Hayden's hand continued to tug at his silky blonde hair gently, even after he entered the cake and dessert shop closest to the hotel. Had Zenos seen his actions, Zenos would've tried to stop him, but Hayden was far too nervous to stop himself from tugging at his hair. Hayden had spent his day bickering with Craig, so he didn't care, or it was more like Hayden had forgotten about the mask's case, but now that he was alone, a sense of nervousness and unease filled him deeply. He couldn't help fidgeting. Hayden tucked his hand into his pocket with the thought of how he had already begun to miss Zenos, even though they had just departed from each other and would be back together in a few minutes.“Good day, handsome young man. What do you like?” Hayden was asked as soon as he sat down in one of the restaurant's cozy black chairs. He took a polite glance at the waiter. The waiter is a young girl in her early twenties. She looked fair, refined, and petite. She is wearing a white shirt,
And after doing so, he turned his back on Zenos and began to sulk. Zenos chuckled in amusement. He turned the sulking Hayden toward him, and with a light tug of Zenos, Hayden crashed into his chest."I'll miss you, Hayden," Zenos uttered sincerely and tucked a strand of stray hair behind Hayden's ear. He cupped Hayden's cheeks and placed a tender kiss on Hayden's lips."When will you return to Grail?" Hayden asked quietly and laid his head on Zenos' chest.Tears pooled in Hayden's eyes because he realized that he'd be parting ways with Zenos for a while. Hayden had been used to Zenos' presence; how could he cope with Zenos' absence? Within a few seconds, Zenos' shirt had a noticeable wet patch due to Hayden's tears."Don't leave for long this time, okay? And don't avoid me anymore. I'm really sorry." Hayden whispered and hugged Zenos' strong waist tightly as if his life depended on it. Zenos ruffled Hayden's hair playfully, but that wasn't enough to make the deflated Hayden happy.
"Shameless." Hayden cried out while glaring at Zenos angrily. He held the wall for support while making his way to the bed. Hayden had kicked Zenos out when Zenos suggested bathing him. Well, Hayden knew Zenos could definitely not keep his hands to himself. Who is he kidding? Why would he give that lustful person a chance?Unfortunately for him, that smart Zenos had sneaked into the bathroom and Papapa Hayden again and again."Get me my clothes," Hayden ordered coldly, still glaring at Zenos.With his shaky legs, he got onto the bed and slept on it after such intense eating from evening to morning. Ah! He felt so tired. He just wants to sleep all week while basking in Zenos' warm care.Without warning, Hayden's hands were suddenly pinned to the bed. Hayden had a premonition in his heart and turned to stare at Zenos.Zenos had an innocent expression on his face, which made Hayden's anger soften. Hmph! Just a bit. "What are you doing?" He whispered with a gulp while eyeing the innocent
'Hayden looked so cute sleeping.' That was Zenos' thought.Hayden yawned lazily and turned away from Zenos.Zenos' heart warmed at the sight of the cute Hayden; he pecked Hayden's cheeks and took multiple photos of the unmasked sleeping Hayden."I'll miss you, babe," Zenos muttered in a sincere tone while stroking Hayden's silky hair."Zen," Hayden whined from sleep.Zenos chuckled at the cute sight of the sleeping Hayden, who had just called him from sleep.Zenos watched Hayden's chest rise and fall with happiness in his eyes before he stood up and finally left the room.Zenos entered his study and sat on one of the couches after picking up a file that was submitted to him. The smile on his face disappeared in an instant, and a dangerous smirk replaced it. His lips curled up while he went through the files.Soon, an amused chuckle fell past his lips, and he dropped the file on the table.Zenos checked the time, and the time said it was 2 hours, 5 minutes past the flight they missed.
Hayden hummed in pleasure, his hand playing with Zenos' neatly slicked hair while Zenos helped Hayden tie his shoelaces after dressing Hayden up.Zenos grabbed Hayden's unruly hand and placed a kiss on it, "All done." Zenos muttered and stretched his hand out for Hayden.Hayden beamed and grabbed Zenos' hand. He stood up from the bed in Zenos' clothes."Cute," Zenos said and ruffled Hayden's hair, which made Hayden pout."Stop it, Zen." Hayden wrinkled his nose and straightened his hair with his hand, forgetting that he was doing the same thing with Zenos' hair a few minutes ago.Zenos chuckled and grabbed Hayden's waist closer, "Babe, I'm leaving." He whispered and pecked Hayden's forehead.Hayden burrowed into Zenos' embrace and fondled Zenos' abs, "Zen, I want to come with you." Hayden whined and pulled Zenos' arms childishly.Hayden wanted to spend more time with Zenos because he couldn't bear to watch him leave. Although he wanted to tell Zenos to stay, he knew Zenos had delayed
A blushing Craig quietly leaned against Sean, who in turn wrapped his hand around his waist, both chatting with each other even though they were next to each other and carelessly throwing dogfood into the environs.The two, coupled with David and Jude, were waiting for the lovebirds Hayden and Zenos to walk out of the suite.Unexpectedly, Zenos, who had always taken punctuality as an important thing, was the reason behind their lateness this time.Xena, who had been sitting in her car, suddenly stood up and cat-walked toward Craig, saying, "Craig, I'd like to see you." She said with a joyful smirk on her face.Her eyes are fixated on Craig, who has just lifted his head to stare at her.Seeing Xena's actions and hearing her words, Craig's hand wrapped around Sean possessively, and his expression turned fierce.Staring at the smirking Xena, Craig already knew that she couldn't be around him for a good reason. "What do you need?" He asked, sticking tightly to Sean, who became joyful at C
"Then you're going to the airport?" He asked with excitement in his eyes.There was an uncontained, wide smile on Craig's face, which made Caleb snort. He realized that Craig was probably denied going to the airport by Sean, and Caleb is Craig's only hope now."What do I do? I'm involved in your couple's departure." He replied, and Craig patted his shoulder joyfully."Buddy. I'll leave with you at the airport, together with Hayden." He said and returned to wrapping his hands around Sean. "Case solved, Sean." He said and Sean nodded.Sean took a step toward Caleb, carrying the sticky Craig."Thank you. I owe you one," Sean said, and Caleb shrugged."I'm in charge of taking care of those silly two." He said.Craig bared his teeth and raised his fist to threaten Caleb in reply."We're leaving," Sean announced upon seeing Hayden and Zenos walk out of the hotel.He bid them farewell before he pulled Craig to his car, leaving for the airport. Jude and David snorted at Sean in reply.The fou
"Uncaring host," Xavier scorned at the four who had just strolled casually into the airport yet garnered the crowd's attention.Not only did they cancel their flight, they didn't inform Xavier, who had been anxious to leave Grail."Mr. Mask's influence doesn't seem to know? I must've overestimated your capability." Zenos asserted with a sneer.After all, he is disgruntled about this scheming person who is after Michael. If it wasn't that Michael's emotions had begun to spiral out of control, Zenos would've kicked him out."Really?" Xavier asked with a naughty smirk and threw his hand around Zenos' shoulder.Immediately, Zenos threw his hand off without hesitation."I seemed to have overestimated your information outlet." Xavier retorted with a laugh.Sean pointed at Xavier and Zenos and shook his head, an apple in his hand. "More like enemies than partners." He pointed.Zenos glanced at Sean; he didn't need evidence to know that Sean had chosen thrills over finding out Xavier's inform
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