CHAPTER 100: BETTER NOT TO

Mia quietly watched the duo make their entrance with thir bickering and it was like a everyday thing as bothe tend to fight about one thing or the other.

"Brother tell Jason to let me go,I might get a bruise on my wrist"Lucy complained using her free hand to try to move Jason's but it was of no use

"Jason"just one call from Ryan and he released his hold on her not like he wasn't planning to but the sweet aroma in the kitchen was calling him and he immediately walked towards the cooker where the food was busy being cooked. Regardless of if his brother was going kill him, Jason still reached to open the cover of the pot but could feel someone intent gaze on his back and turned just in time to see the look Ryan gave him.

Lucy sighed gently rubbing her wrist as if to soothe the pain their "he has been dragging me hear from a long distance"

"Was that why you both are fighting?"mia asked staring between the two of them

"Yes'

"No both of them replied simultaneously. Ryan and mia didn't fail to notice the glare that Lucy sent to Jason who ignored and continued to say "don't listen to what she's saying, rather ask her what had happened that made me drag her back home"

If she could, Lucy would have thrown something at him to shut him up but there was nothing and internally she gave up and heard Ryan asked Jason"what happened?"the soft tine he used on mia has completely disappeared without a trace.

Jason spoke up ,he was still standing near where the food was cooking but away from the heat if the fire "some bastard tried to touch her"his words filled the entire room and Lucy closed her eyes in embarrassment. Her cousins were protective of her and have was grateful that Jason was there to rescue her but what she didn't appreciate was being dragged back home,all of her plans for the night were now cut short.

Mia in the other hand stayed quiet while witnessing the whole thing that unfolded,she noticed the look in Ryan's eyes changed as his eyes narrowed he then asked to Lucy "where were you?"

The question slightly caught her off guard and if this were are parents there was a high chance she would have lied and if she did the same with Ryan or Jason either of them were bound to find out the truth after all who was she trying to fool?

"Near the club"came her simple answer "she was planning to go in when that bastard showed up"Jason chimed in.

Mua stood up from her seat to go and check the food while her ears continued to take in their little argument "no I wasn't" Lucy immediately denied then added "now you know what happened,no further questions"with that she walked towards mia hooking her arm with hers she whispered "when you are free,can you accompany me to the movies?" She asked in excitement and mia nodded her head in agreement .

Later that night when everyone were already in their respective rooms ,inside one if the many rooms in the mansion,Lucy tossed and turned on her bed,she snapped her eyes opened that contained no signs of tiredness,she couldn't sleep. Earlier today she had changed the subject to avoid lying or being caught But what was there to be caught about? She did nothing wrong and Lucy also realized she was being childish and silly,but could she tell them why she was near the club?.

A long sigh escaped her lips, Lucy had gone there because Alex was also there,she had gone with the intention of seeing him. Moreover it wasn't her first time being in a club so nothing was going to go wrong. She had been slightly nervous until that man suddenly trued to grab her replacing all her feelings with fear but luckily Jason was there and he had forcibly dragged her home.

If given the opportunity she would tell him how she felt, remembering Alexa's words ' you wouldn't know if he feels the same way until you tell him'. The girl was right,but Lucy was afraid if being rejected and getting her heart broken, perhaps she should keep her feelings to herself. They were good friends and maybe they should remain that way to avoid ruining their friendship.

After a lot of thinking and effort,Lucy finally succumbed to her sleep .

Ryan sat there beside one of the large windows on the ground floor that overlooked the garden below. After making sure that mai was asleep in her room ,he had come down here as he couldn't find sleep. He stared at the tiny twinkling lights above as they surrounded the bright globe that shined in the grounds below.

The breeze bad disheveled his hair making some of the strands coming to fall in front of his eyes. All the gaps were slowly being filled and just a little bit more he would get to the bottom of this 'sometimes I can't help but wonder if they have a direct hand in what happened to him' he heard Mia's voice in his head.

Closing his eyes,he thought if his uncle Charles,that man had never really been a uncle to him,he was selfish and would do anything to get what he wants. Sometimes one's enemy could be in the family or someone that's close by and Ryan couldn't help but think that as the facts were laid before him.

He remembered many years back after his parents death,when his grandfather had taken him home with him.

"no,I would be taking charge of everything until the boy matures"his grandfather had said to his uncle who looked furious. Ryan sat there with his headphones but unbeknownst to the two men they weren't even on and he could hear their conversation though not as loud he still heard.

Charles briefly glanced at the boy before turning to his father who had sat down on the couch "I'm capable of handling it fine,the boy doesn't even know the first thing when it comes to it"

"Everything was in his father's hands before his death,and his heur is Ryan , everything he left behind belongs solely to the boy,you know that" the old man tried to reason with his first son

"He's young".

"that's why i said I'll take over until he matures"

Charles sighed in frustration,he couldn't believe this was happening "I'm the eldest son,you are not being fair"

Grandpa replied with"maybe if you were not this power hungry and had proved me wrong I would have handed everything to you,he wasn't Interested in the company yet he handled things well"

"you are just saying this because you picked me up from the streets and took me in"

This small revelation had the young boy raise his brows,this was new and he could see the hate the man had for him. He had never liked his uncle and this just had to it.He could tell the man was power hungry and maybe his grandfather would have handed everything to him from the beginning if he hadn't displayed this bad character.

His father loved his brother but the same couldn't be said about Charles and the man was willing to go through length if it is to get what he wants and desired,he didn't fail to hide his intentions when it comes to him.