Chapter 20 - Tense Brothers

{"messages":[{"id":534957766,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Hold on, you two know each other?"},{"id":534957767,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"That’s my line. I didn’t realise that you knew my son, Alyssa."},{"id":534957768,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Your son? Clay is your son?"},{"id":534957769,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"My second born child, yes. And it seems that he’s gotten you into some trouble."},{"id":534957770,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Actually, I passed out because of malnutrition."},{"id":534957771,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Haha... ha..."},{"id":534957772,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"The Boss then frowned and slapped Liam on the back of the head."},{"id":534957773,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"You brat! You don’t even feed her?"},{"id":534957774,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Ouch, she left before I could even give her breakfast..."},{"id":534957775,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"She’s your wife, how could you let her leave?"},{"id":534957776,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Hold on..."},{"id":534957777,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Wife?"},{"id":534957778,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He turned towards me, and I laughed once again."},{"id":534957779,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Stop laughing! This isn’t funny!"},{"id":534957780,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Well, Liam and Alyssa are due to be married in two days. Aren’t you?"},{"id":534957781,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I guess so..."},{"id":534957782,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Why are you marrying an old man like him?"},{"id":534957783,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He pointed towards Liam, who immediately frowned."},{"id":534957784,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"content":"Who are you calling old, punk?"},{"id":534957785,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"You’re like, what, six years older than her?"},{"id":534957786,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"I think that it’s four."},{"id":534957787,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"You’re not helping, Alyssa!"},{"id":534957788,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Well, come to think of it..."},{"id":534957789,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Clay, you’re going to inherit the family business, are you not?"},{"id":534957790,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Liam’s eyes tensed as he turned towards his father, dragging him outside."},{"id":534957791,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Ouch, ouch, ouch... easy on the back, son!"},{"id":534957792,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"And then, the door immediately shut."},{"id":534957793,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"What... were they going to talk about?"},{"id":534957794,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Geez, I apologise..."},{"id":534957795,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Huh?"},{"id":534957796,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He bowed his head."},{"id":534957797,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"Whatever my father or my brother did to manipulate you into agreeing to this marriage, I’m terribly sorry..."},{"id":534957798,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I chuckled."},{"id":534957799,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"D-Didn’t I tell you to stop giggling?"},{"id":534957800,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Yeah, but this time, I couldn’t help it."},{"id":534957801,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Anyway, I need to phone Lila. She’s probably wandering where I’ve been. I never miss school."},{"id":534957802,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Taking out my phone, I immediately started to phone her."},{"id":534957803,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"She picked up in a flash."},{"id":534957804,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"Hello? Lyssa? Are you okay? You haven’t been picking up my calls!"},{"id":534957805,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"I’m in hospital."},{"id":534957806,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"Wait, what? Which hospital?"},{"id":534957807,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"I’m coming right away!"},{"id":534957808,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"What happened? Are you okay? Do you need a cold compress?"},{"id":534957809,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"Or a hot compress? What do you NEED?"},{"id":534957810,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"She sure does talk a lot, doesn’t she?"},{"id":534957811,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I giggled."},{"id":534957812,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"I don’t need anything. I’ll be discharged tonight so there’s no worry."},{"id":534957813,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"Oh, thank goodness! Anyway, I need to tell you something!"},{"id":534957814,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"Mr Lucas got a phone call in the middle of class and dashed out! He looked so cute, wearing that expression of concern!"},{"id":534957815,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"Anyway, I’ll talk to you later! I’ve got to make my makeup collection sexy! Anyway, see you~. Hope that you get better."},{"id":534957816,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"You- oh, she hung up."},{"id":534957817,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"She didn’t let you get a word in..."},{"id":534957818,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Well, that’s how she’s always been, I guess."},{"id":534957819,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Geez, I’m still hungry..."},{"id":534957820,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"But you ate two normal meal portions just seconds ago..."},{"id":534957821,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Are you calling me a glutton?"},{"id":534957822,"character_id":11114972,"type":2,"content":"N-No, not at all!"},{"id":534957823,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Then, let me eat! When I have the opportunity to have free food, I don’t pass up on it!"},{"id":534957824,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"We both laughed together, and while we did, Liam froze at the door handle, not willing to open it."},{"id":534957825,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He snarled, and turned around, walking down the corridor towards the vending machine."},{"id":534957826,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"-End of Chapter 20-"},{"id":534957827,"character_id":11078108,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! Make sure to like if you’ve enjoyed the story and want more. Subscribe by tapping the heart button so you don’t miss any updates. Doing that would mean a lot! Leave a comment especially! I love to read them~."}]}