Chapter 117: Painted Black
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Tian Zi was sitting on his office chair while seriously working on his company files to finish it as soon as possible, however, when the door to his office busted open, he was quick to remove his eyes from the papers before his expression brightened from a serious one at the view of his beloved.
"Hi, good morning! Is your body okay?" Needless to say, Tian Zi put down his files and stood up to meet his lover's disheveled state before he greeted him sweetly. When he reached Fyre, he didn't hesitate and swiftly grabbed his waist to pull the Omega close to him. He was about to kiss Fyre but the Omega was quick to block his mouth and frowned.
"I-I'm fine but I just woke up. I haven't washed my mouth yet," Fyre said while observing Tian Zi's behavior and it looked like he didn't know about the headlines just yet, making him feel a little bit relieved.
"I don't mind," Tian Zi chuckled and proceeded to remove the Omega's hand but as persistent as he could be, Fyre stubbornly refused to kiss, avoiding the Alpha's advances which made Tian Zi pout.
"Ahh, stop it! I told you I smell bad... A-Anyway, have you been away from your phone since this morning?" Fyre continued to avoid him until finally, he was able to get away and managed to ask.
"No, you're not. And yeah, why do you ask?" Tian Zi replied, working on that kiss but he was also a little confused as to why Fyre asked him about him being on his phone. When he woke up this morning he went straight to the gym and exercised for an hour. He then took a shower and had breakfast after, and now he's been working on the files he left yesterday. He didn't have the time to check his phone today since he didn't have a reason to.
Before he only really did have his phone all the time because he constantly texted Fyre and if not they were playing mobile games online so he really is not sure why Fyre asked him about him being on his phone. Tian Zi remained confused until he suddenly remembered today's headlines that his older brother emailed to him early this morning with a couple of messages saying to have Fyre quit acting when he was the one who schemed on having the Omega in the movie in the first place.
"Really?! That's a relief," Fyre exclaimed as he sighed. He really thought that the Alpha would jump to conclusions before he could explain to him what was happening since he wasn't able to tell him yesterday. But then again, Tian Zi might not even react to the headlines because clearly, that was just a publicity stunt to promote the movie and also divert people's attention from the current big scandal both of them had exposed to the public to save Maverick. Surely, Tian Zi wouldn't be so narrow-minded as to not understand the job that he had recently entered.
"Oh, are you worried about today's news?" Tian Zi suddenly mentioned smiling, however even though he was clearly smiling, there were no wrinkles on the side of his eyes, therefore, indicating that it wasn't as genuine as his other smiles. Fyre was quick to notice it because Tian Zi was not really that expressive so he already memorized most of the Alpha's expressions and the one he's showing now gave a bad feeling that Fyre subconsciously took a step back.
"Y-You knew?!" Fyre stuttered in surprise.
"Yeah." Tian Zi simply replied.
"And you're not mad?"
"Yeah, why would I be? Is there something about that that I should be mad about?" Tian Zi asked, still maintaining his smile as he inched close to his lover who would then take a step back.
Truth be told, of course, Tian Zi was madly jealous! Not long ago people were talking about him and Fyre might be dating and now that a video of the Omega came out together with an actor, they were quick to change sides and say that the both of them had fallen in love at first sight? How can he not be mad at it!? But of course, it's not that this was Fyre's fault so he wasn't angry at him but it would be a lie if he said he wasn't in the slightest bit upset about it.
Or if there was anyone to blame for this, it would be his Older brother Hanlu for leading them in this kind of situation when their original plan was for Fyre to enter ZNetwork! Not to be an actor where headlines like this were on a daily basis.
"Y-You're right. There's nothing but... why are you looking at me like that—Ahh!" Fyre said hesitantly, squinting his eyes towards the Alpha but before he was able to finish his words, Tian Zi caught him—wrapping his arms around his torso—and was suddenly lifted him into his strong arms before he brought him to the small couch where he sat placing the Omega on his lap.
