Ryan held a binocular in his hand and gazed at Perseus' front yard with it. He was standing on the balcony with Tom, holding a tray of peeled apples behind him.He was in the building next to Perseus. He had just bought the building since he hadn’t gotten the chance to speak to Perseus.Now he was sure that Perseus was at home. He had been standing there, and so Perseus drove in. He pulled down the binoculars and took the apple that Tom was handing him.Taking a huge bite from the apple, juice dripped down his chin, which he casually wiped with the back of his hand even though Tom was handing a napkin to him. He returned to look at the villa through the binoculars.“I don’t get it,” Tom said, after being quiet for a long time. He had been watching Ryan for a long time, and all Ryan did was stare at the building as he could see through it. “You have been staring at the building for hours, and now that he is back, aren’t you going to say hi?”Ryan didn’t respond; he kept on munching on

Sherry’s eyes widened when she realized the men weren’t his friends. She shot a glare at Ryan, who quickly averted his gaze.“Well, you wouldn’t call us friends, would you?” Ryan muttered, trying to lighten the mood. “But let’s forget about that for now. We’re neighbors, so let’s enjoy what I brought.”Sherry looked up at Perseus, her eyes questioning. “Is it okay to let them stay?”Tom interjected, “We’re already in. But you can still ask us to leave.” His tone made it clear that he preferred that option.“Shut up!” Ryan snapped, swatting Tom’s head lightly. “I need to talk to him.”Perseus glanced at Sherry and then nodded. “Alright. We can entertain them.”A few minutes later, they were all seated around the table. Perseus handed a piece of meat to Lexi, while Sherry savored the fish. Tom and Ryan helped themselves to the drinks Perseus offered.‘Can I get more information about Ryan?’ Perseus asked Iris.[Sure, host.] A panel appeared in front of Perseus as Iris navigated it.[He

“No, he isn’t. He died the same day as your parents. He was kidnapped and tortured to death. I felt nothing when I stared at his grave at his funeral. If anything, I was glad that he was gone because I could escape such an awful place.”[He was a psychopath from a very young age,] Iris noted. [He was the happiest he had been at his dad’s funeral, smiling and beaming all through the day.]Perseus remained expressionless as he absorbed all of this. “Aren’t you curious about who did that to your parents?”Ryan shook his head. “I am not. As long as they don’t come after me, we are good.”“I am sure they will come after you at any moment,” Perseus told him. “If our parents were involved in the same project, then you are also being targeted. It is only a matter of time before they come for us. So I think I will make a deal with you.”Ryan's eyes widened. “Really?”“Yes. As long as we get to work together and take down the company our parents worked for, Okay?” Perseus asked, peering at Ryan

“Good morning, Perseus,” Eris greeted, walking down the stairs just as he was setting the table.Sherry and Lexi were by her side, and Lexi was red with embarrassment. Looking at them, he could tell they had already teased her about acting like a kid.“Good morning,” he breathed out a response.After Iris had asked him the question, she had disappeared, saying she would be back when he was done cooking.“Morning,” Sherry chimed, hurrying down the stairs faster than the rest. “Lexi was alright when we woke up this morning. She was watching us sleep with a confused look on her face.”“She had no idea why she had her hair in two braids and was holding a teddy bear and a lollipop,” Eris stated.Sherry leaned in to peck Perseus on the cheek, stunning him and sat down as if nothing had happened. “Thanks for making breakfast.”Perseus touched his cheek, a faint blush creeping up. “Umm...sure.”“I should have woken up and made breakfast,” Eris implied. “It must have been a bother.”“It was no

“I was only telling the truth,” Sherry yelled, bracing herself for what was next to come.Just as Eris was getting to Sherry, Lexi moved swiftly, catching Eris halfway. “How could she say it like that?” Eris demanded. “And she said it in a way that made me agree to it!”Perseus only watched them go back and forth arguing without interfering. He was still recovering from the words that they shot at him.Unromantic, romance illiterate, someone who can’t tell if a girl likes him, one who has the bad luck of his dates being kidnapped, and the worst of them all was them calling him gay.[Host, aren’t you going to stop them and at least pick one?]“I can’t pick,” Perseus replied.Iris frowned at him. [You can’t what?]“If you ask me to pick out of them all, I can’t pick.” [What do you mean by that?] Iris demanded. [You just have to pick one and stop this fight from happening.][Come on, tell me which one you like the most.]Perseus blinks rapidly before running his hand in his hair. “I do