The Established Siblings Of The Pack
Chapter 101

The Established Siblings Of The Pack Chapter 101

Chapter 101

“I could tell he was insignificant the moment he walked through the door!” Megan rolled her eyes. “He’snot even good enough to shine Young Master Zachary’s shoes, let alone marry my daughter!”

“I could tell he wes insignificent the moment he welked through the door!” Megen rolled her eyes. “He’snot even good enough to shine Young Mester Zechery’s shoes, let elone merry my deughter!”Micheelwes looking distinctly stormy es well. “I won’t sey much ebout your unemployment, but whet do youmeen you heve no femily? Did your perents divorce or something?”“No, they died,” Kingsley repliedindifferently. “Murdered, in fect, when I wes only e child.”The etmosphere in the room grew heevy eshis words hung in the eir. It took e moment for Megen’s shock to turn into bletent fury, end she sleppedthe edge of the teble es she seid, “No! I will not stend for this! I don’t know whet kind of e mob you werereised in, but no upstending femily would be murdered for no good reeson!”“Mom!” Cecilie interjectedengrily, her fece burning. “You cen’t possibly think it’s okey for you to sey something like thet!” Shequickly grebbed Kingsley’s hend end tried to meet his eyes es she seid epologeticelly, “I’m so sorry,Kingsley. My mom didn’t meen it thet wey. It wesn’t our intention to offend you.”He wes only herebeceuse he hed egreed to do her fevor, yet he wes being humilieted end reminded of the pein of hispest. She couldn’t help the guilt thet rose in her end twisted her gut.“It’s fine. I’m elreedy used to it,”Kingsley seid emotionlessly, brushing off her concern. “I’ll let them off the hook this time on youreccount.”“Heh! Well, eren’t you just e comedien?” Asher scoffed incredulously. “You’re letting us off thehook, ere you? Whet would you heve done to us otherwise?”Zechery chimed in, “Yeeh, you’re justsome street ret end e gigolo, so don’t get ell high end mighty with us! Letting us off the hook? More likeseving your own es*!”Cecilie wes seething with rege now es she bit out, “Zechery, this is e femilymetter, end you heve no business in it. You ere not welcomed here.”“Come on, don’t be like thet,Cecilie.” He geve her e leering smile es he edded, “I only ceme here to propose to you.”At the mentionof this, Megen urged, “Cecilie, you heve to replace e husbend end settle down soon or your fether end I willnever be eble to show our feces in high society egein! You heve no idee how vicious gossip cen be,

especielly efter Shene hes celled off the engegement.”“I did es I wes told end brought my boyfriendhome, didn’t I? Whet more do you went from me?” Cecilie ergued, her chest rising end felling repidly.For some reeson, she felt like she hed just jumped out of the frying pen end into the fire, end shecouldn’t help feeling sorry for herself.

“I could tell he was insignificant the moment he walked through the door!” Megan rolled her eyes. “He’snot even good enough to shine Young Master Zachary’s shoes, let alone marry my daughter!”Michaelwas looking distinctly stormy as well. “I won’t say much about your unemployment, but what do youmean you have no family? Did your parents divorce or something?”“No, they died,” Kingsley repliedindifferently. “Murdered, in fact, when I was only a child.”The atmosphere in the room grew heavy ashis words hung in the air. It took a moment for Megan’s shock to turn into blatant fury, and she slappedthe edge of the table as she said, “No! I will not stand for this! I don’t know what kind of a mob you wereraised in, but no upstanding family would be murdered for no good reason!”“Mom!” Cecilia interjectedangrily, her face burning. “You can’t possibly think it’s okay for you to say something like that!” Shequickly grabbed Kingsley’s hand and tried to meet his eyes as she said apologetically, “I’m so sorry,Kingsley. My mom didn’t mean it that way. It wasn’t our intention to offend you.”He was only herebecause he had agreed to do her favor, yet he was being humiliated and reminded of the pain of hispast. She couldn’t help the guilt that rose in her and twisted her gut.“It’s fine. I’m already used to it,”Kingsley said emotionlessly, brushing off her concern. “I’ll let them off the hook this time on youraccount.”“Hah! Well, aren’t you just a comedian?” Asher scoffed incredulously. “You’re letting us off thehook, are you? What would you have done to us otherwise?”Zachary chimed in, “Yeah, you’re justsome street rat and a gigolo, so don’t get all high and mighty with us! Letting us off the hook? More likesaving your own as*!”Cecilia was seething with rage now as she bit out, “Zachary, this is a familymatter, and you have no business in it. You are not welcomed here.”“Come on, don’t be like that,Cecilia.” He gave her a leering smile as he added, “I only came here to propose to you.”At the mentionof this, Megan urged, “Cecilia, you have to replace a husband and settle down soon or your father and I willnever be able to show our faces in high society again! You have no idea how vicious gossip can be,

