Billionaire Mafia's Manny
Chapter 94

Chapter 94: Chapter 94

Zeno sat on his bed as Ken shut his door.

The boy had asked him to wait for him while he went down and asked Julia to make something for him to eat.

He sighed and winced.

His arm was hurting like hell and Sebastian was the one with his pain medications. He couldn’t go down there and ask for it, he didn’t know how to face Nicholas yet, and he didn’t know how to speak to Sebastian in front of Nicholas, too.

He didn’t want any awkward situations, and until he’d cleared it with Nicholas, he wasn’t going to act all lovey-dovey with Sebastian.

He slowly lowered his back to his bed and closed his eyes, soon, he didn’t realize that he’d drifted off to a short nap.

He was surprised to find himself walking from sleep when he heard a knock on the door.

"Zeno, it’s me, Julia, I’ve brought you food," She announced behind his door.

Zeno breathed out and sat up in bed. "Come in, Julia, the door’s unlocked," He replied.

Julia quietly opened the door and carried the tray of food into Zeno’s room.

"Thank you," Zeno said as Julia drew a small chair in front of him and placed the food.

"You’re welcome, your arm...do you need me to feed you or do I get the boss?" She asked with a mischievous look.

She could still remember what happened between Zeno and Sebastian in the kitchen that last time, she knew something was going on between them and the shy look on Zeno’s face confirmed her thoughts.

"Stop it, Julia, I can feed myself," He scoffed.

Julia nodded, "Fine, don’t say I didn’t try to help you; by the way, it’s chicken soup, you need someone to feed you, or else you’re going to geed your skin and clothes rather than your mouth. Bon appétit, my friend," She smiled at Zeno before leaving the room.

Zeno sighed and looked at the bowl of soup. He really needed Sebastian right now.

The door opened, and he snapped his head toward it. However, he was conflicted when he saw Ken leading Nicholas into his room.

He almost asked the boy where his father was but he bit his lips to keep from speaking.

"Zeno, Nicholas will feed you; Daddy is so busy with that little woman downstairs," Ken announced innocently, not knowing that his words made Zeno’s heart fly through his mouth.

What woman? Sakura? Did she visit Sebastian already without contacting him?

He suddenly lost his appetite and instantly became angry. However, he didn’t show it; he couldn’t let Nicholas see how affected he was by Ken’s words.

Ken jumped on Zeno’s bed, sitting beside him and staring at his injured arm as if he wanted to unwrap and see how it looked.

"How are you feeling, Zeno?" Nicholas asked, sitting beside Zeno too.

Zeno nodded, "I’m fine," He replied.

"You’re not," Nicholas drew the food closer and picked up the spoon.

"You’re in pain; I can see you’re creased brows," Nicholas said as he scooped the soup from the bowl.

Zeno shook his head before he reluctantly opened his mouth and ate from Nicholas’ hand.

He didn’t have any choice; he’d been instructed never to exert any pressure on it, and he was already in pain from the kick Ken had given him, so he wouldn’t want to make his condition worse.

"I’ve been in much worse condition, it’s nothing," Zeno said, managing a smile.

Nicholas smiled back at him. "Still, even if it’s the littlest pain, I don’t want you to go through it," He said and fed Zeno again.

"Me too," Ken said and gently hugged Zeno’s side.

"Thank you, Ken, I appreciate your care," Zeno smiled at the boy.

"Just Ken?" Nicholas asked.

Zeno chuckled, "I appreciate you, too, Nicholas," He said.

Nicholas was all smiles as he kept feeding Zeno the soup.

"Thanks for feeding me, Nick; even though I was embarrassed the whole time, I still appreciate it," Zeno said as he tried to get the tissue to wipe his mouth.

"I’ve got it," Ken leaned over and grabbed the tissue, "I’ll wipe your mouth for you, can I, Zeno?" Ken asked, standing in front of Zeno.

Zeno felt his heart melt, "Sure," He leaned his face down and let Ken pay around his lips.

"There, just the way you used to do it for me, right?" Ken asked with a smile.

Zeno nodded, "You did it better, little man, thank you," He said.

The door opened and Julia walked in, Sebastian walking behind her with an unreadable face on.

"Did you enjoy your food, Zeno?" Julia asked.

Zeno nodded, "I did, thank you,"

Julia nodded as she carried the tray of empty plates. "You’re welcome," She gave him a meaningful look before carrying it out of his room.

Nicholas stood and shifted the small chair away.

"Do you need help doing any other thing? Brushing your teeth? Bathing? Changing your clothes?" Nicholas asked, his eyes falling on the gift he gave to Zeno that was placed backward in a corner of the room.

Zeno chuckled nervously; he could see Sebastian’s angry eyes on him; he was standing at the foot of the bed, and his aura was so strong that Zeno feared that he might just end up blurting out their relationship to Nicholas, which made him stop being angry.

"No, no, I’m good; I can manage the rest, really," Zeno sounded convincing enough to get Nicholas nodding.

