"Why do you think that?" Nick asked curiously.
"Intuition" Neil said softly.
"Aren't you thinking too much?" Nick was still optimistic.
"What if what I think is true?" Neil asked back, causing Nick to freeze a little and start thinking as the lover suspects.
"Who do you think would want to hurt me?" Nick asked curiously, wanting to know who Neil suspected.
"I don't know, but I need to know. If it really is what I think, I don't know what to do" said Neil in a serious tone. Nick was silent on that matter and didn't say anything else until Neil finished cleaning. Neil carried it out and put it on the table while Neil's mother prepared him the food.
"Hurry up and sit down, Neil. The water is already boiling" said Neil's mother to her son, who had just carried off his lover.
"Mom, you had to prepare everything yourself?" Nick said softly with regret.
"It's okay, it wasn't too much," Mom said with a smile, before putting the vegetables and fresh stuff into the sukiyaki pot. Neil constantly poured Nick's bowl.
"Neil eat some, I can eat myself' said Nick, seeing that Neil was just getting it for him and he rarely eats.
"Don't talk too much, let's eat so you grow up fast" Neil said with a smile. But his eyes didn't smile. Nick knows his lover is on to something. Nick uses chopsticks to hold the octopus in the pot and shove it into Neil's mouth. This caused Neil to stop for a moment and turn to look at Nick.
"I will feed you, eat," said Nick.
"No" Neil replied, making Nick frown.
"Why don't you eat? Feed yourself.," said Nick.
"You just took it from the pot and put it in my mouth. It's hot," Neil said back, reminding Nick.
"Oops...I forgot; can you blame me?" Nick blew the octopus to cool off before feeding Neil again. This time the tall figure ate without complaint, Neil, Nick, and the mother were sitting and eating together, while talking for a while. After they finished their meal, Neil offered to clean up, leaving his mother to rest. Nick was carried back to the bedroom.
"Take the medicine," said Neil, handing his lover the medicine and water. Nick accepted easily.
"Go to sleep first, I'll get my stuff first," said Neil.
"Come quick, I miss you," Nick said with a smile.
Neil shook his head at his lover's impudence, before leaving the room, holding the glass of water, Nick then slowly moved to lie down and waited for his lover to return. After a while, Nick fell asleep and regained consciousness, when he heard Neil talking on the phone in the living room.
"Hmm...check it out for me...I want to know ASAP.... Hmm...thanks a lot...that's all" Neil finished, before hanging up
"Who are you talking to?" Nick asked in a hushed tone, causing Neil to turn and look before going to sit on the bed next to his lover.
"Talking to a friend, he'll find out about the car's registration. So how are you, Shorty? Does the wound hurt, or does it hurt somewhere?" Neil asked about his lover's condition. Helping Nick to sit up.
"Hmm..., now it's starting to throb, it's starting to hurt, Neil," said Nick, the pain following the bruises as he fell,
"Tomorrow might be even more sore, wouldn't it be nice if you took some antibiotics?" said Neil, looking at the scar on his lover's leg. When he saw him, he felt resentment towards the person who made Nick's leg look like that.
"What's wrong?" Nick stuck a finger between Neil's furrowed brows.
"Nothing just insulting the guy who hurt you," Neil said. Nick leaned over to lean against his lover. Neil hugged Nick too.
"If you come up with something, please let me know. Don't deal with this alone," Nick said and Neil nodded.
"Hmm" Neil replied in his throat.
"Really...Neil, I think we should meet Paul tomorrow. Let's talk about the pictures" Nick said as he remembered.
"So how do I contact him? Or do you keep his number, little one," Neil asked in a hushed tone. Nick pinched his lover's arm.
"Stupid husband. He took the car to our garage to get it fixed, remember? He had to leave the number for us to call and talk about the car" Nick said with an irritated voice in his throat.
"Well...then call him tomorrow and ask him to come down to the garage" Neil said back.
"Hmm... it's good to come to our garage. In case there's something strange, we'll have the mechanics take care of it, ok?" Nick said with a smile, Neil chuckled lightly in his throat.
"Are you going to be brutal, wife? Go to sleep, I'll see my mother first. Then I'll
come back for you to hug" Neil said.
