Chapter 68: Extra: Everyone’s POV (in a nutshell)

Maxwell Corporation Dormitory

Ethan: [Stalker’s Alert Notification]

Grayson: [Grayson coming to Neville’s room

Neville: [Preparing to have a lazy day] ♡〜٩( ╹▿╹ )۶〜♡

Grayson: [ring the doorbell on Neville’s room]

Neville: [came out in home clothes]

Ethan: Yah! What the fck is that prick doing here?! (ㅍ_ㅍ)

Grayson: (this...is unexpected.) (⊙x⊙;)

Neville: [looked down. Nothing was wrong.

Ethan: WAIT. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT CLOTHES?! (ꐦ ⊙曲ఠ) (wait, why in the hell is my reaction like that?)

Neville: What’s up? (● ´ ^｀●) (he’s handsome in casual clothes, too.)

Grayson: Just dropping by (the clothes are really distracting) (///__ ///)

Ethan: Why are you talking to him? Change your clothes!! (°□°）

Grayson: Get changed, we’re going out. (need to get out of here asap) (－‸ლ)

Neville: It’s annoying. But since I don’t want to be suspicious, I’ll go. (;￣ー￣)ゞ [Obediently changed clothes] (Damn. Working on a holiday? Are you even human?)

Ethan: Why are you going out on a holiday?! (▼皿▼#) [changed live feed to stalk them]

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Parking Lot

Neville: [wearing shirt and jeans] (What’s wrong again?)

Grayson: (how can he wear so little?) (///__ ///) [pulled out a coat from the backseat]

Ethan: Those clothes are not any better than before!

Grayson: [draped the coat on Neville] (That’s better)

Neville: [look in the sky] (damn, this smells so good) (⺣◡⺣)♡*

Ethan: Take that damn coat OFF!!

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Drive to Medea’s Garden

Neville: [looking at the window]

Grayson: [slows down the hover car]

Ethan: [hacking Grayson’s hovercar...]

Neville: It’s beautiful o(≧v≦)o~~❤

Grayson: [Grayson briefly looking at Neville’s fascinated expression] (You’re more beautiful.)

Ethan: [failed. But proceeded to map the general route via other communication lines.]

Neville: Hm? Looks like a different car? (⊙o⊙)?

Grayson: Yeah, for a leisure drive. (This is my favorite one to drive. Glad you like it.)

Ethan: (found you.) [Found the place and proceeded to hack Medea’s Garden]

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Medea’s Garden (Registration)

Neville: What is this place? (I thought we were going to a supermarket. What the hell is this place?!)

Grayson: (proud face) A private cultivation facility. Medea’s Garden (one of the best places I own. I’m glad he likes it. I need to ask the staff to further improve the scenery.)

Ethan: Grayson, you prick of a show off. I should’ve known! [continued hacking the other robots in the place]

Neville: [shivering in cold] (uwaahh, it’s really cold in here. No wonder I had to wear a thick coat.)

Grayson: [Looking at Neville] (he really looks good with my coat on.)

Ethan: Take that coat off!! ▼_▼

Grayson: Put your hand over here. (his hands are soft and smaller than mine. It just fits perfectly.) (￣▽￣)

Neville: [Nervously puts his hand on the scanner] (damn, I didn’t know we had to scan! SHELLY HELP!) Σ(っﾟДﾟ;)っ

Shelly: *splurging on point* ヽ(*＾ω＾*)ﾉ

Ethan: Hmm? Interesting. No data, huh—OI LET GO OF HIS HANDS! (▼皿▼#)

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Dome 1

Grayson: [Comfortably holding hands] (He’s not taking away his hands, great.)

Neville: [Looking at their holding hands consciously] (Damn, until when is he going to hold my hand?!)

Ethan: How can you just let Grayson take your hand like that!! (▼皿▼#)

Neville: (wait, is that?) [Neville attracted to the fruit]

Grayson: [Hurriedly pulled him back] (That’s dangerous)

Ethan: BACK OFF, WILL YAH! (▼皿▼#)

Neville: [semi-hugging Grayson] (damn, this is embarrassing. I should’ve done my research first.)

Grayson: [hold Neville’s waist] (This is surprising. His waist is soft but has a bit of muscle on it. It has a good feel to it.) 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Ethan: You’re getting too comfortable with his hug, Neville. What do you think I should do to you? Hmm~? ▼_▼#

Neville: [Grayson’s face came closer] (Damn, what is he doing, getting close to my face?!)

Grayson: [Leaning on Neville’s face, debating] (Should I explain or just take a quick kiss? Not like we hadn’t done that before.)

Ethan: Damn it, you’re TOO CLOSE!!! (▼皿▼#)

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Dome 2

Grayson: Let’s go (I’ll take my time) [Lead Neville to another dome]

Neville: Okay. (Damn. Get a grip, you can’t eat your boss!)

Ethan: (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Neville: Look, a beautiful flower (Since that’s rare, take it. Give it to me!)

Grayson: I won’t. (If you like something, you want to see it alive and thriving, not confined in one place. That’s why I can’t take you for myself.)

Ethan: As expected of my Neville, good at finding rare stuff

Neville: [Something drops dead on the floor] WHAT THE—?! (Take it away from me, I don’t like bugs!)

Grayson: I told you not to touch things around here. (Seriously. Can’t you just stay put and enjoy the moment?) щ(゜ロ゜щ)

Ethan: Why not take your face away from Neville first, hmm? [seriously contemplating how to kill Grayson without messing up his mission]

Neville: How come you know a lot about these things?

