“Stop it.” Hayden shrank to the corner with his hand, trying to cover his waist, but Zenos pinned his hand firmly to the wall and began to use his big, warm hand to stroke Hayden's waist.“You're bullying me again.” Hayden gasped as Zenos pinched his waist.“Little liar,” Zenos called and buried his head in Hayden's neck. He suddenly bit Hayden's neck, which made Hayden hiss in pain. He tried to escape from Zenos' hold, but Zenos held him tighter. When Hayden had promised Zenos to bring him to the gallery, in fact, Hayden had only brought Zenos to his room because he was unwilling to let Zenos see the painting, which explains why Zenos was trying to 'coax' him.“Show me,” Zenos said while biting his neck and spraying warm breath on his neck, which made Hayden secretly wish that he could just be swallowed by the wall. This type of position simply gives Zenos the chance to bully him. “Or I'll do you right here, right now.” Zenos threatened him. Zenos' hand immediately slipped into his
“Where's Hayden?” Simon asked Zenos, who was slowly walking down the expensive stairs.“Sleeping.” He replied calmly while walking toward them.“Can we have a few minutes to talk?” Caleb speaks straight-forwardly, which made Zenos pause in his tracks. The other three turned to Zenos and stopped playing on their phones.“Sit down, please,” Simon said while pointing toward a sofa. Zenos sat on the closest sofa to him, which was next to Mason. Mason nodded to him in greeting, and he also nodded to him while mouthing a 'thank you' to Mason.Zenos knew Mason was behind Hayden's change from tanning to milky skin, and he also knew that the person closest to Hayden after Andy was Mason. Besides, Mason had also helped Hayden a lot, even though their relationship is sometimes like that of a dog and a cat.“I'll be straightforward with you: do you plan to be with Hayden, or are you casually playing with his heart? Ever since Hayden came here a few months ago, he had never been this happy.” Phil
The normal and typical Sean, the bloodthirsty one, would always chase after the cars with the intent to have fun. He may even go to the extent of telling Zenos not to butt in with the promise of solving the stupid men on his own, but because of Craig and his love for Craig, Sean had changed, and he had completely deserted everything to pursue his lover. The statement of chasing hoes before a friend. Now, Zenos finally understood a little of David's, Jude's, Xander's, etc. pain. Zenos was yet to leave Hayden's side when he began to miss Hayden, but thinking about how he wouldn't see the boy for two days made his mood make a 360° change. The car continued to move down the road until they arrived at a deserted road near the city borders, with green trees on each side of the road. The end of the road led to a village, and before the village was an open, big, and empty public parking lot that seemed not to be in use anymore. Zenos' driver drove into the parking lot with a wide smir
“Uh!” David was so jaw-dropped and filled with disbelief that he couldn't help rubbing his eyes with his fingers to check whether he was mistaken or not. His lips parted in a gasp as he watched Sean come in. Jude stared at Sean calmly, hiding his surprise. “You… Weren't you and Zenos at the same place earlier? How come you've returned quickly?” They all knew that after Sean's liking for fruit, his love for fun came next, or, one should say, his love for the two was on par, so seeing Sean return early shocked the two. They expected Sean to be messing with the stupid men, while Zenos should be the one returning due to Sean's orders. “Nothing. Not bored to play.” Sean shrugged in reply. He aimed to make memories with Craig in the few days they had left. How can he have time to fight with those men who are basically courting death by trying to track Zenos? David turned to stare at Jude, then back at Sean in disbelief. He eyed Sean from head to toe, and he could see that there was no
“Hey, kiddo.”“Mr. Ethan.” Hayden's excited voice called. There was a happy smile on his face as soon as he heard his dad's voice over the phone.“Mr. Hayden,” Ethan responded by imitating Hayden's excited voice.“Dad,” Hayden childishly drawled with a smile. “How's mom?”“Your mom is fine. How are you doing, son?” Ethan inquired. He carefully placed his phone on the speaker and closed his laptop before he returned his attention to the call.“Dad, I'm fine,” Hayden replied in a carefree voice, making Ethan hum.“Hayden, did you mention Hion to anyone?” Ethan suddenly inquired with seriousness, lathering his voice.“Hm, I told Zen after we chatted. Dad, why?” Zenos? Ethan fell into deep thought upon hearing that Hayden only told Zenos. Ethan knew Zenos had a mysterious identity; could he be related to Hion? Ethan couldn't help wondering.“Hion messaged, but it turned out that whoever chatted with us back then wasn't related to Hion…”“Does that mean the person is an imposter?” Hayden
“Who is this gangster trying to seduce?” Mason asked, which made Mia's expression change into one of anger. She pointed at him with a cold glare and said, “I swear I'm going to mess you up real bad if you don't shut it, Mason.” She roared at him angrily, which made him wave his hands in the air to signify his defeat.“Alright, I get it. Don't be angry, my man.” He uttered, which made her glare at him before he picked up his phone again.“You can never come to a stop!” Mia stomped her feet angrily and tucked her stray hair behind her ears. Mason always loved to see Mia infuriated, so he loved doing whatever would make her lose her calm. Mia sighed and decided to ignore him, but it was at that moment that she realized that bantering with Mason had successfully cooled her fretting. She realized that Mason had probably noticed her nervousness, so he had tried to make her lose her calm, which would make her mood return to normal. Besides, Mason's bantering with her also showed that th
(…)“Nonsense!” Hayden seethed and quickly left angrily. He was definitely done with all of his friends. He returned to the sofa he was sitting on while sulking. He was about to sit down when he noticed that something had changed. All his fruit had disappeared, which was certainly his stupid friends' handiwork. Now, he was over done! Hayden massages his forehead tiredly while pointing at the four, who pretend not to be aware of Hayden's dilemma.“You are all nothing but pure jerks.” Hayden sighed and downheartedly began to trot back to his room. “I miss Zenos. Always taking care of me, unlike my jerk friends, who used every chance they had to bully me. Scummy men.” He mumbled, but his words were clearly loud enough for them to hear while walking the stairs.“Alright, you can leave; we won't miss you.” Mason chimed in with a snort, which made Hayden give him the middle finger expressionlessly. “Jerk!” Hayden conveyed.“Hayden, are you sure you don't want to cut another fruit?” Phili
“Zen, it's been a while, but you didn't check on me yet; it can't be that you're breaking your promise already, can it?” Hayden's eyes were fixed on his phone dejectedly. Even after he slept and woke up, he couldn't even find as much as one missed call from Zenos on his phone. How is that fair? Hayden even scrolled through the numerous call logs, but Zenos' name didn't pop up at all. Hayden fell back to his bed with a pitiful sigh. What to do? He really missed Zenos. Hayden sat up and clenched his fist determinedly. He decided to call Zenos to chide him for leaving without reaching out to him for hours. How can he do that within how many hours? Hayden couldn't help thinking, 'What if Zenos left and doesn't even reach out to him anymore?' Hayden huffed and decided to teach Zenos that dumping him or not reaching out to him was the wrong and terrible thing to do.“Baby,” Zenos called calmly after picking up the call on the first ring. Hayden's anger diluted immediately upon hearing Ze
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