Chapter 5


    Kingsley arrived at the entrance of Neveah Department Store’s parking lot apanied by the clinks


    and nks of the janky Santana.After sizing Kingsley and his car up, the parking lot attendant


    disclosed with disdain, “The parking fee is twelve bucks per hour. Ruining over the boom barrier will


    cost you five thousand.”Kingsley was rendered at a loss for words for a moment. “Got it,” he mumbled.


    Does this guy think I’ll hit the boom barrier and run away, figuring I can’t afford the parking fee?Then


    again, he couldn’t me the guy for thinking so, for anyone driving such a janky car might actually not


    be willing to pay a couple of bucks.Kingsley learned from the profile Lancer gave him that Reene’s


    office was located at the top of the office building behind the department store.Hence, he wasted no


    time and rode a staff elevator to the top.After exiting the elevator, he was greeted by a bright lounge


    with three window walls filled with greenery and the sound of rippling water resounding through the


    space.It got him eximing involuntarily. Reene’s taste is still so refined and sophisticated.She actually


    built an elegant sky garden in this part of the town where every inch was worth a fortune.But just as he


    nned to search for the president’s office, a guard securing his falling hat was running to him,


    shouting, “This is the president’s private area. No one else is allowed in this premise!”“I need to talk to


    your president.”“I don’t care what business you have.” The guard panted while saying impatiently, “You


    have to book an appointment with Gardiner if you want to see the president.”“Gardiner?” Kingsley


    scratched his chin, asking, “Is he a he or a she?”“What does it have to do with you? Get the hell out of


    here! I’ll get a scolding if the president finds out a stranger has entered!”However, just as the guard


    wanted to shove Kingsley out, the elevator door opened with a ping again.A stunning beauty in a low-


    cut evening dress sauntered out of the elevator the next second. “What’s going on?” she asked with a


    frown.The woman was none other than Kingsley’s eldest sister—Reene Wynn.“P-President, you’re not


    in your office?!” Terrified, the guard stuttered and pointed to Kingsley. “This guy insisted on barging in.


    I’m chasing him out right now!”Reene looked coldly at Kingsley in response, her gorgeous face elegant


    and cold.“It’s been a while, Reene.”Her name sounded a little foreign to Kingsley after having not said it


    for over a decade.The guard, on the other hand, immediately condemned Kingsley upon hearing him


    call Reene by her name. “How dare you call her by her name?! She’s—”However, the guard paused his


    words the next second, for he saw Reene’s icy face melt into a puddle of gentleness.“You… Are you


    Kingsley?” she asked with a shaky voice while covering her mouth with her hands.“It’s me. I’m back,


    Reene.”“It’s really you…”Tears fell like a never-ending waterfall from Reene’s eyes as she scrutinized


    Kingsley’s face for a solid minute before throwing herself into his arms, sobbing, “We… We all thought


    you were dead… We even imed a disfigured corpse… What took you so long toe


    back…”Kingsley patted his sister’s back while taking in the affection he hadn’t had for so long. “Well,


    I’m back, aren’t I?” he cooed.“Will you leave again?”“No, never again.”At that, Reene wiped her tears


    away and punched his chest lightly, feigning anger. “You son of an a*shole. Do you know how worried


    we’ve been in thest ten years? If you dare run away again, I swear I’ll break your legs!” In contrast to


    the affectionate scene between the brother and sister, the guard was scared sh*tless, shuddering like


    he was naked in the arctic.It wasn’t until after a long while that Reene jolted back to her senses and left


    Kingsley’s arms, returning to her usual noble self after fixing her evening dress.“Gus, you can just leave


    him be whenever hees over.”“Y-Yes, ma’am… Got it…” the guard stuttered while wiping the cold


    sweat off his forehead, his head so low that it was practically on the ground.After entering the


    president’s office, Kingsley sat across Reene and chuckled. “Reene, is Gardiner a he or a she?”“She.


    Why?”“I have nothing to worry about then.” Kingsley grinned. “Have you forgotten, Reene? You and the


    others promised to marry me when we grow up.”“That’s child’s bber. How can it count when we’re


    ying pretend?” Reene changed the subject with a flushed face. “By the way, the others still don’t


    know you’re back, do they? We should all gather in a couple of days!”“Are they all in


    Cleapolis?”“Jessica and Courtney aren’t, but the rest are.”With that, Kingsley asked with interest, “I


    know Alice has be a doctor, but what is everyone else doing?”“Serena… I guess you can say she


    provides service for special clients. Victoria’s managing a tea house. Well… let’s just call it that. Yulia’s


    the least troubling one among them. She’s a big-time model now. Jessica wille back every


    Christmas, but no one knows what she does or where she is. As for Courtney, she’s studying at a


    college in a nearby city. Then again, because of her two-hundred-plus IQ, she behaves a little


    weirdly…”“Why does it sound like none of their jobs are average…” Kingsley’s cheek twitched uponThis content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org.


    hearing Reene talk about his six other sisters’ recent situation. “Servicing special clients, managing a


    ‘tea house’, no one knows where she is, behaves a little weirdly… What is all this?”Though he knew his


    sisters were no in Jane, never had he imagined they still went on such unorthodox paths…“Let them


    exin it to you themselves.” Reene smiled mysteriously. “Who knows? There might be a pleasant


    surprise?”“Yeah, well, I’ll find out sooner orter.” Kingsley sighed and tucked away his smile. “Now,


    let’s talk about you.”“Me? What about me?” Reene smiled awkwardly and tucked an errant lock of hair


    to the back of her ear, facing Kingsley’s stern look. “You’ve seen it for yourself. I’m now the president of


    a department store. Things can’t get any more glorious for me.”He had wanted to ask her about the


    sanction by the Rosnd Chamber of Commerce and if the Wynns were bullying her, but he swallowed


    his words when they were at the tip of his tongue.Knowing how assertive and aloof Reene was since


    she was a child, he surely wouldn’t be able to get anything from her if he asked directly.Thus, he


    grinned and went along with her. “You’ll have to support me when I run out of money then!”“Oh, you!


    Juste to me whenever you need money. I can afford to support you!” Reene smiled and seemed to


    have eased.“Reene, you’ve gotten a lot sexier since Ist saw you ten years ago.” Kingsley changed


    the subject, taking a sip of water while checking out Reene’s beautiful evening dress. “But isn’t it a little


    too much for you to always dress in something so fancy?”“Shoot!” Reene eximed upon hearing his


    words. “I was so excited to see you again that I’ve forgotten something important!”