"... following the long investigations of the last few years, the police has finally managed to eradicate the plague of foreign criminal associations in our country..." the anchor said enthusiastically. Charn smirked after hearing those words, he took a sip of whiskey and murmured with the glass still close to his lips:

"Yeah, they surely managed to do so without any external help... what a bunch of liars and incompetents"

"And now let's talk to our special guest, Khun Kimhan Theerapanyakul. Khun Kimhan, first of all we all want to tell you how sorry we are for your loss" the anchor started as he turned the armchair to face his guest, while he was doing so, the camera switched to Kim.

"Thank you very much, sadly... our family tends to look very cold from the outside, but we are very close, and I must admit that the loss of my dear father wasn't something I was ready for... if you can even be ready for such an event" Kim replied.

"I'm sure everyone can agree that your father was incredibly lucky to receive these affectionate children. Let's move to the main topic of our interview, if you're fine with it..."

"Of course"

"You've recently been victim of an attempted murder, but the aggressor perished in the attack. An investigation has started and some people on the internet are already talking about it being something different than a normal case of legitimate defense, what is your opinion on the matter, Khun Kimhan?" the anchor asked.

"I understand why those rumors are spreading and I really don't feel like blaming those people who believe to this kind of defamatory propaganda. You see, many people think that my father and my uncle managed to build our business empire thanks to violence and blood... at first I hated this, but sadly fighting this stereotype is a battle I'm not willing to fight" Kim responded.

"Why not?"

"The answer is quite simple: you can't be everybody's favorite. I'm happy just being appreciated by the people I work with and, most importantly, by my beloved husband" Kim added.

Charn chuckled and put his glass back onto the marble surface of the table near the couch.

"I really wonder if there were even a few honest words in all that sea of lies, Kim..."

At that moment, Charn heard someone knocking on the entrance door of the apartment. He knew it was Tinn for sure. Tinn was the perfect husband, he just tended to forget to take the key of the apartment before going to teach his group of screaming kids.

Charn had developed a habit over time, he liked wondering why his husband had done so much to reopen the martial arts school after the whole Thatthep incident was over. Who would willingly take care of a bunch of annoying little monkeys? Most of the times, at the end of this attentive analysis, Charn tended to reach the conclusion that his dear Tinn was a much better person than he could ever dream to become.

"Next time I'll turn your key into a necklace, so that you can't forget it that easily..." Charn said while opening the door. As he looked outside, he found an athletic man waiting for him, the only issue with that was that said person wasn't his athletic man...

A.N. The part regarding KinnPorsche follows the event of the series, but it is set some time later with Kim as chief of the family, following his father's opinion at the end of the novel.