(Chowdhury estate) Living room (afternoon)

Jessie was halfway through her coffee when her mother walked into the living room like she was gliding through a fashion runway.
Eva Chowdhury wore an elegant cream-colored dress, pearls around her neck, and
the calm expression of a woman who could end a war with one phone call.
She stopped the moment she saw Rae sitting on the sofa.
Eva didn't look surprised.
She looked... tired.
Eva folded her arms. "Rae."
Rae immediately stood up like he was suddenly a well-raised child.
"Auntie Eva!" he greeted brightly, flashing his billionaire smile.
Eva stared at him.
"You were here last night."
Rae nodded confidently. "Yes."
Eva's eyes narrowed. "And now you are here again."
Rae nodded again. "Also yes."
Eva tilted her head. "Do you live here now?"
Rae smiled. "If Jessie allows it."
Jessie nearly choked on her coffee.
"Excuse me?!"
Rae turned toward her with a dramatic gasp. "Jessie, don't be rude. This is my second home."
Jessie pointed at him. "Your home is a penthouse that costs more than small countries!"
Rae shrugged. "It's lonely."
Jessie's jaw dropped. "BUY FRIENDS!"
Eva sighed deeply like she had been asking God for patience since 1998.
She looked at Ethan and Lucas. "Why are both of you here?"
Ethan stood straight like a soldier. "Ma'am, it's the weekend."
Lucas nodded. "We have no work."
Eva's eyes narrowed. "Then why are you still here?"
Lucas hesitated, then spoke honestly.
"...Because Miss Jessie might accidentally start a revolution out of boredom."
Jessie gasped. "I would never."
Ethan calmly added, "madam last week you started a war through discord
Jessie frowned. "That was leadership."
Ethan looked her dead in the eye. "That was dictatorship."
Rae burst out laughing, nearly falling off the sofa.
Jessie threw a pillow at him.
He caught it with ease.
Eva sat down gracefully on a nearby chair, crossing her legs.
"Jessie, what are you doing today?"
Jessie stretched her arms dramatically.
"Nothing. Absolutely nothing."
Rae immediately leaned forward. "Liar."
Jessie glared. "Rae."
Rae grinned. "You can't do nothing. Your brain doesn't have an off button. It's like a Ferrari engine trapped in a princess."
Jessie stared at him.
"...Did you just compliment and insult me at the same time?"
Rae nodded proudly. "Yes."
Jessie whispered, "I hate you."
Rae smiled sweetly. "No you don't."
Jessie sighed again.
Eva looked at Jessie with suspicion. "If you're doing nothing, why are you still wearing boxing gloves?"
Jessie looked down at her hands like she had forgotten.
"Oh."
She shrugged. "Fashion."
Eva blinked slowly. "Fashion?"
Jessie nodded. "Yes. It's called rich anger aesthetic."
Rae clapped. "Iconic."
Ethan muttered under his breath, "Therapy would be cheaper."
Jessie's head snapped toward him.
Ethan immediately cleared his throat. "I mean... yes ma'am. Very fashionable."
Lucas whispered to Rae,
"Do you think she'd punch me if I blink wrong?"
Rae whispered back, "Yes."
Jessie heard them anyway.
"I CAN HEAR YOU BOTH."
Everyone froze.
Jessie took another sip of coffee, calm again.
"Continue."
Rae coughed, sitting up straight like a polite billionaire.
Eva watched all of them with a look of pure disappointment.
"God," Eva muttered. "What did I do to deserve this group of children?"
Jessie smiled innocently. "You raised me, Mama."
Eva replied instantly, "Yes, and that was my first mistake."
Jessie gasped. "MAMA!"
Rae laughed again. Lucas looked like he was witnessing family violence.
Ethan quietly took notes in his head like: Madam Eva is savage. Noted.
Jessie was about to argue-
When the doorbell rang.
Not the normal doorbell.
The security bell.
The one that only rang when the guards were terrified.
Everyone paused.
Jessie's eyes narrowed. "Who is it?"
Ethan instantly checked his phone. "Security is sending a face ID now."
Jessie leaned forward. "If it's Felix, I'm throwing him into the fountain."
Rae smirked. "If it's Killan, I'll help you."
Eva sighed. "If it's a politician, I will pretend I'm dead."
