Despite the thought running through Prothero's mind, surprisingly, Prothero's gaze was blank, and his expression was calm except for the ridiculing sneer he donned on his face. "You're not petrified that I'll break you." He spoke leisurely with a taunting sneer.Simon's body shook, and his fist clenched in a bid to control himself from smacking sense into this uncultured brat. Just who the hell trained this rascal?"For a young boy, you sure know how to speak nonsense." Simon retorted fiercely. Although he tried to take a deep breath to calm himself, when facing off the poisonous and loose-tongued Prothero, Simon couldn't!The reason Simon didn't suggest that the boy lean on him was because he was afraid of putting pressure on the boy's wound.Simon had been considerate of the young boy and even did what he had never done before—asking the boy to get on his back—only to receive an unappreciative sneer from Prothero. Who wouldn't get annoyed?Simon scowled and took out his phone upon r
"Hey, boys. I'm home…" Mia suddenly paused and inhaled the aroma that drifted into her nose, excitement overtaking her face immediately.Mia cheered and began to dance expertly toward the kitchen. "Hayden, darling, had just cooked. I walked in at the right time. Hayden deserved all the kisses." Mia happily conveyed, inhaling the aroma of Hayden's meal drifting into her nose.Mason, Caleb, Craig, and Philip shook their heads in amusement. "Foodie, where have you been all day?" Philip, who was typing on his phone, paused and eyed Mia with curiosity. Mia had been leaving the mansion before the boys woke up and returned home extremely late at night, which was completely unusual for her. Besides, she was also dressed unlike the 'man' Mason knew.Mia was in a white halter tank top and a blazing red leather miniskirt with bright red lipstick on her lips, which was very unusual for her.Mia carelessly packed her hair with a black band before wearing a white chef cap on her head. Hayden has a
Simon was the crazy one to ask what Prothero's point was. Imagine!Simon grunted angrily and threw his phone onto the chair. For real, he should've kicked that boy out after treating him, but he just let the boy in.If Simon isn't simply stirring up trouble for himself, what's it? This is simply taking a mile after being given an inch. That little rascal!Simon huffed and decided to return to the bathroom. He needs to eat and sleep, not pay any mind to that rascal. Out of sight, out of mind!Thinking like this, Simon leisurely made his way to the bathroom.Running the race.Got my eyes on this prey.Power is all I crave.Unfortunately for Simon, his second step was accompanied by his phone ringtone.Simon's face reddened in anger. That nonsensical tall brat. He simply didn't know what was good for him!Simon's lips curled up wickedly. If Prothero likes to play this nonsensical play, then Simon won't be his host. Thinking like this, Simon paused in his tracks and retraced his steps bef
"I'm here." Simon's face scrunched up in an unhappy grumble. He couldn't help questioning the choices he made that day. Simon looked up in grievance, tears almost pooling in his eyes. He can't help thinking that he's about to become a father overnight! When he got back home, he had to call Dad and Mom Simon to thank them for not giving him a younger brother…No!Simon quickly shook his head. Dad and Mom Simon's children will definitely be well-behaved and cute and will be miles different from that brat he was about to meet.Simon raised his hand to knock on the door of the presidential suite, expecting the petrified Prothero to open it, but before he could...An anxious Prothero opened the door with a blank expression on his face that revealed no bit of fear.Leisurely, Prothero took a glance at Simon. "Where's my meal?" He inquired straightforwardly.After drinking that much wine on an empty stomach and not taking a bite of anything that day, Prothero's stomach was light, and he was
Even though dinner had ended pleasantly despite the unhappy beginning, that hadn't swayed Simon's decision to return to the mansion that evening. Simon checked the time, and it was 22 minutes past eight. Great! None of the boys would've fallen asleep now. Simon drank a glass of water and elegantly stood up. Simon's hunger had been satisfied, but Simon could see that it wasn't the same with Prothero. Simon had been observing Prothero once in a while, and he noticed the boy eating slowly while looking deep in thought as if he were thinking about something heavy. "I'm leaving," Simon announced, and he began to leave the dining room directly without waiting for Prothero's response. "Simon." Prothero suddenly called and neatly placed his cutlery on an empty dish. "En?" Simon stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Prothero. Immediately, Prothero's expression turned pale, and he pointed toward the dining room entrance. "Did you see that person?" Prothero susurrated in a shaky a
Simon rubbed his eyes leisurely and turned slightly before continuing to sleep, his hands clutching the blanket tighter.Suddenly, a thought came to his mind, and he sprang up immediately. His eyes flew wide open, devoid of sleep.Simon's eyes widened slightly in shock. Right at that moment, he discovered that he was on the bed, sleeping next to Prothero!What happened? How did he wake up on the bed when he sat on the chair? He doesn't sleepwalk!“Big. Big brother Simon, are you awake?” A slightly husky, deep voice spoke next to Simon's ear with a frown. The person's hot breath spilled on Simon's ear, causing Simon's ears to be dyed red.Simon jumped slightly in shock and turned to Prothero.Prothero, who was rubbing his eyes while yawning, undoubtedly looked cute yet wild. He's the type every lady will undoubtedly choose in a man.Simon blushed slightly out of shame. He had slept on the sofa; why had he woken next to Prothero?In the next minute, Simon's embarrassed expression turned
