Chapter 32

On the next morning, Tian woke up while Taria was hugging him. All he wanted was to stay in bed staring at her face, play with her hair, and feel her breath on his neck, but he had to get up as someone was knocking on the door. He got up slowly to not wake her up, then he walked towards the door after wearing his clothes.

"Should I die waiting for you to wake up?" Ve said, moving past Tian and entering the apartment

"What do you want?" Tian asked coldly

"What do you mean? You asked me to come to be Taria's guardian, remember", Ve said

"Oh, right. She is sleeping now, we can talk about it after she wakes up", Tian said while stretching.

Ve envied his little brother for a moment, seeing how a girl had the ability to change him, and he wished that he could go back to the past, even if it was for one day only.

"Stop giving me that expression, the devil king of the Leo family should never have a sad look in his eyes", Tian said after he saw his brother staring at him without blinking, then he said "you miss her, don't you?"

"...Yes. I still miss her every single day", Ve said

"It wasn't your fault, brother", Tian said while patting Ve's shoulder

"I know, and don't give me that soft look, it's disgusting", Ve said

"IT'S MY FAULT FOR TRYING TO BE NICE TO YOU", Tian said, and they both were about to fight again, but a sobbing sound stopped them.

Tian ran towards the room, and he saw Taria standing behind the door, covering her face with her hands while her tears were flowing. She ran toward Ve, and hugged him tightly.

"Sorry, brother Ve, sob, I'm really sorry", Taria said with a shaky voice

"Wha.. what's wrong, kid", Ve said while looking at Tian with a (what's going on) look, but Tian curved his lips while shaking his head as he didn't know either, and after fifteen minutes of trying to stop Taria from crying, she wiped her tears while hugging them both and said "Sorry, for being the daughter of that man. If my father hadn't killed your mother, then Ve wouldn't have to take the leader's place when he was still a child, and you both wouldn't have to feel pain"

"Don't worry, kid. I'm happy that you are with us now, and those days are in the past now", Ve said while patting her head

"You are more than enough to heal all that pain, Taria", Tian said with a warm smile.

Their words made her eyes teary again, but her tears didn't fall down. She hugged them, filling her heart with happiness, and filling their hearts with warmth, then she said "you guys are my one and only family. I love you, so much"

After that, Tian went to bye them something to eat, while Ve and Taria stayed home

"Who was she?" Taria asked after her curiosity forced her to

"She was my sunshine, but I refused to leave the darkness", Ve said with a cold eyes, then she turned around and went to the balcony, and she followed him

"She was working at the bar. I used to go there every day just to see her, but I couldn't realize my feelings for her until it was too late. She died due to cancer, but the only thing I don't regret is staying beside her in her last days", Ve said

Taria felt how hard it was for Ve, even though his cold expressions stayed the same. A child who became the leader of the Leo family. A child that had to carry a responsibility that even old men would find hard to carry, and when life smiled for him again, fate took that happiness and crashed it. "Why is life so harsh with everyone? Is there really a happy person in this world?" Taria thought, but she knew that it wasn't the time to feel sad. She stood on her toes, and patted Ve's head as he always do to her, then she said "I'm sure she was happy to have you, brother"

Ve froze for a moment, then his lips curved up to show a pretty smile that Taria never saw before.

"I'm thankful that that brat got a chance to have someone like you in his life. You changed him a lot", Ve said while looking at the bright blue sky

"No, he changed for me, and that is why I love him. Brother Ve, you have the most beautiful smile I've ever seen. If you smile like that more, then you would definitely find another sunshine", Taria said.

Tian came back after a while, and the three of them ate breakfast together, just like a normal happy family. After that, the important part came

"Taria, I want to be your official guardian", Ve said coldly as he always is

"CAN'T YOU ACT WARMLY FOR ONE TIME", Tian said

"Brother Ve, are you sure about that?" Taria said with a concerned look, then both Tian and Ve nodded their heads, drawing a bright smile on her face

"You and Tian will turn eighteen next year so it won't be hard to be your official guardian for this short time", Ve said while drinking his coffee as if he was talking about a normal topic, and his words kept ringing inside Taria's mind until she realized an important part

"Tian.. Tian is still seventeen!" Taria asked while her head was tilted sideway

"Yeah, he skipped a year at school, and the year written on his ID is fake", Ve said, knowing that she was about to ask that question

"Does.. does that mean I'm half a year older than him", Taria said while her eyes got wider

"I'm still older than you in law though", Tian said angrily as his brother revealed a secret he wanted to keep unknown

"Call me big sister", Taria said with stars in her eyes

"HELL NO. I would never do that", Tian said, leaning away from her

"Call me big sister just once, please", Taria said while her eyes became more sparkling, but Tian mover closer to her suddenly, and kissed her lips softly

"A little brother can't give you this feeling", Tian said, then he continued drinking his coffee normally while Ve was feeling so proud

Two days after that, Ve went with Taria and Tian to the school as her guardian. Tian and Ve were walking through the school, giving everyone around them a cold feeling as if a storm just passed by, while Taria was knowing how everyone felt as she was the person in the middle of that storm.

"Where is the teacher called Tom Brown?" Ve said once they entered the teachers' room, and every teacher pointed towards him

"is that Tian's father?"

"I don't know, Tian never brought a family member to the school"

"Wel.. welcome, how can I help you?", teacher Tom said

"I came as Taria's guardian, is there anything you want to discuss with me?" Ve said, with a cold look and voice that made the teacher shiver like a little bunny

"Haha no no, Taria is a good student", teacher Tom said

"Perfect, I don't have time to waste", Ve said, then he left the room.