Living With A Narcissistic Brother In-law Chapter 159
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Zeya looked at Sebastian and sighed. He was sitting on the couch silently. He hadn't spoken a word since the men took Lucas away.
''Are you alright?'' Zeya asked as she sat across him.
Sebastian shook his head and stood up. Zeya stood up with him and held his hand.
''You are hurt. Sit down, I will bring the first aid''
''No, don't worry''
''No. Just sit down and stop being stubborn, Sebastian. I will be right back'' she said before going to her room.
Zeya returned with a first aid box and sat across him. she opened the box and removed the cotton bud with the disinfectant.
''You got hurt trying to save me, I should take care of you and also, don't worry. I know I shouldn't fall for a man like you, I know my limits''
Sebastian looked at her. He didn't say anything and simply watched as she dressed the cuts on his knuckles.
''It's going to hurt a little''
''What about you? Are you alright? Lucas almost…'' Sebastian didn't need to continue his statement but Zeya understood what he meant.
''Mm, I'm fine. I am much stronger than I look. I don't put a lot of thought into what people say about me, especially people that I no longer care about. But, what about you? he opened an old wound. Senior is no longer in this world''
''I am fine. I will sleep on the couch, go and sleep. I will leave tomorrow''
''Are you… sleeping here?''
''Do you want me to go? I thought you would be scared and would need me. But, if you are okay, then…'' Sebastian tried to stand up and Zeya pushed him back.
''I am not okay. You can sleep here. I will go and bring you beddings'' Zeya closed the first aid box and stood up with it.
Sebastian smiled and leaned against the couch as he watched her walk away. His mind suddenly went to Ines.
A few years back, Ines was a rising star in the acting industry. She was very talented and also happened to be his friend. A friend he had been in love with since he could remember but she never thought of him as more than a friend.
She later fell for Lucas but it didn't end up and they broke up. Later on, she passed away in an accident that he was still investigating.
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When Zeya returned and saw him in deep thoughts, she sighed. She knew he was thinking about Ines, her senior. She was also close to Ines at that time. Ines taught her a lot of things that she was grateful for.
Zeya shook her head and sent the beddings to the couch. She saw that Sebastian's eyes were closed.
''Is he sleeping?'' she asked herself and then took the sheets and covered him with him before turning to go. she felt a sudden pulled and fell into the couch.
''Don't leave me'' Sebastian muttered as he adjusted his body into the couch. He pulled Zeya's hand closer and placed his head on her hand, sleeping.
''Sebastian, you… my hand will become numb at this rate'' Zeya said but didn't pull away. She sat down on the floor and moved closer to his face. She used her free hand to trace his face.
''Whoa, his brows are really thick. Too bad, it's a waste on his face''
After watching him for a while, Zeya yawned and also fell asleep.
Late in the night, Sebastian woke up. He opened his eyes and saw Zeya sleeping by his side. Their faces were closer to each other.
Sebastian smiled and watched her for a while before standing up, ''your body will ache if you sleep like this, Zeya''
Sebastian lifted her and sent her into her bedroom. He laid her and covered her up before going out, back to the couch.
….
Zeya opened her eyes and sat up on the bed. She got down and hurried to the hall but she didn't see anyone there. She pouted her lips and looked at the centre table and saw a piece of note on the table. She picked it up and read it.
''See you at the script meeting later on'
Zeya smiled and folded the note neatly before going to her room.
…
Mikael and Natalie's house.
Natalie walked out of their bedroom to the hall where Mikael was chatting with Thomas.
''I'm leaving first'' Natalie said as she leaned down to kiss Mikael's cheek.
''Wait, I will send you''
''No need. You and Thomas still have a lot to talk about. I am taking the car. I will be going to Song Group with Lucy to discuss the project with Mr. Song''
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''Natalie, will you be okay going there? You just got out of the hospital and you are already going to work'' Thomas said worriedly.
''I will be fine. Trust me, I know how to handle myself better now''
''But, Daniel Song still suspects you. He will try everything possible to sniff something out of you. What if he says something that will trigger your emotions?''
''Thomas, you are not know this but I am very clever than you think. With Daniel Song's IQ, he proclaims himself as someone smart but he is actually careless. He thinks that he is smart and I don't remember anything. People like that leave clues that they don't even realise they do. Don't worry, I have this under control. Besides. I won't be there alone. I am going with Lucy''
''Then, be careful and call me if anything is amiss''
''Yes, darling'' Natalie picked her bag and keys and left the house.
