Tangled Webs of Braxton Chapter 6

Before dawn, Braxton Bai sat by the window with a sad face, his thin pajamas wrapped loosely around his body.

It was five o'clock in the morning, and three hours later the servant would knock on the door and wake him up.

To escape or not to escape, he pondered this question all night long.

Until the sun rose outside the window, and the red-golden glow illuminated half of his face, Braxton Bai couldn't make up his mind.

He has one and only one chance to escape.

If he was caught midway, not only would it arouse suspicion from Lennox Lu and others, but it would be impossible for him to escape unscathed in the future.

At eight o'clock sharp, two young maids came to the door of the room, "Master, today is your 18th birthday party, so you have to go out early. Mr. Lu and the others are already waiting downstairs."

Bai Yi stood in front of the fitting mirror with an expressionless face, fastening the last button of the dress collar.

"Let's die." He made up his mind and gave it his all. "I can't escape it anyway, so I can only take it one step at a time."

There are so many people at the banquet, who knows what will happen.

At worst, he could injure himself a little when the dinner was almost over and stay in the hospital for a few days.

Even though those three guys were despicable, they wouldn't be so arrogant as to cause trouble to him in the hospital ward, right?

After receiving no response, the maid continued to knock on the door and raised her voice, "Master? Are you awake? It's getting late. Mr. Lu asked us to hurry you up."

As soon as he finished speaking, Braxton Bai was fully dressed and opened the door from the inside, with a strong determination to die calmly.

Looking at the two maids outside the corridor, the young man smiled lightly, pure and sweet, "I'm ready."

"Da da"

Wearing black boots, Braxton Bai slowed down his pace, put his left hand on the handrail and walked down the stairs step by step.

The three men in the living room had been waiting quietly for a long time. When they heard the footsteps, they slowly raised their eyes and showed wolf-like eyes.

Braxton Bai is thin and has a round and childish face. He cannot afford a suit that is too formal. Lennox Lu specially customized this white dress for him a month ago.

The seemingly inconspicuous brooch on the left chest of the jacket was bought at a charity auction two weeks ago for eight million.

Although Lennox Lu and Bai Yi are not related by blood, they are more tied by interests.

But if he asked himself honestly, he had never treated Braxton Bai unfairly in the past ten years.

Everyone in City A knows that ever since Lennox Lu took over the management of the Bai Group, he has been working diligently for the Bai family. He not only loves the young master of the Bai family very much, but also treats him like a treasure and holds him in the palm of his hand.

As a "good friend" of Braxton Bai's parents, he was too involved in the drama and became addicted to playing the good guy.

"Uncle Lu." Braxton Bai called out softly, drawing everyone's attention back.

After stepping down the last step, Braxton Bai walked straight towards them, smiling playfully and cutely, "Today is my coming-of-age ceremony, have you prepared any gifts for me?"

"In the past, I received gifts from Uncle Lu every time I celebrated my birthday. This year, I can receive three gifts. It's great~"

Zander Zhou sat on the single sofa on the right, his eyebrows curved, and his eyes were full of admiration when he looked at him.

"Brother Lu and we have prepared a big surprise for you, and we will give it to you after the dinner. I won't reveal too much for now, but Master Bai can look forward to it a little bit."

Zander Zhou was a very good social guy. He called him by familiar names in private and K!ssed and hugged him like a pervert.

Now he respectfully called him "Young Master Bai" and became distant with him.

"Brother Yi Han, stop being so secretive. What kind of surprises have you prepared?" Braxton Bai smiled on the surface, but secretly gritted his teeth.

Zhou Yi Hankong has a good skin, but he is evil-minded. There are two faces in front and behind, and he is always pretending.

Braxton Bai snorted coldly. He was afraid that he would not be able to enjoy the so-called big surprise!

His eyes swept over the three men in front of him one by one, and Braxton Bai obediently threw himself into Lennox Lu's arms.

