Chapter 490 For Your Trauma, Allow Me To Prescribe “Vainium”, Made From 100% Vanity

Zayn had chosen Gordon’s help over Mr. Hyde’s for a very simple reason—he distrusted the man’s neutrality. It was hard to believe he would do things for Zayn’s favor when the former was, himself, a member of Sicut In Caelo. It would not be surprising if the man let Vulcan go because of this connection, and as someone who was exacting as he was meticulous, Zayn would definitely not allow room for errors. He would, however, allow a degree of leeway to poor Skye Carter, whose sanity seemed just a bit too close to snapping. In a moment of pity, he let her go. Now that he tied every loose knot, Zayn could finally give himself a breather. His battle with Vulcan had exhausted too much of his strength and energy that he was starting to feel the creeping signs of fatigue. He turned, locking his eyes with Faye and her family’s distant—and almost fearful—gaze and feeling a pang of unhappiness from the way they looked at him. “Since your house’s a bit of a mess right now, why don’t you come and live with me at Barrow Cove for the moment?” Zayn offered after approaching them with a smile. “I have quite a lot of vacant rooms to spare, you know.” Ruby had been afraid of him until he said those magic words. It was as though her eyes were glowing with two unusually strong glints right away. “Oh yes, brilliant idea! Can we move in there right away?” she blurted out. Waine was palpably excited, too. They were about to live in a villa worth more than six million dollars! It was the sort of thing that put one’s status on full display! Faye thought differently. She quickly shut her mother up, shot her a loaded look, and took a deep breath before answering, “That won’t be necessary. We have the means to rent a house or an apartment somewhere for the time being. We don’t wanna bother you.” “It’s no bother. I mean, at least my life wouldn’t be as boring with you guys around. Besides, the only reason why the three of you got involved in this mess is because of me, so please, let me make it up to you. Don’t deny me that chance, alright?” He gazed deeply into her eyes. Strangely, since their divorce, it felt as though the air around the ex-couple had only started to become more and more… intriguing. His reasoning was like an irresistible lure for the beast of vanity inside of Ruby. In fact, her mind had lost much of the fear Zayn had caused her before taking off into imagining the admiration and glory of being a resident in Barrow Cove. If word of her new residence got out—well, everyone would be so in awe! Compelled by her vanity, Ruby jostled Faye and leveled her with a very suggestive look. “Oh please, Fifi, you gotta admit that Zayn’s right. Judging from these ruins, we can’t live in this house for a long time, wouldn’t you agree? We’ll need to account for the extra time needed to renovate it, too! Besides, it’s getting late now. You won’t find any room to rent at this hour! So, I think it’s best if we move into Zayn’s place for the time being. I mean, we and him are family! Now that Zayn’s doing so hot, is it really so bad to, well, show off a bit about how cool one of our family members has become?” Even after she finished her closing statement, Ruby made sure she nudged Waine just the right way as a signal for her husband to support her cause. “Y-Yes, your mother’s spot on. Let’s just stay at Zayn’s place for now. That’s what families do, right?” Faye bit her lips lightly, hesitating, before relenting in a soft voice, “Okay, fine. Sorry for the trouble.” Zayn was enlivened. He waved his hands, dismissing her guilt, and replied, “No, it’s no trouble at all!” Just like that, Faye and her family packed up their essentials and other belongings right there and then departed to Zayn’s house. En route, both Ruby and Waine’s fear toward Zayn had evaporated completely as soon as they realized the young man was still the same one they had known from before. Despite his fattening pocket, Zayn remained respectful and humble toward them. It was the sort of discovery that made them sigh in relief. A plan to make their daughter remarry Zayn wasted no time in occupying their minds, especially since it was the best way to bind a promising young man to their lives as securely as possible. Faye, meanwhile, was bottling up so many questions, they were fit for an interrogation. She kept lifting her head up every once in a while to eye the man furtively. Once the family reached Barrow Cove, Ruby was beyond ecstatic. It was as though all the trauma she experienced back there had been deleted from her mind. She started taking pictures in an excited whirlwind and distributing them all to her friends over social media with the caption: ‘Will be staying at the classiest villa Barrow Cove can offer. Wonder what it feels to live in a luxury home worth seven million.’ Unsurprisingly, the story caused quite a ruckus amongst her friends. Many left their likes and comments, and a sizable number of them even messaged her directly and asked if she was being serious.