"What? I just woke up; do you want me to sleep again?" Nick grumbles, but not too seriously.
"Well go to sleep or you'll sleep alone" said Neil before jumping out of bed to go look at his mother. Nick lay back down before pressing the remote to watch TV as he continued to wait for his lover.
☀️The next morning...
"Mom, can you go by yourself? It's better if Neil takes you," Nick told Neil's mom the next morning, when Neil's mother wanted to go out to see an old friend in Pathum Thani, Neil was originally going to drive the car, but the mother refused as she knew her son was going to work in the garage, and she didn't want to get in the way.
"It's okay, I can get a cab," Mom said with a smile.
"So, do you remember the way? You haven't been back to Thailand for a long time" Neil asked worriedly.
"I'm not a child. Besides, I called and talked to my friend, you two don't have to worry about it" said mom again.
"Okay, if you want to come back anytime, give me a call. I'll be free to pick you up" Neil reminded his mother.
"I know...so are you taking Nick with you to the garage too, Neil?" asked the mother when she saw that Nick was already showered and dressed.
"Yeah, I can't leave him alone, he's clumsy and could get hurt more" Neil said with a laugh. Then he was punched softly in the shoulder by Nick
"Then take good care of your wife. Nick, don't be so stubborn with him, son," The mother turned to Nick and patted his head lightly.
"Yes," Nick replied with a smile, before the three of them left the room.
Neil doesn't carry Nick because he wouldn't let Neil carry him. The condominium guard had already called a taxi for Neil's mother, when the mother gets in the car, Neil then takes Nick to his car, making sure Nick sits up straight. Neil gets into the car and climbs into the driver's seat, then leaves the condo and heads for the garage.
"If you feel like you're going to have a fever, tell me, little one. I'll find you some medicine to take," said Neil, fearing that his lover would inflame his wounds and develop a fever.
"It's okay, I'm tough," said Nick with a smile. Upon reaching the garage, Neil hurriedly got out and helped Nick out of the car.
"Oh, Nick, what's wrong?" Bill walked in and asked in shock. This made the mechanic and other employees who saw the wound want to know too.
"A car out of control, it's fine, go to work," Nick said back, before Neil took him into his office and sat him down.
"Neil, tell P' Nut to bring Paul's data please " said Nick, then Neil left and told his chief secretary to bring Paul's data. After a while, Nut entered.
"Bring it to Nick, P' Nut," said Nick, and Nut walked over to Nick.
"If Nong Nick wants anything else, I'll get it for you" Nut said with concern, because he saw that Nick wasn't very good at walking alone.
"Thanks Nut, let's get to work" Nick said with a smile before Nut left.
"I'll call him, Neil," Nick said immediately, eager to hear the full story.
"Hmm but put the speaker on so I can hear it" Neil said back, smiling slightly, before picking up the store phone and dialing Paul's number, which he left to contact him about the car.
📱("Hello") Paul's voice rang out. Nick looked a little at his lover.
📱"Paul, it's Nick" said the small figure, leaving the other side a little quiet.
📱("What the.., do you think about me? You said I couldn't call you") Paul asked back, making Neil's eyebrows twitch, he immediately got up from his work chair and sat down next to his lover's side. Nick then used his other hand to calmly hold his boyfriend's arm.
📱"I have some business to talk to you about," said Nick.
📱("What's the matter? What's the matter with the car?") Paul asked suspiciously.
📱"No...well... I want you to come to the garage. Me and my boyfriend need to ask you something" said Nick, as Neil smiled. Honestly, Neil likes Nick mentioning him.
📱("Want me to go to the garage?") the other person asked back.
📱"Yes" Nick replied
📱("Well... in about an hour, I will. Let me clear things up for a moment') Paul said before Nick said goodbye and hung up.
"I thought it wasn't going to be that easy," Neil said when Nick hung up the phone.
"If he doesn't come, what are we going to do?" Nick asked.
"I'm just going to drag him by the neck" Neil immediately said back without a second thought.
.........
"Nong Nick, Mr. Paul came to see you" Nut entered the office to tell Nick. After nearly an hour.
