"Wow, my brother got here pretty quickly!" Antares smiled when he saw a Porsche parked in the KTV parking lot. His brother, Matheo, got out of the car with a woman.
"Wow, he brought his mistress? I wonder how my sister-in-law will react when she finds out her faithful husband is holding another woman's hand." A sly smile spread across his face. Without wasting another second, he pulled out his beloved phone and photographed his brother's every step like a reporter snapping pictures of a celebrity.
"Dad hates unfaithful men the most, even though he's not faithful himself!"
Alex, who heard Antares's rambling, could only shake his head with a smile. It was true that Mr. Arthur, who was famous as a brilliant businessman and a faithful man, had once cheated. And the child from that affair was Antares himself, Arthur's son, whom both of his brothers disliked.
"Alex, which do you think sounds better, Galaksi or Arthur?" Antares asked.
"I think Galaksi sounds better!" Alex replied, furrowing his brow.
"Too bad I have Arthur as my last name!" Antares sighed. Galaksi was the only thing his birth mother had left him. His full name wasn't Antares Arthur, but Antares Galaksi Arthur—a name chosen because his mother loved stars and planets.
"Time to squeeze someone for everything they're worth!"
Together with Alex, he went downstairs. In the middle of the staircase, his gaze met Matheo's arrogant stare. The man was clearly confused to see his slacker little brother standing on the stairs of an exclusive KTV.
"You... why are you here?"
Antares smiled. "Of course—to watch my supposedly faithful brother, who keeps a mistress!"
"I wonder what will happen if my sister-in-law finds out, huh?" he asked.
"You dare?" Matheo asked.
"Of course I do, dear brother!" He pulled out his phone and showed Matheo the photos he had taken earlier.
"All I have to do is send them and... boom, World War III will break out!" he said jokingly.
"If you dare send those photos, I'll make sure you never have a moment's peace!" Matheo threatened.
"Oh no, I'm so scared!"
"Your threat is absolutely terrifying, Brother Theo!" he taunted.
Matheo clenched his teeth in annoyance. Normally, his younger brother Antares never talked back to him, much less openly mocked him. For some reason, though, his brother seemed like a completely different person today.
"You... since when have you dared contradict me?"
"Being quiet doesn't mean being weak, and being a slacker doesn't mean I can't do anything. Matheo Arthur, I have a weapon that can bring you down—but it's not a firearm or a blade!" Antares descended the stairs with a smile. Alex followed behind him without saying a word.
"Speak clearly, Antares!" Matheo's patience had completely run out.
"I'm speaking perfectly clearly! You don't understand because your head is filled with nothing but love and booze!" Antares sneered.
"You!" Matheo's face turned red. His hands curled into fists, and without realizing it, he gripped the wrist of the woman beside him so tightly that—
"Ow, that hurts!" The woman grimaced in pain, but Matheo didn't even react.
"Antares! Delete those photos now!" Matheo barked.
"I could, but it'll cost you. In this world, only air is free!"
"Antares! Don't be so greedy! You have money. What else do you want?" Matheo asked, barely restraining his anger.
"Fine! If you don't agree, these photos will end up in the hands of the company's executive board!" Antares threatened, and the threat made Matheo fall silent as a statue.
"Well?" he asked with a mysterious smile.