...The Senator left a message for his two friends, Fraghanan and Thurlow to meet him in his place. That it was urgent. Several minutes later, Thurlow came first, making himself comfortable on the chair. Although he couldn't help but be nervous with the sudden call."I got your message Deucalion. Hope all is well?" He asked."You'd find out soon enough." He was still saying when Fraghanan joined them as well. As soon as he saw Thurlow, he hissed, rolling his big eyes as he leaned against the doorway, crossing his arms."What is he doing here, Deucalion?" He asked.Deu gulped hard on his drink, effortlessly dropping the glass as he offered him a seat. "There's no time for such enmity, now. It isn't why I wanted your presence. Please, let's put up with each other and hear me out, first. Huh?" He said in a calm, collected tone unlike minutes before."I..." Fraghanan who wanted to frankly refuse held himself back, uncrossing his arms. "So let's hear it then. And before you ask... I pref

... Lorenzo was lying on the bed, my head was on his bare chest as my hand caressed his toned abs. "Sweetheart." He said."I'm here. What's wrong?" I asked, raising my head, I locked eyes with him, waiting for a response.He entangled his fingers around my hair, rubbing it back and forth against my curled locks. "Something seems off for some reason," he said."Why do you say so?" I asked."It's regarding Atkins. I mean the supposed days he gave to hear from me have run out but still no word from him. That's unlike my brother. Why hasn't he retaliated? I'm anxious. It's been apparently three days since he told me to abdicate my position in the company... So why is he so calm?" He asked.I understood his concerns. "It's nothing to worry about. If you ask me, I'd say it means that everything is under control. Perhaps, he'd finally come to understand that fighting his own blood over some company rights wasn't worth the hassle and had given up. Isn't that good news if you ask me?" I sai