"Let him in, Nut," Nick said back, and Neil immediately dropped what he was doing. Paul walked in and looked Neil and Nick back and forth.,
"Hello Neil" Paul greeted.
"Please have a seat" Neil didn't say anything back but invited the other party to sit down in such a short voice that Paul didn't say anything. Paul turned to look at Nick before raising an eyebrow.
"What happened Nick?" Paul immediately asked. Nick and Neil looked at each other blankly.
"I got hit by a car. But it's not a big deal," said Nick, before looking at Paul carefully.
"How did this happen?" Paul asked again.
"It's a long story," Nick says briefly, cutting the script because he wants to get into the pictures.
"So, you asked me to come see you. What's going on?" Paul asked again. Nick turned to his lover.
"Neil, show P' Paul" said Nick. Neil took out his phone, popped in the photo and handed it to Paul. The other person took it and looked at it in disbelief, before furrowing his brows
"Here's a picture of you and Nick. It seems like yesterday, right? you met at the mall" said Neil, making Neil look at Paul's face to capture the doubt.
"Yes, a picture of Paul and me. When we met in front of the men's room" Nick said back.
"So? Who took the picture?" Paul asked curiously.
"That's what I want to ask you. You're still flirting with my wife and then someone sent this photo to my phone. The purpose was clearly to get my wife and me to fall out," Neil said dryly.
"So, you think it's my doing?" Paul asked back.
"Is it?" Neil asked, suddenly stern.
"Neil, calm down" Nick scolded his lover but Neil stood there frustrated as he wanted to know more quickly.
"Nick, do you think I sent that photo?" Paul asked Nick.
"I don't believe so, that's why I called you over here. I know you wouldn't have thought of doing anything to get me to fight with my boyfriend " Nick said back, Paul breathed a sigh of relief.
"Nick, I can honestly say that I still love and miss you as much as ever." Paul said, causing Neil to interject. Nick grabbed Neil's arm first.
"But as I know it's just the past. I've accepted it, and that's fine, even though you have a husband, I just want to ask for brotherhood, I really want that," Paul said again.
"So, you're saying it's not your job, right?" Neil asked stubbornly.
"With the honor of a man, I really don't know that I accidentally saw Nick at the mall. I admit that at the time, I may have been a little picky with Nick, because I want Nick to answer me about my request to be with him like brothers" Paul said in a serious tone.
"And just like Nick said, I wouldn't have thought to take this picture to make you two fights," Paul said again.
"Who would do this then?!" Neil cursed in frustration. while walking thoughtfully
"If P' Paul confirms it, I believe it," Nick said back because he knew Paul's personality. He certainly wouldn't have thought of doing something like that.
"No matter how much I want Nick back, even if I cheat on my wife, I'm not bad enough.to ruin his happiness. Ruin Nick's new life" Paul said again. That made Nick feels a little better.
"Thanks," Nick said back, and Paul turned to look at Neil.
"I assure you this photo is definitely not mine," Paul confirmed again.
"Hmm" Neil replied in his throat. It is true that the person in front of him may be lying, but Neil's feelings were certain that Paul really didn't know. When this discussion is over, Paul talks a bit more about his car with Neil before walking away.
"Oh, my head hurts," Nick grumbled.
"Are you feeling good?" Neil immediately asked.
"No, my head hurts, I can't figure out who took this picture," said Nick, as he sat down on the couch. Neil sat back in his chair and couldn't help but wonder who it was.
📲Ring... Ring... Not long after, Neil's phone rang. Neil picked it up and looked it over, before hurriedly answering the call when he saw it was the number of his friend, whom he had asked to look up the license plate number.
📱"Hey, what did you find?" Neil asked as soon as he answered the phone. That made Nick looks curious as well.
📱"You already know, right? It's a motorcycle ride, where is... wait a minute" Neil said to the caller before picking up a pen to write something.
📱"You sent me a picture of him on the phone too, I'll be able to follow the right person... Hmm... Thanks a lot, you can bring your car to my garage, whatever you want, I'll do it for free" Neil said to his friend before hanging up.
"Hey Neil, do you know who you're looking for?" Nick immediately asked, curiously.
"Hmm." Neil replied, waiting for the photo his friend would send over the phone,
"So, what are you going to do next?" Nick asked.