"Ah!" A bored sigh spilled past Michael's lips again. He turned on the chair and wrapped the duvet closer around his body. "Ahhh!" Michael winced out in pain immediately. He turned, and he began to gently rub his painful waist.Michael's face scrunched up in an unhappy frown. "That Xavier jerk is too much! He had gone too far!" Michael, who was unable to take it anymore, seethed and sat up, wincing.His mind was wandering so chaotically that he was unable to pay attention to the rom-com drama that was playing on TV.Well, how could it?Ever since Michael and Xavier had reconciled, poor doctor Michael was locked inside the suite by Xavier with deep warnings not to take a step out of the suite.Although the suite wasn't locked and no guards were safeguarding Michael from outside, the deep warnings left by Xavier always rang in Michael's ears whenever he planned to go against Xavier's warning.But now how could poor doctor Michael take it any longer? He wanted to go to work. He wanted t
A surging and intensely anxious feeling suddenly overwhelmed Xavier. Even when nothing is going wrong, the surging feeling continues to take root in his heart and begins to spread around his whole heart, making him breathless for a few minutes.Xavier raised his hand and slowly made his way to touch his chest, which his heart was heavily thrumming against. A deep frown settled on Xavier's face immediately.Perhaps it was because Michael departed for three years, but Xavier was always sensitive when it came to Michael. And now his intuition is screaming that something is wrong somewhere.Almost every hour, Xavier will have a video call with Michael to keep him company and not make him bored.Even if Xavier forgot to call Michael, an indignant Michael would voice-call Xavier immediately to scold him about how Xavier had locked up Michael against his will but still wouldn't care to chat Michael out or bother with how Michael was faring, but...It's been two and a half hours since Xavier
Simon used a hand to ruffle his hair and extended his other hand to beckon the group to leave without him. Even though he just stood calmly, somehow he seemed to look like a supermodel posing for a picture. "You can leave. I have to stay..."Without giving Simon the chance to complete his words, a cunning smile appeared on Philip's face, and he raised his eyebrows endlessly and mischievously. "Ah. For the new crush," he declared with a dramatic snicker.Immediately, Philip tucked his hands into his pockets and looked up to the sky with his signature ever-knowing sage look.If that person could appear today, then Philip needed to reclaim his ever-knowing sage position.Upon hearing and seeing Philip's expression, Simon's face gradually turned cold, and he glared at Philip coldly. He parted his lips to say a word, but before he could...Philip struck a pose and ran a hand through his hair dramatically. He shrugged and casually expressed, "Well. Keep waiting, but remember not to keep you
Upon hearing a total stranger directing questions at Hayden, Aria's brows knitted and her face contorted in a frown. She tilted her neck and inquired, "Do you know him?"Aria turned to Justin with a frown before turning to Hayden again.Without bothering to give Justin face, she openly chided Hayden fiercely while indirectly poking at Justin."Don't tell me you've gotten a poor taste ever since this lady isn't here to monitor you," she chided while staring at Hayden with an expression that conveyed: Don't tell me it's true.Without casting a glance at Justin, Hayden ruthlessly responded with a helpless sigh, "I don't know him."Justin's expression changed, and it felt as if his heart had been stabbed fiercely upon hearing Hayden's cold rejection.Upon hearing this, Aria dramatically sighed while patting her chest. "Fortunately."Immediately, Aria flashed a smile at Hayden. "Now, let's go!"Immediately, Aria scowled and clutched Hayden's hand tightly. She began to scold him fiercely. "
Justin tucked his hands into his pockets and silently descended the stairs after being informed by a maid that his mom had called for him.In the living room, June, Justin's mother, was currently applying paint to her hand while watching a romance drama series.“Mom,” he called.June raised her head and directed a sweet smile at Justin. She informed him, "Starting from now on, Nougat will attend school with you."Her voice was so calm and sweet—unfortunately, her words held no sweetness for Justin.Upon hearing this, Justin felt as if a thunderbolt had cracked his world, and his mood plunged deep into the abyss.Right now, Justin believed he had just heard the worst news of the week. No—of the century. Attend school? Attend school with that bastard?Justin's eyes widened in horror, and he retorted in a stutter, “Attend? What? Why? How? Why should that bastard attend school with me? Why should he interfere with my daily life?”A surge of dread hit Justin’s soul hard and overwhelmed him
