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Jordan smiled at Kyle, "Yes, Kiddo, I'll love to see you try."

Afterward, Kyle moved past him and went into his room.

Brookes, who was staying in the other room, came out and said, "Oh, you're back."

"Yes, I'm back," Kyle replied.

Brookes followed him into his room and said, "Let's talk,"

"Okay, I'm all ears," Kyle replied sadly.

"Listen, I couldn't help but overhear your threats to your brother, Jordan."

"Stop calling him my brother." Kyle snapped.

"Okay, sorry, I overheard what you said to Jordan, and I just want to tell you that you're missing the real issue here, which is Sam. I mean, what is wrong with you? Don't you get it?

Alright, think about it this way: if Sam saw you with another girl, who should she be upset with, the other girl or you?"

"This is different," Kyle replied.

"No, just listen to what I have to say, okay? Let's assume that the other girl is her sister whom she hates. Should she be upset with her sister or you?"

"She should be upset with her sister," Kyle replied.

"Really? So you will have had no fault in it?"

"Well, yeah...no..... I mean, I guess I shouldn't have gone for her sister."

"That's exactly my point," Brookes said. "Do you understand me now? Your brother couldn't have forced Sam all the way here, and there's also the point of her not taking your calls. I mean, it's all suspicious.

While you were busy calling her, she was ignoring you and having sex with your brother. Do you get what I'm saying? If she didn't want to be with your brother, she would not have come all the way here, and don't give me that crap about her not knowing about your relationship with Jordan.

She definitely knew he was your brother. Okay, you don't want to admit that he's your brother, but you both share the same surname. Sam definitely knew, and she came here. She is the one in the middle of all this, she's the one who has cheated on you.

Why would you go and start challenging Jordan that you'll get her back? What would you want to do with such a girl?"

"Don't you get it?" Kyle asked. "I love Sam, and I know Jordan. He doesn't even love her. He's probably doing this to get to me because he wants to take everything away that belongs to me, everything I have. Everything I want, he wants it as well. That is just why he went to Sam.

I'm sure he must've seduced her or said one or two things or promised her something. I know Sam loves me."

"Yeah, she loves you, but she still chose your brother over you."

"No, she didn't choose him. I'm going to prove to everyone that Sam loves me. I know her better than anyone else."

"Wow," Brookes placed his hands on his head. "Kyle, I don't understand if I should call this love or stupidity but have it your way. I've already told you, the best thing to do now is move on from Sam. She doesn't deserve you, or your love, but since you keep going ahead, be my guest. You'll only end up hurting yourself in the end."

"Thanks for the advice," Kyle said, "but as I said before, I'll prove to everyone that Sam is still in love with me, and I'm going to expose that foolish Jordan for what he really is."

"Okay, no problem." Brookes said before going back to his room.

Elena sat with Natalie and said, "I can't believe it, Kyle actually spoke to me and invited me to his grandfather's villa."

"Yeah, whatever, it's because you told him that you wanted to work," Natalie replied skeptically.

"Yes, I did, but he could have still said no," Elena defended herself.

"Okay, so at the very least we've got ourselves a job, but I'll still talk to my cousin and go along with the company. I think that's better. I mean, going to the villa to say Kyle asked us to come and work is somehow." Natalie trailed off.

"I think it's better that way," Elena replied. "As a matter of fact, I think I should go to the villa right now because I didn't even ask him the time, and everything. I just need all the details."

"You just want to see him, silly. Come on, you should know better and stop having big dreams," Natalie teased.

"I do not have any big dreams. I have no illusions about my status. I know that there's a big chasm between me and Kyle, but I'm not going for anything big. Of course, eventually, he'll leave and go back to the big city where he came from, but I just want to be friends with him, spend a little time staring at him and all that," Elena explained.

"Yeah, and what will happen if Patricia finds out? She's going to skin you alive." Natalie reminded her.

"Forget Patricia, my halfsister Claire wants to come by all means. I heard her discussing with her brother," Elena said.

"Oh, you mean your brother?" Natalie asked.

"Whatever. I heard their conversation. They're planning to go to the burial too."

"And here I thought you were the only fangirl of the family," Natalie responded.

"Yeah, apparently I'm not. The good thing is that I have an edge over Claire; Kyle already sees me as a friend," Elena said happily.

"Not a friend, 'a worker,'" Natalie corrected.

"Oh my God, why are you so mean?" Elena exclaimed. "Why are you being so pessimistic? Come on, I want to go to the villa right now. Come with me to the villa."

"I don't think that's a good idea," Natalie replied. "It hasn't been up to three hours since you saw Kyle."

"Come on, besides, we're going to be paid well. I just need to know when he needs me to come to work," Elena insisted.

"Alright," Natalie finally gave in and agreed to go to the villa, and together they went there.

Kyle stood outside Jordan's room and noticed that he was inside talking on the phone. He went outside and saw Samantha sitting by the pool. He walked up to her and said, "Sam, we need to talk."

"Listen, Kyle, I'm sorry about everything," Sam replied.

"No, do not say that. I understand your difficulties," Kyle said. "I do not want to get upset with you because I know Jordan. I know how sinister he can be. I'm sure he probably tricked you into being in a relationship with him. But I also know that you love me, Sam, and I would not give up on you."

"Please, don't do this," Sam replied. "Listen, I'm with Jordan now, and I've made my choice. To be honest, I didn't know he was your brother when I saw him."

"But you do love me, right?" Kyle asked.

