Dark road

Fixing the baby's cap properly, Nelly chuckled, "What could he possibly say? Momma and dada had been good always."

With an irritated expression on her face, Petra inquired, "Did I ask you to say anything yet? You know how madly I am with you. You better fix something right."

Nelly sighed and retrieved. Oh God, this was the second reason why they actually came to Sebastian's place this late night. The first is about their upcoming lavish wedding. After the perfect map Rubie, Anastasia and Tasha gave to her earlier, she mixed it up with what her fiancé told her.

Tuckling his hands into his pockets, Sebastian took a deep breath, "So, Cal, what brought you to my place this night that you had to bring little Nicholas through that dark road?"

"Dude, well, it's something important. I think we should discuss about it properly."

"Okay. Why don't we discuss it over dinner? That is if you don't mind staying back a little."

"Sure," Looking at his fiancé, he smiled, "Honey, do you mind at all?"

Vigorously nodding her head, she tittered, "Nah, don't be silly. Am at my brother's place. It's my home too."

Kissing the back of the baby's little hand, Kang-dae beamed, "Oh boy! Damn this little guy looks so handsome just like Tom Holland."

"Hmm, you must be a very big fan of spider man." Calvin chuckled.

"Aunt, the–" Stopping midway, Jin-joo squealed in shock and dashed back into the kitchen.

"Just a minute, I'll be right back." Sebastian excused himself to check on his wife.

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Kitchen

Holding her face in his palms, he asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"

Slowly patting her chest, she breath a sigh of relief and nodded.

"Then why did you scream? You got everyone startled including me. I was scared." The moment Jin-joo screamed in shock back there almost made Sebastian's soul disappear into the unknown.

"Am sorry I frightened you." Lowering her head, she bit her lower lip. "I just wasn't expecting what I saw."

Scooping her chin upwards, he sighed, "I understand you're trying to hid from my sister Nelly and it turns out that she's here." When he found tears soaked in her eyes, he added, "Don't do that, okay? I assure you that she's really sorry for what happened and ready to make amendments."

"But Seb–am scared." She nervously stated her instincts. Though she still had feelings that Nelly might do worse than that in the future. Who knows? "What if she decide to stab me in the future?"

Vigorously nodding his head, Sebastian remarked, "Hey, stop talking negatives. I know Nelly she's my sister. This is not the first time she has been making such mistakes. Back then in kindergarten, she'll always pick up a fight with her classmates and do same thing to them."

When Nelly was little, she was said to have had the blood of a lioness. She rants at people she dislikes the most and her teachers will always address her as a mannerless and no character girl. Though she wasn't troublesome but every one she fought, she thinks they're responsible for the wrong doings and had to teach them a lesson.

"But she never choked them up, did she?" Helplessly shaking her head, Jin-joo restlessly stated again, "Seb, am feeling unsafe about this. I don't know what you think but what's revolving in my head right now is––ahhh!" Jin-joo quickly clutch on Sebastian as a shield when Nelly stepped in.

With his arms tightly wrapped around her, Sebastian followed her gaze and frowned, "Nel?"

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Dinning area

After petting baby Nicholas to sleep, the others joined together in the dinning room for dinner. Though, Nelly tried to sort things out between her and Jin-joo back there in the kitchen but when Sebastian found out that Jin-joo was shivering and feeling nervous about the situation, he quietly asked Nelly to give them a break.

Slurping the noodles from the fork in one go, Kang-dae closed his eyes and sighed in satisfaction, "Oh my, it's been a long time since I last tasted ramen and kimchi."

"Don't be ridiculous, your sister makes this for us almost everyday in a week." Rolling the noodles on her fork, Petra slurped it. "Mhmm."

"This taste so good." Looking at his fiancée, Calvin grinned, "Right honey?" When she nodded vigorously, he continued slurping the noodles in a rush. He won't lie about this irresistible taste.

It's perfectly okay. He has never eaten such meal from the Korea cuisine but one thing he knows, he won't hesitate to nudge his fiancée to get the recipe and procedures. Someone needs to try some practical at home, right?

"Does she?" Kang-dae helplessly shook his head, "Ah, I guess uncle Seb must be lacking some calcium and all the necessaries by now, right uncle Seb?"

Unconcerned about what he was saying, Sebastian was too busy enjoying his ramen and kimchi and only gave Kang-dae an affirmative sound.

"Huh, you seriously agreed with that?" His eyes widened the more when he saw Sebastian, Calvin and Petra serving themselves another plate from the medium flask pot. "Whoa...this people gat to be kidding me."

Meanwhile, Nelly was innocently glaring at Jin-joo from time to time to capture her attention but who would think that the empress was quietly ignoring her gaze? Jin-joo was enjoying her meal with her left elbow placed on the table and supporting her head to one side.

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