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.""
"It fits you perfectly." Dimitri looked at Brooklyn dotingly. "Relax, okay? It's fine even if you know nothing. You'll always be the one I love the most."Brooklyn knew Dimitri would always love Zachary, but he couldn't understand why. Zachary had never had feelings for him. Why would someone be so deeply in love with a person who would never reciprocate his feelings?"Why do you like me?" Brooklyn asked tentatively. He wanted to know."Do I need a reason for that?" Dimitri rubbed his head. "Don't overthink this."Brooklyn could sense Dimitri avoiding the question, so he didn't dare push for an answer.They were silent on the way to the main residence. Dimitri was probably tired from whatever he'd done earlier and leaned against Brooklyn's shoulder, eventually falling asleep.Brooklyn was too skinny, so he lifted his shoulder slightly to make Dimitri feel more comfortable. Then, he shut his eyes and rested. It was likely he would need to deal with many things that night; he had t
Brooklyn looked at the guests milling about. They were all dressed to the nines. He didn't know how to handle himself around them."It's been so long since we last saw each other, Mr. Dimitri." A woman in glasses approached Brooklyn and Dimitri, her arm in Victor's. "How have you been recently?""I've been great," Dimitri said coldly. "Thanks for your concern, Ms. Hayes, but no thanks.""This must be Mr. Zachary Hart." Sheila Hayes looked at Brooklyn, her gaze gentle. "He doesn't look as bad as the rumors make him out to be. In fact, he looks pretty obedient.""If you don't have anything else to say, Ms. Hayes, Zachary and I are going to leave." Dimitri didn't seem to like Sheila much. He'd barely spoken to her when he gestured for Brooklyn to push him away."There are certain things that we just can't force, Dimitri," Sheila said icily. "Whatever happens in a relationship is only the business of the parties involved, but neither of you represent just yourselves. Honestly, Victor
Brooklyn was lost for words. He was indeed shorter than Mischa, but he wasn't short."Don't make fun of him. You head upstairs first," Dimitri said."It'd be better for me to head up with you, wouldn't it?" Mischa smiled. "Don't bother trying to get Zachary to accompany you upstairs. It's not going to happen.""Shut up." Dimitri was annoyed by her. "If you don't have anything else to say, you can go now.""Come on, don't be like that. I have to push you up, don't I?" Mischa took the handles of the wheelchair from Brooklyn and smiled at him. "You can head outside to get something to eat if you don't have anything to attend to, Zachary. We'll be down once we're done up there.""Uh…" Brooklyn felt a little lost, but Dimitri didn't deny Mischa's words. The former could only watch as the siblings headed upstairs.Brooklyn stood before the elevator, not knowing what to do. He felt like a lost child who didn't know what his next step was.He watched as people came and went before him.
Brooklyn looked at Victor, subconsciously not wanting to meet his eyes. He didn't want Victor to know he was speaking to Wilson."You, back there. What's your name?" Victor stepped past Brooklyn and approached Wilson. "You're a waiter here, aren't you?""I'm Wilson Sutton, sir," Wilson said.Brooklyn had a bad feeling about this. Before he could say anything, Victor punched Wilson, making the latter fall to the ground.Wilson let out a muffled groan. He didn't know what he'd done to piss Victor off, so he remained on the ground without saying anything."What are you doing?" Brooklyn ran to stand before Wilson, shielding the latter with his body. "What makes you think you can just hit someone like that?""What makes me think that? My bad mood tells me I can do it, and the fact that my family hired him tells me I can do it. I can do whatever I want to him," Victor said impatiently. "You, come over here and wipe my shoes."Wilson clenched his fists but didn't say anything. He got u