MIDNIGHT DAYDREAM

Chapter 32

The funeral itself is a theatrical show with many audiences and onlookers. It is on the news, TV shows, and all kinds of websites. Tankhun, Anakinn, and Kimhan are doing their best to show the world they are grieving.

The funeral lasts for three days and ends with cremation rituals. The three brothers sit side by side as the black smoke of their father's remains goes up to the sky.

"Finally."

"Good riddance."

"I hope hell welcomes him with open torture."

Then they smile at one another, with tired faces but light hearts. There are problems they still need to attend to regarding their father. Korn's side of the family openly criticized the wounds on Korn's wrists and ankles, but they simply said it was necessary to bind Korn to bed because he trashed a lot and could cause harm to himself. The board of directors wants to see the health and death reports in the next meeting.

Kim's drug is untraceable, Kim assured both of his brothers. It is still an experimental one and not yet registered as anything other than some chemical substance if the lab doesn't dig deeper. The surveillance on the fateful day was cleaned and doubled with footage from another day with expert hands.

Kim talked to his brothers about 'Amara' and how it is going to be tricky since that aunt is one of the members of the board of Theerapanyakuls' main company. They talked about the pros and cons and settled on a couple of solutions and their plan B.

The reading of the will is in two days. It means they can rest for two days before another shit shows happen.

They busy themselves with their own set of problems.

Tankhun with his sets of dramas redecorated his father's quarter to something else. Kinn refused to use it, Kim didn't even dignify him with an answer, so Khun decided to use it for 'his future nieces and nephews' which gained both his brother's conflicted emotions. But Khun doesn't care. If he wants nieces and nephews, he better get nieces and nephews.

Kinn doesn't do so well in his private life. Porsche is drawn into a cacoon of regrets and self-hating ever since Porchay left. Sometimes his lover is drowning himself in alcohol and spike his consumption of cigarettes. Porsche can still function somewhat normally at work, but when it's just the two of them, he shifts to a different person.

Kinn tried to help and talked him out to seek help, but it fell on deaf ears too many times that he just let Porsche be. Kinn just holds him in his arms every night and every time Porsche feels he wants and needs to cry. That's the best thing he can do right now.

Kim feels like a brand new demon just entered his body. He makes sure everyone and their mothers know he means business about Porchay. He initially voted himself out of the thought as it can put targets on Chay's back, but since he doesn't even know where his boyfriend is at this moment, he thinks that's better than nothing. At least, people will think twice to act.

Every time he woke up from 2 - 3 hours of sleep he readied himself for news about Porchay. No news is good news in his world, but the uncertainty is driving him crazy. So he busied himself with planning the next step.

"Khuns, we are ready for the will reading," Chan informs and three of them enter the room. There are already people there and Kim is quickly zeroing in on 'Amara'.

The lawyers move to the middle of the room. Their head comes to the center with a mic on and a sealed envelope. He is reading boring stuff about assets and shares division until gets to the main of the show.

"Lastly, regarding the matter of the next leader, patriarch, and the head of The House of Theerapanyakuls, with lots of thinking and contemplating, I hereby appointed my son, Kimhan Theerapanyakul, as my replacement."