1 The Lonely Heir (1/2)

The story starts off at their childhood.

Warning: slow progress for the first twenty chapters.

The Childhood is also mainly in the perspective of the male lead. This will change to the female lead once the present day begins.

In the meantime, I hope you will enjoy :)

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Minhyun was lonely.

Although he was surrounded by his maids, butlers, and servants; he felt no companions.h.i.+p. For instead of socializing, they were statues, only s.h.i.+fting their eyes to follow his movements.

There was eleven people in the room, yet he was the only one moving freely. The only sound in the air was the movements of his fingers as he flipped through the pages of his book.

The worker's gazes felt like needles puncturing his skin. He hated it. At every hour of his day, all they did was stare at him while waiting for his commands. It was as if they had no other characteristics. In fact, sometimes he would hide in the darkness of his closet to get away from this torture. But each day was a repeat of the next. Nothing changed. What was the point of having a beating heart, when all of them acted like lifeless corpses?

Having this type of company may be comfortable for others. His father, at the rare times he visited home, did not have complaints about the arrangement. The cold-hearted man enjoyed the deafening silence. But Minhyun was only a nine-year-old boy. At this age, he should be playing with friends or exploring the labyrinth he called home. There should at least be room for him to have an imaginary friend. Yet, he was trapped within their gazes with no escape.

Due to his father's cold and violent nature; there was also no family member or friend who came to visit. There was no one for him to call friend. He couldn't remember the last time he talked to someone of his age.

n.o.body bothered to reach out to the boy left in the darkness.