Arc 1:7 Caring for the blackened CEO

Abell knitted his brows uncomfortably after hearing what the elder said on his side. Of course, he was also a part that knew what was the reason his rival parents and his parents meet up in this mansion. His rival parents and his parents are best friends since they were young, they could also be considered as a long term partner as his rival parents owned a real estate while his parents owned buildings and apartments, creating a partnership between them and not lose contact after all this years.

At first, when he still had not gotten a cute and adorable little sister, his rival parents only talk about business and chatted a few things with his parents, while he got to play alone with James happily becoming a swore brothers and childhood playmate as a promise he and his rival made to vow to the heavens not to break it, but that was not the case when his parents decided to adopt a little girl for them to experience once what was a *little cotton jacket is and for also for him to train his responsibility as in the future, he will be the heir of all their properties if ever they will go or unexpected thing will happen to them. His parents was quite cautious, and so do he.

Having owned a buildings and apartments to their names, they also had quite a few competitors who will do all means to make them down. That was the real society is, and he, doesn’t want his little sister to be a part of it. But his little sister, despite of the old illness she contracted on the past, she was quite an adventurer that he was helpless to stop it as he know that this was the only thing that his little sister love above all the things they gifted her once it was her birthday, or Christmas had come or it was a new year. Then of course, the arrival of his little sister made such a slight change-no, a big change.

His rival parents frequently visited his home unlike in the past that they only come once in a year, he also forgot about James and instead put all of his attention to 'this' little sister of his, pampering it to the core that any normal young miss will be rotten and arrogant to the bones, it was really a pity that Xiara was quite comparable to a rock, her nature of being cold make her not feel anything towards this moving npc, instead she saw this moving npc as a clown in her eyes but that excluded the male lead who for some unknown reason had brought her childhood friend gentle and paranoid breath, as time pass by, he felt James hostility towards him, disliking him and creating trouble for him for no reason, at first he wanted to let it pass for the sake of their relationship in the past, but he can’t let it pass anymore, when that day happened without any restraint, without any forgiveness and without any-explanation, for that thing that had happened between them.

James cleared his throat, the mole under his eyes moved to the side, the elegant aura on him was really hard to ignore for some people that was far below a bystander and a cannon fodder, Abell once again squinted his eyes dangerously as he looked over that proud face, for how many times he imagined, he imagined a spring-like-dream again towards this rival and childhood playmate of his. After doing this action, a cold and proud voice echoed to the people ears present in the living room.

"Dad, isn’t it too early to decide?" he asked in his cold and proud voice but was slightly cool and delicate, warm like the waves of the sea. Very gentle but proud, a unique appearance that only unique to the people that was deemed unique since their birth, in contrast to the appearance he frequently shown to the people outside if he goes out, Abell sneered secretly inside his heart after seeing this hypocritical appearance of his rival.

This rival is a very two-faced person but, he knows deep inside his heart that this two faced guy would be the one to not let such a thing happened. There was no way, he is going to allow this rival of his to marry his favorite sister! Never in his life would happened such an unimaginable thing, not until if he died.

His father look over at his son, James, as a displeased expression was shown visibly on his face as he opened his lips and said, clearly in a reprimanding tone, "Shut up, James" James uncomfortably creases his temples, he frowned when he heard the father that once praise him and his rival exaggeratedly in the past and in the present reprimanded just for this boring girl.

"Un humph! I don’t care about this engagement as I always follow your orders but i don’t know if this little Miss Rales would agree to be my bride. Judging from the way she looks at me earlier, i think she considers me as a rival because I think for some reason, I stole most of her lovable big brother time" after those words escaped James lips, he curled up his rosy red lips in a victory sign, lowering his eyes as he proudly looked over at the opponent just opposite him. Abell frowned but the corner of his earlobe faintly blush, James wiped off his smile and sneered when he saw the always vulnerable guy in school reveal this shocking side of his when it come to this ‘adopted little sister’.

" ... “When Xiara was preparing to retort and explain in her usual soft and crisp voice, James words stopped her from opening her lips to talk and get this matter over with so she can finally set off. She was utterly speechless, what rotten mind this man thought have towards her and this 'big brother' beside her! Silent for a long time, there was a movement inside her head. Who else? Of course, it was the mocking mechanical voice of her system substitute that was a little out of control recently.

