The Established Siblings Of The Pack

Chapter 100

up to me or something?”He was only joking, but she unexpectedly nodded without even stopping to consider this and said, “I can do that.”She looked at him so seriously that he knew he had to put an end to the joke. He cleared his throat awkwardly and reminded himself that this was no time for him to be playing footsie with a girl, even if the girl was a temptress like Cecilia. He had his parents’ murder to avenge, and he couldn’t afford to be distracted while he had a real chip on his shoulder.Perhaps there might come a day when he had finally avenged his parents, and only then would he be able to settle down with a nice girl and start a family with her. When Cecilia saw the embarrassed look on Kingsley’s face, her expression stiffened. “I-I’m kidding! Haha! Hahaha!” Her laughter sounded forced, and there was no hiding the disappointment in her pretty eyes.After a long pause, she drew in a breath and said hesitantly, “So… we should probably go back to my family’s place. My dad wants to meet you.”“What? Right now?” Kingsley was dumbfounded by how quickly things were escalating. “It’s a little too soon for us to meet, don’t you think?”This whole thing might be an act, but the idea of meeting his ‘father-in-law’ still made him uneasy.However, Cecilia was insistent. “The Foxes’ banquet is tomorrow, and my dad’s worried that I would bring back any man just to fill Shane’s shoes. He can’t risk being humiliated in front of his in-laws tomorrow, so he wants me to bring my boyfriend home so that he could give him the once-over.”Kingsley couldn’t bring himself to say no when he saw the pleading look she was giving him. Sighing, he said in resignation, “Alright, whatever. It’s not as if I have anything better to do for the rest of the afternoon, anyway. Come on, let’s go get me interrogated.”…The Larsons’ family villa was in an above-average residential community in Cleapolis. There wasn’t much difference between the area and property prices here and those where the Wynns stayed.Cecilia and Kingsley had only just walked into the front yard when they were greeted by the sight of a flamboyantly-dressed man.He sauntered up to them and appraised Kingsley with a raised brow, then asked Cecilia skeptically, “Cecy, is this the boyfriend you were telling us about?”Cecilia said curtly, “Kingsley, this is my brother, Asher.” Then, she turned to her brother and snapped, “And yes, he’s my boyfriend. Is Dad in the study? If he is, then we’ll go in right now and make formal introductions.”“Mom and Dad are both in the living room. Come on, we’ll go in together,” Asher said as he gave Kingsley a contemptuous look, as though the latter was something that crawled out of the garbage.In the living room, Michael and Megan were joined by a man who was dressed head to toe in designer clothing. The man was none other than Asher’s friend, Zachary Dugray.While Zachary’s family was by no means superior to Shane’s, they were on considerably higher rungs of the social ladder than the Larsons. He had been enamored with Cecilia’s beauty for a really long time, but her family had had their hearts set on letting her marry Shane that they completely disregarded his existence. The moment Shane called off the engagement, however, Asher immediately rang Zachary up and told him of the news.Following that, Zachary made haste to show up at the Larsons’ house bearing gifts, and Michael, who previously couldn’t be bothered to give him a second glance, had welcomed him with newfound enthusiasm.Granted, Zachary’s background was not nearly as impressive as Shane’s, but he was still an heir to old money. That ought to be enough to stuff the Foxes’ mouth, Michael had thought.Presently, the Larsons were happily making conversation with Zachary when Cecilia and Kingsley