When Neil arrived at Sancastle and saw the fort-like villa in front of him, the calm expression on his face collapsed instantly. He lowered his head and glanced at his slippers, which were supposed to express his indifference for Griffon. Looking at the villa again, he suddenly felt that the decision he made was rather hasty.
The door to the villa was opened. Neil gulped and walked inside. Seeing that the interior of the villa was even more resplendent than the outside, Neil regretted it even more. “Taya, do you know where I stayed the day you were taken away by Alpha Knight?” he asked. While browsing through the drawings, Taya asked, “Where?” Neil flashed a clean, stiff smile. “I stayed under a flyover with a bunch of homeless people.” Taya’s finger, which was tracing the drawings, paused for a moment. Apologetically, she murmured, “I’m sorry. I didn’t know…” Neil waved his hands, showing that it was fine. “Even though your living conditions are better than mine, you lost a million dollars.” As long as she was worse off than him, he wouldn’t feel that things were so unfair, but… “If you mate Alpha Knight, it seems that one million is no big deal,” he murmured. Neil reacted belatedly. Suddenly, everything seemed very unfair. His face was twisted. D*mn it. They had both gone to work abroad, but she had found herself a rich guy. He, on the other hand, had none. Why was there such a huge difference? Taya glanced at Neil, who had all kinds of expressions on, and handed the roll of blueprint to him. “You should go and get to work. If the clients aren’t satisfied, you can write down their requests, and I will make the changes later,” Taya said. Neil retracted his ferocious expression. He took the blueprint, turned around, and walked out of the study angrily. As soon as he left, he saw the man leaning against the handle of the spiral staircase with his arms crossed, jutting his chin toward him. “Mr. Sherwood, come to my study. Let’s have a chat.” “How about no. What do we have to talk about?” Neil backed away in fright, but two bodyguards suddenly appeared behind him, one in front of the other, and carried him into the study. Griffon walked in slowly with laidback steps and ordered the door to be closed.
His subordinates shut it with a bang. Immediately afterward, Neil’s voice could be heard from inside as he kept trying to plead his case. “Alpha Knight, even if you want to deal with me, at least find a better excuse. It’s not against the law for me to wear slippers!” After Taya finished working on the design, she relaxed and sat in the study quietly, waiting for Neil’s feedback. In the evening, Neil’s message came in. “The people from the NASA are very satisfied with the sketch. No changes are needed. The production work such as the follow-up rendering can be done by the client.” Taya had just typed “OK”. Before she could even send it, she received another text. “Buy me a pair of slippers as compensation.” Taya frowned and deleted what she had written, sending three question marks instead. Neil didn’t explain. He only replied, “They have to be made of gold.” Taya was stunned. Was it even possible to wear gold slippers? She thought for a long time before sending him a concerned emoticon. After waiting for a long time, he didn’t respond, so she put down her phone and was about to go to take a shower to relax. As soon as she got up from the chair, she was picked up into Griffon’ arms.
While in his embrace, he bent down and kissed her. With her lips touching his, Taya heard him say, “There’s an outdoor swimming pool in the backyard, Taya. Let’s go try it out.” In the swimming pool, tiny clear waves appeared one after another, slowly rippling under the moonlight… Griffon pressed Taya against the wall of the swimming pool, bewitching her with a charming voice. “You haven’t said that you love me yet…” Telling someone “I love you” felt like a promise, and an oath to one’s loved one. Taya, who lacked the courage, looked at the bright moonlight in the night sky. She didn’t know where to start. Griffon stared at the woman in his arms, quietly waiting for her to say that she loved him, but he never got a response. His lowered eyes trembled slightly, then he raised his thin lips and smiled faintly. “I was too greedy.” Taya parted her lips, wanting to say something, but Griffon picked her up, wrapped her in a towel, and carried her back to the bathroom. That night, Griffon didn’t say anything to her. He just hugged her tightly from behind, as if that was enough for him. Taya looked back at him several times, but he never responded. He would only open his eyes whenever Taya tossed and turned and couldn’t fall asleep.
He caressed her back, coaxing her to sleep. “Go to sleep, Taya. I’m taking you somewhere tomorrow.” With his coaxing, Taya gradually fell into an uneasy dream… She didn’t remember what happened, but she was in a trance after waking up. Griffon didn’t notice the subtle emotions she was hiding. Thus, after feeding her breakfast, he took her to a horse-riding arena. Taya thought she was there to relax, so she had only put on some light makeup. Unexpectedly, she was there to meet his friends. Griffon’ friends were noble sons from several foreign families. They were from Canada, Aronland, and France, and there were also some of the mixed race. Their height and appearance were all superior. On top of that, all of them were gentlemen. Even the way they nodded and smiled exuded nobility. Taya communicated with them but when she wanted to say more, a tall figure blocked her sight. Griffon’ actions made one of his mixed-race friends laugh out loud. “You’re so on edge, Mr. Griffon. Relax.” The man patted Griffon’ shoulder and raised his chin towards the others. “We’ve all seen the pretty lady, now let’s give them some space.” The group of noblemen in equestrian clothing stopped looking at Taya and went to the riding track in black helmets. After they left, Taya was a little surprised.
She raised her head and looked at the cold man beside her. “How did you manage to make friends?” Hearing that, Griffon raised his handsome eyebrows slightly. “Are you saying that I’m not supposed to have friends?” Only then did Taya realize that the question she asked was rather ambiguous. She quickly waved her hands. “No. It’s just that you’re usually…” He was usually like a statue made of ice. The aura emanating from his body made him unapproachable. It was unbelievable that such a cold-tempered person who didn’t even like to socialize actually had friends. Griffon hugged her. He lowered his head and explained, “Our aristocratic families have been in contact since we were pups. That’s why we’re all pretty familiar with each other.” Taya nodded subtly. However, she was still thinking about how Griffon was born in Rome, which was completely different from her environment. No matter whether he was the talkative type or not, people would approach him as long as he just stood there, whether it was the children of the aristocrats or rich packs.
A trace of insecurity flashed in Taya’s eyes, but she quickly covered it up. “Your friends seem like such gentlemen even when they’re riding horses.” Griffon’ expression gradually turned frosty when he saw that her gaze was fixated on the group of men galloping on their horses. He lifted Taya’s chin so that she was only looking at him and arrogantly argued, “You haven’t seen me yet…” Taya saw a trace of dissatisfaction in his eyes, and couldn’t help grinning. “In that case, when are you going to show me, Mr. Griffon?”