“When is that little doctor coming back?” Zenos questioned as he made his way to the club's private lobby calmly amidst ambient lighting, blasting music, making out couples, dancing and sweating bodies, etc. He coldly ignored the people who were batting their eyes at him seductively.
Thinking that it would help Zenos relax and let out steam as the search engine said; Zenos's friends decided to drag him to a popular club in the city to make him lose his composure and probably act like the teen he is or hopefully finds someone who'd catch his eyes.
“Michael is older than you!” Jude interrupted with amusement, making Zenos scoff at him. A dancing girl passed by them while throwing a flirtatious gaze.
“He should be back before next week, his seminar has been extended,” Sean said calmly while eating a banana.
David and Jude shook their heads at Sean's eating fruit habit, but it's known among them that messing with Sean's fruit is equal to looking for death, which made them unable to do anything but laugh silently in amusement.
“No traces?” Zenos asked them.
“All traces are cleared. No one can find him!” Jude concluded seriously.
“It's noisy,” Zenos complained, he doesn't look like someone who was in the club to unwind. He looks more like someone who's about to do business research about the club business/industry. With a cold face and elegant movement, he made his way upstairs.
David wouldn't admit that he too was not getting the actual fun that was claimed when he searched the engine. He'll really prefer to get under the bedsheet with blasting headphones in his ears than stay in this environment, but he swears that he wouldn't be the first person to back off. “Stick with it. The search engine said this is one of the ways normal people have fun!” It's more like he was convincing himself.
Thinking that this could open a new business path for their growing business, Zenos said. “We can invest in the business then. Research…”
“Seriously, business wizard Hion! No one is talking about business matters tonight; we are here to have fun!” Sean said playfully while inwardly rolling his eyes. He winked at a lady while she also cast her eyes at his sexy body hungrily.
Zenos coldly looked at Sean when he was addressed with the lame Hion name. “I wondered why you hate Hion though!” Sean said.
“Lame!” Zenos pronounced, making Sean wonder if Zenos was talking about the name of the company or the owner.
The noise in the private lobby was a bit lowered compared to the blasting noise downstairs, Zenos rested his head in the chair and closed his eyes.
Nothing caught his eye, which made him lose interest immediately. A way to unwind, what a lie!
Suddenly, it felt like his heart was tugged, making his eyes fly open. It caught his friends by surprise.
“What's wrong with you?” David asked him. A vodka drink that was making its way to his mouth was halted as he stared at Zenos due to Zenos' sudden action.
“Nothing!” Zenos stated in his cold voice, making his friends sigh. Unwinding didn't work for any of them, they thought inwardly as they began to do business matters on their phones. That's the best thing to do anyway!
Suddenly, Zenos felt as if he was drawn by something strange, he furrowed his brows at the strange feeling in his heart, but the feeling was getting intense which caused him to immediately stand up and walk to the lobby where he could have a clear view at the people downstairs and that's when he saw blond hair that unfailingly belongs to a boy.
It was a boy! A boy with blond hair? He was drawn and attracted to a boy? His thought went wild and the realization made him furrow his brows. The country isn't against same-sex couples nor was he as he had worked with a lot of them but…
Ever since he was born, he has never been attracted to anyone, but he knew that he has always been straight, it's just that no woman has caught his eyes yet which is why he was still alone. But, how come, a boy?
Numerous boys and girls have seduced him, some stripping themselves nakedly while hoping they would catch Zenos's eyes, yet he was never stirred up by them, but this blonde person not only made him hot, he even brought his younger brother alive and his heart started beating faster even without seeing the blond's face! To think that, he wasn't even disgusted with the thoughts filling his mind!
The boy seems to notice Zenos' probing and intense gaze as well because the boy looks upstairs towards Zenos's side. Zenos was a little surprised.
The law of attraction draws them together, he thought. And suddenly, he felt it: that blond person is his! A claim was immediately dropped on the blond he had never met. The blond can only be his! Zenos' possessiveness was subconsciously overflowing!
“What are you staring at?” Jude asked. Zenos' action actually surprised them, which caused them to follow.
Without waiting for Zenos' reply, Jude commented because he too had seen the blond boy Zenos was staring at after tracing Zenos's gaze. “He's hot.” He said.
“Shut up!” Zenos said in annoyance. He obviously hasn't met this person, but he already doesn't want anyone apart from himself to praise that person and be by that person's side. “Who's he?” He asked.
David replied. “Hayden, son of Ethan. Came to the country 6 months ago. Best friend here, Andy. Love painting and design…”
“He doesn't look like Ethan!” Zenos cut in.
