and in a very businesslike expression. But I don’t know what that really meant. We entered the drawing room where there were people who looked so much like Eino. A lot of th
*** Raven ***My wife seemed to get along with them through their language. She practiced, and she spoke well now, although she wasn't fluent. But she’s still studying their language. During those times, I knew that Eino was so into her. There was one who was trying to seduce Patricia as well, but she would gently turn them down.She doesn't understand much about their language but Patricia could read body language.“I’ll go to the toilet,” I told my wife as she nodded and held my hand.“Do you want me to accompany you?” She muttered. I grinned slowly and it was too late when she realized she said it wrong. “Nah, you are a big boy.”I kissed her cheeks as I headed out of the grand room where everyone gathered and had wine after a big dinner. I went to the nearest toilet and then washed my hand after. When I came out, I stopped when I bumped into Helmi, Eino’s youngest sister with honey-blonde hair. Her lips curled up.“Hi,” She grinned.I nod my head.“Apologies,” I mumbled as I was a
*** Hyacinth ***The snow was falling steadily, each flake drifting through the air with a quiet grace before settling on the ground. The cold wrapped itself around me, sharper than I’d ever felt before, biting at my skin, seeping into my bones. Every breath felt like ice in my lungs, the chill so deep it seemed to crawl beneath my clothes, making my muscles stiff and unresponsive. This wasn’t just cold; it was a sharp, unforgiving kind of cold that seemed to gnaw at everything it touched.Then, there’s Eino. There’s something in his eyes, a flicker I can’t quite place. I don’t know what it is, but the way Eino is looking at me feels… off. It’s almost like he’s going to miss me, but that’s not it. No, there’s something else, something strange, like he’s holding back a secret or waiting for something… a quiet intensity I can’t ignore. I can feel it, but I can't figure out why.“I thought you’d have a great Christmas here in Finland.”“I love snow, but our Christmas is different. But so
*** Hyacinth *** My mother in law was very supportive. She came with a van and two more cars. She’s wearing a sky blue trench coat dress and holding a sky blue mini-kelly. I approached her first and hugged her. She kissed both of my cheeks and greeted Penny and Patricia the same. “Alright, I had reservations and I think the boys will be back in the office after lunch.” “Perfect. Where are we dining?” Penny asked. “The known English Chef? I had a reservation with him.” We gaped and looked at each other. The known English Chef who will be opening a restaurant here. A celebrity Chef known for his English cuss. We squirmed in excitement. He probably had a blog but we are more interested in the food. We hopped into the van quickly and headed to the unopened restaurant. The Chef greeted us and we hugged him. He smelled like steaks and butter. Penny took photos with him with us… and he had a camera ready. “Darcy,” Chef George hugged Darcy. “I had the known Chefs you introduced to me a
*** Hyacinth *** I looked at my best friend’s room where mom set up clothes for her. Darcy was happy, setting up everything for us from clothes to spa schedules and we don’t want to say no. We will get along with whatever dress she wants us to wear. After all, we just want to enjoy ourselves with adorable clothes and whatever event my mother in law wants me to attend. “Now, are you guys ready for our Christmas session? We’ll be walking a lot so we’ll go for flat shoes.” “Are we going to buy a lot of gifts?” I mumbled. “I’ll use my money. Finally!” Darcy laughed at me. “Well, it’s surely my new work.” “Accompanying your best friend until you get tired of her.” I told Patricia who laughed out loud. “I can always hide somewhere in this mansion to recharge.” “Pat, don’t worry. She’ll recharge often when Raven is at home.” They laughed at me as I shook my head. “Hyacinth!” “Oh, there he goes. He’s early.” Darcy said. “Bud, I got something for you.” I am excited for gifts and I
HyacinthI felt like my stomach was in tight knots. As the gigantic door from the church opened, the bell rang… a wedding… The dress was tight… but it was perfectly fit. I hesitated to step forward, but the wedding planner gestured for me to go on. I started walking slowly, and in the middle was my father. The bastard father that sold me off to save the company. It wasn’t me who was supposed to marry but Rosie. I heard that it was an old man that I was marrying. Rosie, my half-sister whom my father cherished so much, ran off. I was dragged by my father’s men to be in this wedding. Here, thinking that I was marrying an old guy… but to my surprise, someone I hadn’t seen in a while was standing in a white suit. I had a glimpse of my father gritting his teeth in a smile. “Don’t embarrass me, Hyacinth.” My lips pressed, and the pain of being an embarrassment to my father was still there although I should be numb from it. “Marrying your former step-brother isn’t that bad. You were close
