Taming A Billionaire

The third point of view:

Everything happened too quickly for him to comprehend. After Julie bumped into whatever that was, he turned around screaming instinctively. However, a huge frown crossed his countenance when he discovered what had startled him.

It was no other than Isabella's mischievous brother Neon and he was still screaming even after he - Julie - had stopped. It must have been his hair - Julie had screamed in fright because he felt something bristle touch him in the first place. Obviously, he was all scared for nothing.

But then his eyes widened, "Oh no," That scream combined with Neon was enough to wake the whole household - and the street as well. 

As if someone said "Jack Robinson" the hallway bulbs lit up immediately and illuminated the environment while blinding him momentarily. Light switches began to be turned on one after the other in each room and panic set in.

Julie and Neon broke into a cold sweat, they were in a dilemma. Both of them didn't know whether to go left or right or up or down and the anxiety increased when they heard footsteps approaching. 

"What are we going to do?!" Neon asked in apprehension. He was dead meat once his parents found him.

"I don't know!" Julie replied, agitated. All he wanted to do was just to share a bed with Anabelle, who knew that it would escalate to this crazy situation or that crazy Niklaus had motion sensors installed in his house.

"Why don't we hide?" Neon suggested.

"Where?!" They were in an open hallway and the approaching footsteps were getting louder and closer.

Suddenly, one of the doors opened and Isabella peeked out.

"Or maybe we should go back to our rooms and pretend none of this ever happened!" Julie said and ran off, leaving Neon all by himself. 

"Hey! Don't leave me!" Neon went after him. 

Julie intended to run back into his room and as if the universe was helping him, Pedro opened the door while rubbing his eye - the scream must have woken him as well. 

Yes, his freedom was here, Julie stretched his hand as if he was reaching out for his salvation, his redemption - the scene would have been quite comical if he wasn't running for his life right now. 

However, just as he was about to touch the door, he was tackled to the ground, his hands seized backward while a knee was wedged between his neck, forcing his face to the ground - he could not turn. A metallic object which he could identify as a gun even with his eyes closed was pressed against his head.

"Make a sudden move and I'll blast your brain out" a deep voice warned and though it wasn't Niklaus, Julie knew it was undoubtedly one of his guards.

*Boohoo* Julie felt like crying. He just wanted to sleep with the love of his life, not rob them. Why were they treating him like a criminal? 

"I'm innocent!" Neon at once lifted his little hands in the air as numerous guns pointed at him.

"Master Neon?" The guards recognized him, confusion in their gazes. They had heard a scream or could it be.... At once their gaze flickered from Neon to Julie on the floor, suspicion in their eyes as everyone made up theories in their head. 

"What's going on here?" Isabella got out of her room and walked towards them with a dumbstruck Anabelle clearly behind.

Pedro closed his door but everyone assumed he wanted to make himself presentable since he was in nothing but pants.

"Mom? Dad?" Isabella's brow raised when she saw her parents climb down the stairs with guns in their grips.

Unlike regular kids, she was not even startled by the sight of their parents with such dangerous weapons. They were already used to it. Besides, she also had one lying somewhere in her room, not that they needed to know.

After Miguel attacked them, Isabella realized she couldn't keep relying on her parents for her security. That incident had traumatized her and she swore never to be defenseless. She would protect herself and her loved ones.

"We heard a scream," Was Niklaus brief explanation for the guns, "What happened?"

"That's what we're asking too, Uncle," Anabelle answered.

It was at that moment that Pedro came out, looking decent and with a lot of questions as to why his rival, Julie was being manhandled on the floor.

Niklaus made his way to the guards who bowed their heads slightly in acknowledgment. But he went straight to ask, "What did he do?"

Yeah, note the "he" Niklaus asked, instead of "they", notwithstanding that he saw Neon with his hands still up in the air. But then, his son Neon was an obedient child. Sadly, the same couldn't be said for Julie. 

The first thought that came to Niklaus was that the boy must have somehow discovered his plan of keeping him here and was trying to escape here. But then, that doesn't explain the screaming. 

"I think he was trying to do something bad to young master Neon but cowered when Neon screamed and triggered the motion sensors. He was trying to escape back into the room when we caught up to him,"

"What?!" Julie was shocked by that ridiculous accusation and tried to explain himself but the man tightened his hold. 

Neon bit his lips nervously. He could throw Julie under the bus and escape his parent's wrath. But then, that would be bad behavior and he was sure Ailee wouldn't encourage that.

Neon was just about to confess when Ailee and Allen joined the party and he became speechless. If he confessed, there was no doubt that Allen would be implicated as well. What was he going to do?

"Wait a minute," Reina's sharp eyes like a hawk narrowed on the twins, "Did you two just come out from the same room?"

Uh oh.

Busted.

Allen and Ailee had been startled by the noise that they came out together, forgetting they weren't supposed to share the room.

"Eh?" the twins said at the same time. They gulped and looked at each other as if communicating telepathically, thinking of an excuse.

As their mother, Reina was quick to notice the subtle exchange of information and began to walk towards them with slow, calculated steps.

"Don't you dare lie to me," She warned in a dangerously low tone that made goosebumps rise on their arms.

However, the twins were smart kids and Ailee immediately answered, "Allen came to my room to take back his shirt I stole from him when we heard the scream and naturally came out to investigate," the little girl lied conveniently knowing that both of them stole stuff from each other. 

"Really?" Reina faked a smile. She could sense it, her daughter was lying to her even though her excuse seemed pretty convincing. 

Although the twins were of different genders, competition between the both of them was high, plus the fact Ailee was a bit of a tomboy - Allen's clothes fitted her. 

"So Allen came to take back the cloth you stole from his room…" She checked her cellphone, "by one in the night?" she pressed. Her intimidating gaze was fixed on her daughter. 

But Ailee was calm, she knew this was her mom's tactic to rip the truth out of her mouth, "Mommy?" She asked with a sigh, "What's the meaning of stealing? It's snatching someone's property unlawfully. Why would Allen take back what I stole from him while I'm awake and ready to attack him? Of course, the thief would always come while the master of the house is asleep," she explained and at the same time, indirectly insulted her brother. 

At once, everyone was brought over by the excuse, including Niklaus, except two people - Reina, and Isabella. Isabella leaned against the wall with her arms across her chest while scrutinizing Ailee. Her excuse was pretty good but a trapped animal would always do anything to escape. In one word, her sister was lying. And she's pretty good at it. 

Allen had not said a word, Reina realized. Why? Their words wouldn't match because they had not made any prior practice together - she caught them in the heat of the moment. The kids were incredibly smart, she would give them that. But then, as smart as they were, she was their mother and older. 

"If that's the case," Reina turned to Neon, "He should know about the stolen shirt since you three are quite close," 

The twins stiffened. Oh no, Alert! Alert! Danger!

Neon almost jumped out of his skin when his eyes connected with Reina's. God, he was so scared. 

"Neon darling," Reina started towards him with a sickly sweet voice. She sounded like some of the villainesses in cartoons who lured innocent children into their carefully laid plans with sugary words and promises.

"You should know about the stolen shirt, right?" Reina three the bait, "Is it true your sister stole Allen's shirt?" 

Neon pressed his lips together, he was not going to say anything no matter the temptation to. 

"He was lying to mother," his conscience gnawed at him. But Neon couldn't betray Ailee. 

"Neon? Mama's waiting?" Reina said in a sing-song. 

God, what was he going to do? He was between the devil and the blue sea.