ed the flat and put his keys on a nearby pi

sipping coffee, his girlfriend sitting next to him, looking like she didn't know how to act. She raised

t as Daniel half-turned in his cha

three of them. Albeit it was not the right time for it – it was almost nine pm – she had just felt she needed to

brother?" Came Daniel's taunting respon

e table, and then stared at his br

as if trying to make sure this wasn

died in a car accident six months ago. But then again, his brot

, venom coating his words despite

ve my share of the flat,"

d as if he meant the place he had been living in for over

Daniel drawled matter-of-factly, "I just felt like I needed to get

rk. You went to Australia!" Carl accus

other let out simply. Then, turning to Natasha, he ask

healthy!" Carl exclaimed, exasperated

." It was his way of telling him he wasn't his mother. Carl knew his brother was only sparing him the sarcasm b

mmediately, seething, seeing red. "

e," Daniel agreed readily, only to

swiftly dodged the punch, grabbed his hand and twist

She was admiring Daniel's perfect composure, it seemed. And he couldn't bear to w

" He then released him and told him in a no-nonsense tone, "I will be staying here since it's close to

atened," outrage c

is older brother ro

arm which stung a bit. He shouldn't have swung at his brother. He knew him

that coffee, Natasha,

en rendered mute during their heated exchange, sh