Transmigrated: Stealing the CEO husband-Chapter 22: Bond with brother

David still offered to drop her off. But Ariana denied it. Now that she had her address, she didn't need his help.

She hopped into a cab and fed her address into the driver's system. The car took her to her residence after many turns and twists. She climbed out. After paying the cab, she made her way to her apartment.

103

Infinity Heights

It was written on her ID card. As she made her way through the lift to the tenth floor, she looked for her apartment through the corridors. Finally, at the door, she used her card key to open it up.

A refreshing scent filled her apartment. It was a well-maintained apartment decorated mostly with grey, giving off a serious look. She checked the kitchen, the living area and the bedrooms. There were two. One belonged to her. The other one...

She found the belongings of a teenager inside.

At the same time, multiple system notifications 'Tinged' inside her mind.

She blinked and clicked it open.

Elias Grey is Ariana Grey's younger brother. A medical student. Their relationship stats are negative. Because of her demanding job, she has been unable to form a healthy bond with her younger siblings. They live together in the same apartment like strangers.

'New main task: Relationship with family- Make Elias have a good impression of his elder sister.

Time limit: Two weeks

Penalty: Elimination of the reward of previous tasks'

Ariana sucked in a deep breath. For once, the penalty was not elimination.

Ariel thought about it. First and foremost, they should have dinner together.

"Alright, let's get to it." Ariel thought and went into the tedious task of cooking a splendid dinner. She pulled out cooking guides from the internet and went with it.

Three hours later.

A mess surrounded her. Ariana was on the verge of tears.

While making the stuffed mushrooms, she overfilled them with cheese, forgetting that mushrooms shrink while being cooked. Result? Filling erupts like a tiny cheese volcano in the oven, spilling over the sides like some weird, bubbling science experiment.

While cooking the tender seared steak with garlic herb butter.

She heated up the skillet to get that perfect sear, but... she forgot how HOT cast iron can get.

A small amount of smoke is normal, right? Right?!

Suddenly, the fire alarm went off, the kitchen was engulfed in smoke, and now she was frantically fanning the air with a dish towel, wondering if this was how her house would burn down.

Lesson learned? Just because it looks easy in a recipe video doesn't mean your mushrooms won't self-destruct in the oven or your steak won't become charred on the skillet

...

Elias came back home. After a busy day at college, he was tired. He opened the door and went inside, only to be shocked at the sight of his sister setting up the dining table.

"You are home?" He asked casually, not expecting much of a response.

"Yes, we had a week of holidays. I'll be staying home mostly." She replied with a smile.

Elias was flabbergasted.

"You... have cooked something?" He carefully asked, smelling the lingering scent in the air.

Ariana's smile faltered. "N-No"

His eyes shifted down. "Then... this?"

At the same time, the doorbell rang.

"Must be the delivery boy!" Ariana chirped and went to the door to receive the pizza. For coming at the right time to save her ass, she even gave him a generous tip.

She brought in the pizza and laid it on the dining table. "It's BBQ chicken pizza, your favourite."

He placed his bag neatly on the sofa and went ahead to take a chair. "How did you know?"

Something stirred in his heart. It has been years. Ever since their parents passed, Ariana had barely acknowledged him. It's not like he hadn't tried. He understood she had a tough job, and he got to study in peace, thanks to her. But that was one thing; having a family was another thing.

"Are we going to eat together?" Elias was surprised to see her setting another pair of dishes. Hope ignited in his heart.

"Of course! It's been so long since we had a dinner together-"

"We never had a dinner together."

Ariana. "..."

"You liked to eat in peace in your room," Elias said flatly.

"...Right." Ariana gave an awkward smile.

The situation between these two siblings seems worse than she estimated. No wonder the relationship stats were negative.

"But things don't remain the same forever, Elias. In this vast world, only the two of us have blood ties with each other. We gotta be each other support during difficult times-"

"Did you get kicked out of job?" Elias tilted his head and asked.

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"No," Ariel felt so frustrated. "I meant to say. Let's just have dinner now onwards together."

Elias didn't say anything to that. He quietly opened the pizza box and took a piece. He placed another piece on Ariana's plate.

This kid...

Ariana felt a sensation of warmth in her chest.

It will take time. But he will open up to her. Years of damage can't be undone in mere days.