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Chris drove all the way to his home base without stopping; Both Emile and Grace were comfortable in the caravan and slept comfortably on the bed while Chris rested on the sofa. Once they reached their home base, Chris didn’t disturb either Emile or Grace and rested along with them in the caravan while he let both Night Rider and the rest head upstairs for a power nap before driving out to the airport. It wouldn’t have made a difference to their plan to give Darcy a surprise birthday gift even if Emile and Grace went upstairs to rest since Darcy was away with Marcus on his long-awaited ski trip…. well not really long … but to a father who missed 20 years of his son’s life, even a second is a long time… Even so, Chris didn’t wake them and cramped on the sofa. The reason was not hard to guess…. He didn’t want to interrupt his beloved wife’s sweet sleep. Grace was just basking in the shade of Emile’s pampered treatment. Chris waited for the two to wake up naturally; Of course, Grace wok
Emile shook her head helplessly. She couldn’t blame Grace; She had to admit that she too was quite shaken when she saw the scene before her, even though she knew the story. She couldn’t imagine what was going through Grace’s head. Chris face palmed inwardly ‘How could he forget that this was Eva’s favorite coffee shop?’ The others just looked on like blind men watching the show as they couldn’t understand heads or tails. Emile decided not to have coffee anymore and followed Grace. Once Emile walked off, Chris couldn’t care less about the authenticity of the play they were directing and hurriedly ran after his wife. Night Wing calmly went to the counter and ordered coffee and light snacks for everyone. He requested the waiter to deliver the food to their car and followed the rest of the group back to the car. Grace didn’t talk to anyone for the rest of the trip. Emile wanted to pacify her many times, but she had a ‘do not approach’ sign board on her face. Grace wasn’t intentionall
On the screen was Darcy but he was dressed very differently to the Darcy they had just met. The one onscreen was fully dressed up in skiing gear; from his appearance and voice, it didn’t look like he had just changed. It looked more like he had been skiing for a while and just stopped to pick up the phone. His googles were anchored on his helmet and his eyes filled with worry. “Chris, everything okay at home?” Grace looked at the man onscreen in shock. It could be seen from the background that it looked like he was somewhere in the mountains; more importantly, there were no mountains fit for skiing close to the airport café, where he would be able to reach in 1 hour and start skiing. Darcy didn’t even give second glance at the woman behind Chris who was staring at him without blinking. He was getting anxious about the mess at home considering Chris called him at this time when he should have been showing off the last few weeks of his handiworks to Emile considering they had just ret
Birthday celebrations were a huge affair for the Walters; it was bigger than any festival they celebrated. However, Darcy stopped celebrating his birthday on a grand scale after Grace left. No matter who tried to convince him, it didn’t have any effect. After Marcus was born, it became a small affair of a family get together celebrated at the main house; this was mainly because Marcus wouldn't come over if there was no occasion. Eva’s arrogance and selfishness had reached new heights. Even though she knew that birthdays were a family affair for the Walters, she reminded Darcy that he had promised her that they would go away on a beach holiday to celebrate his birthday, just the two of them. Darcy was not convinced and kept asking her details of when he made the promise. Eva was not an ordinary woman to stumble when asked; She lied without even blinking “It was a long time ago. It is not a surprise that you forgot, that wasn’t a pleasant time.” “Oh???” Darcy raised his eyebrows. “Yo
“About what?” Elizabeth asked, even more anxiously than before. “Cough…. Cough….” Adam cleared his throat and continued with a sheepish smile “Remember what I previously told you when we got the news of Darcy meeting with an accident?” “Yes….” Elizabeth nodded and mumbled “Things might not be what we think it is and not to be sad???” “Um” Adam twisted his lips as he muttered “what I was telling was…” “Mom, what dad wanted to tell you was second brother didn’t really have an accident and he didn’t want you to be sad for no reason.” Chris couldn’t bear to watch his father squirm; his father was his idol. The other reason Chris was brave was because Emile knew everything…. But for now, let’s give him credit! “What are you talking about?” Veronica was the first blurt out “We all saw how he came back.” “Right….” Chris nodded as he paused before asking “And we all send him off on his trip to Hawaii, right?” Veronica didn’t respond; she just rolled her eyes, while Nola and Angel nodded
Darcy had a fabulous birthday for the first time in 20 years even though the celebrations still only included their closest family and friends; he hadn’t been this happy in a very long time. It could be seen in his demeanor as well; he was back to his old self. Chris’s villa was filled with laughter and happiness. Adam and Elizabeth were the first ones to leave, leaving space for the younger generation to muck around. The little ones were all packed off with their parents, it wasn’t that hard as most of them had already dosed off. Adam and Elizabeth had given their birthday present to Darcy before they left, contrary to the usual practice of presenting gifts when everyone gathered in the living room after the guests left. Firstly, there were no guests and secondly, they volunteered to chaperone the little ones. “What is mom and dad’s gift?” Eric asked curiously as they gathered around the fireplace. Darcy opened the small box to reveal a pair of exquisite cufflinks and passed it ar
