Chapter 214 - BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION III

David didn't say anything. Perhaps what Chris said was true. Perhaps, he liked him because he looked like Alexander, especially when he smiles.

"Maybe you're right." David retorted. "Thanks for letting me hear a piece of your mind." He stood up and went back to the hotel without giving Chris another glance.

Chris was dismayed. He was just trying to test him but it turned out, David wasn't over with his infatuation for someone who died over a decade already. He was still looking at him as if he was Alexander.

You guessed it right, Alexander and Chris were blood-related. They share the same father but different mother. Alexander was few years older than Chris but Chris didn't grow up with the Minato family.

He was conceived by mistake just like Alexander. The only difference was that, Alexander found a good family while he didn't. They were poor and his mother died when he was ten years old. His grandparents kicked him out of the house for being a bad luck to them. Instead of loitering in the streets, begging for food, he worked as garbage collector in exchanged for money and sometimes, people give him food as well. He washed cars, walked the dogs, and did other kinds of work that didn't care about his age. He did these odd jobs for two years.

It was when he washed an expensive car that his fate was changed. The owner of the car was a military official. He gave Chris the opportunity to change his life. He joined the military camp to assist Dr. Anderson with his work, along with his adopted son, Evan Anderson. When there's not much work, Dr. Anderson would train him a close combat fight. Sometimes, Evan would join them, sometimes, he won't because he's also a medical practitioner.

When he reached the legal age, he was allowed to formally join the military and was introduced as the adopted son of Major General Hawkins. And so, his life started to prosper with the help of friends and those people who believed in his ability.

What he didn't expect was that, he will be sent to become a spy. Travis Madrigal was the one who asked for him to keep Stefan Dumrique safe, a sworn brother of his while he checks the illegal trade that many big tycoons keep.

When Chris heard about Stefan and his life story, he instantly knew that he found an ally. At first, he didn't know about Alexander, he had no idea that they were related either. Stefan remained lowkey and he didn't ask anyone to be investigated. It was just recently that he started to have doubts. If he didn't investigate about his mother's death, Chris wouldn't know that he was Alexander's half-brother. And whenever he thought about it, he gets angry. He's angry that David likes him because he looks like his half-brother.

At the same time, he didn't really like David in a romantic way. He wanted to become friends with him but he can't have this kind of relationship because the other person looks at him in different way.

He's a straight man and David was not.

If David will like him for who he is and just maintain a normal relationship between friends, he would be glad.

"Well, it's good if he will just forget about me and move on with his life. I cannot be Alexander and I cannot love a man like he can. I am just your regular kind of guy. I don't bend that way." Chris mumbled while looking at the disappearing back of the well-known man.

While this short commotion happened, Cayenne and Stefan was having the time of their life. Cayenne was happily riding the jet ski with Stefan supervising her. It was her first time doing this activity but she wasn't afraid of falling on to the sea. As long as she's with her husband, she knew that she'll be safe.

"Your stomach is flat." Stefan commented when he hugged her from the back.

"What are you expecting? It's not like I'm pregnant, you idiot." Cayenne replied and smacked his hand lightly. Stefan's hearty laughter rang out and this made her smile, too. "When I get pregnant, you can take back your words."

"Who said you will be pregnant? I don't want you to get pregnant. It's painful when you give birth."

"Why are you saying that? Did you experience giving birth already?" Cayenne questioned him accompanied with an eye roll. "Stop thinking of nonsense things. I should be the one who will decide if it's painful or not."

Stefan turned off the jet ski and it stopped in the middle of the sea. It suddenly turned silent wherein you can only hear the faint sounds of the waves. "Ayen, do you want to have children?"

"Hn. A boy and a girl would be great. How about you?"

Stefan took a deep breath and sighed. He placed his chin on her shoulder while looking into a far distance. "I want you to give birth to my children, too. However, it really scares me whenever I think of you going through a painful ordeal. How about we get one? I don't want you to experience the pain twice. One baby is good enough for me. Either it's a boy or a girl, I will still love our child."

"Well, let's not talk about it yet. I don't think it will happen in the near future." Cayenne told him while massaging the back of his head that she was able to reach. "Don't think too much."

Stefan nodded his head and printed a kiss on her neck. "Let's go back." He turned on the vehicle once again and they went back to the shore. They returned the jet ski to where they borrowed it and went back to the beach to swim with everyone. They played water volleyball while waiting for Kyle and Luiz to return and this time, Chris joined in the fun.

'I'm finally ready to die.' Emerald thought while watching her daughter having so much fun with her friends. 'I wonder what ruined her affection for Arthur?' She asked herself in deep thought. She really don't know why they became estranged with each other when they were so close before.