K&F (LS)

Niti & Case - 2

“Who is that bastard?! What's his name?" Ken immediately asked his brother. Case looked at his brother in confusion. He noticed his brother clenching his fists but he didn't understand why his brother was so affected by Fang.

“Why do you want to know?” Case asked wondering why his brother was so curious about Fang's affairs. He was suspicious about his brother's whereabouts when his brother disappeared saying he had work to do. He wants to know where his brother went and with whom. Case wants to know whether his brother is interested in Fang romantically or not.

“The person who Fang was with, what's his name?” Ken repeated in a cold voice causing Case to secretly swallow his saliva because he had never seen his brother behaving so rough with him before.

“Niti, his name is Niti, I heard Phi Fang call him by that name,” Case said in a hesitant voice while observing his brother's symptoms. He saw Ken walking to stand in front of the glass window with his hands clenched tightly into fists. Case was suspicious about why his brother was so angry about Fang dating another man.

“Brother Fang seemed to care about him a lot,” Case said again. Case tried to provoke Ken against Fang to keep them away from each other without knowing that he was indirectly provoking him to find Fang faster.

"Put this matter aside. I have a job for you to take responsibility for," Ken said after standing quietly for a while.

"What?" Case asked.

"Tomorrow, you have to take a flight to see the work in Krabi. Your departure is set for the afternoon. All the job details are in the file," Ken walked over to pick up the work file and handed it to his younger brother.

"This is one of your apprenticeships," Ken said earnestly. Case took it to hold it.

"Am I going alone?" Case asked while looking at the work file.

"Khun Amorn is already waiting for you there. He'll tell you what to do," Ken ordered.

"Yes," Case replied before looking at his brother's face with serious eyes.

"Anything else?" Ken asked.

“Brother Ken, I don't know what you're thinking. But can I ask you one more time? Don't meet with Brother Fang again. Money is very small for us. Let's just assume that we made merit with it," Case tried to convince so that his brother would not meet Fang again. 

"You can go back and pack your bags. You have to stay for a week," Ken didn't respond to Fang's story but told his brother to prepare for the journey the next day. Case was a little disconcerting. He wanted to continue talking to his brother about the matter, but it seemed that if they talked now, he and Ken would definitely fight more because Ken didn't seem to want to talk to him much about Fang. It made Case extremely restless.

"Yes," Case responded before walking out of Ken's office.

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The next day, Case had to take a plane to Krabi to handle the work there instead of his own brother. This work was considered his first solo, as he usually worked under his brother but not often due to being a student. He was still worried about travelling alone. As soon as he got off the plane, he met Amorn, the project supervisor in the south, who had already been waiting to receive him.

"Hello," Case raised his hand to greet Amorn, who was waiting. The man smiled back at him.

"I heard from Khun Ken that Khun Case had an accident. Are you doing better now?" Amorn asked as he helped Case drag the luggage to the parking lot exit.

"I'm much better now. Do I have to go in and see the work today?" Case asked because he had already arrived around noon.

"No need, I will take Khun Case to rest at the hotel. Tomorrow morning you can come to see the work at the site," Amorn said in response, and Case nodded in agreement before walking to the car, which would take him to the company's hotel. Case quietly looked at the view outside and felt quite empty from inside. Upon arriving at the hotel, Amorn handed the key card to Case.