Sometimes you have to take fate into your hands and show it who is boss.
Eric did say he was going to the office but that was to keep Jane from worrying. After he confronted Miranda, he knew her next stop was to complain to his father. There was no way he was going to sit back and let them come find him or get to see Naomi without her being prepared for it.
"Oh here comes the prodigal son" Frank teased as soon as Eric stepped out of his car.
"Won't you give big brother a hug? I have missed your low -life -brushed up face for some weeks now" Frank said smirking.
" It seems my half brother has been well and properly taken care of by his side chicks that elated his moods. He doesn't seems to miss his fiancee. " Eric said smirking. His words does have effects on Frank as his smiles faded for a moment. Though it was a short moment but Eric was sure that will stop him from teasing him further.
" My baby brother has grown thick skin huh. It's true that letting a cub run in the wild could make them brave" Frank said laughing." But I hope you are strong enough to withstand the heat of your engagement with Miranda" Frank said patting his shoulders.
Eric was used to his taunting, so he wasn't concerned about what they were going to say to him. He was more concerned about protecting Naomi.
Immediately Eric entered the living room, he had to dodged a glass cup that was thrown at him.
"Good evening Dad" Eric greeted nevertheless.
"You brat! So you still know how to come home" Chief Magnus shouted.
"Calm down dad, you can't be shouting like that with your heart condition. That's if you still want to run for the Governorship election." Eric said sitting comfortably
"You.... Ingrate.... I regret picking you out from that slums." Chief Magnus held his chest breathing heavily. Frank was acting nice by his side, patting his back with a smirk on his face. He was obviously enjoying the game.
Eric took an apple from the basket placed on the diner, he tossed it into the air and back to his palms.
"Exactly, dad, you should have left me in that slums rather than bringing me back as an object for political marriage." Eric said without expression in his face.
Chief Magnus raised his walking stick to strive him but Frank was quick to hold him back or pretend to hold him back. Well, he is always acting like the good son.
"Dad, you need to be calm. Your health comes first. He is trying to provoke you but it's not his fault, he wasn't raised with manners. I guess his low life mother couldn't afford that for " Frank said smirking.
That was the only trigger Eric had, his mother. The woman who brought him into this life and gave him her last so he could live.
"Don't you ever in your whole fucked up life call my mother a low life." Eric said with rage in his eyes. He was approaching Frank but the body guards were fast to punch him and keep him down.
Yeah, whenever he steps to confront them, he gets beaten up. He knew it was Frank's idea but his father did nothing to stop them.
Eric wiped away the blood from his broken lips and laughed. He took a bit of the apple he was holding and went back to sit down.
"I guess you heard the saying that 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away'." Eric said smiling.
"I won't warn you a second time Frank, keep my mother out of your filthy mouth. Don't forget, I am a doctor, I could stab you where I will make sure it hurts you most but you won't die until I say so." Eric said throwing the half eaten apple on the guy that punched him. He begins to leave but Chief Magnus was the first to break from the spell.
" Your engagement is in 2 days. I don't care what you think, that engagement must hold. Take it as a way to thank me for brushing up your life" Chief Magnus said.
Eric clenched his fingers " As if my life needed your fucking brush up" he muttered while leaving the house.
He got outside the house and he spotted his brother's new ride. He smirk and walked towards it like he was admiring it. Frank came out at this point seeing his brother drooling over his " new baby". The rage in his heart reduced and he had a smile of victory on his lips.
" Like my new ride huh? It just to remind you that no matter how you stole your way into my home, I am still the first son and the favorite at that. Daddy will give me the whole world if I ask for it." Frank boasted
"Really! I never thought my 27 years old big brother was such a baby who is proud of toys bought for him. Damn, some men are really babies." Eric said without expression.
Frank was furious. This baby brother of his always have a way of taunting him. But he won't for too long as he got a plan cooked up to get rid of him forever.
A cheerful smile played on his lips and he rubs his hands together.
"Hmmmm, well I am glad I still have someone to act like a baby to, unlike you low life orphan" Frank said laughing.
" Oh okay, you win this round Frank. Don't forget an apple a day, keeps the doctor away'" Eric said smiling as he got into his car and drove off.
Unknown to Frank, Eric punctured his tire and planted a tracking device on his car. Nevertheless, he was sure he was going to ride that car for a long while before dispatching it. That car was a cool Bugatti Centodieci worth over $9m. It seems his father is still rolling in cash.
Eric drove straight to the bar. He needed to calm down before seeing Naomi. A smile spread out on his lips as he thought of her. She was a perfection to his messed up life. He didn't care if he was stealing another man's spot. After all, in his life, he always had to fight to get what he wants. Wanting a woman who is pregnant for another man shouldn't be too much of a crime right?
Sometimes, you have to take fate into your hands and show it who is boss.