"Oh nothing, why would I be mad if people thought that my lovely fiance had fallen in love with some random guy he had just met one time and was clearly inferior to me?" Tian Zi said, sounding almost sarcastic while he grabbed Fyre's face squeezing his cheeks into a pout still maintaining his smile before he leaned close so their lips would touch. Fyre was caught off guard and for a brief moment as he remained frozen until he finally realized what was happening that he pulled away covering his mouth with a blush.
"W-W-What is up with you! Are you sure you're not mad at me?!" Fyre whined as he hid his mouth, remembering that he hadn't even washed his mouth and the Alpha was already kissing him. Not to mention, his words and actions felt like he was hiding a deeper emotion—an angry one at that!
"Of course not... Is it wrong to hold and kiss you? I am not upset at all, especially not to you," Tian Zi said again but this time he was no longer smiling. In his mind, he was actually tempted to go through all those sites publishing the same content and put viruses into it along with those people who believed such absurd claims but he refrained himself because he knew that if he did it, Fyre would get mad at him for acting petty.
"S-Should I bake you your favorites? Cookies? Scones?" Staring at the Alpha in silence after hearing his remark, Fyre suddenly gulped before he offered. No matter how much he looked at his lover, he really did seem like he was upset which Fyre absolutely didn't like since he becomes such a persistent person when he does. His body is still fresh from last night's endless torture, he wouldn't be able to handle another one today or better yet for the next five days.
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At the C International Airport, a female Omega in the waiting area wearing an oversized black hoodie, a baseball cap, sunglasses, and a mask sat at the farthest side of the area. Her legs continuously shook indicating that she was extremely impatient waiting for whoever was about to land in the country.
Thankfully, not long after she started waiting, a man wearing a simple white T-Shirt and jeans arrived and stood right in front of her. But even though his attire was simple, he still looked a little extra intimidating because of the massive tattoos he had on both his arms leaving only the back of his hands as the clean untouched area.
"I heard you were in such a huge mess," the man said to the woman with a mocking voice, making the woman glare at him in annoyance.
"Fuck you! You don't need to remind me!" She roared at the man before she stood up. She didn't bother telling the man to follow her as she left stomping on her feet, still upset about why she had to go and pick such a hateful person. Meanwhile, watching her and her usual tantrum, the man just shook his head left and right before he followed her.
The woman's name was Mitchel Sky. Not long ago, not many people knew her yet because she was a new rising star in the entertainment industry. She had a bright future in the entertainment industry because of her fresh talent and beauty but after the recent scandal had come out, her spotlight was painted black due to her now reputation that the main character role that she had painstakingly achieved was robbed from her just like that!
And she couldn't even retaliate because even though she had not used her body in that kind of way like in the news, with her identity, she also couldn't reveal the truth. That's why instead of seeing her as the villain, she'd rather be seen as that pitiful victim who had no choice but to sell her body like the other victims.
"Ahh, why are you so moody? It's not like it's my fault that you failed your mission within a year just when I left to work on the other branch," the man said, sounding as if he was really troubled but honestly he was really just mocking the woman for not doing her actual job right. His main purpose for saying such things was to rub salt on her wound which served effective when the woman halted her steps and turned around to glare again at the man.
"Shut the fuck off if you don't want me to rip that mouth of yours!" She warned furiously before she turned around, making the man smirk but knowing how crazy Mitchel Sky could become, he decided to not further irritate her and just obeyed the warning.
"Wow jeez! Chill, okay...? Since your Older brother is already here, I will find those who bullied you and make them pay. Is that going to make you happy, my Princess?" the man offered. Although they weren't really related and their relationship was rather complicated, they grew up together and for the most part and when it was convenient, they called each other 'family'.
"Whatever. Just hurry up, will you? The leader has been waiting for you for days now," Mitchel rolled her eyes at the man as they finally reached the parking lot and to their service. And instead of heading to the driver's seat where she should have been since she drove it to the airport, she went to the passengers and threw the keys towards the man who swiftly caught it without a problem.
"You drive!" She simply ordered. Of course, now that he had arrived in the country, helping her punish her enemies was an obvious task he had to do for her! After all, what are families for?
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To be Continued...
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