***** "What can I do now that you and second brother decided to disappear on me?" The first brother, who appeared to have matured significantly compared to his past self, let out a deep sigh in response to Ares's question. Ares stared at him for a moment before clenching his fists. ‘Do I really think he would feel like he's on top of the world just because I decided to come back?’ he thought with a wry smile, recalling something. “Aren’t I also like him?” he mumbled, recalling how he wouldn’t forgive his parents after learning the true reason behind their disappearance. Instantly, all of Ares's remaining anger toward his parents vanished. .... Returning to see his first brother made him realize that sometimes, causing pain to one's loved ones is beyond one’s control because as long as there are bigger pictures to consider, one would always betray the trust of their loved ones. Ares let out a heavy sigh and gazed intently at his first brother before finally deciding to open up t
*****Have you ever been in a situation where everything just seemed out of place?That was what Ares was feeling at this moment, standing bewildered near his girlfriend’s bustling apartment and observing it.He was puzzled and couldn’t understand how the place would be crowded and noisy after Sarah had just informed him that she wasn’t at home.“Could it be that I’m at the wrong apartment?” Ares contemplated, but then he soon shook his head. "I'm sure this is her apartment. Although it's been a while since I last visited, how could I not recognize the flat whose rent I've been paying?"He couldn’t help but furrow his brows tightly while pondering the situation.Ares, utterly drained and exhausted from days of relentless work, gathering the remaining balance for his girlfriend's birthday gift had rushed here immediately after securing the present, hoping to surprise her. Yet, as he was nearing her floor, he received a message from her, informing him that she was heading out with frie
*****“Darn!!! What did I just watch?"In a dormitory, a 25-year-old man, dressed only in his underwear, who had been seated at his desk with his laptop suddenly jumped to his feet and exclaimed."Ugh!!! Second sibling, could you please let me sleep? I have an early class tomorrow morning which I must attend!" Another person cried out with frustration and helplessness."Eldest... eldest brother, come… come and see this. I... I believe we need to inform the third brother immediately?""What?" The eldest brother, a man who appeared to be one year older than the second brother grumbled unhappily before he sat up from the bed and looked irritably at the nervous second sibling bro."Why should I contact the third brother, who decided to become our enemy merely because of that cheater?" He sneered, appearing offended, but the second brother disregarded his feelings."You must come and see this." He hurried toward the bed and pulled the eldest brother out of it, against his will and toward h
***** In the middle of a street, that had nonstop people walking by, a young man, who was in blood was presently trashing and crying wildly on the ground with agony, but the passersby only glanced interestingly at him before going their way, acting as though they couldn’t see that he was in pain. The young man was Ares, whom his bully had already left behind. He continued crying for a long time, feeling the most immense pain of his life. The intense agony persisted for around thirty minutes, an unusually prolonged duration compared to his previous experiences. Then, as usual, whenever he suffered injuries, the green orb-shaped gem pendant hanging from a tiny rope around his neck began to emit a warm glow, sending a comforting sensation coursing through Ares' body.Normally, the glow, which only Ares could see would only flash for a bit before disappearing, but as the pain and Injury he was inflicted upon this time around was stronger than anything he had ever experienced before in
***** After getting healed from his injury and leaving the spot, Ares did not return to his dorm, instead, he continued walking aimlessly forward, his thoughts and minds completely jumbled together. Although Ares now hated Sarah to the end of the world, for not only cheating on him, sending people to beat him up, but for also betraying his trust, and wasting his time and effort all these years despite already knowing that she would never marry him. The more Ares walked, the more he thought, and the more he recalled all his plans and promises for Sarah, the same for hers to him. Although it was difficult for a nobody to make it and become wealthy in Rex City, Ares had promised himself to make it, to be wealthy for Sarah. Although he has no savings and always spends everything on her, as he earns it, even going on hunger strikes times without numbers, Ares’s dreams had still stand. If not for his miracle orb, perhaps, he would have become nothing but a Skelton, with the way he sta
***** ‘So soft!! What’s this soft and squishy texture in my hand?’ Ares couldn’t help but subconsciously squeeze the object in his hand. He had no idea whether he was only dreaming or he was just waking up. Suddenly, however, a hard smack hit his hand away. Ares was forcefully woken up. The moment he did, Olivia’s eyes also snapped open. Seeing each other, the two were first incredibly startled, but then they went blank for a second, which was followed by; “Argh!!!! Who are you !!! Who are you and what are you doing in my bed?! What have you done to me?!!!” A shrill scream that almost deafened Ares entered his ears, rousing him up from his stupor at the incredible beauty he had seen upon his waking up. Ares became greatly scared and confused hearing her words. “I… I did not do anything to you, I… I only remembered drinking last night, and that was it!” “You… you…” Olivia, shocked and scared to death abruptly made the intention of rushing out of bed, but then a great and shar
***** “Have you heard, that a fourth-year student of our school accepted a marriage proposal from an extremely wealthy and influential person last night?” “Ah… I also learned of this last night, and if it weren’t for you reminding me, I would have completely forgotten that. Do you know that I slept so late in the night, checking all the news about the proposal? oh… I so much envy the schoolmate.” “Same as me. As in, in this world and day, where countless beauties are all over the world, where would one find a wealthy man who would propose and want to marry us, who is from a poor background.” “But guys, do you think that what the lady did to her ex was good? I learned that he had been the one sponsoring her school and taking care of all her needs since the day she became a student of our school.” "Pfft... Spare me your nonsense. Who sends the loser to handle such matters? I heard that the poverty-stricken bastard can even barely afford a meal a day, yet he's playing caretaker for
***** “Third bro, what do you know, hahahah! Second bro has been scammed by all sorts of ladies all his life, before he finally decided to further his education, with many of them even going as far as to save his mobile number with all sorts of names, such as; Bill Payer, Free Cash, My Unlimited ATM, Free Money Source, and so on!” The three brothers were seated on the beds, facing each other and one of them was so embarrassed at this moment.“You…” the person, the second brother pointed fiercely at the first brother, who was animatedly narrating a story and acting as though he were present when everything had occurred. “How dare you speak about me, first bro, when you had already sponsored two girls in colleges… hahaha. Even sponsoring one of their wedding’s expenses without having an idea that you are paying her to marry someone else… hahaha.” “Fuck you, first brother! What about you who had actually paid the school fees of a girl’s siblings, even buying a house for her parents,