The Established Siblings Of The Pack
Chapter 100

The Established Siblings Of The Pack Chapter 100

Chapter 100

Much to the men’s surprise, Cecilia’s eyes turned red the moment she saw Kingsley, and the nextsecond, she burrowed into his arms.There was no distance whatsoever between them as she pressedher soft curves against his torso. The men in the cafe were so shell-shocked by this scene that theireyes nearly bugged out of their heads.“What the—”“The world’s gone mad! I thought girls like herwould be into good-looking men with money!”“Shit! If I’d known that she needed a shoulder to cry on, Iwould have gone up to her first!”Everyone was incensed as they cursed Kingsley’s good fortune undertheir breaths.Ignoring the jealous stares and pointed looks thrown his way, Kingsley asked quietly as heheld Cecilia in his arms. “Hey, what’s wrong? Did Shane pick on you again?” As soon as he said this,he shook his head to dismiss the possibility. “No, that can’t be it. Shane wouldn’t dare to make troublefor you now that Harry’s watching him.”“It’s not Shane…” Cecilia straightened up slowly and pulled thedelicate straps of her top up to keep them from falling and revealing more of her skin. The minisculegesture affected the men’s testosterone so much that they were having a hard time remainingcomposed in their seats.She sniffed and dried her tears, then said feebly, “He came by the house todayand called off the engagement.”“What happened there?” Kingsley asked, frowning. “Are you cryingbecause your family gave you a hard time after that?”He could pretty much guess what had happenedat the Larsons’ place. Much like the Wynns, the Larsons were merely a second-rate family amongst theelite, and it was a miracle that one of them had been engaged to the b*stard of the Carter Family. Itwas not a stretch for one to say that the future of the entire Larson Family hinged on Cecilia gettingmarried to Shane.It went without saying that Shane had dealt a devastating blow on the Larsons bycalling off the engagement out of the blue. Kingsley could already imagine how they had treated Ceciliaafter she supposedly failed to hold onto Shane, who was the key to their having a glorious future in themost exclusive echelons of upper-class society.Cecilia nodded miserably now as she said, “My parentstold me I was good for nothing, that I couldn’t even manage to keep a man even with my pretty face…”She trailed off tearfully, her voice breaking with the beginnings of a sob. “My dad didn’t start out withmuch money, either, and he knew he was marrying out of his league when he settled down with the

young lady of the Fox Family. He’s always been looking for ways to prove himself to my mom’s family.The Foxes are throwing a family banquet tomorrow, and he wants me to make it look like I’m doing wellin front of my uncles, so… I have to do everything I must to change Shane’s mind, or at least bringhome a man who is much better than him.”She took a deep breath and stared at Kingsley withglistening eyes, then went on to say, “So I told him that I already found myself a boyfriend, and thathe’s far more excellent than Shane could ever hope to be!”Upon hearing this, Kingsley froze, and hesuddenly understood what kind of favor she was asking of him. “You… want me to pretend to be yourboyfriend?”Now that he had put it into words, she blushed and explained hurriedly, “It’ll only be forshow, and it’s just until my parents shut up about it.”“I…” He let out a derisive laugh as he asked, “Areyou sure I’m the guy for the job? You did tell your dad that your new boyfriend is more excellent thanShane, you know.”She nodded solemnly. “I’m sure, and for the record, I know you’re a million timesstronger and better than Shane!” Her fingers intertwined as she asked cautiously, “You’re not going tosay no to being my pretend-boyfriend, are you?”Scratching the back of his head, Kingsley repliedhesitantly, “I’m not against it. If this is really what you want, then of course I’ll help you out.”He hadbeen wanting to meet Matt in person anyway. This was the man who had killed his parents, and hewould be remiss to turn down Cecilia’s suggestion that they enter a ruse.“That’s great!” Cecilia beamedat once. She clutched his arm and said earnestly, “I owe you one.”“And how do you propose you repayme? Are you going to offer yourself up to me or something?”He was only joking, but she unexpectedlynodded without even stopping to consider this and said, “I can do that.”She looked at him so seriouslythat he knew he had to put an end to the joke. He cleared his throat awkwardly and reminded himselfthat this was no time for him to be playing footsie with a girl, even if the girl was a temptress likeCecilia. He had his parents’ murder to avenge, and he couldn’t afford to be distracted while he had areal chip on his shoulder.Perhaps there might come a day when he had finally avenged his parents,and only then would he be able to settle down with a nice girl and start a family with her. When Ceciliasaw the embarrassed look on Kingsley’s face, her expression stiffened. “I-I’m kidding! Haha! Hahaha!”Her laughter sounded forced, and there was no hiding the disappointment in her pretty eyes.After along pause, she drew in a breath and said hesitantly, “So… we should probably go back to my family’s

