"Michael, it's been 3 years; did you really feel nothing?" Xavier asked no one in particular. He was now alone in his big office, and his intense emotions were raw and revealed on his face. He furrowed his brows as he leaned back on the chair, stroking the smiling picture of the youngster. Xavier sighed as he attempted to put the frame back into its original position. An incoming email notification popped up on his phone just as he returned the frame to its original position. Seeing that the sender of the email was his assistant, Xavier opened and read the email in the inbox; the content says he has a meeting in an hour. Xavier dropped his cell phone and ran a hand through his neatly styled black hair, giving it a somewhat messy look. Subsequently, he decided to return to working on his document. But the minute he opened a document, a message alert pinged and lit up his phone's screen, which interfered with his reading and caused him to lose focus. Originally, Xavier had left his
Hayden appeared to be having a nightmare, and he was mumbling incoherently. “Zenos… No… Zenos… Please… Don't leave me… it's cold… I missed you, Zenos. Zenos.”NO!Hayden yelled, and he sat up in a trance, his chest thumping in fear.After some minutes, he eventually regained his composure and ran his hand through his silky blond hair. Having nightmares has become familiar to him lately, so after a few minutes of calming his thoughts and recollecting himself, he was back to normal. Besides, it's still that familiar nightmare of Zenos leaving him, but with different contents and mind-numbing scenes. Hayden didn't even know when he fell asleep, as he had initially thought that the overdose wasn't going to work on him that morning. Hayden found himself extremely thirsty after he woke up; he had been experiencing an extreme flow of beautiful inspirations these days, so much so that he was always in his gallery working after study. Hayden was always engrossed so much that he finds it h
“Michael?” Jude addressed the preoccupied Michael. Michael was startled by the sudden call, and he jolted. He faced them with a light smile and asked, “What… When did you all arrive here? What are you guys talking about?” he hadn't heard their arrival at all, nor had he heard all they were talking about until David called him.“Are you okay?” David inquired worriedly. They all knew how much work everyone had put in over the last three months, and they knew how exhausted and stressed everyone was. For that reason, they assumed Michael's inactivity was also due to the accumulated stress, not knowing it was totally unrelated to it. Michael nodded and feigned nonchalance. “Yeah, sure I am. What are you all talking about?” He sat up and feigned interest, even though he wasn't, as he found himself unable to. “We are traveling to Grail State.” Michael was still overwhelmed by his sad mood; he was weak inside, and he didn't have the energy to go sightseeing or do business in his current m
For a perfect collaboration and well-maintained business conduct and introduction, Caleb's father assigned Caleb the responsibility of introducing Jade to their line of business and showing her the company's achievements, workings, certain things, etc. However, it turns out Jade was simply uninterested in what she was there for, and all she knew how to do was run around all day. This minute she's taking him to the cinema to watch movies, the next minute she's taking him to a spa, the next one she's taking him to a salon to get her hair done, the next one a beauty salon, then to a famous limited edition mall for her clothes, etc. If Jade had known she was only interested in playing around, she shouldn't have invited him. He was trying to prepare his part with Hayden, and his time was running out, yet it turns out she would always end up squandering his time by doing nothing useful. If he knew she was this wastrel type of person, no matter how talented she is or how interesting their
Sean suddenly stretched his hand out, and a bodyguard dropped a clean apple in Sean's hand, immediately. David and Jude shook their heads, while Zenos glanced at him briefly.“I'm afraid that—one day—you'll be the first to be diagnosed as having too much fruit illness, you fruit addict…” Sean took a mouthful, swallowed the bite, and he immediately opened his mouth to bicker with the trio, who were always mocking his fruit-eating habit. “At least mine is still…”Sean paused, his eyes suddenly sparkled with an enigmatic glimmer, and the retort words that were about to be uttered were all forgotten, completely.“Eh!” Sean suddenly exclaimed and grinned slyly. He extended his empty hand and placed his hand on Zenos's shoulder. “Zenos, I saw that message; that beautiful secretary really has something for you. Dare to tell me it's a lie now?” Sean teased while grinning slyly, which made everyone's lips twitch, but they soon turned toward Zenos curiously. 'When did you have someone new? H
“You still like him?” Sean stopped laughing, and they all turned to look at Zenos. After all, Sean is just interested in interesting dramas. Besides, when he (S) looks at Zenos, he (Z) doesn't look like someone interested in Hayden anymore, so that possessiveness is what Sean doesn't understand.“None of your business.” Zenos shut them up while sounding irritated without even knowing the reason why he felt irritated in the first place; with that, he walked out of the room.“When he's like this. I'm afraid no one knows what Zenos is thinking.” Jude said a few minutes later with a profound and mysterious look, which made David and Sean nod in agreement.“Do you think he still likes him?” Jude kept silent for a few minutes and shook his head. “I don't know. Maybe? It lies in that boy's actions.”____“Zenos.”“You don't need to get involved with a stranger. He's already muddled, thinking of me as someone else. This kind of person, you can't be sure of what they'd do to you next. Let's
