"Chapter 25- Runaway Marriage (2)"

"Brother!" she chased me as I burst out of the mansion, what is it this time- I can't keep interacting with her, "what is it?" I glanced at her, "don't go," she whispered, as mother was behind her, she grasped her arm, pulling her in, "don't follow your brother you brat," she fumed while slamming the door close, she tried to reach out her hand before the door closes,

'WOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSHHHHHHH' the shivering wind said as I was alone outside of the mansion, I know she was mature for her age but she's still a kid, I can't take her anywhere since my occupation is something to be hidden for the pure, she's so stubborn sometimes I wonder if she got it from mother, I walked outside of the gate calling my secretary, "hello sir?" he answered the phone, "prepare me a flight to Canada a day after tomorrow," I ordered while walking on the sidewalks, while the wind played with my tidy hair, "pardon? now sir?" he confusedly asked,

"yeah," I answered but my sister came into my mind, "actually, a flight for two," I added as I stop at a near lamp post, "I see, we're on it sir," he obeyed as I heard him typing on his keyboard loudly, "make sure no one will know my plans," I said while glancing on my right, feeling a suspicious watcher from afar, "yes sir," he answered and I ended the call, who's the suspicious man in a coat emerging from the shadows? I placed my phone in my wallet as I walk slowly and steadily towards where I parked my car,

they're very bad at hiding their presence; I wonder if this man is somehow related to Estela...

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"I wonder what is Tristan doing today," Klein muttered while drinking a cup of tea in bed, he glanced at the balcony as the moonlight went through the translucent curtains, "I wonder what time is it," he muttered again as he lowered his cup from his mouth, the scent of the tea made him relaxed yet worried about something, "I hope he's eating well," he muttered several times, as he nibbled a piece of biscuit, as soon as he's about to place his cup, it slipped from his hand and fell from the ground, fortunately, it fell on the carpet,

'somethings off, I'm not this clumsy, or maybe I'm just thinking too much?' he immediately picked it up, and place it down, "maybe I'm just not feeling well," he said while opening a novel book that is placed beside him, he flips pages but his mind couldn't concentrate, he bit his nail as he tried to read the sentence, "I will marry someone else," he read the novel dialogue, he placed closed the book, "maybe I'm just tired, yeah just tired," he said while squirming around on his bed, laying his head on his arm sideways, he sighed loudly as he remembers a paragraph in the novel,

you chose the world over me,

you quickly faded away in my arms as I open my eyes,

you left me in pieces just to be with the person that the world recommended.

you chose to give up and blend into your people,

as I try to remember what I did wrong,

a bell rang in my head,

you don't love me anymore

I try to forget the fact you looked good together,

I will try to forget the fact you look happier with them,

I just want to ask, If I still have the right to claim what's mine,

It sounds possessive and obsessive, it may also sound foolish and absurd,

but I just can't let go of all the time we've spent together,

just for the person, the world recommended.

Klein's eyes fluttered as he remembered that poem, his eyes slowly closed as he deeply fell into slumber.

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'RIIIIIIINNNNGGGGGGGG!!!!' a loud phone call interrupted Tristan's business, "hello?" he answered as he grunted, grabbing the smashed face of the person who tried to assassinate him, "sir! Rheanne's room has been locked! she locked it on the inside with the keys with her, I don't know what she-" Tristan cut her, "calm down, I haven't got home, I'm still on the parking." he said tossing the man aside, "I'm on my way," he said while he glanced at the man, "who sent you?" he asked while taking his lighter, "Estela sir," he answered obediently, he took a piece of cigarette in his pocket, "you know what to do," he flips the lighter's lid as he lit the cigarette in his mouth, "yes sir," the accomplice said as he felt reluctant answering and obeying his master's rival, he ran away like a free criminal, Tristan sneered as he heard him running like a monkey that is free from bars, 'now time for my sister,' he took out the litten cigarette in his mouth, and step it on the ground while exhaling the smoke off in his mouth, 'problems keep stacking,' he thought,

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he rang her phone and waited outside of her room's window, "What!?" she answered bluntly, she sounded distressed from everything, "yo... what up?" he said jokingly, "I'm hanging up," she said as her thumb reach the end, "Hey, look out of your window," he said while rubbing his neck, "what is it this time?" she walked towards her window as servants keep knocking oh her door concerned, she opened the window while looking down, "heyo," he shortly greeted while waving, "hmmm, you're probably aware of what's happening right?" she said while resting her elbow on the sill, and resting her cheek on her palm, "well as a handsome brother to my charming sister," he compliments, "let's run away?" he hummed to know her response, "are you crazy?" she whispered screaming on the phone, "how will I run away with you when I can't even get out of this stupid house!?" she exclaimed, he gestured for her to jump, 'no' her sister gestured back, "why not, I'll catch you I promise," he genuinely promised as he spread his arms towards her, "I can't! I'm afraid you won't! and besides... you know the consequences" she whispered at the phone as her servants kept banging the door non-stop,

"well, it's your choice, but let me ask you this, sibling, to sibling, do you trust me?" he asked while his arms are still spread, "I trust you, but," she reluctantly said while glancing at her door, "what about my stuff?" she asked while pointing her thumb at her drawer, "fuck that, we'll buy you a new one that suits your taste," he chuckled a bit as he widened his arms, placing the phone on the grassy ground, "let's go" he silently said, but her sister automatically read his lips,

"if you failed to catch me, pay my hospital bills," she said on the phone before jumping, "I will... don't worry," he chuckled as he focuses on catching her,

'Huuppp!' she jumped from her window as her eyes were completely shut, wishing he could catch her,

'WOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSHHHHH' the wind howled, "see, I got you," he smiled at her sister, "thank you," she went for an embrace, Tristan patted her back and carried her while walking knowing she has a phobia of heights, "you're so light, what in the world do you eat?" Tristan asked with a brow raised, "mother wants me to be fit like her, so I only eat less," she said as her stomach grumbles, "let's eat together at my home, and then we'll go to Canada," he said completely calm outside of his external appearance but he was raging in the inside, "let me guess, your lover is there?" she asked with an obnoxious smile on her face,

"well yeah, since he's a CEO also, Richy rich like me you know," he said while focusing on walking towards the gate without any of the guards noticing, "there are guards!" she whispered, "trust me, I'm good at running away from the mansion," he scoffed as he saw guards outside.