Burning Passion

CHAPTER 338: STEVEN'S DRAMA BEGAN

* * *

Harry sat up to open the door. It was carrying a tray of snacks. He opened the door wide, and Jessica entered the room. She carefully placed the tray on the table and left immediately to give the couple the privacy they need. 

"Hm. That looks tasty." 

"I asked Aunt Annie to teach me how to bake muffins. But I flavor this one with apple cinnamon! What do you think?" 

Harry opened his mouth when Nina offered him to take a bite. "Hmm. It's good!" Harry praises. 

"Hey. It's my first try to make that, so you don't need to be nice," she pouted alluringly. 

It tempted Harry to kiss her, but he still had food in his mouth. "But it does good." 

And he was telling the truth. Nina is getting good at baking now. And he was happy to have a taste of them.

"Alright! I'll believe it, then!" Nina smiled. She picked up the thermos and poured Harry's mug with coffee. 

"Thank you," said Harry, blowing the warm liquid before he drank it.

Nina looked at Harry lovingly as she uttered, "Why thank me? I love to do this." 

"That's what I'm thankful about... I'm so blessed to have you as my wife, and that is soon!"

Tears forming in the corner of her eyes. She could not stop feeling overwhelmed. Harry keeps making her emotional lately. Or maybe because she was too in love with him? 

"You're making me cry again," said Nina.

"I love you, Nina Li." Harry lowered his head to kiss Nina. But before he could touch her lips, they heard voices outside the door. 

Outside, Sonny Li places his ear on the door to eavesdrop on the conversation inside the study. However, only distinct voices reach his ears. Sonny Li thinks that he is getting old now. 

But he is determined to listen further when someone coughs behind him.

"Uncle Sonny, there you are! Why don't you join us having tea and try the muffins Nina baked earlier!?" Annie assures that it was loud enough to be heard from inside the study. 

She felt ridiculous to find out how childish her uncle. She was making lemon and honey tea in the kitchen when her aunt Nera relayed a message to a maid, summoning her immediately to the living room. 

Annie couldn't decide whether to laugh or cry after Nera gestured to go to the study. And here he is. She caught him eavesdropping on the door. 

"Ahem. I... I was on my way to the powder room." 

Annie raised a brow. How lame excuse. The powder room was in the kitchen's corridor. 

Sonny Li ignored Annie's menacing grin. He frowned and darkened his face when his wife did the same. 

He dropped his body to the couch and reasoned out to save face. 

"What is wrong if I am guarding my granddaughter?" he reasons out with firmness in his voice.

Nera coughs to fix her posture before she replies to her childish husband. "I could see how Harry is different from Steven, so you don't have to worry now. I believe that Harry would not hurt your granddaughter as Steven was." 

"I just wanted to assure you it won't happen again!" 

Nera didn't argue with her husband in that case. It made her happy that Sonny is now showing care for their granddaughter. 

'Thank goodness he finally came to his senses.' Nera thought inwardly.

Nina is the only granddaughter they have. Annie doesn't have a daughter, but sons. So then, that makes Nina the princess of the Li Household. As the heir, they should give all the care and protection Nina needed from her own family. 

Having this thought, Nera places two muffins on a plate and places them next to her husband's teacup. 

Meanwhile, Harry and Nina couldn't stop giggling in the study after hearing Annie's loud voice. 

Nina could not believe that her grandfather would do such a move! However, it fills her chest with delight that her grandfather is thinking of her wellness. 

With this happy thought, she throws her arms around Harry's neck and kisses the guy with passion. 

~ ~ ~ 

SHANG MANSION, Zen City

Meanwhile, Steven is pacing in his bedroom. He was racking his head to make plans of excuses that he could get out in the mansion. 

And he could do that if he could get help. But whom he should ask? He needs to make a thorough plan. 

Later that night, Steven walked toward Raymond's bedroom. 

"Hey, brother! Where are you going?" 

"Of course, I'm going to a nightclub where I can meet beautiful ladies." 

"And what kind of club is that?" 

"Don't worry. It was a club in a hotel. A friend of mine just had its opening last week. And according to him, daughters of high society were visiting his pub lately." 

"Oh, sounds interesting." 

"Do you want to come?" Raymond thinks it's lonely to go alone, even though he could meet people he knew from other companies. 

Receiving an invitation from his brother, Steven's eyes flickered as he hid his grin. Instead, Steven displayed a gloomy expression to look pitiful. 

"You know that I am not allowed to go out at night," he said with such sadness. 

Raymond ponders about it. He forgot that their father had an ultimatum to Steven not to go out without their father's permission, especially during the night. And if he can get permission, he should bring a bunch of bodyguards that were watching him. 

"Hm. I'll talk to Father." Raymond was thinking that maybe he could ask Steven what is going on here. Besides, the more, the merrier to drink with.

"How about we ask the first brother to come as well?" 

"That's a great idea!" 

"I will talk to our first brother, and you will talk to father." 

"Cool!" Raymond and Steven threw knuckles at each other. 

For Raymond and Garry; Steven is the easiest one to talk with because he has the same way of thinking as Harry, who is serious among them brothers. 

And that night, Steven got their father's consent as long as the two older brothers kept an eye on him along with Shang bodyguards.