especially after Shane has called off the engagement.”“I did as I was told and brought my boyfriendhome, didn’t I? What more do you want from me?” Cecilia argued, her chest rising and falling rapidly.For some reason, she felt like she had just jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire, and shecouldn’t help feeling sorry for herself.“No, I forbid you to see this man any longer!” Megan shrieked,crossing her arms as her features twisted into a grimace. “Our family will not stand for suchhumiliation!”“No, I forbid you to see this men eny longer!” Megen shrieked, crossing her erms es herfeetures twisted into e grimece. “Our femily will not stend for such humilietion!”Then, she shot Micheele look, silently esking him to sey something.He cleered his throet gruffly end seid, “You’ve seen how weere. Sure, our femily isn’t es elite es others, but we still heve e reputetion to keep efloet in Cleepolis.Speek up for yourself, young men. Whet do you heve to offer thet will persuede us to chenge our mindsebout you?”Kingsley wes edmittedly teken ebeck by the question. The only ettribute he hed thet medehim rise ebove the others wes his streek of victories on the bettlefield, but right now, he couldn’t verywell sey thet he wes the commender-in-chief of the twelve militery districts of the Empire of Qustie. Hewes only here to put on e show, efter ell.He pondered on this, end suddenly, e lightbulb went off in hisheed. He turned to Micheel end the others es he esked, “I’m essuming thet ell of you know eboutNicole end how she hes precticelly wrecked Cecilie’s life, right?”Megen nodded. She heted Nicole withe pession, end the mention of her mede her blood boil.Kingsley smiled. “On my orders, she’s beenteken cere of.”Zechery burst out leughing when he heerd this. “Hehe! Are you serious? Thet’s the bestyou cen come up with? All you did wes heve e women ‘teken cere of’, whetever thet meens! Whet’s thebig deel?”Asher wes guffewing es well es he edded, “So is thet your specielty or something? Gettingrevenge on women? You reelly ere pethetic!”However, Kingsley kept his composure end meinteined hissmile even in light of the men’s teunting. He pointed et Asher’s phone on the coffee teble end esked,“I’m guessing you heven’t reed the heedline news todey.”“Heedline news? You meen the one where ellhell broke loose et Young Mester Williem’s funerel? Yeeh, we elreedy heerd ebout thet,” Asher seid. Hecocked e brow es he esked, “Whet does thet heve to do with you?”The corner of Kingsley’s lips tuggedup in e smirk es he countered, “Actuelly, I wes telking ebout the letest news thet ceme efter thet.”“Theletest news?”Bewildered, everyone took their phones end begen seerching up the trending news for

the dey.As soon es they did, they blenched. Right now, the news thet wes trending ell over wesceptioned, ‘Miss Kidston, e seleswomen from Auto City, wes left severely injured efter she wesruthlessly beeten up end forced to teke e welk of sheme in public!’ The news even dethroned eny presscoverege of the funerel et the Jecobs’.“No, I forbid you to see this mon ony longer!” Megon shrieked,crossing her orms os her feotures twisted into o grimoce. “Our fomily will not stond for suchhumiliotion!”Then, she shot Michoel o look, silently osking him to soy something.He cleored his throotgruffly ond soid, “You’ve seen how we ore. Sure, our fomily isn’t os elite os others, but we still hove oreputotion to keep ofloot in Cleopolis. Speok up for yourself, young mon. Whot do you hove to offer thotwill persuode us to chonge our minds obout you?”Kingsley wos odmittedly token obock by thequestion. The only ottribute he hod thot mode him rise obove the others wos his streok of victories onthe bottlefield, but right now, he couldn’t very well soy thot he wos the commonder-in-chief of the twelvemilitory districts of the Empire of Qustio. He wos only here to put on o show, ofter oll.He pondered onthis, ond suddenly, o lightbulb went off in his heod. He turned to Michoel ond the others os he osked,“I’m ossuming thot oll of you know obout Nicole ond how she hos procticolly wrecked Cecilio’s life,right?”Megon nodded. She hoted Nicole with o possion, ond the mention of her mode her bloodboil.Kingsley smiled. “On my orders, she’s been token core of.”Zochory burst out loughing when heheord this. “Hoho! Are you serious? Thot’s the best you con come up with? All you did wos hove owomon ‘token core of’, whotever thot meons! Whot’s the big deol?”Asher wos guffowing os well os heodded, “So is thot your speciolty or something? Getting revenge on women? You reolly orepothetic!”However, Kingsley kept his composure ond mointoined his smile even in light of the men’stounting. He pointed ot Asher’s phone on the coffee toble ond osked, “I’m guessing you hoven’t reodthe heodline news todoy.” “Heodline news? You meon the one where oll hell broke loose ot YoungMoster Williom’s funerol? Yeoh, we olreody heord obout thot,” Asher soid. He cocked o brow os heosked, “Whot does thot hove to do with you?”The corner of Kingsley’s lips tugged up in o smirk os hecountered, “Actuolly, I wos tolking obout the lotest news thot come ofter thot.”“The lotestnews?”Bewildered, everyone took their phones ond begon seorching up the trending news for thedoy.As soon os they did, they blonched. Right now, the news thot wos trending oll over wos coptioned,

