That took Brandon completely by surprise. He would never expect Lucy to act like that. Not that he wasn't liking it, quite the opposite.He wrapped his hands around her waist and squeezed it, but not too hard. He couldn't be that cheeky, either. It would be like taking advantage of the situation and that would be more than wrong.“Lucy, how are you?” Brandon asked, smelling her hair. Lucy's outfit was a thin green blouse, he noticed, so he felt the warmth of her skin better.She released him, slowly, and her face was super red. Lucy really wasn't the type to throw herself into anyone's arms, but she wanted to have physical contact with Brandon, and after that bold kiss with Damon, she wanted that even more."Sorry, Bran," she apologized and cleared her throat. "I… I just wanted to know how you’ve been doing.""I am fine. What about you?" Brandon asked, trying to keep some distance. Yes, the hypothesis the master had raised about Lucy having been thinking about another man, while she w

“Rindley, come on! It’s lunch time!” Augustina had called her beloved son, who had been playing with Lucy, outside. “Come, sis, it’s time for us to eat,” the little boy had said, already up and offering a hand to Lucy, while the other one had been dusting off his clothes. Lucy had been a very shy girl, therefore she’d been unsure whether she’d been also invited to eat, since her mother had not called her. She’d said ‘Rindley’, not ‘kids’. “I… must I go?” shed asked her brother in a small voice. “Of course, Lu. How silly!” he had said and held her hand, smiling at his sister. “She didn’t call my name,” Lucy had insisted. Last time Augustina had called Rindley and Lucy had followed him, she’d been scolded and punished. Rindley had crouched in front of the little blonde girl and patted her head. “Lu, you are my sister. If I go to eat, you also will go to eat. We are twins, remember?”“But momm–”“Don’t worry, Lu—I’ll protect you this time!” he’d assured her and put a hand on his c

After classes, Brandon left the building and someone blocked his way. Since he was thinking about his life and what to do next, he didn’t see the person’s face right away, but when he did he was a bit surprised. Rindley Fairfax. “Brandon, right?” the man asked, looking at Brandon with a certain… contempt?Although Brandon knew who the guy was, he decided to pretend he didn’t. How could he know? He would have to explain where he first saw Rindley—and it had nothing to do with Lucy, but with the secret he wanted to hold to himself: his family. “And who is asking?” Rindley took a step in Brandon’s direction. Although Rindley was a big man, Brandon was much taller for about a head and, now, filling up. Not that people could really tell, since he used baggy clothes, but even his face was larger. “Don’t play dumb, ok? I know you and Lucy have been more than too friendly. And you, Brandon, seem like the stalker type.” Brandon couldn’t deny that, because he did stalk Lucy on social media

Everyone around was surprised by Kayle's words. There were many students around who knew Brandon, albeit by sight, and were shocked by the revelation.“Are you going to deny it?” Kayle asked, in an affronted tone. “Answer me, damn it! Are you going to deny that you've been fucking my girl?”"I don't think this is the place to discuss such a matter." Brandon said, glancing around. He didn't want to speak the truth in front of all those people, or they would know who he was, the Heir of the Ashford Family. Also, even though Erika had been a bitch to him, Brandon didn't want to expose her any further.It was possible that some people had already mentioned the young woman's name, after all, the video that Kayle had recorded, with Erika's help, had spread and people believed that Erika and Brandon had gone to the hotel and had been in a compromising situation. Now, after hearing Kayle's words, it would be too easy for them to believe that she and Brandon had actually come to blows.“Oh, is

“So, how was the fair?” Chung-hee asked Brandon as they drank water after training.“To be honest, it was crap. Kayle showed up and created a scandal.”After Brandon told him what Kayle had done and said, Chung-hee stared at Brandon.“And does anything he said about you and the girl…?”"No!" Brandon defended himself. "She... She tricked me, played with my feelings in a very dirty way, so I would never touch her, romantically. Even if I wasn't in love with someone else. I still have an ounce of dignity and self-respect.”Chung-hee nodded in agreement."Great. I'm glad to hear that. But…why would that boy accuse you?”Brandon thought for a few seconds and shrugged. He'd thought about it and all he could think about was that Erika was the one who told Kayle that."I don't know. Maybe she told him something.”“But why would she do that? She didn't seem to want to be attached to you.""I have no idea.""Why don't you ask her?" Chung-hee suggested and Brandon felt himself in a dilemma: shou