My Stubborn Mistress

"I don"t believe it," Levi quickly answered.

"I don"t believe it either," Shun stated. "However, if you keep insisting, maybe we did end up tragically like our ancestors."

Levi thinks for a moment then laughed. "Should we really have to talk about this? I don"t see any relevant about Ca.s.sie in what you are pointing, forget on scaring me because I won"t buy it."

"I did not. I just wanted you to see... if you keep insisting on intervening my plans, either we ended up killing each other, or put Ca.s.sandra in real danger, and Julius Kang successfully killed her. Is that what you wanted to happen?"

Levi did not answer. He felt his Butler"s hand on his shoulder. He understood what he is trying to convey. Pete is reminding him of his uncle. He lost the woman he loves because he chooses to pursue her even in a tragic way.

But could be really possible? In this time around? Levi would still want to laugh at it, "It feels ridiculous to believe in," he said.

"Yeah. Why believing about it? Death is normally on these days, right?"

Levi takes a moment to think. "Why are you keep bringing this up? If you don"t believe it in the first place?

"I want you to look at it."

"What?" Levi doesn"t understand him.

"Why don"t you go back to France and use your connection to find out if these folk tales are true or just a myth?"

"I already told Larry, him and Loura began looking for answers recently, however, everything still in Mystery. The two of them planning to get married soon, but since both of their family is part of the Five Families they have fears for themselves," Shun added.

"Should we really believe about it?"

"I don"t, but I won"t close the possibilities," Shun replied.

"Do you have more basis, is that what are you implying?"

"Derek Williams. He has a beautiful marriage with Karen Benett since, in the beginning, they are childhood friends. Then because of a car accident, Karen put in a coma. Derek as a doctor did everything to save her. However, he had to make a choice. His child or Karen? Even if he able to save Karen, she already lost her legs and no guarantee of her full recovery. He can"t use a high dosage of medicine the Williams had developed because it will kill the baby inside her."

"Derek and the two families decided to let the child live while inside of Karen"s womb. The child grows healthy, but they have to give up on Karen as never shows signs she would wake up one day. After the child is born, complications began on Karen"s body. It was like, she was holding on until the right time her child should give birth and separates on her body. Derek tried to save her but Karen let go. She died three years ago," Shun continued.

"Loura has her fear that she will end up in a tragic love like her sister... may she face different misfortune but, it seems like it is always happenings within the Five Families."

"And what is the connection with me about this?" Levi asked. "Is this what you wanted to convince me to give up on Ca.s.sie?"

"No. It"s not the truth what I want you to hear. It"s not related to our family either. However, I am prepared to kill anyone whoever trying to take her away from me."

Levi met Shun"s sharp gazes towards him. "And do you think, I would scare of you because you are older than me?"

Shun is getting p.i.s.sed off by this guy"s headstrong. "No. I am not scaring you, am just letting you know that I am ready to make the curse come true."

Levi did not answer for a moment. He is getting angry for this man of keeping overlook on him. He slammed his hand on the coffee table, "don"t threaten me, President Crow."

"Am not threatens you. I am warning you. You are the only child, right?"

"Yes. And my parents have a peaceful marriage. Proof the curse is not true."

"That"s right, your parent"s marriage is just an arrange one and a convenient for the status of the two families."

"What are you trying to say, President Crow? That there"s no love between my parents?"

"Why don"t you ask your butler? Am sure he knew a lot."

Levi turns his head to look at his butler.

Pete sighed. "Master Montfort"s first love died during his college days. He was against about the arranged marriage with your mother."

Levi is shocked. Is this why his father had many affairs to different women? And how about his mother? It could be possible that she is the only one who has love in their marriage? Levi swears that he will never be like his father and would only love one woman. Is this a joke? Levi sighed.

"Now, are you prepared to listen?"

"Try me."

Shun heave a sighed. His vision got hazy again, his head began hammering with pain. Before he could open his mouth, he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looks up and it was Meisha.

"Allow me to speak on behalf of my boss," he told their guest then glance at his boss. Blaire has notified him already that Shun began bothering of his illness. Shun looks up and he is right.

"Let Rudolf narrate on behalf of our boss," Kier suggested. "I have to request Master Montfort to leave us for a while. We haven"t discussed this and I have an objection to telling you the truth. I want to talk to my boss first,"

Levi felt insulted. "Why did you all keep looking down on me!? Because I am way younger--" Levi felt his butler"s hand.

"Master, let"s go outside for now. I wanted to have a word with you as well..." Pete quickly stops his Master. He knows of his temper sometimes.

Levi is hesitant but he followed his Butler outside. When they were gone, Meisha quickly injected the suppressant Derek has prepared in case of Shun could skip his medication from its scheduled time. The suppressant is just last for a few hours.

"Shun, you have to go to the facility tonight. Don"t wait for another day, or else, Ca.s.sie would see this. Unless you want to tell her by letting her see you collapsed suddenly. Is that includes in your plans?" Meisha asked.

"No. They shouldn"t know yet, especially now Levi appears. He shouldn"t know am still suffering from it."

"Then, how I should narrate to him why you have to leave and separate Ca.s.sie when she is a child?"

"Just tell him I am fine now, whatever he suspected, then let it be as long he won"t see proofs."

"Are you okay now?" Daichi asked worriedly.

Shun breathes heavily. He could feel the pain began suppressing. By now, he only undergoes on his medication quarterly. He and Derek wanted to have a breakthrough that his medication could lower into twice a year. However, always end up like this. He only lasted for two weeks and he began experiencing the symptoms of his illness.

Could say, they are still not successful in developing a better medicine to his illness.