"Welcome to my private underwater aquarium," Reed greeted with a smile.

"This is an aquarium that I made for personal use. I usually go here to enjoy the view. It's very calming, don't you think so?" Reed turned his body in Gaius' direction.

Gaius was too absorbed by the huge place they were currently in. The underwater aquarium was actually a huge dome that showed a variety of sea creatures swimming around.

They could see Manta Rays, Octopuses, Electric Eels, and even Sharks. 

Reed smiled when he saw how awed Gaius was.

"This is not the actual underwater aquarium attraction open for the public. But since you are my family, I suppose you can see this. How is it? Do you like it?" Reed asked Gaius. 

"It's amazing…." Gaius replied. He was a bit reluctant to admit it, but the dome was truly amazing. 

Reed crouched and asked Hermes to look around by himself. Hermes excitedly jumped around as he followed a shark swimming around the dome. 

"Waaahhh! It's so cool!" Hermes jumped happily. 

Reed approached Gaius and pointed at a long sofa in the middle of the dome, "You should put Artemis there. She'll sleep better, and you need a rest as well."

Gaius nodded. He carefully put his daughter on the long sofa and then returned back with Reed. They were watching the sea creatures swimming around in silence until Gaius asked in a low voice, "How rich are you, Reed?"

"Hm? Rich enough not to care about money," Reed replied. "Why do you ask?" 

"I'm just wondering… why are you still single?" Gaius asked. "You're obviously a lot more capable of getting any man or woman of your choice."

"That is correct," Reed confirmed. He glanced at Gaius, whose eyes were still glued to the view. "Actually, I have tons of flings before, but none of them make me feel comfortable."

"And what do you mean by that?"

"They're too easy," Reed replied. "Whether they're single or in a relationship already, most of my flings have this obvious lust in their eyes, as if they want to eat me whole and they think they can eat me. I know most of them are either only come for my money or my face."

"It's also the reason why I don't go in social gathering so much, because I'd usually charm the ladies and some gentlemen," Reed added more. 

[I mean, I also like you because of your big cock, handsome face, and lots of money!]

[Pupa: The epitome of shamelessness.]

Honestly, if Reed was a random man who claimed that they're handsome and charismatic enough to pull all the ladies into a social gathering, Gaius would laugh at him. 

But when Gaius glanced at Reed and took a good look at him, he understood that he had every right for that claim. 

Because not only blessed with handsome, rugged looks, Reed was also blessed with a big cock and a lot of money. He was basically a perfect bachelor. 

Gaius didn't realize that he had been staring at Reed for too long. Reed chuckled and asked, "Why did you stare at me like that?"

Gaius turned his head the other way, feeling embarrassed because he got caught staring at Reed. He had to admit that Reed was such a charming man. He couldn't help but get amazed. 

Though he didn't have any physical attraction at him, he just appreciated beauty. Yeah, he appreciated beauty right in front of him.

Reed chuckled and put his arm on Gaius' shoulder. He wrapped Gaius' shoulder and pulled him closer, so Gaius' head was resting on Reed's chest.

Gaius was startled and soon struggled to break free because he felt it was improper. 

But Reed tightened his clutch and said, "Just stay like this. I'm not planning to do anything. I just want to have someone to hug."

"You're the most comfortable for me to hug right now," he added.

They were in this position for a while, while Hermes was still busy running around and Artemis was sleeping peacefully. There was an ambiguous atmosphere between them, but Gaius didn't dare to assume things.

'This is because Reed is a lonely guy without a family. Of course, he'll want to be embraced warmly by his family,' Gaius cemented that idea in his mind, hoping it would calm his accelerating heartbeat.

But Reed had a different idea. He thought this was a lot more comfortable than just fucking around with those men and women who came to his door, offering their bodies to sleep with him. 

He preferred this warm embrace, like two lovebirds enjoying their time together without any intervention.

'It's so warm. Gaius gives me more warmth than any other men or women couldn't give.'

'Is it because he is my brother's wife? Maybe we have the same taste in men, that's why I never feel that Gaius is disgusting, and he is probably the only one….'

[Pupa: Ding! Reed Ville's Fatemeter increases to -40%.]

Reed pondered for a moment until he realized what he was thinking. He shook his head lightly and denied all those thoughts in his head. He didn't have any intention to keep Gaius for himself. 

All he wanted to do was just to ruin Clarke and Gaius, so he could take over the city, and he also wanted to see the pain in Clarke's eyes.

For Gaius… he didn't care much about him. After that, Gaius could die for him to care. Though, he would still take care of the kids. Hermes and Artemis were cute kids that needed to be protected. 

'Well, if he offered his body to me in exchange for shelter, then I wouldn't deny at all. He can be my personal prostitute, HAHAHAHA!' Reed laughed in his heart, thinking how fun it was for him and how degrading it was for Gaius and Clarke. 

**

Artemis woke up when she heard her big brother's excited laugh. She looked around and saw her Mom and Uncle Reed embraced each other not far from her. 

"Mama…"

Gaius heard his daughter and pushed Reed immediately. He walked towards his daughter and asked, "Artemis, you woke up, finally."

"Un…" Artemis nodded. She looked around and was confused. "Where are we, Mama?"

"Uh… we're in Uncle Reed's aquarium dome. It's really good, right?" Gaius carried his daughter, who was still half-asleep, and toured her around. "Look at that, that's Clownfishes! Don't you love Finding Nemo?"

"Un," Artemis watched the Clownfishes swimming around and then hiding inside the sea anemone. Artemis always loved cute fishes, compared to her big brother, who loved Manta-Ray and sharks. So she got absorbed watching the fishes instead. 

Reed watched how much of a happy family Clarke had, and this anger in his heart roused for no reason. 

He clenched his fist when he saw how Hermes walked towards his Mom and hugged Gaius' waist. Hermes then pointed at a Manta Ray and said how he wanted to have that in their home. 

"Mom, let's have that in the house!" Hermes said excitedly. 

"Ahahaha, of course, we can't have that big Manta-Ray. We live in an apartment. We don't have enough space," Gaius replied. 

"Eh, why don't we have this kind of aquarium…." Hermes asked. "Dad cannot afford it?"