Chapter 409 Mark's Abduction

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Mark was abducted before he could do anything else. Elayne's father and her brother quickly brought him to the grilling area, where the two men of the family were preparing the fire for the lamb they were going to roast.

Both of them were glaring at him with deadly eyes. Mark was feeling as if their glares pieced his entire body. He was definitely nervous. He had thought to just have a good time, but he never imagined he would get caught in between Elayne's family's father and brother's overprotective natures.

"So my daughter has been talking a bit about you." Elayne's father said. "She often send us messages that she had a good time with you, or that you're a nice boss and friend…" He said, while adding more firewood to the fire.

"Yeah, you seem to be able to do the bare minimum. At least we can say you're winning her over really quickly…" Harry said, sharpening a large knife.

"E-Elayne is a very hard working… employee. She's always doing her best." Mark said. "I am happy to have her as a friend… That's all."

"Is that really all, boy?" Elayne's father asked. He was actually smaller than Mark, who was towering the two of them, yet his glare was quite intimidating.

"Yes… What else could there be?" Sighed Mark.

Both father and son glanced at one another, squinting back at Mark.

"So you haven't touched big sis, right?" Harry asked.

"You're just good friends?" The father asked.

"Yes…" Mark nodded. "I… Well…"

"Just tell me things straight!" Elayne's father said. "Is she… Is my daughter… Is she…"

Elayne's father began to feel rather pained.

"Is she asking you out?!"

"Yeah, did you go in a date already?!"

Father and son freaked out.

"W-Well…!" Mark began stuttering. "Yes… She has asked me out a lot…"

"SHE?!"

Father and son were once more surprised.

Mark began to believe they were going to kill him right there and then bury his body in the forest outside.

"Yeah…" Mark sighed, accepting his fate.

However, instead of more yelling, father and son sighed.

"My man, and you're still believing you're just friends?!" Asked Harry.

"Did you fell off your mother's arms when you were little or something? Why are you this dumb?" Elayne's father protested.

"…What?" Mark felt surprised by their sudden reactions.

"My daughter is all over you and you haven't even invited her to a date?!" Father angrily said. "How come you're this dense!?"

"Well, big sis always has liked the dumb dense guys." Sighed Harry.

"Ah… Eh? I… I haven't thought about it. I don't want to be… like creepy or something." Mark said.

"Creepy?! What are you talking about?!"

"Are you stupid? You're stupid!"

Father and son were killing him not with a knife, but with words…

They simply couldn't believe their beloved Elayne was trying so hard with this guy yet he has not done the same for her yet…

"You really mean it? I've always wanted to be bolder but, I have not much experience in the field..." Sighed Mark.

"A virgin, huh?"

"Can tell, look at his baby face. Big sis always likes these kind of guys, sigh…"

Mark was once more murdered.

"You're hopeless, mun."

"If you keep it like this you two won't get anywhere! Just tell us how do you feel."

"Do you even like my daughter?! If you dare play with her heart I'm gonna rip yours apart!"

At this point father and son began to think Mark was just playing around with her…

"No, I… Please, help me ask her out then!" Mark suddenly got bolder. "I… I really want to make her happy, Elayne deserves the best things in the world, she deserves everything…! We've gone through a lot together… Every time I see her face when she gets sad, it hurts my heart so much… I want to make her life better, to make her as happy as I can."

Father and son smiled, nodding.

"Well said!" Elayne's father said. "I guess we can give you some tips, there's no person here that knows her better than the two of us."

"Big sis went through a lot after her husband passed away… I was really surprised when you showed up. It meant… she's trying to move on. She's no longer stuck in that time anymore." Sighed Harry. "Mark, please promise me you're not going to leave her alone, you've gotta be with Elayne so she can always rely on you! Big sis… has gone through a shit ton of stuff!"

"Yeah, you've gotta promise us that at least!" Her father said.

"I know…" Sighed Mark. "I will."

"Good!"

"Alright!"

The two quickly patted Mark's shoulders and then decided to help out.

"Alright, so…"

"And this and that…"

Mark never thought that Elayne's father and her little brother, who seemed so hostile, were actually willing to even help him on asking her out from all things.

Perhaps people was more than they seemed to be.

For Mark, who had gone through a rather cold and loveless childhood, he felt slightly relieved to know that Elayne had such a nice and warm family.

And that perhaps, these people might also become his family.

He no longer cared for them just because of Elayne, but slowly started to understand that he really wanted these people to recognize him as one of them…

And while the three men were getting the fire ready, the girls showed up. Mom, Elayne, and Mary, alongside Rita, who had joined them recently because she was busy dealing with Camilla and Tereza that didn't let go of her, brought the lamb already well seasoned and ready to be roasted.

"Hey guys, what's up?" Mary asked.

"Are you guys getting along already?" Mother said.

"Seems like you do!" Elayne smiled happily. "See? They're not that scary once you get closer to them!"

Mark felt slightly moved when he realized she was right.

"Yeah, I think they're pretty amazing people, they care a lot for you."

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