"This.....looks weird."

Shadow mumbled as he checked himself in the full-length mirror that was set against the wall in Emily's walk-in closet.

"Shut up! You are looking so handsome in this." Emily immediately reprimanded him as she fixed his hair and finally set the comb down on the dressing table.

"I'm not looking like me....at all!" Shadow spoke as he tried to take off the lime yellow-colored cardigan.

The faded jeans and white sneakers that he was wearing were in direct contrast to his all-black leather boots and tight pant.

His hair was combed perfectly and his forehead was visible, giving his already handsome looks another boost.

"Seriously?" He asked the girl standing beside him as he kept checking his appearance.

The sigh that left her lips made him turn towards her.

"If you are really not liking it, then just take it off. There's no pressure on you to wear it if you are not comfortable."

Her words came out without any touch of warmth in them. It was almost like she was tired of making him realize that he was actually looking good in the outfit, far too good than what she imagined while buying it.

"It's not like that. I'm just feeling weird after wearing such light clothes. They look so different from my usual style." Shadow hurriedly explained as he did not want her to get angry at him.

"Alright! I get it. Just take it off. And you should quickly change as we have to join the others. I'll be waiting in my room." Emily told him before she turned to leave.

However, before she could take even a single step, the man stopped her as he pulled her back to face him.

Emily raised her eyebrows as she looked at him with questioning eyes, waiting for him to speak.

"I know that you are purposely doing this. You are pretending to be mad so that I can feel guilty and keep these clothes on. I can see through your evil plans." Shadow said as he pointed his index finger of his left hand at her.

Emily scoffed at the man as she slapped his hand away before speaking, "You sure have a great imagination. Though I seriously want you to wear these clothes, I'm not desperate enough to play such childish tricks. How ridiculous!"

She could not herself from rolling her eyes as she once again turned to leave but once again found herself being stopped before she could take more than a few steps.

"What now?" She asked with furrowed eyebrows as she glared at him. The man was really testing her nerves.

"You are not allowed to be mad at me. Especially today." Shadow told her as he put his arm around her shoulders and started walking towards the door.

"I'm not mad." Emily immediately replied as she tried to not again roll her eyes.

"That's good then!" Shadow mumbled with a small smile on his face as he walked out of her bedroom along with her.

By the time they reached the living room, Domenic had already returned. He was wearing a red t-shirt with black jeans. His hair was ruffled slightly, making him look nothing like the powerful young CEO of the Alessandro Empire.

"Woohoo!"

"Woah!"

"Am I seeing things?"

From the sound of it, probably no one expected to see Shadow in such pastel colors just minutes after he was seen wearing all black.

"He's looking good, right?" Emily asked everyone as she joined Daniel on the fluffy carpet that was laid on the floor next to the Christmas tree and the fireplace.

"He's looking damn hot, to be honest." Bianca was the one who answered first, receiving a cough from Jackson while Sam just shook his head.

"She's getting tired of you too," Leo commented as he smirked at Bee.

"I can appreciate beauty when I see it." The woman replied with a small shrug as she sipped the juice.

Though Emily was pretty sure that she saw her mixing beer in that juice a while ago. The woman really had weird tastes. But at least, her judgment about Shadow's looks was on point.

"You should try out casual wear too. They look great on you." Daniel complemented with a sincere look in his eyes.

It was like the positive comments that he received from everyone, finally made Shadow relax as he took a seat beside Domenic who was sitting next to Daniel.

Leo came running into the living room, receiving death glares as a present from more than just one of his brothers. However, he was already used to them glaring at him almost all the time. It never stopped him before and it won't be stopping him even now.

He just gave all of them a blinding smile before he jammed himself next to Emily, making Mark groan as he tried to shove his youngest brother away.

Since there was no space left to sit between Emily and Mark, Leo had almost thrown himself in Mark's lap, making the latter struggle to not curse out loud in front of everyone.

In the end, Leo eventually succeeded in making Mark move away a little to provide enough space for him to settle down comfortably.

"You really love to irritate everyone. Don't you?" Emily asked as soon as he took out a packet of chips and started munching on the crispy snack.

The idiot just turned to look at her and gave her a full view of his boxy smile before returning his attention towards his chips.

"Leave him. He is just looking for a beating from either Mark or Simon. Soon you will find him walking around the house, complaining about how unfair everyone is towards him." Daniel whispered into her ear as he pulled her closer towards him.

Emily chuckled as she pictured a crying Leo as he threw tantrums. She was sure that it would only end up with Domenic punishing him for disturbing everyone.

Her youngest brother just loves to cause scenes. He actually lived for them!