The third brother stared at the others. His eldest brother, Yuri, came alone. His wife was too busy with her business affairs that she chose a business trip over this dinner. He appeared to be the most elegant and eloquent among them, and yet his veiny hands knew more hard work than all. On his face were a pair of thin glasses and their mother’s tall nose no one else inherited.
Three chairs away was the second brother, Zenon. He arrived with his vain wife, even constantly retouching her makeup to appear the best. However, if one looked closer at her head, her blonde hair was nothing but dyed. As for him, he was also dyeing his hair. After all, he was too young to sport silver hair—one attributed to Yuri.
Next to them was a young girl with a princess crown. She was so grumpy she was grumbling under her breath and sliding down her seat. However, when she saw Eine, she glared and moved to sit up properly. That butterfly hairclip on Eine’s hair was synonymous with her being loved.
The last group sat a chair away from the girl. He had this youthful handsomeness and visage of danger, but the pure arrogance in his eyes was a red flag to Delta. Next to him was a dainty woman who looked like a supermodel. Her dark hair was curled away from her face, but the fierce look complimented the shape of her dark lips.
Wolfram just showed up and made a quick gaze at everyone. However, the woman with blonde hair stopped drawing her lips and smirked in his direction. “Oh, it’s Wolfram. I’m surprised you even appeared without running late this time.”
“Will I ever do something that you won’t comment on?”
The way Wolfram responded to her sounded like this was the first time this woman picked on him. Delta’s eyes quickly sought her image in the crowd for a second look. Aside from the vanity and fast aging on her face, Delta found no beauty. The mother could even superimpose a loose-skinned hyena on that person. Delta was never this kind of person, but this woman repulsed her to the bone.
Of course, the woman felt the weight of Delta’s gaze. “What are you looking at?”
“Sorry, I was just curious. Wolfram said we are meeting his family, but… he didn’t mention anything about his auntie.” Delta smiled instead. Violence was not the only answer, and women knew a bloodier battle than a fistfight.
“Excuse me, what did you just call me?” The ‘old’ woman gasped in shock. She then turned to the man next to her. “Zenon, did you hear what she called me? An auntie? Did she just call me an auntie?”
Zenon glanced at his wife before he turned to Wolfram. “Hey, Wolfram. You brought a woman with kids here. They’re not yours, so which drunkard on the streets knocked off that slut? Or do you believe you gave her little headaches?”
Wolfram’s eyes widened in shock. How fierce. This big bad wolf was surely angry before they even showed up. It’s just that he didn’t want to discuss anything with any of these brothers.
“That’s so sad. You call them headaches?” Delta reached out to pat Eine’s head. She was so sure Eine and Foxley could understand what that man just said. They were already old enough to feel bad about not having their own father. She should at least find a way to hit the man back. “My headaches are called Eine and Foxley. What do you call yours?”
“…” The two kept quiet. They wouldn’t be caught calling their own daughter a headache. The young girl even glanced at her parents and snorted a little.
That was what Foxley caught. He then turned to Wolfram, who was getting really upset. Even Eine was looking down as if her mother was being picked on because of her. The little boy got off his seat and went to hug Wolfram from the side.
“It’s okay if we became headaches to Wolfie and Mommy. We still love you two,” Foxley spoke with seriousness. Then he looked at the girl with a princess crown, who was watching him. “I think she thinks of her mommy and daddy the same way, too!.”
“Ew,” the young girl murmured, earning the glare of the blonde woman.
“Huh? Why not?” Eine shot up her head as if catching the fight Foxley was picking for their parents. “Why don’t you love them? They’re your mommy and daddy. We love Mommy because she’s a good mommy. Is your mommy… not a good mommy?”
The blonde woman gasped. “Devil! How dare you imply I’m not taking care of my daughter? Shut up, little slut. You’re the one without the blood of the Colton here.”
Delta reached out to caress Eine’s head for saying something so blatant, but she heard the blonde woman. She then turned to the woman, soon feigning her shock. “Oh, I’m sorry, Mrs. Zenon Colton… do you have their blood in your veins, too? Doesn’t that make you feel uncomfortable?”
The blonde woman would scream again, but Xander and his girlfriend started laughing. Even Yuri didn’t hide his giggling; he was not participating in their fight, but he would not miss it for the world. Their reactions made the blonde woman feel so humiliated.
“I was just late for a few minutes…” An old voice came from the door that opened. He headed inside with the help of an electric wheelchair. Still, a maid followed him.
The man frowned at the people sitting at the table. “When will I gather you four without your wives cackling like laying hens? You even ordered extra chairs to keep yourselves separated. Is this also the sight during my funeral?”
Yuri, the eldest, shook his head. “You know they won’t choose to humiliate themselves in front of your friends, Dad. I’m sorry Mariska couldn’t attend. It also seemed this is a first for both of my younger brothers. Wolfram brought a woman, and Xander brought the same one from the last time.”
“Yuri, don’t be like that. You know that Xander and I are now forever cast into the stars.” The celebrity woman chuckled as she leaned against the man. After all, their chairs were pushed against each other. She even managed to hug him and kissed his cheek.
“Don’t be too sweet, sugar. The old ones will get envious.” Xander, the youngest among them, giggled as he eyed Yuri as if speaking about him directly.
“I’m curious how long the stars will hold onto your story, Xander, Janelle.” Yuri chuckled and shook his head. He then looked in Wolfram’s direction. “How about you, brother? Where is your future cast?”
Delta didn’t answer right away, but she figured Wolfram would not open his mouth tonight. He already exhausted all his words for these people. However, since Yuri didn’t break eye contact, she continued to smile. “I’ll see where the winds take me and Wolfram.”
