Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
Early the next morning, Hans saw Mirabella finish breakfast and immediately approached her, saying, “Mirabella, let me drop you off at work.”
“No need; Romeo will pick me up.”
That guy again?
Hans had barely spent any time at home; he hadn’t even had the chance to drop off his sister!
That guy was all over it, keen as mustard, always rushing to pick up and drop off his sister!
He heard that the pink diamond necklace Mirabella had her heart set on was also snatched up by that guy, who gave it to Mirabella first!
Their parents said that the guy was into Mirabella; he was generous and considerate.
But to Hans, Mirabella was still young, still in school; that bloke’s attention was a bit too much, too frequent; if he ever stepped out of line, he wouldn’t let him off the hook!
At that moment, Romeo was waiting outside the front door, tall and slim with handsome features. Seeing Hans and Mirabella coming together, he stood up straight and walked towards them.
“Bro.”
Out of respect, Romeo also referred to Hans as ‘bro‘, just like Mirabella.
But Hans’s gaze turned cold. “Mirabella is my sister; it’s natural for her to call me bro. There’s no need for you to be polite, Mr. McMillan; just call me Mr. Collins.”
Romeo sensed hostility from Hans’s gaze; this hostility was clearly because he thought he had stolen his sister.
“You’re Bella’s brother, so naturally, you’re my brother.”
“You’re quite chummy, aren’t you?”
As their gazes clashed in the air, Mirabella calmly said, “I’m going to be late; can we hurry up?”
“It seems your brother has something to say; you go wait in the car.”
Romeo opened the car door for Mirabella, protecting her with his hand as she bent down to get in After she was seated, he leaned over to fasten her seatbelt. He seemed to have done this countless times. Hans didn’t expect their private interactions to be so intimate and natural; he suddenly clenched his fist.
He also wanted to drop off and pick up his sister like this, but he never had the chance!
“You guys have a good chat.” Before the car door closed, Mirabella glanced at Romeo, then at Hans, as if reminding them.
Romeo whispered, “Don’t worry, if your brother is upset, I’m willing to let him punch me a couple of times.”
Hans: What???
What was Romeo saying?
Was he the type to resort to violence?
He was badmouthing him in front of his sister!
At this point, his fist clenched even tighter!
After Romeo closed the car door, he came over to Hans and said, “Please enlighten me, bro.”
Hearing Romeo still call him ‘bro‘ made him furious, but Hans noticed his sister’s gaze from inside the car. He held back his urge to punch him and patiently asked, “When did you and Mirabella start dating?”
“I noticed her before she returned to the Collins family, but we started dating after she came back to the Collins family.”
“You guys knew each other before?”
“She saved my grandfather’s life at the hospital, and her medical skills were impressive; it left a deep impression on me.”
Hans had heard about this from his mom; his sister had saved Romeo’s grandfather twice, and Romeo’s grandfather was so fond of her that he even gave her the crown necklace that symbolized the status of granddaughter–in–law!
“What do your folks think about us dating?” Hans asked, pretty chill about it.
“My parents are off globe–trotting, they haven’t come back yet.”
Ever since they handed the conglomerate over to Romeo, they were over the moon and scared that Romeo would back out. They hopped on a plane ASAP and went abroad Normally, they were the ones who contacted the McMillan family Even Phillip didn’t have a fixed way to contact them.
“My Grandma is still in a coma”
The only one left to make decisions in the McMillan family was Phillip.
“Don’t sweat it, Bella is a great girl, and I’ll cherish her for life. You don’t have to worry about me being a fickle fellow. I’m not going to change my heart in the future. If I ever do Bella wrong, I’m ready to pay with my life.”
Seeing that Romeo was a straight shooter, Hans didn’t push him further. “Alright, I’ll take your word for it. If you treat Bella right, we, the Collins family, will do the same to you. But you dare to do Bella wrong, to be fickle, or to make her sad, it’s not just me; the whole Collins family will come after you!”
“Okay, you got my word” Romeo bumped fists with him.
Mirabella watched this scene from afar inside the car. She knew this was a man–to–man promise. They must have reached an agreement, most probably concerning her.
It wasn’t hard to guess what the agreement was about.
“My sister is still young and in school. You’ve got to treat her like a child. Don’t do anything that might scare her.” Hans was worried that Romeo would do something inappropriate.
But Romeo thought Hans probably didn’t know how wild his sister was. She was the boss of the Mafia Flame in the triangular zone, with mad skills in using guns. Her agility might even surprise Hans if he saw it.
“TII keep that in mind.”
“This afternoon I’m taking Bella to visit our grandparents. Shell ride with me! You don’t need to pick her up!”
Ever since he returned, Bella had only ridden in his car once, which was after the design contest.
Ever since then, Bella had been monopolized by Romeo. Today was finally his turn!
“Sure.”
It’s only natural for brother to be close to his sister.
Hans asked again, “What do you think of Serena?”
The one who used to be engaged to Romeo was Serena Collins. She was a pampered heiress, well–known in high society.
“I have no thoughts about her.” This was Romeo’s honest answer.
Hans thought so too. If there were any, Romeo would have shown his attentiveness toward Serena before Bella came back.
But Romeo and Serena didn’t see each other that often growing up. Everyone knew he was really into his work and didn’t care much about romance.
Bella seemed to be the first girl he openly admitted to liking, and the first one he would personally pick up and spend quality time with.
Hans knew well about his deep friendship with David Collins. He also knew that David was not one to be easily fooled. If he had bad character, David wouldn’t have maintained a long–standing friendship with him.
Thinking about this, Hans turned to look at Romeo and said seriously, “I hope I’m not misjudging you.”
“Rest assured, I won’t let you down.” Romeo replied.
As he saw Hans walking towards his car, Romeo respectfully said, “Take care.”
After Hans left, Romeo got into the car and gently stroked Mirabella’s hair, saying, “Sorry to keep you waiting.”
“What did my brother say to you?” Mirabella asked.
“Not much.” Romeo looked at her gently and said, “He asked me to treat you well.”
Mirabella had guessed as much.
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