TENDERING AN APOLOGY.

After the Doctor left, Tyla had come to Circe’s room with her meal and some information.

Lonza was diagnosed with mild concussion and the doctor said he was on a path to recovery once he regained consciousness.

Circe was super relieved when she got the news. She had been plagued by worry and it prevented her from ravishing the exquisite meal that was prepared. Nobody had gone to the dinning to eat and even though she was dying of hunger, she had to follow suit, going contrary might have made matters worse. But now she had confirmed that Lonza was fight, she could now enjoy her meal without worry.

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The Next day, Circe did the one thing any lady in her shoes would do, she payed Lonza a visit.

She needed to apologise to him, and probably plead with him to intercede on her behalf so Demon Yu wouldn’t send her to prison or punish her for what she did.

She met Lonza on his bed, his head bandaged all over, and he was engrossed in the tv show playing from his tv screen….’TEEN WOLF’.

Ohh how Circe adored that show, couldn’t deny the fact Stiles was the heart and soul of Teen Wolf. Dylan o’ brien was such a natural.

She gave a light knock and his face lit up when he turned to see her “Circe! Do come in. Was wondering when you were gonna show up”. He reduced the volume of the tv and motioned for her to sit on couch beside his bed, and she obliged.

Suddenly, a very familiar furry ball jumped out from his blanket into his arms.

He reached for her “Say hello to our visitor, girl”.

Honey turned to Circe and gave cute little woofs, like she was trying to say hello.

SO CUTE!

Honey started licking Lonza’s left arm which was also bandaged, and Circe wondered if she was also responsible for that injury….. and that was all it took for the guilt to come crawling back.

He tried failingly to stroke Honey’s fur with that same hand, as he supported her weight with the other.

”Sorry” Circe suddenly blurted out, and she bowed her head in shame as she continued “……Sorry for yesterday, I really didn’t mean to hurt you”.

Lonza looked up at her as his expression softened “No need to apologise! I kind of felt it was my punishment for treating you the way I did the other day at the office”.

”No! No! that’s not it. I just thought you were a……..

”A Thief?” He chuckled “Well i can’t say i blame you, I did snuggle in the house late in the night like a thief. Even had Honey in a bag like some kind of luggage” He removed his right hand from underneath her and used it in stroking her furs “…..But that aside, I really should be apologising for what we said and did that day in the office, Ray is such a jerk”.

”One thing we agree on” She muttered and they laughed together.

He continued “.…I might have played along but that doesn’t mean I was happy about it. No lady should be humiliated that way”.

Circe stared at him. Was this the same guy who was acting like a jerk and humiliating her with his words? Did getting hit by that vase reset something in his head or was this a case of dual personality. Either way, she was liking this version of Lonza.

”I know you might think we’re jerks, rich spoilt and rotten people; but that’s far from the truth. We are quite the opposite, and same goes for Ray. Trust me when I say he’s a really cool guy, he is just fighting some demons”.

A DEMON FIGHTING DEMONS? HOW IRONIC!

Circe scoffed “Really hard to believe, but it doesn’t matter. It’s not like I can get him punished even if i wanted to, I don’t even have a job or a good source of income, and I can’t seem to be able to leave this suffocating house”.

He cocked his head and smirked “I think i can help you with getting a job, that is if you’re still interested in working for us”.

Circe raised her brow “Are you going to talk to Sir Dominic on my behalf?”.

He raised his brows “What do i need to talk to Nick about? Last i checked, I was the Director of the Company”.

That was a shock “You? You are the Director of Yu Corporations?” She chuckled “…..I find it hard to believe, i mean the way you were dressed…”

He smiled “Yeah! I get that a lot. Rarely do my duties though, i mean that’s what i have Nick, Lou, and Pea there for”.

Yeah! So Circe figured he had a terrible sense of responsibility, and he also had special Nicknames for the members of his family.

”So they are like your Assistants?”.

”Not really! Nick is the Deputy Director, Lou’s Human Resources Officer, and Pea’s our Public Relations Officer”.

”Family Business huh!”

He took a piece of apple from the fruit tray beside him and took a bite “More or less” He offered some to Circe but she rejected the kind offer, not really a fan of fruits.

She was more interested in unraveling the mysteries surrounding Yu Dynasty. She needed to decipher the truth from the rumours. She was going to go for it.

