"Hey, you're awake," Astreille said to Ephraim with a smile as he went down the stairs.
Ephraim almost faint in shock. Earlier his eyes were furious but now he is back to being an angel again.
He held his chest gently before smiling awkwardly. "Y-Yeah. Earlier actually, good u-morning," he stammered in response.
Astreille bit her lower lip before nodding. Gladly that she's not mad anymore, she doesn't want to face other people who are angry and resentful. When she went inside her room, she was able to see Chord's peaceful face and it automatically erased her anger. That's magical.
It was only once that he saw her face that was not angry, without a frown.
"How's that--"
"Good morning! I just woke up but I was so handsome right away." Teodore cutted her. The three men stretched out and walked in their direction.
"Good morning!" Astreille greeted them warmly.
"What happened there to Ephraim? It looks like you saw a ghost," Greg said wrinkled.
The girl turned to the young man, she was even surprised when he frowned when he saw her turn around. Ephraim swallowed hard. "W-Nothing. I just dreamed something scary, I dreamed Kyel's face."
"Tangina what scares my face e I'm the most handsome of us all!" immediate complaint of one who laughed at Astreille.
"Come on, have breakfast first. I've cooked before so you don't have to wait," Astreille said.
She guided them to the kitchen. He wanted to serve them but the men stopped him immediately.
"Princess, it's okay, we're here. Just wake up the boss to eat, then to take the medicine," Teodore said.
She nodded her head before smiling. "All right. Just eat there."
Ephraim let out a deep sigh when Astreille was gone. "Tangina for attacking me."
"What's wrong with you, pre? Do you have a brain problem?" Greg asked him.
Ephraim quickly threw tissue at Teodore. "If you only knew, you wouldn't be ordering Astreille like that. I slept in the living room this morning, didn't I? When I woke up, I saw how mad she was. She even murmured the word torture like she's going to kill a bunch of people, "he said.
"She said that? She's not that type of a person, you know how delicate our princess is," Kyel said.
"Bro, I saw it with my two eyes. You know I'm only afraid of Xord--"
"You're also scared of me because you were threatened by my handsomeness," Greg smiled, cutting at Ephraim.
Ephraim just raised his middle finger. "Apart from Xord, Astreille is one of the people you should never mess with. We didn't even know her identity, just her name, she's a hacker, that's all. She's weird," he added.
"But she's still our princess," Ephraim quickly added again to lead them.
"Yeah, she is. And if ever that she can really fight, then that's good. Our princess is a badass," Teodore said while smirking. It even had a fist fight with the neighbors.
Astreille on the other hand opened the door of her bedroom quietly. Without a sound she walked closer to the bed to sit next to the young man.
"Xord?" he called softly to her as he gently caressed her smooth cheek.
Her voice is too gentle. He didn't want to wake her but she had to take medicine.
Her auntie and Marie will wake up soon, maybe she will just accompany them later for breakfast.
"Xord? You're awake, you're still taking medicine," he tenderly promised her.
"Baby," he whispered before kissing her hand gently.
"Hmm? Are you awake yet? Come, have breakfast. They're awake too, Teodore, they're already downstairs."
Xord gripped his hand tightly before opening his eyes. It got up from the bed before pulling on his neck.
She just let him when Xord crashed his lips into hers. Every movement of its lips is careful as if it draws strength from it.
Astreille's forehead immediately wrinkled when she felt the heat of Lord's body.
He moved away from the man before covering his forehead. "You're burning! You have a fever!" he worried.
"I'll be fine, baby, just hug me. Please?" its promise. The man's voice was weak, obviously something was going on.
Astreille hugged Xord without any words. He stroked its back in concern.
"I'm sorry if I kissed you. I can't help it."
"No, it's okay. It's been 10 years since I had a fever, that was the last time. I'm not really sick, so it's okay," he replied.
"So I could still kiss you?" She chuckled before nodding her head.
"Let's go to the hospital, please? It might get worse," he said tenderly.
"I hate Hospitals, Astreille. Please, I want to stay here with you," she replied.
"Okay, go ahead. Just stay here first. Don't please, I'll take care of you, okay? I'll just come down for a while, I'll get you food and medicine," she said.
He put a pillow on its back so that it could lean. Xord's face looks pale, but very handsome or still it is.
The maid went down to the kitchen before taking a small table.
"Hey, princess, are you the boss?" Kyel asked him.
"He has a fever. I'll just serve him food there," the girl replied while preparing the young man's breakfast.
"The boss will only get sick once, which means he will get seriously ill. We won't take a day off now. We'll take care of the company," Teodore immediately said.
"You're really upset, you know Xord has never left us the agency for so long. Let him decide, I'm sure he'll call his brother to do it," Ephraim said.
Teodore did the opposite. "Edi don't."
"Ephraim, use my car when you four go home. Here's the key. You can return it anytime if you've rested properly," Astreille said while carrying the small table.
"Y-Yes, ma'am," he answered.