Chapter 2

After making a simple breakfast for the three of us such as bacon, egg, toasted bread, and a cup of coffee since we all like to have a coffee first thing in the morning. When I already set our food I go up stairs to wake them both its' been our daily routine we take breakfast and dinner together as much as possible that's the only thing I make sure to happen except for the time when I have to go outside with some matters they both don't say anything about it so I guess its fine.

"Hie, Ro, come down stair to get some breakfast, you can go back to sleep later." I said as I knocked on their doors I heard them grunt so I decided to go down stairs and wait for them on the dining area they both doesn't have a class for today. Few minutes later they both come down to join me in our breakfast.

" I can't cook for your lunch for today so if you want some food you may order out if not there's still a curry on the frigde just re-heat it, I have to meet with my editor today so I can't cook for lunch." I said breaking the silent.

" 'kay." Hiera replied as she start to eat her food.

" Have you read my note last night? I want paella for tonight's dinner I don't want a take out food for tonight so you better be home before dinner to make food." Hiero said that made me just nod. Seriously? Did this guy forget that I'm five years older than them.

" Don't worry about that anyway, I will deposit your allowance for this month and don't be afraid on spending money you both deserve the best." I replied that made them both look at me shockingly.

" What?" I asked confusedly that made them sighed.

"You just give us our allowance last week, aren't you spending so much money on us?" Hiera asked worriedly.

" What's wrong with that? You two are the only family I have so I don't care spending some for you two, don't worry about the details anyway their debts is almost on the clear list so you don't have to worry anything." I replied that made them sighed defeatedly as if we do have some battle here. These two rarely ask for cash that made me worried.

" Do what you want to do." Hiero said and start to eat his food silently while Hiera just nod on her twin remarks and sighed. What's with this two? By that we all eat our breakfast silently.

" Sends our regards to Mr. Peri, and also take care on your way." Hiera said breaking the silent between the three of us that made me just nod in response as she went up stairs again.

" I almost forgot, can I invite someone here, it's for our group project?" Hiera yelled that made me look at her she's still on the stairs that's why we can still hear her.

" Sure , no problem just don't let them roam around at my work place, it will be a problem later if some of my work spilled." I replied. She just nod and smile at me before heading to her room.

" I will head out later can I borrow your car?" Hiero asked from behind. That make me almost jump in surprise.

" That's suprised me, sure no problem, just take care while driving and always look on your environment." I replied that made him nod and also went up stairs.

Today I'll meet my editor on his place, aside from the fact that its almost my deadline I also recieve a text message that telling me to meet with them. My Editor is no other than Hymen Peri who owns one of the most well-known publishing house all over the country aside from being my Editor and boss at work he also my benifactor on my other job. Only few people know I have another job aside from being a writer even my younger brother and sister doesn't know it and I'll never plan to tell it to them since it's too dangerous.

" Good morning Mr. Caster, Director Peri is waiting for you on his office." Said the lady whose still on her mid twenties and she's my assistant on my other job.

" Good morning too, You may head first to the lab, I'll go talk to him first, I'll check you out later." I replied that made her nod on go opposite on my direction. My other job is involving chemicals in short I'm an unlicensed Chemist it's a secret to many people since I don't have any degree to become a licensed one I don't finised my studies back then and I don't have a plan to finish it now. I do develop poisons and antidotes that sells well on the underground or should I say it sells well on the black market where all the hidden org is permited to run there business. We do have many clients such as hitman, assassins, reaper and so on and so fort. Thou they all have there own chemist or scientist on their own organization they still stick on coming from us to buy our products sinse no one on them can still make an equal or greater poison and antidote we develop call it bragging but I'm just telling the truth. That's the main reason why I don't plan to tell it to my bro and sister that I have another job 'coz its too dangerous.

" Good Morning Lucid, How's your sleep? You sound too busy yesterday so I just mailed you last night." Director Peri greeted me with a smile.

"Good morning too, it's fine. Not at all I just deal with someone yesterday since the twin got in trouble again, anyway here's the manuscript for this month if you have something to discuss it or make some changes and improvement just call me, Editor Hymen." I replied as I handed a hard copy and a soft copy of my latest work. When I call him editor where taking as an editor and a writer business but if I call him Director Peri it means I'm talking with him as a chemist not as an author.