”You know, there’s a lot of rumours surrounding your family….Bad Rumours”.

He shrugged “There will always be rumours. Rumours are just made up stories of what people want to believe is your true story, they never bother with knowing the truth”.

”I bother” Circe chipped in “I want to know the truth, that is if you don’t mind”.

He played with the apple in his hands before taking another bite “Depends. What do you want to know?”.

YES!

Circe adjusted her composure, this was premium information “So….Firstly, are you all siblings?”.

He paused for a while, as if considering whether to answer the question or not, before nodding “In a way, but not blood related if that’s what you mean. Lounge is my only blood relative, my brother. What ties us with the rest of the family runs deeper than blood”.

”I wonder what that might be?”.

He smiled, but a weird smile, like he knew what i was aiming for “Let’s just say Ray saved us” and that was all.

Circe knew he wasn’t going to say anymore, and pushing for more might only bring an end to their conversation…and that, would be bad. There was still so much she wanted to know, so much she was dying to unravel.

”Alright then, next question. I recently heard from legit sources that the Yu Dynasty were members of some kind of secret underground mafia gang, and they were involved in human sacrifices and drank human blood”.

That caught him off guard, as he doubled over and roared with laughter “Oh dear! They keep getting creative” He wiped some tears from his cheeks “….The internet is such an interesting place”.

”So i take it there are just rumours?”.

”My dear Cee…. There it was! His Nickname for her, which only made her think of Layla.

”…..Do i look like a Vampire to you?” He made it a duty to show me his glowing white teeth, which had no fangs amongst them.

MAYBE THERE WERE RETRACTABLE FANGS?

”Alright then, no drinking of human blood. What about human sacrifices and being part of an underground Mafia gang?”.

”Well…….

”Isn’t that too much information to give to a stranger, Lonza?”.

Rayleigh Yu, the king of always showing up at the wrong time was leaning against the door, staring at us. He was dressed in a blue tuxedo, his hair slicked back and his hands in the pocket of his suit trouser. How did he always look so cool.

As if on cue, Honey jumped from Lonza’s hands and hurried to Rayleigh, who picked her up and gave her a light kiss “How are you doing, princess”.

Calling a dog Princess? Weirdo!

Honey obviously loved the affection, as she gave him some irregular kisses all over his face and snuggled up to him.

Circe glanced at Lonza who smiled and shook his head “Guess even Honey is not safe from the ‘Rayleigh Yu Syndrome’, I’m jealous”.

Rayleigh ignored him ”Ready to tell me why you’re ranting our family issues to a stranger?” He called Circe a stranger, AGAIN!

Lonza rolled his eyes “Come on Ray, you can’t possibly be calling her a stranger. I mean you are the one keeping her here against her wish and making us treat her like she’s a part of the family, so how is she a stranger?”.

Circe was really starting to like Lonza more and more.

”Right! I actually came to see if you are doing fine but i guess i was worried for nothing. You are enjoying having so much fun with the girl who put you in this state”.

”It wasn’t intentionally” Circe spat back at him, which only earned a scowl from him.

”Still doesn’t change the fact he’s in this condition because of you. Can’t believe Tyla expressly disobeyed my orders and gave you her Card Key, she is going to have to pay the consequences for crossing me”.

Circe stood up abruptly “You can’t do that!” She argued “…..She was only doing the right thing, can’t blame her for not supporting your creepy fantasy”.

He dropped Honey who was pretty reluctant to let go “I’m off to the office” That was directed to Lonza….and he left the room.

”SO ARROGANT!” Circe scoffed “He pisses me off so much”.

Lonza chuckled and reached for Honey who had come back to his side, whining as if trying she was trying to report Rayleigh to him.

”Yeah, we know! He’s a jerk” He said to her, stroking her furs.

Then he turned his attention back to Circe “Don’t worry too much Cee, Ray is not gonna Punish Ty, just a little scolding and that’s all. You could say he has a soft spot for us, can’t punish us even if he wanted to”.

THAT’S A RELIEF.

”…..But then again, if you’re really serious about leaving this house, then Ray is the only person who can do that for you. If he doesn’t give his approval, then you go anywhere”.

Circe sighed in Frustration.

Great! Now she was convinced she was never going to leave this prison.