The Established Siblings of the Pack

Much to the men’s surprise, Cecilia’s eyes turned red the moment she saw Kingsley, and the next second, she burrowed into his arms.

There was no distance whatsoever between them as she pressed her soft curves against his torso. The men in the cafe were so shell-shocked by this scene that their eyes nearly bugged out of their heads.

“What the—”

“The world’s gone mad! I thought girls like her would be into good-looking men with money!”

“Shit! If I’d known that she needed a shoulder to cry on, I would have gone up to her first!”

Everyone was incensed as they cursed Kingsley’s good fortune under their breaths.

Ignoring the jealous stares and pointed looks thrown his way, Kingsley asked quietly as he held Cecilia in his arms. “Hey, what’s wrong? Did Shane pick on you again?” As soon as he said this, he shook his head to dismiss the possibility. “No, that can’t be it. Shane wouldn’t dare to make trouble for you now that Harry’s watching him.”

“It’s not Shane…” Cecilia straightened up slowly and pulled the delicate straps of her top up to keep them from falling and revealing more of her skin. The miniscule gesture affected the men’s testosterone so much that they were having a hard time remaining composed in their seats.

She sniffed and dried her tears, then said feebly, “He came by the house today and called off the engagement.”

“What happened there?” Kingsley asked, frowning. “Are you crying because your family gave you a hard time after that?”

He could pretty much guess what had happened at the Larsons’ place. Much like the Wynns, the Larsons were merely a second-rate family amongst the elite, and it was a miracle that one of them had been engaged to the b*stard of the Carter Family. It was not a stretch for one to say that the future of the entire Larson Family hinged on Cecilia getting married to Shane.

It went without saying that Shane had dealt a devastating blow on the Larsons by calling off the engagement out of the blue. Kingsley could already imagine how they had treated Cecilia after she supposedly failed to hold onto Shane, who was the key to their having a glorious future in the most exclusive echelons of upper-class society.

Cecilia nodded miserably now as she said, “My parents told me I was good for nothing, that I couldn’t even manage to keep a man even with my pretty face…” She trailed off tearfully, her voice breaking with the beginnings of a sob. “My dad didn’t start out with much money, either, and he knew he was marrying out of his league when he settled down with the young lady of the Fox Family. He’s always been looking for ways to prove himself to my mom’s family. The Foxes are throwing a family banquet tomorrow, and he wants me to make it look like I’m doing well in front of my uncles, so… I have to do everything I must to change Shane’s mind, or at least bring home a man who is much better than him.”

She took a deep breath and stared at Kingsley with glistening eyes, then went on to say, “So I told him that I already found myself a boyfriend, and that he’s far more excellent than Shane could ever hope to be!”

she was asking of him. “You… want me to

it into words, she blushed and explained hurriedly, “It’ll only be for show, and it’s just until my

the job? You did tell your

know you’re a million times stronger and better than Shane!” Her fingers intertwined as she asked cautiously, “You’re not going to

Kingsley replied hesitantly, “I’m not against it. If this is really

had killed his parents, and he would be remiss to turn down

Cecilia beamed at once. She clutched his arm and said earnestly,

Are you going

was only joking, but she unexpectedly nodded without even stopping

playing footsie with a girl, even if the girl was a temptress like Cecilia. He had his parents’ murder to avenge, and he couldn’t afford to

there might come a day when he had finally avenged his parents, and only then would he be able

the embarrassed look on Kingsley’s face, her expression stiffened. “I-I’m kidding! Haha! Hahaha!” Her laughter sounded forced, and there

a long pause, she drew in a breath and said hesitantly, “So… we should probably go back to my family’s place. My dad wants

was dumbfounded by how quickly things were escalating.

act, but the idea of meeting his ‘father-in-law’

can’t risk being humiliated

“Alright, whatever. It’s not as if I have anything better

…

Larsons’ family villa was in an above-average residential community in Cleapolis. There wasn’t much difference between the area and property prices here

walked into the front yard when they were greeted by

them and appraised Kingsley with a raised brow, then

snapped, “And yes, he’s my boyfriend. Is Dad in the study? If he is, then we’ll

room. Come on, we’ll go in together,” Asher said as he gave Kingsley a contemptuous look, as though the latter was something that crawled

joined by a man who was dressed head to toe in designer clothing. The man was none