" Sure no problem, I need an hour for checking this, you may drop by on the lab while waiting I just ask my secretary to call you when I needed to." He replied that made me nod in response and use his secret door its lead on my lab. When I say his my benifactor I mean it, he's the one whose been funding all my research project, he also help me to hide my indentity as a Chemist since we both know that it will just bring us trouble sooner or later. I don't know how does he found out that I do excell in this kind of thing but the hell I care as long that I can help my bro and sister live well I don't give a shit on it.

" Ms. Cruz, what's the status?" I asked my assistant after I change my cloths into something appropriate on the lab I do have some spare cloths on this place since I can't wear the cloths I'm wearing before living the house. Since I'm dealing with a chemicals there's a posibilities that the smell may linger around and that would be a problem if those two find out, they where too smart to make an excuses for it so I'm pretaining caution.

"TS1 is on stage 2 base on the dosage you've instruct me, TS2 is on the stage 3 , while TS3 is on stage 5 but we already give the antidote base on your prescrition so its slowly taking progress." Sarah replied while reading her notes. Sarah is one of my assistant she's the one who greet me earlier, she's still a student in college, she's taking medecine course so being my assistant is a big help to her about her silent no worries about it she's too loyal to Director Peri since Director is her adoptive father.

" Thanks for the update, If Director come call me and you see me still busy here tell him to wait or just leave a message, I will also leave some new instruction for you to follow since you knew that I only drop by here three times a month for safety pursose." I said that made her nod and leave on my office here in the lab before I go visit our Test Subject I plan to check every paper work here on my desk that Sarah compile for me to check.

The test subject we've been taking about is a rat, I've been no we've been testing our products on them aside from making poisons and antidotes we've been making some research on developing a new medecine that might become a big help in humanity. The stages Sarah's been telling has five stages and the stage one is the less dangerous one while the stage 5 is the dangerous one that if you fail to get the antidote first you may never say hello to this world again. The reason TS3 is slowly progressing is I do instruct them to give it only a small amout of antidote.

"Sarah, I'm done checking your report you did great, your slowly keeping up on the pace sooner or later I will let you do some test on your own so keep up the good work." I said after coming out from the lab and pat her head this girl could be a great doctor someday. I'm already done checking her report I also finished her new instructions to do and I'm also done checking the test subjects. So I get back to my cloths earlier all I need to do now is to talk with her dad and drop by the supermarket to buy the ingredients I need for paella.

" Ahem." Someone faked a cough to get our attention to him.

" What's the progress?" Director Peri asked firmly.

" The experiments are progressing well, but its only aside from the one we try to develop I'm still looking on it, I'm looking for a time to it since the twin still have a free time they often stay at home so I can't work on it. I do apologize for my inconvience Director." I replied politely.

" No worries, I do understand your situation anyway about you manuscript lets' talk about in my office." Director said that made me nod and follow him silently.

" I don't see any problem here to change as expected from you ever since I decided to be your Editor I don't have many job to do since its perfect but I do have something to propose to you, are you willing to change your theme for the first time? " He asked formally that made me confused.

" What do you mean by that?" I replied confusedly.

" I'm implying that can you make some touch of romance on your work so we can also attract some many more audiences, its not like that I'm not happy on the profits you've been providing us and as a reader myself I do really like your style it was really hooked me up that I'm always looking forward to your new work." He replied that made me even more confused, if he likes it then why do I have to add some touch of romance on my next work?

" I do kinda get what your thinking out but let me finish first." He added that made me nod in response.

" I did some research no I let some of my men to do some survey regarding on your works, we do get a different views about it, because of it I came up with the idea where you start to adding some touch of romance on it, it doesn't have to be cliché and rain with some many chessy lines that would make you lose your style just bit of romance is enough." He explain that made me nod.

" Will you please let me know there answer regarding this matter." I replied that made him nod and hand me some files. I'm kinda surprise on what did I just read I never thought that it will end up like that where they all like the plot the stories but they kinda bit wanting to find some romance on it, others might think that the reason I don't include it is I'm a loner. Seriously do they need to pry for my private life too. That made me sighed.

" Since I do respect all my readers I will do change it, but don't expect for too much from me if that's all I'll go ahead I have to drop by on the supermarket to buy some ingredients, Hiero request for paella as a dinner for tonight." I replied that made him smile and nod.

" As expected from you, and if you really lack on experience on romance I can lend you a hand." Director said with a teasingly smile that made me sighed seriously.

" Well see about that, I'll go ahead, have a great day." I replied and left on the building.

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