As usual, he hugged Lennox Lu's neck affectionately, sat on his thighs and acted coquettishly, "Uncle Lu, just tell me, I'm really curious."

The man smiled a little forcedly and gently scratched Braxton Bai's nose. "Secret."

Suppressing the disgust in his heart, Braxton Bai took the initiative to K!ss Lennox Lu's cheek, "But aren't we the closest people in the world? When we first met, you said that you would become my family and stay with me forever."

"There are no secrets and lies between family members, right?" Braxton Bai rubbed Lennox Lu's cheek like a kitten.

Lennox Lu doesn't like to hear sweet words.

But if the target was Braxton Bai, the destructive power of this sentence would be something he could not bear.

"Of course, I..."

As Zander Zhou and Fletcher Fu were both around him, Lennox Lu hesitated and was unable to express his feelings after hesitating for a long time.

The most clever way to tame a person is to attack his heart, which is what Lennox Lu taught him a long time ago.

But Braxton Bai was young at that time, and Lennox Lu protected him so well over the years, treating him like a treasure, that he didn't need to care about the intrigues in the adult world at all.

But this bottomless love turned into a sharp blade at this moment, stabbing at each other at the same time.

The slender little hands held up the man's cold and ruthless face, and Bai Yi kept getting angry.

"After my parents passed away, you adopted me and gave all the Bai family businesses to you. At that time, many people gossiped that you approached me in order to get the company and the inheritance."

Hearing this, Zander Zhou and Fletcher Fu hurriedly looked at each other and couldn't help but become defensive.

"In the past ten years, Uncle Lu had countless opportunities to kill me and put an end to all future trouble, but you didn't do it."

Braxton Bai looked into the man's cold eyes affectionately, "You are the best person to me besides my parents. I believe you will not hurt me for money. When I officially come of age and inherit the inheritance, I will give you all the shares of the group, as long as you promise to never leave me, okay?"

Thump, thump!

Lennox Lu's heart was beating wildly and his whole body felt hot.

Braxton Bai's light words "Never leave me" echoed in his mind like a spell, resisting all the temptations of fame and fortune in this world.

"I promise you." Lennox Lu was so immersed in the role that he couldn't help himself and hugged the young man tightly in his arms.

"Ran Ran, I will never leave you in this life. I promise you, as long as I am here, no one will hurt you."

This was both a promise to him and a warning to the other two.

Seeing them embracing each other happily, Zander Zhou looked away with a sullen expression, his eyes so jealous that he wanted to kill someone and he could hardly hide them.

Fletcher Fu, who had been silent all the time, lowered his eyelids and looked at his arm which was wrapped in medical gauze and had not yet healed.

He uncomfortably rolled down his shirt sleeves, out of sight and out of mind.

...

It was already past nine o'clock when they arrived at the banquet, and Braxton Bai was led into the hotel venue by Lennox Lu holding his hand.

The young man has handsome features and a distinguished temperament. The finely crafted dress on his body makes him look radiant.

The dazzling lights mixed with the guests' laughter and chatter, and the gorgeously decorated main venue looked like a golden palace. A soothing and beautiful piano piece echoed in my ears, which was Braxton Bai's favorite.

Lennox Lu usually disciplines Braxton Bai, and before this, Braxton Bai rarely appeared in public.

On the one hand, it was a matter of safety, and on the other hand, Braxton Bai was becoming more and more handsome, and Lennox Lu was worried that his treasure would be coveted by others.

But today is my baby’s coming-of-age ceremony, a very special day.

In addition, Braxton Bai's sweet words made Lennox Lu very happy. He was absolutely sure that he could monopolize this love, so he dared to show his collection to the public openly.

Braxton Bai walked into the center of the crowd with a calm face, his clear blue eyes filled with innocence and ignorance of the world, like the little prince in a fairy tale.

He is much more courageous than when he was a child, and the light in his eyes never fades.