Sold To An Alpha - Chapter 188

Rita sat with her legs crossed, near the huge glass window of the living room, watching the heavy rain that was falling outside.

Sounds of steady footsteps sounded behind her, and she slowly turned around to see who it was.

“Pretty.” The person, who was obviously Mr. Adolpho, walked up to her and pulled her into a hug. “Why aren’t you asleep?” He inquired as he took a seat beside her on the chair.

A low breath fled Rita’s nose, and she turned her head to glance at him. “No reason, I just love to watch the rain.” She half-smiled as she said it, and Mr. Adolpho nodded at her. He took deep breaths and crossed his legs. “Are you thinking about the engagement thing with Richard?”

Rita’s eyes fluttered, and she slowly turned her head to stare at him. A simple smile formed on her lips, and she shrugged. “Yeah, I am… but not as much as before. I mean, I feel quite safe here with you.”

A wide smile that reached his eyes emerged on Mr. Adolpo’s lips as he heard her reply and he stared at her for a while, then averted his gaze when she turned to glance at him with a questioning expression on her face.

He stared at the window for a while before grabbing her hand and rubbing gently on it. “I… I will definitely break off the engagement and then we could be together, alright.”

Rita’s lashes flickered, and she nodded at him with a smile on her lips. “Thank you.”

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Ileus returned to his mansion, and the moment he walked in, his eyes fell on Shawn, who was seated on the sofa with his head rested back, and eyes shut. In his ears were white Airpods, and his phone was placed on his side on the sofa.

His brown short hair was neatly brushed back and his lashes, which were quite long, fluttered whenever he moved his eyeballs.

Ileus shoved his hands into the pockets of his pants and proceeded to walk towards the stairs and up to his room.

As though Shawn had noticed his presence, he sprang his eyes open and unplugged the AirPods in his ears. Then he straightened up to see Ileus halted on his step with an unpleasant look on his face.

“You’re back… Your right-hand man came to-” He was yet to finish his words when Ileus ignored him and made his way towards the stairs, then strolled up and walked straight to his room, slamming the door shut behind him.

Shawn’s eyes blinked vigorously in confusion, and he slightly raised his brow. ‘What is going on with him?’ He questioned himself and shook his head afterward. He relaxed back on the sofa and plugged the AirPods back into his ears.

…

Ileus walked towards his bathroom and pushed the door open, then stepped in and shut it behind him. He made his way towards the bathtub and filled it up, then proceeded to slip out of his clothes.

He untied his hair, which almost reached waist length, letting it fall, then got into the bathtub and slowly laid down in it.

The bubbled water spread all over his body, and he slowly shut his eyes as a deep breath escaped his nose.

‘Fucking Twin Bond!!’ He screamed angrily within him and the scenes of what happened earlier were played in his mind. The twin bond between them was one big obstacle that was keeping them from hurting each other because killing each other was literally like killing themselves.

A low sigh left his lips, and he adjusted in the bathtub. The twin bond between them might be strong, but it won’t stop him from paying Adrik back, and if possible, he will definitely find a way to break the stupid twin bond between them!

His face grimaced in irritation as he thought of all this, and after a few minutes, when he was done bathing, he stood up and stepped out of the tub. He grabbed the towel from the hanger in the bathroom and wrapped it around his waist, then made his way out.

He strolled to the white closet and pushed its door open, then grabbed a white robe. Perhaps it was a twin thing., but he and Adrik have always had this love for white clothes and anything that comes in white.

He moved to sit down on the chair at the table, then grabbed a bottle of body oil and gently applied it to his skin. He used the hairdryer and dried his hair, then applied some oil to it and gave it a nice combing.

He banded it up into a ponytail, then skillfully wrapped it up into a nice bun. He glanced at it through the mirror, and as though feeling some sort of discomfort, he loosened it, letting it fall back, then combed it again, but did not band it up this time

With all that done, he slipped his feet into his slippers, then made his way out of his room.

He ordered one of his maids to prepare some coffee for him, and then made his way downstairs.

Expecting that Shawn would be gone by then, he ended up still meeting him, seated on the sofa with his feet tapping on the floor, to the rhythm of the music he was listening to.

A deep breath exited his nose and he moved to sit down on the sofa opposite him. He crossed his legs and interlocked his hands, then fixed his gaze on Shawn, watching him intently.

Feeling an intent gaze on him, Shawn unplugged the AirPods from his ears, then straightened up, only for him to almost flinch back on seeing Ileus. “Wh-when did you get here?” He asked in a shaky voice, and Ileus slightly shook his head at him.

“Why did you flinch? Do I look like a monster?” He inquired in a voice that came off as neither harsh nor friendly.

Shawn’s eyes blinked in deep confusion, and he stared into his orifices.

“Why aren’t you speaking?” Ileus’ face altered in a bit of annoyance, and Shawn’s eyes throbbed vigorously. “Wait, you wanted me to answer that?”

“I would never ask you a question that I don’t need an answer to.” He said it in a stern voice, and Shawn swallowed hard.. A nervous look emerged on his face, and he found himself suddenly chuckling awkwardly.