Chapter 3

An hour later, Kevin spoke up with a smile.

"Alright, everyone, next up is my top-tier sister's private wind-down time. See you all tomorrow~"

Then I was kicked out of the stream.

And the top tipper, of course, was Adeline.

I had no interest in hearing anything more they had to say.

I just forwarded the screenshots to my legal team.

Early the next morning I went to Wilshire and sat through the routine reports from the heads of each department.

On my way out, my right-hand man walked me to the door.

As we passed a Western restaurant,

I glanced at him.

"Come in and sit with me for a bit."

We'd barely gotten inside and settled at a two-top by the window.

Then a familiar figure walked in.

It was Kevin.

He sat down with a few friends at the best table in the place, all smiles.

"Everyone, it's on me today. Order whatever you want."

Someone ribbed him.

"Look at you. Your top-tipper sister covering this again?"

"Don't tell me some rich lady's keeping you."

"Hahaha!"

Kevin laughed.

"Rich lady, please. Every cent of it is her husband's money."

"And here's a little secret for you. She's carrying my kid, too. Already ran the paternity test."

The others gave him a thumbs-up on the spot.

"Not only are you spending her husband's money, he's got to raise your kid for you."

"You're the man!"

"So she must be gorgeous, right?"

"Obviously. A fan of Kevin's, how could she be ugly?"

Kevin looked thoroughly pleased with himself.

"Relax. You'll get to see her in person in a bit."

Catching the darkness in my eyes, my right-hand man's face filled with rage.

"Kent, let me go teach them a lesson!"

I held him back and glanced at where we were sitting.

Our table and Kevin's were separated by a railing down the middle, and you could only see the other side through the gaps.

Unless you looked carefully, you couldn't see at all.

Which was exactly what I wanted.

I took a sip of red wine.

"No rush."

My man was anxious.

"Kent, back when you led the brothers, you were never..."

I looked up.

A cold light in my eyes, a faint sneer.

"Never this soft, is that it?"

He said nothing.

I went on.

"Then you remember, don't you? Anyone who crossed me, did I ever just let it slide?"

He froze, a flash of fear crossing his face, and stopped talking.

Just then, Adeline appeared.

Today she wore an elegant fitted dress full of allure, her face done up with delicate makeup.

A look I had never seen on her.

Once, I'd wanted to see her wear one, and she'd said she thought it was tacky.

Now Adeline walked over to Kevin and sat down pressed right against him.

Kevin slid his arm around her waist like it was nothing.

The others were green with envy.

Kevin looked at her.

"Addie, your husband doesn't know you're here, does he?"

Distaste flickered across Adeline's face, and she shook her head.

"He went off to work first thing this morning. Said he was going to work hard and surprise me."

"If he didn't make so much money, if I didn't need him to raise our kid, I'd have divorced him already."

The others teased her, calling me a cuckold.

But they didn't know,

from the moment Adeline sat down, I'd already started recording.

Through the gap in the railing, I got all of it, crystal clear.

Especially the part where they egged Kevin and Adeline on to kiss.