The Professor|| Sylus

Trick or Treat| PT2.

The room grew quiet as Mei focused on the profiles of the three men. Suddenly, she heard someone speak from a distance.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't Princess Mei," came a voice. Mei turned to see Luke and Kieran entering the room, positioning themselves near her.

"Oh, hello, Luke and Kieran," Mei greeted them.

Kieran smirked. "Glad to know you know our names already."

"Professor Sylus told me," Mei replied.

Luke and Kieran exchanged amused glances before bursting into laughter. Mei's face turned red with embarrassment.

"Why are you guys laughing?!" she demanded.

Luke chuckled. "Well, we usually don't meddle in our boss's business, but I didn't expect him to play the role of a professor to hide his identity."

Mei was taken aback by the revelation. Kieran and Luke noticed her surprise and quickly pieced things together.

"Holy shit...you really don't know much about him, do you?" Kieran said, a hint of disbelief in his voice.

Mei hurriedly responded, "N-no! It's not like that! I do know some things about him! He's just so hard to understand. I want to get to know him more, but he never gives me straight answers. He always changes the subject so smoothly, it's frustrating!" Realizing how much she had revealed, Mei blushed deeply and added, "I mean, get to know him... as a friend..."

The room fell into an awkward silence until Kieran broke it. "How about this—you can ask us any two questions about boss if! you come with us to show you your room."

Luke added with a dramatic tone, "But be warned, you cannot ask us three or more questions. It should be specific—nothing else."

Mei crossed her arms. "Why do I feel like you guys are getting less out of this deal?"

Luke sighed deeply. "Well, We don't have much of a choice. You have to follow us to find your room anyway."

Kieran chimed in, "Plus, it's like doing you a favor, right?"

Mei carefully organized the papers back in their place and stood up. "I guess so, lead the way then."

Kieran and Luke exchanged smiles before leading the way, with Mei following close behind. As they showed her around the mansion, pointing out different rooms and features, Mei's mind raced to think of a question that could give her useful information.

Finally, she asked, "Who is Professor Sylus, really?"

The twins stopped in their tracks and turned to look at Mei. Kieran raised an eyebrow. "Wow, straight to the point, aren't you? Nosy girl."

Luke chuckled. "Very direct."

Mei crossed her arms, meeting their gazes. "Well, you did say I could ask anything about him if I followed you."

"Right," Luke mused, glancing at Kieran. "Well, let me think..."

Kieran nudged Luke, who just nodded in response.

Mei tapped her foot impatiently. "Well?"

Kieran sighed, then started, "Boss is... 28 years old. He's 6'2", 190 cm tall, muscular, with messy silver hair, bright red eyes, and sharp facial features—"

Mei rolled her eyes. "I'm not asking you to describe him. You know what, never mind. If you don't want to keep your word, maybe I'll just stop trusting you altogether." She started to walk past them, but Luke quickly stepped in front of her.

"Okay, okay! Fine, we'll tell you," Luke said, raising his hands in mock surrender.

Mei looked at them expectantly, her expression serious. "Go ahead, I'm listening."