Entering the Villa, Victor was forced to stop at the entrance hall, where he bumped into a middle-aged woman.
âWhat are youâŠâ The woman began to question him, then gasped when she spotted Elena behind him,
âElena?â she asked in a shaking voice as she looked at her daughter⊠This was Victorâs snobbish grandmother Willow.
âHi, mommyâŠ.â Elena raised her hand and greeted her mother shyly⊠she didnât know what to say.
Willow hesitated for a second then stepped forward and hugged her daughter⊠her face was not smiling though, it was just relieved. She stepped back a minute later, quickly wiped her tears then glared at her daughter, not knowing what to say. It has been 20 years.
âMother. Is she my esteemed grandmother?â An innocent melodic voice asked curiously, breaking the ice, and making Willow look at Lara.
âAre they your daughters?â Willow asked, looking at Lara and El.
âAh⊠Let me introduce them... This is Lara, my daughter, and this one is El, her... Maid. And this is my son Victor, and that girl behind him is Lily, his maid alsoâŠ.â She added with some embarrassment, making her mother inspect Victor and the girls as her eyes grow wideâŠ
Maids? Are they rich? Didnât her daughter marry some small clerk?
Inspecting them thoroughly, She didnât recognize the brand of clothes they were wearing, though the material seems decentâŠ. Were they scamming her⊠WaitâŠ
She looked at her daughterâs purse⊠Isnât that a LW purse⊠Could it be fakeâŠ. It looked genuine⊠She needs to investigateâŠ
âLetâs go and talk insideâŠâ She said with a complex look, guiding them to the empty living room while giving a maid who stood to the side some signals that the maid understood immediately.
After entering the room, Elena, Victor, and Lara sat down on a wide couch as Lily and El stood behind them respectfully. Willow also sat down and began to eye them as Marlie and Archie sneaked into the room and sat on a side couch together⊠Willow ignored them, she was busy inspecting Laraâs shoesâŠ. They didn't have a brand but didn't look cheap... Custom made?
"How is daddy?" Elena asked timidly, making her mother look at her face.
âHe is fine... I heard you marriedâŠâ Willow asked her daughter, expecting her to explain what happened since then.
âAh yes.â Elena said, âI called you back then, but you refused to answer my callsâŠâ She blamed her.
âWe were busyâŠâ Willow replied, not elaborating any further.
âWe were not. We just didn't have anything to say to unfilial daughters.â A voice denied Willow.
A man with a valiant face and white hair entered the room. This was Victorâs grandfather Kalvin Carlson⊠The maid had just informed him of Elenaâs arrival.
"Daddy....."
âWhat are you doing here⊠Didnât I forbid you from coming home?â He asked angrily with a harsh voice, but his eyes revealed something else, he really missed his favorite daughter.
âIâŠ.. â Elena who stood up nervously didnât know what to say⊠They froze like this for a few seconds neither the stubborn father nor the hesitant daughter knowing what to say.
âMother wanted to come before, but my esteemed father forbade herâŠâ Victor said lazily as he dragged his mother back into the couch, professionally resolving the situation, shifting the blame to his father, and making his grandfather curious enough to want to hear her story.
âOhâŠ. You are?â He inspected Victor with a complex gaze.
âMy name is Victor Von Weise, your daughterâs son.â Victor said, knowing willingly that if he said "your grandson" his grandfather would scold him.
âOhâŠ.â Kalvin said, not knowing how to reply to this young man whose eyes were not scared at all⊠He reminded him of his youth.
âLetâs hear what you have to say then, Elena. If I donât like it, I will kick you out again.â He said as he sat beside his wife, who didnât dare to speak when he was angry⊠He also gestured to the maid to bring them something to drinkâŠ
âIâŠ. When I left home that dayâŠ. I was wrongâŠ.I made many mistakesâŠ. I had to sleep in the street a few timesâŠ. â She began.
âDidnât you go to that Nelly?â Her father asked⊠This was a little different from what his son reported.
âI did⊠But when she found out I ran away from homeâŠ. She kicked me out first⊠Then⊠she introduced me to a certain man⊠and that man introduced me to anotherâŠâ She said.
