“Point of correction, I love what I’m seeing”. Dylan responded to Ryan’s question without even glancing at him, his gaze was just focused on the mansion.
A smile appeared on Ryan’s face the moment Dylan gave that response, then Dylan’s voice resounded again, this time, glancing at Ryan,
“It passed my expectations. I was expecting your house to be a mansion, which it happens to be, but it is looking way better than I expected. This is fucking awesome”.
Ryan didn’t say anything ’cause he didn’t have anything to say, he only nodded his head a little with that smile still plastered on his face. Then Dylan’s voice resounded again,
“My house comes nowhere near to this, it can’t be compared to it at all”.
Ryan had to speak this time, “But that doesn’t change the fact that your house is so nice, I know what I saw”.
“Yeah, it is nice, but it can’t be compared to yours”.
Ryan didn’t like this comparison at all, and he was hoping this wouldn’t instill a kind of jealousy in Dylan’s heart. It could happen, a kind of jealousy could develop in his heart now that he’d seen the mansion Ryan was residing in.
I mean, he said the mansion went above his expectations, and with all these comparisons here and there…vile things could start popping up in his heart.
..But there was a very low chance of such happening because Ryan knew the kind of person Dylan was, he’d proven that he was a genuine friend over and over again.
Even if vile things were to pop up in his heart, he wouldn’t let it stay there for too long and engulf him.
“There’s no need for all these comparisons. What matters is that you’re living with your family and there’s happiness in the home. There are people living in mansions, but don’t have a happy home”. Ryan said to Dylan.
Dylan nodded his head a little before saying, “That’s true, a complete fact”.
“So there’s no need for all these comparisons”.
After those words flowed out of Ryan’s mouth, Dylan took his gaze off him and focused them on the mansion again. That lasted for a few seconds before Dylan glanced at Ryan again and said to him,
“But you’re enjoying a nice amount of privileges Ryan, it can’t be denied. I mean, look at the mansion you’re living in, there are guards around to protect you guys from dangers, look at the horses and carriages around,
I’m sure there are servants in the house, and so on. You’re lucky, man”.
Ryan nodded his head a little before saying, “Yes, it can’t be denied that I’m enjoying a nice amount of privileges. But what matters more in the end is to have a happy home”.
“Don’t you have a happy home? Isn’t your family happy?”. Dylan inquired of Ryan with his gaze still focused on him.
“Of course, my family is happy, we have a happy home. I’m speaking in terms of other families”. Ryan responded.
Dylan nodded his head a little. All these conversations they were having were making Ryan remember that Liam and Miles turned out to become frenemies because of the privileges he was enjoying.
It was these same privileges Dylan was talking about, and it was making Ryan a little scared. Wouldn’t Dylan turn out to become a secret enemy at some point because of the privileges he was enjoying, just as Liam and Miles became enemies without him knowing?
Yes, he’d been able to confirm that Dylan was a genuine friend with the help of the system. And apart from that, Dylan had proven many times that he was a genuine friend with the way he stood up for him and so on.
..But Ryan was having doubts again.
He wasn’t doubting the genuineness of Dylan’s friendship all this while, he was doubting Dylan’s friendship would remain genuine until maybe a situation arrives where they wouldn’t be able to see each other anymore.
The fact that he was from a rich family, and Dylan wasn’t from one was what was making all these doubts creep into his heart. And he couldn’t be blamed ’cause he was only being cautious.
Maybe he might need to confirm the genuineness of Dylan’s friendship again with the help of the system. And he’d be confirming it like that from time to time.
If that’s what he needs to be doing to make sure he was safe and wasn’t friends with an enemy, then he was completely ready to do it…
The guard had finished tying the horse by now and had already walked to where the other guards were…this happened a few minutes ago.
“Let’s go inside”. Ryan said to Dylan.
“Is your family at home?”. Dylan inquired of Ryan.
“Some, I guess. All of them can’t be at home, my dad wouldn’t be at home for sure, the same case for my brother. But there’s a high chance my mum and sister would be at home”. Ryan answered.
“Hmm”. That was all that flowed out of Dylan’s mouth before the both of them began walking toward the mansion.
As they were walking toward it, Ryan was hoping the servants had done as he instructed them to do. He instructed them to prepare a lot of delicacies and also decorate the dining room before leaving for school this morning.
He kept hoping they did as he instructed because if they hadn’t done so, then his plan had been ruined.
The both of them had walked past the guards by now and entered the house. And the moment they stepped foot into the house, Dylan opened his mouth in awe again due to what he was seeing.
As expected, the interior of the house was looking way better than the exterior. It was just super splendid, it screamed complete luxury…
This was how it was supposed to be, the interior of a house should be looking better than the exterior. Dylan just kept glancing around the house.
There were some things he saw and immediately discerned they were extremely expensive. Like some portraits he saw on the wall, he didn’t need anyone to tell him they were extremely expensive.
Ryan noticed the amazement on Dylan’s face as he was glancing around the house. And after staring at Dylan for a few more seconds, his eyes went straight to the dining room.
He wanted to confirm if the servants had decorated it as he instructed. Confirming that they’d decorated it would also mean they’d prepared the delicacies.
He confirmed that they’d decorated the dining room after glancing at it, and his heart became so joyous at that moment, and it was evident in his face.
‘They’d have prepared the delicacies as well’. Ryan thought to himself after taking his gaze off the dining room.
Dylan was still glancing around the house with that amazement still plastered on his face. Then he focused his gaze on Ryan before saying to him,
“This is just excellent, the interior of your house is looking way better than the exterior. Everything is screaming luxury”.
“That’s how it’s supposed to be. The interior of a house is supposed to be looking better than the exterior. If the exterior is looking better than the interior, then there’s serious problem”. Ryan uttered.
Dylan nodded his head a little before saying, “True, true”.
“Wait here, let me go confirm something”. Ryan said to Dylan before he began walking away.
He wanted to confirm if the servants prepared the delicacies. There was a very high chance they’d prepared them considering they’d decorated the dining room, but he still needed to confirm to be fully sure.
He was heading toward the servants, even if he could just meet one of them and confirm from the person they’d prepared the delicacies he instructed them to prepare, he’d be satisfied.
The first place he went to was the kitchen, and upon reaching the kitchen, he met Sofia there with one other servant…
The two of them glanced at him the moment he arrived in the kitchen, then Ryan inquired of them,
“So, did you guys prepare lots of delicacies as I instructed?”.
“Yes, we prepared them”. The both of them responded in unison.
A little smile appeared on Ryan’s face the moment they gave that response, then his voice resounded again,
“I saw that you guys have decorated the dining room as well. Thanks guys”.
They didn’t say anything, they only bowed their heads a little. Then Ryan voiced out again,
“My friend is already here, so you guys would be bringing all the meals to the dining room soon”.
They nodded their heads a little, then Ryan walked away. He’d reached where Dylan was standing by now, he was standing at that same spot where he left him.
And he could see that Dylan was still glancing around. He was still amazed by what he was seeing.
“Do you want to tour the house?”. Ryan inquired of Dylan.
Yes, since he was amazed by what he was seeing, then it was better for him to tour the house to take a better look at it.
“Yes, I’d love to tour it”. Dylan responded with his gaze focused on Ryan.