Chapter 37 - EXPOSE

Julien felt a sense of familiarity as he looked at the black bentley in front of him. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

[System: What's taking so long? I thought you are not scared of the villain anymore.]​​

This sentence successfully hit Julien straight in the face: "I'm not. Don't rush me."

[System: Are you certain?]

Julien unconsciously fidgeted around with his hands before replying back: "Please. Let me show you how the boss does it."

Julien opened the door to get in the car and wiggled around to make himself comfortable. His voice was still a bit hazy from the low temperature outside: "How is it that you are here now?"

Julien with a playful tone continued: "How lonely you must be Mr. Valentinus!"

Lucius touched his earlobe making omega shiver and said casually: "I won't feel lonely when you are around, right?"

Embarrassed, the alpha coughed lightly twice and then quickly switched the topic. He tentatively gentled his voice and hesitatingly asked: "Are you cold? Do you need a hug?"

Julien could not help but laugh mockingly: "Mr. Valentinus, with all due respect… stop pretending to be so nice to me."

Hearing this, Lucius's heart began to race. He furrowed his eyebrows and uneasily switched his sitting posture: "That.... What do you think of me?"

Julien didn't even raise his head up to say: "Do you not have an idea in your heart?"

Lucius was not really sure, that's why he wanted to hear Julien's opinion. The omega gave him mixed signals, sometimes he was scared of him, sometimes bold and rude, just like now. Lucius felt like he was silently choking up and swallowing his own blood. For the first time in his life, he felt so depressed and mad at the same time. He angrily said: "I'm asking you right now, not you asking me."

Julien glanced at him from the side, Lucius's face was a little unclear. He could sense a bit of a fickle personality that is usually hidden away. He could also see a bit of a vexation, which was a direct contrast to a gentle temperament. In his heart, he sighed a little but also felt a bit mischievous and gleeful: "You are really handsome and you have lots of money."

Hearing this, the alpha nodded his head in satisfaction and waited for the continuation, but the air was as silent as death. A few seconds later, he couldn't help, but give omega a look and said: "That's it? No more?"

Julien nodded his head as if to console him, saying in a matter of fact tone: "What's more? A handsome face can make you popular and money is your charisma insurance. This is already what a lot of people desire and chase for."

When Julien said it like that, it seemed like it made a lot of sense, but for some reason, Lucius felt like his heart was being pricked. The man looked like he was smiling but inside, it was a different story: "You mean to say, in my entire life I can only use my face and money to attract people?"

Julien switched from his playful attitude to a more serious one: "If not then what? Your bad temper? But I am afraid there might be another mask behind it."

Julien knew that this kind of man when he is bad, he can make him fall down and fall down hard. But he tried to be headstrong and honest.

When the villain was offended and provoked was he really a devil?

The pupils behind Lucius's glasses dilated, become cold and emotionless, after that his face turned ominous.

Julien suddenly became nervous and he bit his bottom lip. His small and fine eyelashes were shaking and before he even said something to soothe the atmosphere, he was embraced.

Lucius seemed to laugh, mockingly and condescendingly: "If you were after my money or face, then I would be pretty happy. Happy that I finally have something in me that can make you stay. I'm scared of you running away all over again from me."

And then honestly said with no embellishments: "My family background is not good, my upbringing is not good and the kind of personality I have, I know better than anyone."

Lucius did not hide from Julien's eyes anymore and stared at omega with open and sincere eyes as if showing growth that Julien wanted to see: "I'm nice to you not because I'm pretending, but because I genuinely want to be."

Julien was actually stunned by the man's actions.

The corners of Lucius's mouth seemed to tug up, as if he wanted to smile, but he couldn't smile at all: "Am I so bad that I'm destined to be not liked by you?"

Julien felt like he swallowed a fly.

He didn't know how to answer that question at that moment.

Julien turned his head to look out the window and something made him suddenly straighten up and forcefully pull on alpha's sleeve: "Quick, look outside!"

After hearing that, Lucius looked out the window and discovered that in the quiet night, the stars started to fall. The sky flashed and brightened with white lights.

There was something magical about the shooting stars as its brief final sparkle ended the epic voyage through the universe. When it happened, humans will suddenly feel how small and insignificant they are. Lucius rarely noticed these things and didn't know if it was because of the person beside him or for some other reason.

He looked at Julien who was in awe watching comets and was looking very happy.

At this moment, his heart did not have any other desires and in a rare occurrence, was as pure as his heart could ever be.

Julien suddenly turned his head to find Lucius's gaze on him. His black eyes looked as if they were wading deeper into the pool of undefined emotions.

The two of them were close together, so close that their breaths mingled together.

There was also something romantic in the air that night.