West part of Dominic City, Kingstone Private Club.
At this moment, a fancy sports car parked to a halt before the renowned Kingstone 5 Star Hotel owned by one of Dominic City's Elite.
A young man with charming blue eyes stepped out of the car, dressed in a designer collection from head to toe.
Adjusting his glasses, he swept the building and the lounging guest a quick glance, then coolly handed his car key to the glazing valet on standby.
His steps were straight, filled with an innate, unrivaled pride.
Without a word, he stepped into the VIP elevator.
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"What are we going to do now?" Daniel's agitated voice rang through the VIP suite, gnawing his nails nervously as he shared a glance with the other four who looked similarly worried with nervous sweat trickling down their foreheads.
" I heard the body wasn't found, it was just a pool of blood and a bit of brain matter. The Cops matched the DNA and discovered it belonged to Miles."
Much better at hiding his emotions than the others, Kelvin spoke out in a measured tone, rubbing his buzz hair cut with a hint of frustration.
Ben was a youth with a solid frame, not just intimidating, he was a talented gridiron player on the school's team.
Ben picked up the wine glass and slowly twirled its content. " Instead of panicking, why don't we spread out and look for his body." He said but was interrupted by Kelvin.
"-or we could all go out separate ways and flee the country till things calm down."
The moment he said it, the room quietened down and they all exchanged solemn glances.
Tyler clenched his sweaty palms into a fist and was about to lash out at the wall when the doors to the room parted open to reveal the charming youth earlier.
"Fools." His cool voice laced with authority pierced the sudden silence in the room.
" You're here." Standing up with a flattering smile, Daniel quickly approached the figure. The mastermind behind the reason they had bullied Miles and eventually to his death.
Everyone here would most likely get a record if this got out and that would definitely ruin their lives.
The charming youth stood by the door, not stepping in and said–
"Don't do anything. Stay at home and resume on Monday like nothing happened. Hope I made myself clear."
The rest of them instinctively nodded, not daring to voice out a complaint.
The charming youth turned and left.
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Sinclairs' Duplex
Miles had just returned with Hannah, his mother, from the Police Station to clear whatever it is that happened.
His three sisters were sitting on the couch, staring blankly at the TV when they arrived.
"So how did it go?" Josephine sat up and enveloped him in a warm hug.
" Well, they said it was a mistake on their part."
" Hmph, I thought so." Cassie rolled her eyes disgustedly at the memory of the police earlier and walked to the dinner table.
Meanwhile, only Hannah was worried since the Police's claim matched Miles' bloodied appearance the previous day.
'He isn't hurt.' She told herself and finally revealed a smile.
Whilst Deb exchanged a secret, awkward glance with Miles then took the chair next to him by the dinner table.
Thus the whole family gathered and shared how their day went. Deb was comforted about her cheating asshole fiancè.
When Josephine revealed that Miles had gone for a part time job interview, the dining reignited with a livelier vibe as they all made fun of him.
Unwilling to reveal the nature of his job, Miles lied that he was a waiter at a luxurious restaurant.
When they were all done, Miles took the pleasure of contributing his own share of labour and washed the dishes while the rest of the girls went upstairs. Except for Deb who sat on the couch and pretended to be on her phone while stealing glances at him.
Eventually she stood and approached him in the kitchen just as he finished washing.
"Uhm, Miles… I think we need to talk."
Her voice sounded behind him, laced with nervousness and he could even hear her heave.
Wiping his hands, Miles turned to face her with an ignorant expression.
"Deb? what's that?"
Her face flushed but she managed to say it.
"It's about last night. What happened last night?"
"Oh…" Miles dropped his pretense and revealed a serious look.
Deb struggled for a moment and eventually took a deep breath.
"I don't think what I made you do was right… I'm sorr–"
"No, there's no need to apologize about what happened. I kind of like it too." Lessening his confidence, Miles pretended to avoid her gaze when he completed the statement.
Deb blushed heavily too.
There was an awkward silence between both step siblings before Miles decided to speak.
"Hum… I have been thinking about this. How about we give Ethan a payback."