As soon as they were outside, Nate turned to Stephen and asked him why he'd brought up Kylie's history. Stephen shrugged and said, "No reason…"

"Does Lord Ethan want Garcia Entertainment?" Nate wondered.

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"What are you talking about?" Steven replied, answering a question with a question.

Nate snapped his fingers and said, "I'm talking about the stocks. Kylie owns fifty percent of Garcia Entertainment. Isn't it possible that Ethan pretends to love Kylie so that he can gain control of the company through Kylie? After all, there's no valid reason why Lord Ethan came to her,"

Stephen didn't give him any answer; instead, he remains silent. He then stood quickly and left Nate alone.

***

When Fannie and Kylie have done talking she went out to look for Nate, he was by himself, and he looked like he was deep in thought. She went over to him, and once she had his attention, she said, "Earlier today, I said that Ethan treated Kylie as he had a pet cat. Kylie laughed at that and said that he doesn't treat her like a pet cat. He treats her like a toy poodle. I have never heard someone referred to as a toy poodle before. What does it mean?"

Nate touched her hand and said, "Put it out of your mind. You are too innocent to know such things. It's only for adult which I think not suitable for you,"

Fannie frowned and said, "I am a big girl. If you don't tell me, I will find out for myself! It would be easy to check it I guess through internet searching,"

Fannie pulled out her phone and had her answer very quickly. Once she'd read the definition, she showed the phone to Nate and said, "Ha! I found it."

Nate grabbed her shoulder and shouted into her ear: "How dare you defy me?!?!?"

Nate's face was red with anger, and it didn't make things any better when she started giggling.

Nate squeezed her arm and said, "Stop giggling! It's not funny!"

"I don't know why you are so shy," Fannie giggled. "Could it be that you are a virgin? Don't you have any woman before?"

Nate couldn't believe what he was hearing. He pushed her against the wall and said, "I've slept with so many girls that I've lost track of how many there were! I already fuck them mercilessly, so don't insult my capability because you'll regret it,"

"If that is true," Fannie scoffed, "Why are you alone?" A naughty smile formed in her lips.

"Why can't you just leave me alone," Nate sighed. "I came over here because I wanted some privacy. And here you are, keep bothering me,"

"Why are you blushing then? I think you're lying," She said again.

He growled and said in a loud voice, "Little girl, leave before I could do something that we will both regret later on. I'm warning you!"

She laughed louder, "Okay, fine! Virgin!"

Nate froze for a while and tried to suppress his control. He silently uttered, "If you're not just a little girl, I might scold you!"

After Fannie left, Kylie went into the kitchen and prepared some fruits for Ethan. He was still sweaty from his workout, and his skin glistened in a way that was intoxicating. When she got closer, though, she smelled beer on him. "Have you been drinking beer again?"

"I had a few with the boys," Ethan admitted.

Kylie frowned and asked Ethan if he was crazy, but he said that he wasn't.

He looked at her and said, "I still need to do a few push-ups. Could you sit on my back while I do them? I wanted to burn out more calories,"

Kylie hesitated. She didn't want to hurt him. She frowned and asked him if it would be safe. Ethan laughed and said that it was safe. Not knowing what else to do, she climbed onto his back and sat with her legs crossed. As he did his push-ups, they chatted.

"As of tomorrow," Kylie explained, "Fannie will be working for me."

"I hope the two of you will get along," Ethan said.

"Is she Nate's biological sister?" Kylie wondered.

Ethan asked her in return, "Why do you ask?"

"They don't look alike," Kylie replied, "but they do seem close."

After completing twenty push-ups, Ethan lowered himself to the floor. She got off him, and he rolled over so that they faced each other. He touched her leg and said, "Don't overthink it. If you think that she is a good fit for your company, she probably is – what she does in her private time is none of your business. Ignore about her personal matter, honey,"

Kylie nodded and said, "You are probably right. I shouldn't ask a personal matter,"

"Focus your time on your company and build-up yourself to prove your father what is your worth," He smiled at her.

"Yeah, thank you for the encouragement,"

"I will accept a different way of saying thank you," He winked at her.

"Then, what are you waiting for? Let's go back to our room,"

***

In the next room, Stephen was working on his laptop computer. Every minute or so, Kylie's laugh echoed through the hallway. The sound of it was distracting and annoying. Finally, he determined that he wouldn't be able to get any work done.

Once the computer was shut down, he pulled out his cell phone and sent a text message to Kylie.

Once Ethan was standing, he had Kylie jump on his back, and he carried her piggyback style up to their bedroom. He laid her out on the bed and took out a sexy nightdress. He held it out for her and said, "Shall we?"

"Why don't you go to the bathroom first," Kylie replied. "I want to call Jane to ask about how her mother is doing."

"You can ask Stephen directly," Ethan said, "if it's more convenient."

"That is a great idea," Kylie laughed. "I don't know why I didn't think of it!"

Kylie was about halfway to the door when her phone buzzed. She looked at the caller ID and was surprised to see that Stephen had just sent her a text message.