Chapter 103

How does this bastard have so much to say...

Dane thought as cold sweat ran down his back. Moreover, Greyson had been sending lengthy messages all day, frequently, while Dane had only sent a single dot, and even that was concentrated around quitting time. Like a student trying to complete months of accumulated homework in half a day.

When I go back, he'll probably talk about this too.

Just thinking about it gave him a headache. At this rate, he might develop stress-induced hair loss. Aargh, Dane swallowed a scream in his mouth. How did he get entangled with such a leech-like guy? It's bothersome, so bothersome!

It was when he was sitting on the chair with his thighs spread wide, clutching his head with both hands and leaning his upper body forward. Suddenly, a shadow fell over him. Dane raised his head after a pause. An unfamiliar man was looking down at him.

"Um, hello."

The man spoke in a cautious tone. Dane just stared up at him blankly, but somehow felt strange. Though it was clearly their first meeting, why did he feel so familiar? As if there was an intimate feeling like they had known each other for a long time...

"I'm sorry for asking this when we've just met, but..."

He couldn't hide his excitement and his cheeks turned red. After looking around to confirm that no one was there, the man leaned his upper body forward and whispered softly in his ear.

"Are you perhaps the same phenotype as me?"

Huh?

Just as he was puzzled, he suddenly felt a familiar pheromone scent. Dane hesitated and blinked. A pheromone scent identical to his own was floating around. It was clearly coming from this man. When Dane looked at him in surprise, the man said with a bright smile, as if pleased.

"So it is true, nice to meet you! This is the second time I've met someone of my phenotype..."

He couldn't hide his emotion and kept laughing. Dane slowly rose from his chair. What is this man? Having never met someone of the same phenotype in his life, he couldn't help but be bewildered. Noticing Dane's reaction, the man tilted his head to look up at Dane and said.

"Ah, I'm sorry for the late introduction. I'm Connor Niles. Nice to meet you, please call me Koi."

The man, not hiding his excitement, extended one hand with sparkling eyes. Dane hesitated and then extended his hand, sharing an awkward handshake with him. Even while looking up at the confused Dane, Koi was continuously excited and didn't know what to do with himself.

6

Ashley Miller had come.

At the sudden news, a commotion broke out at the fire station. Senator Miller, former head of Miller Law Firm, the ruthless lawyer who was said to deal even with the devil for victory, and now a man on the verge of the presidency.

The staff, though tense, all gathered in front of the chief's office to see the celebrity in person. They couldn't guess what was being discussed inside.

"Did you see the car? It was incredible."

"That's a limited production, isn't it? Only five in the world."

"I feel like Ashley Miller would own all five."

"Why did he come? The region is different. That guy should be in the east, right?"

"He came because his son works here, didn't he?"

"Crazy, what kind of parent-teacher meeting is this?"

"Anyway, I heard he donated an enormous amount of sponsorship money to push Greyson Miller in here, so it's sufficient justification if he came to check on that."

"I heard he came with his partner, is the partner in there too?"

"I don't know, I didn't see Daddy."

"Aah!"

"Aaaah!"

At the voice that suddenly interjected into the murmuring conversation, the guys who had gathered and were whispering screamed in terror. One of them asked with a confused face at the sight of Greyson, who had naturally blended in among them.

"You, why are you here? Shouldn't you be in there too?"

Greyson smiled brightly and answered nonchalantly.

"Is that so? I don't know, they didn't call me."

Amidst the bewildered gazes, Ezra stepped forward as always.

"Um, sorry, Miller. We were just curious..."

"It's okay, everyone is like that."

Greyson said with an indifferent, still smiling face.

"When a rare animal comes to the zoo, everyone gets excited and goes to see it, right?"

At those words, even the guys who had been somewhat cautious froze coldly. It wasn't wrong, but anyone would have the same reaction when hearing such a blunt expression.

"Well, that... we."

"Miller, I mean..."

One by one, they opened their mouths to try to salvage the situation somehow, but they all had nothing to say. As they were just being cautious, the door to the chief's office opened like salvation. Simultaneously, everyone's attention focused on one spot. First, the familiar face of the chief came out, and next was the turn of the very man they had been waiting for. As everyone held their breath and fixed their gaze, Ashley Miller finally appeared.

"Oh..."

Someone let out a dumbfounded exclamation. Ashley, who was known to be over 2 meters tall, indeed seemed accustomed to ducking his head to match his height. As if it were natural, he tilted his body to pass through the door and then straightened his back. And they were able to see the face of the man who would surely become the next president for the first time up close.

His platinum blonde hair, neatly combed back without a trace of dishevelment, seemed to show his meticulous personality. In addition, his thick, dark eyebrows extended lengthily, and similarly, his long eyes were like a fully stretched snake. The sunken cheeks under his high cheekbones, where shadows were clearly cast, were attractive enough to make anyone sigh, and below that, his strong, extended neck and robust body that seemed about to burst despite wearing a suit looked so firm that one could vividly feel the muscles throughout his entire body. Even without necessarily seeing his deep purple eyes, even without smelling the sweet pheromone scent he exuded, he was a man overflowing with such intimidation throughout his entire body that one could tell his phenotype.

Ah, that man is bound to reach the highest position.

Those gathered thought the same thing at that moment. Ashley Miller slowly moved his eyes, scanning each of the tense employees one by one. Even though it was just a passing glance, the moment it was directed at oneself, everyone, without exception, became extremely tense.

As they were just watching cautiously, unable to breathe properly, Ashley Miller's gaze fixed on one side. Those who turned their eyes along with him soon understood.

Even Ashley Miller must be different toward his son.

As Ashley Miller fixed his gaze on Greyson and approached with large strides, everyone watched them with curiosity and fear. What kind of conversation would they have? Would they lightly hold hands and embrace like a normal family? Amidst the focused attention, Ashley stood a few steps away from Greyson. Having stopped at an unexpected distance, he looked his son over once and opened his mouth. His particularly low voice echoed in the silence.

"You seem to be doing well."

"Thanks to you."

Greyson answered with his usual bright smile. Now is the time for a warm embrace. Everyone thought so, but the expectation was completely off the mark. Ashley Miller, still without any change in expression, smoothly moved his body and brushed past his son. As if that were a signal, Greyson followed behind him.

The remaining people watched in bewilderment as they walked away. As if to draw their attention, the chief cleared his throat loudly.

"Ahem, hem. Everyone, prepare to go home now."

Only then did they come to their senses one by one and began to pour out words.

"What did you talk about? With Ashley Miller."

"Wow, they really look incredibly alike. Will Greyson Miller look like that when he gets older?"

"Isn't Greyson a bit prettier?"

"Well, it's probably because his hair is longer. If he styled it like that, he would look more identical, right?"

"Ah, what on earth did you talk about with Ashley Miller?"

To the subordinates who were clamoring, the chief spat out roughly.

"What would we talk about! He just asked me to take good care of his son! Everyone go home!"