"Do not be lured by the need to be liked, better to be respected, even feared. Victory over your enemies will bring you a more lasting popularity."
-Robert Greene-
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It has been one week since Levana started living in the Osborne manor. Her daily routine almost looked the same.
She would wake up, got ready, had breakfast with the Osborne brothers in the morning while keeping her distance with Maximus.
Then, after Kilian left for work, she would clean his room and office, which looked surprisingly normal.
She was not going through his stuff, but from what she could see on the surface, there were nothing suspicious.
However, that day was a little different. Kilian didn’t come home alone. He came with three men in suit who looked like they belonged to a gang or something.
All of them had fierce look on their faces, they were not particularly huge or anything, but they didn’t seem friendly at
"Betray a friend and you'll often find you have ruined yourself."-Aesop-***Half an hour later, the door to Kilian office opened and two men dragged the maid who tried to poison him earlier and threw her to the ground.“She was trying to run away, we found her climbing the gate but got her before she could.” Emmett, the younger one of the two men told him.“Good job, thank you.” He said and the man nodded before guarding the door to make sure the woman wouldn’t be able to escape.Kilian rose from her seat and saw the maid who was already crying and pleading for her life. She still looked relatively young, maybe in her late thirties or so.“Please, spare me. I was just taking order. Please, I still have a daughter. I can’t die yet!” She pleaded. If the situation was different, maybe Kilian would have spared her.But if there was one thing he couldn&rsquo
"Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun."-Don Marquis-***“Tell me, Levana, do you ever think of learning how to use a gun?” Kilian suddenly asked her. It was weekend and she was cleaning his room.He didn’t have any work that day so he stayed in his room, drinking a cup of coffee while watching her clean. Levana didn’t know how to answer that sudden question.She has always wanted to try it at least once in her life. That much she knew. Actually, when she was younger, her father used to own a gun and back in Italy, they practiced it through hunting.But she never actually pulled the trigger and just watched him and her brother did it while she was munching on food.It sparked curiosity in her though, but life happened and she became so busy with everything that she never thought of it again, until he asked her about it.“Yes, I’d like to try it eventua
"There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path."-Buddha-***“Are you really that happy?” Kilian asked her as soon as they were back in the car.“Well, I tried something today that I have never tried before, of course I am happy. I was a little nervous at first, but I think I got a little dopamine rush when I pulled the trigger. I can’t quite explain it.” She admitted.He understood perfectly what she meant by that. He still remembered the first time he pulled the trigger when he learnt how to use a gun for the first time.He actually learnt it not long after he was discharged from the hospital.His father, Sonny, insisted on teaching his eldest son to use a gun, partly because it was necessary and partly because since he was shot, Kilian had a fear of gun.Sonny taught him how to use it properly and made sure he knew the safety and everything else, just like what
"Sometimes a little near death experience helps them put things into perspective."-Anne Shropshire-***Maximus put on his boxing gear and entered the arena. The loud cheer of the crowd could be heard and his opponent, the man they called Blue Giant has also entered the ring.Meanwhile, Max was known by his Alias, Max Punch. They were staring at each other in defensive position.Both of them approached each other for your typical pre fight chest bump and then went back to the corner to prepare themselves for the real fight.The referee started the fight and Maximus was the first one to land a punch. His opponent was not someone they could easily dismiss as well, but compared to Maximus, he was much slower and Max who was more on the slender side, was a lot more agile.Three rounds passed by and Maximus was the winner. Though he received a few punches here and there, at least he won.As the son of a we
"Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person's life."-Jackie Chan-***Kilian stepped into the hospital room and saw his brother at a messy state. Instead of nagging him or showing his concern, he just looked at his brother with a rather poker face and spoke in a flat tone.“Who was it?” He asked. Maximus turned his face away, as if he was embarrassed to even admit the truth.“Street bats.” When he heard it, Kilian sighed. He almost looked embarrassed as well.“I can’t believe you are injured like this because of those low lives.” Somehow, he seemed a little disappointed.“I was unprepared. I didn’t have my gun with me and I just got back from my boxing match. If you were in my situation, you would probably end up in similar state.” Maximus tried to defend himself.“This is why I have always told you to pic
"Focus not on having less or having more, but on wanting what you have."-Gretchen Rubin-***Maximus headed to the balcony to have his evening smoke like usual. He usually smoked around three to four cigar a day, which wasn’t bad compared to other smokers in his life.He always needed one before bed since it helped his mind relax a bit. Considering his situation, he needed it more than ever.As he smoked, he sat down on the chair and thought about changing his bandage. The doctor recommended him to change it at least once a day.He had not changed it since he arrived back from the hospital and it was starting to be uncomfortable.He tried to remove it on his own, but it was a little difficult. Levana who happened to pass by and wanted to go to her room saw Maximus struggling to remove and put on the new bandage.She didn’t want to help him at first and just planned on walking away because
"There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends."-Jane Austen-***“I want to take you out for an afternoon tea today. Get ready.” It was Saturday morning and Levana and the brothers were having breakfast when Kilian suddenly decided to say that.“Afternoon tea?” Levana thought it was really random. Why would he suddenly take her out for an afternoon tea?“Yes, it’s just going to be the two of us.” When Maximus heard it, he was feeling a little skeptical because he knew his brother quite well.He wasn’t the kind of guy who would enjoy spending his time doing afternoon tea with a woman. He was a very direct man with barely any sense of romanticism at all.Why would he suddenly ask her to have afternoon tea together.“Okay, I guess. But I have to tell you, I have never been to one of these event before. I don’t really know
"Health is not valued till sickness comes."-Thomas Fuller-***“You have been quiet since we left the hotel. What’s on your mind?” He asked. She was looking somewhat sad and he noticed it, but he didn’t want to mention it until they were alone at the car.“Nothing, it’s just, the way the woman was looking at me earlier. It’s like she was saying that I didn’t belong in there. As if I’m an embarrassment.” She admitted.Unlike some people who might hide their feelings about it, she preferred to communicate it instead.“Oh, so that’s why you’ve been looking down. Don’t worry too much about it. You only need to care about what I think and I spent one million pounds on you. You’re worth it, don’t let anyone convince you otherwise.” He told her as he held her hand.Levana has never been a woman who was easily moved