"Yes, I did, but something was missing. I just felt that there was something missing, and then I saw Jordan, and he took an interest in me, and I just fell for him. I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you, but Jordan is the one," Sam said.

"No, it can't be true. I do not believe it," Kyle argued. "You can't choose him over me. Come on, Jordan is a terrible person, and I've been so nice and so good to you. I've done everything you've ever wanted. I've been the best guy you've been with. You told me that yourself. How can you say this to me? Is Jordan threatening you? Is he trying to do something to you, probably to your family? Just tell me the truth."

"Stop this Kyle. Nothing will come out of you refusing to accept the truth," Sam said.

Kyle cupped Sam's cheeks and crashed his lips on hers, silencing her in the process.

She closed her eyes. She did not push him away; rather, she circled his neck with her hands and kissed him back.

After kissing for a while, Kyle pulled away and said, "Did you see what I said, Sam? Just now, you did not push me away. If you didn't love me, you'd have pushed me away."

Sam stared at him, and her eyes became misty. At that point, Jordan came out of the house and punched Kyle in the face, causing him to stumble and fall on his back.

"No, Kyle," Sam said, and wanted to run to him, but Jordan held her hand and pulled her back.

"What is wrong with you? What do you think you're doing?" He snapped.

"Come on, I don't want you both to fight," she said, "Kyle is still my friend."

"Your friend? Friend my ass. Kyle knows you're my girl, and yet he's kissing you right in front of me, and you're talking about friendship," Jordan snapped.

"Calm down, Jordan," Kyle said, getting up. "Samantha isn't yours. Sam and I have been together for more than two years......"

"Give up, Kyle, and stop being such a sorry loser," Jordan cut him off.

Kyle stared at Sam. "Sam, you love me, isn't it? I know that and I can feel it. Come on, how much more do you want me to say this?" Kyle asked.

"Stop doing this, Kyle. I already told you Jordan is the one I love," Sam replied.

Kyle stood there, staring at Sam while Jordan angrily walked away and got back into the house.

At that point, the guard at the gate came up and said, "Master Kyle, there's someone looking for you."

"Who is it?" Kyle asked.

"It's a girl," the guard replied, "she said her name is Elena, and she's your friend."

"Oh, Okay." Kyle wiped the blood from his mouth and said, "I'll be with her shortly."

As he was about to move, Samantha said, "Hold on Kyle, you're already making friend?."

"Yeah, is it such a big deal?" Kyle asked.

Samantha shook her head, "No, it's just that I didn't know you to be someone who kept female friends, so I'm surprised. You just arrived here in the morning, and this is evening, and yet you've already made female friends."

Kyle turned to her and asked, "Really? And that is something that bothers you?"

Samantha smiled, "Why will it bother me? It doesn't. I'll be inside."

She turned and walked away while Kyle stood there, staring at her, "Could she be jealous? What did I just observe now?"

He began walking towards the gate but stopped and turned after a while. He noticed that Sam had hidden in a corner peeping and smiled, "Oh Wow! She is jealous! I knew it.

I knew that she loves me. Well, now I guess I know what to do. I'll make her so jealous that she'll have no choice but to run back into my arms.

But... Elena, Elena....Oh, I see, Elena. She's the girl I saw earlier, but will Sam feel threatened by someone like that?"

As he walked up to the gate, he saw Elena where she stood looking very shy. He looked at her from her head to her toes and said to himself, "Not bad, I guess. I can brush her up a little."

He smiled at her, "Wow, Elena, welcome! I thought you were meant to come with your friend."

"Yeah, she's outside. She was actually feeling uncomfortable coming in," Elena replied.

"Oh, that's nice. You can ask her to come in."

Elena nodded and went out of the gate; however, Natalie was nowhere to be found. She called out her name but heard no response.

She came back and said, "I think she got cold feet and ran away."

He smiled in amusement, "Ran away? Do I look like a monster with two horns?"

Elena laughed, "Well, she is kind of weird sometimes."

"Okay, you came here because of the work I told you about, isn't it?"

"Yes," Elena replied.

"You know what, come with me. I need to discuss something with you," he said.

He held her hand, and together they left the villa. They went out and began to take a stroll. Elena stared at Kyle's hand, which held hers and tried to control the rapid beating of her heart.

"Why is he holding my hand?" she wondered.

Kyle, however, knew that Sam had seen him holding Elena's hand, and he suspected that somehow she was still looking at them as they were walking out.

After walking up to a point, he stopped, turned her to face him, and asked, "Elena, do you have a boyfriend?"

She shook her head, "No, I don't."

"Really? I mean, you're a big girl, and you're beautiful so that's surprising." He pointed out.

Elena gasped in surprise, "You think I'm beautiful?"

"Yes, of course, you're a very beautiful girl. I'm sure you already know that."

Elena smiled, "Yes, I do."

"Alright, so tell me, why don't you have a boyfriend?"

Elena's hands began to shiver, "I don't know. I guess I haven't seen anyone I liked yet."

"Oh, that's interesting. So tell me, can you act? I mean, do you know how to act well?"

Elena was surprised by his question, "Act? Like, pretend I'm someone else or something else?"

"Yeah," Kyle nodded.

"No, I'm very bad with things like that. I'm not really good at hiding my emotions or pretending."

"Oh, I see," Kyle became sad.

"But why do you ask?" Elena inquired.

Another idea struck Kyle's mind and he smiled, "No, forget about it. I was just trying to find out what sort of person you are.

Ummm.... I'd like to ask you a question."

"Please do," Elena encouraged.

Kyle took her hands in his as he asked, "Would you like to be my girlfriend?"