The Black Scorpion
Ch. 5

"They look so happy. Husband and wife who love each other, up to their two cute twins. Oh my God, I also want a small family like them," said a pair of eyes that had been watching the living room while leaning their head against the living room.

"Isn't it impolite to peek at other people's activities?" said a masculine voice surprised the owner of the pair of eyes.

"Ma.sorry. I accidentally said" said the owner of the pair of eyes that turned out to be a woman who was helped by Aaric et al with a trembling voice.

"What's your name?" aaric asked while straddling.

"A...Adrienne's. Adrienne Dupont" said the woman nervously.

"good. What are you doing here, Adrienne?" ask Aaric sharply.

"Sa. I feel thirsty and want to go to the kitchen."

Without asking or saying any further, Aaric held the woman's arm and pulled her into the kitchen.

"Sit down," Aaric ordered as he pointed to one of the chairs at the counter facing the kitchen.

Adrienne said Aaric was busy in the kitchen, opening the fridge and picking up some ingredients. About fifteen minutes later, a plate of instant noodle sauce with a flat egg on it and a glass of cold orange juice was served on the counter table, precisely in front of Adrienne.

"Wise. You must be hungry and thirsty" said Aaric softly and passed by to pick up a bottle of his favorite whiskey.

Aaric returned to the kitchen and took out a whiskey glass and poured out a small bottle he had brought. Adrienne had already started enjoying the food served to her voraciously and ten minutes later the contents of the plate and the glass were left out.

"You drinking?" tanya Aaric relaxed while leaning on the sink.

Adrienne nodded softly and Aaric took another glass of whiskey, poured a small bottle of the bottle he was carrying and thrust it at the woman. Adrienne took a sip of the liquid inside the glass and relief radiated on her face. Seeing that, Aaric began to pry for information.

"What did you do until those delinquents bothered you?" ask Aaric without further ado.

Adrienne weighed for a moment whether to tell her the situation or not and decided to tell the man in front of her.

"I was in debt" Adrienne paused and continued, "after I had run away from my relatives."

"Why did you run away from your relatives?"

"They sold me out as a debt repayment. I ran away from them because I didn't want my life to be restrained. I am also not an item that they want to sell as a debt repayment. After escaping from them, I was unable to support myself because there was no preparation at all so I was in debt myself. I intend to find a job to pay off my debts but have not received them. The debt collectors said there was a quick way to pay off my debt so I was asked to come to the hotel. It turned out that I was framed for sale on a runny nose who wanted a lustful gratifier. Knowing that I ran away and accidentally bumped into you. Thank you for helping me" Adrienne said, looking down.

"Hmm."

Hearing Aaric's reaction like that, Adrienne gulped and squeezed the glass before her which was still filled. He wanted to ask Aaric for help but hesitated until he finally decided to throw away all his pride and ask the man for help.

"Sir, I beg you to help me pay off my debts and I will work with you without being paid to pay off your kindness to me. I won't run away before I pay it off" Adrienne pinta pleaded with her eyes.

"So you're willing to do anything?" aaric asked who was greeted by a nod by the woman.

"Even warming my bed every night?" ask Aaric again.

This time Aaric's question didn't get an answer of any kind from Adrienne. The woman instead looked at Aaric hate and disgust while squeezing the strong glass from earlier the contents were only sipped once by him. Aaric noticed the change in attitude of the woman and smiled.

"I was just kidding. Let's see what you can do for me tomorrow" said Aaric, then finished his drink and placed his glass on the counter table as it passed from the presence of Adrienne.

"You've got a beautiful wife and cute kids. Why do you want a bed warmer?" adrienne asked without looking at Aaric who was behind her.

Aaric paused for a moment and was stunned to hear Adrienne's words and laughed out loud. He turned his head towards Adrienne without moving from her place.

"Wife and child? Where'd you get that kind of thinking?" ask Aaric.

"Your wife is very beautiful and your twins are also very funny" Adrienne said.

Aaric walked over to her and Adrienne heard clearly the footsteps approaching where she was sitting. The man grabbed Adrienne's arm and turned the woman's body to face her.

"Isn't it rude to speak without looking at your opponent?" aaric asked with a witty glint of eyes.

Slowly Adrienne raised her head and her eyes met Aaric's shady eyes. They stared for a moment and Aaric could see the beauty in front of him. A long haired woman with clear eyes and sexy thin lips. I want it to feel Aaric******didn't lip thin sexy in front of him but he was detained.

"You're too easy to assume, Miss Adrienne Dupont. Savannah was my half-sister while Abellard and Damien, the twins were my niece, the son of my late brother," Aaric said.

"But...Dad?" adrienne asked not to understand.

Aaric released his grip and turned his back to Adrienne. Her passion was being spurred on seeing Adrienne and she wanted to ease that passion so as to avoid looking at the woman.

"My sister died after giving birth to them and their father is unknown because there was a jerk who impregnated my sister without any responsibility. They only knew their mother from the photos and I was their father's replacement and from childhood they had called me Dad. I don't care about that, I consider them my own children. The middle-aged woman you saw was my stepmother and Savannah was her biological child so automatically Savannah was my step-sister even though we had no blood relation" Aaric explained at length.

"Not having blood relations?" adrienne asked confusedly.

"My stepmother, Annette, was my nanny first. She was raped and became pregnant out of wedlock. In order to maintain Annette's youthful self-esteem, my father married her with my mother's permission. Both of my parents are dead so Annette took over their roles."

"I'm sorry I was so presumptuous to assume" said Adrienne, looking down.

"Take care of your food and rest" said Aaric, then left Adrienne.

Aaric stepped up while cursing himself why it was so easy to tell his family story to the foreign woman. He also did not understand why he felt the woman was trustworthy.

Seriate...