******Glenn’s delivery was so calm and so utterly unaffected that it left everyone momentarily unprepared for how to react.For a heartbeat, nothing moved. Then suddenly… every single jaw dropped again, nearly in unison this time.Every person in the restaurant stared in utter bewilderment at him, their minds scrambling for logic that didn’t exist.The same man who had casually insulted Red minutes ago had been addressed as little brother and embraced. They had accepted it.But now… the same little brother was furious for being called little brother.For a few long seconds, nobody in the restaurant even breathed. Then…“What did you just say?!”An abrupt, low growl sliced through the silence like a blade, causing everyone to jump, their heads snapping toward the source… Red.Right now, her expression had shifted from that earlier tender joy into something dangerously cold… her eyes narrowed and burning with barely-contained fury.In the following moment, the temperature in

******Glenn’s mind couldn’t help but wander briefly back to their childhood… those early, chaotic days when Red ruled his life with her self-declared “elder sister privilege.”She had never missed a chance to boss him around, piling her chores on him with that imperious tone that made refusal feel pointless.Glenn could still picture her leaning on a broom with her arms crossed, ordering him to scrub the floor again because “you missed a spot, little brother.”Yet, for all her tyranny, Red had always been the first to spring to his defense.The very same sister who had always bullied him into cleaning her messes would turn into a raging beast the moment anyone so much as teased him.It didn’t matter if it was just a harmless joke… as long as anyone dared to laugh at Glenn, Red would take it as an act of war.And she never fought halfway.He could still remember the countless occasions where she had stormed into a fight over the smallest slight, leaving her opponents battered,

******Completely oblivious of the buzz and commotion their departure had stirred up in the restaurant, Glenn and Red currently sat across from each other inside a quiet office, the faint hum of the fan being the only sound breaking the silence.At this moment, Red, who was seated behind the desk, looked utterly lost in thought.Her brows were drawn tightly together, her lips pressed into a firm line, and her gaze fixed somewhere in the void as if she were weighing the fate of the world… or at least the next big restaurant decision.The intensity of her focus made her seem like a boss deciding whether to open another branch and calculating if it would be worth the risk.The only problem was… she looked far too adorable while doing it.Her head was tilted slightly to one side, her lips twitching now and then as if arguing silently with herself.It was almost comical to the extent that anyone watching might’ve felt the irresistible urge to reach across and ruffle her hair.Glenn

******“What you’re telling me is… you weren’t bullied these past five years?”Red’s tone carried a strange mix of relief and disbelief, and Glenn, catching it, immediately put on his most unbothered face.“I already made sure anyone who tried it learned not to,” he replied casually, confidence laced in every word. “People tend to lose interest in bullying others after suffering a few broken teeth.”Red studied him quietly, her sharp gaze probing for cracks in his composure.He met her stare without flinching, wearing that same calm, faintly amused expression that always irritated people who wanted him to take things seriously.Finally, she exhaled and nodded her head, leaning back in her seat. “That’s good,” she said softly, the tension in her features dissolving.And with this, her usual indifferent expression slipped back into place, appearing as if she had realized she had almost cared too openly.Then, just like that, her voice shifted, returning to being lighter and almo

****** “I… you… what are you talking about?” Red stammered, her voice breaking as the faint flush on her cheeks deepened. For once, the fearless and sharp-tongued woman looked completely thrown off… like someone had yanked the rug right out from under her. Glenn blinked. And then his eyes lit up, a spark of pure mischief flashing within them. He tried to fight it, he really did… but the effort merely lasted all of three seconds. “Hahahaha!” A sudden burst of laughter burst out of him uncontrollably, rolling from his chest in waves. Before he even knew it, he had already doubled over, clutching his stomach as his laughter grew louder and louder until it filled the air. “So… so cute! Hahaha!” He completely lost it, and just like that, the calm and detached Glenn, who barely cracked a smile on a good day, was now laughing until tears streamed down his cheeks. If anyone who knew him had walked in at that moment, they would’ve sworn it was an imposter. Master G