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Rufus stood before the towering gates of the Walter mansion along with his son and lover as the gates closed on them. His eyes misted as he looked at everything that was his, could have been his till the day he closed his eyes and yet lost without any chance for redemption. He turned his head to look at Carmilla with a thoughtful gaze 'Was it worth it? What did he achieve?'. He didn't have any answers except regret as the betrayal of the woman he loved more than himself seemed to be replaying in his head and her refusal to even accept the responsibility with him. But regret had no medicine, he could only walk forward.Rufus and Carmilla followed Michael to the residence where he lived with his mistress after being mercilessly kicked out of the house they had called their home for 45 years. However, they didn’t receive the warm welcome or the fawning that Carmilla was anticipating. Not only did Jane put on airs of a mistress, but she also didn’t even give them a good face; by now she kn
“You said… I…sent…her….a ….message???” Abbey stammered, her complexion turning pale.Chris cursed out loud losing his composure as he stormed out the room. Night Wing hugged Abbey in a feeble attempt to pacify her before hurrying after Chris.Chris’s voice wasn’t very loud, but it did succeed in attracting the attention of all the Walter and Burke siblings, especially with the eye catchingly cute, duck wading gait of the two treasures, trying to keep up with their father’s pace.“What’s wrong?” Henry was before Abbey even before anyone could blink; the reason for his speed was because he knew his brother-in-law all too well. Nothing could make him lose his composure unless the news was related to his beloved wife, their beloved sister.“I… didn’t….” Abbey shook her head and stammered in panic. She was frightened beyond her wits… not by Chris’s outburst or Henry’s questioning, but because of the knowledge that she might caused harm to Emile although she didn’t know how.“What are you do
Many miles away, in a hospital, in a quiet coastal town, in one of the most luxurious suites of the hospital, a lady was lying on the hospital bed. Although she was asleep, her brows knitted together, and facial muscles tensed as though her dreams were bothering her; a man sat beside the bed, his face hidden in the shade, quietly working away on his computer as he waited for the lady to wake up.A tall, slim built man in white coat entered once he was invited in. The man in the white coat was none other than Dr Carl Burhart who had disappeared from Lenin’s office a month ago.He checked the vitals of the lady who was sleeping with a disturbed expression before turning to update the man sitting diligently by the bedside “She is stable. We can start any time now. But it has to be in the next 4 hours.”“Let’s not waste time then, start now.” The man turned to his head to face Carl with an apprehensive body language although he sounded confident. Who else could it be other than Daniel Hols
Back at the hospital, Carl once again assessed all of Emile’s vitals, making sure she was tolerating the drug well and noted his observations. Just as she was about to wake up, he injected the rest of the drug from the larger 30 ml syringe at a slow rate as he activated the machine simultaneously.He continued with the drumming on the gong, similar to the previous session with a difference in the rhythm and sound produced; unlike the previous serenity, this time the effect it produced was a sense of danger and panic and ultimately fear. After another half hour, he slowly reduced the tempo, slowly winding it down till there was no longer any audible sound before stopping.Carl didn’t understand the science behind the effect of the sound. He just was mechanically repeating what Song Kun had taught him while they were experimenting on the previous 3 subjects. The gist of what he understood was that this sound along with the electrical impulses would stimulate the nerves further, triggerin
“Master….” Bai-Min and Lai-Li called in unison as they saw their master spitting yet another mouthful of blood. They had just finished the little girl’s treatment and were regulating their internal energy when they heard their master coughing with a mouthful of blood. However, both of them were shocked by the amount of blood on the floor.They rushed out to their master’s side, but he had already fainted. Neither knew what had happened. Why would their master who was perfectly fine, who was sitting quietly supervising them, vomit blood? However now was not the time to get to the bottom of the puzzle. The priority now was to get master to the healing spring that was rich in spiritual energy.Bai-Min carried master and rushed to the healing spring without delay while Lai-Li bought the little girl out to the room where her parents were anxiously waiting.“We have expelled the poison, but she is still weak and vulnerable.” Lai-Li spoke in a calm tone although she was anxious to get back to
Grandpa Holston held the phone with a lost expression; Matthias had never spoken to him with such disrespect, not even when his grandson had tortured Emile so much. Not only did he speak harshly, but he even warned him.“Manuel” Grandpa Holston called out to his old butler without even looking at the time once he came out of his stupor.“Where is that brat?” Grandpa Holston asked as soon as the old butler entered the room “What is he up to now?”“Young master must be busy with his work.” The old butler didn’t know what excitement the old man had suffered to call him out in the middle of the night and answered in a calm tone.“Busy with work… heh!” Grandpa Holston spat out in anger “He must be trying to get me to my grave sooner….” He coughed, choking on his own temper. The old butler hurriedly walked over to massage Grandpa Holston’s chest as he tried to pacify him “Young master loves his grandpa the most… why don’t you calm down and sleep for a while longer?”“I will go and investigat
“Relax…” Carl’s deep soothing voice sounded at just the right time. He stood up and walked closer to Emile and ordered as he looked into her eyes “Sleep…. Don’t think too much. Everything will be fine when you have rested enough.”No one noticed his hands that were drumming the gong in a meditative manner as he approached Emile. Emile’s eyes slowly became dazed as she nodded obediently, her eyes slowly becoming heavier as she laid down to rest. She fell asleep within no time, without struggling or resisting the urge to close her eyes. Carl stood by her bedside drumming with his gong as he signalled Daniel not to speak with his eyes.“Sleep peacefully, your husband will keep watch over you while you sleep.” Carl spoke in a deep, authoritative voice once he felt that Emile was not just asleep but also entered into a trance, “Don’t worry about the events that have passed, don’t worry about the images that are unclear in your head.”“You are both young, you can just create new memories.” C
Emile was discharged from hospital by mid-morning. Daniel took Emile to their manor along the south coastal area. The manor was especially arranged to welcome Daniel and Emile’s arrival with all the servants waiting excitedly in an impressive line-up to welcome their master and his wife. Emile had been in state of confusion since she woke up yesterday; she mechanically followed Daniel from the hospital to the manor. She didn't have any reaction even though Daniel tried to make light conversation throughout the car ride from the hospital to manor. She kept staring blankly at the changing scenery through the window, occasionally humming to indicate that she was listening.Daniel's enthusiasm was not affected in the slightest with her lukewarm attitude. He was looking forward to seeing her reaction when she saw their love nest that he had painstakingly prepared in the last few months. He was sure that she would be overwhelmed by his sincerity and didn't have any qualms of failing in this
“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