place. My dad wants to meet you.”“What? Right now?” Kingsley was dumbfounded by how quicklythings were escalating. “It’s a little too soon for us to meet, don’t you think?”This whole thing might bean act, but the idea of meeting his ‘father-in-law’ still made him uneasy.However, Cecilia was insistent.“The Foxes’ banquet is tomorrow, and my dad’s worried that I would bring back any man just to fillShane’s shoes. He can’t risk being humiliated in front of his in-laws tomorrow, so he wants me to bringmy boyfriend home so that he could give him the once-over.”Kingsley couldn’t bring himself to say nowhen he saw the pleading look she was giving him. Sighing, he said in resignation, “Alright, whatever.It’s not as if I have anything better to do for the rest of the afternoon, anyway. Come on, let’s go get meinterrogated.”…The Larsons’ family villa was in an above-average residential community in Cleapolis.There wasn’t much difference between the area and property prices here and those where the Wynnsstayed.Cecilia and Kingsley had only just walked into the front yard when they were greeted by thesight of a flamboyantly-dressed man.He sauntered up to them and appraised Kingsley with a raisedbrow, then asked Cecilia skeptically, “Cecy, is this the boyfriend you were telling us about?”Cecilia saidcurtly, “Kingsley, this is my brother, Asher.” Then, she turned to her brother and snapped, “And yes,he’s my boyfriend. Is Dad in the study? If he is, then we’ll go in right now and make formalintroductions.”“Mom and Dad are both in the living room. Come on, we’ll go in together,” Asher said ashe gave Kingsley a contemptuous look, as though the latter was something that crawled out of thegarbage.In the living room, Michael and Megan were joined by a man who was dressed head to toe indesigner clothing. The man was none other than Asher’s friend, Zachary Dugray.While Zachary’s familywas by no means superior to Shane’s, they were on considerably higher rungs of the social ladder thanthe Larsons. He had been enamored with Cecilia’s beauty for a really long time, but her family had hadtheir hearts set on letting her marry Shane that they completely disregarded his existence. The momentShane called off the engagement, however, Asher immediately rang Zachary up and told him of thenews.Following that, Zachary made haste to show up at the Larsons’ house bearing gifts, and Michael,who previously couldn’t be bothered to give him a second glance, had welcomed him with newfoundenthusiasm.Granted, Zachary’s background was not nearly as impressive as Shane’s, but he was stillan heir to old money. That ought to be enough to stuff the Foxes’ mouth, Michael had

thought.Presently, the Larsons were happily making conversation with Zachary when Cecilia andKingsley entered the living room.Asher shot Zachary a meaningful look before saying snidely, “Mom,Dad, Cecy has brought her little boyfriend home.”Zachary stiffened when he heard this. He had beensure that he would be the one to marry Cecilia after her engagement to Shane was called off, but now,it seemed as if some roadkill of a guy had shown up to hijack his plans!Meanwhile, Megan was morethan satisfied with Zachary’s tall and broad-shouldered frame, not to mention his handsome looks. Assuch, she treated Kingsley with indifference. She had never heard of this man before, and she frownedas she pointed out arrogantly, “My daughter is one of the Five Beauties of Cleapolis. I wouldn’t just lether marry anyone!”Michael, on the other hand, was just as stoic as his wife, but he kept his tone neutralas he gestured at the seat across from Zachary, then said, “Take a seat, young man.”Kingsley did notbother with formalities as he accepted the invitation and sat down, his posture impeccable.Zacharysneered, “You could at least say thank you after the master of the house has offered you a seat, youknow.”“So, introduce yourself,” Michael said, his voice firm and gravelly. “I should at least get to knowthe man who is seeing my daughter.”“I’m Kingsley.” That was the end of Kingsley’s introduction,apparently, because he merely turned to fix his steady gaze on Michael afterward.There was a longand awkward silence in the living room that would have stretched on forever had Michael not clearedhis throat and said, “Name aside, could you tell us a little more about yourself? Like your job or yourfamily, perhaps?”“I don’t have a job or a family,” Kingsley replied easily as if it was the most naturalthing.“Pfft!” Zachary sputtered. “Well, that explains the brief introduction! You’re an unemployedphilanderer!”Asher didn’t even try to hide his scorn as he interjected, “I’m a platoon leader in theCleapolis Military District, Cecy. I can’t have my sister dating some pathetic loser!”