Owned by the Bastard

Chapter 10

Nyx keeps running until he reaches the main gate of the private university while still wearing his tomato red face from embarrassment.

He stops when he feels he is losing his breath and hides behind the pillar of the gate. He leans his back on it when his breathing becomes normal, he slowly tilts his head and hides his body to check if Magnus left already.

As he peeps his one eye, he was startled to see Magnus standing in front of him.

"Miss me already?" Magnus asked.

"Yeah...No! Ahm..why do you follow me?"

Nyx rumbled his thoughts in panic.

"I miss you already.." Magnus smiles while staring at him whose face never stops blushing.

"S-Sir...y-you have worked...I am fine..." Nyx wanted to divert the topic. His heart suddenly jumps out of his chest when his boss told him he misses him already not less than 3 minutes. Nyx wanted to melt already.

"I need to inform my cousin.."

"Your cousin?" Nyx asked in curiosity.

"Yes, my cousin is the College Dean of this university. I just want to make sure you are safe and comfortable studying here.." Magnus ruffles Nyx's hair like a kid.

"I am old enough, Sir..." Nyx rolled his eyes and started to walk leaving Magnus behind.

Some students are watching them like they are in a lover's quarrel situation from afar.

A young man wearing a rugged cloth being chased by a man wearing a suit is an interesting sight early this morning.

Magnus knocks at the Dean's office. The man inside answered to get in. He is already expecting Magnus. A tall slim guy standing in front of the windowpane while sipping his coffee.

"Magnus..long time no see...take a seat." Carl brings them to the couch and they sit together.

"Carl, this is Nyx.." Nyx quickly stood up and bowed his head. Magnus and Carl chuckle as they find Nyx cute in his actions.

"Nyx, he is Mr. Carl, the handsome Dean in the Philippines and my cousin.."

"Magnus...that's too much, come on.. and Nyx is yours?" Carl forms a slight curve in the corner of his lips unnoticeable.

"I'm his helper, Sir. Madame Mateo hired me a-..." Nyx's mouth was covered by Magnus's hand and pulled him to sit back.

"Hahaha...Nyx...you are so honest..." Carl laughed and averted his gaze to Magnus. Carl can easily tell, Magnus admires his so-called helper. Or let's say, he is falling in love with his helper.

Carl just nods and speaks.

"Alright then, let me send him to his professor adviser."

"Take care of him, please.." Magnus taps Carl's shoulder.

"Relax, I won't sell him and he is yours, always..." Carl chuckles and Magnus's ear tips tainted pink.

Nyx bowed and bid farewell to his employer and he followed Carl who was walking straight to his classroom and knocked.

"Come in." A strong voice answered.

"Hi Babe, I mean Mr. Banjo, this is Nyx, the new transferee I mentioned to you earlier."

"Get in," Banjo answered but avoided looking at Carl that Nyx made his mouth O in shape. How sweet, he thought

"Nyx, get in now. Bye Babe." Carl bid farewell and Banjo finally spare a glance at the campus Dean.

Nyx sits in the vacant seat near the guy who is fanning his face even though the aircon is blowing cold air.

"Hi, I'm Ranz. Don't mind Professor Banjo, it seems they had a lover's quarrel with the Dean." Ranz leans closer as soon as Nyx sits and covers his face with his fan while gossiping about Banjo.

"Ahem.." Banjo made a fake cough while standing in front of Nyx and Ranz.

"Ahaha, Hi Sir..." Ranz said and quickly picked up his notes and started to review them.

Nyx chuckles when he sees Ranz's quick reaction.

When Banjo couldn't hold his laugh anymore, Ranz and Banjo laughed so hard in their stomach.

"Quick, go back to your seat before Professor Morales catches you..hahaha."

Nyx doesn't understand what's going on but later on, he realizes Banjo is just acting up and also one of the students in the classroom.

Nyx learned that the Dean is head over heels towards Banjo and they had a misunderstanding earlier that is why Banjo doesn't entertain the Dean gracefully.

While driving, Magnus is smiling crazily. He can't forget Nyx, not even a second.

When he reaches his office, he quickly grabs his phone and composes a message. He started to type when he received a message.

He excitedly opens it expecting Nyx but to his dismay, it was from Carl reporting Nyx is all good.

"Your lover is in good hands now...winky wink!" Magnus blushed while biting his nails as he read the word lover.

Magnus wanted to pull the clock arms and position them to five o'clock from excitement. Time to time, he keeps glancing from his phone waiting for Nyx's message but he is feeling frustrated. It is lunchtime now but he didn't message.

Fuck! What is happening to me, gosh!

The sun is ready to set but Magnus is still waiting for Nyx's message. Magnus got up from his swivel chair and fixed his briefcase and stormed out from the office leaving his secretary dumbfounded.

Eee?

