Reborn in the Enemy's Embrace



Zion frowned at Sarah and said, ’You’re the one who’s neither demon nor angel here."

She laughed while looking at him. "How naive of you. It’s always the slow-witted ones like you who won’t be swerved. I had always believed that my daughter was just someone ordinary, but it seems like she has a better taste in men compared to me."

Zion’s expression darkened. ’Don’t bring her in. She’s different from you."

He defended Violette steadfastly, believing that she had no choice and was forced to do what she did.

"What an idiot," Sarah cursed. She then leaned back against her chair and closed her eyes. "You have a maximum of 48 hours before you have to release me for lack of evidence. There should be less than an hour left now, right?"

It was about time for her to leave soon.

"Don’t get too cocky. You reap what you sow," Zion said.

He had always believed that there would be consequences to each action. However, the wealthy and those at the top never seemed to believe in such consequences.

"You can’t go on this mission, Eason! It’s too dangerous. You have to be in command!"

Eason was in command and wasn’t supposed to participate in the new mission, but he insisted on changing the plan at the last minute.

Zion said, ’Have you been deluded by that witch? Her words were meant to provoke you! There’s a possibility that she’s luring you over in order to eliminate you."

He believed that there was more to that matter. He had a feeling that something would happen to Eason.

"I want to find out," Eason whispered.

Whether he believed it or not, he wanted to find out. He wanted to know if Simeon really wanted him dead. "You..." Zion stared at Eason. He sighed after a while and said, "Alright, just go. Take care."

With Eason’s personality, he couldn’t be stopped even if Zion tried.

He wanted answers to see if Genome Society or the Rebels were responsible for killing his colleagues. He wanted to find out if there were traitors among them who had leaked their operation plans.

He wanted to find out if Simeon was truly behind it, and if he was, would he have halted his plans as soon as he realized that Eason was there? However, Simeon would be exposed if it turned out that he was involved.

"Do you really trust Violette? She deceived you and hid her identity from you. How do you still trust her?" Eason asked hoarsely

Each individual was truly different. He couldn’t fully trust Simeon. He was tired of waiting, being deceived, and the endless loneliness.

He had always thought that Simeon was dead. He had abandoned him, no longer wanted him, and would never come back anymore.

Even if Simeon came back, he would still leave eventually.

Zion said, "Honestly, feelings can be quite simple and not as complicated as we think. When you truly believe in someone without considering the outcome, the worst that can happen is heartbreak.

"You’ll probably know how to make your choice when you realize that losing that person scares you more than your deepest fears."

Eason fell silent. Was losing Simeon something terrifying? It was undoubtedly so.

Eason was born into a wealthy and prideful family. As soon as he was born, his parents had expected him to excel as a genius. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

He had to work hard in his studies every day. Since young, his mother had brainwashed him into thinking that he had to get into the advanced class and make her proud. But no one truly cared about how he felt

Ever since Eason developed gender awareness, he felt he should have been born a delicate girl instead of who he was now.

He had tried on his mother’s makeup and dresses before. His parents beat him up when they found out about it.

He once tried to share his secrets with his parents, but in turn, they threatened to kill themselves. They wanted him to be a normal person so that he wouldn’t be looked down upon.

They threatened him with their lives for him to live a normal life.

Eason could only suppress himself under such immense pressure. He tried his best to accept the fact that he was born a boy.

He mimicked the way the boys around him dressed and acted, carefully observing everyone around him. But despite this, he had always felt out of place.

To help him fit in, Eason’s parents even sent him to an all-boys school for special training. They wanted to boost his masculinity.

There, he was bullied, cursed, and even violated. He begged for mercy, tried to escape, and even had his leg broken, but none of it garnered sympathy from his parents.

Eason thought that as long as he studied hard and got good grades, his parents would be proud of him and bring him back home. As expected, his parents showed up on the day he fought hard to earn the top spot in his school.

They showered him with praise and expressed their love for him. They then brought him home and paraded him to all his relatives as if they were showing off a trophy.

Eason tasted success at that moment. He realized the only way to live in dignity was to strive for the top. As such, he worked hard and got into the youth advanced class.

He believed that with enough hard work and a bit of talent, he would definitely be the best in the advanced class. He was determined to maintain his top position so that he could live with dignity in front of his parents. But alas, Eason met two lunatics-Dexter and Simeon. No matter how hard he tried, he could never reach their level.

At that moment, it dawned on him that each genius was different. Humans were inherently divided into different classes, and talent was no exception.

Eason gave his all to defeat everyone in the school and entered the advanced class with top scores.

Every night, he had to study in secret until late, yet he still couldn’t hold a candle to Simeon, who would fall asleep as soon as he got back to the dorm. Despite all his hard work and effort, he was still left in the dust, feeling as if he could never catch up.

Eason felt jealous, yet he couldn’t compete against Simeon. He once destroyed Simeon’s only new pair of shoes out of spite.

Being privileged, he, too, had mocked Simeon for being an orphan. Yet deep down, he knew that despite having parents, he was envious of Simeon for being an orphan.

Simeon also hated Eason in the beginning. He thought that Eason was a spoiled scion who couldn’t handle losing. However, he was also attracted to him.

He watched as Eason hid under the blankets to study every night. He was even studying while eating during the day, giving his all.

During the first placement exam in the advanced class, Eason, who had been studying day and night throughout the semester, cried. He sobbed uncontrollably under the blankets and refused to come out no matter what.

That was because he only ranked third while Dexter and Simeon ranked first and second.

That time, Dexter ranked first and Simeon ranked second because Simeon had intentionally held back-he wanted to let Eason surpass him. But even so, Eason was still left in the dust.

Simeon found him interesting. He couldn’t coax Eason out for the longest time and even got bitten by him. He told Dexter that he found an interesting person who resembled a stray cat he had when he was younger. Dexter only found Simeon childish instead.

Eason was constantly bullied in school due to his personality. As the others dared not bother Dexter and Simeon, they turned their sights to Eason, who was the weakest. Back then, Eason was still called Hudson. Although everyone in the orphanage was only in their teens, they were cruel beyond imagination.

When they found out that Hudson often wore dresses in secret, they forced him to put one on in the shared bathroom while they humiliated and violated him.

On the same day, Dexter did not see Simeon anywhere during lunchtime.

After some time, he only spotted Simeon with a bruised lip and blackened eye, his body covered in blood. He was leading a small, drenched figure in his oversized jacket as they left the school.

If it weren’t for Hudson stopping him that night, Simeon would have beaten the ring leader to death.

He had challenged the group of five all by himself and lashed around wildly as if he were mad. Everyone feared him.

Hudson was the only one who saw Simeon, who had come to his sudden rescue, as his guardian angel.