Chapter 144 - Beads

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Cyrus felt like some unknown energy was following. So, he hid the traces of their auras and energies from that energy. He had a gut feeling that their primary aim was Esther and Reggie. But why? 

"Dad… Let's go there! There is a jellyfish!" Reggie said as he woke Cyrus from his thoughts. 

"Sure, Let's go." He said as he took them there. But he couldn't get rid of the feeling that something was behind them! It's like something was stabbing him with a sharp-edged sword and provoking him whether he got the guts to retaliate. If not for the public, Esther and Reggie's presence, he would have faced it and made it disappear without a trace. But he was not in the right position or situation. He could only avoid it for now. But to whom that energy connected? He wanted to know it badly but unfortunately, they were in a crowded place and he couldn't use his power. Cyrus tried his best to hide their auras and powers, but the harder he tried to hide, the harder the energy was attacking. He gritted his teeth as he shielded the two people with him as their shield. Esther couldn't understand why he became so protective suddenly. But thinking of the earlier situation, she realized he got scared because of that. 

After nearly two hours… 

"Reggie! Enough! We already got past lunchtime! Don't forget you have to take meds!" Cyrus warned. 

"Okay, dad… But I need to go to the washroom," Reggie said. 

"Fine, I will take you there," he said. 

With that, he guided Reggie to the washroom. Noticing that there was no one, he checked if that energy was targeting Reggie or not, and sure enough, they were targeting the kid. And he knew this kind of energy was used to manipulate the things in their mind and would make them work like slaves for their orders. Since Reggie was a kid, it's easy to control his mind. 

His eyes darkened at the thought, but he could do nothing. Suddenly the three white beads chain which had disappeared into his body two hundred years ago appeared on his chest. "Give the bead to your son and that woman. They will be fine," a voice resounded in his mind. He felt the voice belonged to Raudra Muki a lot, but before he could say something "Dad! I am done!" Reggie's voice rang behind him. 

"Let's go," he said. 

Now Cyrus's immediate task was to give those beads. He just can't say, 'I found dark energy was following us, targeting us. So, I am giving this bead to you both to protect yourself.'

He had to hide it well and don't let them get to know that he had added a bead to it. These were the beads formed from the tears of Raudra Muki. They are pure beads, they will suck the dark energy inside them and protect the people from getting hurt from the dark energy. Well, he has to prepare a gift and have to say that it's something for the mother and son pair.

"Are you guys hungry?" Cyrus asked. 

They both nodded while looking at him. 

"Let's go out and have food in a restaurant," Cyrus said, taking them out of the aquarium. He created a protective shield around them and went to get the car back. 

[Not good!] Cyrus thought. 

[Will this bring any harm to them? This guy was 'him'. Are my doubts real? So… Arthur was connected to him? Then it would be not wondering if he tortures Esther. Is history repeating? Will I lose the child and my woman again?] thoughts continued to spiral down in his brain. He reached the car dazedly. He closed his eyes and opened them after a couple of minutes. This time, his eyes didn't hold any uncertainty but clarity. No matter what, he will protect both of them. 

Cyrus doesn't know whether he was dreaming or real. Reggie's eyes were turning into his eye's color. He felt like Reggie was his real son but there was some nagging feeling saying that Reggie doesn't belong to him but someone else. 

Cyrus took out a chain which was made of beads that were created by her tears. He pulled the and ripped the thread and took out two beads while he kept the remaining one with him. He pulled out two platinum chains and made the beads stick to the chains with his powers. And then kept them in the locker. After that, he took the car out and reached the spot where Esther and Reggie were waiting for him. 

Both mother and son climbed the car and settled inside. Cyrus could see that the unknown energy turned like a ghost and started following Reggie to find the chance to enter his mind's space. Cyrus gritted his teeth. He wanted to say that this was done by 'him' but he couldn't. 

