I hate this.

I love working before.

But precious was not here with me so I hate it now.

Maybe I should just ditch.

I mean, I saw our accounts and I can say with confidence that my whole family can live comfortably without working. We amassed a fortune that even 10 generations after me could live without working ever.

"I know what you are thinking."

I was pull out from my musing when I heard the condenscending voice of James Arthur Gideon Rosen-Hower.

"You're a psychic now?"

Daddy snorts. "No, but I've been in your position before."

He drank his coffee first.

"Let me guess. You want to stop working and prefer to just laze around with Sunshine at home for eternity."

I scowl at him.

"And so?"

Daddy shakes his head. "Can't do that Grey. Trust me I've tried."

"What do you mean?" Now I'm curious.

"Your mother cried and you know I hate making Ella upset."

"Mommy cried?! Oh you fuck up."

Daddy wince. "You don't need to remind me."

"What happpened?"

"Well, I told her my hypothetical plan to just stop working and just stay with her. You know help taking care of you, household chores and shit."

I arch my eyebrow.

"Fuck you. I do those things because I find arranging, cleaning heck even washing your mother's clothes relaxing and rewarding."

Color me intrigued.

"Really? Like you're doing her laundry and organizing her closet?"

Daddy nodded. "I can be the ultimate househusband if I want too but I can't. I swear if Oxford or Harvard offers courses like that I'll be the first one to sign up."

"Anyway, she cried because she thought if I quit working our employees will suffer and they will loose their jobs."

That's Ella Rosen-Hower for you.

"Did you explain to mom that you can hire someone to do your job?"

He nodded. "I did but she's adamant that I should continue working as a CEO. Blake even joked that your mother just doesn't like me staying in the house that's why she's insistent of me to not stop working."

"I doubt that you did not do something to Uncle Blake."

Daddy smirks. "Let's just say that he stay at his house for a week to recuperate."

Poor Uncle Blake.

"So if I peg Sunshine correct, she will not also agree that you stop working."

Damn it.

My mood suddenly deflates.

Since I'm in a shit mood now, I bring out my lunch box that was lovingly prepared by precious and mommy.

I bring out the caramel bar that precious baked this morning.

"If I were you, hide that snack because I can hear your brother's voices outside."

I arch my eyebrow.

This room was fully soundproofed. You'll not hear anything from the inside and from the outside.

Without even a minute later I heard one of my brother shouting outside my office.

"Greyson Blake Rosen-Hower! Open the door this instant! You can not escape from us!" That's Jamison.

"I can even smell the snack that you are eating right at this moment!" I bet on my life that's Gabriel.

I silently wrap back again my caramel bar so I can eat it later. There's no way I will give the baked goodies that precious gave to me to them.

I can hear someone murmur.

"According to my outside source you are hiding the snack right now! No! Give us some you stingy person!" Gabriel whine.

Parker's also with them? Christmas vacation was already finish. They should be back at school and hospital by now.

"Told ya." I glance at my amused father.

"I'll just tell them you ate 4 bars and you only gave me one." I smirks.

"No! Wait!" I open the door.

The three idiots went inside my office like they are a decent and normal person.

"Yo!" Gabriel greeted.

All three of them are holding their school bags except for Parker who was holding his crossbody bag. Parker's white coat was hanging on Jamison's arms.

"It's 10am in the morning. Why are you all here?"

I saw Parker elbows Gabriel. Gabriel ignores Parker and just looks at the ceiling while Jamison looks at his feet.

Daddy and I simultaenously narrow our eyes at them.

"What did you do?" Daddy ask.

Parker steps sideways away from dumb and dumber.

Gabriel glares at Parker.

"Tell me now before I decided to kill both of you."

Jamison's eyes widen and then he repeatedly elbow Gabriel.

"Jamison." Daddy barked.

Jamison stands in attention once our father shouts his name.

"Uhm. You might need to go to Columbia today." He mumble.

"Might?" I ask.

"Sorry. You to go to our school like right now."

"Why?"

Jamison did not answer.

Gabriel's still looking at ceiling like it was the most interesting thing in the world.

"Parker." You can hear the irritation from our father's voice.

"I was working when Gabriel calls me from the reception of the hospital."

"Where are your cellphones?" I ask.

"We forgot to bring it and we didn't really use it so we always leave it at home." I sigh.

Same.

My family are really not attach to our phones. We don't really even have social media accounts. Daddy has an account in IG, that's it.

"Anyway, Gabriel called and he wants me to fetch the two of them at Columbia. Since I am finish with my work, I agreed. When the MIB and I arrive at the school they are both waiting at the main gate."

"Where are your guards?" I ask.

"They are busy." Jamisom mumble.

"Busy in what?" Daddy was already bringing out his phone.

As soon as daddy brings out his phone, an unknown number was calling our his phone.

I can see dumb and dumber slowly backing out of the room.

Not so fast. I press the button to lock the door of my office.

"Rosen-Hower."

Daddy's expression was impassive.

"I see." He glance at Gabriel and Jamison who was trying to pick the nonexistent lock on my office door.

"I'll be there. Thank you."

Daddy ends the call and took a deep breath.

He stood up and said "Cancel your appointments Grey. We need to do some damage control."

"Damage control?" I ask.

Daddy shooks his head. That means don't ask. He turns and I suspect he glares at my two brothers because they both squeak in fright.

I open the door and to my astonishment, our father effortlessly drag Gab and Jamison through their back collar all the way out of the building.

