Opening his eyes, Zach turned over comfortably and looked at the alarm clock on the bedside, which was buzzing at 8 o'clock.
Zach pressed the alarm clock, sat up sideways, rubbed his dry and flat cheeks that were still recovering, and wandered out of the bedroom and into the bathroom.
Zach stretched in front of the mirror and looked at himself in the mirror becoming 'filled' little by little, feeling very good~
A vampire's sleep does not provide physical replenishment, but every time he wakes up, the blood flow flows to various parts of the body again, which always gives Zach a feeling of 'new life'. The vampire did not suffer misfortune during the fragile sleep time. ~Every recovery after waking up is a 'new life'~
I haven't had a good sleep in this period of time, and Zach almost forgot how much he likes this feeling~
Zach in the mirror had returned to his normal appearance. Zach gave himself a smile and began to examine the bottles and jars on the sink.
Taking care of teeth, taking care of hair, taking care of skin... Covering up dark circles, blocking odor, shaving... Zach curled his lips, the daytime preparations for his human brother were really complicated.
Our vampire smiled at the mirror again, and the beautiful skin of eternity gave Zach a smile as well. Get out of the bathroom.
That's right.
When Zach suggested 'change it,' Zach might have lost his mind. But Derek's mind was probably flooded, so he said, "Okay! Let's change it!"
So, changed. Zach left Grande and came to live in Derek's house, while Derek stayed in Grande.
Zach went downstairs and saw half a newspaper stuffed under the crack of the front door.
Zach wandered to open the door, picked up the newspaper, held it in his hand and patted it on the door frame several times to shake off the dust.
"Hi~" Zach, who was only wearing pajamas, saw across the street an Indian man who was also picking up a newspaper. Zach waved the newspaper in his hand in a friendly way and said hello, "Good morning~"
You may still remember that Sibella helped find Derek’s house in Barton, and of course it was in Paisying~
The Indian man opposite was confused for a moment and looked towards the direction of the sound. He was stunned for a moment, then squinted and saw clearly that the person standing on the front porch opposite was... Grande's vampire! The Indian man trembled and quickly retreated into his room and closed the door.
Zach's good mood was not affected by the unanswered good morning. It's not that the Indians in Paisin hated Zach, it was just that every time Zach showed up in Paisin, something bad would happen.
For example, the most recent one, a foreign ethnic study group from the west came to Pai Siying to experience the Indian community more than a week ago. What a symbolic cultural exchange of peace and friendship~ Zach came, and without any warning, the Indians in Paisying learned that they had high hopes and could remain friendly to India in a place like the west. The true face of a philanthropist. Bad thing~
Zack returned indoors with a smile, closed the door, leaned back on the sofa leisurely with the newspaper, and flipped through the newspaper leisurely.
There hasn't been any interesting news about Barton recently, it's all reports that have almost become daily routine. What kind of things did Newton's city government mess up? What kind of projects did the people of the West End complete
The door was opened by someone outside.
Zach looked away from the newspaper. The person who came in looked tired and didn't seem to notice Zach nestled on the sofa.
"The director said you're on leave." It was nurse Amanda, who had been Mrs. Quinn's caregiver. Her condition didn't look very good. She was still wearing a nurse's uniform that was stained with some unknown stain, and there was a big bag hanging on her shoulder. After Amanda came in, she stuffed the keys back into her bag and threw the big bag on her shoulder towards the sofa while changing her shoes. Zach dodged for a moment. Being a gentleman, he didn't look at what was in the bag. Instead, he helped stuff back the things that were about to spill out and straighten the bag.
Amanda still didn't notice Zach, "I heard that your patient died (died). It's not your fault. Don't be sad." Amanda sighed. She was obviously not in a state to comfort others, she could do it herself. Oops, maybe the night's work didn't go well either. Pulling on her slippers, which she was not even in the mood to wear, Amanda walked directly to the stairs, apparently going upstairs.
Zach had already sat upright, and at the same time, he silently arranged his pajamas... Derek's pajamas, ready to receive the shocked reaction of the other party when he realized that he was here. Just looking at Amanda's direction...it seems like she won't be able to find it for a while.
