Chapter 121 - Marriage Alliance.

The next morning, Kyra woke up around five thirty in the morning. 

Beside her Lisa was sleeping with her arm wrapped around Kyra. On the other side of Lisa, Sofia was in deep slumber and her leg was on Lisa, knee touching her abdomen. Kyra chuckled seeing her friends and woke up meticulously so that she wouldn't disturb the sleeping beauties. 

They were sleeping in the garden house as it has the largest bed, perfect for sleepovers. 

Kyra tiptoed and sighed in relief after exiting the garden house. The sun had not yet risen and the dew beautifully decorated the garden bed and there was a thin layer of fog in the air. Kyra stood in her garden for a few moments as she enjoyed the beauty around her. 

With a beautiful smile playing on her lips, Kyra returned to her room in the main house and quickly freshened up. She changed into her cycling outfit and donned herself in a trench coat and looked at herself in the mirror. Satisfied with her attire, she reached the garage, not to fetch her car but to wait for Oliver there. 

Not very long after that, Oliver reached her house and gave her a call. As soon as she got a missed call, Kyra opened the garage door and Oliver was waiting for her, leaning on his car door. 

They have not gone cycling after their first date. Thanks to the flu, Kyra had to remain in her house. 

"Good morning, girlfriend.", Oliver said as he gave her a hug. 

Kyra's eyes twinked as she felt his warm arms around her. She snuggled and leaned on his shoulder. "Good morning, handsome." she cooed. 

"Handsome, hmm? Not a boyfriend?" Oliver asked as he kissed her hair. How much he loves doing this! 

He actually prefers working out in the gym alone but his priority changed because of Kyra. Seeing her first in the morning and starting his day with her felt more important and precious than working out alone. 

"I only call my boyfriend handsome, so it is already implied." Kyra said. 

"Someone is being cheesy.", Oliver chuckled, ruffling her hair.

"I learn from the best." Kyra winked and they both laughed. 

Kyra absolutely loved starting her day with laughter and utter happiness. It is not like she doesn't get this with her brothers, family and friends but with Oliver, it felt different. Different in a good way. 

"Shall we go milady?" Oliver asked. 

Kyra nodded her head and sat down in the passenger seat. Soon, they left her house. 

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Lisa and Sofia have looked at everything on the screen from the monitoring room. After Oliver texted Kyra last night and they have decided to meet in the morning, Lisa and Sofia have decided to take a peek at the couple to witness how they would interact with each other. 

It was mostly to tease Kyra after she returns but the main reason was something else. They need to confirm and convince themselves that they haven't taken a wrong step by supporting their relationship. 

And they ended up with that assurance and PDA. 

"They are so-" Lisa stopped, not able to come up with the right word. Cringy? Cheeky? Romantic? Annoying? Maybe a mixture of it…

"I know right!", Sofia said, shaking her head. 

"Kyra looked happy, though.", Lisa said. 

"It is as if she is home at last. Have you seen how her eyes twinkled? I have never seen her this happy, not even when she graduated." Sofia said. 

"Yeah, She didn't look this happy, not even when our company became the unicorn company the year we started it. She was not this happy even when we got the prestigious awards." Lisa said as she zoomed at Kyra's face. 

"She might have really met the right guy. We didn't make a mistake by supporting them, Lisa.", Sofia said to her friend. 

"I am happy that we didn't make a wrong decision in our friend's life. But, I am worried how her brothers would take it. You saw what happened yesterday right?" Lisa said, worried. 

"I know." Sofia sighed. This has been going on in her mind since the day she found out Kyra's relationship. 

"It won't take much time for them to figure it out, Sofi. Luther, Matthew.." Lisa said, as she felt a shiver run down her spine. 

"Don't remind me, Lisa. Luther might not cause a problem as Kyra's happiness matters the most to him. He won't show his pain to others but will suffer silently and, we as his friends, will be there for him. The problem comes with my brother," Sofia said. 