âKeep it short.â Her father ordered, Not wanting to hear a sad story that was his faultâŠ
âAfter a series of mishaps, I ended up falling into the grasp of a very evil man having to work for him... First as a modelâŠ. ThenâŠâ She stopped as she watched the unchanging looks in her fatherâs eyes⊠Though his knuckles were getting whiter. He knew what she meant.
âI⊠things happened... I will not speak of itâŠ. But by the end of the year⊠I was to be sold to a brothel if I didnât get him enough money... Luckily, I managed to attract the attention of a very powerful man at a party that I was forced to âŠattendâŠ. That man saved me.â She said as her eyes grew firmer. âHe killed that evil man and swept me awayâŠ.. AndâŠ. And I got pregnant that night. So we got married.â She added with a blush, making her father look at her with complex eyes⊠She called asking for help back then, but he was very angry and didnât realize how dangerous her situation was. That bastard son of hisâŠ. He knew he was lying, but didnât think it was this bad.
âThen⊠Why did you not come before now⊠It has been twenty-one years?â His father asked with a calm voice. As he inspected Lily and El who were standing behind⊠They were maids, he knew by the formal poses they were standing in. That one wearing veil had dangerous eyes. He met people like that in the army, people who knew how to kill a man with a pencil. She must be a bodyguard too⊠He turned to inspect El after that. Can a maid be this young? Why are her eyes darting around? Is she searching for a threat? No⊠She is appraising the room for valuables... He will just keep an eye on her for now.
âDue to my husband's family circumstances and security reasons, I was forbidden from leaving for the first ten years⊠After that⊠I would have had to leave my sons and daughters alone in that residence if I left⊠So I had to stay there until their cere⊠they became old enoughâŠâ Elena said. âYou didnât answer my callsâŠâ She complained in a soft voice, making her father look at her again, not knowing what to say.
âMmmmm⊠Who is your husband exactly?â He asked, changing the subject⊠and getting a little curious, what kind of families lock up their daughters-in-law. Wasnât he a clerk working in an oil company offshore?
âHis name is Theodore Von WeiseâŠ. He is a businessman. He should own some companies around Vein city.â She said, making her father frown, he never heard of this man⊠no he did⊠In the only letter he read from her she managed to mention something like that⊠he didnât care then. As his son told him that the man was some small employee and that Elena was deeply in love with him⊠Feeling relieved about his daughterâs safety, he ignored her. Was his son lying?
Archie on the other hand. tensed⊠making Marlie frown as she felt thatâŠ. She didnât dare to speak and askâŠ.
âMy mother might not know, but my esteemed father goes by the name Theodore White.â Victor clarified, making his grandfather think for a moment and then freeze in shock as he looked at his grandsonâŠ
âThe Theodore White ofâŠ.â
âYes, the sole owner of the Pyro-White group.â Victor clarified arrogantly, making his grandfather gasp.
Kalvin frozeâŠ. Was he telling the truth? His grandson didnât seem to be lying⊠and his purple hair really resembles that man⊠He might have made a mistakeâŠ. But he will investigate this laterâŠ. This is big trouble!
âYou should have sent a letter and informed me earlierâŠ.â He blamed his daughter⊠as his wife wondered why he changed his tone... Was that Theodore, her son-in-law really important. She wanted to ask⊠but decided to keep it for later. That grandson-in-law Archie was fidgeting too⊠Did he know something?
âI did send you letters!â She complainedâŠ.. She didnât know her husband used the surname White outside.
âOhâŠ.â Kalvin said with a frown, not knowing what to say⊠he only read one and then told his sons to take care of the othersâŠ. âWhy didnât your husband come with youâŠâ He asked.
Elena didnât know what to say⊠The answer was âYou are not important enoughâŠâ But she didnât dare to say it.
âHis new wife is pregnant, so he chose to stay with herâŠâ Victor explained.
âNew wife? How many does he have?â His grandmother who couldnât keep silent anymore had to ask her daughter, who blushed and looked down.
âThree official ones, Now fourâŠ. About 20 concubines, another 100 lovers⊠and uncountable side womenâŠ.Maybe all the hookers around Vein cityâŠ. Something like that.â Victor replied, making his grandmother open her mouth wideâŠ
If his grandfather was surprised, He didn't show it...
