When Fate Decided to Play its Part

CHAPTER SIXTY-EIGHT:

Tyler and Kai

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Morning came earlier than Tyler expected. Like his daily routine, he's woken up by his maid, take a bath after a short run on his garden, then wear his outfit of the day; a tie and his black suit then paired it up with a black leather shoes.

Tyler stood in front of his human-sized mirror while fixing his tie. His hair is a little bit damp since he didn't dried it up properly. He's a little bit lazy to thoroughly dry them using towel dry. He even just run his hand on them, not even bothering about styling it.

Knock, knock.

Tyler paused when he heard the knocks. Looking at the door through the mirror, he called. "Yes?"

"Sir Tyler," a muffled voice called. Although it was a little bit inaudible, he immediately recognized it as the head maid. His former nanny. "Your breakfast is ready."

"Wait," Giving his appearance a quick fix and check, he turned away from the mirror and opened the door. The head maid was already standing in a safe distance so he can pass. Tyler smiled at her. "Let's go."

She nodded then took the initiative to walk before him, acting like she was guiding him towards the dining room when it's not even necessary. Tyler quietly followed after her.

Seeing her small and frail back, he remembered about the little being he brought home last night.

"Where is he?" Tyler asked.

After they went home last night, nothing really happened. Tyler was a little bit nervous since he never dealt with children before. And he has to be especially careful since he's Althea's son. That woman can spit poison. Even if he took care of him, as long as something happened to Kia, he'll recieve her wrath. He knows how she loves him. He also know how intense mother's love is.

He can even still remember how her mother almost knocked a 7 year old kid when he was an elementary student. He was rather shy and meek that time, so he got bullied a lot. It continued until he went home with bruises. Victoria literally dragged him back to school and searched who was the bastard who hurt her only son.

Tyler remembered how scared he was that time. When his mother angrily demanded him to spit out which kid bullied him, he was trembling when he pointed one of the kids out. He and that kid cowered before his mother. When she got into it, no one can seem to stop her from spitting flames. Tyler's sure that even his father was reluctant about stopping her in fear of her getting angry at him instead.

His father is a traitor.

'Ah.' Tyler thought, when they passed through a window, he briefly took a glance outside. 'Right, mother was with father yesterday...'

Why did they even divorced in the first place? He can't even remember fight that they. When they announced their divorce to him, both looked happy and even happily discussed about who will take care of him in specific dates.

His family is really weird.

"The little boy is already awake sir," yhe head maid replied. "The clothes arrived this morning, we already bathed him. He's currently waiting at the table."

"He's awake?" Tyler said in shock. "But it's not even past eight!"

"The maids were shock themselves." The woman smiled. "He did not even required waking up. He was already awake before the maids knocked on his doors."

"An early bird then," a smile surfaced on his face when a certain memory of the distant past entered his mind.

It was when Althea always strokes his hair every morning, and when he wokes up, she'll greet her with her big and warm smile.

"He's just like his mom."

The woman jolted after the mention of the kid's mother. Sneaking a peek to Tyler, her curiosity grew even more after seeing his smile.

Who is that woman?!

room not long after. The maids, seeing how their employer is smiling, almost tripped on their

The smile is small and obscure, if only they're not used to his stoic and plain cold face, they could have not noticed

said, Kai was already at the dining table. Because of his small stature, his feet are dangling. His small hands were on the table next to the utensils. Since he's small, the

like a dwarf in

morning." Kai greeted

frown after thinking about the possibility of Kai being hurt, but seeing the kid not bothered by it

briefly answered while watching Tyler take a seat

assisting Kai after Tyler gestured them to. He noticed that he wasn't eating until he came. Putting on his

like the sir

this morning and then a lunch meeting." He shoved a

egg in half. "I'll just stay here. Or you can just drop me to

"How about I'll bring you with me in the

nuisance in him? Even his own father won't bring him to his office. Kai looked at him hesitantly. "I, I'm fine

thought of this now. "I'll bring you to the office, then we'll both go to the hospital

what to respond. Will he really bring him?

hesitation in Tyler's eyes, so Kai was convinced he's serious.

chuckled despite the question

was a hindrance? Kai is calmer and well behaved than his peers.

eat. Eat plenty,

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didn't last long. After that, they drove to his company. The drive wasn't long either. When they arrived at the

it was April. "We need to

she saw him holding a small hand. With wide eyes, she trailed it and saw a young boy with an eye which is oddly familiar

her serious face away and smiled at the

little kid took the initiative to introduce

was amused. "Well hello Kai, I'm

"I'm five."

"Ahh," she nodded.

out. "What is it that you want to talk

serious. "It's about

ID. "Here, enter the company and give this to the lady in the front desk. Tell

took the ID. He waved goodbye and

figure it until it disappeared from

"What is it?"

found them already,

furrowed his brows.

yesterday, it gave us a location in a certain forest. The tip also said to bring a firetruck, just in case. The police were reluctant at first, but when they got there, the forest were on fire." April explained. "It was fortunate enough that they moved fast

you that it's

that, the one who shot Althea was outside the

"Gunshot?"

"Yes."

them?" He

April sounds guilty. "Although

Tyler nodded. "Thank you for the

"Hmm..."

they stood there in silence. Tyler raised a brow and asked,