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TWENTY-SEVEN
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Higan TWENTY-EIGHT
×Higan×"My son is a Prince!" My mother exclaimed excitedly as she pinched and tugged at my cheeks. "Look at how tall he's grown since the last time we saw him!""That's because you were in heels," Dad chuckled as he watched her squeal in delight."Nonsense. He's a smart, tall man with good manners and great hair. Let's see if the Handerson's can beat that. Fucking bastards.""You really don't have a filter sometimes, Abigail." He said fondly as he held my wrist and pulled me away from her. "But of course, there's no way that they can top that."She folded her arms and grinned proudly. "My son is a jewel.""Thank you," I said bashfully as I scratched the back of my head nervously. The Handerson's were a rival family of ours and they also had one child. My parents and his parents competed over everything from business expansion to how great their children are.Although this petty rivalry would be a little irritating at times, it made me proud that my parents held me so highly. It was
Higan TWENTY-NINE
×Higan×I stared at the mess of clothes on my bed as I debated on whether I should leave or not. The curtains were still drawn and only a few rays of light managed to brighten some parts of my room. I was originally supposed to leave tomorrow evening if things took a turn for the worst, but after having everything blow up in my face, I didn't see the point in staying any longer. It was 10:44am and I hadn't stepped out of my room since last night. The atmosphere was already so tense that I could feel it radiating off my door. I sighed, rubbing my temples to soothe my current headache. Thinking about the previous night was like continuously pressing on an open wound. I've completely shattered my relationship with my father and made my mother have such a grieved expression. The situation was too fragile and painful to bear. I wondered if I would ever hear their praises again because now, I wasn't their perfect son anymore. An idle smile played on my lips when I thought about Jamie. O
Higan THIRTY
×Jamie×"So you're planning to surprise him?" Kate asked, as she looked for a parking space. "Yes. He told me that he will be back today and I want to welcome him home," I answered as I scrolled through my texts with Higan. She grinned. "I'm so proud of you. It's your first relationship and you're already such a great boyfriend.""Uhm.... Kate?" I began and she briefly looked at me. "Is it normal to feel like you don't love your boyfriend enough?"She frowned slightly. "What makes you say that?""I keep thinking about what to do to show him how much he means to me but it doesn't feel like enough.""Don't overthink things, Jamie. I'm sure that Higan already knows how you feel.""Well, Darcy and I were watching this popular romance movie the other day and she said that I have no romance bone in me. The couple in the movie had this dance in the rain and a cute run on the beach moment; but I'm sensitive to the cold and I hate running."Kate laughed. "And here I was getting seriously wor
Higan THIRTY-ONE
×Jamie×I chuckled as I laid back into the bed while resting on my elbows. Higan continued to pack his clothes with a lingering smile on his face at the sarcastic joke that I said earlier.Everything seemed perfect but I still couldn't shake off the feeling that he was hiding something from me. What favour did he need from his mom and why could he not say it in front of me?I know that even as couples, we each have our own lives and things going on but I had an inkling that I was more or less involved."You have the weirdest comments to things," Higan said, his voice making me look at him. He stood by the closet with his hands on his waist. "I'm done. Wanna cuddle with your super hot boyfriend now?""That depends on my super hot boyfriend."His smile turned amused. "What do you mean?""Uhm...." I began nervously as I sat up and folded my legs. I didn't trust my head so, voicing out my thoughts was a better option for me. "What favour were you and your mom talking about?""It's nothing
Higan THIRTY-TWO
×Jamie×I had no idea that the stakes would be this high.Abigail Hunter, the only daughter out of four sons of a wealthy family, and Jack Parker, the first son out of three children and a popular business tycoon, were married off as an attempt to solidify the partnership between Silvress Tech and Park Investment. This made their businesses be at the top of the industry.Fortunately, it wasn't long until the couple fell in love and had a happy marriage life. Abigail's first pregnancy was miscarried because of a cervical infection and this put the family into deep sorrow. Six years later, she was pregnant again and this time, the baby was born healthy without any complications. The Parkers' only child has since been kept away from the public eye and they refuse to talk about them during interviews. Although the two parents express how much their child is loved, their child's identity and gender isn't known.The media has given up on asking about their child and wait patiently on the a
Higan THIRTY-THREE
×Higan×"Have you calmed down?" I asked softly as I reached out and stroked Jamie's cheek."Yeah," he answered, taking hold of my hand and leaning into my touch for a moment. "That's good." I sighed and withdrew my hand. "Jamie, I trust you and there's no reason for me to think that you want to leech off me. The reason I didn't tell you is because I want to be treated as a regular person. Only Adam knows about this and if you haven't noticed, my position attracts all sorts of fake people.""Aren't you already attracting such people with this fancy car and your designer clothes?" He teased halfheartedly."Being fairly well-to-do and being filthy rich are two different things. Of course, people would love to be friends with the wealthy but I'd be surrounded by ass kissers and the media would not give me peace. Some people go as far as talking down on my hard work because I have 'connections'.""I have seen you do your best plenty of times so, I can't think that way. Why didn't you tell
Higan THIRTY-FOUR
×Jamie×I groaned, stirring awake by Higan's soft kisses on my face and neck. As much as I loved the affection, now wasn't the time. I pushed him away by the jaw. "Stop it," I mumbled grumpily as I kept my eyes closed.Higan chuckled. "Happy birthday, baby."I smiled and snuggled into him more. "Thanks, babe.""Wake up. The others might be waiting for us.""My family isn't like that. If you want to eat late, no one will wait for you."He hummed. "Look at me then."I groaned loudly in protest but did as he requested. Opening my eyes to see the love in Higan's eyes made me melt so much that I thought I was dreaming. I would be lying if I said that it wasn't the best feeling ever. "What is it?" I asked, shying away from his gaze."You don't have the right to sleep more after purposely staying up late," he whispered.I rolled my eyes. "That's rich, coming from the cause.""Don't act like you didn't like it."I blushed. "Shut up." He laughed and kissed my forehead. "Your hair's grown lo
Higan THIRTY-FIVE
×Jamie×Spending my birthday with Higan was amazing. Even though it was just one addition to the party, it felt like a huge barrier had been broken. I've never seen my sisters be so friendly to someone else before and the interaction was adorable.I watched as the twins and Higan played a boardgame that Higan won twice already. The twins were focused as they discussed strategies while Higan looked like he could play it with his eyes closed.He should probably go easy on them since they are children, but Darcy would kill me if I said that out loud.My attention went to Marcy, who was still eating a piece of my birthday cake. Her eyes were on the board and her next move had Higan getting a little tense. I chuckled to myself. Having Marcy come around and actually have fun with Higan was like a breath of fresh air.I'm probably supposed to be happier than this. My family knows that I'm dating a guy and seem to be okay with it. My boyfriend and I have the chance to be affectionate in front
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