"Of course, grandfather looks handsome. They had better not drool over you tonight cause I have also chosen a similar tux," Leo teased as he took James by hand and led him to the nearby couch. The room boomed with James loud laughter. "Silly boy... I'm too old for that." Leo looked like he wanted to refute James' words but the latter didn't give him a chance to do so. "Now that I remember... Leo, I was looking for you cause I wanted to inform you that I have invited some very special guests tonight," James' face turned serious with these words and Leo couldn't help but wonder who the 'VERY-SPECIAL-PEOPLE' were. "Okay," He gave a curt nod not knowing what to do with this piece of info. "So... You can't let anything go wrong at the party and you mustn't let any word anyone says to you get the best of you," Leo listened attentively to James advice. Why does this sound familiar? Didn't James also say the same thing when he was going to introduce him to Victoria and Heaven? "
Huh? Is there some kind of mistake here? She looked at the menu again. Why is every single dessert on the menu Leo's favorites!? She beckoned on the maid closer to her and asked,"Why...? Are these all the desserts set for the party? Is there some kind of mistake somewhere?" People nearby including Scott turned to look at her. The maid shook her head and replied in a calm voice like she had been instructed to,"No ma'am... Everything here has been personally chosen by our young master." A hush fell upon the room. Young master!? Which young master? Everyone in the room exchanged gazes in surprise. The room was only silent for a minute before it soon erupted with loud whispers of gossip. They could barely stop the excitement of finding out that the welcome party had been arranged for one young master. Mandy nodded at the maid with a fake smile and let her go. She looked around at the people murmuring and turned back to the menu. She checked the desserts section again. She chec
She doesn't understand why someone as old as her still displayed the familiar socialite wife behavior. One of the reasons why she hates family gatherings! She also didn't miss how her mother(Victoria) looked embarrassed with this statement. "Heaven dear," Heaven finally turned away, succeeding in stopping herself from marching to that grand-aunt of hers and giving her a piece of her mind! She turned to look at the woman that walked to her and held her hands with a soft smile. "Grandma Emily... Did pa force you to come here again? Alan told you about your health. I can't believe you told him to hide the secret from me!," Heaven displayed a genuine, worried look as she pouted and led the old woman to a nearby chair. This is Emily Greene who is married to Wave Greene, James' elder brother. Before I forget to mention... She is Heaven's favorite grandaunt. "Aiyo!," Emily exclaimed as she sat down. "I knew I shouldn't have trusted that grandson of mine to keep this away from you.
"Miles... Don't create a ruckus. There are guests everywhere. Keep your voice down," Wave gave his younger brother a hard stare and turned to James. He sighed as he looked at James. He really can't tell what this younger brother of his was thinking when he decided to introduce a stranger into the family's legacy. "Brother," James turned to Wave, completely ignoring Miles who didn't look too pleased by this. But the latter could only keep his anger in because their eldest brother had already warned him. Wave gave James a curious gaze, urging him to speak. He knows James wouldn't just do anything without a valid reason. "I'd like us all to talk about this in a different room... Away from all these guests," James glanced around quickly. He was quick to notice the guests that immediately faced their meals, pretending like they had been eating all along. No one spoke until Miles marched out of the room furiously, heading to the familiar sitting room in the house. Wave and James exchang
Leonardo noticed that James only said grandson/grandchild but he didn't mention children. His mouth twitched with curiosity but he understands that this isn't the time and place to ask such a personal question in case it stirs some kind of trouble and he isn't ready for that now. So he turned to Emily's direction and bowed slightly to greet her. She gave him a smile that was neither warm nor cold, just neutral and nodded her head slightly at him. He nodded back and turned to Alan. He was still wondering how he should greet the young man but he was stunned when Alan waved at him with a warm smile. He barely even noticed the angry look on Heaven's face as he slowly returned Alan's smile with a smile of his own. He had a feeling that he was going to like Alan or perhaps, he already likes him. At this thought, Leo shook his head and quickly turned back to James. There's no way he is making new friends or should be thinking of making new friends after what Scott did to him. As h
Alan gave Leo a light nudge and the latter snapped out of his thoughts. He looked at Alan not knowing what to say. "Shall we?," Alan pointed at the door and he nodded before following him out. On their way out, Alan mumbled to him,"Leo... You don't have to act so tense around me or would you rather I give you a proper introduction of myself." Before Leo could reject his question, he had already spoken,"I'm Alan Greene as grandfather James had said earlier. I'm in charge of Greene's aerospace industries." Leo was speechless. Aerospace industries? He'd never expected the family business to go beyond the conglomerate. Turns out he really underestimated Greene's wealth this time. Alan stopped talking and looked at him. "You haven't said anything." "Wow... That's great. I didn't really know about the aerospace industry because no one mentioned it. I haven't really heard of it before too," Leo finally said a few words to assure the young man beside him. Alan chuckled as they a
Just a few steps away, Emily was quietly observing this scene with a small smile on her face. She'd noticed her grandson's little chit chat with Leo which was surprising. She'd noticed it earlier while talking to Heaven but acted oblivious. She knows how Alan really hates coming to any family reunion stuff since that means he has to meet his least favorite cousins, Charles and Williams. So she was pretty surprised with the way he had behaved so freely with Leo, the way he conversed freely and even laughed genuinely which is something that doesn't happen frequently. The most amusing part was how Heaven's eyes kept drifting to Leo and Alan every single time. Emily's smile widened. The silly child didn't even look at her while they were talking. Her eyes were on Alan and Leo. She had been thinking of when she wouldn't be able to endure it anymore and storm over to them. Seems like the laughter was the last straw that broke the camel's back. Emily glanced at the young man who
It is unknown what the person on the phone said but Leo disconnected the call soon afterwards. By then, he'd already gotten to the entrance of the hall. His eyes trailed to a table and even his eyes curved with smiles. But before he could even take a step forward, he was accosted by an unfamiliar middle aged man who was accompanied by three women/ladies. Leo stopped and looked at his new companions. He could see that only one of the women looked old, that's possibly the man's wife... So that means the other ladies are his daughters. Leo looked at one of the young ladies he assume to be the oldest daughter and saw the way she blinked her long eyelashes at him. A sultry look adorning her beautiful face and he smirked inwardly. His attention was drawn back to the middle aged man when he suddenly greeted,"Greetings Mr Greene." He reached out for a handshake which Leo accepted with a smile. "Call me Leo instead," The man nodded before introducing himself,"Mr Leo, I am Kian Gray