"She's moving in with us?" Zin exclaimed at the top of his lungs as soon as he heard the announcement from Derrick. He still hasn't finished sorting out all the cash that his master has let him manage, and he's hearing about the news that could possibly give him even more headaches than what he already has. "Wait, she agreed to marry you? Am I going to prepare for the wedding? I know that those could be a little hectic. And oh boy, I could never plan something like that!" "What do you think?" He's always been grumpy when it comes to talking to Zin. If he could just smile a bit, like when he's talking to Lyra, maybe Zin wouldn't be this terrified. "Do you really think that the devil himself would walk into a church and get married by asking the Lord for his blessings?" "I don't know what to say," the boy said. "Last time I checked, the devil can't marry a human either, but look at you. The idea even came from your own brain cells. I do not know what's possible or not anymore." Der
"I heard a ton of great things about cheeseburgers and pizza! And I also heard about this thing called cheese. If I recall correctly, some call it "liquid gold," and people stuff it in their bills like it's no big deal!" "Their mouths, Zin, their mouths." Zin gasped upon hearing Derrick's correction. He shyly scratched the back of his head as he apologetically faced Lyra. "Sorry," he said, bowing his head with a scrunched nose. "Sometimes my bird tendencies just come out, you know. I will make sure that you won't hear that from me again!" "Don't worry, Zin; I don't mind," Lyra said with a smile. You can talk however you want to; I won't judge." Derrick's eyes shifted from watching Lyra with adoration to glaring at his right-hand man. He raised his brow at Zin, seeing how red his cheeks got with at least three feathers behind each of his ears. "You're that excited, Zin?" His tone was different. Derrick even flashed him the creepiest smirk that Zin had ever seen. "Ah!" Zin covered
For the sake of her own sanity, Lyra refused to check her phone. It's almost creeping her out, thinking about how many calls and messages Wendy could possibly have left for her to come back to. She knows how furious she must have made her, and to be honest, she's not well equipped with the skills that she needs to ignore her completely. Lyra knew she should start living as if they were never related—a better path to take, for sure—but she's still too soft for it.Right now, she relies on Derrick to hold her hand and help her through every situation.How could she not trust him when all he did was help her out? She couldn't believe how her entire day went. The first day after moving in with her fiance, she only stayed in bed and relaxed. It had been a while since she had been able to rest that long. She felt rejuvenated and ready.At around one in the afternoon, she got up to heat up her unfinished breakfast, but Zin hurried to help her with it. All she really had to do was sit down and
It's almost seven in the evening, and Lyra still can't see Derrick coming home. She spent almost an hour of her day just watching through the window in her room. Nobody entered through the main gate, and it made her sad. Even Zin went back to his room to do whatever they wanted after they ate. She began to feel bored and worried.If she could just call the devil with her phone, she would have. That's something that she wishes she could do. The phone in her hand suddenly became useless."Derrick, what happened to you?" she whispered before she plopped herself down on her soft cushion.She scrolled through the text messages and calls that she received from Wendy, from Peter, and a bunch from an unregistered number. If she had to guess, this must be from her father, Elvis. Maybe hearing about her moving out of Wendy's house finally made him realize that he's ten steps back from getting the daughter that he could feed to the wolves. This means that he won't be able to gain any money from
Lyra failed to say anything to Derrick since the mess that Wendy started had died down. Yes, he had helped her deal with it all, and yes, he's still backing her up, but something in his eyes tells Lyra that she did something that he did not like.Zin left them at the bar to send Wendy out as they managed to pay their way into getting whatever they wanted. Lyra was now sitting on a couch, bathing at the loud party, as the big boss of the entire place.The huge difference almost made her legs wobble. Now, her words meant something. She can order the bouncers to let the goddesses go. They were very thankful once they saw who came back for them.She finally broke the silence between them by saying, "Derrick."He moved sideways to let her whisper in his ear. They knew it was too loud in there to talk normally, so she grabbed his shoulder to prop herself up."I need to ask you for help.""With?" He sure hated yapping."I wish to turn this place into something that my friends can manage. "I w
"It's been a while since I last saw him," Lyra said, still spacing out until they reached home. Derrick sat beside her in bed, watching her closely."I can't believe how he still acts like that. He's been trying to use me to benefit himself, but he does it so blatantly. He can't even pretend to like me or respect my existence for a second. All he wanted was a pet that he could order.""You've begun to fight back now, Lyra. It's going to get better. You did your best to not let him have it his way, and I am here to help you continue doing just that. Don't worry about it too much, okay?"Lyra nodded with a pout on her face."It just disgusts me," Lyra sighed. "I thought he was going to change a bit at least." But I guess I was wrong. That's just too sad, though. I wish I could forgive my father, but he's not doing anything for me to at least try that.""Don't force yourself to forgive and forget." It's not the only option.""He's my father. Even though he never took me under his wing, h
Lyra's POV"Which one do you like?" he asked as we entered a huge mall."I don't know," I told Derrick. Of course, I have no idea which one I like the most. I mean, how would I know if I never even got the chance to enter one of these luxurious places before? Who the hell would walk into an exclusive mall knowing that their whole life savings would be drained just for a tiny bag that would hardly fit a coin or two?"This is a cool place, huh?" Zin proudly grinned right behind us.He was the one who suggested this place to Derrick and I. His technological knowledge comes in handy when it comes to squandering his master's fortune. Goodness, I know that I won't enjoy shopping in this place."Stop feeling guilty."What the heck? I gasped as I turned to look at Derrick. How could he possibly read my mind during that time? I wasn't thinking anything bad, was I? How did that freaking happen?"I did not read your mind; stop gasping so much," he said, making me doubt even more before he sweetl
Lyra's POVI couldn't freaking believe this. Looking at the huge paper bags in my room, I could tell that all the clothes that I actually picked just doubled. Derrick was slick; he really made me try out dresses as he and Zin bought other ones at different stores too. There's no freaking way that I'll be able to wear all of these; what a waste!"Stop thinking about anything," Derrick came out of nowhere to whisper in my ear. He sweetly hugged me from behind as he chuckled. "None of these will go to waste anyway, Lyra. You should be preparing from now on, you know that, right?""Preparing for what?" I asked. "Prepare to resell all the pieces that don't fit?""Silly," he said as he kissed my jawline. "Now that I own hotels, you should be helping me, right? Why don't you help me manage it? I am sure that you know a lot more than I do.""What?" He really thinks I do know a lot? "I know nothing at all, Derrick. It's not apparent, but goodness, I am dumb when it comes to businesses.""We hi