"Alright. The gift, you’ve not...had time to place it properly?" Nicholas asked, smiling.

Zeno shook his head, silently gulped, and glanced at Sebastian; his look had intensified.

"It’s not that, you know, there’s a kid..." He trailed off.

Nicholas brought his eyes to Ken and realized that it was true; Ken did come and go in Zeno’s room as he pleased; it would be inappropriate to sample such an image to his view.

"Oh, my bad, I want very thoughtful with the gift, then," He sighed.

"No, I love it, I mean, it’s nice. Just...don’t worry, I’ll find a place for it," Zeno assured.

Nicholas nodded and was about to go sit on the bed when Sebastian spoke up, "Go, Nicholas, go speak to her, pay attention to every detail, and then meet Ida to plan our movement tomorrow. That’s a better way to spend your time," Sebastian ordered.

Nicholas gave Sebastian the "Really?" Look and shook his head. "You just hate seeing me happy," He muttered.

"I’ll see you tomorrow, handsome," Nicholas winked at Zeno and started walking toward the door.

"Do find some time to reply to the letter I attached to the gift, please," He paused and looked at Zeno at the door before walking out of the room.

"Dad, look I wiped Zeno’s lips," Ken showed his father the tissue he had used to clean Zeno’s mouth.

Sebastian nodded, "That’s great, Ken, trash it," He said, not moving in his position.

Zeno knew Sebastian wasn’t happy, and he knew why; he had a lot of appeasing to do.

Ken trashed the tissue and returned to Zeno, "Can I just sleep with you tonight? I missed you," Ken asked sweetly.

Zeno smiled, the boy was just getting sweeter day by day, "Su-"

"Go ask Julia to set your bath for you, feed you, and get you ready for bed," Sebastian interrupted Zeno’s reply.

"Zeno, he’s making me leave, again," Ken hugged Zeno’s lap.

Zeno turned his face to Sebastian, but Sebastian wasn’t looking at him; he had his face looking toward Zeno’s bathroom door.

"He always does this every time, he didn’t even let me watch the video with him," Ken muttered.

Zeno frowned, "What video?" He asked.

Sebastian heard what Ken said and moved toward him, "Go have your bath, Kenneth," He said.

Zeno sensed that Sebastian didn’t want Ken to say something so he held Ken to himself, "Tell me, Ken, what Video?" He asked gently.

Sebastian sighed, he knew what his son was going to say.

"One time I saw Daddy watching you get ready to shower, he didn’t let me; he asked me to leave, just like he always does," Ken whispered.

Zeno was lost for a second; he was trying to figure out what the kid was saying, but he couldn’t come up with anything.

"Alright, Kenneth, you’ve said it; now, go ask Julia to get you ready to sleep," Sebastian went and gently held Ken and led him toward the door.

"I’ll be back, Zeno, bye for now," Ken waved as Sebastian gently shut the door on him, locking it.

Zeno watched Sebastian walk back to him; he kept his eyes locked on him and tapped the bed beside him, "Sit?" He smiled at Sebastian.

Sebastian scoffed, "You suddenly want to be close to me now?" He folded his arms on his chest, standing in front of Zeno.

Zeno pouted, "Come on, don’t be mad, I’m sorry," he patted the bed once again.

Sebastian lowered himself beside Zeno on the bed. He was still mad, but he wasn’t going to let his anger get the best of him.

"So, what was Ken talking about?" Zeno asked.

"How about you answer my questions first?" Sebastian turned to look at Zeno.

Zeno sighed, here it goes, "What questions?" He asked innocently.

Sebastian clenched his jaws because he knew that Zeno knew what he was talking about and was just choosing to act innocent.

"Why did you move away from me?" He pinned Zeno with a dark look.

Zeno moved closer to Sebastian and placed his good hand on his lap, "I’m sorry. It was just too sudden, and I didn’t want to hurt his feelings; I just wanted to discuss it with you first before we met him now," he explained.

"So you hurt me instead?" Sebastian asked, putting a hand on Zeno’s chin and lifting his face.

"I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to," Zeno whispered.

"He fed you?" Sebastian asked again.

Zeno slowly nodded, "You weren’t here,"

Sebastian frowned, "What?" He asked in a tired voice and removed his hand from Zeno’s face, standing up.

"So you’re saying that you’ll let him sleep with you if I wasn’t there?" Sebastian’s voice was low but angry.

Zeno frowned and stood from his bed, too, "That’s just too much, babe, you know that’s not what I meant," He defended.

Sebastian turned to face him, "Then tell me what you meant, Zeno. Is it my fault that I’m jealous when it comes to you? Is it my fault that I become irrational when it comes to matters concerning you? Is it my fault that I can’t control my increasing love for you? That I want you just for my fucking self alone?" He asked very quietly as he stood in a place.

Zeno sighed and went up to him. He was about to touch Sebastian but Sebastian moved away from him.

"But it seems I’m the only one feeling this way, Zeno. Trust me, it’s not a good feeling to know that someone you love doesn’t love you the same way," Sebastian said and turned away from Zeno.