Chapter 57: Unbearable EmotionsKit:His heart thundered uncomfortably inside Kit’s chest. His stomach dropped, the sense of foreboding reaching its full potential. It was difficult for him to explain the mix of emotions raging in his heart right now. He felt awful, excited, afraid, and jealous all at the same time—and in multitudes.Especially when he saw the soft smile on P’Kim’s face as he embraced P’Kanya, before placing a soft kiss on top of her head.Jealousy reared its ugly head, and Kit’s fingers curled around the banister as his knuckles turned white. And he hoped and prayed to all the gods above that his inner turmoil’s weren’t visible on his face, because he didn’t want to be the party pooper at such an auspicious occasion.He had to constantly remind himself that this was all for P’Kim. It was to get his family members off his back and to allow him to hold onto the family business that his father had worked so hard to build from scratch. But try as he might, his heart ref
Chapter 58: Sympathizing with a FriendKit:Kit let his impulses take over and he left the mansion before dinner that night and headed straight to Earth’s house, without informing any of the guards or taking a car.Since the entire mansion had been in an uproar after the news, and the staff had been mostly busy preparing for the feast they wanted to have—understandably so—Kit hadn't been able to take the hushed murmurs and the laughter, the delight filtering into his room through the windows.Kit had felt overwhelmed even when he locked himself in his room, because the news had spread like wildfire and there was no way to suppress the excitement. His heart had felt heavy, so heavy it seemed that the longer he stayed in the house, the more he couldn’t breathe. Even the walls seemed to be closing in on him, suffocating him further.So when he couldn’t take it anymore, he left.As he snuck out, he called his friends, but neither Prem nor Ben picked up their phones. Thankfully, Earth answ
Chapter 59: Sudden Act of ViolenceKim:Kim’s meeting with P’First had been a relatively fruitful one. He had rushed there as soon as he got the call, eager to go through whatever it is that P’First wanted him to see.P’First also seemed to prefer not wasting time because he skipped the pleasantries and guided Kim straight to his garage, where his cars were parked. “This is where it got shot,” he told Kim, pointing at the dent where a bullet used to be embedded. “I didn’t touch it, knowing it might be of use.”Humming thoughtfully, Kim knelt before the dent, and upon closer examination, he realized that they left the same indent as the one on his car. “Were you able to retrieve the bullet?”“Nah.” P’First sighed, his frustration evident. “It dropped off somewhere down the road. One of the downsides of having a bulletproof vehicle. But I did sent it over to your team to check the details of the indent. It matches with yours.”“So that confirms it,” Kim said, getting off of his hunches.
Chapter 60: Bringing the Ayutthaya Name to ShameKim:The mafia don could not speak for a few seconds, stunned by the sheer audacity of his brother—his brother who had placed the burden of authority on his young shoulders just to claim ‘the good life’ for his own… and the same brother who now had the gall to raise a hand against his superior.“Hia Kla,” he seethed, voice sharp and call. “Have you lost your mind?”But it seemed that P’Kla couldn’t care less about overstepping his boundaries and retorted, “Think again. It must be you who’s out of your mind! You are so eager to leave your wife-to-be and go after somebody else, that too when you just confirmed the pregnancy! What sane person does that?”Kim looked at his brother in stunned astonishment, unable to bear his audacity. How can he simply put all the blame on Kim’s shoulders when he knew the reality of the situation? How dare he raise a hand to the Jao Por and forget that his men were all around him, ready to take action agains
Chapter 61: Sudden Turn of EventsKit:Kit’s eyes widened as Earth dumped a bunch of snacks on the living room floor, along with a bunch of plastic cups.“Isn’t that a bit too much for just the four of us?” he asked, eying the fried chicken that was already laid out onto the table. “Actually, make that just three, since Prem confirmed that can’t come.”“He can’t?” Earth wrinkled his nose. “Damn! He’s missing out!”“I have an event to go with my father,” Prem had told them apologetically in another call. “But Ben can come, and he’s headed over there right now. ‘You’d better have all the drinks and food ready when I arrive,’ he told me to tell you.”Kit narrated their conversation, before pointing to the food once again. “Still…this just might be too much…”“Nah,” Earth chuckled, shaking his head. “That won’t be too much once we start drinking. Speaking of which, come with me outside, let’s buy some beer. Or are you feeling some tequila tonight?”In the end, they went for both, a case o
Chapter 62: Surrounded by DangerKit:Kit felt like his entire body was on fire, jolting him out of the alcohol induced stupor that he had been in a few moments ago.What happened? Why was he on the floor? He tried to grapple with these thoughts as his lungs burned for oxygen.One minute he was on his feet, looking out the window and now he was… he was… he couldn't breathe!Ben’s body was on top of him, pressing down on his lungs, groaning.Pushing Ben aside with all the strength he could muster, he sat up so he could better see what was happening around him, and when he noticed the shattered glass, the way Earth too was ducking down as he looked around in fright…he realized that they had just been shot at.“Shiaaa!” Kit cursed before turning towards Ben. “Sabai di mai?”“Yes,” came Ben’s low mutter as he tried to sit up. But Kit could see the blooming red on his shirt. Blood.“Fuck!” Kit looked closely at his friend, only to find shards of glass embedded onto his back from the way he
Chapter 63: Lovestruck, Dumbfounded Kanya:Kanya found herself pacing around her room, wondering why it was taking Kim so long to find her brother. It had been over an hour since they left and still there was no sign of them or at least a call from Kim to let her know that Kit was alright.Oh god…What if something had actually happened? What if…?No! Kanya slapped her cheeks to get her out of this stupor. She couldn’t think this way. If something happened to her beloved brother, she would never be able to forgive herself. He was the only family she had left, the only person she loved the most in this world…Goodness…why had she let him leave the house when she was sure that he hadn't been feeling well? How could she be so dense?Maybe Kim was right to be angry at her…She had thought that P’David would drive him to his friend’s house, but it turned out that he had left on his own. That made Kanya feel even guiltier.She wouldn’t know what to do if she heard that something terrible ha
Chapter 64: Shooter on the LooseKim:The chase hadn’t been successful and Kim had to return to Kit’s friend’s house empty-handed. It was P’First who greeted him at the door and pulled him aside so that the boys didn’t find out what situation they were in.“How’s Ben?” Kim asked, knowing that there was something going on between the boy and the Channarong don, that wasn’t as obvious to most people.“Ben as been taken to the hospital due to his injuries.” P’First sighed, running his hand through his hair in frustration. “He has glass embedded onto his back, but since the bullet didn’t hit him, he should be fine.”“That’s good to hear,” Kim nodded. “Though I am sorry to hear about his injuries.” When Kim finally turned his gaze to the rest of the people in the living room, he saw a worried-looking Earth huddled on the floor with Kit, both of them looking confused and frightened.While Earth was rocking back and forth on the floor, his knees pressed to his chest; Kit, on the other hand,