Deviant: No Longer Human

His friends halted in their tracks behind him, their mirth replaced by a tense unease.

They all stared, their eyes wide with discomfort, at the sight of William\'s mother sat in the lap of an unfamiliar man.

The group knew all too well that William\'s father was no longer alive; the implications of this man\'s presence were unsettling.

Olivia, with her sharp, short brown hair, watched the scene unfold with a keen analytical gaze, her mind racing to piece together the puzzle.

Next to her, Snow shifted uncomfortably, her gaze flicking between William and the couple.

Jamie, who was midway through a joke, faltered, his words trailing off as he took in his friend\'s shock. "William, man, is everything... okay?"

\'What on earth is this man doing with my mother!?\' William\'s thoughts churned with revulsion and confusion, his face twisting as if he\'d swallowed an ugly bug.

If it had been anyone else beside his mother, the shock wouldn\'t have been so profound.

\'Wasn\'t he supposed to be with big sis? What\'s happening here?\' William\'s mind scrambled for answers, his heart pounding in his chest.

Olivia leaned closer to Jamie, whispering urgently, "Something\'s not right here, look at William, he\'s totally lost it."

Jamie, after a quick, uneasy chuckle, nudged William slightly, trying to lighten the mood with a dark joke. "Hey, Will, do you... uh, need to talk or something? Hehe, maybe about your new dad?"

Xavier, who had been silent up to this point, clapped William on the back, his tone laced with a mix of concern and awkward humor. "Looks like a plot twist in your family."

Snow shot Xavier a disapproving look, but she remained silent, not wanting to interfere in others matters.

William barely heard his friends; his focus was entirely on the man whose arm was nonchalantly draped around his mother\'s waist.

He felt a bitter taste in his mouth as he struggled to process the sight before him.

"Mom, what\'s going on?" William\'s voice finally rose, a mix of demand and desperation coloring his tone as he sought answers that he wasn\'t sure he wanted to hear.

Serpahina flinched for a second, her eyes shimmering with a guilty conscience as she glanced behind him, and bit her lips pleadingly, silently begging Wang Xiao to release her.

At that moment, Wang Xiao was grinning broadly, his eyes twinkling with mischief. Seraphina shivered at the sight of his cunning smile.

"Wang Xiao... I will be the enemy of your eighteen generations if you say something stupid now!" Seraphina\'s eyes widened in panic, yet she kept her voice low, whispering urgently with a look of begging eyes and a face flushed with shame.

However, Wang Xiao did not release her; instead, he tightened his grip, causing her to grit her teeth in anger and frustration.

"What are they doing... Are they flirting in front of us?" From Olivia\'s perspective and that of the others, all they could see was a woman turning around and whispering to her lover, her cheeks tinted with a blush as delicate as cherry bloom on a snowy canvas.

William, too, was stunned. He felt ignored and couldn\'t believe the audacity.

But what came next was even more brazen.

Wang Xiao, with a deliberate loudness, rubbed Seraphina\'s stomach gently and announced, "Sera, it seems the baby is already big enough... Was that a kick just now?"

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The room fell into a sudden hush, every pair of eyes now fixed on Seraphina and Wang Xiao, the earlier family drama momentarily forgotten.

Boom!

\'Scoundral! I am going to kill you today!\' Seraphina\'s outcry echoed across the pavilion as she faced the bewildered stares from the crowd.

Her face flushed a deep shade of crimson, and she lost her composure completely.

She stood abruptly, her lips parting but no sound emerging at first, her trembling finger pointing accusingly at Wang Xiao.

"Mom... is... pregnant? It\'s all over... Everything, it\'s all over..." At that moment, William collapsed into the floor, his entire body covered with a sheen of cold sweat.

\'It has happened... Nothing can be undone now...\' His thoughts spiraled into despair.

These tangled relationships were all too common here, yet the crowd didn\'t know that Josephine had already started dating Wang Xiao, effectively creating a bizarre love triangle that bordered on a familial scandal.

Blissfully ignorant of the complex backstory, Jamie crouched next to William, his grin spreading wide. "Congrats, buddy. Looks like your new daddy has made his grand entrance! And he\'s already hunting for your property."

"Tch, you can\'t even curse this man now... He\'s your literal \'motherfucker\' now! Tsk-tsk"

Xavier too, shook his head, leaning in, his voice dripping with sympathy. "Well, fuck me, man. You\'ve got a whole new definition of \'daddy issues\' to deal with now. Maybe you should start a blog."

Despite their words, their eyes were glued to Seraphina\'s back, just admiring that sexy figure; in fact, they were quite envious of Wang Xiao.

"William!" At that moment, Seraphina\'s voice boomed across the pavilion, causing a hush to fall over the gathered crowd.

Her eyes blazed with a mix of frustration and resolution as she turned to address her son, her jaw clenched tightly.

She mentally bookmarked her grievances with Wang Xiao for a later day; her focus now was entirely on William.

At the sight of Seraphina\'s towering figure, the group of friends behind William instantly silenced their chatter.

\'Damn... she still majestic like a real queen...\' Jamie thought, a chill running down his spine as he remembered her formidable authority.

A cold, almost suffocating aura emanated from Seraphina, causing William to stiffen up.

He gritted his teeth and managed a strained, "Y-Yes, mother!" His posture corrected almost instinctively, a reaction born of years under her stern gaze.

"Why are you here at this time!? Have you been skipping your lectures again?" Seraphina\'s voice cut sharp, each word filled with disappointment and command.

"Do you have any idea how much effort I expended to persuade the Dean to give you a chance? Have you even glanced at your grades lately?" Her tone escalated with each question, her disappointment unmistakable.

"And now, instead of studying, you\'re here squadering with your friends!" she continued, her voice rising in both volume and intensity.

William swallowed hard, his face a mask of discomfort. \'Obviously, it was her who was caught.. why am I being scolded?...\'he thought despairingly.