Chapter 17-1

Chapter 17-1

As soon as Vivian and Howard sent out the texts, the group chat was flooded with messages. The brothers couldn’t wait to return home. Vivian and Howard didn’t reply. Instead, they turned their phones off and prepared for bed.

Danielle got up early as usual the next morning. She had finished the designs for the new launch that season and sent them over to Jason before making her way downstairs for breakfast.

In the dining room, a great fuss was being made.

Elliot said, "I came back as soon as I heard, so I couldn’t prepare any gifts. Danielle won’t hold it against me, will she?"

Matthew asked aloud, "Look at my outfit. Would Danielle approve?"

Austin chimed in as well, saying, "I declined several surgeries so that I could let Danielle see me as soon as possible."

Xavier asked impatiently, "Why isn’t Danielle coming down yet? Should I go get her? Never mind. Let’s just wait."

The brothers were beside themselves with nerves, and Vivian and Howard felt their heads spinning with the bombard of questions.

Some of the boys turned their attention to Joseph and chided him for not telling them earlier that Danielle had been found.

Joseph didn’t bother to answer their questions and continued looking through the newspaper, stealing glances at the stairway once in a while.

As soon as he caught sight of Danielle, he tossed the newspaper aside and walked towards her, saying, "Oh, Danielle, you’re up so early. Come and have breakfast."

"Good morning, Joseph. Welcome back from your business trip," Danielle replied warmly with a sweet smile. The rest of the brothers turned green with envy. They wanted Danielle to call their names, too.

Elliot was the first to speak up. "Danielle, I’m Elliot, your second brother. Welcome home. I only knew you were back last night, so I didn’t have time to prepare any gifts for you." He paused before fishing out a card from his pocket. "This is a supplementary credit card. You can use it for anything you need."

As soon as he finished talking, the rest of them crowded around as well. It was Matthew’s turn next. "Danielle, I’m your third brother, Matthew. this bank card is for you. You can use it to buy clothes or whatever you want."

Austin said next, "Hey Danielle, I’m Austin, your fourth brother." He put another bank card in Danielle’s hand. "Use it to buy bags or anything you want."

Finally, it was Xavier’s turn. "Danielle, I’m Xavier, your fifth brother. The rest of them have no sincerity at all. I’ll take you shopping later, and you can buy whatever you want, I’ll carry all your bags for you.

"I’m the youngest star in the movie industry now, by the way. Oh, let’s take a selfie," he suggested excitedly as he took his phone out to snap a few pictures.