Everyone respectfully gave space for the lovers and gathered around in a large circle to chat and play games. Couples along with their kids formed a team. They played dumb charades for an hour before switching to card games. Even after playing for 2-3 hours, Darcy and Grace had no intention of coming over. “Can you let go of your birthday present for a minute so that I can give my friend a hug?” Veronica teased helplessly seeing that Darcy had no intention of letting go of Grace even after 2 hours. Darcy hadn’t let go of Grace ever since he hugged her. He stuck to her like a sticky tape. “No” Darcy hugged Grace tightly and looked at Veronica was though she the enemy who came to snatch Grace from him. Everyone laughed but didn’t tease him any further; they all understood his mental state. Grace didn’t have any objection either. One could say that her mental state was more or less the same. “Don’t speak about this … even to mom and dad.” Chris warned his adults. “Why?” Angel asked
“Do you plan to unveil on his birthday?” Lorenzo asked with an evil grin. “No” Darcy didn’t have to think; he wanted to make up for all the birthdays that he had been perfunctory over the years. Nothing was more important, not even revenge. “Second brother listen to what I have to say.” Chris smiled as he added “I have hinted to Marcus before, and he didn’t have any objections but…” Chris paused purposefully as he knew second brother was anxious and wanted to muck around with him. Mark shook his head helplessly as he saw through his little brother’s thoughts and his panicked second brother. The others all had an expression of schadenfreude written all over their faces. “Come on… spit it out… ‘but’ what?” Darcy urged anxiously seeing that Chris had stopped speaking and was pursing his lips into a straight line. “Enough…. Stop messing around with your second brother.” Mark slapped the back of Chris’s head gently. “After seeing sister-in-law at the party, he came to me asked if the
The rest of Burkes followed suit without waiting for either Chris or Emile to respond; curiosity had gotten the better of them.Little baby was not stupid. How would he dare question little aunt? He looked over nonchalantly before making a gesture with his meaty fingers to indicate payment.“What do you want?” Both Harry and Addison asked in excitement.“I am very rich for the time being, so I will let Leo choose.” Little baby responded with a smug look and passed the honours to Leo.“Take us all on the trip to the Alps when fifth Uncle Walter is taking them.” Leo didn’t have to think as he told Addison what he wanted.Addison agreed without a second thought and walked back into the room the adults were seated, humming a song only to be despised by his mother, which he totally ignored and sat down happily with a thick skin.The fate of the rest of the Burke brothers were similar; no one was spared. Henry who was complacent looking at the miserable fate of his brothers, got a rude wakeu
“Where are you going?” Henry teased as he caught the little overlord and hurled him in the air.“Put me down.” Bruno frowned, flailing his legs anxiously “I haven’t finished discussing with little uncle.”Everyone laughed as Henry put Bruno down, who promptly ran to Chris, looked up at him curiously, awaiting his decision.“Hur…hur…hur….” Chris chuckled “How would I dare renegade on a promise to our little overlord?”“Then when can we go?” Bruno asked seriously, taking no offense to the title, to him, this was recognition of his ability.“When we get back and whenever you say the word.” Chris never had any qualms indulging his nephews and nieces.“Where are we going?” Leo asked curiously.Bruno looked towards Chris who shrugged “It’s up to to the owner of the reward to decide, I am just the charioteer.”“Then let’s go to the ocean king’s castle.” Bruno didn’t have to think twice to make a decision.Chris “”Everyone burst out laughing, only the little ones looked curiously at Chris.“I
He was smart enough to decipher big treasure's cryptic message that he could find the answer by testing them himself, after sulking for a while, thinking about big treasure’s words over and over again. He rushed to Chris’s room once again, pulled Big Treasure aside and whispered hurriedly before running away. He then ran off to the apartment where the Burkes where resting. He went over to call Leo and Liam to play with him in the backyard with a crafty look in his eyes. All the Burke kids followed Leo and Liam to play, the main intent for the older kids following them was to keep them safe.He turned around to look at Leo with a guilty look in his eyes as he asked cautiously, “Would you stop talking to me if you find out that I landed you in trouble to test you?”“Why do you want to test me?” Leo demanded with a frown.“Because it is very important to me.” Bruno blinked his eyes, lowering his gaze as he whispered, “Like life and death situation that grown-ups talk about.”“Well, in tha
