MIDNIGHT DAYDREAM

Chapter 28

Ps: a hard chapter to write :(

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"There's a party held by The Chaimongkon that night," Macau says after he looks at his schedule.

"Who?" Porchay asks with peak curiosity.

"Kai's family," Porchay's mouth forms an 'O', "I obviously invited. You can be my plus one. We can bring minimal guard, two perhaps, including Ananda."

"Are you and him ...?" Worry latches heavily in it.

Macau snorts a laugh when he sees Chay's expression. "You're almost died but you worry about me? C'mon, I can handle Eakasit Chaimongkon just fine."

"He doesn't look like someone you can handle 'just fine', Cau. He reminds me of Phi Kim. You know, the type that all smiles but can stab you in the eye if he wants to kind of person."

"He won't stab me in the eye, it's the other way around, because he is fucking annoying and gets on my nerve sometimes. Just the other day, I met him and his mom at the mall, by coincidence. Did you know what he said? 'Mom, this is Macau Theerapanyakul, V's brother. He's my boyfriend'. Like as if I would let him be my boyfriend. But I can't do anything in front of his mom, so I just smiled and waied."

Chay laughs. "So what did her mother do?"

"She invited me to dinner and by the way, surpriiiiseeee, there was his dad in the restaurant, waiting. He was looking so proud while I was sweating bullets!" Macau scoffs at the memory. Chay laughs again.

"So his parents approved then?"

"What do you think? I've been getting invitations from his family to all family functions until next year, I think. Our family name is not just for display."

Yeah. Everybody wants something from the Theerapanyakuls. But the Chaimongkon isn't a lightweight player either, judging by what Macau told Chay. If they ever be together, when, just imagine what their children might have to bear.

"Don't go planning my wedding just yet, Chay," Chay grins at his best friend, "Hia doesn't approve, yet. Phi Pete is coaxing him right now."

"Do you want him to approve?"

Macau shrugs nonchalantly. "He's not a bad choice. It will be like you marrying a governor's son instead of a patriarch of the underworld's son."

Porchay chuckles in annoyance and throws him a pillow. Macau laughs, happy that he succeeds in teasing his best friend.

"If they reject ..." Chay is back on the topic. "If somebody objects ..."

"Nobody will object if you play your cards right," Macau gives Chay a meaningful stare.

"How?"

"Guilt trip, hard." Born as the youngest of one of the most powerful and richest houses in Thailand, Macau sure knows how to use it for his own gain.

Porchay nods. "You have to teach me, though." He is not used to going the route. He is also the youngest, but in his family, Porchay can only take everything without objecting to make his brother's hard life easier.

There's a knock on the door. The two watch as the door opens and Porsche comes in. "Erm, Chay ... There is someone who wants to see you."

Then Ash comes with a beautiful bouquet of flowers and food. "Hi," he greets with a wide smile.

Talks about the devil and he shall come.

Porchay can smell trouble for miles away. He glances at his older brother who, for some reason, looks pleased. So, he likes Phi Ash and chooses him for Chay instead of Kim. Approved is the right word for this.