Extra And MC

59  Chapter 55 - Lakeside

"Beautiful isn't it?" Flynn asked.

"It really is…" Ivelia responded, her eyes still fixated on the serene lake which was reflecting the luminescent moon on its tranquil watery surface.

She then turned her head to look at Flynn who was still gazing at the lake as he spoke.

"I thought mornings were the best time to enjoy the atmosphere here but…" he stopped mid-sentence with a pause, after which he then continued with a small nod.

"Yeah… It's just as beautiful at night, if not more…" Flynn concluded.

The silvery green-haired youth then sat down on the grass, just a few inches away from Ivelia while asking.

"You're worried about tomorrow, aren't you?" he asked calmly.

"Hmmm… It's not really tomorrow I'm worried about…" Ivelia began.

"Well, I mean, I am pretty worried about tomorrow too but more than that, I'm worried about what the outcome of tomorrow will bring…" she continued.

"Ivar and I may have wanted to complete our Dad's life's work but now that we have, I realize just how great of an achievement it is, and just how much of a precarious position it might also put us all in" the orange-haired lady continued speaking calmly, her words carrying a weight of maturity to it.

"There's a lot of challenges that I know will definitely come our way, especially once our identities are also revealed to the world but what really makes me worried is if I… no… If we'll be able to overcome it" Ivelia concluded, her thoughts seemingly already thinking so far ahead into the future.

Flynn who was beside her could see just how much she felt weighed on not just her and her brother, but also how it would most definitely affect their family too.

"Honestly Ivelia… there's not really much to think about or be so worried about when you really consider it…" Flynn calmly commented after a moment of brief silence had passed between them.

Ivelia looked at him as if she was trying to understand what he was trying to put across to her but luckily for her, she didn't need to try too hard because Flynn followed up immediately after.

"When that time comes, we'll deal with it. There's really no use worrying about a future that's yet to happen. In fact, worrying too much would be even more detrimental than beneficial…" Flynn explained, after which he then added.

"So, don't worry too much about it Ivelia" he concluded with a gentle smile, the cool night breeze blowing past both of them as soon as he completed his statement.

Ivelia who had watched while he was explaining and trying to make her heart feel lighter, pulled her knees slightly towards her chest and placed her head on it sideways while staring at Flynn.

"I so much love your confidence Flynn Belmont" she said with a warm smile while still watching Flynn, the bangs of her short orange-hair slightly covering her eyes and yet, it did nothing to hide the genuineness in them as she uttered those words.

"And I very much love your resilience Ivelia Steelblade" Flynn responded with a similar look mirroring Ivelia's as she stared at him.

A brief yet comfortable silence passed between both of them but after a while, Ivelia suddenly spoke up.

"You have that glint in your eyes again Flynn… You were planning to tease me just now, weren't you?" Ivelia asked with an amused smile.

"Busted huh… I need to up my game then" Flynn responded without even denying the authenticity of her words but almost immediately, he asked with a similar amused smile of his own.

"Wait… were you expecting me to actually tease you again?" he asked with interest, one of his eyebrows arched upwards.

"Maybe…" Ivelia responded with a coquettish smile.

"So you actually do enjoy it when I tease you???" Flynn inquired curiously again, his eyes lighting up with a lot of interest.

"Maybe…" Ivelia replied once again with an even more playful smile.

"So, I know I'm interrupting a moment here but you'll just have to forgive me" Aiden suddenly popped up and declared out of nowhere.

"And before you ask, no, I definitely and totally wasn't spying on you guys" he continued without a pause.

"I will however like to inform you two that I've been here for about a few minutes though" Aiden seemingly continued explaining.

"And I sat on that tree with my trusty popcorn" Aiden gestured while pointing to a nearby tall tree with a particularly thick, wide branch.

"I have to say though you two, you make the most popular soap operas seem like third-rate productions" he concluded while nodding his head with a satisfied smile, a few of his fingers placed on his chin.

"So… you were definitely spying on us?" Flynn asked with a look that just seemed to imply that he had given up on his brother's antics.