BANG!Michael lurched forward, and the impact caused his neck to hunch forward. He hissed in anguish due to the painful impact of another person's car suddenly crashing into his—from the posterior.He hissed once more; gently massaging his now-painful neck, he stepped out of the car swearing, in contrast to his nonchalant or gentle image.Michael was furious; how could this driver suddenly hit his car when Michael was driving at the usual speed? Besides, the road was not even crowded with cars, is the driver blind? Michael was mad and overcome by his rage. He was furious, he had a tight-lipped smile, veins throbbed in his neck and his fist was clenched! One sentence: the driver was dead once Michael got his hands on him!“Damn, that person!” Did he forget that he was on the road driving? How dare he drive so recklessly? What if it were someone else? What if it was a pregnant woman who was in the car the driver had collided with? The gentle doctor doesn't even want to contemplate
Hayden immediately glared at his friends, and it made all of them keep quiet. Hayden harrumphed proudly, then returned to typing something on his phone. After a cold battle with him, his friends were suddenly enthusiastic and f***** suspiciously caring that evening. And Hayden had promised himself that he wasn't going to succumb easily! Never! Not after all the cold shoulders he had gotten from the six.“Hayden, would you be busy tonight?” Philips asked again, but Hayden refused to reply, just like they had all done to him in the past couple of days.“Hayden, do you still have anything to do in your gallery?” Simon asked. “Or, do you have time to watch the latest blockbuster movie in my room? Action banger pow pow pow!!!” Craig said, using his hand to imitate a shooting gun while saying the 'pow'.“I met a hot, sexy girl last night; she should be your type…” Four eyes immediately glared at Mason, which made him keep his mouth shut; the eyes belonged to Hayden and Mia. “I was just j
Hayden's eyes flew wide open, and he made an attempt to stretch his body, but in the next second, tears slipped past his eyes, and he stared at the ceiling. Why does his hand ache so much? Ah! What's wrong with his body again? It’s really too much! Hayden slowly but achingly walked towards his phone. However, by the time Hayden checked his phone, he was completely shocked… Hayden could remember that he left his phone charging last night, but how come his phone is completely turned off right now? Not only was the charging socket off but his phone's battery was completely shut down. His phone battery isn't the type to drain for no reason! A wicked grin immediately crept onto Hayden's lips. Something is extremely fishy. Now, he doesn't believe that Zenos is truly innocent. Tonight, he'll change his plan. Let's see if Zenos will be able to hide again! Hayden smirked evilly, the plan on how to catch Zenos pervading his mind. He should have expected that his plan was childish in the b
Hayden drowsily stretched his arms and yawned leisurely. His hand flew towards his eyes, and he leisurely rubbed his eyes.His eyes flew wide open, and he evaluated himself. It seems falling asleep is the best health treatment. His arms and body feel so much better after sleeping.Hayden's finger landed on his lips, and he slowly stroked them. It's just that his lips don't seem to go with the flow and still remain the same from when he woke up in the morning.However, everything feels so great. Suddenly, Hayden paused, and his eyes shone with an enigmatic glint.The ointment seems to work despite Zeno teasing his chest.Hayden immediately became energetic, and he sat up while stretching actively. He could probably do some painting, or he could just tease Zenos too…Definitely teasing Zenos.Even though Zenos' expression shows innocence, Hayden doesn't fall for it, and he believes that his situation can only be none other than Zenos' handiwork. After all, who could step into the room i
Hayden's eyes flew wide open, and he leisurely yawned, “Ha… Ahh. Ahh. Ahh. It hurts.” Hayden's leisure yawns were immediately replaced with a pitiful cry and teary eyes. Hayden sucked in a cold breath and evaluated his aching body. He slept fine last night. Why does his whole body ache now? Especially his red dots, which felt as if they had been sucked sore. Ah! His hand feels so heavy too. This feeling feels like whenever he used his hand to help Zenos. Ahem. Hayden almost smacked himself. How could he have such naughty thoughts at such a serious time? “Ahhh!” Hayden let out a pitiful cry upon using his aching hand to mistakenly touch his stiff and sore red dots.This feels so unusual. Very unusual! And very painful. Immediately, Hayden's eyes landed on the bed. Did Zenos come in? Hayden took a glance at the door, and he immediately rejected the idea. Judging by how everything seemed fine the way he left it before he fell asleep, it could be seen that Zenos didn't step into t