Grayson: Survival training (so I won’t be hopeless when someone needs my help.)

Ethan: To impress anyone who asks, of course. ＼(`Δ’)／

Grayson: [Rub Neville’s knuckles] (This is really good)

Neville: [Flinch at the touch] (Get a grip. He’s just calming me down!)

Ethan: Yah! Stop touching! ＼(`Δ’)／

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Dome 3

Grayson: [Picked up something good and looked at Neville]

Neville: What— (what is this fruit)

Ethan: DON’T TOUCH HIM! *test tubes shattering in the background* (ﾉꐦ ⊙曲ఠ)ﾉ彡┻━┻

Grayson: [Touch Neville’s lips in the process] (Ah, I really want to kiss him. Can I? Can I? He seems to be expecting one too. Can I, really?)

Neville: [Munching the fruit] (He didn’t just prank me with poison, right? Is this edible? Hmm... Berry? It’s good.)

Ethan: *test tubes shattering in the background* (ﾉꐦ ⊙曲ఠ)ﾉ彡┻━┻

Grayson: Clumsy. (That’s really stimulating. I need to calm down for a second.) [Turn his attention somewhere else.]

Neville: (Clumsy?! He just called me clumsy?! Even if he is handsome, that doesn’t give you the right to do this to me!) [Fuming inside] ＼(`Δ’)／

Ethan: STEP BACK! *test tubes shattering on the background* (ﾉꐦ ⊙曲ఠ)ﾉ彡┻━┻

Neville: Vanilla?! [Got too excited and fell on Grayson’s lap]

Grayson: [Shocked but didn’t let it show] (This...is bad...why there...)

Ethan: *test tubes shattering in the background* (ﾉꐦ ⊙曲ఠ)ﾉ彡┻━┻

Grayson: [Having existential crisis but holding on to Neville] (let’s just say everything we knew about that damn flower)

Neville: (I should move. Move self! MOVE!) [Panicking hard]

Ethan: GET OFF! *test tubes shattering on the background* (ﾉꐦ ⊙曲ఠ)ﾉ彡┻━┻

Grayson: Hope. It’s fine. (I should be the one apologizing. This is not appropriate at all.)

Neville: (WHAT DO YOU MEAN FINE?!)

Ethan: *test tubes shat—* Hmm? That’s interesting. (⊙o⊙)?

Grayson: We should continue (I will feel extremely guilty.) [Forgot to take Neville’s hand]

Neville: [Looks at the empty hand] (Guess we’re really boss and employee. He didn’t mean anything more to those touches. *sigh* Let’s stop getting worked up to something we shouldn’t) [Followed behind closely]

Ethan: *laughing hysterically* That’s right, Grayson doesn’t know Neville like I do. <(￣︶￣)>

Grayson: Hope. (Do I say something. What should I even say? Ah, I don’t even know why he is acting like this now.)

Neville: Yes, sir? (Let’s just think properly when I come back home.)

Grayson: Nothing. (I should let him take some time for himself. He must’ve remembered something bad.) ￣□￣｜｜

Ethan: Grayson’s a real idiot. How can he let go of an opportunity like that? *shaking his head.* <(￣︶￣)>

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Deleted Scene (Neville was too muddle-headed for this)

Grayson: [Saw Neville walking ahead mindlessly in the wrong direction] Hope. (Neville.)

Neville: Hm? (Haa... I shouldn’t be acting like this.) (ㅍ_ㅍ)

Ethan: Just go. I still need to drive back to the dormitory and think of a way to fix Neville’s gaze on me.

Grayson: Turn a little bit to the left (turn around and look at me.)

Neville: Okay (so bossy.) [Proceeded to move to the left] (ㅍ_ㅍ)

Ethan: Honestly, watching those idiots made him feel like he was catching their stupidity by proximity. Or maybe he was already one.

Grayson: I- [Walk towards the passenger seat to open the door]

Neville: Hm? (What now?) [Neville was faster and opened it himself] (ㅍ_ㅍ)

Grayson: Nothing (what’s really going on here?) [Helplessly walked back to the Driver’s seat] (╥ ω ╥)

Ethan: Stupid, Grayson. Neville doesn’t like ambiguous stuff; he wouldn’t assume anything at face value. Never mind, this is good for me, I won’t prick.

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Drive Back to the Dormitory

Grayson: [Saw Neville gripping his hand hard.] (What is it? Can’t he tell me?)

Neville: [Looking at the window] (Until when do we arrive? I thought this was a fast car, but it really takes its time.)

Grayson: [Landed the hover car] (I should say something)

Neville: (Where’s the open button again?)

Ethan: They’re finally back, huh. Sure took their time there.

Neville: [Found the handle and turned] Thank you! (I need to get out of here, fast)

Grayson: [Turned to look at Neville and saw Neville walking away in a hurry] (I still have something to say though...)

Ethan: Didn’t even look back, hmm? That says a lot, doesn’t it, Gray? HAHAHA! Who told you to take my Neville out today~? Pathetic excuses, from a pathetic man.

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After Going Home

Neville: [After coming back to the apartment] I’m so tired. I’m heartbroken. Need to solidify the boss-employee boundary. (－‸ლ)

Grayson: [After coming back to his house.] I need to think about how to uplift Neville’s spirits (つ﹏<)･ﾟ

Ethan: [After the call] I need to destroy them all! (Something is wrong with my head. Why did I just do all that? Now I need to clean up this whole mess, ugh.) (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