The Established Siblings Of The Pack
Chapter 97

The Established Siblings Of The Pack Chapter 97

Chapter 97

“Heavens!”“Noah, are you okay?”The guests all rose to their feet to check on Noah when they saw theblood seeping through his fingers.At once, Emory slammed a fist against the table as he snapped atKingsley, “What the hell? Who gave you the right to beat one of us up? Don’t you know we’re all trainedin close-quarters combat?!”He rolled up his sleeves and made to lunge at Kingsley, but at that moment,Serena stood up angrily to shield the latter, then warned murderously, “You’ll have to go through me,Emory.” She eyed the others icily. “Come on, then, let’s see which ones of you will walk out of herealive after I’m done!”The Two Muses of the dōjō were not just known for their stunning beauty back inthe day; they were also the two strongest martial artists among everyone. While Emory was by nomeans weak, it had been years since he last practiced martial arts, and on top of the fact that his jointswere stiff, he had more body fat than muscle.As things were, he wasn’t sure if he could beat Serena ina fight.Upon sensing his hesitation, Serena challenged in a sing-song voice, “Is somebodychicken?”The others in their well-pressed suits and their so-called successful careers started to wincein embarrassment when they heard the taunting edge to her tone.Just as the tension between bothparties was escalating, the door to the private dining room was pushed open, and in strolled a womanclad in a pink dress that perfectly accentuated her curves, her stiletto heels clacking against the floor toannounce her arrival.“The other Muse is here!”“Well, if it isn’t the princess herself! Let’s give her awarm round of applause!”Everyone behaved as though they were looking at their savior as theyclapped their hands to welcome the woman.It was only then that Emory let out a small breath of reliefand slowly resumed his seat. He would be lying if he said he hadn’t broken into cold sweat when hesaw the mutinous gleam in Serena’s eyes earlier.“Rena!” The young woman who had just arrivedimmediately brightened up when she saw Serena. She hurried up to the table and exclaimed in delight,“I haven’t seen you in ages! I’ve missed you!”Following this, she was pleasantly surprised to seeKingsley present as well. “Hey, I know you! What are you doing here?”Kingsley chuckled as hegreeted, “Hey, there, Miss Tanner.” The young woman in pink was none other than Paige herself. Hepatted the empty seat next to his and said, “You can sit here with us, Miss Tanner.”Confused, Paige sat

down on the chair and asked curiously, “So, what are you doing here? Did you come as somebody’splus-one?” She paused as astonishment colored her face. “Wait, are you here with Rena?”Kingsleynodded. “Yeah, she’s my sister.” Then, he leaned close to her and whispered teasingly, “And for therecord, you look much better in this pink dress than you do in leather.”Paige flushed as she gave him aplayful nudge. “Don’t be a rascal. I know I look good in both,” she said with twinkling eyes.She hadseen Kingsley in a different light ever since she learned that her grandfather had passed the Order ofthe Northern Draken to him.Everyone was stunned by the sight of this. They had always viewed Paigeas a princess-like figure who sat on an untouchable throne, and the only other person she had everbeen so friendly with was Serena.Emory, in particular, was in such disbelief that he could combust. Theonly reason he had agreed to take on the spy mission and come all the way to Cleapolis from theEmpire of the Setting Sun was because of Paige!Back in the day, he could never hope to impress a girllike her, who came from the powerful Tanner Family. He could only secretly pine after her, and he hadplans to woo her only after he had made something of himself.However, right now, she was getting allchummy with Kingsley, and seeing this made Emory so angry that he could explode. The intimacybetween them was only something he could dream of; he never even got to touch her hand!Nancy wasbewildered, too. “Paige, do you actually know him?”In stark contrast to the way she behaved aroundSerena, Nancy knew it was futile to be jealous of Paige. After all, the girl came from the most prominentfamily of the Northern Circle of Qustia; the power and respect they had was far superior than those ofthe Jovovich Family.Presently, Paige shrugged as she said, “I guess you could say I know him. I mean,he did sleep in my room for a night.” Nancy’s words died in her throat as her eyes widened to the sizeof saucers, and everyone else froze in their seats. For a moment, the whole dining room was so quietthat one could hear a pin drop, and the silence was punctured when Emory sputtered incredulously asanger filled him, squeezing the air out of his lungs.“W-What?” Nancy was astounded. “But isn’t heSerena’s boyfriend? Why would he have slept in your room?”Noah clambered off the floor with bloodstaining his chin, then spat out ferociously, “What boyfriend? He’s her brother from theorphanage!”Everyone became even more confused after they heard this. No one could have expectedan orphan to win over someone like the young lady of the Tanner Family. The idea of this even

