By Zephyria 
Grayson, who had been looking straight ahead, glanced at him. Dane fixed his gaze on Grayson and spoke again.
“That night, you came to the hospital room, didn’t you? What did you do, exactly?”
Even as he asked abruptly, he was inwardly anxious about what he would do if this bastard denied it. In truth, there wasn’t a single piece of evidence. His eyes were covered by bandages and an eye patch, so he couldn’t even see a faint light, and there was no Pheromone scent. There was no proof that the owner of those footsteps was this guy. What if he denied it?
Then, Grayson chuckled, making a sound like air escaping.
“How did you know?”
Fortunately, he confessed obediently. Perhaps he judged that it was better to admit it willingly. Either way, Dane should have been pleased with the result, but unfortunately, he wasn’t. Instead, he frowned and looked at Grayson with a dumbfounded expression.
What the hell is this guy?
He couldn’t understand him at all. He came to see him every day when he was unconscious, but hid when he opened his eyes. He suddenly appeared when he couldn’t see, and then disappeared again. And he hadn’t shown his face at all until the day he was discharged, when he suddenly revealed himself.
“What are you thinking when you live, huh?”
At Dane’s question, Grayson simply laughed out loud. From that reaction, Dane intuitively realized that he wouldn’t get a proper answer. Just as he had realized that the person who came to the hospital room that day was this man, without any evidence.
“Why did you come, anyway? That night.”
Although he couldn’t see with his eyes, he could roughly estimate the time by the movements of the medical staff coming and going. Moreover, the medical staff had even said ‘Good night’ to Dane that day. Grayson had come before the medical staff came to announce the morning. So, roughly, the time was between midnight and 3 or 4 in the morning. Dane’s question was not easily resolved because he couldn’t understand why he had visited at such an incomprehensible time. But his curiosity didn’t end there.
“If you came, you should have said something, why did you just leave?”
He threw another question, but Grayson still didn’t react. He just raised the corners of his lips and smiled. Seeing that, Dane’s anger flared, and he burst out.
“Are you really not going to tell me? Why did you come, at that hour? What business did you have with me!”
At the harsh voice, Grayson, who had been looking straight ahead until then, replied.
“To kill you.”
“What?”
At the unexpected words, Dane’s eyes widened. A tense silence fell in an instant. Dane, who was flustered and only looking at Grayson’s profile, opened his mouth.
“…You’re lying, right?”
“Yeah.”
This bastard.
At the word that came back so nonchalantly, Dane felt a vein throbbing in his temple. If this bastard hadn’t been holding the steering wheel, he would have smacked him on the head without hesitation. He then remembered that this car was self-driving, clenched his fist, but soon released it. Instead, Dane, who sighed and muttered in a listless voice.
“Just do it in moderation, will you?”
Grayson only let out a short laugh to Dane, who only said that and leaned back in his seat. And the car drove quietly and finally arrived at the mansion.
Desire Me if you can
The mansion, which he had visited after a long time, was much more tranquil than he remembered. It was so quiet that he felt dazed, wondering if it had always been like this.
Grayson, who got out of the car first, hurriedly went around the hood to help Dane get out, but Dane opened the car door and stood up with his crutches before he could.
“Where’s Darling?”
At Dane’s question, who was standing straight, Grayson stood awkwardly and withdrew his awkward hand, smiling brightly.
“In your room. You like familiar places, right?”
His words were true. It was the right decision, but Dane’s leg was the problem. When he groaned in agony at the thought of climbing the many stairs, Grayson suddenly picked him up.
“W-What?”
Dane was surprised by the sudden situation and shouted without realizing it. But Grayson didn’t care and carried Dane up the stairs in large strides, soon reaching the floor with the bedroom.
“Okay, we’re here.”
Grayson said kindly and put him down, smiling again. Dane, who staggered and stepped on the floor, inadvertently looked down over the railing. He had carried Dane up the dizzying stairs, and that too so quickly, without even showing signs of being out of breath.
What monstrous strength.
Dane recalled with renewed admiration. This must be thanks to his Trait.
“I’m really jealous of things like that, you.”
He said without any ulterior motive and patted Grayson’s arm. There was no way he could complain after climbing the stairs so comfortably. Except for one thing, that he had been carried up by Grayson like a Disney princess.
Ignoring the unpleasant fact, Dane turned and headed for the room he had stayed in. Grayson followed him silently.
“Darling!”
Opening the door to the room, Dane first noticed the cat leisurely lying on the cat tower, called out its name in a loud voice, and hurriedly moved his steps. He had become quite accustomed to using crutches, but that didn’t mean he could move as freely as he wanted. Limping and hurrying closer, he first brought the back of his hand to the cat’s nose so that Darling wouldn’t be surprised. The cat, who had been sniffing, suddenly raised its head. Dane slowly and carefully wrapped his entire head with his palm and stroked between his eyebrows with his thumb.