Amanda's steps were heavy as she walked up the stairs, and she continued, "You (Derek) went to Grand Bar yesterday. I know you must want to talk about your brother and sister..." In a helpless tone, " But I’m too tired, honey, I need sleep. Anyway, you’ve asked for leave, and we…” She was already completely upstairs, her voice was small, “Let’s talk in the afternoon.”
Zach heard the bedroom door open, the bedroom door close, and there was no loud noise upstairs.
Zach was sitting on the couch and blinked.
Zach replayed what had just happened in his mind. The first clue must be the key. Amanda has the key to Derek's house. The second clue, huh, is so obvious 'honey'. Third, Zach confirmed that the sound of the bedroom switch just now was not the guest room, but the master bedroom where he slept all night, and it was Derek's bedroom.
Zach folded the newspaper and put it on the coffee table. He sat upright and thought for a while, then got up and walked to the phone next to the corridor.
After dialing Grande's number, Zach was surprised and not so surprised to find that the number on the display automatically showed 'brother's home' after completion.
When the call was connected, a figure appeared next to Zach, it was Sibella.
"Why are you here again!" Sibella was also rude, with a sullen face, and asked like a debt collector, "What bad news are you going to bring to Pai Siying again?"
I knew that the Indian man who had just discovered that Zach was in Pai Siying would notify Si Bella as soon as possible.
Zach gave Sibella a quiet gesture, and then pointed upstairs, which meant that someone was resting. Then, he lowered his voice and said, "Sibella, relax, it's just me and..." Zach's eyes drifted to 'Brother's Home' on the phone, he changed his words, "It's just a little game where the Grande brothers exchange lives, nothing happens that you need to care about."
"Exchanging lives?" Sibella stared at Zach, "Sorry, I may not have heard clearly. Are you talking about a human and a vampire exchanging lives?"
"You heard me clearly." Zach turned to Sibella, pulled up the corners of his mouth into a toothy smile, then lowered the corners of his mouth, turned back, and continued to wait for the person on the other side of the receiver to answer the phone.
Sibella stared at Zach's side face and said nothing, but she could clearly feel that this wizard ghost was exuding some unusually negative emotions.
The call came through, "Grand Funeral Home." Alice's voice.
"Alice?" Why wasn't Derek answering the phone? "Where's Derek?"
"He's still there..."
Zach really didn't react, and Sibella next to him actually snatched the receiver away. It’s so rude. Just as Zach was about to snatch it back, Sibella said to the receiver, “Alice~” Sibella’s mood changed unusually quickly, with a cheerful voice, “I heard from Yuehua that you and Maya We’re sure to form a team~”
Zach pouted and let Sibella hold the receiver.
Alice responded there, and Sibella continued, "We are sorting out the new witchcraft we developed during our cooperation with Riemer. John has compiled new witchcraft notes. Are you and Maya willing to come and learn? Will you help us test these new witchcraft~"
Zach crossed his arms and looked at Sibella with a curled lips.
Of course Zach would not stand in the way of the good thing of increasing his sister's abilities, but... What's going on? How come no one is more useful to Alice than him, who occupies the position of his brother?
Without any suspense, Alice on the other side of the receiver said, "Really? Okay! When will you have time over there?"
"For you and Maya." Sibera deliberately glanced at Zach, "You are welcome to come anytime!" Completely opposite to a certain vampire who has never been 'welcome', "I asked John to bring you to our new experiment. room tour.”
The new laboratory should be the land that Nenad rented to Novel (formerly Ford Funeral Home).
Alice on the other side of the receiver: "We will go to Parker Elementary School with Laura and the others for a meeting later." This is not to show off, but Parker Elementary School is a charity project run by the third generation of the West District. Don't forget, "We will come over when the matter is over. ~"
"Then I'll let John prepare first~" The smile on Sibella's face was transmitted to the voice, and then she glared at Zach with a change of expression, threw the receiver back, and disappeared.
Zach tilted his mouth and faced the receiver again, "Where's Derek?"
"He's still sleeping." Alice answered, and then lowered her voice inexplicably, not knowing who to guard against... "Adam cried all night last night, and he didn't sleep well at all."
Zach frowned, "Adam never cries." That's not the point, "Adam is okay."
"Adam is very good, great, Derek's exact words, he said he has never seen such an 'energetic' baby." Alice's voice had a trace of helplessness, "He is a doctor, professional, he Even if we say so, no one can refute it.”