Lucas looked confused. "Ma'am, that might not work."
Eva looked at him coldly. "You underestimate how convincing I can be."
The phone buzzed.
Ethan looked at the screen.
Then his face went blank.
Jessie frowned. "What?"
Ethan cleared his throat. "It's... His Highness."
Jessie froze.
Rae froze.
Lucas froze.
Even Eva blinked like the universe had glitched.
Jessie slowly stood up.
"No."
Rae whispered, "Yes."
Jessie whispered back, horrified. "No."
Ethan nodded. "Yes, ma'am."
Jessie's eyes widened. "WHY IS HE HERE?!"
Lucas whispered, "Maybe he missed you too."
Jessie pointed at Lucas. "DON'T START."
Eva calmly stood up. "Let him in."
Jessie looked at her mother. "Mama, he's a prince."
Eva shrugged. "So? Princes eat breakfast too."
Jessie muttered, "That's not the issue-"
The front doors opened.
And in walked (WILLIAM TUDOR)
Prince William Tudor.
Tall, broad-shouldered, dressed casually in a black turtleneck and dark coat like he was in a spy movie. His hair was perfectly styled, his jawline sharp enough to cut glass, and his expression was calm... too calm.

The kind of calm that meant he was either peaceful-
Or hiding fifteen crimes.
He stepped into the living room like he owned the air.
His gaze immediately landed on Jessie.
Then Rae.
Then Ethan and Lucas.
Then Eva.
He nodded politely. "Good morning."
Jessie stared at him like he had crawled out of her worst nightmare.
"William."
William smiled faintly. "Jessie."
Rae stood up quickly. "Will!"
William walked forward and shook Rae's hand.
"Rae."
Rae smirked. "Still alive?"
William replied smoothly. "Unfortunately."
Jessie threw her arms up.
"WHY ARE YOU HERE?!"
William looked at her calmly. "I came to see you."
Jessie narrowed her eyes. "You saw me two days ago."
William nodded. "Yes."
Jessie crossed her arms. "And you also called me last night."
William nodded again. "Yes."
Jessie blinked.
"...So what is this? A subscription?"
William's lips twitched slightly.
"I missed you."
Jessie stared at him, horrified.
Rae burst out laughing.
"OH MY GOD," Rae shouted. "He copied me!"
William looked at Rae with mild irritation. "I did not copy you."
Rae leaned forward. "You literally said the exact same line."
William replied calmly, "Because it's true."
Jessie pointed at both of them.
"You are both mentally ill!"
Eva cleared her throat.
Both men instantly straightened like schoolboys caught misbehaving.
Eva gave William a polite smile. "William, dear. It's good to see you."
William bowed slightly. "Lady Eva."
Eva waved her hand dismissively. "Stop with the royal nonsense. Sit down. You look hungry."
Jessie blinked at her mother.
"Mama... you're not even scared?"
Eva scoffed. "I raised Jessie. Nothing scares me anymore."
Jessie gasped again.
Eva sat down like she was the queen of the universe.
William sat gracefully on the sofa across from Jessie.
Rae immediately sat beside Jessie again like a protective golden retriever.
Jessie stared at William suspiciously.
"So," Jessie said slowly, "why are you really here?"
William looked calm. Too calm.
"I came because I had free time."
Jessie blinked.
Rae blinked.
Ethan blinked.
Lucas blinked.
Eva blinked.
Jessie leaned forward. "You are a prince."
William nodded. "Yes."
Jessie pointed at him. "You own a media empire."
William nodded. "Yes."
Jessie pointed harder. "You are also one of the biggest hackers in the world."
William nodded. "Yes."
Jessie spread her arms.
"And you have... free time?"
William replied smoothly, "I make time."
Jessie stared at him.
Then she slowly turned to Rae.
"Is this what happens when men have money?"
Rae shrugged. "They become bored and start bothering you."
Jessie turned back to William.
William's eyes flicked to her boxing gloves.
"...Why are you wearing those?"
Jessie smiled sweetly. "Because it's Saturday."
William nodded like that explained everything.
"Understandable."
Lucas whispered to Ethan, "Is everyone rich in this room insane?"
Ethan whispered back, "Yes."
Jessie suddenly stood up again.