The first thing Hayden always did after taking a bath was to 'visit' the snack room to select the perfect snack for his early morning craving.That bright morning, it was unsurprising to see Hayden sneaking towards his snack room.Upon seeing a guard standing at the front of his precious snacks' door, Hayden's eyes enlarged slightly, but in the next second, he made a turn in pretense of forgetting something important in the bedroom.What a nice way to begin the day, dear CEO Zenos. Hayden sulked and grumbled unhappily.Upon seeing such an interference with his morning craving, how could Hayden not realize that Zenos was hell-bent on making his sugar level go down to normal?Hayden silently scowled, but in the next second, he tried to calm down and tried to accept it.As long as this cruel punishment didn't affect Hayden's incoming Heart's products, Hayden would try to shut one eye and manage himself by sneaking sweets, cookies, or chocolates, etc., when Zenos wasn't watching. Sigh! Li
An hour and a few minutes later, the doctor had already done a check-up for Hayden and disinfected, diagnosed, and dressed Zenos’ wound.The doctor’s back straightened, and he stared at Zenos and Hayden politely before reporting calmly, “Mr. Hayden’s mental health stress has decreased a lot. However, it seemed Mr. Hayden had a lot on his mind lately and tended to think a lot. It’s as if Mr. Hayden was afraid or anxious.” The doctor finalized.Upon hearing the doctor’s sentence, Hayden lowered his head and stared at his palm placed on his knees. Even though he didn’t make a comment, it was easy to notice that the doctor was right with his words.Zenos’ brows furrowed slightly. Except for Hayden’s exceptional clinginess, Hayden had always acted fine. Could it be that the boy had been pretending and was hiding things from him? What could it be?Zenos wrapped his hands around Hayden’s waist and nudged gently. He took hold of the boy’s hands and gently stroked them. “What’s it, baby?” he c
"Zenos, did you touch my schoolbag?" Hayden pursed his lips together and eyed Zenos suspiciously.Zenos raised his head to stare at the boy calmly. Upon making eyes with Zenos' deep eyes, Hayden became flustered, and he quickly dodged away.At that moment, Hayden realized that he was very daring. In fact, who would touch his bag if it wasn't Zenos? It's enough that he brought an illegal thing into the mansion when Zenos even took it away; he even dared to ask Zenos about it. Definitely courting trouble.In fact, the day before is when Hayden is supposed to get his snack from Zenos. However, because Hayden was caught eating a snack, Zenos banned the boy for five days.Despite Hayden's pleas and negotiation, he was only able to coax Zenos into four days. How heartless.Just thinking about how Zenos coldly pronounced that ruthless order, Hayden felt like bursting into tears.His beautiful heart. His exquisite heart. Of course, no snacks can ever taste like it. Yet Zenos cruelly takes it
“Micheal,” Xavier interjected immediately with a call.Upon seeing Hayden's expression turning pale, Zenos engulfed the boy in a hug and gently coaxed him while throwing dagger-like glares at the unfazed and unremorseful Michael.Michael leisurely leaned against Xavier and gave Hayden a cold glare, killing intent flickering past his eyes. "If you dare Zenos again, it is best you go into hiding and never let me find you, or I'll kill you with bare hands.” Micheal threatened, his voice laced with seriousness and danger.Although Xavier should be the one interjecting and cautioning Michael, upon seeing the person acting so domineering, Xavier’s eyes darkened and his desires increased, a thought in his mind: damn, Michael is hot!Upon hearing Michael’s words, Hayden's eyes surged with determination, and he retorted firmly, sincerity laced in his tone. "I won't hurt Zenos.” Hayden will never hurt Zenos in his lifetime or the next. Back then, when Hayden hurt Zenos, it was because he was ch
Suddenly, Jude’s phone rang, interjecting his typing. Jude stood up and strode toward the panoramic window; he tucked his left hand into his pocket and stared at the city. Jude picked up Zenos’ call."For those who embezzled, did you put in a schedule with our lawyer in court?" Zenos’ calm voice and the rapid finger typing on the keyboard drifted from the other end of the phone. "En,” Jude responded calmly, but in the next second, he arched his brows.At first, Zenos planned to take a look at the company’s staff and day-to-day affairs, but he suddenly decided to kick everyone out today. Originally, didn’t Zenos claim it was too early?Also, Mr. Dylan already knows his way around the company more than anyone. He can even be said to know his way around better than the owner. It was as if he was the owner! He might try to use that to cause trouble. Wait! He’s already in the police. Coupled with the pile of evidence that they have against him and his son, they will definitely take a wh
“No way! How could it be…” Upon hearing this, the higher-up expression changed, and they stared at each other in shock. Someone in the company dared to do such a heinous thing?The company’s value kept falling drastically with each second that ticked before Zenos stepped in.Although the Heart product was launched using the company, in fact, Zenos used it to boost the company, and the Heart product completely belongs to Zenos.For the first time in years, their debt was finally decreasing, and they were able to see a profit.Yet someone dared to do something heinous! Certainly, that person deserves a judgment that’s worse than death!Suddenly, one of the higher-ups squinted his eyes in suspicion and pointed at the nerdy guy. When everyone thought the Shert product tasted good, he was quick to find out that it tasted like heart product.If he hasn’t done something so suspicious, there’s no way he’ll find out so quickly.Upon hearing this, all of their expressions changed, and they turn