“Surprisingly, the mask Ethan is still creating & researching looks like real skin! That man is good.” He commented.
“I wonder if he would release the mask to the world. It's good but could be dangerous too!” Sean chirped in, now holding a strawberry.
“Yeah, I think! But no one knows, the man surprisingly has numerous tricks against his sleeve after the boy was almost killed when he was 10.” Jude said, sipping his drink.
Jude's sentence caused Zenos' calm expression to turn cold, he lost his calmness and his hold on the wine glass got tighter immediately. “Hayden was almost killed?” Zenos growled and said with a voice laced with anger. “By whom?”
“It's a closed case!” Jude replied nonchalantly. “No one knows. Well, except, if you'll ask Ethan!” Jude finalized. Suddenly, a hint of regret flashes in his eyes. “I love that mask! The one in the black market isn't as good and lasting as Hayden's.” Jude said regretfully.
“I heard the mask is medicinal. Not only would it not affect his face, but it would also preserve it and even clean all the blemishes or previous wounds on the face. No face irritation even! The son must be the reason the parents dive deep into the science world.” David said.
“Was Hayden injured that time?” Zenos suddenly questioned as he caught a point in David's words.
“Probably? Rumors that fly was either that he was ugly…” Zenos glared at him in anger, making him cover his mouth with his palm apologetically, “my bad! Or dead? My bad!” He said when Zenos scowled at him due to the 'dead' word.
“Everyone thinks he died during that incident because he fell from a mountain, and Ethan didn't clarify! So sad, no one would know he has such a pitiful past. So depressing!” David sighed pitifully.
“Hayden himself loves designing. I discovered that he designed the mask himself!” Sean continued.
“He's talented!” Zenos said as his eyes followed the blond's every movement.
“He caught your eyes?” Sean noticed Zenos' fond tone.
“You're attracted to a boy, not a girl?” Jude turned to ask him in surprise.
“Wait! Did your little brother come to life for him?” David interrupted.
“Stupid!” Zenos wanted to answer them before, but David's question made him think against it.
The loud noise didn't resonate well with Hayden, but the excitement pictured on Andy's face made him keep his shut. Besides, he'll be meeting Rose, the girl he has been courting for almost 2 weeks in a few minutes which made him a little eager. Suddenly, Hayden's whole body screamed alert as he felt like he was being watched by an intense gaze. After being occasionally targeted, he tends to know when danger is near, but subconsciously he found himself relaxing because the gaze doesn't mean danger, instead it kind of brings a safe feeling to him. Hayden lifted his head to look in the direction of the intense gaze, but seeing numerous people and the inability to see those people's faces, he turned and walked away while holding Andy's hand.“Invite to the dancing room. Mr., be my partner!” Andy said with a laugh as he bowed playfully. Hayden smacked Andy's hand away. “Be serious”. Hayden warned coldly and then dragged him towards the bartender amidst dancing bodies and a flirtatio
Hayden can't help thinking if that man was the real predator and just pretended to be his knight last night. Hayden's brows soon furrowed at his stupid thought. What was he thinking? How can a man be a man's knight? He started scolding himself inwardly.“You've forgotten?” The stranger finally replied to the blond with a pale face question but with a chilling voice, furrowed brows, and a cold expression that made no sense to Hayden. Why is he annoyed at him? Hayden thought. Shouldn't he be the one who should be angry that he was taken advantage of when he was drunk? He glared at the stranger. Zenos solemnly stared at the boy who they had both rolled around in the sheet last night, to think that the boy did not remember everything he said and did, annoyed and pained him even if they just met last night, and it was a one-night stand. Hayden's mouth turns dry, and shivers run through his spine with the cold tone the stranger uses to talk to him. Just two words sent chills down Hayd
Zenos scoffed in amusement. “Unbeneficial to you? You're the one at a loss? When did it become your turn to claim those words? Who was the one crying, begging, and panting for more, faster while I do the work?”. Zenos accused, making the multiple feelings coursing through Hayden disperse as he began to blush in embarrassment.“Never, I didn't say it!” Hayden cried out in denial, flustered. He glared at Zenos for making him lose the composure he was trying to gather easily.“You don't like to admit it, do you?” Zenos was able to point out Hayden's behavior easily.“It's true that it was not beneficial to me. My back was the one not functioning now, not yours.” He complained in annoyance.“Unbeneficial to you, you said again?” Zenos strides toward Hayden, who's glaring at him, and holds his (H) chin with a dark expression. “You have lots of courage, young boy.”“Stop calling me a young boy,” Hayden said irritatedly and smacked Zenos's hand away. “Don't act as if you're that much older
