"Brother, I'm hungry right now. Can I take those boxes? I can buy you something else instead!"
"You want it?"
"Yes!" Reed replied. "I really want to eat something that has been made by a good and obedient wife."
"Then you can have it," Clarke said. He picked the lunch boxes and slid them in front of Reed. "I'm not really hungry, honestly."
"Oh, really?! Thank you so much, brother!" Reed beamed with happiness as he accepted the breakfast and lunch made by Gaius.
"Though, if you want to have a wife cooking for you daily, you should find a woman you want to marry or a man, but I doubt many men can give birth like Gaius."
"I've been thinking about marriage. But honestly, I haven't found someone suitable yet. You're so lucky that you can get to marry a man like Gaius. He's an ideal housewife, gorgeous and good with kids too. He's also my type, brother," Reed said brazenly. But Clarke didn't find anything wrong with that statement.
He thought it was quite normal for Reed to adore Gaius because many people also adored Gaius for everything he did. He was really a perfect partner for Clarke.
Yet, Clarke yelled at him last night, making things awkward between them. It was really painful for him to even look directly at Gaius' eyes.
…
"Oh, I still have to go to work now. I also have a meeting in my office. I'll leave Gaia with you, brother. Enjoy your time with her, okay?" Reed said.
"Hmm, thank you, Reed. You're a good brother to me," Clarke nodded and smiled at his little brother. They were separated since the pods landed on earth, but it was apparent that they weren't twins. Reed was still a newborn when he landed. It was a miracle that he survived. While Clarke was already 2-3 years old back then.
Reed walked away, leaving Clarke and the new secretary, Gaia. He returned to his car and told his driver to go to the office.
Reed opened the lunch boxes and was amazed by the food made by Gaius for Clarke.
It was beautifully put, even with cute additions like a bunny-shaped rice ball and a smiley egg. Even with a glance, Reed could already see that Gaius put his heart to make these lunch boxes.
"He still has the kind heart to make beautiful lunch boxes for Clarke, even after Clarke yelled at him last night. What an idiot," Reed scoffed. He started eating the bits slowly, savoring the delicious food inside lunch boxes while cursing at Gaius and Clarke.
"They are a bunch of idiots. Clarke is just a big, strong bum with communication problem, and Gaius is just too naive."
"Gaius didn't even put poison inside this lunch box. He has the chance to kill Clarke, but he doesn't do it. What an idiot."
Reed rarely ate anything that hadn't been prepared by his personal chef, but this time, he ate two lunch boxes without even complaining. Instead, he was actually craving for more.
Those simple lunch boxes tasted a lot better than any Michelin restaurant he ever tasted in his life.
But the man who made it wasn't his… not yet.
[Pupa: Ding! Reed Ville's Fatemeter increases to 0%.]
"Anyway, I still don't like him. He can cook for me every day if he wants, but I'll probably dump him after one or two months, hahaha!" Reed laughed evilly. He felt so good imagining how he would ruin a perfectly fine family for the sake of having fun.
He was bored in this easy world anyway. Ruining the family of a superhero should be a nice change for his record.
"Change of direction, go to Gaist family apartment now," Reed ordered the chauffeur.
"Master, do you want to change that flower inside Gaist's household? The effect has been reduced," the chauffeur asked.
"Yes, change it. Send a new bouquet there, and put a stronger effect on the flower. But just enough for Gaius not to get suspicious," Reed said. "Don't forget to tell Miriam to summon another monster in the city. It should be around late at night, right after Clarke finished his office work. So Clarke will be busy again."
"Yes, Master."
Reed grinned when he saw his phone's wallpaper. It was still the same family picture of him, Gaius, and the kids.
"Your family… and you… you're all in my grasp."
**
[Pupa: Ding! Reed Ville's Fatemeter increases to 0%.]
[Wowie! Finally, it reaches 0% without me doing anything!]
[Pupa: It's still 0%.]
[Well, it was from literal -100%! I bet he changed his way from wanting to torture me with a slow death to wanting to torture me with a quick death!]
[Pupa: What a positive outlook you have.]
"Mommy, look at this princess! She is Mulan. She can fight well! Just like you, Mommy!" Artemis excitedly showed Mulan doll. Gaius chuckled and patted Artemis' head.
"Mommy is like Mulan? Then how about Daddy?"
"Daddy is Li Shang!" Artemis answered. She knew the character inside that movie because Mulan was Artemis' favorite Disney princess movie. She also liked princess and the frog.
"But…" Artemis looked sad suddenly. She put the Mulan doll, "But Daddy never plays with us. Maybe he can be the barbarian instead… Uncle Reed can be Li Shang!"
Gaius' heart skipped when he heard how Artemis preferred Reed to be Li Shang, Mulan's lover instead. It might be a kid saying random stuff, but for Gaius, it was the sign that Artemis preferred her Uncle more than her Daddy.
"No, no, Mommy wants Daddy to be Li Shang, okay? Daddy is strong and handsome like Li Shang," Gaius persuaded Artemis.
But Artemis didn't take it kindly, "No, no! Daddy never cares about Mommy, so he is not Li Shang! He also yelled at you last night. He is the barbarian!"
"Oh no... did you hear it last night?" Gaius asked.
"Yes, Daddy's voice is so loud, Arte got scared…."
"Oh no, my daughter, don't be scared of your own father. Daddy is just tired, and Mommy happens to annoy him. It's my fault, not his, okay?"
"Un… so Mommy annoys Daddy?"
"Y—Yes…"
"Then Arte won't talk to Daddy.. Arte doesn't want to annoy Daddy too…."
Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!
Use arrow keys (or A / D) to PREV/NEXT chapter