Meet me at Lilly Garden Gallery at 5 pm.
Harvey leaves Sebastian's office after a meeting and reads Eden's text. Harvey raises an eyebrow and chuckles, "What is he planning?" he asks himself, refraining from smiling like an idiot. Harvey can't risk exposing what's between him and Eden as long as the Chairman is home. Even though Sebastian has been strangely calm since he came back from his business trip, Harvey wishes he could leave again so he can freely crush on Eden.
Harvey wonders if Eden just invited him for their first-ever date. But he's confused at the location, though. It's not that Harvey isn't interested in arts, but he's never known people who would accompany him to galleries or museums. Perhaps with Eden, he'll get to discover new things.
Disclaimer: mention of suicidal thoughts.Grayson enters the nursery, and his chest tightens when he finds Kian lying on of the beds. He looks even thinner under the lights, and the beautiful lips he loved to kiss are now pale and dry. The head of the bodyguards can't help but feel guilty about his state. It's because of him that he lost his cheerfulness and the brightness in his eyes."Good morning, Grayson," the doctor greets him, "The patient is doing better. As expected, it was malnutrition. The nurses will supervise him and make sure he eats his meals properly,"Grayson nods, "Thank you, doctor," he watches the white-coated man leave the nursery before he approaches Kian's bed. He's quietly looking at the window overlooking the garden.
Only two people succeed to make Harvey smile; Eden and Leo. Despite his anger after his conversation with his dad, Harvey grins the second Leo appears by the door. His teacher points at Eden, and Leo runs to his father. "Papa!" he hugs him tight, "We played football today, and I scored two goals!""Whoa!" Eden widens his eyes, "I told you you're our future Messi!" he exclaims, ruffling his hair. Leo turns his head and spots Harvey waiting next to the car. He gasps and looks at his dad with surprise, "Harvey is with you?" Eden nods with a smile and lets him run to his boyfriend."Harvey!" Leo opens his arms wide, and Harvey immediately crouches to welcome him in his chest. "I missed you, my friend," he tightens their embrace and gently rubs his back.
Eden runs in a dark hallway, panting and crying. The tears blur his vision, and his legs start failing him. A group of strangers is following him, mockingly calling his name. He can't see their faces as dark smoke covers them. Eden tries opening the doors on his way, but all of them are sealed. He looks behind and panics when he realises they're approaching. This time, Eden spots something shiny between their palms, like a sword. He gulps and keeps running in the corridors, hoping to find an emergency exit. But this building seems to have no end. It's a labyrinth, threatening to cage him between its walls. Eden is now cornered and can't find a way to escape. The group of strangers approach, and he rests his back against the icy wall, trembling and searching for air. They draw their swords, and he closes his eyes, whispering his last words. Their shadows surround him, and their col
Grayson finishes getting ready for his night job. The charity event will start in less than two hours, and the entire mansion is upside down because of the preparations. This autumn ceremony is one of the most important, and for this reason, the chairman cleared his schedule this week. Sebastian Clarke's appearance will bring him more connections, and therefore, more success to his company.Grayson leaves the bodyguards' locker room. He can't help looking to his right where the grey metal door is at the end of the corridor. The head of the bodyguards wonders if Kian ate anything today. Even when he doesn't want to think about him, he can't help it. Kian is the first thing he thinks about when he wakes up in the morning."Come on. Just leave," Grayson mumbles to himself, heading to the stairs, but he stops and looks at the metal door again. His chest tightens at the thought of something happening to Kian during his absence. Grayson sighs and lazily walks to the grey roo
Eden's heart jumps at the gunshot sound. He hurries to hold Harvey's hand, "Stay with me," he whispers, his eyes widening at the chaos happening inside the hotel lounge. Eden shares a look with Tyler, who's as shocked as him. Thankfully, the Young Mistress is still by his side."Kian was right," Eden mutters, tightening the grip around his boyfriend's hand. He looks at Tyler, who speaks with Grayson through the earbud. The head of the bodyguards called for his team."What should we do?" Harvey asks with a shaky voice, "Do you think they come after my family?" he holds onto Eden's arm and looks at his sister with wide eyes."We don't know what," mumbles Eden, looking for a way to escape safely. He left Leo at the Clarke mansion with the mai
Grayson makes sure Sebastian Clarke is safe inside the van and asks his team—what's left of it at least—to drive him back to the mansion. The chairman might be one of the main targets tonight, and the head of the bodyguards can't risk anything happening to him.Grayson watches the van leaving in the dark street and goes back inside the hotel. He still has Harvey and Kate to look after and send them back safely with their father.The bodyguard sighs from relief when he spots the Young Mistress and Tyler in the hotel lobby with the rest of the guests. He hurries to them to see if anyone got hurt. Grayson is exhausted as it's been a long time since they've been involved with such a situation. His job worsens when it comes to protecting the three Clarkes and not only one. And losing some of his men doesn't help him keep his stabilit
"They... They shot the chairman." The world suddenly crumbles around Harvey. His heart threatens to burst inside his chest, and his legs weaken, making him lose balance. Thankfully, Hunter catches him from collapsing. Grayson's hands don't stop shaking, and his phone ends up on the ground. For the first time, the head of the bodyguards doesn't know what to do. Everything happened so suddenly and so unexpectedly that he wasn't mentally prepared for such a tragedy. Grayson sent Sebastian home with his team. He saw them leave in the van to get the chairman home safely. What happened? Eden can't move anymore because of the shock. He learned two things at the same time, and he couldn't handle it.Ben
Hunter comes back to the living room with a bottle of wine, noodles and canned food his family stored in the basement. Thankfully, his father never forgot the cabin and kept paying the water and electricity bills. Hunter wonders if the late president used to come here when he needed to be alone—or with his mistress."That's all we got for now," Hunter takes a seat on the gingerbread leather couch. "I guess it's enough to survive the night,""I'm not hungry," Harvey mumbles, resting his head on Eden's shoulder. Hunter frowns at him, "That's what your brain said. I'm sure your empty stomach thinks otherwise," he pushes a can of fruits toward him. "Do you want some noodles?""I'll cook them," Eden suggests, taking the packages of beef and chicken n