100 Days to Seduce the Devil

Day Thirty-Three...

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Ethan roamed his eyes around his room. "Why am I here?" Sitting up slowly, Little Ethan rubbed his forehead.

'An odd thing happened to me. I need to confirm something.' Ethan jumped off his bed, rushing out of his room. He was heading to the same room where Phantomflake was being kept.

But the moment he was about to enter the room, Nathan and Stephen saw him, standing in front of the steel door. Nathan took large strides to reach Ethan's spot. He immediately grabbed his shoulder, stopping him from entering the room.

"Ethan, what are you doing here?" Nathan asked his son.

"Dad, I~" Ethan glanced at the closed door. Then he shifted his gaze back to his father.

Stephen walked closer to Ethan and joined the conversation. "Little Ethan, you are not supposed to be here. This room is off-limits."

The young boy pouted his lips. He wasn't happy to hear that. He needed to confirm something. He was there a while ago. But suddenly, he blacked out and didn't remember how he ended up lying in his bed.

"Dad, Uncle Stephen... I know what you are hiding. There is a person behind this door. Is Miss Abi gravely sick?" Ethan pushed his father, removing Nathan's arms that were holding his shoulders.

Nathan and Stephen met each other gazes, looking puzzled. Abigail was not sick. She was fine.

"Of course not. Abigail is healthy. She is not sick." Stephen answered Ethan.

But Ethan stubbornly shook his head, not believing their words. "If you are telling the truth, then let me enter this room," Ethan demanded, pointing his forefinger at the closed door.

"Ethan, don't be stubborn. Just listen to your Uncle. This house belongs to him. Follow his rule. He said you were not allowed to enter that room, so learn to obey his rule." Nathan sounded angry, scolding his son.

Seeing the sharp gaze coming from Nathan, Ethan turned to Stephen, putting on his pitiful look. He pressed his palms together and tried to plea. "Uncle Stephen, please. Just this once. Allow me to enter this room."

Stephen sighed helplessly. His godson was trying to gain sympathy from him using his charm. Did he have the heart to refuse this adorable kiddo? But when he turned to his side, he could feel a chilly aura as Nathan gave him a warning look. Nathan's gaze was telling him not to fall on Ethan's charm.

Stephen darted his gaze back and forth between Nathan and Ethan. He felt like he was being encouraged and convinced by an angel and a devil... two opposing sides. Who would win between the father and son duo? To whom Stephen would give in?

"Why do I feel like I was put in a difficult situation? Ahem... two giant rocks on my sides were about to crush me." Stephen felt pressured because of the two. He didn't know whom he would listen to.

However, before Stephen could make a decision, a savior came to his rescue. Abigail showed up, joining the three. Abigail could already read the situation when she glanced at Stephen's expression. She was able to figure out what was happening in front of Phantomflake's room.

"Hey, why are you three still standing here?" Abigail asked them, catching their attention.

Little Ethan's eyes lit up the moment he saw Abigail. This only meant the person behind that door was not her. It was someone else. 'Did I just imagine it? Did my eyes play tricks on me?'

"Miss Abi!" Ethan immediately ran in her direction and hugged her.

Stephen stared at Abigail, asking for her help. Abigail understood his message. Just like Nathan and Stephen, she didn't want Ethan to see Phantomflake, her original body. Once he saw her, he would become curious and Ethan would begin questioning them about her. She wanted to avoid that from happening.

"Ethan, good morning! How's your sleep?" Abigail asked Ethan, trying to divert his attention. Changing the topic was her only choice.

"It was good. But..." Ethan paused for a moment, pouting his lips as he glared at his father.

"But what?" Abigail probed.

"Dad and Uncle Stephen ruined my good morning. They forbid me from entering this room." Ethan sought Abigail's help. He flashed his puppy-eyed look and pointed his lips at the door.

Abigail tried her best not to be carried away by Ethan's charm. "Ethan, please understand. You are still a child. And sometimes, adults are doing something for your own good. So you must learn to listen to them. Okay?"

'That's what I said to him but he didn't listen,' Nathan thought to himself. He expected that Abigail's explanation and alibi wouldn't work on Ethan. But to his surprise, Ethan heaved a sigh of defeat and said, "Okay, Miss Abi. I understand. I'm sorry for making trouble. I will now listen to Dad and Uncle Stephen and I will not pursue this matter anymore."

Nathan: "..."

Stephen: "..."

The two men were at a loss for words. Ethan yielded to Abigail instantly, listening to her advice.

"Nate, is he really your son? Why do I feel like he loves Abigail more than his dad? Ethan listened to her easily. But when he talked to us, he was stubborn." Stephen whispered to his best friend, eyeing Ethan in disbelief.

Nathan just shot Stephen a deathly glare. "I don't know what Abigail did to make Ethan obey her like a loyal dog." He sounded jealous. How could the two get along really well as if they were blood-related. "I thought blood is thicker than water... so what's with this kind of treatment given to me by my own son?"

Stephen just let out a soft chuckle and shrugged his shoulders. "Why don't you ask your son? He will have an answer for that." Stephen patted Nathan's shoulder, consoling him.

Nathan just watched his son who was now walking side by side with Abigail. She was able to convince Ethan to go to the bedroom with her. Ethan had to prepare for school. Abigail and Nathan agreed to send Ethan to school today... Both of them! They would also get the official invitation for the Family Day Event next week.