I woke up at 5am to the sound of someone unlocking the front door. Strong footsteps emnated as the person walked slowly inside. I stood up from my bed and headed downstairs, still in my pyjamas. "Welcome back, Father." I said enthusaistically, gazing at Father with shining eyes.
Father looked as usual. He wore a blue suit jacket, white shirt and a golden necktie. This combination, along with the cool sunglasses worn in front of his eyes, gave him a dashing look.
"I'm back, Hunter." He gazed at me softly. Removing his shoes, he headed towards me with a luggage in toll. He ruffled my hair and headed upstairs. I immediately hugged him from behind. Father winced.
"You're injured!" I exclaimed. I immediately took my father's luggage away from him and removed his blue suit jacket. There was a large crimson red stain on the bottom left corner of his shirt. I stared seriously at my father. "Is that why it took that long for you to come back?" I questioned interrogatively.
"Let's head upstairs before we talk." Father said softly.
I took his suit jacket and his luggage with me, heading upstairs with him. I put the suit jacket in the laundry basket and the luggage on the floor next to the King-sized bed in the master bedroom. Father headed to the bathroom to remove his white shirt. I followed behind.
I removed the Father's belt and unbuttoned his pants. Then, I lifted his shirt up and started unbottoning from the bottom. Father unbuttoned from the top. After Father removed the shirt, I said, "This need to be hand-washed. I'll wash it after school."
Father nodded. It was then that I saw a large squarish cotton wool taped to the right side of his abdomen, stained with the dark red color of dried blood. My hug accidentally caused some new blood to ooze out again.
I went to grab the medical kit and came back. Father removed his pants and threw it in the laundry basket, before sitting on the bed and waited for me, only wearing his underwear.
I removed the old cotton wool from Father's side. A huge gash was revealed, stretching from his left lumbar region to the posterior region. The gash was sutured shut by someone and stapled. I took out a clean piece of cotton wool and cut in into a square. Then, I placed it onto the wound, taping the edges to make sure it stays in place. "Do you need to go to the hospital?" I asked with concern.
Father shook his head. "I'm fine. I'll remove the stitches by myself in a few days."
"No." I shook my head in return. "I'll remove it for you."
Father and I stared at each other in tandem. It was then that someone suddenly interrupted us.
"Oh, sorry for the intrusion!" Someone exclaimed. I tilted my head and found Leo staring at us, his cheeks completely red. He immediately ran down the staircase.
"Seeing my father almost naked and the wound must have scared him." I thought. It was a shame that both my father and I were too focused on each other to notice someone coming into the house.
I chased down Leo and stopped him. "Wait." I grabbed his shoulder and forcefully turned him around.
Leo immediately turned his eyes away from me and whispered, "I-I think your father is the real daddy."
I rolled my eyes. When Leo laid against me, I found that his little guy was erect.
"Did you get hard to my father?!" I whispered at him vehemently, afraid that my father would find out.
"Wh-what! I did not know that your daddy would be so hot!" Leo blushed again. "It's just a psychological reaction!"
I wanted to kill him and bury his body.
"He looked so much like you that my body couldn't recognize the difference." Leo muttered.
If my father wasn't here right now I would have locked him up and do unspeakable things to him just to prove the difference between us.
I calmed down after cooking breakfast for myself and Father. "Why are you here this early, Leo?" I asked in annoyance.
"I wanted to talk to you about the arson case." Leo said. "The detective called just now. Apparently, they still could not find the culprit behind the case so the case is now closed."
"That fast?!" I exclaimed. "There must be someone behind this." I immediately thought of Mike. Little did I know at the time, it actually wasn't him that did this.
It was at that time that Father walked down the staircase. He was wearing a relaxed plain t-shirt and lounge pants. The outfit made him look lazy but charming at the same time. "What happened?" Father asked after overhearing our conversation. I told everything that happened in the past few weeks, except for some usless details.
Father furrowed his brows, "It's better if you don't go too far in offending Mike Alexson. He might not be much compared to his father, but he is still an Alexson. You might also incur the wrath of Peter Alexson. That man is dangerous." Father said solemnly.
Leo was looking between me and my father with glowing eyes.
"Even your subconscious actions are the same. You two have the same aura as well. It's no wonder my body reacted." Leo thought.
"What." I spat at Leo.
"Nothing." Leo looked away in slight guilt.
***********
Leo stayed in the living room while Father and I had breakfast. We simply ate our breakfast silently, with nobody breaking this harmonious atmosphere. After Father finished his food, he asked, "Do you want me to tell you why Mr. Spencer hired you as his son's trainer?"
I gave a curious look. "Do you have a clue, Father?" I always thought it was weird how Mr. Spencer immediately hired me after my bout with the 10 men. Sure, I was able to defeat them, but that should have already absolved all the grievances between us. There was no need to use the excuse to hire me anymore.
"A few years back, I saved Mr. Spencer's life when I was hired as his security guard. Mr. Spencer must have wanted to make a connection with me through you. Otherwise, he wouldn't have let you off lightly, much less hire you with such a high salary." Father explained.
I inwardly rolled my eyes. "If hiring 10 men to beat me up is considered light, I really don't want to see what Mr. Spencer is like when he's heavy-handed." I thought to myself.
"Anyways, take care of this Adrian kid. A connection to the Spencers will be useful to you in the future." Father said in a serious tone.
I nodded in acknowledgement.
**************
After I washed the dishes, I found Leo playing video games in the living room. Father had already went up to the study. "Why are you playing games this early in the morning?" I asked.
"There's nothing to do anyways." Leo replied nonchalantly.
"Just go back to sleep then." I rolled my eyes.
"Can't. I'm not sleepy anymore." Leo yawned.
"You're clearly yawning!" I thought to myself.
I went back to my room and studied.
After an hour, Leo and I headed off to school. Father came down to see us off.
"I'll see you tonight." Father said.
I nodded. "I've already made lunch and dinner for you. They're in the fridge. Just microwave them when you want to eat."
Father nodded before shutting the front door.
**************
[This section is in Mike Alexson's POV]
Mike woke up the next day to find new accessories in his room. All the smashed things were replaced with new furnishings. The table was new, the chair was new, even the wardrobe was new. "Father really like taking care of his image." Mike snorted.
He stood up and decided to draft his revenge plan right away. He went on his computer and tried to log on to his bank account. However, he tried many times but still could not log in. Mike immediately ran out of his room to find his father. He ran around the entire villa but still have not found him. He then asked a security guard where his father went.
"Governor Alexson has already gone to work, young master." The guard replied.
Mike wanted to vent his anget by punching the bodyguard but then his phone rang. It was his father.
"Father, why did you freeze my bank account?!" Mike shouted.
"I don't want you to waste my money on something dumb." Governor Alexson replied coolly.
"What do you mean?!" Mike cried.
"Do you really think I don't know you've been getting along with those dirty drug lords? You must want to use money to bribe them to kill that Leo Wilson kid, right?" The governor said disdainfully.
"What has that got to-"
"Use your brain, Mike! Any large transactions will instantly come to the attention to the authorities. If you hire the cartel for a hit, the authorities will definitely trace it back to you. I don't want a full-blown scandal on my hands, so I suggest you don't do anything that can ruin my reputation, or I'll disown you and send you out to live on the streets." The governor immediately ended the call.
Mike threw the phone to the ground in anger. It seemed that he had no one to rely on but himself.