“…Stop twisting my words… Unlike you, my mind isn’t always in the gutter!” grumbled Xavia. Holding onto her wrist, Zivon replied, “Then tell me if you’re going to take responsibility for my forbidden fruit…?” Not wanting this to carry on for any longer, Xavia grumbled, “Fine, fine, I’ll take responsibility tonight, alright…?!” Smirking in response, he then gave her a peck on the lips before saying, “That’s my good little wife…” …What, so she was a bad wife if she didn’t help him release? This man clearly only thought with his lower half! In the end, it took an extra ten minutes before Xavia and Zivon finally headed out… Truth be told, the makeup assistant had constantly been asking whether they needed help while they were in there. Naturally, Zivon had kept declining since he couldn’t keep his hands to himself! Worried that the employees would find that fishy, Xavia was quick to say, “Sorry for the wait, the dress was rather intricate, so he needed a bit of time to figure o
“A definite no…! I just flubbed a little…!” “…I see. Guess I was just overthinking things,” replied Zivon with a subtle sigh before taking the kids to the washroom. …The hell was there to even overthink?! And why was he making it seem like she was the one who had caused him to misunderstand in the first place?! Regardless, they had their meal, and by the time they returned to the hotel, it was already eight-thirty at night. After bathing the kids, Xavia got ready to send them to bed. To her surprise, however, they were quick to exclaim, “We’re not sleeping with you tonight!” “Yeah! With how much you were hugging each other, it made us feel like third wheels!” …How had they even gotten to that conclusion? Though… when she gave it more thought, she couldn’t help but feel slightly guilty. In the end, she was prompted to reply, “Well, what if you two sleep in the middle tonight? Your father and I can hug each of you. How’s that?” “Declined! If we sleep with you, we’ll never get
It took him a while, but he eventually explained, “…Look, our kids will have significant others in the future who will love and care for them… With that said, how is it wrong for me to show you a bit of affection now? Don’t you think you’re being a little unreasonable?” Biting her lower lip, Xavia replied, “…Say what you want, but I only see you doing all this for your own benefit…” “…Pray tell how wanting to spend more time cuddling with you is for my benefit? That aside, you say I’m not doing my fatherly duties, but have you seen how I treat the kids when you aren’t around? I’ve bathed, clothed, sang, and even read bedtime stories for them.” “In fact, even after tucking them in, I stay with them throughout the night, making sure that they’re always blanketed. Hell, I even make them breakfast and wait till they’re done before finally heading to work. Also, just as Maison had said, we won’t have much time together once we return to the capital, and I’ll be with the kids most of t
...She had said that, but just as he had earlier said, that was just a misunderstanding… Bah, forget it! Since he didn’t want to do it now, she wasn’t going to force him to… The awkward silence was finally broken when a phone began ringing… It was Zivon’s. Raising a brow, he took a look at who was calling… and the second he saw the caller id, he sighed before rejecting the call. Confused by his reaction, Xavia asked, “…Who was that?” “It was Whitney. I already told her not to contact me, so I’m not sure why she’s still trying to do so. Speaking of, on the day you got drunk, she came to my office in the morning and said that she had bumped into you in the mall. She said that you had declared that I had knelt at your feet to the public. Though I couldn’t care less, she ended up fainting. That’s why I was at the hospital with Nathan back then.” “Regardless, the doctor told us that cancer patients were prone to passing out, and since she didn’t have any relatives, I was pretty much
Feeling helpless, Zivon replied, “Again, there’s just nothing similar about you two…” “…I want an elaboration.” “…You sure you won’t just get mad again…?” “I swear!” replied Xavia who really wanted the truth. Little did she know how uncomfortable she was going to get after his explanation… “Basically, she’s much bolder than you when it comes to her feelings… Back when she was still chasing after me, she didn’t care about how stern I was with her. In fact, even after she found out that I came from a wealthy family, she didn’t care about the social class differences in the least. To her, love was love, and being rich didn’t change anything. As you can imagine, however, her constant pursuits quickly angered Grandma.” “Because of that, Grandma got the school to expel her, and she even forced Whitney’s family to leave the capital! On their way off, they ended up in a car crash, and her parents didn’t survive. As for Whitney… Her body was never found…” concluded Zivon, leaving Xavi
Holding her hand and leading her in, Zivon then said, “No point in being soft-hearted now. I’d rather deal with this now so that you won’t get mad again in the future.” Before Xavia could even reply, they came across Wendy and Whitney in the back garden planting some onions. “We’re home, Mom,” said Zivon, prompting both of them to look at him before getting up. Walking up to him, Whitney was first to say, “Zivon! I came looking for you, but Mr. Miller told me that you were in search of Ms. Lockhart who had run off because of an argument… Since you weren’t around and I saw Aunt all alone, I decided to accompany her for the night. I had something I wanted to give you anyway.” It was clear from her choice of words that she was trying to get Wendy to hate Xavia, and sure enough, Wendy looked slightly upset. After all, Zivon had just left the hospital recently, and now that she had made him chase after her all the way to Kelna City… Something had to be said. “…Please stop running