“Meow.”
Darling made a sound and got up. Seeing the cat sniffing as if looking for him, Dane carefully picked up Darling. As soon as he held him in his arms, the cat cried like crazy and rubbed his head against his chest, twisting his body and not knowing what to do.
“I’m sorry, Darling. For making you wait.”
Dane sincerely apologized and kissed Darling’s head. Even in the midst of that, the cat continued to move around in Dane’s arms, unable to hide his excitement. Dane watched Darling’s appearance with warm eyes for a while, then suddenly turned his head and found Grayson. He was standing at a distance not far from the door, watching them as before. Dane, who cleared his throat, opened his mouth.
“Thank you for taking care of Darling.”
“I didn’t do much.”
Grayson casually accepted the greeting. Dane belatedly asked him a question.
“But… why is Darling here? Yeon-woo was taking care of him?”
“Well….”
Grayson shrugged.
“Cats like familiar places, so I brought him.”
It’s not good to change the environment often. Dane thought, but he didn’t want to say anything about Grayson’s actions, which he had taken care of in his own way. Above all, he was unilaterally indebted to him, and it was never a good attitude to pick on and complain about everything. Because of that, he thanked him once more instead.
“Thank you, Darling looks good thanks to you.”
Grayson smiled at Dane’s sincere words.
“I’m glad then.”
After the conversation ended, an awkward silence suddenly fell. To have such silence in front of Grayson, who was always constantly chattering, Dane suddenly felt embarrassed. Rummaging through his head to see if there was anything to say, he opened his mouth awkwardly.
“Um, then I’ll be going….”
After giving a rough greeting, he put Darling in the Pet carrier. It had a luxury logo on it, so it was obviously an incredibly expensive item, but he didn’t care.
He probably left it for me to use anyway.
Dane thought so and left the room with the Pet carrier containing Darling.
“Dane.”
As he was about to walk towards the stairs, Grayson suddenly stopped him. Instead of asking what was wrong, he turned around and Grayson pointed behind him with his thumb.
“There’s an elevator.”
“……Huh.”
Dane was so dumbfounded that his jaw dropped. Limping and following Grayson, he soon reached the elevator door. While Grayson pressed the button and waited for the machine to come up, Dane asked with a frown.
“It only goes down?”
“No, of course it goes up too.”
He had this and still insisted on carrying me up here…
Thinking about the humiliating position, his face was automatically distorted. Is this guy’s hobby to suffer? I can’t understand rich guys after all.
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The elevator arrived just in time. Dane shook his head and got on first, followed by Grayson. Even during the short ride to the first floor, Dane felt the awkward atmosphere as usual. The space was so cramped that he became even more restless, and he even let out a sigh of relief when he heard the bell announcing their arrival.
“Well…”
He was about to say goodbye and leave the mansion when he realized he had to call a taxi. He sighed, and then his eyes fell upon a row of luxurious cars lined up. Seeing them, he remembered something he had forgotten.
Ashley Miller, that cheapskate, could at least give me a car.
He was grumbling inwardly when Grayson, who was behind him, suddenly spoke.
“Take whatever you like. I was going to give you one anyway.”
“What? Why?”
Dane was taken aback by the sudden offer and turned around. Grayson replied nonchalantly.
“You don’t have a car to drive right now.”
Dane’s car, parked at the foot of the mountain, had been abandoned for months and was practically scrap.
“I figured your car was beyond repair, so I left it. Take any of these instead. I have plenty.”
“Ha…”
Dane sighed again. He couldn’t argue with what Grayson said. He had already brazenly asked Ashley Miller for a car, so this situation wasn’t all bad. No, it was closer to a windfall, but…
“If you don’t like a used car, I’ll get you a new one. But it’ll take time for the new car to come out, so take anything to drive in the meantime…”
“No, no. It’s not that.”
Dane quickly shook his head and fell into thought. Should he accept something from this guy? After all, he had confessed his love to him several times, and Dane had coldly rejected him.
But to accept a gift so readily, even for me, that’s a bit…
Grayson spoke to Dane, who was deep in thought.
“This is a gift of gratitude from me to you.”
“What?”
Dane looked up, and Grayson, meeting his gaze, gave a faint smile.
“You saved my life. So, of course, I have to repay you.”
He then added naturally.
“You’re my hero.”
Dane stared at him without a word. His earlobes turned red belatedly. It was more embarrassing than the words of love that Grayson constantly said.
“No, well. Josh was with me too…”
He trailed off, embarrassed, when Grayson suddenly moved. He opened the passenger door of the car they had ridden in together the day before and said.
“I’ll give you a ride today. It’ll be hard for you to drive with that leg… What kind of car do you like? I’ll have it sent to you later, so tell me.”