After the excitement died down, everyone decided to go out, sight-seeing, like proper tourists. Adam invited his friends who politely stayed back at the hotel sensing that Adam and the rest had family matters to sort out, to join the group. Just like that, the Burkes, Walters, Adam’s three friends, the two masters, Chris’s senior brother, Bai-Min and Lai-Li set off on their wild-life adventure, that they had booked with one of the tour groups. It goes without saying that the group included Adrian and his little family and Neil who dragged Chiara along with him. What was unexpected was that Emm pulled Amy, Abbey’s assistant to tag along with them. Luckily for Amy, she had Beth who got dragged into the family outing by Marcus to keep her company. Her boss had ditched her without a conscience the minute her ‘knight in shining armour’ appeared. On their return trip, even though they were all chatting, what attracted everyone’s attention was little treasure’s soft cute voice “Daddy, is it
The next morning, everyone was in high spirits without even a trace of the anxiety that passed through; although they were still waiting for an explanation, a closure to whole saga. The breakfast table was lively and cheerful. “Son, tell me is Emile really pregnant?” Elizabeth couldn’t hold herself back anymore. She asked once everyone had settled in the lounge area to relax after breakfast. “Um” Chris nodded although he was displeased inwardly; he wondered if his mother had truly changed or whether she was about to revert to her old ways. “Tell us how you know what was wrong with Little aunt.” Miles piped in from the background, turning everyone’s attention towards big treasure and little treasure, after being signalled by Marcus. He didn’t know why eldest brother wanted him to divert the topic, but he still obeyed. He didn’t always have to know the reason; eldest brother was in charge; he would follow whatever eldest brother asked him to do. “Daddy was too lost. We knew we had to
Outside the room, Chris Jnr finally managed to coax little treasure and sighed in relief. There was nothing he could do about it, his little ears and heart hurt from listening to little treasure’s wails. He would compensate his little brother in other ways. “How is your mommy?” Chris asked once little treasure had been coaxed. “She is fine.” Chris Jnr thought for a minute before answering; his mommy looked fine, she was sleeping peacefully. He leaned forward, close to Chris, gesturing little treasure to come close and whispered with a soft voice “Daddy, I touched a dragon.” “A what?” Little treasure’s eyes widened, surprise mixed with disbelief, reflecting in those adorable eyes. “Um” Chris Jnr nodded with all seriousness in affirmation to little treasure but not before he gestured little treasure to be quiet. “Daddy, are dragons real?” Little treasure leaned even closer as she whispered. “Maybe…” Chris shrugged before closing his eyes and mind linking with the two treasures “Da
“Jnr might be a good option.” Chris’s master slowly opened his mouth once he finished sifting everyone’s faces through his mind.Hua Yueren lifted his eyebrows questioningly.“He has been around her while she was away. Naturally, the apparition although only a figment of Azure’s consciousness, it will still be sharp enough to sense a friend from a foe. Also, since he is her biological son, his spirit must have a lingering smell of her essence.”Hua Yueren nodded; he didn’t have any better solution. They would re-think their plans if this one backfired.Chris’s master transmitted his message to Spector who promptly brought Chris in, in his usual manner of teleportation.Chris Jnr greeted the two masters and stood straight, neither servile nor overbearing, quietly waiting instructions; his demeanour brought a glint of admiration to the eyes for both men.“Son, can you see the apparition surrounding your mother?” Chris’s master knelt beside Chris Jnr so that he could level his gaze with h
Emile felt a bit anxious as she entered the room with Chris’s and Neil’s masters. Although she knew them, she wasn’t very familiar with them. She looked towards Lai-Li with an anxious gaze; Lai- Li was the only person in the group whom she knew a little better.“It will be alright.” Lai-Li comforted in a gentle voice as she saw Emile’s gaze resting on her uncomfortably.“Master Walter’s mood might get agitated and that won’t help us.” She explained patiently as she saw that the concern in Emile’s gaze hadn’t dispersed. “Neil is not used to our world, and he will be in a daze and that will not help our cause as we will need to be quick.”Although Emile didn’t fully understand, she nodded. She had seen Chris do unbelievable things before, stuff that couldn’t be explained by logic and science alone.“It will be quick. Everything will be back to normal as soon as you wake up.” Lai-Li coaxed gently as she patted her hands while Emile’s lids gradually grew heavier and finally, she closed her
“Daddy, little treasure is here.” Emm tugged Chris’s pants with grievance. She had been waiting patiently for daddy to coax little baby and carry her, but little baby had no intention of coming down.“Daddy’s little treasure is the most understanding treasure in the world.” Chris smiled as he knelt and carried Emm along with Bruno and headed to wait in front of the door.“Little brother, let me…” Darcy stepped forward extending his hands towards Chris with a sheepish smile. He wondered if he really was not cut out to be a good father; he was happily standing watching the drama unfold when Grace nudged him with a reproachful glare as she gestured with her eyes towards Bruno.“It’s okay.” Chris chuckled looking at Darcy’s embarrassment before turning his doting gaze towards his little treasure and then Bruno.Neither looked at him as they were both looking at the closed door with similar anxious expressions although the cause of their anxiety was different. Little baby’s world only had B