"Let's talk about it," Neil said before getting up to open the glass side door.
"Bill...come to my office now, quick!" Neil yelled into the garage. Before Neil's subordinates immediately went to Neil's office
"What did I do wrong?" Bill asked, scared, because he heard Neil screaming loudly.
"Nothing, but I have a job for you to do," Neil said. Bill looked puzzled at Neil.
"What are you up to?" Bill asked,
"You're going to bring me the guy who hurt Nick," Neil said.
"Who? Why do I have to bring it?" asked Bill again, and Neil told him about the incident.
"Nick, have you scolded your mom and dad before?" Bill asked, before Nick looked over.
"I'm going to scold you, Bill. You're so stubborn" said Nick and Bill laughed.
"I'm kidding. Well, I don't want you to get stressed out," Bill said.
"So how are we going to get him? Knock him over the head and kidnap him?" Bill asked again.
"It's sitting right in the middle you see that guy"' Neil took Bill to look at the pilot who had injured Nick. In addition to looking at the license plate, they saw that they matched.
"Ah, I see, brother, an addict" said Bill when he saw the pilot's condition.
"Um... you don't have to do much. Just go down and hire him to drive you to the garage. Tell him you'll pay him whatever he wants because you're in a hurry and I'll wait for him at the garage" Neil said, not requiring much effort.
"Yes sir" replied Bill,
"Hmm...when you arrive, let him come in and get the money from my office" Neil said again, and Bill nodded before Neil drove away and let Bill out of the car. Neil immediately went back to the garage to wait.
"Brothers, take me to the garage... please brother" Bill walked over to speak to the man who was the target.
"Is it too far, brother?" said the other.
"Anything you want I agree to pay. I must go back to work in the afternoon, otherwise my boss will kill me," said Bill.
"Okay, get in the car" replied the other along with the car used to hurt Nick. Bill immediately texted Neil.
"It's done, sir, I'm going...
.........
"Here we are, it's 300 baht" said the young driver as he drove the car to take Bill at the garage. Bill got out of the car while looking for his wallet.
"Brother, come get some money from the garage with me. I don't have enough in my wallet, if I go in I can't get out, I don't want to be scolded by my boss" said Bill. The other party had to park the car in front of the garage. Then head into the workshop. Many technicians turned to look with sharp eyes, but no one thought to ask.
"Come in, you can come in" Bill took him to the glass door before opening it. The man entered, but without thinking too much, because he had seen a large garage with many employees. When the other party enters, Bill immediately walks to the party's door. The young man is stunned when he sees two people sitting on the couch and one of them was someone he knew.
"Where's the money, brat? I must hurry back to work" The other person quickly turned to ask Bill.
"Where are you going in such a hurry?" Neil said in a clipped tone. Rising to stand in front of the young man. The deceived young man didn't dare look Nick in the eye.
"Then I won't accept it, I'm leaving" The young man was about to leave Neil's office, but he had to take a step back when two of Neil's subordinates walked in with calm expressions, holding a large screwdriver in their hand.
"What's going on here... what are you going to do?" asked the other, trembling in shock, rather frightened.
Neil placed a heavy hand on the young man's shoulder, with Nick sitting still looking on.
"Nothing. Don't be afraid. I just have a few things I wanted to ask you" Neil said.
"What?" asked the other with a small peek.
"Do you remember me?" Nick asked softly. The man immediately shook his
head.
"I don't remember you," replied the other immediately, his eyes averted fearfully.
"You don't remember the guy you ran over?" Neil yelled, causing the other party to startle, jumping back, and bumping into Bill standing in his path.
"Neil, don't make any noise ... he won't remember, it doesn't look weird at all because he
didn't park the car to see me or turn around and look at me" said Nick, noticing that the other party's mouth was visibly trembling. This lets Nick know that he doesn't need to put too much pressure on the situation, just talk.
"I have no doubts. How do I know you're the one who hurt my wife? Because the registration number I have is your car parked in front of my driveway right now, so I had a call made yesterday, pretty sure you were the one who walked in that car" Neil said firmly.
"Ah, I was wrong, I didn't want to... well... well... someone hired me to drive and attack you" said the young man with a shaky voice.