''What did you do with the cactus plant?'' Thomas asked after Natalie left.
''We left it at the hospital… where it belonged''
''That's great. I can't believe the guts of this man''
''How are things at your end? I mean with the man who is working with Daniel Song''
''He… he seems to take my warnings lightly but, I plan to visit him today and remind him not to mess with me''
''I will also be meeting with Mrs. Song today at lunch''
''When do you plan on letting Natalie know the truth about her mother? She will be heartbroken if you keep this too long''
''I know, but I don't have the right to tell her this. You know that too. The only person who can open up about it is Mrs. Song''
''I understand. For now, let's focus on the connection those three have. There must be a certain connection between Solace, Daniel and Natalie's late father''
''Mm''
….
Natalie arrived and pulled over at the car park. She got down and walked to Lucy who was standing at the entrance waiting for her.
''Hi, Lucy''
''Hi, Nat. it feels like forever since I last saw you'' Lucy hugged Natalie.
''Me too. How was your trip?''
''It was alright. But, I didn't have any rest at all. I attended meeting upon meeting, I hardly had time to play around''
''But, you learnt a lot, right?''
''Mm. Natalie wait. I have something to give you''
''What is it?''
Lucy opened her bag and brought out a wedding invitation card, ''this…''
''Lucy, you and Matt are getting married?''
''Mm''
''This is great news, Lucy. I am so happy for you''
''We just want to do something small. I don't like extravagant weddings. What matters is our happiness''
''That's right''
''That said, would you be my bridesmaid?''
''Do you even need to ask. I will be your bridesmaid, of course''
''Thank you, I was so anxious''
''What is there to be anxious about? Let's go inside'' Natalie pulled Lucy as she entered the company building. They stopped by the elevator and Natalie pressed the bottom.
''Because of me, Matt doesn't want to make this known to everyone. He just told his cousin, Amy and a few members of team''
''That's good. You don't have to bother with what people will say. What matters is Matt's love and respect for you''
''Mm, thank you Natalie''
The elevator door opened and they saw William and Amy inside. William's gaze lit up when he saw Natalie but the latter simply looked at him with an indifferent gaze.
''Natalie, Lucy you are here already'' Amy said and smiled. She looked at Natalie and asked, ''how do you feel, Natalie?''
''I am fine, Amy''
''Natalie, let's talk in my office. I need to talk to you about the Song Group Project''
''Mm, sure'' Natalie not into the elevator with them. as they went upstairs, the elevator became awkward.
''Lucy, congratulations to you''
''Thank you, Amy''
Natalie took out her phone and started scrolling. She was aware of the penetrating gaze of William on her but she chose to ignore it.
''I will leave you'' Lucy said when the elevator stopped at her floor.
''See you later, Lucy'' Natalie said and Lucy nodded her head.
The door closed again, sending them to the last floor.
Amy looked at William and Natalie quietly. She didn't have much to say anymore, since William was bent on having Natalie at all cost. She wanted him to give up willingly after he faces so many obstacles.
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Sword System Academia
2/17 NOTICE: I'm putting this on hiatus, possibly permanently. I didn't want to spam with an "update chapter", so hopefully here and in the story blurb will get enough eyeballs. There are a couple reasons for ending SSA for now. 1) I wrote the next chapter but wasn't happy with it. I've been less and less satisfied with SSA's quality the more I thought about it. Part of the reason is... 2) I am seriously thinking about trying to publish some novels to help pay the bills, since I don't have my other source of income anymore. I have never asked for anything from SSA readers, no money, not even a review or rating. SSA is written for fun to amuse myself, primarily, and I would kind of feel bad actually charging someone money for something as unserious as that. I don't think it is good enough to ask anything in return. To use an analogy from music, SSA is more like a jam session with a bunch of friends. You're just chiling and having fun playing some music. I mean, if you are Mozart or even Eminem, your jam session is good enough to sell, but for an amateur beginner like myself, haha, no. If I want to publish something, I feel like I need to go the proper route of practice and rehearsals, which might be more similar to a classical concert performance. With SSA, I work from worldbuilding notes and a loose outline, but what you are essentially getting is the first draft with lots of so-called pantsing. Pushing out a web novel like this also means it is very difficult to go back and improve things without breaking everything else downstream. I wanted to try this "jamming" approach, as it was a good way to teach me about another aspect of writing, but to move forward, I think I need to hone my "classical" techniques, which emphasize rewriting, or at least, revising outlines. 