A/N: The image above does not belong to me. It belongs to the person who uploaded it on the internet.

Neo's POV

My head almost hit the corner of one of the gazebo's posts when P'Kao's well aimed fist sent me reeling to the gazebo floor.

I tried to get up but before I was steady on my feet, P'Kao punched me once more and I was back on the floor.

"Why are you trying to steal my boyfriend from me?" his voice was quivering with anger.

I managed to get up and gave him an uppercut which he did not expect but I guess my blow was not strong enough to send him to the floor. He stood staring at me and nursing his jaw. I watched wide eyed when I saw some blood trickle from his lower lip.

He rushed at me and grabbed my collar.

"Cooheart is my boyfriend, do you hear me?" he yelled so loud that it hurt my ears. "No? You can't hear me? Let me say it louder. Coo... "

"He is not your boyfriend!" I interrupted him. "He said so himself!"

He was about to punch me again when we heard our father yell from behind us , "Stop it, both of you! Cooheart has left both of you! I'm sure he does not want to be involved with violent people like you!"

That announcement brought P'Kao and me back to our senses.

P'Kao went running to the gate while I staggered back inside the house.

A/N: The image above does not belong to me. It belongs to the person who uploaded it on the internet.

Kao's POV

I gritted my teeth in frustration when I saw that it was too late to run after Cooheart. He had already gotten inside a taxicab and had closed its door just as I reached the street.

I quickly pulled out my phone from my pocket and tried to call him. I gave up when after nine rings my call kept getting forwarded to his voicemail.

I knew that it would be futile to chase after him. He might refuse to talk to me once I get to the vacation house where he was staying.

With a sinking heart, I went back inside our property, closed the gate and headed for the house. Once I stepped into the living room, I saw my mother and father and my younger brother Neo sitting on the couch. They were obviously waiting for me. Shit, there was going to be a family meeting. I was sure to get a serious talking to from my father.

My father motioned for me to sit on the couch opposite the one that he and the others were seated. I tried to glare at Neo but he was not looking at me. He was staring down on his folded hands on his lap.

"Listen, both of you," my father started. "You are both very smart and I will eventually be passing on our family business to both of you."

"I am the older one," I reminded my father. "Don't I get to be the one to run it and Neo will be my assistant?"

"Being the older one, yes, you will be the one who will be running it but Neo will get an equal share of the business," my father clarified.

"But this is not the main topic of my discussion with both of you," he continued.

'Here it comes', i said to myself.

"I will not tolerate a repeat of what happened this evening," he said sternly, looking first at me, and then at Neo.

Neo was about to speak but my father put up his hand to silence him.

"Whatever was the reason for this evening's incident, is not enough reason for both of you to trade punches with each other," he said firmly. "You can work out your differences peacefully."

"He was trying to steal my boyfriend!" I exclaimed before my father could stop me.

"Cooheart made it clear to me that he is not your boyfriend!" Neo countered.

"Stop!" my father commanded. "From now on, neither one of you is allowed to contact Cooheart. I can foresee that he is going to be a source of disturbance in the family. He will cause an estrangement between the two of you because both of you want him, so my solution to that is neither one of you can have him. Have I made myself clear?"

Neither Neo nor myself spoke. We were both looking down on our folded hands on our laps.

"Have I made myself clear!?!"  my father's voice boomed, making Neo and me look up sharply and staring in wide eyed fright at our father's angry face.

"Yes, father," we both solemnly intoned.

"You can both go to your rooms," my father said, standing from the couch but not taking a step until he saw Neo and myself go inside our separate rooms from across the hallway.

The moment I got inside my room, I made another call to Cooheart.