*** Hyacinth *** I looked at my best friend’s room where mom set up clothes for her. Darcy was happy, setting up everything for us from clothes to spa schedules and we don’t want to say no. We will get along with whatever dress she wants us to wear. After all, we just want to enjoy ourselves with adorable clothes and whatever event my mother in law wants me to attend. “Now, are you guys ready for our Christmas session? We’ll be walking a lot so we’ll go for flat shoes.” “Are we going to buy a lot of gifts?” I mumbled. “I’ll use my money. Finally!” Darcy laughed at me. “Well, it’s surely my new work.” “Accompanying your best friend until you get tired of her.” I told Patricia who laughed out loud. “I can always hide somewhere in this mansion to recharge.” “Pat, don’t worry. She’ll recharge often when Raven is at home.” They laughed at me as I shook my head. “Hyacinth!” “Oh, there he goes. He’s early.” Darcy said. “Bud, I got something for you.” I am excited for gifts and I
*** Hyacinth *** My mother in law was very supportive. She came with a van and two more cars. She’s wearing a sky blue trench coat dress and holding a sky blue mini-kelly. I approached her first and hugged her. She kissed both of my cheeks and greeted Penny and Patricia the same. “Alright, I had reservations and I think the boys will be back in the office after lunch.” “Perfect. Where are we dining?” Penny asked. “The known English Chef? I had a reservation with him.” We gaped and looked at each other. The known English Chef who will be opening a restaurant here. A celebrity Chef known for his English cuss. We squirmed in excitement. He probably had a blog but we are more interested in the food. We hopped into the van quickly and headed to the unopened restaurant. The Chef greeted us and we hugged him. He smelled like steaks and butter. Penny took photos with him with us… and he had a camera ready. “Darcy,” Chef George hugged Darcy. “I had the known Chefs you introduced to me a
*** Hyacinth ***The snow was falling steadily, each flake drifting through the air with a quiet grace before settling on the ground. The cold wrapped itself around me, sharper than I’d ever felt before, biting at my skin, seeping into my bones. Every breath felt like ice in my lungs, the chill so deep it seemed to crawl beneath my clothes, making my muscles stiff and unresponsive. This wasn’t just cold; it was a sharp, unforgiving kind of cold that seemed to gnaw at everything it touched.Then, there’s Eino. There’s something in his eyes, a flicker I can’t quite place. I don’t know what it is, but the way Eino is looking at me feels… off. It’s almost like he’s going to miss me, but that’s not it. No, there’s something else, something strange, like he’s holding back a secret or waiting for something… a quiet intensity I can’t ignore. I can feel it, but I can't figure out why.“I thought you’d have a great Christmas here in Finland.”“I love snow, but our Christmas is different. But so
*** Raven ***My wife seemed to get along with them through their language. She practiced, and she spoke well now, although she wasn't fluent. But she’s still studying their language. During those times, I knew that Eino was so into her. There was one who was trying to seduce Patricia as well, but she would gently turn them down.She doesn't understand much about their language but Patricia could read body language.“I’ll go to the toilet,” I told my wife as she nodded and held my hand.“Do you want me to accompany you?” She muttered. I grinned slowly and it was too late when she realized she said it wrong. “Nah, you are a big boy.”I kissed her cheeks as I headed out of the grand room where everyone gathered and had wine after a big dinner. I went to the nearest toilet and then washed my hand after. When I came out, I stopped when I bumped into Helmi, Eino’s youngest sister with honey-blonde hair. Her lips curled up.“Hi,” She grinned.I nod my head.