Her brother Matthew might not be bringing that topic but there is a marriage alliance between their family, Richards family and Kyra's family, Collins family. It was promised by their great ancestors that the girl from the Collins family will be married to the boy of the Richards family however, the Collins family didn't give birth to a daughter from four generations. There was no girl till Kyra got adopted by Collins couples. 

The whole elite community is waiting to hear the news of the marriage alliance as they are unaware that Kyra is an adopted, not biological daughter. That secret was not going to see light , never. But this marriage is related to the prestige of Richard's family and Sofia knows that her grandparents won't let it go so easily if this marriage alliance is broken. 

Otherwise, this ludicrous marriage alliance will be passed down to Kyra's niece Addison, the daughter of Kyra's first brother. But, which loving aunt would want her niece to be tied down by a marriage?

Besides this, Kyra owes the Collins elders, the adopted grandparents and they took a promise from her that she would agree to fulfill one wish of theirs. 

"Let's think about this later. For now, let's focus on how to break this news to Kyra's brothers, one by one." Lisa said, diverting this topic. 

"Yeah. Easy targets are the fifth brother and-oops- it's only him. Everyone else is already having a bad opinion about Oliver." Sofia said, realizing that it is difficult. 

"First brother, Andrew?" Lisa asked. She doesn't know much about Kyra's first brother, the army officer. 

"He has an exceptional impression on my brother, Matthew. Although he is close to Oliver as well, his loyalty might side with Matthew.", Sofia said. Her brother is a government servant like him. An officer in foriegn Intelligence service. 

"Second brother is your brother's best friend. His loyalty might lie with your brother.", Lisa sighed. 

"Her third brother, William and fourth brother, Ryan are very close to Luther. They will help Luther, I think they are already helping Luther to get together with their sister.", Sofia said. 

"It leaves the fifth brother." Lisa said, blushing a little. She is a fan of this tennis world champion. He is her idol just like how Oliver is Kyra's idol. Lisa herself was a tennis player but had to stop because of her injury. As she was fit and beautiful, she got picked by a modeling agency when she was sixteen. Not very long after that, her life went upside down and she had to flee to London. 

"Yep. However, let's get the couple to bond up first and when they are willing to meet family members, let's come up with a plan to help Kyra. For now, lets go and workout.", Sofia said, dragging Lisa with her to upstairs. 

Sofia has suspicions that Lisa likes Dan, the identical twin of Ryan. And, Lisa already knows that Sofia likes Dan's identical twin, Ryan. They just don't say it loud…

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Meanwhile, Kyra and Oliver finished their morning exercise and are sitting at their usual spot at the pond. 

"What are the plans, today?" Kyra asked as they got comfortable on the garden bed. 

"Me? Hmm...let me think." Oliver said. 

"It's usual, Ky. I would be going back to the research center and working on my research for my sister's treatment." he answered. 

"You?" Oliver asked. 

"I and Lisa decided to go to our company and oversee the preparations." Kyra answered. 

"We both are going to be busy today," Oliver chuckled. 

"And, I liked the pictures Sofia sent me yesterday. I decided to save them and cherish the memories." Oliver added, teasing Kyra. 

"And, please give my thanks to Sofia," he said. 

Kyra looked at him confused. "Which pics?" she asked and soon after saying that she realised. 

Her eyes widened and her cheeks flushed. Gosh, what would Oliver think of her?? Pervert!?

"I am not the one who took the picture of that, Oliver. Sofia took them secretly to tease me later. I don't know -." Kyra was about to say something but Oliver pecked her lips. 

She was so cute when she was talking now. 

Kyra stopped. 

She looked at Oliver, surprised. 

"I know what happened, Ky. But I am really glad Sofia took those pictures. Not many people get to cherish it." Oliver whispered in her ears. 

"Oliver, you are more shameless than I thought." Kyra said, her voice sexy and seducing. 

"Only with you." Oliver said as they looked into each other's eyes.. Soon, their lips crashed into a passionate kiss.