²⁰THE BED WAS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN

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THE BED WAS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN

"Check it again! Are you stupid? Or are you plain blind? How did you even get the job if you don't know how to use a black card? That's a black card. Do you even know what it means to have a black card? Or you've never seen one before?!"

The kind employee swipes the card back again with a smile, only to get nothing.

"I'm sorry, but perhaps, do you have another card?"

"Huh! I said. That's a black card! This stupid mutt! Do you know who I am?!"

Brandon pulled Dini on his side and tried to calm him down, afraid the situation would escalate, but it's not working. Dini keeps on insisting that he's holding a black card at the receptionist.

The card was given to him the day Ryo caught them, the day he decided to get in and ruin their so-called family.

"Sorry, my wife is not having a good day. Do you accept cash, perhaps?"

"I'm sorry, sir, but as a luxury first-class hotel, we never accept cash. Thank you, please?"

She gestured to them on the side to hint that they're not the only people who needed her attention.

Sachin was still holding back, not wanting to ruin his image of being a good son in public, and kept his mouth shut. Dini throws the black card at the receptionist, earning a loud gasp from the crowd.

"How uneducated."

"Maybe the owner of the black card is bankrupt."

"How lowly"

"Maybe that card is stolen."

And for that reason, the three of them were escorted by force, full of shame.

"Explain!"

Dini shouted like a lunatic at Brandon's face, throwing the empty pouch, which only held the black card. He was so afraid to make any scratch on it, not putting anything but the black card he treasured so much, only to have it be worth nothing.

"I don't know, ok?"

It was what Brandon could muster up. Out of frustration, attending Dini's tantrums and shame-throwing at him was too taxing physically and emotionally draining.

Then out of nowhere, he got slapped, leaving him speechless. He stared blankly at Dini's raging face.

"You don't know? That's your fucking money! And you don't know? Or you never trusted me in the first place? Afraid I'm only after your money."

Dini pointed at his chest; his face was no longer sweet nor kind.

"Dini, calm down. Why are you even thinking like that?"

Brandon tried to hold him, but he was avoided, his touch disgusted the latter.

"Mom, please."

Sachin, who was already uncomfortable from people whispering around the parking lot, grabs Dini's arms and forces him to enter the car.

The engine started right away, Brandon's face was swelling, and he tasted blood in his mouth but couldn't complain; he was like a dog tucked his tail in between his legs.

He was also startled when Sachin grabbed him by the neck when he was about to park in another hotel that was never named in the society but was having a good income.

"Tell me you're not going to make me sleep in that dirty place."

Sachin coldly stated, gripping him hard.

"I only have cash."

Brandon said in defeat.

"No!" Sachin screamed at his face, going insane.

"Contact Carlson!"

Dini said indifferently from the backseat.

"But it's already in the middle of the night." He pointed to the time.

What answered Brandon was cold silence.

Having no choice, Brandon sighs and gets his phone to call Carlson.

Wondering what happened to the two people who are always coquettish and lovable towards him. Why does it feel like they're no longer the same people he used to know?

Did he make the right decision to abandon his family and neglect his son? Is this the real Dini and Sachin? Is he fooled by them?

"Arghhhh!"

Dini was startled after coming inside a specific room and closing the door immediately, not to catch any attention from the two people talking.

He hurriedly went beside his son and stopped him from breaking another vase, the floor was all messy, and even the bed was not spared from the rage.

"What do you think you're doing? What if it wasn't me who came in? Huh?"

Dini put the vase back on the table and pulled Sachin to face him; seeing how enraged his son was from not getting what he wanted made him torn.

He pulled him into a tight embrace, and then Sachin hugged him back, crying so badly without a sound.

"Mom, I really wanted to get inside that place; you know that very well."

"Shh! I know, I know, if it's not because of that bitch Ryo, we could've set our foot inside and flaunted it to those people who'd belittle us."

Sachin felt like the air was suffocating him after hearing Ryo's name.

Got reminded of how they were thrown out of Reesidex while the latter got the luxury of having everything the famous hotel can offer. Again Sachin was enraged, but before he could make another mess, Dini hugged him tighter, not letting go.

"Mom! Let me go!"

Sachin squealed, trying to get out of his mother's cage, but he couldn't.

"Calm yourself; please keep in mind that this is Carlson's house, and we are just borrowing a space in the meantime. Furthermore, he's downstairs talking to your father."

Sachin's hand, which was pushing Dini, trembled; another memory came crushing him. The house that he always had in mind to be his was dug out like crazy!

"No! How could that happen? It was just yesterday we packed and now. The house is gone?"

He can only cry hysterically, unable to break free.

"You can't show this appearance and scene to them; you must still be their soft little Omega, you got me?"

Seeing how Dini shook him, he felt hopeless. Yeah, he still needs to be their little softy, even though he has already shown his true colors towards Brandon.

But that man was too easy to control, and Carlson was just another thing for him, he still needed to tie him and be his wife.

And just like a three-year-old kid, Sachin nodded his head in agreement, only then was he let go.

The bed was turned upside down, yet it was still useful compared to the chair that had lost its leg.