It was night, and Tobias woke up in a ward at the Royal Hospital. The surroundings looked familiar, but it only annoyed him. It was commonplace for Tobias to go to hospital wards for the past years. He'd either feel dizzy or pass out from hunger, and he'd wake up in this particular ward every time, which was prepared exclusively for him. An IV drip was hooked to his hand. Tobias stared at the ceiling and spaced out. He thought about the crazy stuff he did at the pâtisserie's restroom, and he still couldn't understand what happened. It was so shocking that it made Tobias doubt his entire life. He was a prince. How did he turn into a pervert? Was it possible that it was love at first sight?Tobias realized this possibility, and his heart started pounding like crazy. However, his pride and his conscience told him that he was royalty. He couldn't fall in love with a "middle-aged lady" at first sight.Tobias was in the middle of his thoughts when he heard a voice. "Tobe."The door
Tobias was deeply troubled when he heard the news. He sat upright immediately. "What happened?""Take a look at this, Prince Toddy."Tobias took the laptop and read the news. The pictures were photoshopped, and the content roughly depicted him as a playboy. It claimed that Tobias slept with various women every day and forced them to jump off the building for the sake of love. There were more similar claims in the post.Tobias said, "Reporters rarely published my pictures. Did you guys manage to find out who's slandering me on purpose?""Our men are still working on it." Tobias narrowed his eyes. The perpetrator had hidden himself very well in order to slander him. Tobias mulled it over and murmured, "Could it be our rivals from the royal factional conflict?""That is entirely possible, Prince Toddy. Our men are looking into it as we speak. We couldn't suppress the trending topics that defamed you, though. You'll have to deal with it personally."Tobias nodded. His hand was
" Understood." Dante left. It was the middle of the night, and Tobias was alone in his ward. After he took a sleeping pill, he managed to sleep for two hours when it was close to dawn. When he woke up the next day, there were noticeable dark circles under his eyes. Then, Tobias' phone rang. It was Angela. "Hello.""Are you feeling better, Tobe? I can ask Marie to come to the kindergarten if you can't make it today.""I made you a promise, and I don't intend to break it. Wait for me. I'll take you to kindergarten.""You're the best, Tobe."Tobias drove to the kindergarten with Marie and Angela in the backseat. He parked the luxurious car nearby, and both of them held Angela's hands before they headed to kindergarten. Tobias dressed casually today. The usual sternness and aloofness he demonstrated during work were replaced with a more cheerful energy. It was a refreshing look that made him more approachable. At the same time, Noah and Lucy led Solomon and Elio to the kinderg
The field was full of kids with their parents. Angela flashed Solomon and Elio a sweet smile. Despite the fact that Angela was acting friendly toward him, Solomon grunted coldly and turned his head sideways to ignore her. Angela was confused. Then, she smiled at Elio, who was more simple-minded. Angela might've been his sister from another mother, but she was his younger sister nonetheless. So, he returned her smile. Solomon got so mad that he stepped on Elio's leg, who then asked, "What did you do that for, Sully?"Solomon responded, "Listen carefully to what the teacher is saying! Stop looking at someone who isn't even important!"Angela was visibly hurt. Was she not important? Weren't they close friends? It looked like their friendship was already a thing of the past.Lucy noticed the twins' emotions and sighed helplessly. However, this wasn't the right place for her to have a talk with them. So, she'd have to console them when they got back home. Up on the stage, the hos
Tobias heard the way Elio almost called him "daddy." For some reason, his heart raced. There was this subtle and inexplicable connection between him and the twins. He kept wanting to get closer to them. What on earth was going on here?"Go!" Just as the teacher bellowed, Tobias carried Elio on his back and ran along the designated path. Elio wasted no time and picked the colorful balls off the tape. Elio might've dropped a few of them on the way, but they managed to collect enough balls to fill up over half of the basket. Meanwhile, Solomon watched on from the side and whined, "Eli is such a loser."Lucy said, "You're the elder brother, Sully. You should encourage Eli. Why do you always take digs at him?"Solomon grunted and retorted, "I'm just telling the truth."Tobias walked over with Elio on his back and overheard their conversation. He put all of the colorful balls together, and they were able to fill up the baskets to the brim. "Dad… Um… I mean, mister." Elio asked in an
It felt as if time itself had stopped. On top of that, Tobias and Lucy's surroundings were devoid of all sounds. When their lips were pressed against each other's, a searing warmth rose from within their bodies. Something stirred in their hearts. It was clearly an accident, but Tobias was having trouble pulling himself away. He almost couldn't stop himself from sticking out his tongue and licking Lucy's lips. Lucy was jolted back to her senses when he did what he did to her. She immediately pushed him away and covered her lips. Then, she carried Solomon and fled the scene. Marie was in the crowd. She saw how they accidentally kissed each other, and she was overwhelmed with jealousy. She shouted, "Toddy!"Without Lucy's warmth in his arms and the absence of her lips, Tobias was suddenly washed over by a sense of loss. Marie's voice snapped him out of his trance, and he propped himself up before he sat up. An adult took Angela off Tobias' back at the critical moment. It was a go
Tobias sounded very sincere when he apologized, and Lucy couldn't help but stare at him profoundly. Both of them locked gazes, and sexual tension filled the air. Much time had passed, and Lucy came back to her senses. She lowered her gaze and said coldly, "Can you let me go now?"Tobias loosened his grip on Lucy and said, "I mean it. I'm really sorry about it."Lucy didn't say anything. She ran without so much as turning around. However, she had merely taken two steps before Tobias took off after her. For some reason, they stood at the corner of a wall. He placed both of his hands on it and pinned her against the wall. Lucy and Tobias were standing very close to each other. It was a suggestive pose, almost as if he was hugging her.Lucy was frantic as she cried out, "What do you think you're doing?" Her eyes were laced with coldness. Tobias asked, "Do we know each other, Greta?"Lucy was stunned. Instead of answering the question, she asked, "Don't you know who I am?"Tobias
Lucy responded coldly, "I hope you'll keep your promise!" She ignored Tobias and turned around to leave. Tobias watched her retreating figure. A hint of sorrow flashed in his eyes, unbeknownst to himself. On the other hand, Angela found Solomon and Elio. "Congratulations, Sully and Eli. You two became the champion in our class."Elio responded, "Thanks. It's all thanks to Dad… Uh… I mean, your dad's awesome."Angela looked confused, "What do you mean by 'dad'?"Elio said, "We won the competition today because your dad carried us." Elio was envious of Angela because she could stay by Tobias' side every day. Although Tobias had a new family, a sister from another mother was still his younger sister nonetheless. He loved Angela a lot. Angela said, "He isn't my…" She was about to explain the truth, but Solomon interrupted her, sounding frustrated, "What are you still doing here, Angela? Are you going to stay here for lunch?"Angela was stunned by Solomon's cold and aloof atti