"Oh~" Zach shrugged, "I slept very well all night. When he woke up, I told him that his bed was very comfortable."
"Hehehe." Alice smiled on the other side of the receiver for a while, as if she remembered something, "Oh, by the way, at midnight last night, there was, um, a small fight in the living area. Maya and I took a look, it was nothing. I'll leave it alone if it's a big problem, but now, there are several employees on our front porch, waiting for doctors to treat their injuries." Alice emphasized the last few words slightly.
Zach raised his eyebrows and thought for a while, "Someone incited employees to deliberately contact Derek?"
"It seems so." Alice lowered her voice again, apparently to guard against the employees on the back porch downstairs. Actually, it doesn’t matter, you can’t hear it downstairs~
"Who is it? Xiyun or Meier..." Zach stopped himself and smiled happily, "It's not my problem, it's Derek's business. Derek can handle it himself~" Of course Zach did it on purpose "Well, I should just watch TV, read a book, socialize with the neighbors this morning, and if I'm in a good mood, do some housework~" and the necessary, "Let me tell Derek my arrangements."
"Hehehe. Okay~" Alice's mentality was also good. But yes, with brothers with such a racial composition, how can this sister’s mentality be bad~
Zach didn't forget about the business, "When I came here yesterday, Derek seemed to have forgotten to inform me about his love life. Now, the person I guess is his girlfriend has gone home. You wait for Derek to get up." Please help me ask, is there anything I need to pay attention to when getting along with his girlfriend?"
Alice learned the lesson and said, "Who is it!" She was so excited~
"Amanda." How could he hide it? Zach said it directly.
"Really? Nurse Amanda! We like Amanda!" happily, but immediately, "Well... Does Mrs. Queen know that her favorite nurse is in love with, that, Grande's brother?" Alice's The title is still a bit strange, but don't force it. After all, it's quite strange for Alice to call Brother Derek directly.
Zach really didn't know this, "Mrs. Quinn has been in the West End." Doing Mrs. Barton's psychological work and political planning to annex Newton. The reason Zach said this is that Derek and Amanda are obviously not in a relationship anymore... they are living together. In the North District, in Pai Siying, "I probably don't know. You should mention it to Laura and the others today."
"Okay." Alice agreed.
This is actually not a bad thing. We have known for a long time that Mrs. Quinn likes Amanda. Do you still remember why Mrs. Quinn initially tried her best to force Grande to confess his inhuman attributes? It was to save Amanda (Barton's church collapsed when the devil came to the world, and Amanda was injured).
Mrs. Queen's decision to become a vampire was her personal decision, and Amanda still doesn't know that Mrs. Queen is actually still alive. It can be regarded as Mrs. Quinn's protection of this caregiver. But now it seems that this protection has no meaning. Amanda is still very close to the core of everything that affects Barton.
Zach had nothing else to do. He chatted with Alice for a while and hung up the phone.
Looking up upstairs and listening to Amanda's steady breathing, Zach relaxed downstairs and continued to enjoy Derek's life.
Does this game of exchanging lives make sense? No.
Derek was jealous of the wrong thing. He shouldn't have "unfair" thoughts. Vampires can live leisurely and contentedly in a life below their own abilities. That is a vampire's "privilege".
Vampires are all creatures whose own life has been completely dead. If he wants to spend eternity and not choose a different life to live, should he stay in a daze
Not so with humans. Humanity's own life is still there, people are still alive. Before a person dies, life will of course drain every ounce of his ability to cope with life. Unless people give up and want to die.
Derek, you shouldn't be compared with Zach.
Alas, Zach actually came to his senses after Derek's brain was flooded, but Zach didn't stop this ridiculous game. reason
Derek doesn't really listen to what Zach says, does he
Zach tells Derek that Grande is a gray professional and not the 'family' that a lawful and good citizen like you expect, and you should leave. Derek, settled in Barton.
Zach told Derek, I'm a vampire, your other brother is a werewolf, and your sister is a banshee. There is no normal person in this family that you can't bear. Derek, ran up to Zach and said 'I'm Grande's son too'.
For such an opinionated brother, haha, what else can Zach say? Let’s not talk about it anymore, just experience it yourself if you like, be open to the experience, and enjoy it ~ because when this game is over, someone will understand that he will never, never want to play it again!