“Who?”A defining silence fell after that as the world slowed around them.“I must be mistaken,” He muttered and stared at her. Vera frowned slightly as she felt something wasn't right with Evan. Something bad must have happened, and he wasn't telling her what it was.“Why don't you want to talk about it?” She asked instead, but he didn't answer. “I think we are done here. Let's head back home,” Evan calmly replied and proceeded to leave, but she held his hand and stopped him from leaving.“Why aren't you giving me an answer?” She asked worriedly. “Did something happen over there? What about the key? And who was it that found us?”She held him back with the hope that he was going to answer her endless worries, but he didn't.Instead, he stared at the hand that held his, then at her. “ I will inform Claus to take you home,”He gently removed her hands and left her.“Where are you going?” She called out but he didn't answer her.Vera clenched her hands tightly to clear off the pain th
Silence fell the instant those words left Claus's mouth. Evan gazed at the card in his hand and took it away from him.“When is the meeting?” He asked and Claus raised his hand to check the time.“In two hours, sir,” He answered.“Let's go,” Evan said and went directly to the car that was parked not too far away from them.Claus walked behind him and he got inside the car after Evan did. William had already taken Vera home , and as such he was left behind to take Evan to the meeting. He turned on the engine of the car and drove away. ..Half an hour later, a black Lamborghini screeches into a quiet villa surrounded by big trees. Silence fell after the sound of the engine turned off and nothing could be seen.“We are here, sir,” Claus announced and Evan nodded in confirmation.“I'll go in alone. Make sure to look to send updates to me in case anything happens,” Evan ordered as he got ready to leave the car. “Understood,” “And before I forget,” Evan paused, then faced Claus. “Make s
"So what do you suggest? Can you all take over the district?” Evan asked calmly, and in front of him were fifteen or so men. Each one of them has a badge on their breast pocket… and William happened to be the one with the highest number of badges. "Of course, that's easy as we're all skilled in martial arts. We don't know what to expect but hopefully, it isn't too strong for us. We would be able to take over some districts." William explained and Evan nodded his head in understanding."The Seven Birds are not to be underestimated so we must be prepared for whatever is coming. How do you intend to take over the districts? What are your specific skills in martial arts? I need details." Evan inquired, staring at each of his subordinates in the eye.“We are prepared for this, I assure you." William persuaded and that made Evan feel at ease a little bit."We're just new and we have already grown a good number of enemies. Because technically, if we refuse to be their slave as we are going
“What was that?” One of the customers in the mall gasped in shock as they stared at the direction the noise had come from. Vera's brow knitted slightly and she subconsciously held Evan’s arm and gazed ahead. Evan of course noticed this and stared at her before he gazed ahead again.“Should we leave and return another time?” Evan calmly asked and Vera shook her head profusely.“No, we can't! I already made a promise to Ezra that we will shop throughout the day with you,” She answered.“Is that what she wants?” He frowned and her eyes widened slightly.She went silent for a while and after much thinking_ she slowly let go of Evan's arm and glanced at Ezra.“Is that what you want? It's fine, though. We can come here another day,” She calmly said to Ezra who was a little lost by now. “Ah…” Ezra smiled, then shook her head. “In any choice you make… It's fine by me. I'll only stay back and make sure I don't get in the way,”“Come on! Don't say that!” Vera exclaimed and rushed towards her.
“You can't be serious, right?” Vera asked stunned by his behavior.The smile on Evan's face completely disappeared and he shot her a look. “Goodness,” She rolled her eyes at him and walked back to the chair.She grumbled but still picked up her spoon and continued eating.Ezra smiled on seeing how they interacted and the image Evan has always displayed in front of her since she woke up completely shattered.‘ I thought he was a cold man… but it looks like I've been wrong all along,’ She thought as she continued eating.“Where should we go after here?” Vera asked as she picked a flute glass to drink. Ezra's brow raised slightly on hearing this and she waited patiently for Evan to give a reply.But instead of a reply, what greeted her ears was silence. Confused, she slowly looked up and was stunned to see a pair of icy sharp eyes staring her way.“D-did I miss anything?” She stuttered nervously under his gaze. Vera noticed this and sighed heavily.There was no helping it!Ezra can on
“Oh my, is that true?”“If what the man is saying is the truth then that means all the products on their websites are fake!” “That can't be!” “What do you mean ‘ that can't be!’ Didn't you hear the news two days ago? Where a man almost died from eating an expired product?” One of them snapped.“I didn't, so what happened?”“This happened! It was from the same mall!” “Goodness! This is truly unacceptable!” …Evan listened silently to the whispers in the air as his eyes stared at the woman on the floor, then at the man who had a smug expression.“Today is hell for you. I won't let this go so easily!” The man said coldly, then squatted in front of the girl.“You have two choices right now. It's either you make a refund or get disgraced in front of everyone,” He said coldly as he gazed at the lady in front of him.“P-please,”. A meek voice replied after and one could hear the trembling in their voice.“What did you say? I can't hear you!” The man replied harshly.“Oi! Did you say the
"Yes?" Ezra's voice trailed off the instant she recognized who the voice belonged to."You did well, but next time make sure to understand the situation before you judge. At times, the customer might be right and the employee might be wrong," Evan calmly said to her and she nodded innocently."I will always learn from you master," She pressed her hands forward and bowed slightly."Stop doing that," Vera said and Evan rolled his eyes."You can call me Evan, instead of this master title," He said and her eyes widened slightly."Okay sir Evan," She replied joyfully."Only Evan," He sighed tiredly and Vera chuckled lightly."Okay, Evan," Ezra replied cautiously as though his name was fire and Vera couldn't take it anymore. She held her stomach as her laugh echoed on the first floor. ...After the dinner at the Mall, they decided to head back home and call it a day. The call pulled into Evan's house and Vera and Ezra stepped out of the car."Aren't you coming inside with us?" Vera asked
Evan's feet froze slightly as his ears perked up and his eyes stared at the stairs ahead. "Christel?" He called out and right at that moment the sound that came off the stairs ceased."She must be home," He sighed lightly and took out his phone as he felt a buzz from it earlier. Claus sent."Hmm," Evan gazed at the number that was sent along with the message and frowned slightly."Always meeting," He muttered and shoved the phone back into his pocket. He stared at the stairs in front of him and glanced at the house one last time.'Maybe it is because I haven't been here for long. It's probably the reason this feeling of ' vacant ' came into my mind, that was why I mistook the silence of no one being around,' He thought. "At least she should have closed the door," He sighed as he started to make his way to the door but right at that moment the sound of rushed footsteps sounded from the stairs. "Christel?" He called out but when his eyes landed on the person, a deep frown crossed hi