Hye cupcakes,

As I mentioned before, this story has reached its point where I have to let it flow rather quickly. Everything from now on will be fast forward or hectic.

I have to write it that way for the story to escalate.

I hope you guys understand.

Please trust me in this and do support me, guys.

*Enjoy

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It has been two weeks since the major reveal of the past secrets and love confessions. The boys could have a healthy university life as any other students their age without fights.

Kit has told his mom that he won't be coming home unless they have semester leave or festival breaks.

He managed to stand up for himself, in which his family agreed without an argument.

Even though it was hard to believe, Kit wants to embrace the happiness he gained now without pondering about the family rules.

Ming and Kit went out to dating a few times, as well as Phana and Wayo.

Forth was a busy man with a faculty to run and, Beam has been the understanding QUEEN of engineering.

They have passed the dating period anyway. Forth and Beam don't need a fancy outing to enjoy each other's company.

All they need is a day off in their shared room with Netflix and popcorn.

Pretty much, their lives were simple and sweet. They didn't have to watch their back for intruders since Pete and Kao started to monitor the university compound.

Once in a while, the boys will gather in the medical food court for lunch breaks and talk about random stuff. Today is the day they meet for no particular reason.

"Where's my greeting, kiss?" asked Forth as he reached the medical food court with Ming and Wayo. They picked up Wayo from his faculty on the way here.

"Stop revealing your intimacy in front of us," teased Phana and Kit by making gagging action.

"I thought you would be worst than Forth in portraying intimacy, but you're not Nong Ming," stated Beam as he pushed his lunch towards Forth to share after kissing him for greeting.

"I'm possessive, P'Beam. I don't want to share my P'Kit Kat's shy side with any of you," he stated proudly.

Kit could only bang his head to the table. He doesn't know what to do with his boyfriend anymore.

"Guys, I have an announcement to make," said Wayo seriously as he returns from answering a phone call.

"What now?" asked Ming, a little alarmed.

"It's a call from P'Kao. There was a shoot-out in front of the Blue dragon's main building this morning," he stated as he looks at them sternly.

"Is dad okay?" asked Ming in concern. Even if he hates his parents, he can't watch them die.

"Dads are fine. But P'Pete got injured. He took the bullet for your dad," informed Wayo.

"Which hospital is he in now? Let's visit him first," said Ming as he collected his stuff to leave.

"He is not admitted to any hospitals. He is getting private treatment in your villa under your dad's order. They can't afford the news leaks," added Wayo worriedly.

Ming hasn't talked to his family yet. He now knows that all they did was for his goodness, but still, a part of him wished that they could have told him sooner and, Wayo knows how much Ming hates to return to that villa. The villa he spent his whole life with P'San.

"You don't have to visit him, meng. I'll convey your wishes to him," said Wayo understandingly.

"No. I'll visit him. He is like a brother to me. He is someone that cares about my well-being. Let's leave after afternoon classes," replied Ming with a determined look.

He can't hide behind the sad boy image anymore. He has to overcome this hurdle in his life and be brave.

That villa is a nightmare that comes true for Ming, but it is also the only place with all of P'San's memory.

'His P'San would want him back home,' thought Ming as he looks at Kit while smiling. It was not reaching his eyes, though.

So, Kit holds Ming's hands for moral support which, his boyfriend might need the most at the moment.

It was supposed to be a regular hangout with friends, but somehow it turned into a pressing situation.

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"How do you feel now, P'Pete?" asked Wayo as he placed the fruits they bought on the way.

"Lucky enough to live. All thanks to this idiot," he replied as he pointed at Kao, who was bringing in his dinner.

"How about you, P'Kao? Any injury?" asked Ming.

"Still alive," he replied shortly.

"What happened this time? Is this the act of my dad's other enemies or the Satan?" asked Ming with a flat face.

"Even worst. It was Aiden," stated Kao.

"Isn't he in prison by the border of Bangkok? How did he get out?" asked Wayo, intense.

"It seems Satan has played a huge role in his escape from prison," stated Kao as he feeds Pete his dinner.

"Did you check out the news?" asked Pete casually as he eats from Kao's hand.

"Not exactly. We heard the local news on the way here," stated Wayo.

All of these shoot-outs are getting on Ming's nerves, and with his uncle's involvement, he couldn't think straight.

"If Satan being a pain in the ass, then why don't they kill him. You said that our dads were the former Underworld mafia lords," argued Ming angrily.

"According to Mr.Tan, Satan was not like this in the past. He also doesn't know why things turned out this way," commented P'Kao.

"True. Boss said the same thing too.

Nobody is born evil, Nong Ming," added Pete.

"That's not true. Maybe, somebody is crazy and wants to see the whole world burn down for fun," replied Wayo with a stoic face.

"Boss once said Satan was just an orphan teenage boy with police issues when he found him. He saw the potential in Satan.

So, Boss took him under his wings and treated and trained him well. Satan was a fast learner and soon become the successor in business.

But Satan was not ready to leave the mafia world behind when Boss offered him to quit it together with them.

Hence, Boss had to leave him behind when he decided to be good.

The Boss didn't see him as a threat but, everything changed when Satan attacked you and your family a few years back," completed Pete.

"Well, that doesn't make him the good guy. He did the dis-speakable things on his own. Our dads can't take credits for that," defended Wayo but, Ming's thoughts were quite different.

They spent the night with Pete and Kao until it was time for Pete to take meds and sleep.

Ming has a lot more to ask and say. But his father is not home nor his mom, same as in the past.

They were never there when he wanted to know more and wants some comfort in them. Maybe he needs to slow down in accepting everything.

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Night at the Blue Dragon Head office,

"How on earth did he manage to escape from the highly secured prison?" asked Mongkut furiously.

Mr.Tan, Wayo's dad, was present there too.

The deputy commissioner personally comes to his office to inform him about his brother's escape.

"We suspect the Satan involvement in this and, there might be some of the police officers helped him in this," said the commissioner.

He knew how grave is this situation. Aiden was not a typical prisoner.

He was under lifetime prison for brutally killing innocent lives for fun. He is a psychopath who enjoys killing and had anger issues as well.

Mr.Mongkat's family has a long history filled with darkness.

Ming's father, grandfather, his great-grandfather; all were mafia lords that ruled Bangkok city before Ming's dad put a full stop to it.

It is not something unusual in the family to be a psychopath. Aiden inherited the psycho gene of the family.

That's why Mongkat did his best to put him behind bars. Now he is at loose which, might become a great danger for the innocent people out there.

"This case needs to be solved as soon as possible before the news leaks to the hungry reporters. Then we can't handle the situation anymore," added the deputy commissioner.

"If he is alive," said Mr.Tan as he glanced at Mongkat worriedly.

"Satan helped him out of prison. He won't kill him, right?" asked the commissioner in the alert.

"Satan won't leave loose ends. He likes to keep his profile clean and safe," stated Mr.Mongkat.

"What?!! That can't be real. Why does he even think that way?"

"Because I taught him that way," said Mr.Mongkat with a stern face.

The police officer could only stare at them in shock.

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End of Chap 24.

TBC.

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