Aleksei arrived at the airport with wary eyes. There, Ash has been waiting for him in a wheelchair. When Aleksei saw his sister, he immediately dropped all of his bags to go to her.“Sestra!” he rushed towards her with tears streaming from his eyes. He gave his sister a huge hug and pulled away. “What has become of you?!”“It’s no big deal, Aleksei.” Ash smiled at him. “I’m sorry you had to see like this. I never intended to. But right now, we absolutely have no choice but to leave.”“What about brother?! Do we just leave him here?” Aleksei then looked at the men in black surrounding them suspiciously. “T-These people… they’re the ones that killed Mama and Papa, right?”Ash frowned and nodded. “Yes. They were.”“Then why are you with them?” “Because… because our father is not a good man, Aleksei.” She cupped his cheek. “They raised me and funded your medication while our own brother— flesh and blood, Yuri, turned a blind eye to us because he wanted to be safe. He was afraid that if he
“Master, someone has come to visit you.” Damien rubbed his exhausted eyes and tidied himself as his attention was called. When the male looked over to the seats, he saw Aleksei walking towards him with a nervous look in his face. Damien, being the first time to meet Ash’s family member in proper terms (without the killing) also felt somewhat nervous to speak with him. After all, he still couldn’t let go of the fact that his family was one of the reasons why their family died too. The young boy looked a lot like Ash—at least, his eyes looked a lot like hers. Ash had mentioned to Damien that Aleksei resembled a lot like his late mother, which Damien of course, doesn’t dare deny. “Hello.” Damien greeted the boy first before inviting him to sit with him. They were still on the helicopter.“Hey.” The boy greeted awkwardly and sat with him. “My sister passed out. She was shot?”“She was.”“By whom?” “By me.” Damien intertwines his fingers together and looked at him with a frown, clearly
Meanwhile, Princess Avelaide was sitting beside Ash’s unconscious body. She was minding her own business, appreciating the view when Ash suddenly comes back to life and spooked the Princess. “Oh my God!” Avelaide yelped, her hands on her chest. “Is it your hobby to scare people?!” “Argh, fuck.” Ash rubbed her eyes and also the spot where she was shot. “Where are we?” “We’re on a helicopter.” Avelaide told her. “Damien and the others are in the front. Do you want me to tell them you're awake?” “What… helicopter..? To where?” “Back to the airport so you could go to your own private jets. It’s much safer to fly on air than on land where the Sumerkis could get back to her.” Suddenly panic sinks in Ash’s eyes. “W-Wait, where’s Aleksei?” “Calm down.” Avelaide squeezed her hands. “Your brother is here. Didn’t you forget that you were the one who fetched him when he arrived?” “I did?” Ash was confused. The woman had just went through a terrible nightmare where she left Aleksei behind.
When they arrived back in the manor, Aleksei was shocked of all the tall buildings around him. What he used to see in magazines and books are now displayed right in front of him, and now he’s about to live in it! “M-Maybe I should go get an apartment or something. This makes me sick.” “You hate it?” Damien worriedly asked him. “N-No! Of course, I don’t hate it! it’s just that… it’s so big! And it makes my eyes hurt.” “You’re crying.” Ash slapped his brother’s back and grinned. “Wipe your tears, boy. This is where you’ll live from now. And you’ll be very safe here. No more white walls. Well, I mean there are white walls—” “You can paint your bedroom as much as you like,” Damien told him. “Wait… I get to have a bedroom?” “Of course, you get to have a bedroom, where do you think will you be sleeping, on the floor? don’t be preposterous!” “I-I never had a bedroom before. Thank you.” “And if you ever feel sick, we have the best doctor around coming during weekends.” “You have docto
Damien skips into the living room and danced like an idiot.The Claudes, Eloise, and Lilian gave him a 'what-is-going-on-with-you' look. He hummed a tune and shook his body to the beat of the music like it is the end of the world.Lilian sighed at him and threw a pillow at his face, which of course, makes him stop dancing. Damien catches the pillow and throws it back at her- but now, with 10x force. Lilian flung to the cushion and gasped for air as the pillow thrown by Damien, punched her in the face."Goodness, Damien." she cursed and coughed the chips that she was munching. "Can you please, for the love of humanity, stop dancing in front of the television, Damien?!"Eloise chuckled."Go buy your own TV then and watch somewhere, because I ain't leaving.""Well, you heard him." Noel made himself comfortable on the couch. "We can't pull him out. He's acting like a madman.""Mad man, my ass! I can't see a thing but his damn body wriggling like a stupid worm.""Oh come on," Eloise told he
Ash was trying her best to calm down as Damien stood beside her. They were both making their way to the dining hall they will announcing their news to everyone in the household. Everyone was confused as to why a huge feast was being prepared. The household workers thought that perhaps this was a celebration of the Vigilantes’ successful mission for they always celebrated whenever they achieved it.When Ash saw how many people were gathered in the seats, she looked Damien dead in the eye."I'm gonna tell them about it later.""Shit. I'm getting nervous.""Oh don't be.""They’re gonna beat me up-""They're not going to." Damien whispered to her ear. “Shall we head in?” Damien offered her his hand which Ash hesitantly takes.“You’re still shy holding hands with me?” Damien teased her. “Haven’t we done this a couple of times?”“L-Let’s just go in!”Damien chuckled and headed inside. The Vigilantes were very happy to see them, inviting the couple to sit with them and asking how they were
“Mr. Blackwell, is it true that your current live-in-partner, Ash Harlock is pregnant with your child?”The media started swarming Damien as he walked to his company. He was accompanied by Noel, Lilian, Eloise, and his secretary, as well as four bodyguards that protected the male from the paparazzi. It was a daily struggle to enter the company because of the civilians lined up outside, added by the nosy journalists. Damien took a deep breath as the doors in his company came to a close. “Thank god, I’m still alive.” Lilian wiped her sweat off with a handkerchief after being pushed again and again by the crowd. “This is dangerous; how did the news come out that she’s pregnant?” Noel asked everyone. “I don’t know, either.” Lilian crossed her arms. “Is it one of your maids, Damien? Or anyone in the Blackwell manor at all?”“I will have to check when I go back home.” Damien slips his hands into his pockets and sighs. “For now, let’s focus on expanding Blackwell Technologies to Europe, a
“Apologies.” Richard was forced to say sorry to them. “I was too hasty. I assumed that only a woman of high caliber can marry the illustrious Damien Blackwell.”“You’re saying she is not of high caliber?” Damien raised an eyebrow, intimidating him. “N-No, of course not. She is as pretty as… well, any other noble.”“Choose your words properly, Mr. Colton.” Damien crossed his arms and slowly stood up from his seat. “How’s Clarissa doing in prison?”“Is she enjoying it?” other shareholders whispered to Richard, mocking him. “The Norwoods are rich, aren’t they? How can they not bail their daughter out?”Damien remained silent. It was also one of the mysteries he had been asking himself. ‘Clarissa had powerful back-ups and she seemed to be so brave when she challenged me to court. Where are those backers now?’ Richard’s eyes widened in embarrassment. His ears were very red as he paced his eyes across the laughing people in the conference room. “S-She’s there, still. I have yet to visit he