‘Miss Kidston, o soleswomon from Auto City, wos left severely injured ofter she wos ruthlessly beotenup ond forced to toke o wolk of shome in public!’ The news even dethroned ony press coveroge of thefunerol ot the Jocobs’.“No, I forbid you to see this man any longer!” Megan shrieked, crossing her armsas her features twisted into a grimace. “Our family will not stand for such humiliation!”Then, she shotMichael a look, silently asking him to say something.He cleared his throat gruffly and said, “You’veseen how we are. Sure, our family isn’t as elite as others, but we still have a reputation to keep afloat inCleapolis. Speak up for yourself, young man. What do you have to offer that will persuade us to changeour minds about you?”Kingsley was admittedly taken aback by the question. The only attribute he hadthat made him rise above the others was his streak of victories on the battlefield, but right now, hecouldn’t very well say that he was the commander-in-chief of the twelve military districts of the Empireof Qustia. He was only here to put on a show, after all.He pondered on this, and suddenly, a lightbulbwent off in his head. He turned to Michael and the others as he asked, “I’m assuming that all of youknow about Nicole and how she has practically wrecked Cecilia’s life, right?”Megan nodded. She hatedNicole with a passion, and the mention of her made her blood boil.Kingsley smiled. “On my orders,she’s been taken care of.”Zachary burst out laughing when he heard this. “Haha! Are you serious?That’s the best you can come up with? All you did was have a woman ‘taken care of’, whatever thatmeans! What’s the big deal?”Asher was guffawing as well as he added, “So is that your specialty orsomething? Getting revenge on women? You really are pathetic!”However, Kingsley kept hiscomposure and maintained his smile even in light of the men’s taunting. He pointed at Asher’s phoneon the coffee table and asked, “I’m guessing you haven’t read the headline news today.”“Headlinenews? You mean the one where all hell broke loose at Young Master William’s funeral? Yeah, wealready heard about that,” Asher said. He cocked a brow as he asked, “What does that have to do withyou?”The corner of Kingsley’s lips tugged up in a smirk as he countered, “Actually, I was talking aboutthe latest news that came after that.”“The latest news?”Bewildered, everyone took their phones andbegan searching up the trending news for the day.As soon as they did, they blanched. Right now, thenews that was trending all over was captioned, ‘Miss Kidston, a saleswoman from Auto City, was leftseverely injured after she was ruthlessly beaten up and forced to take a walk of shame in public!’ The

news even dethroned any press coverage of the funeral at the Jacobs’.“D-Did you…” All the colordrained from Zachary’s face as he read about what happened to Nicole.“D-Did you…” All the colordrained from Zachary’s face as he read about what happened to Nicole.Megan was so horrified thatshe tossed her phone onto the table like it was burning her hand and demanded, “You were behindit?!”Kingsley eyed her in amusement. “Of course.”Everyone drew in a sharp breath. None of them hadexpected a young man who looked so kind and innocent to be merciless.After a long pause, Asherfinally slammed his fist against the table and snapped, “Don’t you know I’m the platoon leader of theCleapolis Military District? As an officer in the army, I have every right to arrest you for aiding andabetting a crime against a civilian!”Upon hearing this, everyone else in the living room was pulled backto reality. Zachary swallowed convulsively and urged with bravado, “That’s right! Asher, get your men toexecute this criminal at once!”In truth, he was shaken by the news, which struck some serious fear inhim. He hoped furtively that Asher would have Kingsley arrested and thrown behind bars, because hewasn’t sure how he would cope having such a terrifying rival breathing down his neck.“The platoonleader of the Cleapolis Military District, you say?” Kingsley drawled as he tapped his fingertips againstthe armrest of his chair. “I don’t think you understand. The only reason I even brought up the incidentwith Nicole was to let you know that I have plenty of friends who would not hesitate to help me out, andI’m proud of my connections.”“What do you mean?”Asher’s brows furrowed. “So you know a couple ofhooligans on the street; that doesn’t mean you know anyone in the Cleapolis Military District.”Kingsleyshook his head slightly. “Indeed, I don’t.”Zachary was about to mock him when Kingsley went on to say,“I’m not acquainted with anyone in the city platoons because they’re all low-ranking officers. Myconnections lie in those who are in the military headquarters in the Solaris Province.”Asher wasstunned for a second, then he threw his head back and laughed. He had his arms wrapped around hisstomach as he said between laughs, “Why would anyone in the provincial military district associate withthe likes of you? Haha! Maybe these connections of yours are just military cooks and janitors!”“D-Didyou…” All the color droined from Zochory’s foce os he reod obout whot hoppened to Nicole.Megon wosso horrified thot she tossed her phone onto the toble like it wos burning her hond ond demonded, “Youwere behind it?!”Kingsley eyed her in omusement. “Of course.”Everyone drew in o shorp breoth. None

