Puzzle Pieces

Aillard de France sat across him with his legs crossed, his brown eyes looking at Castiel seriously with slightly narrowed eyes. They were best friends since high school along with two others – who unfortunately couldn't attend this meeting.

"So you want me to investigate the Masons?" he asked with raised eyebrows “let me guess, it's about their eldest daughter, isn't it?”

"You already know very well without me needing to explain anything" his blue eyes rolled lazily, then his right hand reached into his black suit pocket and put it on the table "that's a portrait I got from their study, I accidentally saw that and took it"

He had discovered this about two or three years ago when he visited their residence to take care of his family business with them, he had come there to replace his father who was on a business trip to Asia. When he came there, it was the youngest Mason daughter who greeted him and at the main door and escorted him to his father's study.

Unfortunately, he later found the portrait in a pile of worn-out books — in the portrait, Auriellia who was probably two years old was being carried by a woman who looked very much like her — hair, eyes, nose and even facial features were very similar. Castiel knew very well what Mrs. Mason and he knew that the woman were not her.

Aillard's big hand moved to take the portrait stored on the table and looked at it intensely "Isn't this Auriellia Mason?" he asked confused "oh, is she already has a baby?" he added in a hysterical voice

His scary impression and authority that attached to him gone instantly — replaced with annoying face.

“Idiot” Castiel spat harshly “In there, she was still a little girl — look at the baby closely you fucking stupid”

Instead of being angry and offended, Aillard looked at him mischievously with blinking eyes a few times “Oh, if I'm not mistaken she's still a little girl now too — Auriellia Mason is Castiel Berkshire's little girl”

His cheeks were red because he is being teased like that "Shut up, you fucking—“

“Handsome” he interrupted Castiel annoyingly “I know that and thank you — I'm very flattered”

He hissed impatiently "If you weren't my best friend, maybe now you're just a name and will be six feet under"

"Stop it, you psycho — you’re scaring me" Aillaid mocked him

"And you're more psycho because you want to be friends with a psycho like me"

"Ew, no no — because in facts we're all the same" he states mysteriously "Okay, I'll take care and find out about the annoying Mason family"

The Masons are a wealthy family but sadly they are not a white and clean family, they are a dirty family. They often use devious means to get and achieve whatever they want — including destroying other families by killing or trapping them, they will do whatever they can and what's worse, they will throw what they did and blame it on others, so that their reputation will always be good in public

That is very disgusting.

Well, even though he and his friends did that a lot and more worse from them, still, the Masons were disgusting — but not Auriellia. Just like others who have been victims of Mason, she is also a victim of the cruelty of her parents — after all, a child cannot be abandoned by his parents.

"You remember what Harvey said?" Aillard suddenly asked seriously "If Aurielle actually tried to kill her own sister"

His brows furrowed with a clenched jaw "I remember" he replied with a hiss "that's just bullshit"

“Relax, man” he tried to reassure him “It's just a rumor between socialite moms, our mom —sadly out moms are still a part of their social circles”

"They have to, to keep everything under control — but I've had enough of listening to their blabbering" he mumbled "they're always talking nonsense"

"You're not wrong" Aillard replied "Besides, I think they did it because of Mrs. Mason is the one who asked them to spread the rumors — as if she wanted to embarrass her own daughter and make her suffer.”

Mrs. Mason is known as a very graceful woman with an excellent background — rumors are that she is the only daughter of a well-known family, which makes her influential and big-headed. Whereas the most influential people in the socialite world are the mothers of the four of them, especially Mrs. Berkshire — Castiel’s mother

Castiel befriends Aillard, Harvey and Ashton — as well as their parents who are friends too. The advantage is that their large business empires can thrive with each other's help, besides that they also cover up their illegal actions from the public — because of that, they are bound together and their relationship is not just profit.

Being an old money family that was highly respected and powerful allowed them to easily control and monopolize everything, including the company's market share — but in order to maintain their position, they also had to hold onto each other tightly.

The devil in disguise isn't just him and his group — but also their parents too. It is just, their parents will do it in a more presentable and in classy way — unlike them, young people who are still passionate — eager to show their power and brutality to the rest of the world.

Luckily, their parents are very understanding and even always help them clean up the mess they do without lecturing them. They will support whatever they do even if it's not a good and legal action — it's all because they really trust their child.

Because of that, the four of them did not understand Mrs. Mason who had the heart to throw his own daughter away without giving her a penny of his possessions. If the Rhodes family hadn't accommodated him, he might have been dead on the streets from the first day he was kicked out.

"No parent can ever throw away their child — no matter how big a mistake a child will make, of course they will always forgive" Aillard explained calmly "Isn't that right?"

Castiel who heard that smirked sarcastically — he knew very well how Aillard was in the past and how frustrated his parents were to see his son who behaved like an incarnation of a demon child "Yes, your parents can forgive you who are like a demon and unfortunately then it rubs off on them"

"Hey!" he shouted at him "I am like this because they have the seeds to become demons like me"

“Yes and you nurtured it” he sneered back “you ungodly child for poisoning your parents with darkness”

"I don't care" he said lazily "which is obviously quite profitable for them, for our parents - we who rule the underworld will certainly benefit them, they will be safe for the rest of their life"

The Four devils in disguise — they are the children of an old money family who are very influential in England at once they are rulers of the underworld with abundant treasures and impunity, at one glance they are simply perfect. But sadly no, their brains are a bit shifted – they are all sociopaths. But fortunately it was all covered by their beautiful face — their family blessed them with their perfect features

Anyone who first time saw their faces would certainly not believe their bad reputation, moreover they all always spoke softly and sweetly, which was able to make anyone's heart melt — covering the devil who was hiding behind it all perfectly until finally they willing to submit themselves under their feet.

"What's the use of it all if I can't keep my girl safe?" he whispered softly with his head down and his hands clenched into fists — making Aillard raise his eyebrows with a smirk

It was no secret between the four of them that Castiel liked her very much, no – he had an unhealthy obsession with Aurielle Mason, but as good friends they reminded him not to show his possessiveness and obsession with the girl he was after — or she would freak out and walk away from him.

At first, he didn't accept it and was furious — until slowly he understood and tried to be patient and control his emotions well. He seemed forced at first, but he slowly got used to it — all he did was to make Aurielle fall for him voluntarily, get him involved further into his life and then he wouldn't let go — he would lock him in the golden cage he had prepared a long time ago.

Until he unknowingly heard that Adrian Rhodes was about to propose to his girl in the near future, he couldn't help it and nearly destroyed his study — he lost control like a madman. In the past he ignored the rumors about the eldest Rhodes liking his girl and he regretted it very much later

If only he had kept her away from her two best friends — maybe Adrian wouldn't dare to put his heart on her, dare to like what is his in the first place.

"Calm down" he tried to calm down again "just wait a little longer until everything is perfect - hell, you've only been approaching her for less than two weeks"

"I can't be more patient than this, she is always be the center of attention wherever she is" he said annoyed "I don't like what is mine to be seen like that by others"

Because only him who can look at her lovingly, own her, pamper her, pay attention to her and make sure that she was well under his care — no one else.