Parker and I just follow at the back. We did not even attempt to make a sound because our father might change his mind and decided to drag all four of us outside.

Of course we use our secret hallway so no one will see us, because it would be embarassing if our employees sees a 6 foot 2 and 6 foot 4 adult being dragged by their father all over the building like they weigh nothing.

The MIB stand in attention when they saw us approaching our private garage.

Dad dropped my brothers on the floor.

"Get inside the car before I yeet you both inside myself."

Jamison and Gabriel immediately stood up and run towards the car.

No one speaks a word.

We arrive at Columbia and the MIB parked in front of the gym.

My father and I went out first. As soon as the students saw us, they all started to murmur.

With our looks and wealth, we attaract unnecessary attention.

Sorry, precious already owns me body and soul.

For godsakes, some of them even winked at dad.

Eew.

I heard my 3 sibling following us.

"Where are we going?" I ask.

"Gym." Daddy answered.

I furrow my eyebrows. "Why? As far as I know, Gab and Jamison doesn't play any sports."

"You'll see."

From afar I can see our MIB's in charge of Gabriel and Jamison standing outside the gym's door with some school officials.

As we approach, the officials of the university stood up straight and pretends that they are not afraid to the man beside me.

I snorts. It's not like we are gonna kill them.

Well if the mood strikes then it will be a different story.

"Mr. Rosen- Hower." The two of them greets us.

Instead of greeting back, my father just said " Show me."

The MIB simultaneously opened the gym door and what I saw was surprising but at the same time hilarious.

The whole gym was covered with a rainbow fucking colored foam!

From floor to ceiling.

The MIB hurriedly close the door because the foam was still not done, can I say multiplying?

I look at the two culprit behind me but their both looking down. I can see their shoulders shaking.

If our father saw them laughing they will really get whoop.

Parker was staring at dumb and dumber wide eyed.

"How did you even do that?"

Gabriel shrugged his shoulder.

"Tons of Peroxide, dish shoap and food coloring."

"That's insane!" Parker said amazed.

"Maybe we can do it in our house. We have the space!"

"Right? We got acres of land at our disposal. I'm sure mommy, Ameera and sister-in-law will enjoy it." Gabriel added excitedly.

"Good idea. I mean we can double up the formula." Jamison exclaimed.

I saw the MIB shakes their head and I heard one of them said on his earpiece. "Clean up crew needed to be on standby at the estate. ASAP."

I want to face palm at their exchange.

I wonder if our father can hear all their plan.

"So what do you need?" Daddy ask the admin straight to the point.

"We need this gym for our athletes sir and I doubt that the equipments inside survives."

Daddy magically pulls out a pad of blank cheques and a pen on his back pocket.

"$200,000 is enough? Does it cover everything?" My father ask.

"That- that's too much sir." One of the admin stutter.

Our father writes the amount on the cheque and signs it. He rips it from the pad and hand it to the blubbering administrator.

"I trust that this incident will be forgotten and off the record right?"

"Yes sir. Your children excell in all of their subjects and they are on top of their classess. It's just that, they just always get carried away on their experiments. You warned us in the beginning of their admission. Don't worry sir this incident does not exist as far as we are concerned and we thank you for the generous amount that you gave us."

Daddy nodded and we left.

As soon as we are settled in the car, Gabriel and Jamison shouted."We're sorry daddy."

Daddy sighs beside me.

"Are you really?"

"Yes. We realized we should have picked a bigger place like the football field instead of the gym."Gabriel said.

I don't know if I'll laugh or not.

"You know that I don't limit your experiments Gabriel. I just want you to do it in our estate and not at school. You might hurt someone. You have your own lab in our estate isn't that enough?"

"I'm sorry. I just got excited. I promise that this will not happen again, but don't deny it daddy, that experiment was awesome right daddy?"

I glance at our father and he was smirking.

"It was. The Best $200,000 I spent." He agreed.

I shook my head.

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We arrive at the house and it was the first time that Albert was not at the front door greeting us.

My question was immediately answered when we saw my mom, sister, Albert and precious sitting on the floor playing snakes and ladders.

"Hi love." Daddy greets.

"Shut up Gideon for a minute. I am concentrating." It's mommy's turn to roll the dice.

Daddy pouts and glance at me "My rank just got lowered right?"

"Yup. You are third after blueberry cheesecake and Jason Momoa."

"Damn it. I should have not let her watch Aquaman. It's all Jamison's fault."

The said brother gasp and whine that it's not his fault.

"Yes!" Our attention went back to the most intense snakes and ladders tournament that was currently happening in our living room.

"I won!" Ameera shouts!

"Congratulation Miss Ameera." Albert said.

Sunshine was clapping happily while mom was pouting.

"It's all Gideon's fault."

Daddy wide eyed points at his chest.

"What did I do?"

We all shrugged our shoulders.

Sunshine gets up and run towards me. I catch her easily. "Welcome back Grey Grey!"

I kiss her nose and lips. "I miss you precious." I murmur.

She taps my shoulder and I place her down.

"Your mom told me that we will go out later."

"Where are you going?"

I hid my disappointment, I just arrive and she wants to go out?

"I forgot." Sunshine said sheepishly.

Mommy walk towards us and stand beside Sunshine.

"I am going to teach her how to become a hooker." Mommy said excitedly.

"A what?!!" Daddy and I shouts.

"Isn't it exciting Grey Grey! I can't wait to become a hooker!"

Dear Lord.