After a long while, she forced a smile and replied, “…I understand.” Not wanting to humiliate herself even further by crying in front of Xavia, the broken-hearted woman immediately turned to leave… Watching as Whitney walked off, Xavia asked, “…Don’t you think you went a bit too far…?” “Not at all. It’s only right to set clear boundaries,” replied Zivon. …Even if that was the case, her parents were still dead, and she had cancer to boot… Still, after what had happened with Sophia, Xavia knew that in the end, his decision was the right one. With that, she made sure to say goodbye to the kids before heading home… She had been postponing her video uploads for a while now, and she really wanted to get one out before their wedding. To her surprise, however, she found Whitney standing before her apartment unit… It took her a while, but she eventually asked, “…Why are you here?” Sneering in response, Whitney scoffed, “You’re the one who told him to take the card back, right…?! A
Upon hearing all that, Whitney instantly went pale. After all, she had never actually slept with him! It had all been bullshitted to piss her off! That aside, to think that that bitch would have the audacity to say all that…! In the end, Whitney snapped out of it and retorted, “C-cease that nonsense! Zivon isn’t that kind of person at all! Do you think he’ll forgive you for insulting him like this?! That aside, I hope you remember that Zivon is only marrying you because he’s the father of your kids! How would you think he’d react if the kids belonged to me instead, huh?!” When she heard that, Xavia was left momentarily at a loss for words. After all, Whitney kind of had a point… Before she was even able to come up with a reply, Whitney added, “Don’t think so highly of yourself just because he treats you nice! I’ll have you know that he treated me extremely well in the past, and if he can give me the cold shoulder now, I assure you that he can do the same to you!” “Then again, why
Staring in shock at the kneeling man, Yulia mustered her remaining sanity as she replied, “B-but you’re younger-” “Even if that’s the case, doesn’t that mean that I’m much more ‘capable’ than your older pursuers…?” …Why were his words so suggestive all of a sudden?! Forcing herself to calm down, she took a deep breath before saying, “…Elliot, I’m not sure what spurred this decision, but… I’m not the one for you. Please find someone your age. I’m sorry.” After saying that, she strode straight for the car… but before she could start the engine, she couldn’t help but notice how desolate he looked standing under the pouring rain… Clenching her fists, it took her a while to finally sigh and walk back to him… “…Are you really sure about this?” asked Yulia, much to Elliot’s delight. “I am! Please! Give me a chance! You won’t regret it!” …When he put it that way, all Yulia could do was help him up before finally deciding to return his kiss… Sure, things had taken a sudden, unex
She stared in horror as he removed his shirt right there and then! “W-what are you doing?!” yelped the startled woman as she quickly looked the other way. “…Huh? I mean, I’m drenched, so…” “E-even so, you shouldn’t change right in front of me!” “…Yulia, we bathed together as children… It’s not like you haven’t seen everything already…” “Y-you can’t compare that to this situation…!” “Fine, fine, I… Um… Go cook, I guess… I’ll go get a change upstairs first…” muttered Elliot as he headed upstairs. Yulia herself had to try her best to calm down! After all, Elliot had been plaguing her mind in the past few days, and… she even had dreams where he had… …No! She couldn’t be thinking about such things! She needed to cook! Maybe that would help get her mind out of the gutter! Once that was done, she’d leave and finally start devising a plan to get rid of him…! As Yulia scurried off, Elliot himself was currently staring at an old photo that showed him eating some candy in Yulia’
Just as she had arrived at her car, the president of the Halls Group suddenly walked up to her, a bouquet in hand! The Halls Group had collaborated several times with the Burtons before, and because of that, she was well acquainted with the man. Sadly, he had also proposed to her on multiple occasions… and though she kept rejecting him, he never seemed to get the hint! “There you are, Miss Burton… Since you’re off work, I was wondering if you’d join me for dinner tonight…” asked the charming man. Feeling awkward, she was just about to come up with an excuse when Elliot suddenly grabbed her by the waist and said, “Oh? Another one of your admirers, Yulia…? Sorry, but she already has a boyfriend, my man. If that doesn’t deter you enough, then you should know that she prefers her partners younger. Now please leave.” Startled to hear that, the man glanced at Yulia, his eyes begging for an explanation… Yulia herself was eager to just escape this embarrassing situation, but before s
