"How long do you plan on staying here?" Janus asked as he invited Raine into his office for a coffee. He was honestly annoyed that Tyrone followed Raine like a dog. But then
again, he was not bold enough to shoo the man away in front of Raine.
"A few more days, I guess. I have to make sure that we are ready anytime for war, Janus. You’re the best man I trust for it. You know how I adore your brain for inventing things and formulas for our Clan’s advantage. Those are very important for our fights against mutants..." Raine praised Janus, and she meant every word. Without Janus around, she, her father and their warriors would have difficulty dealing with rogue mutants using their skills alone.
Janus’s face reddened as he gave Raine a bashful smile.
Tyrone wanted to spill the coffee he had just drunk, witnessing how the man blushed. He felt like he was the third wheel in the scene, but there was no way he would excuse himself unless Raine asked him to leave!
"Do you think you can spare some time-" Janus inwardly cursed, unable to continue his words because of how dark Tyrone’s face was at him right now.
’What is wrong with this man!’ he annoyingly thought as he fixed the eyeglasses on his face.
Raine chuckled, "Ah, why don’t you try wearing contact lenses sometimes? You have nice eyes, Janus. They’re so green, like a forest. So you should flaunt them from time to time. But you should also wear eyeglasses every once in a while since you look so good with them."
Tyrone’s nostrils flared without him knowing. He didn’t like how Raine was giving other men compliments in front of him!
’How could she be so dense?!’ he complained as he tried to calm his jealous heart and composed the expression on his face. That Janus’s smile almost reached his ears, and he was not so happy about it although he knew he had no right to even have the thoughts he had at that moment.
Raine looked at Tyrone and instructed, "You should leave first, Tyrone. Go and check the other works with Lyne and the rest at my residence. I will follow shortly. I need to discuss some things with Janus privately."
K. O.
Tyrone clearly read that on Janus’s victorious face. He clenched his jaw as he stood up.
"Alright, I’ll go ahead. See you at lunch then. I’ll be cooking, so don’t be late," Tyrone said with a dark expression at Janus before turning around and leaving the room.
Raine creased her forehead with how Tyrone acted, but she put her smile back on her face as she turned to face Janus.
Janus was frowning as he stared in the direction Tyrone walked towards.
"Why do you allow your right-hand man to talk to you like that?" Janus unconsciously voiced out his thoughts without him knowing.
Raine’s eyebrows raised as she casually murmured, "Because I want to? Just like how I allow you to casually talk to me," followed by a wink at him.
Janus blushed and, with a pout, murmured, "But we are childhood friends. That man just showed up recently out of nowhere. There’s a big difference, I think."
"What’s the big difference? I like him too, so that’s okay. I let people I like casually talk to me whenever I want, Janus. So don’t get too worked up about it. Now enough with this nonsense discussion. Let’s talk more about important stuff. Show me the latest inventions and formulas you messaged me about. We have to make sure that we are ready to face the Convel Society’s invasion. They are more powerful compared to us humans alone." Raine reminded with a furrowed forehead.
Though she was prepared to fail... still, Raine would try her best to eliminate as many werewolves as she could in this battle.
*****
Meanwhile, Tyrone’s face was as gloomy as the night sky as he went alone inside the car to go to Raine’s residence. He was so annoyed because he was jealous. He would not deny that.
He let out a sigh as he started the engine of the car. There was a pause as he looked at the USB drive in his palm. He frowned and tilted his head before letting out another sigh. Then, he put the USB drive in his pocket. He stepped on the gas and drove out from the Yue Ancestral mansion.
As soon as he arrived, the first thing Tyrone did was go directly into the room where Boris was detained.
Tyrone entered, and as soon as Boris saw Tyrone, his face darkened as he gritted, "You!"
Tyrone didn’t say a word and instead only stared at Boris. The latter helplessly sat on the chair as Tyrone sat before him.
"What’s going on with those two?" Levi commented while he keenly watched the scene inside Boris’ room from one of the hidden cameras.
"No conversation yet?" Mia asked.
"I hear nothing. It’s like those two are having a one on one on who would bat an eye first," Levi jokingly said.
Aire suddenly entered the control room, "Aunty... Uncle! It’s almost time for lunch. Come on and let’s cook. I’ll help out!" she burst with a wide smile.
Mia scratched her head and suggested, "How about we wait for Tyrone? It’s much better if we let him cook."
Levi’s face crumpled. He quickly rose from his chair and said, "Let’s go, Aire. Uncle Levi will cook lunch today. I’ll make something so out of this world that it’ll make you forget your name as soon as you get a taste of it!"
However, Aire still pulled Mia to get up from her chair as she mumbled, "Aunty, come on... Come with us! It’s not fun just having Uncle around the kitchen! We need your critique."
Aire was the one who closed the door. But before closing it... she stared at the monitor for a while and sadly whispered, "We really can’t fight fate..."