Mr. Large is a thirty-five-year-old married to a man who's been working for Magnus as a secretary for five years now. For five years he memorized his boss's actions, likes, and dislikes. He knew his boss was up to something. For the past week, he noticed his boss has become energetic and going home early these days.

Magnus is never absent from work but last week his boss left for 3 days and did not even care about the meeting at all. He never calls or advises him on what to do.

Mr. Larce is suspecting his boss is in love because today, he caught him many times smiling like an i***t in the blank A4 size he gave this morning.

As soon as Magnus enters the mansion, he quickly looks for Nyx and sees him cooking dinner.

"Oh hi Sir, good evening.." Nyx smiled but Magnus didn't respond.

Magnus walks upstairs fuming in anger. He is not angry but he is sulking as to why Nyx didn't message him.

He didn't wait for Nyx to prepare his room and the bathtub. He does it by himself and after taking shower, he goes straight to the dining table. He starts to eat without waiting for Nyx, he thinks Nyx is taking shower so eats by himself, alone at the cold lonely dining table because Nyx is not around.

He was about to stand when Nyx came out from the servant's quarter with still wet hair, short shorts, and a sleeveless shirt.

Seeing the beautiful sight, Magnus rejoices internally but his face has no expression. Magnus restrains himself and leaves the dining table and transfers to the living room. Nyx ear alone and keep the leftover foods and clean the dining room and kitchen.

Magnus is still sulking. Nyx has no idea what is going on with his boss. Nyx was about to go back to his room when he heard his phone ring.

He quickly runs to his room and picks up the call. It was Ranz and they talked happily. Magnus is fuming in anger now. After five minutes, Nyx and Ranz are still talking. Magnus cannot take it anymore and stands up from the couch and walks to Nyx's room.

Magnus halted when he saw for the first time what's inside Nyx's room. Everything is neat and clean and smells good. The things were properly arranged and he has a photo frame on the nightstand. A family portrait.

Nyx quickly bid farewell and cut the call when he saw his boss standing in his room. Nyx was about to speak but Magnus's loud voice echoed in an almost empty servant's room.

"You don't have time for me but you have a lot of time to talk to your new friend?" Magnus is just guessing he has a new friend now.

"I...I...forget to bring-..." Nyx left dumbfounded when Magnus turned his back and didn't let him finish what he was going to say.

Nyx pouted and just let his menopause childish boss leave.

What a boring grumpy fuddy-duddy.

Magnus is expecting Nyx will chase him but he is more frustrated than Nyx didn't chase him and stomp his feet going up to his room.

Magnus made an idea. He dialed Pie Xin's number and asked a favor. After the call, then place his phone on the nightstand and relaxes himself waiting for the next thing to happen.

After an hour, Nyx is preparing his bed to sleep. He doesn't know if he is just sleepy or his hearing has a problem but he can hear the bark of a dog outside. Just hearing the bark of the dog from afar, Nyx's soul almost separates from his body. He jumped off his bed and quickly ran up to Magnus's room, screaming from the top of his lungs.

"Doooooog! Doooog!" Nyx keeps knocking on Magnus's door forgetting it was open. As soon as the door swung open, Nyx quickly jumped to Magnus's body and clung his legs tightly to his waist. He hides his face from the crook of Magnus's neck.

Nyx is shivering in fear. Magnus hugged him tight and brought him to his bed and ticked him carefully.

"Nyx..no dog..."

"I heard it was very clear outside."

" outside, are you still afraid?"

Nyx just nods and hides his face in Magnus's chest.

"Sir, what if tomorrow there is a dog again..." Nyx asked worriedly.

"Nyx, from now on, sleep with me.." Nyx quickly pulls away from his body and looks at Magnus with a death glare.

"Ha?" Nyx pouted when he confirmed Magnus was teasing him.

"I mean, you can sleep in my bed, we will share this bed okay..." Nyx nods after understanding what Magnus wanted to say.

Nyx listens carefully if he can hear the dog's bark but no more. Weird.

"Nyx, I am sulking.."

"Why?"

"You didn't bother to send me a message..why?"

"Babe–...Sir. I am sorry...I forgot to bring my phone to school. When I get home, I have no time to message you at all because I was busy cleaning and preparing dinner. Pardon me." Nyx explained.

"Nyx, always bring your phone with you okay?" Magnus looks at him intently. He slowly leans closer and kisses Nyx's forehead.

Nyx feels relieved and finds comfort in Magnus's bed and closes his eyes. He quickly falls asleep and Magnus is just staring at Nyx's face, admiring the naive person beside him.

Magnus feels guilty as he used Fairy this time just to make Nyx sleep in his room and he is willing to give 2 percent of Magnus's wealth to Fairy and his family if Nyx will become his any makes Magnus smile at his silly thoughts.

He pulled Nyx's body closer to his closing the gap and kissed him on his lips and began to doze off.