"You really are shameless huh Aiden" Ivelia asked while shaking her head in resignation with a smile.

"Hey! Flynn, you're definitely rubbing off on her and I don't like it one bit" Aiden declared with crossed arms across his chest, his face showing a slight expression of disappointment.

"Yeah, I think I'm rubbing off on her in a good way" Flynn responded to his brother's remark with a slight shrug of his shoulders, the edges of his lip curling into a proud smile.

Aiden at this point just dropped the disappointed act he was trying to pull off and just smiled while putting his arms up in the air, as if to signal his surrender to Flynn and Ivelia's remark.

After Flynn and Ivelia shared a slight chuckle within themselves due to Aiden's antics, the emerald-eyed youth just decided to tell them the actual reason he had come here to find them.

As he was about to explain, all three of them heard the rustling of bushes and almost immediately, Ivar popped out while complaining.

"Man the night distorts your view! How'd I land in those bushes anyway?!"

"Oh hey guys!" he said almost immediately upon getting out of the bushes and seeing all three youths.

"Well I had a feeling you'd all be here when I noticed that none of you were in the mansion…" Ivar added.

"Perfect timing Ivar!" Aiden suddenly said while clapping his palms together.

"Hmmm?" Ivar voiced with a slight tilt of his head.

"So, regarding tomorrow's negotiations with the potion-making company Dad has contacted, he wanted to ask if both of you would also like to accompany him" Aiden began while gesturing with pointed fingers to both Ivelia and Ivar.

"I already informed him that Flynn and I would definitely be willing to come along but I'd definitely understand if you guys wanted to lay low-key… for now at least" he concluded with a thoughtful expression on his face but almost immediately, Ivar responded.

"We would most definitely like to come along too!"

"I understand that it would make it way easier for the media to find out that we were the ones who created the potion but sooner or later, that's bound to happen anyway so there's really no way around it" Ivar continued.

"However, we'd like to see the culmination of the fruits of our dad's effort, and maybe not just even that, but also the fruits of our own efforts being recognized. Isn't that right sis?" Ivar concluded resolutely.

"Yes Ivar" she replied to her brother with a slight nod while rising up from the grassy floor along with Flynn and dusting off the dirt on her clothes.

"Well, that's settled then" Aiden responded with a smile.

"Let's go inform Dad about it" he added while turning around, indicating that he was about to head back into the mansion.

Flynn, Ivelia and Ivar also began to follow him too, all of their thoughts seemingly and completely occupied with how tomorrow's negotiations were going to turn out.

They had all heard from Leopold over the past week that most of the big and well-known companies had rejected his offer, seemingly because they had thought of his claim as unbelievable.

Leopold however on the other hand, had correctly guessed that most of them were probably in cahoots with some of The Tower's executives and were probably making immense profits from being the only suppliers of the 95% efficacy potions.

As a result, even if his claims had been true, they most likely would still have had it rejected.

That was why Leopold had decided to contact smaller but promising upcoming companies who would not mind taking a few risky moves.

The potion-making company that had decided to respond to his summon however, was a potion company that went by the name of 'Realm-Lore Elixirs'.

The moment Flynn and Aiden had heard this name, they had been quite surprised to say the least.

Almost immediately after hearing this information too, Flynn had moved over to the library, much to Aiden's interest who had followed him.

Aiden had then watched on as his brother began writing a note to give who he assumed was probably the second-in-command by now at the company, detailing a few instructions here and there about something that would most definitely be of benefit to both the company itself and their family.

After seeing the contents of the note, the black-haired youth had just looked over at his brother, and a single sentence had gone through his mind.

'Damn you're scary Flynn!'

The reason why Flynn had immediately begun to write that note the moment he heard that the name of the company was 'Realm-Lore Elixirs', was because their company would eventually go on to be one of the biggest potion-making company with so many branches all around the rest of the world.

However, right now, due to their absolutely incapable CEO, they were still struggling to place a strong foot into the potion-making world that was completely oversaturated.

That problem however, was also going to be resolved in just a matter of days.