With that tale done, it was now time to return to Yulia’s story… Ever since she was a child, she had undergone countless hardships with her mother… and even after she was able to reunite with her father, things didn’t go much easier from there. To make matters worse, Fabiola ended up getting kidnapped for the longest time, resulting in Frank ending up the way he was today… Because of all that, it only made sense that she’d mature much sooner than others her age, and unlike the naïve girl she used to be, she was an extremely competent woman today. Alas, because of how used she became with working, she soon lost the urge to find herself a romantic interest… Things continued that way until… Well, that time that Elliot… …Wait, what was she thinking?! He was younger than her, for heaven’s sake! Quickly shaking her head, she attempted to force herself to concentrate on work again… But before long, a knock was heard on the door. After being allowed in, the department manager entered t
Knowing that there was no point in keeping things a secret anymore, Rea took a deep breath before saying, “…Alright, so… The truth is, I’ve always been highly competent, but… I’ve been pretending to be useless just so that you’d eventually marry me… The trip my parents are taking… That was my suggestion too…” Feeling speechless, it took Frank a long while to reply, “…So you weren’t really drunk when you did all that last night?” Pursing her lips, Rea awkwardly muttered, “…I wasn’t… Luna suggested it, and since it sounded like a good idea to accelerate things…” …Fucking hell, to think that he had fallen straight into her trap without even putting up a fight! Watching as he glowered at her, Rea gulped before adding, “A-anyway, now that we’re married and there’s potentially a baby in my belly, you won’t divorce me, right…?” “…Oh, believe me when I say that divorce is the easy way out! From today onward, I’m making you pay for your actions for the rest of your life!” Fast forwa
Fast forward to the next morning, Rea awoke with a yawn… What a nice sleep… Wait. Why was she naked? And why was Frank…?! Her following scream immediately woke the icy man up… and upon looking at her, he was immediately reminded of what had transpired last night! Essentially, Rea ended up clinging to him, and though he initially wanted to just carry her to bed to let her rest… Damn it! Had she really been that sensual?! How had he lost control so easily?! His train of thought was cut short when he realized that Rea was bawling her eyes out… and after rubbing his temples, he was prompted to say, “…Why are you crying when you’re the one who initiated this? I’ll have you know that I never forced you-” “I-I know, but…! I’ve just…! This is my first time…!” whimpered the quivering woman, prompting Frank to purse his lips. As if he wasn’t in the same situation… “…You’re not alone there.” “It’s not the same! Men are free to sleep with whoever they want but when it comes to women, I’l
“Say, wouldn’t you agree that the food smells delicious…? Why don’t I teach you how to grill, Rea…? Oh, but make sure to take your clothes off first before we start! Wouldn’t want them to get dirty…” With how drunk Rea was, she wasn’t able to fully register his words… and just as he was about to touch her clothes, an icy voice roared, “Stop right there…!” Instantly feeling a shiver run down his spine, the man turned around… and to his horror, it was Frank! Young Master Burton’s perpetually icy son…! Why the hell was he here?! Before the frightened intern could think of how to even react, Frank walked up to him and growled, “Leave now before I chop your hands off…! Don’t make me repeat myself!” Nodding in terror, the man frantically bolted off… and once he was out of sight, Frank glared at the tipsy Rea before adding, “This is what you meant by learning how to be more responsible…?!” “Huh…? But the food really did smell super good… I want to learn…” mumbled the drunk woman.
After leaving his office, he headed off to look for Rea. She had said that she wanted to use the bathroom, but… It had already been half an hour since she disappeared. What trouble had that idiot gotten herself into this time? Thankfully, it wasn’t long before he found her laughing along with some of his interns… When the interns saw him, they were quick to bow and say, “Good morning, Mr. Burton.” Barely even glancing at them, Frank looked at Rea and said, “It’s time to head home.” “I… Won’t be following you back…” “…And why is that? Are your parents back?” “No, it’s just… These are my good friends back from school, and they’ve been staying together to learn to be more independent… With that said… I think that staying with them will be a good start for me to learn more about how the world works. Thank you for taking care of me up till this point, Frank… I won’t bother you anymore.” Raising a slight brow, Frank then looked at the interns for a while before saying, “…Are you
Regardless, after leaving her in the room, Frank returned to the shower to cool himself off… but no matter what he did, he simply remained irked. It got to the point where he couldn’t relax at all, and after wrapping a towel around his waist, he grabbed his phone to send his father a text. ‘Was there really nobody else who could’ve taken care of Rea?’ ‘What? Can’t even care for a woman properly.’ ‘I’m a busy man.’ ‘I trust in your time management skills.’ …Though he really wanted to tell Zivon that he had misplaced his trust in him, he didn’t want to disappoint his father either. With that, all he could do was clench his fists before giving Rea’s parents a call… “Hello? Frank? Why are you calling at this time of night?” “…When are you and Uncle Saltman returning, Aunt?” asked Frank who wanted them to take back their idiot already! “…Huh? What was that? Sorry, the line isn’t very good… I hope Rea isn’t giving you too hard a time! Don’t worry, we’ll be back after about a