Chapter 375: Big Changes

As a result of that, the boss came up with the genius idea to remodel some parts of the mansion so that Hayden and I would have a bigger area for ourselves. With that being said, the boss seemed very focus on making sure that there would be enough room for his not-yet-conceived-or-born grandchildren.

"They’re really making a big deal out of it, huh?" Harvey commented with a small laugh before his eyes retuned to the book that he was reading.

Not knowing what to do and where to go, Hayden and I had retreated to the most private part of the mansion at that moment. Harvey greeted us with a knowing smirk the moment that we ran into him in his living room. It felt like forever since I’ve last been in Harvey’s wing of the mansion, although it hadn’t been that long at all.

Harvey was his same old cheerful and cynical self as always.

"I guess…" I replied before plastering a smile on my face.

"The old man is messing up the entire place. He’s just acting like this is his place…" Hayden complained darkly.

"Well, it used to be his place. You’re complaining but you’re letting the old man have his way, right?" Harvey teased with a small laugh.

"I’m honestly not bothered to argue or deal with him anymore. I mean, how many bedrooms for kids do we even need? And the playrooms?" Hayden readily pointed out the ridiculousness of the renovation plans.

"I have to say that I’m happy that I don’t have to go through all this," Harvey said like this whole mess had nothing to do with him at all.

"Maybe I should propose that we tear down your wing," Hayden suggested before smiling sweetly at his brother to soften the blow of his threat.

"What?" Harvey snapped.

"If I told the old man that his grandchildren could get a playground inside the mansion if we tore down your wing, he’ll probably agree to it without a second thought," Hayden continued with a smile.

"Just because I’m dead, you’re all trying to rob me of my rooms!" Harvey yelled with mocking displeasure.

I couldn’t hold my laughter in after that and started giggling at the ongoing banter between the two brothers. Once again, I was reminded of how close the two were to each other. It must have been nice to grow up with a loving sibling.

"I heard that the wedding failed miserably, and that the bride was kidnapped. What a joke! Just how far has Torex fallen while I was away?" Harvey exclaimed with a shocked expression as he pressed his hand flat against his chest.

"I don’t want to hear that from you, Harvey," Hayden snapped without bothering to hide his animosity.

"At first, I wanted to help find you, Malissa. Then on second thought, I decided to sit back and relax and leave my fool of a brother to sort out his own mess," Harvey said followed by a laugh that turned his face slightly pink.

"Says the man who can’t even sort out his own mess," Hayden retorted darkly.

"Well, it’s great that you’re married. Congratulations to you both!" Harvey cried out happily.

"Thank you, Harvey," I thanked him with all my heart.

"Take care of my little brother. He might seem a little rough around the edges and he never says what he truly feels but I can assure you that he’s really a sweetheart," Harvey said in a sweet and adoring voice.

"I’m sure that he is," I replied before smiling brightly at Harvey.

Hayden just rolled his eyes before he got up and just left the two of us alone. I guess he couldn’t take any of Harvey’s jokes anymore and decided to leave instead.

"Do you think he’s really pissed off?" Harvey asked although the smile on his face told me that he didn’t truly care.

"No, I think he’s fine," I replied with certainty.

"Good call. You’re starting to understand Hayden a little better," Harvey complimented me before he winked at me playfully.

We ended up laughing along with each other. Harvey went on to tell me about some funny stories from his childhood days with Hayden and while listening to him, I began to feel that he was doing all of this to cheer me up. In his own way, Harvey must have been worried about me when I was kidnapped.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"I was really scared when it happened, but I feel totally fine now, honestly," I spoke up softly after Harvey came to a break in his story.

"Really? I’m glad to hear it," he replied before he sighed softly.

Despite teasing Hayden that he didn’t want to help look for me, I knew that Harvey was probably worried about me too when I went missing. Perhaps it was even harder on him because he was confined to his rooms, and he couldn’t openly go out to help look for me.

"Thank you for worrying about me," I whispered a little shyly.

"You don’t need to thank me. That’s about all that I can do…" Harvey replied regretfully.

For a moment, Harvey’s face turned sterned like he was seriously thinking about something. It didn’t last long and soon he was smiling at me again. After a while, I excused myself to leave him with his own thoughts.

…

Less than a week after our discharge from the hospital, the boss turned up and demanded that we complete our marriage registry. To my surprise, we didn’t have to go to the city hall to get that done. The boss had brought the city hall to us instead.

"Take off his blindfold," the boss instructed with a wave of his hand.

I stared at the poor man with a black blindfold tied around his head. One of the boss’s men quickly did as he was told and soon the blindfold was removed. The man looked around in shock and his body shook visibly. I pitied him and his misfortune immediately. The reason for the blindfold was obvious. This man wasn’t allowed to find out the location of this mansion.

--To be continued…