Vivian gave her a smile that looked a bit unnatural before she shifted her gaze back to Max and said, "When you are free, please come to the administration building. I'll show you around your office and inform you about the current state of the mansion."

Max thought for a moment before nodding, "Alright. I'll be there in an hour."

"Okay. I'll go arrange things there and wait for you." Vivian said before she gave the girls a smile, "Now, everyone. Please excuse me."

"Tsk! What a vixen!" Natalie clicked her tongue and muttered under her breath as she watched Vivian leave, her hips swaying alluringly.

Max looked at her with a frown on his face which made Natalie gulp nervously.

"I don't just call her aunt, I respect her like one. So, make sure you don't curse her like this again."

"I-I understand, Big Brother." Natalie bit her lower lip, and nodded, her eyes turning misty.

Max sighed inwardly when he saw this. She was still young and had a playful and straightforward personality.

Because of this, he didn't want to be harsh on her fearing she would not act naturally around him any longer once she got afraid of him, but there were things where he had no choice but to be a little harsh.

For example, just now. If he had let her off, not only would she not respect Vivian or any other woman he got close with, she would become even more possessive.

While he knew he would enjoy his women's possessiveness and wouldn't want to change it, it shouldn't affect their mentality.

Seeing his words had been more than effective, he decided to do the damage control and pulled her into his embrace, softly caressing her back.

"Don't be sad, babygirl. I'm not angry." He consoled,

Natalie was stiff for a moment and even thought about struggling out of his embrace due to her aggrieved anger, but when she heard and felt him being so gentle to her, she nuzzled her face on in his chest, and shed a few tears before she raised her head and looked him in the eyes, saying:

"If I do something wrong or something that you don't like, just tell me normally. I won't do it ever again, just… Don't be angry, okay?"

Max furrowed his brows at her words and asked, "Why? Do you think I would no longer care about you if you make me angry?"

Natalie hesitated for a moment, before she bit her lip, lowered her head and nodded. "Mm."

Max shook his head and seriously said, "You can be rest assured that it would never happen, I promise you that, after all…"

Saying this, he smiled, leaned down and whispered in her ear, "You are my sweet little sister, who I can't have enough of."

Hearing his words and feeling his hot breath tickling her ear, Natalie shivered and almost let out a moan, her legs becoming putty, causing her to lean against him and clutch his shirt for support.

Max was about to circle his hand around her waist to support her when she suddenly remembered not only Sophie was standing right next to them, there were other people in the vicinity who were watching them.

Immediately, her face went red.

A moment later, she took a deep breath and as naturally as possible, she firmly planted her feet on the ground and pulled away from him.

Then, she put on a stern look on her face and swept her gaze across the people nearby, who hurriedly averted their gazes before entering their homes or walking away.

Seeing this, she let out a sigh of relief before giving Max an aggrieved look.

Max just smiled in response. Then, he asked, "So, shall we continue our exploration?"

"No need." To Max's surprise, both girls said the same words at the same time.

"..."

Natalie stared at Sophie, who, with an impassive expression on her face, turned around and began walking away.

"Hehe, someone's jealous." Natalie chuckled in a low enough voice for only Max to hear.

"Let's go." Max smiled.

"Don't be so happy yet. She isn't going to give in so easily." Natalie chuckled.

Max looked at her, slightly surprised. "You just did not like Aunt Vivian because you thought she was trying to seduce me, no? Then how come you don't feel anything about me wanting Sophie?"

Natalie held her hands behind her back and said in the most casual tone, "Because she is my sister."

Her simple answer dazed him for a moment before he smiled in understanding and said, "That's very good to hear."

When Emily married John and they came to live with them, Natalie was feeling very uneasy due to the sudden change in her surroundings and the people around her.

On John's suggestion, he had tried to make her comfortable around him and get familiar with the new environment, however, Natalie didn't interact with him. In fact, except for Sophie, she wouldn't interact with anyone, not even her mother.

If someone tried to force a conversation with her, she would either run into her room and lock the door, or she would scream and cry.

This had made everyone, especially Emily, very sad and helpless.

Fortunately, they didn't have to worry about her wellbeing with Sophie looking after her.

This phase of hers had lasted for around a month and during this time period, the sisters became very close.

But as they grew up, some distance appeared between them and before the apocalypse, they would exchange only a few sentences if any at all.

Natalie would either run out to hang out with Nia or play around with her in the swimming pool or garden while Sophie would stay in her room after returning from college, studying.

Because of this, he had assumed the sisters didn't get along. Fortunately, this wasn't the case.

…

Soon, the trio returned home.

"Mom, Big Brother is leaving for his leader work in an hour. Hurry up and make us some food." Natalie shouted toward Emily, who had just emerged from her room upon hearing the sound of the door opening.

"Is that right?" Emily said, "Just give me twenty minutes."

Saying this, she rushed into the kitchen. When they settled into this residence, someone had come over with a bucket of drinking water and some dry ingredients for soup and bread.

So, Emily was going to use them to make the dinner and even though it would be a simple meal, she was happy to be able to cook something after such a long time.

Max sat down in the living room and began chatting with Natalie about random stuff of before the apocalypse. As for Sophie, she had gone to her room, they both knew she would only return for the dinner, or maybe even after Max left.

Less than half an hour later, Emily came over carrying a steaming pot of soup.

"Let me bring the bread, Mom." Natalie said, wanting to help her, but Emily shook her head and smiled, "No need. I'll bring it."

"Hm?" Natalie tilted her head in confusion.

Before the apocalypse, she always helped her bring the dishes from the kitchen, and when she didn't offer to herself, her mother would ask her. So, her refusal surprised her.

Seeing her confused face, Max chuckled, leaned over and whispered in her ear, "She doesn't want you to move around too much until… you have recovered from last night's activities."

Natalie's expression froze. Then her face paled before turning bright red.

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