Rebirth of Billionaire's Wife - Chapter 27

Chapter 27: Punishment

“Can you shut that greedy mouth of yours? Your son already considers Eveline his sister. There is no way they are missing any chance,” Richard corrected, glaring at Marcus, who was biting his lip to keep from laughing.

It looks like Marcus is attempting to pull Richard’s leg. Did you forget that he had already bestowed his blessings upon the children?” Belle said, nudging her irate spouse.

Eveline had always been loved by both Marcus and Richard. She was the only girl born among the boys and instantly managed to capture everyone’s heart.

“Marcus, how about you plan another baby? Your tools must still be in good operating order.” Jonathan proposed making Marcus blush with shame.

“Don’t ever talk about having another baby in front of my wife. She is going to undoubtedly disown me from her husband’s title.” Marcus warned.

“Sigh, how I wish Nancy was here with us. When is she coming back, by the way?” Belle switched the topic as she suddenly missed her friend.

“Day after tomorrow. All I can hope is that her mom is doing well.” Marcus prayed in silence, and the others nodded in agreement.

“Well, let us return to our stopping point,” Richard remarked, then glanced at Jonathan and inquired,

“What are your thoughts on revealing the alliance to the kids beforehand? We still need to discuss it with Gabriel,” he inquired.

Despite knowing that his daughter would be content with Winston’s, Jonathan continued to think about Eveline’s feelings.

“I will discuss it with Eveline; ultimately, it is her choice,” Jonathan said, casting a thoughtful glance at Richard and Belle.

Jonathan had never forced his daughter into anything. She was the free bird he desired to see soar high above all limitations.

Even though he was a little bit skeptical that she actually liked Gabriel, he still wanted to give her some time to learn the difference between genuine love and infatuation.

Richard and Belle concurred with Jonathan, and they talked about various topics throughout the evening.

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[Study Room]

Stefan clapped his hand, grabbing everyone’s attention and dictating the rules, saying, “Okay, now everyone settles down.”

Daniel did nothing more than roll his eyes at Stefan’s excitement for the game.

“As the game suggests, I will rotate the bottle, and when it stops pointing at someone, that person will pick up the chits that have our names on them. Whoever’s name appears on the chits is the one who asked the other to pick between truth and dare; if that person refused to finish the task, he would face consequences.”

As Stefan’s words were accepted by everyone nodding, Gabriel questioned, “What if we refuse to accept the punishment?”

Everyone darted their lazy gaze at Gabriel and watched him shrug.

“That is not going to happen,” Stefan responded, cutting off Gabriel’s ridiculous question, and they quickly got into the game.

Eveline purposely chose between Daniel and Stefan as she wanted to avoid getting in contact with Gabriel, but the latter had something else on his mind.

Gabriel sat across from Eveline and kept his eyes focused on her, noting every little movement in her facial muscles. With her perpetual frown that played like a television commercial, she gave off the impression that she was a little doubtful of something.

Daniel spun first, while everyone else watched the bottle with curiosity and prayed that it would not stop at them.

“ARGH!” Stefan slammed his hand in defeat as the head of the bottle pointed at him.

“This is where the real game begins,” exuberant Daniel exclaimed, hoping that he would be the one to question Stefan.

Stefan glared at Daniel, and Eveline shook her hands off the chits before setting them down.

With a playful smile on her face, she said, “Here you go, brother Stefan.”

Stefan was taken aback to see that Eveline, too, was eager for his turn and carefully selected a chit.

Stefan turned to face Daniel and Eveline, who seemed to be the only ones eager to punish him; nevertheless, Gabriel’s name was written inside the chit.

“HAHA, sweethearts, better luck next time; Gabriel will be the one to punish me.” Stefan was overjoyed to see that the chit did not have Daniels or Eveline’s names on it.

Both Daniel and Eveline pouted at their defeat before they all turned their eyes at Gabriel.

Confident that Gabriel wouldn’t give him a hard time Stefan straightened himself and looked at his friend, who had his eyes already fixed on him.

“Truth or Dare?” Gabriel asked.

Leaning behind lazily, Stefan laughed and remarked, “I will take the dare since you already know the whole truth about me.”

Stefan was a blabbermouth who rarely withheld anything from them, especially from Gabriel, who had complete and unbiased knowledge of him.

Daniel, on the other hand, was too young to be privy to Stefan’s little secrets. In contrast, Eveline thought Stefan was a clean person who did not really have many secrets, and even if he did, she knew most of them.

“How about I dare you to tell Uncle Marcus about your latest fling whom you asked to complete your assignments?” Gabriel said, his lips curling up at the corner.

“You are aware of his curiosity about his beloved son’s life.”

Both Eveline and Daniel were left astounded.

Stefan’s face, on the other hand, paled hearing the dare Gabriel gave him and all the confidence he had flew out of the window within a few seconds.

“Are you out of your mind? Dad is going to kill me for that,” Stefan angrily snapped, shaking his head.

Despite being a very understanding father, Marcus would not put up with his son acting like a playboy and flirting with girls in order to complete his tasks.

“Then how about a punishment?” Daniel stated only to get a glare in return.

“You little mice, don’t you think you are smiling too much? Stefan snatched Daniel’s smile and said, “Just wait for you to turn and hope that I am not punishing you.”

Daniel gulped before looking at Gabriel.

“What punishment are you going to give him, brother?” When Daniel realized Stefan was not being funny and that his words actually carried some threat, all of his humor vanished.

Giving Stefan a meaningful stare Gabriel said, “Your punishment is that you get the assignment done by yourself”

Stefan gaped suddenly remembering someone.

“But tomorrow is the day of submission. How will I complete it now?! No, no change the punishment ” he refuted right away.