Dimitri's face was slightly flushed and his gaze was dazed as he looked at Brooklyn. He buried his face against the latter's neck and mumbled, "It wasn't exactly good, but it wasn't bad, either."Just then, someone knocked on the door. "Mr. Wood, it's time for lunch."It was a maid. It looked like lunch was ready."Okay," Dimitri said. "Zachary and I will be right down."Brooklyn watched as Dimitri took his jacket off. He thought the latter wanted to continue with what they'd been doing and hurriedly stopped him. "No, we can't. Everyone's downstairs waiting for us.""Honestly, what goes on in your mind?" Dimitri rapped him on the head. "I'm just getting changed. Look at how dirty my clothes are—I can't wear this in front of everyone, can I?""Oh, right. I'll get you something." Brooklyn scrambled off the bed and ran to the wardrobe to look for clothes. There were plenty, but they were all in his size. There was basically nothing for Dimitri to wear.After some rummaging, it look
"That's enough. We're all family here; what's the point of arguing?" Martha spoke up. "We don't mean anything with this gathering today, Zachary. We just wanted to ask Dimitri when the wedding is being held.""Huh?" Brooklyn was lost. Hadn't the Harts told him to delay the wedding for as long as possible when they'd spoken to him upstairs? Why was Martha suddenly bringing this up?He looked at the people before him, not knowing what to say.Kenneth went along with Martha and said, "We can't just drag things out forever. Zachary might be a little spoiled, but the Hart family is considered affluent and reputable. The wedding has to be a grand one.""I've instructed my secretary to keep an eye on the arrangements this whole time—I intend to have an engagement party at the beginning of next month," Dimitri said. He held Brooklyn's hand and asked, "What do you think, Zachary?"What could Brooklyn think? Could he not think about it?"I…" He glanced at Kenneth. The latter gave him a poi
Brooklyn sat in the car with Dimitri beside him. The latter was silent, which scared him. The atmosphere was so tense that he didn't dare move.Suddenly, the car drove over a pothole, making Brooklyn fall in Dimitri's direction and land on his lap. He said awkwardly, "Sorry."Dimitri didn't answer. Brooklyn sensed that he was probably mad, so he leaned close and asked in a small voice, "Are you mad?"Dimitri looked at him coldly. He held Brooklyn and asked, "Why did you say those things?""Huh?" Brooklyn didn't get it. What things?"About the wedding. Don't you want to marry me?"Brooklyn couldn't answer Dimitri's question. It wasn't that he didn't want to marry Dimitri—it was that the Hart family had forbidden him. If he were the actual Zachary, he would marry Dimitri in a heartbeat. Too bad he wasn't."I'm sorry." That was all Brooklyn could say as he leaned against Dimitri's chest. He wanted to marry Dimitri but couldn't."That's not what I want to hear." Dimitri tightened h
Brooklyn later realized why Dimitri had agreed to let him do whatever he wanted that night—Dimitri wasn't even home at night."Where's he gone?" Brooklyn asked Heather.She shook her head with a smile. "I might be Mr. Wood's secretary, but he doesn't need to keep me updated on his whereabouts.""Oh." Brooklyn was disappointed. He silently cursed Dimitri for being a liar. He returned to the room, thinking about watching some TV, which was about the only thing he could do.It was rare for him to have so much free time that he had no idea what to do now that he didn't have anything to rush.As he stared at the TV, he couldn't help feeling a little lonely. Did all the children of affluent families lead such boring lives?Brooklyn suddenly understood why the upper crust liked picking on people from the underground level. They didn't have anything better to do and had to look for something to pass the time.He held a throw pillow and watched the film playing on TV. Just then, a maid k
It was most definitely torturous, but Dimitri would never admit it. He could still endure this. He lifted his hips, grinding against Brooklyn as he said, "You're still going easy on me.""Hey!" Brooklyn was caught off guard by this. He instinctively leaned downward and pressed himself against Dimitri's body. He patted Dimitri's cheek and said, "Settle down, will you?""Aren't I settled enough?" Dimitri couldn't see Brooklyn's face but could imagine how huffy it had to look then. "You're the one who's trying to cause trouble."Brooklyn didn't say anything. Instead, he rubbed himself against Dimitri, almost as if punishing the latter. Dimitri gasped, wanting to stop him. Alas, his hands were bound.Brooklyn fanned the flames and traced a cool finger over Dimitri's chest, making the latter's heart tingle. He wanted to move but couldn't. In the end, he said, "I'm begging you, Zachary.""Oh?" Brooklyn immediately perked up when he heard that. He couldn't help laughing and asking, "Why
It was already the afternoon when Brooklyn woke up. He felt lost when he saw the empty space beside him and wondered where Dimitri was. He put his pajamas on, got out of bed, and shuffled out of the room."You're awake, Mr. Hart." A maid hurried over to him to help him downstairs when she saw him. "Remember to change into something else later. You're attending a banquet tonight.""A banquet?" Brooklyn didn't understand why these rich people had so many banquets to attend."Yes, that's right. It's Mr. Wood's mother's birthday celebration. He's gone back to the main residence to deal with it," the maid said with a smile. "There will be many important people present. And so, as Mr. Wood's fiancé, you have to keep up appearances."Brooklyn didn't say anything. How could someone like him, who was from the underground level, keep up any sort of appearance? He was nothing but a lowly peasant who'd never experienced things like these. He didn't want to embarrass Dimitri."Can I skip this?
Brooklyn realized that Lorraine was knowledgeable in these things. She wasn't that great a person, but her etiquette was top-notch."Don't hold your cutlery like that!" She smacked his hand with a spoon. "That's wrong! As a well-bred Omega, you should hold the knife at this position!""Okay, okay," Brooklyn muttered. "Don't be so fierce.""It's not like I want to. Dimitri made it clear that you have to master the basics, or you'll embarrass yourself." Lorraine sighed. "What exactly did you learn in school? How is it possible that you don't even know the most basic of manners and etiquette?"Brooklyn felt a little depressed at the mention of that. "It's not like I didn't want to learn these things."In fact, he would've loved to be educated in these things. However, he hadn't even graduated from high school, let alone gone to university. Where could he have learned about these things? He'd been too busy surviving to have picked up etiquette."There's one more important thing you n
"I still stand by my decision, though. I like Zachary," Dimitri said. He placed a hand on Brooklyn's shoulder. "Thanks for coming over to teach him etiquette today, but don't bother teaching him things that don't matter. Don't bother saying meaningless things, either."Lorraine was so angry that she couldn't speak. When she saw him put a finger to his lip to shush her, she took a deep breath and snarled, "You're definitely going to embarrass yourself if you bring him to the banquet with you tonight. He knows nothing! You're better off taking me."Brooklyn stiffened at that. He subconsciously tugged on Dimitri's sleeve, wanting to say something. However, before he could, Dimitri said, "That won't do. I'm going to bring Zachary with me, no matter what.""Your family doesn't like him, either, right? Someone like me, who comes from an affluent family, is much better compared to him. His family is basically middle-class compared to mine," Lorraine said bluntly. "I'm your best choice.""