"I forgot. That I bought a mother and son pair of chains for you both. Do you want them?" Cyrus asked as he took out the chains and showed them. 

"Mom~ Let's wear it," the little guy asked with his puppy eyes. 

Esther looked at her naïve son with pitiful eyes. 

[Does this guy even have the heart to buy those things? Am I dreaming, or was he dreaming? Why was he saying lies like this? But still… buying the things for both of us was quite shocking. Poor Reggie thought Cyrus was concerned about us and bought that thing. Did he have any scheme behind this? It would shock me to death if he had no scheme behind this. This guy was a completely calculating person!] Esther thought and her thoughts were endless. 

"Mom! This is so beautiful!" Reggie's scream brought her out of her thoughts. 

"Baby… Do we need to wear this?" Esther asked. 

"Yes," Reggie said, as he bobbed his head up and down. 

"Please…" he pleaded. 

"Fine!" she said as she gave in to her cute son. 

She wore the chain around her neck while she helped Reggie wear the chain around his neck. They didn't notice the pure bead on the chain. Soon, in a couple of seconds, their beads diffused into their bodies. It annihilated the dark energy which was traveling with them. If he could, he wanted to trace it back away but didn't realize it would be destroyed just like that. 

He smiled when he saw both mother and son were looking at the chains given by him. They are beautiful indeed. He made them with his magic. They will protect them in his absence. 

"What do you guys want to eat?" Cyrus asked as he continued to drive. 

"Seafood!" Esther said almost immediately. 

Cyrus smiled at her enthusiasm. She still didn't let go of that situation. That damned fish….. it caught the ire of Esther.

"Reggie, what about you?" he asked. 

"Whatever mommy wants to eat Reggie will eat!" Reggie said, making Esther smile. 

Reggie felt scared when he saw his mother earlier as she confronted the shark. He felt she might break the wall and strangle the shark to its death if the shark hadn't died on its own. This was the first time Reggie saw his mom angry like a goddess of death. Her red, vampire-like eyes scared him. If not for Cyrus' words and the shark's death, he couldn't even imagine the things that would happen after that minute. He could only thank Cyrus for what he said at that second. Despite that, for some time, he got scared to reach her. Reggie felt even Arthur wasn't that scary. 

'Reggie, mom was angry because that shark was targeting you,' said the cute little Angel Reggie appeared on the side of his right shoulder. 

'Yes, if the shark attacked that old man, Cyrus. Mom wouldn't have been angry, she would have walked away taking you away,' the devil Reggie said as he appeared on his left shoulder with his red horns and long red cloak. 

[True, the devil is right. Mom was so angry because Reggie almost attacked. 

Mom is an angel~

Reggie is mom's angel~

Mom protects Reggie~ 

Mom loves Reggie~ 

Mom doesn't protect daddy~ 

Mom doesn't love daddy~] Reggie continued to sing the same lines in his head as he self-satisfied himself with his thoughts while he enjoyed the poor state of his father. He forgot his father could hear his thoughts even if he remembers them he won't care, anyway. 

Cyrus, who was driving a car, felt his scalp go numb from the anger after listening to Reggie's thoughts. This brat needs a serious beating. Once they get home, he needs to teach a lesson to this brat. 

One cannot blame Cyrus for being angry with Reggie. Because he was the one who killed the shark. And he was the one who gave the protective beads to Esther and Reggie. He protected the both of them till they wore the necklaces and kicked that dark energy out of the car. But in the end, all he got was Reggie's disdain and his show-off. Dammit! 

How could he bear it? 

This brat would always find a small hole to scold him! He needs to educate this guy 'hard'. The best way was to increase his homework and not let him meet his mother for a week. Only this can serve this brat right. 

Yes! 

That's fixed. 

Reggie, who was lamenting his father's misfortune, suddenly felt a cold. He wondered why the car was too cold. He shivered unconsciously, not knowing that a gigantic trap was waiting for him laid by his father. 

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Author's Notes: 

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