Filed to story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
“Join Allen down as well,” He ordered her.
Ailee didn’t say a word, having learned from her brother’s mistake. She left without complaint.
“Now you,” Niles finally came to Julie’s case, “What were you doing sneaking around my house,”
The third point of view:
The look in Niles’ eye reminded Julie of a lion fiercely protecting his cub. Just a wrong move and he could be ripped into pieces.
“I-I just wanted to see Anabelle,” Julie found himself stammering. He could not help that he was scared of Niles right now.
“You were sneaking into the girl’s room when you bumped into Neon, isn’t it?” Niles surmised.
His cheeks heated up in shame.
“Really? Amid my warning?” Niles raised a dark blow. That was blatantly disobeying his order.
“I just wanted to see my girlfriend, what’s so bad about it?” Julie claimed.
“Really?” A smile that didn’t touch Niles’ eyes appeared on his face, “Well, what’s so wrong about it, is that you’re staying under my roof at the moment and as long as you’re in my house, young man, you are under my rule. So when I say no meeting the girls at one in the morning, my word becomes the law,” Niles gestured to his security guard who came up beside Julie.
“Take him to a different room and this time, make sure he doesn’t sneak out,” There was a hidden message beneath those words only his men understood.
“Uncle,” Anabelle came and stood between Julie and the guards with her arms stretched defensively, “You’ve gone far this time!” She glared at him.
Niles asked her, “Do you wish to join him?”
Upon hearing that, Anabelle’s eyes widened as if her uncle just did the best thing for her. However, the instant she was about to say a happy “Yes”, Niles flopped her plan by adding,
“In a different room. Alone.”
Her face fell at once. Her uncle was a monster.
Anabelle turned to Julie, “Don’t worry, we’d fight through this. Our love would never die no matter how much they try to tear us apart,”
“Of course, my love. I’ll dream of you even though I’ll be tormented without you in my arms tonight,” Julie replied, caressing her face.
“Oh please, take that idiot away,” Niles was tired of their drama, “Go to your room,” He commanded Anabelle who huffed and strode away.
He turned to Isabella, “Come down, we have an emergency family meeting,”
“Seriously? It’s almost two in the morning,” Isabella reminded him.
“The more you talk, the more time flies,” Niles replied to her and took his leave.
“Really? You’re not going to talk this time?” Isabella faced her mother, Reina.
Reina shrugged, “I’m not the head of the family, he is. His decision is final,” She intentionally laid back.
There comes a time in a family when the father needs to do his work as an enforcer and right now was that time. She had pampered the kids too much it seems, and now, they’ve taken too much liberty with her. It was time for daddy to straighten them out.
A somber mood surrounded everyone in the living room. Neon had his head bowed while fidgeting with his fingers unwilling to look anyone in the face. All of this wouldn’t have happened if he hadn’t gotten caught. However, Allen’s words hurt him more. He thought he was family.
Allen had an impassive expression, looking at no one in particular. He knew he was wrong by saying those words to Neon but he won’t let anyone see through his regret.
Ailee was filled with guilt, she couldn’t help but feel that she was responsible for all of this. Perhaps what Allen said was true? She had distanced herself from him and partially caused all of this.
Isabella was vexed. Why were they dragging her into this drama? After Anabelle stressed her in the marketplace, all she needed was sleep, not an incoming pep talk from her father.
Reina stared at her kids, what were all of them thinking right now? She wished that she could read minds.
Niles’ gaze took in his kids one after the other. Divisions in the family was the last thing he expected to see.
“Family is one,” Niles started.
Isabella sighed, then muttered under her breath, “Yes, preach on father,”
“And when I mean family, you don’t have to necessarily be my biological child to be one,” Niles emphasized that and it was obvious that everyone understood him because their eyes flickered to Neon who wished the earth could open and swallow him. Their gaze was intense right now.
“You might be my kids but Neon was here before the both of you returned to me and was one of the reasons I pulled through those years after I thought your mother was dead,” the twins knew the history, “Hence I love him as much as I love you two and expect you to treat him like one.
“Neon might not have my hair, eyes, or appearance but he has my heart and I hope that all of you would work as one because a family that works as one, stays together, while a family that fights amongst one another is blown off from the surface of the earth like chaff when the storms of life hit them hard,” Niles made sure to hold their gazes as he spoke.
Allen bowed his head in shame. The truth is that he had not meant to say that earlier, it had slipped out of his mouth.
“So right now, here’s what we’re going to do,” Niles instructed them like an army general, “You are going to go to your brothers and sisters and apologize to one another,”
Isabella’s gaze whipped towards her father, “I’m not expected to do that, right?” She asked hopefully.
“Are you really asking me that?” Niles gave her a dirty look.
“Seriously,” Isabella couldn’t believe it, “I haven’t bullied nor make Neon feel out of place. I always treat him right. Why should I apologize?”
“Because if you had fulfilled your role as an elder sibling well instead of kidnapping other people’s grown kids…” he referred to the incident at the hospital “The hostility between your siblings wouldn’t have escalated to this level. But then, you left them all on their own”
“Fine,” Isabella sighed and went to make peace with those annoying siblings of hers she loved so much nonetheless.
“I’m sorry for ignoring our plays, “Ailee was the first to apologize to her twin brother.
“And I’m sorry for picking on Neon,” Allen apologized as well, “I’m going to be good from now on…” he turned towards the boy in question, “Would you forgive us, Neon?”