3) While I intend to try to make $$$, my actual current goal is to "get gud". I've spent a lot of time recently trying to understand the self-publishing industry, and I'm pretty sure I can make some money by using short-term strategies with my current amateur skill level. But I've seen too many authors come and go/burnout, and really, the only way that I think I can enjoy writing and still make money on a long-term basis is to become a better writer. And the next step for me, which I haven't done much before, is to spend more time on rewriting and outlines. That is pretty much antithetical to the way SSA is developing. I've always been kind of 20/80 plotting/pantsing, but I want to spend a lot more time outlining before I even start writing. SSA jam sessions don't really fit my goal anymore. If you're curious about what's next, read on... Among other regrets, I regret not finishing SSA. It's the first story I've dropped, but then again, it's the first web novel I've attempted, so I suppose that's not a surprise. I don't think traditional web novel formats suit me that well. The whole SSA story I had loosely planned (beyond a first book or major arc) is way too large as well. Big story = good for neverending webnovel with Patreons, bad for penniless and fickle writer like me. I am currently outlining a complete trilogy to another story in great detail. I want the story to end concisely, and I also want the chance to really spend a lot of time on the full outline to spot pacing problems, character issues, lost themes, and so on. I'll still share this story on RR. What I intend to do is finish book 1, flash-publish the whole thing here for a few weeks, then publish on the big Zon. Repeat for books 2 and 3. The upcoming story will be about crafting heroes. The backdrop is an isekai-like setting, where elves will summon humans to their world as heroes, but the whole hero crafting business is still in its infancy. The elven mage researchers are figuring out how to imbue heroes with power, while the heroes are trying to figure out how to use the powers that they gain. Humans are the best hero templates because they are blank and have no intrinsic magic. Or at least that what the elves thought. The human MC has his own secrets... There will be some similarities with litrpgs, but I would call it more a progression fantasy or gamelit story. For example, the stats are very low, at least initially. Say we have a stat called Str. Going from Str = 1 to Str = 2 is a huge deal. Also, going from Dex = 0 to Dex = 1 is an even bigger deal. I guess you could call it a "low-stat litrpg", haha. Also, the heroes won't be gaining stats simply by killing things or leveling up. You can't increase stats arbitrarily, either. There will be rules to how stats can increase, and how they work with each other. The elven mages will be figuring out these rules in order to craft stronger and stronger heroes. Some inspiration will be from cultivation magic systems, but there won't be overt cultivation, at least for now. A theme I really want to explore is the idea of interactions. That includes things like hero crafter vs hero, tactics vs strategy, skill synergies, racial interactions (dwarves, elves, etc), and son. Yeah, so hero crafting. I'm super excited about this project and venturing into publishing. If you want to check out the upcoming story, you can follow my RR author profile to see when it drops here. Finally... THANK YOU TO EVERYONE! I'm very sorry that SSA is stopping, but I hope at least some of you will find the next story at least as enjoyable, if not more. Thanks to all the readers who gave SSA a shot. Big hug or solid fistbump to all of you, whichever you prefer! I hope this message is not a downer but an upper, because I am psyched!! -purlcray -------------- BLURB: Talen, youngest Master of the Koroi, makes his way to the Empire's capital to salvage his clan's fate. But the bustling city has few opportunities for the traditionalist. For the old sword clans are fading. With the rise of alchemy, gold can purchase strength that ordinarily took years of training to cultivate. Sword artists, once rare and accomplished, are quickly growing in number, especially among the wealthy noble class. Even with such alchemy, though, no one has advanced to the rank of Grandmaster in countless years. Talen's true dream is to walk the path of a sword artist to the very end while fulfilling his clan duties. And then the Swordgeists return, fabled founders of all sword arts, gods who had touched the world long ago and vanished. These myths turned into reality warn of a coming threat. Alongside this warning, they issue an invitation to the Sword System Academy, a path to power beyond the mortal realm. But first, they will hold an entrance exam... Story notes:Sword System Academia blends elements of western and asian fantasy such as xianxia and litrpg. I took parts from different genres I enjoyed and twisted them into my own creation. There will be an explicit system, both of the litrpg kind and the hard(ish) magic kind, but it is embedded within an academic structure that will develop over the course of the story. This is my attempt to design a unique type of system, the System Academia.
8 153P.A.L
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