The blonde woman snorted. “She’s not even sure about staying with him. Are you so desperate to marry you picked up a random woman, Wolfram?”“…” Wolfram continued to stay quiet. His gaze was not even stuck on anyone in particular.“Why do you always try to get my husband’s attention?” Delta turned to the woman. “Are you hoping to find someone more miserable than you? Leave him alone. You want him to come early, but this is all he hears. Perhaps he has good reasons to skip seeing you.”The woman lifted her brow. “And you behave like you’ll be here the next time we gather. Look here, pretty face. You’re not going to be Wolfram’s wife for so long. Women like you are like single-use table napkins—just good for one use and th
“Life had been quite hard for me when the father of my children kept on leaving us for his work.” Delta prepared a story for everyone to hear. “It came to a point where I started incurring debts. However, I ran into Wolfram, and something instantly clicked between the two of us. Since there were no troubles, we decided to get married.”Delta looked up at the father, hoping he wouldn’t make things difficult for her. “It wasn’t long before the new building was inaugurated and opened.”Trisha decided to interfere again. “No troubles? So, you have children with a man that was not married to you in any way? Kept on leaving you for work? Maybe you’re just stalking him in hopes to get his attention and make him responsible for your kids.”She then turned to
“You want to gamble with my seat on the board, Yuri?” Zenon hissed at his older brother. “Who gave you the right to award my spot to just some random woman Wolfram found on the streets?”Yuri didn’t drop his smile as he shook his head. “Zenon, you have been part of the board since you received the Rhea Faction. Your scores are beyond impressive in the first few years, but you’re clearly lagging. On the tenth-year mark of your acquisition, I only want to see Rhea hit 90%, just as any other member of the factions.“Since you continue to fail to improve, I merely gave you a nudge.” Yuri’s smile grew tamer. “Your household expenses kept on rising because of your daughter and your wife. You might as well contribute bigger. At least, take solace in the fact that I didn’t go through firing you as the President of Rhea.”“You’re really discussing things like this in front of strangers?” Janelle whispered as she glanced at Delta. At least, that other woman decided to be Wolfram’s wife.When sh
Delta’s eyes flickered. Wolfram drew an unbearable picture of Regina—the supposed bitch-princess daughter of his second-eldest brother. However, she clearly looked like a rather unfavored child. Could this child be the way she was because tantrums and screams attract the attention of her parents more?Came with this thought was a look she gave Wolfram. However, the man gave a head shake. Don’t be fooled, he implied. Delta then looked at the girl sitting on the twin’s bed, joining them in looking at the two adults. Everyone was waiting for Zenon to pick up his phone.The woman then turned to Wolfram. “Maybe he blocked you already? How come he’s not answering? If they had to fly somewhere, the operator would say something else.”“He just didn’t want to answer my call. Why would he after what happened earlier?” Wolfram finally stopped trying. The light in the eyes of the children grew duller by the second. He just dialed Yuri’s number, hoping to just pass the message.[“Did you run into
“Safer?” Delta echoed softly, but she figured it was a talk for later. She just turned to find Foxley and got him to stop plastering his face against the glass wall.Wolfram squatted down to see how it looked from Foxley’s eye level. He couldn’t even see the price as if it was not something a child should see. He then turned to Foxley, whose cheeks were being wiped clean by his mother. After all, he pressed his face against something other children must have pressed their faces as well.Foxley then hugged Wolfram’s leg. “Wolfie, will you buy it for me? Let’s play on it together. I already know a lot of games we can play together!”“Sure, but you have to be extra well-behaved to your mom. If you misbehave, she will take it away.” Wolfram laughed, patting the head of the obedient child. He then got to his feet. “Let’s go inside. Maybe you can find more games for it.”“Okay!” Foxley went to hold Wolfram’s hand instead. “Help me read instructions, too. I can’t read all words yet. Mommy sa
Delta knew that this would happen sooner or later. After all, the news about her supposed marriage to Wolfram Colton had already spread far and wide. There was no way this man had not heard of it. He just had to see it for himself.“Die here? Is this how much you look down on me now, Delta?” Brandon chuckled in his deep voice. He then turned to face her, even standing before her. With a rather intimidating aura, he reached over to crush his cigar against the sink close to Delta’s arm. “Just because they intercepted Carolus, it doesn’t mean they are formidable enough to stand against me.”“Brandon, leave me alone. Eine and Foxley remain with me, and—” Delta would say something more, but her face was grabbed by the man.Brandon pulled on his lips to smile. “Delta, Delta… I should have said things clearer. I only want you back. Do you really think I care so much about your children? You’re a woman; I’ll just let you make as much as them if you like. As for those two outside, they’re bett
The man was speaking to another person, but he quickly ignored the other person when he caught sight of the disheveled Delta. He even walked toward her. “Delta! Are you all right?”“Mommy, they’re so scary!” Eine cried, and Delta got down to the floor to hug her. This daughter sobbed like this when her mother finally found her that time. Delta also pulled Foxley close for a hug. She thought the twins were shaken, but it seemed Foxley was not even affected.“Wolfie, you were so cool!” The boy was watching from the table. His sister was hugging him by then, but he didn’t cower in fear with her. “You were like a secret agent!”Wolfram also kneeled when Delta fell. He was ready to console the three, only to be taken aback by that boy. The ninja wasn’t even scared to watch such a very violent scene.He reached out to pat Foxley’s head. “We’re called ‘secret’ agents for a reason. Erm, don’t be like this. Console your sister and your mother, Foxley. Are you not terrified of the guns?”“I am,
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