1 Chapter 1

Adrian woke up suddenly, creamy white partitions filled his view and a no-smoking button glowed in the dim light.

Adrian looked around, phew, he was still on the plane. He slumped back in his chair.

Adrian just had the weirdest dream, he dreamed that he was a character in a book. He wasn't even that important, just the childhood friend of the male lead, Darius Woodchester.

The book was the love story between Darius and the new gardener at his family mansion. Adrian was already quite uncomfortable with the notion since he had a die-hard crush on Darius since they were kids, but it gets worse.

Darius's nephew, who is raised by Darius, an orphan, had been abused for years by the nanny and by Darius's fiancé.

His face distorted at even the thought of it. He loved that kid! And when did Darius have a fiancé???

Lucas, an angel, who was just 5 was going to become mute and socially awkward?!!

Calm down Adrian, calm down.

Adrian reassured himself. It was just a dream, there was nothing to it.

Adrien opened the window shutter overlooking the vast blue sky and the fluffy white clouds that dotted the horizon. He was going back to the country so he could just go for a quick check-in and make sure everything was alright too.

Adrian was a renowned chef with a 3-star Michelin restaurant to his name. Adrian was from a wealthy family, but they were not in cooking or the food industry. His family was affiliated with the shipping and transport industry and was very well off. When he was a kid, he was a little white chubby omega who loved to snack on everything.

People loved pinching his cheeks and holding him. As he grew older, he started to be more mindful of his figure but still wanted to eat good food which lead to him learning how to cook. He found out that he actually had a lot of talent in this regard and wanted to pursue it as a career.

His parents weren't optimistic because they were quite old-fashioned and thought it was a waste as he was an omega. But since they loved him and it wasn't much money in their perspectives, they gave him start-up money and funded his venture.

So when he was 15, he started a little restaurant and worked there every chance he got. He even took pardon from school and only came back for major examinations and tests. Slowly but steadily, things started getting better, he had started off with only a restaurant which then later turned into a well-known and loved chain restaurant in the country.

He later gained international recognition by participating in a famous cooking show and later, with a lot of hard work, became the youngest person to become a three-star Michelin chef. And the only and first omega under the age of 35 to do so.

He achieved all this at the age of 24.

Now he has several Michelin star restaurants all over the continent.

He was quite proud of himself. A lot of people said that he was a genius!

His success was celebrated by his family members and friends. Darius is one of them.

Adrian frowned, his expression troubled as he thought about his dream.

Darius in his experience was quite a pleasant older brother-type alpha who always looked after him. He had a huge crush on him for most of his life but never confessed it.

How could he? Darius was Darius!

He was one of the heirs of a huge family. The Woodchesters were a family with a lot of history. They were very powerful and owned several fashion chains and shopping malls. They also dabbled in the entertainment industry.

Unfortunately, this led to them being the target of envious eyes. Many people tried underhanded means to get an inch. One such incident brought about the demise of Darius's older brother and sister-in-law which left behind an orphaned Lucas and a brotherless Darius.

Darius suddenly became an only child and was burdened with not only the future of the company but also a kid who just lost his parents.

Adrian remembered Darius's face at the funeral, he had never seen him so soulless, all he could do was stand by him quietly, not saying a word.

He had often visited Darius and the kid to make sure they were alright and offered support whenever he could. But as his career took him to foreign lands to learn their cuisine and see the market, the visits dwindled.

He was also quite self-conscious and shy, so he barely ever came when Darius was there.

It had been 2 years since the funeral and nearly 5 months since Adrian saw Darius or Lucas.

He had bought many gifts for Lucas and Mr. and Mrs. Woodchester, he would have probably let someone send them or go when Darius wasn't there, but this time, he was going to go and have a chat with him.

Yes, Adrian decided, pumping himself up, he should see his senior brother and ask how he is. He should also check the situation and get some peace of mind.

Adrian didn't know why he was so upset by the nightmare, but it just made him more anxious.

Adrian decided to call Darius.

In the dream, he only appeared occasionally, Adrian thought it was reasonable, he didn't appear in front of his senior brother often for fear of disturbing him, and also, he couldn't bear it. He was just... very shy when it came to his senior brother, he didn't have any other words for it.

One of the only times he appeared was when he told the gardener to take care of Lucas and his senior brother. It made him think a lot. That would probably be what he would do in real life.

Pathetic.

It was all he could think.

Adrian sighed, it was nothing, just a dream.

He'll make sure to call his senior brother once he lands.