The next day, Ethan was once again driving the group to another stop during the vacation. Ethan wore a blue t-shirt with pale jeans and white Jordans. His hair was combed freely and he looked quite relaxed. "So... Where is our stop for today?" Ethan asked expressionlessly as he kept his eyes on the road. Maya who sat beside him was similarly dressed casually. She wore a peach top with tight black pants and also a facecap. Maya turned to glance at Ethan before looking back towards Sylvie and Mark. "Where do you want to go?" Maya asked with a smile. "I want to go to the park." Sylvie replied without giving Mark his own chance to respond. "The amusement park?" "Yes. That one with the roller stuff!" Sylvie replied with a toothie grin. "You want to ride the rollercoasters?" Maya asked with a light chuckle. Ethan took a side glance at Sylvie and smiled faintly. "I've not gone there before so I want to go today." Sylvie explained with a calm tone. Mark snorted. "It's not safe for
"Hahaha!" Maya burst into an hysterical laughter. Ethan's complexion changed and he had a grin expression on his face. He was already trying to stomach the sudden motions of the rollercoaster and now, Sylvie had thrown up all over him. He didn't even know how to react; or rather, he didn't even have the time to. The carriage kept making impossible and thrilling turns without giving anyone the chance to catch their breath. Even Maya was forced to clench her teeth after a short laughter at Ethan's plight. Sylvie on the other hand, simply switched her support line. She had been holding onto Ethan before but now that his cloth was ruined, she had to switch up to the next person... Mark. She gripped his shirt tightly too. "Ahh! Sylvie - don't - throw - up - in - my - shirt!" Mark warned Sylvie in panic, making sure that his voice was heard clearly. Sylvie didn't even pay him attention and continued holding onto him. Ethan's face was colored with embarrassment. He was still sort of
The short trip was turning out to be a success. Maya could tell because Ethan had been becoming more relaxed. The stoic expression he constantly had on his face was loosening up. "Which one do you want to ride?" Ethan stood facing the different kind of rides available at the amusement park while holding Sylvie in his arms. Mark stood by his side and Maya was just right behind them. They had just finished lunch. Sylvie had a cute pondering expression on her face like she was about to make a big decision before she pointed to a ride. "That one!" She said. "Oh..." Ethan furrowed his brows. Then he dropped Sylvie on the ground. "Go with her Mark, I can't get in that one." Mark nodded and walked off with Sylvie who didn't care whether Ethan was interested or not. "You're chickening out?" A voice sounded behind Ethan. He turned imperceptibly and saw Maya smirking at him. "It's not even dangerous. I don't think that's for adults to ride on." He shook his head wryly. "Yeah... Just lik
The next day. Ethan walked out of his room and walked towards the dining for breakfast. It was the last day of the short vacation. Ethan approached the table and saw Mark already seated. "Good morning brother Ethan." Mark greeted with a slight bow of his head. "Good morning Mark." Ethan replied and ruffled his hair. Then he took a seat beside him and sat."Are you having a great time?" Ethan asked him. Mark turned his head to Ethan and a smiled formed on his young face. "I'm having a lot of fun. Thank you for bringing me on this trip." Mark replied with gratitude and a shine in his eyes. "Don't mention it." Ethan replied Mark. "We're family. As your brother it's my job to take care of you." "Okay.""If there's anytime you have something that you need or you want to leave the orphanage to come stay with me then you just have to let me know." Ethan said again. He had already asked the kids if they wanted to stay with him some time ago. But they had said that they were comfortabl
Soon the interior of the arcade came into full view.It was large inside and there were a lot of people. Mostly kids. Many of them came with their families. As Mark walked ahead of the group, his excited gaze kept sweeping over the different games he saw children and even adults playing with. He saw people covered with virtual reality consoles and making all sorts of absorb movements which reflected on a big screen in front of them. There were different games which were being played. "Which one do you want to play?" Ethan asked Mark. His fervent gaze was just too obvious.Mark gulped. "I want to play all of them if I can!" He said. Ethan chuckled and pat him on his shoulder. "knock yourself out." He said with a smile. Seeing Ethan's approving nod, Mark discarded all his hesitation and plunged at the virtual reality games he saw. "Do you want to join him?" Maya asked Sylvie. Sylvie observed Mark with a deadpan expression on her face and shook her head. "I will play another one."
What would she say?!Maya wanted to smack him in the face. What would she say?May felt that wa a ridiculous question. For how many years, she had had a crush on Ethan even after she realised that he was poor. She finished college and came back and he was married. But even then, her feelings for him would not waver.Now after all her acting and planning and cunning and putting all her effort into making him notice her, he finally asked her out on a date. This wasn't any different than God answering her prayers. It was literally her dream come true!"I-um..." Maya suddenly held herself back from shouting an answer. 'If I say yes just like that he would think I'm probably desperate to go out with him or something...' Maya thought to herself as she eyed him. Ethan was still standing there, his golden pupils perfectly still and his hair blowing softly in the evening breeze. As intimidating as Ethan usually looked, when she looked into his eyes, she couldn't see any intimidation or suppr
Andrew remained silent but he also smiled in satisfaction. Ethan had finally done what was necessary. Andrew knew what Maya wanted from Ethan. It was too obvious for someone like him to find out. Ethan on the other hand, had been completely ignorant. His head had been filled with anger and he had only occupied himself with getting revenge that he didn't notice anything else. That was why he had recommended the trip to Ethan, it was the only viable option to hit two birds with a stone. He would relax his mind and also probably get interested in a woman that was clearly much more interested in him. Fortunately, everything had happened as he had hoped. There was silence between them for a while. Then Ethan approached his office that was in the mansion. "So... What has been going on in my absence?" Ethan asked. Andrew's steps slowed and came to a halt. "That..." Andrew didn't know where to begin. Ethan furrowed his brows and his eyes narrowed as he stared at Andrew. "What happene
Sophia felt like her heart was going to burst from the intensity of the emotions that she was feeling. "Philip...!" She said again. She couldn't find the words to say as her thoughts got chocked up in her head. At this point. Clara had realised that the person who just called Sophia was indeed Philip. She felt an emotional turmoil in her chest. Clara's brain spun into thought rapidly. This call could mean many things at this moment; it was likely that Philip had recovered from his illness and was back. Then he probably heard reports about what was happening to the Walton family and to Sophia specifically. If he had learned that her parents were disowning her, then it might not be too good a situation. Sophia had been the only reason that they came to know Philip in the first place. And given the background of his family, it was very possible that he was the only one who could have them from the mess they were in. A plan quickly formed in Clara's mind. "Let me speak to him." She