CHAPTER 84: A YOUNG BOY

After work, Sky was planning to go home. However, Anna insisted on taking him to a hot pot restaurant and then to KTV to relax, claiming that he had been feeling too stressed lately.

As soon as they entered the hot pot restaurant, Sky saw James sitting at a table by the window.

"Hey Anna, Sky, over here," James waved at them with a warm smile.

"Sky, have some more meat. You look even skinnier than last time we met."

James, like an older brother, used his chopsticks to pick up some beef and put it in Sky's bowl.

He frowned as he watched him eat, his eyes filled with concern and disapproval.

"Is Anna giving you too much work to do? You don't seem to have rested well."

"No, my workload is fulfilling, but not excessive,"

Sky replied, feeling a bit helpless as he looked at the mountain of dishes in front of him.

James had always been like this, just like a real brother, always taking care of him in every way possible.

"Bro, you're too biased...not only are you serving Sky, but you also dumped the hot pot on my studio. If you keep this up, I'll get jealous," Anna joked, although there was no hint of anger in her eyes.

Instead, she wished that his elder brother would get closer to Sky.

"You know, little princess of our family, let me serve you a piece of meat," he said jokingly.

The three of them chatted and laughed, enjoying the meal and each other's company.

When they finished eating, Anna suddenly remembered that she had something to do at the studio and had to leave.

"What's going on at the studio, Anna? Let me go with you," James said, standing up.

Sky wiped his mouth and stood up, too, wanting to go with Anna.

"No need, it's just a small matter. I can handle it myself. Brother, remember to send Sky home safely," Anna said before leaving.

Before she left, Anna gave James a meaningful look, which anyone could tell what it meant.

James smiled helplessly as he watched Anna disappear.

"Looks like we won't be going to KTV tonight. Let's go. I'll take you home," he said, turning to Sky with a gentle smile.

However, Sky hesitated for a moment.

The apartment where he lived was Dray's property.

If James sent him home, he might suspect how he could afford to live in such a place.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you leaving?"

James stood up and realized that Sky hadn't followed him.

Seeing his biting his lip, seeming hesitant, James obviously misunderstood his intention.

"Sky, don't let Anna's words affect you. James knows that you don't have that kind of feeling for me, don't worry, I've always just taken care of you like a little brother. Let's go, James will take you home, don't misunderstand, just to the downstairs, not going up."

He thought Sky was worried that it would be inappropriate for a big man like him to send him home alone at night.

James took the initiative to explain.

"I...James, I didn't misunderstand you, I know you don't mean that."

James words, on the contrary, made Sky feel extremely embarrassed.

The other party was too frank and had always taken care of him.

Instead, he became nervous because he was afraid that his relationship with Dray would be discovered.

"If there's no such intention, let's go. If I don't send you home safely, Anna will nag me again."

...

Twenty minutes later, James' car stopped outside the small community where Sky lived.

James gentlemanly got out of the car and opened the door for him.

"We're here. I'm relieved now that I know you live here. The security of this community is good, it's safe for a young boy to live here."

"A young boy..."

Upon hearing these five words, Sky's heart skipped a beat.

"Well, thank you James. It's getting late, you should go back first. I'll go up now."

Without daring to look into James' eyes, Sky lowered his head, grabbed his bag, and ran into the residential area.

James turned around and saw Sky's figure disappear into the darkness, a hint of concern flashing through his smiling eyes.

The property prices in this residential area were too high for ordinary people to afford.

Sky... seemed to be hiding something from them.

*

As Sky stepped out of the elevator on the top floor of the apartment building and was about to enter his apartment by entering the door lock code, the closed door suddenly opened from the inside.

A large hand grabbed hid wrist and pulled him inside forcefully.