Under the intimidating glare of their grandmother, Alistair obediently made the call. Maybe his brother was busy—it took two tries before the call was answered.
“Bro!” Alistair's eyes lit up the moment the call connected. Watching from the side, Naomi figured these two must have a pretty close relationship. After all, no one would get this excited over just calling their older brother unless there was some deep admiration—he sounded more like a guy calling his long-time crush than his sibling.
“What is it?”
Compared to Alistair’s excitement, Atlas’s tone was calm and composed.
“Grandma says you should come to the old house for dinner tonight,” Alistair replied, his voice trailing off toward the end. He knew his brother didn’t like him, but still, he secretly felt happy to be his younger brother.
Atlas frowned. “When did Grandma come back?”
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Everyone in the room couldn't help but suppress a smile or roll their eyes.Naomi rubbed her temples, clearly exasperated. “Benny, can you not for just one minute?”Just as Alistair opened his mouth to chime in, Naomi cut him off with a glare. “You — zip it too!”Melvin looked around, especially at Bertrand, who was present. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to talk business, so his eyes flicked as he said, "Since everyone knows each other, why don’t we go to the private room to talk?"Atlas and Bertrand exchanged glances. The latter gave a slight nod. "Sure!""No problem!"Melvin gave a slight twitch of his lips, realizing that the older generation didn't speak much.The group moved to Melvin’s private room, which was oddly quiet. In the end, it was Melvin who took the initiative to lighten the mood."Hey, Alistair, how did you get to know Young Master Dawson?"This quest
Alistair instantly felt wronged. Even though he didn’t want to fake cry, this time he was on the verge of real tears: "Bro, I’m being bullied!"The other side paused for almost a minute before finally replying: "Lost at Truth or Dare?"Alistair: “...”Before he could say anything, the voice of Melvin came through: "Alistair, where are you?""Brother Melvin, I’m in the corridor. I’ve been bullied! Hurry and call my brother out!" Alistair quickly hung up the phone, fearing that they might refuse to help.So, the two boys stared at each other, neither willing to back down. It was almost like sparks flying."Hmph!""Hmph!"Gord sighed.The two kept staring each other down until the sound of footsteps approached. Benny's eyes lit up first: "Bro, I’m here!"Alistair immediately felt like a deflated balloon. Ugh, why hasn’t my brother come yet? Is he really going to abandon
Kael had always looked down on Benny, thinking he was just another spoiled rich kid who did nothing but eat and loaf around. But at the same time, there was always a faint trace of envy in his heart.“Heh, cheating? Do you even know where Naomi is now? Probably in Atlas’s arms! She was probably thinking of him on our wedding day! If anyone cheated, it was her!”For some reason, standing in front of Benny, Kael just couldn’t bring himself to say the words he had rehearsed to win Naomi back. Admitting he was wrong to someone he always considered beneath him—it was just too hard.Hearing that, Benny snapped. He ran up and kicked Kael hard, knocking him to the floor.“You bastard! You promised me you’d take care of her! You’re nothing but a backstabbing liar!”He didn’t stop—kept kicking until Kael was coughing up blood.Holding his chest, Kael stumbled to his feet, his expression
After ending the call, Kael leaned back in the driver’s seat, letting his thoughts go blank. Memories rushed in like a movie montage.But in the end, all that replayed in his head was that one phrase: Kael was just a stand-in for Atlas.He took a few deep breaths to calm down. Just then, Benny Dawson texted, asking him out for drinks. Normally, he wouldn’t even consider it, but tonight he said yes without hesitation.Why? Because Benny was exactly as his name suggested—friendly, reliable, and someone who always stuck around. They first met in high school, when Benny was often the target of bullies because of his size. One day, Kael and Naomi happened to witness it.He still remembered clearly—Naomi almost immediately wanted to rush in and beat up those bullies. Seeing her all fired up made him want to laugh.So he stopped her first and simply stood in front of the bullies. That was enough to make them run. After all, everyone at school kne
Off to the side, Mario was shocked as he looked at Kael. So the chairman actually wants the CEO to marry that woman?Looking at Kael’s expression, and thinking back to all the things Kael had done recently, Mario started to realize something he used to only speculate about.Mr. Rhodes can’t let go of Miss Swift!Teddy was already on the verge of blowing up. “Kael, what did you just say?!”“Dad, no matter how many times you ask, I won’t marry Danna. I’ll take care of her in the future, but not through marriage. I’m going to win Naomi back!”The first part of his sentence still held some hesitation, but the last line was firm and absolute.Mario sighed beside him. Forget about Kael letting go of Danna—there’s no guarantee Miss Swift even still likes him. And now he’s planning to take care of his ex while trying to win Naomi back?What woman would be okay with her ma
Kael didn’t even know how to describe what he was feeling right now. It was as if the world he had known all along had suddenly crumbled, leaving him standing there, completely lost.At the press conference, everyone froze. All eyes were on the woman in front of them—she really did look like she was hopelessly in love with Atlas.And that arrogant, untouchable man was staring just as deeply back at her.It felt like the press conference had ended right then and there. No one said a word. The whole room was waiting for it to wrap up quietly. Some were even already brainstorming the most eye-catching headlines for their reports.After all, this was a bombshell for both the business world and the entertainment industry.Naomi looked at everyone and slowly curved her lips into a sly smile. What’s the rush? She still had something important to say.“Ahem...”She cleared her throat. The crowd turned to her.