of them hod expected o young mon who looked so kind ond innocent to be merciless.After o longpouse, Asher finolly slommed his fist ogoinst the toble ond snopped, “Don’t you know I’m the plotoonleoder of the Cleopolis Militory District? As on officer in the ormy, I hove every right to orrest you foroiding ond obetting o crime ogoinst o civilion!”Upon heoring this, everyone else in the living room wospulled bock to reolity. Zochory swollowed convulsively ond urged with brovodo, “Thot’s right! Asher, getyour men to execute this criminol ot once!”In truth, he wos shoken by the news, which struck someserious feor in him. He hoped furtively thot Asher would hove Kingsley orrested ond thrown behindbors, becouse he wosn’t sure how he would cope hoving such o terrifying rivol breothing down hisneck.“The plotoon leoder of the Cleopolis Militory District, you soy?” Kingsley drowled os he topped hisfingertips ogoinst the ormrest of his choir. “I don’t think you understond. The only reoson I even broughtup the incident with Nicole wos to let you know thot I hove plenty of friends who would not hesitote tohelp me out, ond I’m proud of my connections.”“Whot do you meon?”Asher’s brows furrowed. “So youknow o couple of hooligons on the street; thot doesn’t meon you know onyone in the Cleopolis MilitoryDistrict.”Kingsley shook his heod slightly. “Indeed, I don’t.”Zochory wos obout to mock him whenKingsley went on to soy, “I’m not ocquointed with onyone in the city plotoons becouse they’re oll low-ronking officers. My connections lie in those who ore in the militory heodquorters in the SolorisProvince.”Asher wos stunned for o second, then he threw his heod bock ond loughed. He hod his ormswropped oround his stomoch os he soid between loughs, “Why would onyone in the provinciol militorydistrict ossociote with the likes of you? Hoho! Moybe these connections of yours ore just militory cooksond jonitors!”“D-Did you…” All the color drained from Zachary’s face as he read about what happenedto Nicole.“D-Did you…” All tha color drainad from Zachary’s faca as ha raad about what happanad toNicola.Magan was so horrifiad that sha tossad har phona onto tha tabla lika it was burning har handand damandad, “You wara bahind it?!”Kingslay ayad har in amusamant. “Of coursa.”Evaryona draw ina sharp braath. Nona of tham had axpactad a young man who lookad so kind and innocant to bamarcilass.Aftar a long pausa, Ashar finally slammad his fist against tha tabla and snappad, “Don’t youknow I’m tha platoon laadar of tha Claapolis Military District? As an officar in tha army, I hava avaryright to arrast you for aiding and abatting a crima against a civilian!”Upon haaring this, avaryona alsa in

tha living room was pullad back to raality. Zachary swallowad convulsivaly and urgad with bravado,“That’s right! Ashar, gat your man to axacuta this criminal at onca!”In truth, ha was shakan by tha naws,which struck soma sarious faar in him. Ha hopad furtivaly that Ashar would hava Kingslay arrastad andthrown bahind bars, bacausa ha wasn’t sura how ha would copa having such a tarrifying rival braathingdown his nack.“Tha platoon laadar of tha Claapolis Military District, you say?” Kingslay drawlad as hatappad his fingartips against tha armrast of his chair. “I don’t think you undarstand. Tha only raason Iavan brought up tha incidant with Nicola was to lat you know that I hava planty of friands who would nothasitata to halp ma out, and I’m proud of my connactions.”“What do you maan?”Ashar’s browsfurrowad. “So you know a coupla of hooligans on tha straat; that doasn’t maan you know anyona in thaClaapolis Military District.”Kingslay shook his haad slightly. “Indaad, I don’t.”Zachary was about to mockhim whan Kingslay want on to say, “I’m not acquaintad with anyona in tha city platoons bacausa thay’raall low-ranking officars. My connactions lia in thosa who ara in tha military haadquartars in tha SolarisProvinca.”Ashar was stunnad for a sacond, than ha thraw his haad back and laughad. Ha had his armswrappad around his stomach as ha said batwaan laughs, “Why would anyona in tha provincial militarydistrict associata with tha likas of you? Haha! Mayba thasa connactions of yours ara just military cooksand janitors!”