“Apologies,” I mumbled as I was a
*** Hyacinth *** Butler Jussi was waiting for us at the entrance. He opened the car door for us as our gentlemen came out first and Raven extended his hand to me and even placed a hand under the roof of the car. We are only wearing a semi-formal dress. “Hyacinth!” Eino approached us with his arms wide open and I smiled at him. He shook Raven’s hand and hugged him briefly and then to me. He also did the same to Patricia and Cal. “Where’s Pen and Zian?” He asked. “They are out on a date.” Cal said and chuckled. “We let the two have their alone time.” Which was a lie. Cal is so suave and flawless about it. “I hope that it’s alright? My family wants you to meet Hyacinth.” “Oh, we are curious why?” Raven asked. “Let’s discuss it inside.” Eino kept that gorgeous smile. I then looked at my husband who was serious and in a very businesslike expression. But I don’t know what that really meant. We entered the drawing room where there were people who looked so much like Eino. A lot of th
*** Hyacinth *** I cleaned up the surrounding of the wooden chest and I placed it in front of me as I took out the paper from the plastic. I opened it up and stared at the bank accounts under my name and the thick paper with my name under it. “What is this?” I mumbled. It was all in Finnish language and there’s this logo on top. Rubiinin Valtakunta. “I need to learn my language correctly.” I handed it to Raven as he creased his brows. “Babe, this is your share to the Ruby Empire. You are one of the stockholders with 2 percent.” “Oh, shit. Is it big?” I asked. “Yeah, hella big. Billions. Ruby Empire is an old money rich. You are richer than I am.” Raven grinned. Was he proud? “If I know that my grandmother is this rich, I would’ve been here and taken over my share.” “This is probably why your father is keeping you away.” Raven leaned. “Your lawyer is still at Charles’s law firm but we can get you more lawyers.” “This is my family treasure that they’ve been keeping in a humble c
*** Hyacinth *** I found a small wooden chest with my name on top of it. A letter? It was covered with plastic and over the plastic was dust. While everyone was helping with placing the items on the storage boxes that we bought from the hardware store, I was helping with clearing a few things that we don’t need. We will be taking it with us back to the Philippines as soon as I sorted out what to do with all of those things. But then, we are not done finding out my family treasure. It was Raven’s first day to be with us and he mostly worked during that time. Then, when we arrived in our hotel room, Raven arranged another room just for the two of us. “You didn’t sleep.” I said and noticed the dark circles under his eyes. “I’m sorry, Raven.” “Why are you apologizing?.” I reached his face and sighed. “I am using the skincare set that Kelly gave me and I will use it for you later. For now, I will prepare the bathtub with a bubble bath.” He bent down and scooped my chin. He already n
*** Hyacinth *** I know that it was probably dangerous to go back. But on my land, we installed more security cameras. I don’t know where they put the main server but there were post lights that were installed by the contractor that Raven hired. And now, we were searching for the insides and what we found astonished me. Under the floor of the kitchen, we found a misaligned tile that was twenty-four-by-twenty-four. That’s when I checked it and removed the carpet. Stupid me. I only search around the room and not in the kitchen. The kitchen is the last place that we will be searching and grandma just hid it right. We found a tunnel and went downstairs. That’s where I found a mini living room with shelves of something… I turned on the lights and there I found a collection of antiques. “Hyacinth?” Cal called out. “Did you just make us work out with a sledgehammer?” “Yeah!” I chuckled. “Come down, now.” “Woah,” Cal exclaimed and he sneezed. “We should probably wear masks and remove a
*** Zian *** I watched Seth momentarily fighting with the man wearing all back from head to tall when we arrived in the backyard. He’s tall and bulky and the physique seems familiar. When the man sees us, he pushes Seth hard and dashes off. I didn’t think twice about running after that bastard while Seth scooped up the unconscious Hyacinth on the grass.“Take care of her!” I shouted and ran fast to catch up with that bastard. He seemed to know the surroundings and he stopped multiple times to watch me catch up. I couldn’t see his other features since it was getting dark and it was darker in the woods.I stopped running and stared at him for a long time. “You really wanted to play, huh?” I asked. “You messed up with the wrong woman,” I said aloud. “Raven loves her and that means that we love her. We will fucked up your life.” The man only glanced at me and then he left. I didn’t turn my back. Not yet, that bastard might hit me. But with his features, he’s taller than Raven and me. I