Vernon carefully lifted Luca bridal style so as not to wake him, and carried him to the mattress next to the sofa.
Occasionally Luca's body twitched, and he frowned. Vernon smiled slightly when he saw this, wondering what Luca was dreaming about.
On the medium-sized bed, Vernon laid Luca down gently, and as he was about to leave, Luca unconsciously grabbed his wrist.
"Don't go. I beg you, brother..." Luca's voice was soft, hoarse, and bitter.
The lines on Luca's forehead clearly showed that something had happened to him earlier that afternoon, but Vernon didn't know what it was. He only knew that Luca had met Luzen, who was with a man wearing a mask, and, yeah... you know what happened next.
Vernon patted Luca's hand, which was clutching his, "Shh... Shh... shh... I'm not going anywhere. You can sleep soundly, sweetheart." He whispered in Luca's ear, then released his hand.
He pulled the thick blanket at the end of the bed and covered Luca's body to keep him warm, not forgetting to lower the air conditioner temperature.
After laying Luca on the bed, Vernon continued to tidy up Luca's messy room.
It was already 2:00 a.m., but he took the time to clean it up so that when Luca woke up, he would be in a better mood.
He started by taking the latest robot vacuum cleaner that could clean anything, including broken glass, from the storage room where cleaning tools were usually kept.
Luca never used a cleaning robot in his room because he didn't like electronic devices that could interfere with the special signal connected directly to the satellite.
Only this time, Vernon used it because he was too lazy to sweep. If it weren't for his sweet boyfriend's room, Vernon would never have done it.
"I must be crazy to be cleaning at this hour. Vernon, you're making yourself suffer for a beautiful man," she complained.
Her lips muttered, but Vernon continued doing it. He cleaned up the remaining snack crumbs on the table and took the laptop to put it in its place, which was on the work desk behind the partition to the left of the bed.
Luca's room was indeed large. It was one room with several partitions to divide it into smaller rooms. This was the privilege Luca received from being Vernon's subordinate, who pampered him.
Since Vernon could enter Luca's room, he didn't waste the opportunity to explore its contents, because Luca had always been quite secretive about his room. It wasn't easy for other people to enter his private room, and this time Vernon did so brazenly.
The atmosphere of Luca's room was quite boring. Starting from the dark gray walls, there were no decorations, only a wall clock that was no longer working.
On his desk, there was only a laptop and a stack of documents. He didn't see any decorations or anything to beautify his desk, until he carelessly opened the desk drawer and found a 7x9 photo.
In the photo were two twin boys, one wearing glasses, posing with his arm around his brother with a sweet smile. The other boy just stood there frowning, looking away.
"Haha... I know, the one frowning must be Luca. Huh, he really doesn't like having his picture taken. And what's with that sullen face? Does he know that pouting like that actually makes him look even more adorable?"
Vernon secretly captured the photo with his smartphone.
Satisfied with what he had captured, Vernon realized that Luca's twin brother was more cheerful and warm. In contrast to Luca, who was indifferent and aloof, both of them were equally adorable.
"Luca's brother, if you are indeed gone, I hope you can entertain Luca more often in his dreams. All his life, Luca has suffered from guilt over your death and that of the Romanov family. Perhaps, if Luca could have chosen, he would have chosen to die with you all back then."
After saying that, which was only heard by the wind and the silence of the night, Vernon put the photo back in the drawer and closed it again.
Having finished cleaning up the mess in Luca's room, Vernon turned off the main light and turned on the dimmer night light.
Luca's room was tidy, so he left and went to investigate what was happening at the restaurant.
Yeah, it looked like Vernon would be working overtime again tonight just for his sweetheart.
***
The next day, Luca woke up because the sunlight was shining on his face, disturbing him. He blinked his eyes and covered his eyes with his hand to block the glare of the morning sun.
Still half-conscious, Luca turned his head to the right and left, realizing that he was lying on a bed.
A sharp pain shot through his head. He rubbed the bridge of his nose, hoping the dizziness would subside.
He sat up from his lying position and leaned against the headboard. He turned off the bedside lamp and saw his laptop on the desk next to him.
For a moment, he paused to remember what had happened until he ended up sleeping comfortably on the bed, and how his spacious room, which had been messy, had become neat and clean.
"Huh... it seems like I was really drunk last night, I don't even remember what I did."
After regaining his senses, Luca got out of bed and walked around his room. And he was quite surprised.
His room was now spotlessly clean. He remembered clearly that the last time he cleaned the floor was probably about three weeks ago, and now there was no dust left.
"Did Vernon do it? But how? Did I give him access without realizing it?" Luca muttered.
He turned to his desk and saw that his smartphone was almost out of battery, so he charged it before using it again later.
Not wanting to worry about it, Luca ignored it for now. He took a towel from the hanging closet and hurried to the bathroom to clean himself up. His body felt sticky and the smell of alcohol clung to him.
Twenty minutes passed, and he came out with a towel wrapped around his lower body. His body was still wet, as was his slightly long hair, with water dripping from the ends.
He looked sexy and seductive to both men and women. Especially behind his body, which looked petite to some men, Luca's body was actually quite athletic with some boxy muscles formed from his training at headquarters, which looked clean and white without any blemishes, making the men who saw him drool even more.
And the one who got to enjoy that was Vernon again, who accidentally came in to deliver breakfast.
"Luca, you're not trying to seduce me, are you?" asked Vernon, who was standing next to the sofa. In his hands was breakfast consisting of bread, jam, and milk. Simple but filling.
However, compared to the filling breakfast of bread, Vernon was more interested in the boxy muscles carved into Luca's body. So white and smooth.
Vernon swallowed hard. His crazy lust seemed to be challenged when he saw the unexpected appetizer from his sweet man.
When Luca heard Vernon's question, he turned his head with a questioning look. "What are you looking at! Control your saliva. Don't let it drip on my floor, or you'll have to take responsibility for cleaning it up. Ough... That's disgusting, man!"
Luca saw how Vernon laughed guiltlessly while wiping his saliva, which made him feel amused and disgusted. Especially since the man was carrying food for him. Honestly, it made him lose his appetite.
"Don't talk dirty to me like that. You don't suit saying that with your sweet face," said Vernon. He placed the tray containing his breakfast on the table.
"I made breakfast for you. You should thank me."
"Thank you, but I don't need it. Who knows if your saliva dripped onto the plate when you saw my body earlier. You were aroused, weren't you?" Luca said bluntly.
Vernon coughed, wondering when Luca had learned to speak so bluntly.
"Um... don't act like you know everything. I just happened to see it earlier. It's natural for me to be tempted. Your body is too smooth for a man."
"You!!!" Luca glared at him.