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Daniel had no intention of keeping Emile locked, probably because he was too conceited; whether it was his plan or the love that Emile had for him or the location he chose to hide till things normalized, in his mind they were all fool proof. He had no reason to restrict Emile’s movements.Carl’s words echoed in his mind; the best way for her to accept this as her reality was to mingle the chaos in the mind with freedom, giving her the impression that as long as she wants to do it, she was free to do it. Restricting her would give strength to the doubt in her mind whereas freedom would tug at the existing chaos without making sense, gradually fading to an unattended corner, and finally to be dismissed.In the evening, he took her for a stroll at the beach and to the night markets that would spring into life every evening, bustling with activity. Daniel wasn’t particularly interested in these cheap stalls, but he knew Emile liked them as he had read about them in Abbey’s travel memoirs.
Daniel and Emile had dinner in silence before Emile excused herself by saying she was tired and went upstairs to sleep. Daniel waited for about an hour before going upstairs. If she was awake, he planned to tell her that he came check up on her, to see if she was comfortable or needed anything. If she was asleep, he intended to play the hypnotic byte that Dr Burkhart had instructed. If all went well, then tonight was the last time he would have to play it.Emile was fast asleep when Daniel entered; he quietly walked over to her bedside and watched her. She wasn’t sleeping peacefully, it seemed like she was tormented by her dreams. He stretched out his hand to smooth out the knot between her brows but hesitated and pulled back. He didn’t want to risk walking her up. He played the music and sat for an hour before quietly leaving the room.Emile was woken up the next morning by the loud screeching of car tires. Well, it wasn’t exactly morning, more like early afternoon. She didn’t know wh
Emile hurried downstairs with an embarrassed smile; if she could have her way, she would rather not see anyone considering how long she slept for…but she was hungry, her stomach was rudely protesting and there was nothing she could do about it other than going downstairs and eating her fill.“Good morning, Madam.” The butler stood in attention as he greeted her, turning a blind eye to her embarrassment.“Morning” Emile whispered, her face turning pink as she lowered her head and made a beeline for the dining table.Carl and Daniel had finished her argument and reached a consensus and walked over to the dining table.“How are you feeling?” Carl asked as he took a seat opposite Emile.“I don’t feel any different.” Emile shrugged as she sipped her coffee “How long before you give me a clean bill?”“Let me give you another check after you finish breakfast.” Carl smiled amiably “That should be the last of our association.”“Great” Emile clapped her hands happily before smiling awkwardly “No
Daniel eyes darkened as he saw the medicine bowl still sitting untouched at the bedside table when he went in the evening to call Emile for their evening walk. He feigned a helpless expression as he walked towards her bed and sat beside her.“Wife, why are you acting childishly?” Daniel lifted his hand to gently caress her face but she hmphed and turned away from him. She wasn't being pretentious; she was truly angered by the man in front of her. 'He wanted to abort her child, what right did he have?'“Wife, I don’t want to do it any more than you do. It is after all my child too.” Daniel sighed with a pained expression; no one could find any flaws with his expression, even if they tried.“But you are more important to me. I cannot bear to have anything go wrong with you. These past few years, only I know how I survived. I could see you at arm’s length but couldn’t see your smile or voice…. It was worse than killing me… I never want to go through that again.”One could hear the hearta
Elizabeth’s eyes misted, all the thoughts in her heart overflowed as tears through her eyes, instead of words through her mouth.Adam couldn’t bear the sight of his beloved, who had lost a lot of weight and looked miserable; no matter how he steeled his heart, he couldn’t bear to see her in such a state and regardless of what he was planning, his steps involuntarily walked towards her and embraced her, coaxing her in a gentle voice. However, his actions resulted in the obtaining the exact opposite of what he wanted; she cried even harder.“Mom, are you going to keep us outside?” Mark asked with a feigned chuckle in an attempt to lighten the atmosphere as he saw all his siblings were feeling uncomfortable.“Come…. Come in…” Elizabeth hurriedly pushed Adam away in embarrassment and stepped away from door; she had lost all face in front of her kids.“This…” Elizabeth hesitated as she noticed the elderly woman beside Adam; she had just noticed the woman who carried the aura of a queen, sit