happening was unfathomable!Next to Nancy, all the color drained from Tyler’s face. The haughtyexpression that he had been wearing all this time now crumbled and gave way to unbridled shock. Hewanted to slap himself in the face for offering the future son-in-law of the Tanner Family security workat Spearhead Group. I could have died!Meanwhile, Kingsley caught the embarrassed look onTyler’sface and drawled in amusement, “Don’t worry about it, Mr. Jovovich. There’s nothing special going onbetween me and Miss Tanner over here; I was merely a guest in her home that night.”This seteveryone at ease.“Oh, thank goodness. I thought the world went mad! I mean, an orphan and MissTanner getting together? Please!”“My heart stopped beating for a second there. I actually believed hemarried into the Tanner Family!”They patted their chests in relief, but only Tyler looked stormy. Thatwas beyond humiliating! I was so scared of offending this nobody that I’m shaking! Granted, nobodywas picking on him for that, but he still wished a hole would open up in the ground and swallowhim.Unable to live down the shame, he stood up and announced grimly, “I’m afraid I have to get goingnow. Excuse me.”Nancy was flustered as well as she clutched Tyler’s arm and whispered, “Where areyou going? What about me?”“I’ll have Ernie pick you up later.” He forced out a smile as he said to theothers, “The meal’s on me today, so order anything you want and put it on my tab.”It was only then thatNancy perked up slightly. “Well, in that case, we won’t hold you back. Be safe.”Tyler made no responseto this as he went to open the door. He was just about to leave when he stopped and turned, thenglared at Kingsley balefully, hissing, “I’ll remember this day, you punk. Don’t get on my nerves if youknow what’s good for you!”With that, he left and slammed the door behind him.The others in the roomshifted uncomfortably at the tension that hung in the air until someone finally chuckled and saidawkwardly, “Nancy, do thank Mr. Jovovich for being so generous today.”“Yeah, it’s so gracious of him tobuy us a meal.”There were over twenty of them gathered here at the Bayou today, and it would be asurprise if the bill was below twenty thousand.As such, the guests began to praise Tyler for hisgenerous gesture, which boosted Nancy’s ego to no end as she beamed and said, “Well, of course, myTyler wants only the best for me, including having a good time with my friends.” Having said that, sheshot Serena a pointed look. “It’s only too bad that Serena’s kid brother pissed him off, otherwise hewould have brought us over to Chanteuse International for a karaoke blast.”Chanteuse International?

What?! That’s the most exclusive karaoke bar in the city!Everyone turned to look at Kingsley andSerena resentfully.“See what you did, Serena? You completely ruined our chance of living the highlife!”“Exactly! You need at least half a million in deposit just to get a room there. We won’t be able to getin without Mr. Jovovich footing the bill!”Everyone was ganging up on the siblings like they wanted toflog them alive.Serena and Paige merely responded to their hostility with grim, deadly looks. Bothwomen were about to speak up for Kingsley when they heard the thuds of someone knocking on thedoor.The crowd lashed out angrily, “Who the hell is that? We haven’t ordered anything, have we?!”Thenext second, the door to the dining room opened slowly, and Frank from the boutique earlier stoodthere with three good-looking male assistants in tow. “Pardon the intrusion, ladies and gentlemen.We’re here to make a delivery,” he announced respectfully.