While the three were having a (relatively) comfortable lunch, Beatrice was wondering what the heck was happening.

When the twins forcefully brought her along for lunch, she had tried to resist.

"Lunch? No!" Beatrice shouted, standing her ground.

She struggled against their arms while digging in her heels to make it hard for them to bring her along.

Little good that did.

Their strong arms were immovable. They then picked her up and she was carried out of the office.

However, they had done it so skillfully and subtly so that it didn't look like she was being carried out. If Beatrice didn't make a fuss, or struggle, it simply looked like she was walking beside them.

Completely flabbergasted at this turn of events, she was about to shout at them when she realised that people were looking at her. Some were even pointing their fingers as they giggled and whispered.

Beatrice gritted her teeth.

As Kyle's PA, she had an image to uphold so she couldn't cause a scene outside. She knew who these two were and if she had shouted or fight them in public, it would be in the papers the next day.

"Relax," Zack said, bringing his lips to her ear, sending shivers down her spine.

The way his breath tickled her ear made her extremely self-conscious. It was like a light breeze, and she breathed in his minty breath.

Yuri laughed a bit at her reaction, and said in her other ear, equally soft, "Don't worry, we're really just taking you out for lunch."

Again, Beatrice was affected by that voice and breath.

"I can walk, thank you," Beatrice hissed through gritted teeth.

Laughing, the twins set her down and leaned closer to her.

Beatrice, in her entire life, had never been this close to a man before. Now, she had two men who were stuck to her like glue.

She could feel the heat of their bodies and their muscles through their clothes, and that minty smell emanating from them.

"Can you please let me go?" Beatrice asked, glaring at them on her right and left.

"Nope," Zack answered.

"This is harassment!" Beatrice said angrily.

They smiled and let go of her waist, but immediately took her hand instead.

"Better?" asked Yuri.

"Yes, I mean NO!" Beatrice stammered as they tightened their grip.

"Oh, you prefer us holding your waist then? I knew it," Zack teased and made as if to hug her again.

"No! I mean, just stop holding me. We don't know each other," Beatrice said quickly.

"I'm Zack and this is my brother, Yuri," Zack said, "And you're Beatrice."

"Now we know each other," Yuri replied.

"So we can continue to hold you now," Zack continued.

"Can you stop that?!" Beatrice said, feeling like her head was getting whiplash as she kept looking left and right each time one of them spoke.

"No," both replied at the same time.

Highly aggrieved, Beatrice slipped her pointer finger into the space between their palms. With her well-manicured nail, she poked the tender part of the palm with a grin.

Zack and Yuri's faces twitched and their jaw clenched, but they didn't let go of her hand. So, all the way to the restaurant, Beatrice kept it up and snickered at their pained expression.

And that was the beginning of a beautiful … and unique … *cough* .... friendship.

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That night, Kyle sat in his dark room, with Kitty on his lap as he stared out his window to look at the night sky.

Everything was going as according to plan.

Kay was graduating at the end of the year, and then she'll come to work at Smith Industries.

For the first few months, he would show her the ropes and the internal workings of the company. She was going to act as CEO in his stead while he was in Country M setting up the venture with Sayuri.

All this time, he had been setting the foundation at the company so she could have it easier. Beatrice would be her PA while Sam, who would graduate this year, would return to his side.

They were going to stay at Country M for a year, so it meant Sam and Betty would be separated during that time. She still had a year to go before graduating and then, after that, they would get married.

Kyle sighed, thinking about the second Elite Five who was tying the knot.

He wondered when Xing Han and Big Bro Nic would do so. At the moment, they were already engaged but was in no rush to do so. Kyle supposed they would probably file their marriage once they decided to have kids.

Or maybe not.

He was just happy for them, whatever they may choose. They truly were perfect for each other. Complete opposites that fit so well together.

Unlike him and Sari.

As for Kay, there didn't seem to be anyone that she was interested yet. He wondered about that, but she just laughed at him and said that he would be the first to know if someone caught her eye.

As it was, no one did.

Kyle wasn't worried about that.

If she met someone, then she did. If she didn't, it wasn't the end of the world.

Luckily, his parents had already stopped with the notion of getting either of them married quickly. Though their mum did constantly nag Kay about it. Sooner or later, she'll probably start setting up blind dates for Kay.

As for him, they all had a silent agreement to leave his love life alone.

Which was perfect since he wasn't going to have one. Saved the trouble of rejecting everything and everyone. He'd leave the continuance of the Smith line with Kay.

Kyle's thoughts became darker as the night wore on.

With everything coming together, his throat started constricting as he thought of the upcoming year.

The year of his death.