Enzo was completely frozen the moment the Vanguard Horizon 6 drove through the driveway, leading to a villa.

He wanted to stop his elder brother as he might have made a mistake, but when the garage’s door opened by itself when the car approached, he held himself back.

Max smiled, amused throughout by his reaction. If it wasn’t because he was peeking at him from time to time, he would have missed such a priceless moment.

Once the Vanguard Horizon 6 parked, he unbuckled the seat belt and said, "Let’s go. Auntie Sarah is in the bedroom 3. But she won’t permanently stay here.

Bedroom 2 is yours, and, of course, the master bedroom is mine."

Max smiled widely, while Enzo was in disbelief.

One of his dream was to have his own personal room, not because he wanted to be away from his brother but to convey that they could have larger space under a single roof.

In other words, a house.

A house was always he dreamt—to share it with his brother remained his massive motivation to own one.

Yet, his brother beat him into it.

He didn’t know how to react.

As Max approached the door leading to the ground floor, Enzo said, "W-Wait. Your supercar only has two seats. You were planning to bring me and Auntie Sarah to a restaurant.

There’s no way one of us have to commute, right?"

Max paused and turned towards him.

He burst into laughter.

"Before we will have a dinner, we’ll go and pick up your car.

I’ve already chosen one. You’ll bring Auntie Sarah there.

You know how to drive, right?"

Enzo was dumbfounded.

He could not believe what he had just heard from his elder brother.

...

For the next half an hour, Max toured Enzo to every place of the house, so he could be extremely familiar.

Enzo expression kept Max amused throughout, not feeling tedious at all.

When they were finished, Enzo instantly replied with what was lacking in the house.

The refrigerators were empty, the apparatus were absent, furnitures were needed to be added...

Some sorts that made Max understood how much Enzo planned to buy his own house.

In his past life, Enzo didn’t succeed.

To buy a house in Canada was too expensive. Despite acquiring higher position, his savings couldn’t reach it.

However, if he was given two more years, he might probably reach it.

It was exactly why Enzo felt so dejected and depressed when apocalypse descended.

Max was glad that Enzo accepted the fact he bought a house.

He didn’t make a fuse in staying at the guest’s area rather than his own bedroom 2.

He was already showing himself to be useful in managing the house.

Max nodded. "I’ll leave that to you. Let’s go and grab your car first."

Enzo gulped. He clenched his fists tightly and nodded.

He was ready.

To finally have his own car...

...

Max informed the car dealership of picking up the other car he bought. They instantly assured him and they were opened at the moment.

When they arrived, Sebastian was already waiting for them.

Max parked the Vanguard Horizon 6 at their parking lot and when he left the car, Sebastian immediately shaded him with the umbrella.

Max smiled at him and nodded.

He introduced his brother to him. "This is my brother."

Sebastian greeted Max’s brother and scrutinized him.

How luck he is to have a brother like him.

Thankfully, Sebastian had already brought another umbrella, just in case, and gave it to Enzo.

He had already expected that the other car was gifted to another person.

Enzo followed them while being swallowed by mixed emotions.

He felt his saliva dry and his sweat dampened his shirt. He found it difficult to think straight.

But his feet continued to move.

His body trembled in excitements.

Eventually, the garage’s door of the car dealership opened, and Enzo saw only a single car.

A car he knew he was about to drive.

Sebastian and Max simultaneously glanced at him and smiled.

Enzo’s reaction was priceless.

Sebastian finally faced him and said, "This is Veloce Automotive. Its body was coated in a limited-edition "Liquid Aurora" matte paint. Instead of traditional sharp, boxy edges, the body looked like a single piece of swept, aerodynamic glass and sculpted carbon fiber..."

Sebastian continued to share information about the automotive.

However, Enzo could barely hear him. He was scrutinizing every detail of the automotive and was already familiar with its features.

He was aware of every latest automotive released every year.

He obviously knew of Veloce Automotive.

His heart raced.

Lost in thoughts, he didn’t pay attention on his peripheral vision, catching his elder brother walking on his direction.

In the end, he had to stare at Max after the latter stood in front of him.

Max grabbed Enzo’s right hand and placed the keys of Veloce Automotive on his palm.

Enzo dazed at it, unable to utter a word.

Max stepped aside, letting him stare at the Veloce Automotive.

Enzo took dozens of minutes to finally be awake from his stupor.

He began walking to the Veloce.

When he arrived, he traced his fingers on its surface, perceiving a chill running through his nerves.

His thoughts were running wild.

My car... my dream car...

He didn’t notice that only a single breath had passed by. When his keys and automotive finally established a connection, Enzo heard a familiar clicking noise and a light cascade in the key fob, sweeping with a welcome wave.

Enzo smiled and opened the door.

He entered and scrutinized the interior of the car.

It was left deliberately unboxed, as if inviting Max himself to peel the plastics.

Since they had enough time left for dinner, Enzo decided to unbox first.

He peeled off the plastics, removed the protective covers, and doing an initial walkthrough of the interior features.

When he was finished, he turned towards Max and smiled.

He said in an enthusiastic tone, "Let’s go, brother. We’ll pick up Auntie Sarah now."

Max smiled at him. He was deeply beyond elated.

It was the first time he witnessed his brother, who kept being stressed out even in his past life, to feel with vigor and a carefree behavior.

Max replied, "It’s still early, though..."

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