166 Explore Such World On His Own

Alissa slowly opened her eyes, she still felt light headed but compared to this morning, she feel much better.

Looking around the room, she realized that she was not in a hospital nor in her place, this was obviously a man's room, but whose?

"I'm amazed I just decided to come here to check on you and the first thing I'd see was of you bringing home a woman."

She then heard a man's voice she was not familiar with.

She wanted to get up but she was in an IV drip that she just couldn't leave.

"Shut it, your arrival was just timely. She fell unconscious and needs to be in bed for rest."

"But you told me in the phone this morning that you have an event today, is it okay for you to leave before it even started?"

Timothy didn't reply, it was just good that the one who should be in duty followed, but he had to reprimand him for being late.

Xander laughed seeing how Timothy evaded the question by not answering and walking towards his room.

He was not unfamiliar with Alissa, no to be more precise he was not unfamiliar with Alice.

But compared to Timothy who only knew so little, Xander knew more.

That the clothes she mostly use in runways were Jake France and Hayley's designs.

That she was already among the top on the second year of her debut.

Not because he was following her but because he was watching the entertainment world more than Timothy himself.

"You're awake," he heard Timothy say upon entering the room.

Alissa stared at Timothy then at the person who came after him.

She can tell that this must be Xander Amber's other brother.

"Wow, you really are beautiful aren't you?" Xander commented upon seeing her with her eyes open.

He then walked passed Timothy, heading straight to the IV drip checking it before looking back at Alissa.

"Let's just finish your IV drip then you can head home, don't try to stay overnight in this place, that man is a beast and- OUCH!!"

Timothy walked over and hit him hard in the head after listening to what he was talking about.

"Hey, is that how you treat your younger brother? You weren't like this in the past, just because you have someone already. You really are too mu-"

For the second time he was hit in the head, Timothy pulled him and made him bow in front of Alissa who was still in a daze.

"I apologize for his display, this is my younger brother Xander," he introduced him.

"It is nice to meet you, I am Alissa Coleman, I apologize for greeting you in such way," Alissa bowed and greeted.

"No, no it is fine. I am very happy to meet you because I finally get the chance to see my brother with a woman. Did you know that I sometimes think if he really was straight-"

For the third time, Timothy hit him in the head.

"It is better to have it shaken then maybe you will stop such nonsense," Timothy said in return before going out.

"Well, he is like that but seriously you are the first woman he actually brought back to his place. I haven't really seen him with any," Xander finally turned serious as he looked at Alissa.

"I see," was all she could say.

"So tell me, how did the two of you ended up being together?" he asked as he sat down on the chair beside the table.

"Uhmmm… Amber?" Alissa said with uncertainty.

Xander stared at her blankly for a bit before it finally registered in his mind.

"Amber is your friend?"

"Yes she is and she introduced me to your brother for I was also looking for a place to use what I got from university," Alissa explained.

"Hmmmm…" Xander nodded in understanding.

"You're a doctor?" she was finally able to ask.

"Oh, me? Yes I am. Are you looking to date someone from the medical field?" he asked his brows moving up and down.

And for the fourth time he was hit in the head.

"TIM!!!!"

"Stop speaking so many nonsense, when is your flight back anyway?" Timothy asked as he placed a tray on top of the bedside table.

"You're already sending me back? You're hurting my feelings bro," Xander complained as he grabbed his left chest.

Alissa could only laugh at their interaction, obviously the two of them were close.

She can also see that Amber's personality was a combination of the two of them.

'Could it be that one of her parents was a serious one and the other was not?' she then thought.

"Shut up, what's with you today, did you do something bad?"

Upon asking the whole room turned silent, Alissa was just looking at them while Xander didn't speak.

"What happened?" Timothy asked turning around to look at his brother.

"Well, shall we let miss Alice eat first? Surely she must be hungry now," Xander changed the topic.

Timothy stared at him before handing Alissa the tray he brought in.

"The food is warm now, eat your fill and go back to sleep."

He then pulled Xander out of the room.

"Sleep tight miss Alice," he waved her goodnight.

Alissa could only smile back and wave at him as well. She knew full well that there is indeed a problem.

*****

"What is it?" after going out to the balcony, Timothy asked Xander.

"I made a mishap."

"Mishap? Where? In the operating room?" Timothy frowned as he asked.

"Of course not, that is the only place I'll never allow myself to create trouble," Xander instantly retorted.

"Then what is it?"

"I somehow outshined Glenn in one of the monthly meetings in the hospital," Xander sighed.

The Price Empire has malls and hospitals as their main companies.

"What's wrong with that?" Timothy asked.

Xander looked at him as if saying, 'you already know what is wrong.'

"Are they keeping a close eye on you again?" he asked after seeing this look.

"A little at the same time, Harry is currently too strict in me in the hospital, I just came to have a breather from that," Xander replied as he inhaled the night air.

"I passed a check up on one of my juniors and I was already reprimanded right in front of everyone that I was not doing my job properly. Though I only passed it because I have a much more serious check up to make," he then confided.

"So you acted like you were throwing another tantrum and run here, in a way putting another bad image in you within the hospital, covering the fact that you out shined Glenn in that monthly meeting?" Timothy commented.

Xander just nodded, if he wants them to stop keeping a close eye on him, he needs to act like he was really below Glenn, being reprimanded and running away was already a good example.

"Are you sure you will be fine by returning tomorrow?" Timothy sighed and asked.

"Hey, I'm already old enough I can handle myself just fine. But well I still runaway in the end," he laughed after saying it.

"Why don't you just create your own hospital?" Timothy couldn't help but ask.

"I'm too lazy to do that," was his reply before looking up in the sky.

But in reality, if he indeed leave their hospital those people would put pressure on Timothy for he was older.

From young all the pressure of acting like they were not smart and all was handled by Timothy, giving Xander a breather.

He saw just how difficult it was for Timothy to hold back, he actually didn't go to university for they didn't want him to. So he secretly applied for an online course, which is in broadcasting.

Seeing all these and knowing full well that Timothy was still carrying the guilt of him almost dying when they tried to runaway, Xander decided to take up medicine and remain within the Empire.

By doing this, the pressure on Timothy had lessened a lot because Xander graduated on the same course as Glenn.

This way, the empire will have a closer person to compare Glenn from.

"Too lazy, yeah right," Timothy replied.

They wouldn't be siblings who relied on one another for almost twenty years if they didn't know what was going on in each other's mind.

He knew what Xander was doing and he felt grateful towards him.

"You are just like Alissa, having no idea what you really want," he couldn't help but comment.

"Then can I date her?"

"No."

Xander was stunned. This is the first time Timothy reacted in his joke.

In the past, if he has an acquaintance and Xander would joke about dating them, Timothy would reply with do what you want.

"Good luck bro," he then said with a smile.

Timothy looked at him in confusion for what he was talking about but he just placed an arm around his shoulder and looked back up in the sky.

He won't tell him what he sees. Timothy can go and explore such world on his own.