Torn Between Twin Brothers

The older man was glaring at Pisces, "why didn't you say so from the beginning." He told Pisces, sounding scared; he then turned his attention to the children and looked at them up and down. 

"You all follow me!" He ordered before turning around and continued walking towards the elevator.

Akira jerked Pisces's arms, and she bent over to say something, " Sister Pisces, who did you call?"

Pisces only smirked before patting Akira's hand, "Don't worry about it. It was someone important. More important than his credentials." She pointed at Prince Edmund's assistant before secretly laughing...

She had made a call to Queen Alexa when the older man was giving her a hard time. So, she relays the situation, and in turn, Queen Alexa informs King Alexander, who owned the building jointly with THJ Group and WIGC. So, when Pisces handed the phone over to the older man, he was speaking to King Alexander, who chewed his behind, disrespecting the children.

However, Pisces didn't divulge it to Akira, and she didn't want the young girl knowing that their family owns the whole building.

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The elevator ride up only took them less than 15 minutes, and they were already in front of James's apartment. The older man took it upon himself to knock on the door.

Everyone stood a distance away, waiting for James to open the door and be surprised to see all of them. However, the older man knocked several more times, but with no success at all. 

"As you all could see, it seems that the person you're looking for is not at home." Said the older man irritably. He hated that the King of their kingdom scolded him. 

'Since they're children of the building owner and a relative of the resident, why don't they have keys to enter the room?' The man thought to himself.

Everyone looked at each other, wondering what they should do. Finally, when no one said anything, Pisces took it upon herself to speak.

"We understand what you're saying. However, since we're already here, why don't you open the door and let the children wait for the owner inside of the apartment. Don't worry; he's the brother of this young lady, so that it will be fine." She said it with confidence. So, the older man didn't hesitate and opened the door.

Once the door was opened, the older man and the two security guards with him left without bidding them goodbye.

Everyone went inside the room except Pisces and Prince Edmund's assistant, who stayed outside guarding the door.

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James had just finished playing video games and was in the shower. Therefore, he didn't hear when the older man was knocking on the door. Unknown to him that there were intruders inside his apartment. After taking a shower, he whistled as he dried himself then put a towel on the lower part of his body. He then grabbed another towel to dry his hair as he walked out of the bathroom.

Akira needed to use the restroom badly, so as soon as they entered the apartment, she went looking for one and found one in the living area for guests to use. At the same time, Ava also needed to use the restroom. Seeing that Akira went inside the one in the living room, she checked if one was in the master bedroom.

She opened one of the rooms and saw that it was a study, and closed the door. She then checked the second one and found that it was a guest room, but it had no bathroom. So she figured that the last one must be James's bedroom.

So, she didn't hesitate and turned the knob and opened the door before swiftly walking inside to look for a bathroom. It just so happened that James was coming out of the bathroom after taking a shower wearing only a towel on the bottom half of his body...

Ava froze while one hand was still holding the doorknob. Then, a loud shriek echoed through the apartment as she swiftly pulled the doorknob and banged the door close, still in shock.

Everyone came running in to see what had happened. They found Ava still shaking with both of her hands covering her mouth. 

"What happened?" Jeffrey hugged his twin sister while doing his best to comfort her.

Prince Edmund and Akira were standing behind Jeffrey, wanting to console Ava, but couldn't, with her twin hugging her so tightly. Soon, Pisces and Prince Edmund's assistant came barging in. 

They found the children standing outside the bedroom and quickly surveyed the room to determine where the scream came from and what caused it. Then, seeing that everything was under control, they didn't bother asking what had happened; they instead just went back outside to guard the door.

Jeffrey slowly ushered Ava towards the sofa. As soon as they got out of the way, Akira was ready to open the door. However, James beat her to it and came out all dressed with a frown on his face.

Akira stood frozen, looking at her older brother with a frown on his cold-looking face. "Older brother, you're home?" That was all she could say.

"Well, yeah! Where should I be if not in my apartment?" He sarcastically responded as he passed by Akira, still frozen where she was standing.

"What's going on? How did you all get inside my apartment?" James asked no one in particular, but his eyes were looking straight at Ava, who was still in Jeffrey's embrace, hiding her face.

Prince Edmund stood up and pulled James towards the kitchen to talk to him. 

"On behalf of everyone, kindly accept our apology for intruding. We were permitted to leave the Royal Academy for the weekend to reward Ava for completing her tests. We agreed to surprise you, but it seems Ava was the one who got a surprise." He was trying to fish out some information as to what had made Ava scream.

James turned his head towards the living room for a moment before returning his attention to Prince Edmund, "It was nothing; I just came out of the shower and...."