A mechanical laugh rang in Xiara head as it also said in a mechanical voice but had still had a hint of tremor on it, 'Host! Not only you had a rotten mind, pairing your big brother and this bystander as soon as you laid your eyes on them. This bystander also thought that you treated him as a rival for stealing you big brother away from you’ finishing his words in the mechanical voice, it continued to laugh once again, forming a none-existence tears in its none-existent eyes.

“Oh? Really? Why don’t I know that you had a lot of time to spare recently for dilly dallying and not do a task? Do I need to repeat to you whose the real boss here?” Xiara asked one after another in her cold voice as her phoenix eyes was icy cold, gazing at the trembling grey mist that was hiding its existence behind the delicate vase that was used for decoration to this deserted mansion on weekends and also for the system resulting for the substitute system to once again form a non-existent sweat on its non-existent forehead and back.

‘Ding! Reporting to the Host! The host doesn’t have given this system a task so this system don’t know what to do but wait for the host next order’ its mechanical voice was trembling when it spoke, Xiara frowned as she thought for barely a second before her big eyes lit up then dimmed in the blink of an eye like it had never been there before but the substitute system who pays close attention to its emotionless and cold hearted host catch that little bit of light in its host phoenix eyes, even though the substitute system find it very pretty, the system shuddered uncontrollably inexplicably.

‘Hey, can you upgrade?’ short straightforward words but was still concise, yes, it was the real personality of its temporary host, the substitute shuddered more and questioned the supremacy the upperclassmen always brags about when the substitute system still did not work.

‘Ding! Reporting to the host! Yes, substitute system can also upgrade!’ a quick response left the substitute system moving lips as the white gray mist floated afar from where Xiara is after seeing the slight curl of Xiara plump rosy red lips. Xiara delicate back arch slightly and swept a glance at the white gray mist that was far to her reach, she doesn't care and continued to said in a cool and cold tone in her head that quickly transmitted to the trembling white gray mist that turned whiter as if sick, pale in comparison.

‘Okay then, upgrade’ so you can temporary disappear from my sight. That’s what Xiara thought was at this moment when she says her system substitute could upgrade. Of course, the substitute system knew why it wanted to upgrade, but for the sake of having a lot of resources and equipment’s, despite of being afraid, it decisively pointed the ok button, requesting for the host to click it so it can proceed to upgrade.

Xiara casually waved on the air but was in fact, clicking the ok button the virtual screen that suddenly appeared once again in front of her eyes. After doing so, the virtual screen disappeared like it didn’t appeared in the first place and the noise in her head cannot be heard, Xiara was quite satisfied at this development as she leaned her back slightly to the soft pillow that was placed on her thin and slender waist before saying in a soft voice,

“I do, perhaps doesn’t want to be your bride-“she paused when she was cut off by her adopted mother with a slight shrill on her soft but dignified tone as a result of being involved in the business world outside the comfort zone since she was just a little bit younger.

“Araella! What is that?” Mother Rales chest heaved up and down but still Xiara continued to say softly under her breath but was enough to let everyone present in the living room to hear with wide eyes holding disbelief as they were shock the soft and delicate adopted daughter have a courage to intervene about the arrangements of her adoptive parents who saved her from that dark orphanage but Xiara temporary adopted brother was secretly relieved inside his heart and wore a hippy happy smile as Xiara moving lips continued to say what she should say, “There is a reason for not wanting to be your bride, of course” she slightly bit her lower lip as she peeked over at James face that now hold a serious expression and clasp both of his delicate hands as his eyes swept a glance to the hippy happy smile Abell showed unconsciously before looking over at Xiara small frame with great interest hidden inside his eyes.

What could possibly be the reason this little girl that could also be considered his childhood friend not marry him and reluctant to be his bride?

“Oh? What was the reason?” as expected! The people above living in heaven were really helping me not to get married to this boring girl! James excitedly thought in his head but was very calm and serious outside the surface. The facial paralysis of these characters in this world was truly amazing and terrifying! That is what the substitute system thought before proceeding to the last step to upgrade after the downloading resources reach 100% and left his host hurriedly not caring anymore if the host had any question left on him.

“I’m in love with someone else” Xiara said those world in a soft voice making the people in the living room jaw dropped while some, their hearts sank. Who dared to steal their little baby young heart! They thought in unison inside their hearts.

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