Filed to story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
“Moreover, you said we are the best makeup artists the world has ever seen and that includes, of course, the best payment,” She explained proudly.
I shook my head, Elsa would make a good businesswoman in the future, she was shrewd. But then, Niles was in a dilemma, he dug his own pit by overestimating his kid’s capability and now, he was paying for that.
Moreover, one thousand dollars was nothing to Niles, he could spend thousands of that without flinching. So a?deal was a deal, backing out now would seem cowardly.
“Fine,” Niles finally agreed to their terms and our jaws almost dropped to the ground. At that moment, Allen and I had the same thought in mind. Even as kids, we never swindled him of that amount. It was simply ridiculous. How could that be?! Our own great legacy was being threatened by our siblings. No, we couldn’t let that be.
However, before we could protest, our mother Reina came into the living room, a look of shock on her face.
“What the hell is going on here?” She was dumbfounded, her gaze moving from the ridiculously looking Niles to her makeup kit and back to the triplets who now had an innocent expression plastered on their faces.
“Hi honey,” Niles said, fluffing his wig and posed.
“Oh boy,” I muffled my laughter. Here we go. This would go into the chronicles of the Sparks Family. I should really start writing that book.
“What is my make-up kit doing here? And who even took that wig from my closet?!” Reina asked sternly, hands on her hips.
Without even blinking an eye, Elsa and Ella pointed to their brother Diego who blinked at their mother innocently, “Did I?”
Reina sighed, rubbing her temples. I bet the kids must be driving her crazy – she wasn’t the only one who felt that way. At school, there were endless reports about them and their mischief. As I said, their activities were beginning to topple over our legacy – nobody hardly remembers our pranks now.
“Mommy, don’t be angry, alright?” Elsa hugged her mother’s thigh persuasively with her sister, Ella doing the same. And trust me, that’s the end of Reina’s anger. You see, they’re treated like babies and I’m not saying this because I’m jealous. I’m not jealous at all.
“Also mother,” Ella said this time, “We made one thousand dollars with it without effort,” She proudly displayed evidence of the money their father had transferred to them in her cellphone. Once this was over, they would split the money amongst themselves.
Upon seeing that, Reina’s accusing gaze flickered over to Niles who whistled and looked away. He was spoiling the kids again.
Mom sighed, it seems she was too tired for an argument between them, “Go clean that off and come for supper,” she ordered Niles and then looked at me, “Go get Neon down, the food is ready,”
“Sure,” I said without thinking twice and that prompted a look from Allen. Why was he staring at me that way when he hadn’t told me where he went yesterday after school?
Today, the Donovan twins didn’t come to school and I heard from the teacher that they had accommodation problems and had to resolve that. Well, I was grateful for their absence, I won’t have to see Eve, the – would – have – been friend flirting with my brother. Although I kind of miss Theodore, with each hour that passes, I keep getting intrigued about him. I wanted to get to know him and he’s kind of handsome, you know.
Yeah, yeah, I know, I’m attracted to beautiful faces like my mother. But I can’t help it, after all, I might spend the rest of my life staring at one particular face – if things go well. I had to choose the best face that I couldn’t get tired lookin at.
I got to Neon’s floor and knocked on his door. If there’s anything I’ve learned so far from boys, it is that you should never burst into their room unannounced. Yeah, I know Neon is not as sexually active as Allen, but you can never tell. What if he’s er… relieving himself? You know, touching himself… No! I can’t ruin the innocent image of Neon in my mind.
No one answered at the first knock.
I knocked the second time and still get nothing.
“Neon, open up!” I shouted, banging on his door. He must have fallen asleep or something, I thought and decided to walk in when the door was opened from inside.
“Seriously, what kept you from….” The rest of my words died off as I was treated to a bare chest with droplets of water rolling down his silky skin.
I gulped, what the hell was this? Mom was not kidding, Neon really had a nice chest. It wouldn’t surprise me if I suffered a nose bleed.
Mesmerized, I watched a droplet of water roll down the hard ridges of his taut stomach and then to the deep V of his abdomen causing my throat to dry up as it finally soaked into the towel around his waist. He must have been taking a shower.
I glanced up at once and caught Neon staring at me and I almost choked on my saliva. He had been watching me stare at his stomach. Oh my God, I must be a pervert.
My cheeks heated and a blush crept up my face as I stuttered, “Come down for dinner,” and ran off as quickly as my legs could take me. What the hell was happening to me?
The third point of view:
No one bothered to ask Ailee why her cheeks were looking like an overripe tomato as they were busy getting prepared for supper. It was only her twin who looked at her and suddenly his gaze narrowed at her suspiciously and that made Ailee uncomfortable.
“Why are you staring at me that way?” She asked, irritated by his unwavering gaze.
“Why does it look like you did something bad?” Allen asked, scrutinizing her.
“Hey,” She retorted, “Just because your soul is tainted doesn’t mean everyone else is as corrupt as you are,”
“Really?” he smirked, “I seem to think the quiet ones are the good pretenders,”
“You!” Ailee was flustered. She then calmed down upon seeing that her reaction only fed her twin’s ego.
So she smirked and asked instead, “Where did you go yesterday, Allen? We went home without you and your girlfriends sucking faces in the back seat. I’m not saying that I missed you or something, but that’s a welcome development and a rare one, don’t you think so?” Ailee asked confidently.
At once Allen’s expression changed, well, for a moment, because he went back to being the expressionless asshole he was. That was an aspect of their father’s trait he possessed and she hated that the most. It was annoying. Not that she couldn’t pull off a stoic face, but Allen was like a master of impassiveness and no one could beat him, after their father.
He came close to her and said, “Instead of getting so interested in my private life, why don’t you get a relationship that would relieve your boredom,” He sneered.
Ailee gritted her teeth, her brother was getting on her nerves. He is the reason why she’s not in any relationship and he knows that and yet, he was mocking her. Unfortunately, she would not let him win this time.
“Sure, my plans of getting a boyfriend already seem prosperous,” She confessed.
“Yeah, sure,” He smirked, “Goodluck with that,”
“Well, thank you,” Ailee proudly accepted his good wishes and intended to walk past him when her brother grabbed her by the arm,
“What?” Her brow raised.
“I hope you don’t introduce a fake boyfriend to us – mom and dad included. That sort of trick doesn’t stand the test of time. Moreover, you wouldn’t steep that low, right?” he was smug.
Ailee planned to slap his smugness off his face.
“Of course, I wouldn’t steep that low,” she concurred with him, yet continued, “I would get together with just one partner,” she emphasized on “one”, “So I don’t get diseases from multiple partners,”
Allen’s expression changed, his sister’s words got to him.