It’s all Ashley Miller’s money anyway, so it would have been nice if that bastard had just bought it for me.
He briefly resented Ashley, but then his thoughts changed.
It’s the same money anyway, so what does it matter if it comes from the front pocket or the back pocket?
Thinking that way made him feel lighter. It’s still a car bought with Ashley Miller’s money anyway.
“Thanks, then give me that one.”
Dane pointed to the most expensive car among them, and Grayson, following his gaze, readily nodded.
“Okay, I’ll drop you off first and bring the car later. Are you still staying at that hotel?”
Dane stared at his face without a word.
What is it with this guy?
He kept getting a strange feeling. It had been strange since earlier, no, since he met him in front of the hospital. It was hard to put his finger on it, but the feeling was…
“Dane?”
Grayson called his name again. Dane, who had been frowning in thought until then, looked up. When their eyes met, Grayson rested his arm on the roof of the car, leaned his head, and smiled brightly.
Is he trying to use his looks on me, that guy?
Just as he thought that, Grayson opened his mouth in that state.
“Actually, something happened while you were unconscious.”
Dane became serious, and Grayson continued in his usual languid tone.
“Nathaniel has agreed to a settlement with the insurance company you were with. They’ll cover the full cost of rebuilding your house and even the monthly rent for the house you’ll be staying in.”
“What…”
Dane’s eyes widened at the absurd situation. Was this a dream? He was feeling dazed when Grayson continued.
“You can pick up the keys to the townhouse you’ll be staying in directly from the insurance company. It’s a quiet neighborhood with good security. You shouldn’t have any inconveniences.”
Dane’s eyes widened to an indescribable extent. What on earth was going on? Not an apartment, but a townhouse?
There’s nothing as dangerous as unfounded luck in this world. Especially in the life of Dane Striker.
Then this is…
“I didn’t do it.”
Grayson looked up at Dane’s face, which was full of suspicion.
“Papa told him to take care of it, and Nathaniel was just following Papa’s orders. I just mentioned that your house burned down and you wouldn’t have a place to stay after you were discharged.”
But to get this much compensation from that vicious insurance company, was that even possible?
“I, without the person involved, that’s possible?”
Grayson asked back, puzzled by Dane’s question.
“Why not?”
His expression seemed genuinely confused. Only then did Dane realize that there was no such thing as impossible for them.
Because they are the Millers.
What exactly is it, the name Miller? Dane realized their immense power for the first time.
“Don’t sue me.”
Grayson laughed out loud at Dane’s noticeably wary words. A clear laugh echoed. Seeing that, Dane felt strange again.
What is it with this guy?
He kept getting a strange feeling. It had been strange since earlier, no, since he met him in front of the hospital. It was hard to put his finger on it, but the feeling was…
“…You.”
Dane paused and then opened his mouth.
“Do you want something from me?”
Grayson didn’t answer for a moment at the quiet voice. During the silence, which lasted only a few seconds, Dane felt a slight tension for the first time. Grayson opened his mouth. His lips moved slowly. And.
“Would you like to go on a date?”
Dane was bewildered by the unexpected words.
“…What?”
Grayson smiled and repeated himself when he reacted a beat late.
“We were going to go on a date before, remember?”
“Ah…”
Only then did Dane understand. The date he had after sleeping with Grayson for the first time. At the end of the disastrous date, this man had said, ‘Next time.’
Is he bringing that up now?
He had completely forgotten about it because so much time had passed. Anyway, a promise is a promise, so Dane readily nodded.
“Okay, where should we go?”
Grayson smiled brightly and replied to those words.
“Disneyland.”
Dane stood there blankly, staring at him.
“…What?”
A beat late, he contorted his face and asked. What did I just hear?
The happiest place on Earth.
Disneyland.
Grayson declared with a bright smile.
“I love Disneyland.”
Dane could only move his lips and couldn’t say anything more.
Desire Me if you can
The cheers of people could be heard from afar. Dane felt tired already and moved slowly. It had only been a week since he started walking without crutches. However, it wasn’t like he could walk around as fast as he used to. He was only able to stroll around to some extent, but the problem was that this damn theme park was incredibly vast. He was already exhausted just from taking the private tram to the entrance. Unlike Dane, who was exhausted as if he had been tormented by children under the age of 10 all day, Grayson was very excited even before they left.
“Come on, Dane. You wear a headband too!”
Grayson, who had bought it at some point, put a headband with the ears of the mascot mouse on Dane’s head, and then put it on his own head. He didn’t forget to take a picture with his cell phone either.
“Let’s ride that first! That one!”
Dane recalled Grayson’s appearance as he excitedly grabbed Dane’s hand and ran.
Why couldn’t I say no to Disneyland back then?