Silence fell immediately, but in the next second, Zenos' broke into a peal of sarcastic laughter, cruelly poking into Xavier's wound. He fell silent in the next second and asked, “Why?” Xavier leaned forward and truthfully replied, his eyes filled with regret. “Dealing with business and failing to return for weeks.” Oh. Zenos fell silent, and his eyes fell on the beautiful city view, his expression deep and enigmatic and his thoughts unfathomable. "How?" A rueful smile appeared on Xavier's face, and he ran his hands through his hair. "On a business trip that was supposed to take three days, I ended up spending two weeks. Every day coaxing and promising to return the next day.” And when he finally arrived at the mansion a few hours ago, Xavier made his return a surprise. The man had eagerly kissed him, jumped on him, and attended to him well while acting clingy, leaving no trace of suspicion in Xavier's mind. Who knew that when Xavier was about to step into the room and hug the
Hayden puckered his lips and rolled around on the bed. He sighed heavily and tightly clutched the pillow. Hayden is certain that Zenos will feel bad for not being able to cuddle with him, right? Especially when Zenos thought about not being able to kiss and touch Hayden for three days. Zenos had always been touchy and couldn't do without kissing the boy, hugging him, etc. Hehe. Serves Zenos right! Suddenly, Hayden's eyes shone, and he giggled. Zenos, that person has always been strict when it comes to Hayden. Seeing Zenos nervous and the tide switching. Hayden inexplicably feels good, and his illusionary tail hangs high into the clouds. Serves Zenos right. Hmph. Zenos won't only be missing Hayden, but he won't be able to act touchy or bully him for three days! The more Hayden thought like this, the more eager he was to experience these three days. Hayden leisurely rubbed his eyes and yawned. He slipped into the bedcover and covered himself. Soon, his eyes shut, and he f
The sensor-activated range hood and air purifiers already began to operate after detecting the exuding smoke. Due to the fact that he had returned to the study, Zenos hadn't heard the timer finish its timer countdown, so the oven continued to work. Zenos pulled open the oven, and his expression changed upon seeing the Turducken's current state. The expected crispy brown turkey is now burnt and dark, its edges slightly blackened. A sense of dread hit Zenos immediately. The boy already warned Zenos not to mess things up, or else he'll be really infuriated. The boy's infuriated expression immediately appeared in Zenos' mind, and his heart sank. If the turkey skin is burnt, then the inside…Zenos grabbed a knife and sliced the turkey, clearly hoping that the damage was minimal. His expression slipped upon noticing that the turkey meat was dry around the edges, its moisture beginning to evaporate. The outer layer of the duck is overcooked and drier than it should be. However, th
The Heart product that the sweet tongue Hayden was completely obsessed with was a completely new product and brand Zenos created solely because of Hayden's sweet tongue. Months ago, when Zenos first presented the new product to the shareholders, the product idea was completely opposed by a lot of shareholders. After all, the company has always done something different, so why would their company stoop so low to do something risky and low like creating junk like chocolate, cookies, etc.? What if it doesn't sell? Regardless of the shareholders' disgruntlement and rejections, Zenos went on to launch the product with his resources. Even though Heart was just a product that was launched in less than one month with no advertisement made, it broke world record sales and became the nation's favorite and the most expected snack brand in the country in less than a month! By then, the shareholders who all went against it could only bite their fingers in regret. Seeing the huge profits that
"Zen, you can back out and let me bid.” Hayden smacked his lips together and raised his head to stare at Zenos seriously; his actions of helping Zenos fix the apron came to a pause.Hayden saying this… It's not that Hayden looked down on or underestimated Zenos' ability to make a turducken. After all, Zen is the best, and Zen is a multi-talented genius.It's just that Zenos has been busy dealing with company work since the past week, and Zenos doing this means that Zenos won't be able to complete the work he had to do during this time.This means that Zenos has extended his work, and the time Zenos is supposed to spend resting will be spent completing the work.Furthermore, judging by the details on the web and cooking recipes, Turducken requires focus and patience, which means that at the end of the day, Zenos will be tired.Zenos is already busy dealing with work, and Hayden has been trying to make Zenos rest; the thought of adding Turducken to all this chaos doesn't sit well with H
Hayden hummed rhythmically and shook his perky butt to the tune, his hands drawing and painting and his eyes fixated on the drawing.Suddenly, Hayden's phone alarm rang, interjecting Hayden's actions.Upon hearing the alarm sound, Hayden straightened his back, carefully took the painting, and hid it at the back of the shelf.Immediately, Hayden returned to the board and took out another paper. He began to doodle on the paper and resume his humming and shaking.Zenos silently opened the door and stepped into the gallery in order not to disturb someone. Upon seeing the enticing sight of Hayden shaking his butt while humming rhythmically, Zenos paused and gulped.Immediately, Zenos strode toward the boy and smacked his perky butt, albeit gently.Hayden's face flushed, and his ear turned red. He straightened his back and turned back to glare at Zenos fiercely. "What was that for?" He uttered with a harrumph.Zenos extended his hands and hugged Hayden from behind, his hands slowly massagin