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Mason sat in a cafe with Maria and Anthony, his case covered with bruises from getting beat by Jacob
To be honest, he might have acted all mighty but then it felt so unfair that he just had to lose to a loser like Jacob
It made him feel so miserable
"What in the world happened to your face?" Maria gasped while checking it out "Were you beaten badly? By who ?"
"Forget it" He waved her off and took a sip from his iced Americano which they had all ordered a cup each when they got to the cafe. His gaze diverted to Anthony and he arched his brow curiously
"Who the fuck is he?"
"I could just ask the same about you? Who the fuck are you and why would my sister bring me to a shabby guy like you" Anthony also had no chills
He is definitely not the type to get bullied
Especially not by a stranger
"So you are the brother" Mason nodded after getting the issue "Nice to meet you, I am Mason Grey Hennessy"
Anthony scoffed in disbelief and turned to Maria with a glare
"What?" Maria shrugged
"Seriously? You brought me here just to meet Jacob's brother? Have you not learnt from what happened to us the other day?" He sounded upset
"Just calm down and listen" Maria tried to cool him off
"Let me correct this" Mason took another sip from his iced Americano "I am Jacob's step brother, not his brother"
"So what? As long as there is brother in your relationship then I would actually be grateful if you can stay away from me and my sister"
"My point is....." Mason sighed frustratingly
Having this feeling that Anthony would be a difficult one did not make him feel that good
"Your point is what?" Anthony inquired
"He is my enemy, just like he is your enemy too" Mason explained
Anthony threw his head back in surprise and looked at Maria who gave him a nod and a soft chuckle
"He is your enemy? Why? You don't like your brother? Does that mean you are a villain?" Mason suddenly felt uncomfortable
"Don't act like you are all saint" Mason frowned "He was your brother-in-law and you never liked him either. Does that not make you a villain too?"
"Can you guys just get along? Stop making this hard for me" Maria covered her face with her palm
"How about you just explain the whole situation to your brother? He is starting to get on my nerves" Mason leaned his back on the chair and continue sipping his iced Americano
"Anthony" Maria called "Mason needs our help"
"And why do you think I should help a guy like him? He is rude and immature"
"Just let that go. The one who gave him all this bruises is Jacob"
"And so what? They are siblings who are meant to fight all day"
"Let me just get straight to the point" Maria was also starting to get frustrated
Why did she not think about how annoying Anthony can be sometimes
"Grey Hennessy is planning to give Jacob all his inheritance when he dies"
"What?" Anthony arched his brow "Why would he do that? I am pretty sure he has three sons including Jacob so why would Jacob be the only one receiving the inheritance?"
"I know right? Don't you just feel bad for me and my brother?" Mason leaned forward, at ease that Anthony was slowly getting on the same page with them
"I understand that you guys are his illegitimate son but still, that is not so good" Anthony sighed while Mason's eyes darkened
Illegitimate?
One of the words he hate most in this world
One of the thing that has made him always lose to Jacob all his life
It is just the fact that he is an illegitimate son .
"You seems to know a lot about our family" the corner of his lips moved up
"After Jacob's identity got revealed, I read a lot of magazines about you guys and I also watched the news" Anthony seems proud of himself "Anyways, what are you going to do now that your Father plans to give his whole to Jacob?"
"We just have to make sure he does not" Maria replied
"And how are we going to do that?"
"Coming up with a plan" Mason was the one to reply this time
"What plan?" Anthony asked
"For now, we just have to make Jacob unreliable to his Father" Maria replied
"Unreliable?" Anthony arched his brow "And how are you going to do that?"
"That is why I need your help. There is something I need to do right now and the only person who can help me is you" Mason said, looking all pitiful so much that you would not be able to resist him.
"By the way..... Before I do anything" Anthony sucked in his teeth "Are you guys dating?" He glanced at them
Mason and Maria glanced at each other and then a disgusting expression suddenly appeared on their faces
"Ewwwwww" they both chorused.
* * * *
Jacob sat on the couch in his room with his leg crossed, checking on the files before him
Enzo stood right behind him just like he always is
He does not mind sitting down actually but then it seems Jacob was not in the mood for any friendly act
He has a frown on his face and it has been like that all day
He has always been scary but this time he is super scary, seems like a fight between him and his wife
"What in the world is this?" He asked
"Missions given to you by your father"
"You think I don't know that?!" Jacob banged the file on the table
"But you asked what it is" Enzo grumbled
"Why would you bring missions here? Do I look like I am the mood to go for missions? Do I?!" He yelled at Enzo who gulped
"I am sorry" Enzo bowed
"This is so annoying" Jacob ran his fingers through his hair "he has been lying to me all this while and now he wants me to work? Dad really seems fearless. He does not care about my feelings"
"I thought Everyone agreed your father is emotionless" Enzo mumbled
"What did you say?" Jacob arched his brow
"Nothing" Enzo scratched the back of his neck "By the way, I have not been seeing you in Amber's room lately" he said, not sure if this was the right time for him to say that
"As long as we are married then nothing is wrong with us!" Jacob yelled and left out a frustrating sigh "Why is everyone so annoying today?"
"Is he going through late puberty?" Jacob thought to himself
His phone ranged and he excused himself to take the call
With the few seconds he was gone, Jacob turned on his phone to check his wallpaper which was Amber
He immediately turned it off when he heard Enzo's footsteps
"Who was that?" He asked
"Young master, I think you need to be on your way to your father's house right now" Enzo seems to be panicking
"What do you mean?" Jacob raised his brow "Is something wrong?"
"Actually, Your brother Mason is there right now with His fiancee"
Jacob's eyes widened in shock "What?"