Although he was not very familiar with Theodore White. He heard tales about him sleeping with 9 women every night⊠Now it turned out he was his son-in-lawâŠ
âIs he treating you well?â Kalvin asked his daughter. Thatâs what mattered.
âYes⊠I am one of his main wives⊠and he really takes care of me when he is not busy.â She replied with a blushâŠ
âGoodâŠ.â Kavin said, not wanting to know anything unnecessary about his daughterâs love life⊠âAre those two my grandchildren?â He asked, looking at Victor and Lara.
âYes⊠This is Lara, my youngest daughter.â Elena, who was a little relieved by the change of subject, said as Lara stood up and gracefully bowed to her grandfather who smiled softly then hid it quickly⊠No one can resist her cuteness.
âAnd this is my youngest son, Victor. He has already introduced himself.â She said,
Victor didnât stand up, he just nodded arrogantly, making both his mother and grandfather want to slap himâŠ
âYou have other children?â Kalvin asked.
âYes, Two, My oldest sonâs name is Mike he is twenty this year⊠He lives in newLure City. And my oldest daughter, AliceâŠâ She didnât continue as a glass shattered on the floor behind themâŠ. It fell from the hand of Archie, who was listening to her.
âSâŠ. ssâŠ. Sorry..â He said with a slight shake, as the maid ran to clean the glass from the floor.
Kalvin felt something but ignored him for now⊠He didnât know what to say⊠He wanted his daughter to apologize for escaping back then⊠But he also wanted to apologize for forcing her to marry and then ignoring her⊠He was a little angry and guilt-ridden...
âI brought some gifts⊠You might like themâŠâ Elena said changing the subject⊠âShould IâŠâ She asked Victor who just Yelled.
âALEX, BRING THE GIFTS..â He shouted in a somewhat loud voice. Making them involuntarily put their hands on their ears...
âWho dares to yell in our house?â Two men appeared in the living room⊠Victorâs First and third uncles⊠The family usually assembles at this house on weekends, and they were having a bowling match in the basement.
âElenaâŠâ Before they could reply, Victorâs third uncle Larry ran quickly and hugged Elena, his big sister ⊠He was a hypocrite. A total and an absolute hypocrite. Victor learned that the hard way. As he was the one who got the police to arrest him on fake charges merely hours after his grandfather's death.
âLarry⊠nice to see you again,â Elena said with a sweet smile. She loved her small brother. He was just a teenager when she left.
âWhat is she doing here?â The other middle-aged man, Victorâs first uncle Bob. Said sternly. Not noticing the dangerous look in his fatherâs eyes when he looked at him.
âIâŠ..â Elena didnât know what to say.
âItâs ok.â Their father said sternly. âThe past is the past, It is time to forget it.â He said sternly⊠making both of his sons look at him with surprise. Their father was the really stubborn kind⊠What made him change his mind this quickly? Damn⊠Would their sister get to inherit again? That changes all their plans...
âBut fatherâŠ.â Bob wanted to say something, but noticing the look in his fatherâs eyes he chose to swallow his words... He might be in trouble⊠He lost track of his sister some 20 years ago, but chose to hide this from his father⊠He told him that she went abroad with her new clerk husband.
Hearing her father, Elena smiled sweetly. Just as Alex crossed the door carrying two big bags pushing uncle Bob to the side, making him almost stumble and fall⊠then casually, he put the bags on the floor and left.
Kalvin was a little surprised⊠Others didnât notice it but he did⊠Those bags were extremely heavy, how could that sissy driver carry them this casually?
Elena coughed a little as she opened one of the bags, hearing the gasps of her mother and elder sister, who had silently sneaked into the room after changing her skirt.
The bag contained many expensive clothes and trinkets!
âI thought those would suit father and mother so I bought them..â She said, ignoring the stars that appeared in her sisterâs and grandmother's eyes⊠Marlie too was stretching her neck, but she didnât dare to leave her new golden goose Archie who was sitting as an obedient elementary school student.
Kalvin coughed a littleâŠ
âI have something to do in the study, you guys enjoy yourselves...â He said as he retreated, keenly aware that he was completely ignored as his family clamored for giftsâŠ
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