When Hayden saw Zenos enter the bathroom, Hayden immediately tried to sit up, but the pain that shot down his spine made him cry out in pain. “Damn Zenos. It hurts!”As soon as Hayden managed to climb down the bed and stand up, he cried out in pain, he held and slowly rubbed his paining waist. Hayden's legs were shaking, his behind was painful and throbbing. He felt dizzy and weak, which caused him to collapse to the ground. The intense pain caused tears to drop from his eyes and without knowing he really started crying. Why? How come? He and a stranger. His eyes traced the used condoms on the floor, the used condoms that were used on him. Hayden's right hand made its way to his hair. His heart began to beat faster as he slowly tried to arrange his thoughts. He disliked gays ever since that incident, but how come he wasn't disgusted by Zenos's? Don't tell him that he wasn't straight from the beginning. No, he shook his head and cleaned his tears. Last night he still felt irritate
(A/N: All Hayden's words and actions in the chapter are slurred because he is drunk, but for the reader's convenience, I decided not to break the speech!) Only God knows what the boy read from his phone, his face suddenly turned beet red in annoyance, and he suddenly downed the alcohol in his hand in one gulp. He continued his actions until he was drunk. His low guard attracted many people to his side. Zenos was more annoyed when a potbellied middle-aged man with an evil motive approached the drunk Hayden. The man's name is Mr. Daniel. He was a rich pedophile who always took fancy to young and fresh meat like Hayden but hasn't been caught by the law because he always used his money to bribe the authorities whenever he was caught. Zenos was so annoyed that without thinking, he walked downstairs toward Hayden. By the time he reached Hayden's side, he saw the middle-aged man reaching out his hand to Hayden's face saying: “little boy, follow this uncle alright, don't be stubborn!” Mr.
Zenos arched his eyebrows at Hayden's words. He didn't know Hayden was this tough and with Hayden acting like this, Zenos wondered if Hayden had faced something similar to this in the past. Is that one of the reasons why Hayden wore a mask? Zenos was getting more interested in this person. Mr. Daniel upon hearing Hayden's words at once tried to grab Hayden's trousers, but Hayden ducked staggeringly while stepping on Mr. Daniel's hand as hard as possible.“Please, not my children.” He cried out with tears, snots, and sweats coming out of his face, nose, and body. “They are innocent, please. If you want to blame or punish anyone, just do it to me, please not my kids, they are still young!” The middle man begged as tears streamed down his eyes profusely. “Then what about those little children you're assaulting, aren't they innocent, aren't they here to have fun? Weren't you the evil one who ruined their life? You care about your children, but you ruined other people's lives.” Hayden's
Hayden's face moved closer, and suddenly, his lips fell on Zenos's cheek. This is simply too much! Zenos's guards thought in anger, but whenever one of them tried to remove the unrestrained young master's hand that was clinging onto Zenos, Hayden would hold Zenos closer and pull for his dear life. When the drunk Hayden saw that the bodyguard would soon throw him off, he bit on Zenos's hand and pulled Zenos's skin with his teeth as the bodyguard pulled him. Hayden laughed wickedly. Pulled him, he hurt the handsome! Seeing their boss being hurt by Hayden, they reluctantly let go. Hayden smiled smugly and turned to Zenos. “Buddy, tell them to let go!” He whispered silently so only Zenos could hear. Zenos's eyes immediately darkened in anger. 'Buddy? He was just a buddy to Hayden? Does Hayden think he's just like that Andy guy?' he thought in annoyance. “What's my reward?” Zenos asked. Hayden's eyes lit up, and his lips fell on Zenos's. “Reward!” He muttered drunkenly. Zenos was
Unknowing that the robe was personally designed by Zenos and all Zenos's friends wanted to have one, but Zenos didn't agree, to his friend's annoyance. After finding new toiletries. Weird, that he found his size. Hayden soon froze! Is this person a playboy? But wait, he reconsiders it when he discovers that it's only two there, and they were his size only, maybe this person prepared it for him. His lips curved up into a smile, and he hurriedly pulled on the clothes. He picked up his phone with a sigh, and he remembered his clothes. Sighs! That means he would just have to say bye to his expensive buttons.Hayden walked to the bedroom door happily while thinking that after leaving this place he'd make sure to run away from Zenos. And never to set eyes upon him. He even promised himself to forget about last night and Zenos altogether. Perhaps not so fast because when Hayden tried to open the door, to his annoyance, it was locked. Shit! It was locked and there was no key at the door
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