"Okay. Both of you," she pointed at Rae and William, "tell me the truth. Why did you come here?"
Rae smiled innocently. "To see you."
William replied, "To see you."
Jessie narrowed her eyes.
Eva sipped her tea quietly, watching like she was enjoying a reality show.
Jessie walked closer, staring at them like a detective.
"You're lying."
Rae placed a hand on his chest. "Jessie, I would never lie."
Jessie's eyes narrowed. "Rae, you lied when you said you didn't eat the last chocolate cake. The CCTV footage proved otherwise."
Rae coughed. "That was... a misunderstanding."
Jessie turned to William. "And you-"
William blinked innocently. "I never lie."
Jessie stared at him.
"William, you literally hacked a government database when you were seventeen and blamed it on a Russian teenager."
William's expression didn't change.
"That Russian teenager deserved it."
Jessie screamed into her hands.
"OH MY GOD."
Rae laughed so hard he leaned back against the sofa.
Eva finally spoke calmly.
"Jessie. Sit down. You're embarrassing yourself."
Jessie snapped her head toward her mother.
"MAMA, THEY'RE STALKING ME."
Eva replied calmly, "No. They're just... emotionally attached parasites."
Rae gasped. "Auntie Eva!"
Eva smiled sweetly. "I said what I said."
William nodded thoughtfully. "That's fair."
Jessie stared at William.
"You AGREED?!"
William shrugged slightly. "I respect Lady Eva."
Jessie looked at Rae.
Rae nodded. "Same."
Jessie's jaw dropped.
"So both of you respect my mother more than me?"
Rae grinned. "Jessie, your mother is terrifying."
William nodded. "Very."
Jessie looked betrayed.
Eva smiled proudly. "As I should be."
Jessie threw herself onto the sofa again dramatically.
"I'm surrounded by enemies."
Ethan cleared his throat politely. "Ma'am, should I arrange a security sweep?"
Jessie pointed at Rae and William.
"Yes. Start with these two."
William leaned forward calmly. "Jessie."
Jessie glared. "What?"
William spoke like he was giving an official announcement.
"I need to speak to you privately."
Rae immediately sat up. "No."
Jessie blinked. "No?"
Rae crossed his arms. "She's my best friend. No private talks."
William stared at Rae.
Rae stared back.
The air turned tense.
Like two billionaires were about to fight over a Company shares
Jessie watched them like she was watching two grown men argue over a swing set.
Eva sighed.
"God... men."
Lucas whispered, "Are they... jealous?"
Ethan replied quietly, "They're rich. They don't know how to share."
Jessie rubbed her forehead.
"You both need therapy."
William didn't break eye contact with Rae.
"I am not jealous."
Rae smirked. "You are jealous."
William replied calmly, "I'm not jealous. I'm protective."
Rae leaned closer. "Same thing."
Jessie suddenly stood up.
"ENOUGH!"
Everyone froze.
Jessie pointed at them like a furious teacher.
"This is my house."
She pointed at Rae. "You are not my husband."
She pointed at William. "You are not my father."
She pointed at Ethan and Lucas. "And you two are definitely not my babysitters."
Ethan and Lucas nodded like obedient soldiers.
"Yes, ma'am."
Jessie took a deep breath.
Then she said with deadly calmness-
"If any of you try to control my weekend... I will personally use these boxing gloves to destroy your faces and your reputations."
Silence.
Rae slowly raised his hands. "Okay. Peace."
William nodded. "Understood."
Eva sipped her tea, unimpressed.
Jessie finally sat down again, exhausted.
Rae immediately leaned toward William and whispered, "She's adorable when she threatens murder."
William whispered back, "Yes. Terrifyingly adorable."
Jessie's head snapped toward them.
"I HEARD THAT TOO!"
Eva finally stood up and clapped her hands once.
"Alright. Since everyone is here like unemployed pigeons..."
She turned to Jessie.
"Jessie, entertain your friends."
Jessie stared at her mother.
"Mama, they're not friends. They're stress."
Eva smiled sweetly.
"Same thing."
Then Eva walked away gracefully, leaving Jessie trapped with 2 powerful men in her living room.
Jessie stared at Rae.
Then William.
Then Ethan and Lucas.
And whispered to herself-
"This is why my father ran to Singapore."
TO BE CONTINUED