“I will go and pack up.” Elizabeth knew that no point in asking further as she saw Bridgette standing up, indicating end of conversation.“I will….” Adam scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.“Mom doesn’t know how to pack her bag and dad wants to help.” Eric teased with a heartless smirk, sitting comfortably under his grandmother’s protection.‘So, this is how it felt to be lawless under grandmother’s protection…’ Eric’s lips curled up in a smug arc as he thought inwardly. ‘No wonder Silas always acted lawless. It felt really good to be protected against his father’s seasoned reflux response to his antics.’Darcy raised his eyebrows as he diverted his gaze towards his elder brother; Mark shook his head with a helpless smile gesturing to ignore him. He could guess what his silly brother was thinking, especially looking at his silly smile.Eric didn’t realize that his smugness had turned silly, and his elder brothers were laughing at him inwardly; even Diana couldn’t stand her
Emile sat up, wide awake with a pensive gaze, looking in the direction that Daniel left, a few minutes after he left the room. She exhaled in relief although her facial expression didn’t loosen. She couldn’t understand why the husband who loved her so much would want to kill their child, a child that had yet to see the world.Luckily for her, she had heard the conversation between Daniel and Dr Burkhart. She had returned to ask Daniel what their evening plans were when she heard Daniel ask Dr Burkhart about what to expect following her drinking the medicine. Although she knew that it was not honourable to eavesdrop on other people's conversations, she stood hidden behind the curtain as she listened in on their conversation.She definitely knew what Dr Burkhart said was not entirely true as she had seen the effects on her colleagues who took pills for abortion purposes. But all the same, she decided to follow his explanation as she didn’t want to go through the trouble of finding so muc
Chris however didn’t notice the playful disdain on Night Wing’s face. He was in a world of his own; his memories wound back to the time that he and Emile had gotten reacquainted, as he played with the windcatcher in front of him.Although it was many moons ago, he still remembered it like yesterday; he didn’t have many hopes when he chased after the girl, the girl he liked for more than ten years, hearing the news of her divorce and her impromptu departure from their hometown. What worried him was the fact that his men informed him that there was no return ticket booked under the same name.His lips curled up as he sank into the memories of his embarrassment after being caught by Emile and Abbey; how they travelled together as companions at first and how he slowly walked into her heart. Every single moment was carved into heart, intertwining with his soul, emerging to be one with his being.He let out a soft chuckle as he remembered their time on the beaches of Mauritius; she was exact
“This has nothing to do with my daddy. We are the ones who bought our mommy back.” Chris Jnr stood tall as he crossed his arms and looked at Grandpa Holston in anger; Emm, too had the same expression, her face red with anger. If it was another occasion, everyone would have laughed looking at the 1-inch dwarfs who were protecting their daddy behind them. “Great grandpa…. didn’t….” Grandpa Holston couldn’t bear to see the accusatory anger in the eyes of his most precious great grandchildren; he could bear anything; he was ready to bear the curses of the whole world when he decided to close his eyes towards his grandson’s action, but he didn’t factor in his great grandchildren. “You know what you did.” Chris Jnr retorted without giving him any face; his daddy, mommy and little treasure were his bottom line. “I don’t think you want me to glorify it by spelling it out for you.” “Big treasure….” Chris called out, a restraining command in his tone. “Hymph!” Chris Jnr hmphed as he turned
“The old master Holston is here.” The butler announced breaking Chris and Henry’s stalemate, “Can daddy’s big treasure go and play with the others?” Chris asked in a gentle voice. Big treasure pouted, clearly refusing to walk away as he knew what great grandpa was here for. He hesitated for a minute before resolutely shaking his head in refusal and ditching Chris for the first time since he was born and walked over to take a seat on the sofa all by himself, with his head held high and lips pursed stubbornly. Just as Chris was thinking about how to coax big treasure, he heard another set of tiny steps pitter pattering towards him; his heart literally sank as he turned around to face the culprit. He could face almost anything that life throws at him without batting an eyelid except for these two little ancestors…. He was bound to be at loss, every single time. “Is little treasure late?” Emm asked Chris Jnr worriedly, without sparing a glance at her daddy and unreliable mommy. “I hea
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