Ch. 12: Meet The Family.

It was dinner night at the Redmond's household. It was one especially set up for a particular event.

In the morning of that day, Noah Redmond, the head of the Redmond household and his wife, Stella Redmond, had seen some strikingly unbelievable photos of something they had never thought would become real till the day they got into the grave. But the pictures looked real, and became even more real when their daughter, Kelly had posted it herself.

That night at the dining table while they waited for her to come home with the man she was getting married to, Stella the mother said, “So your elder sister is getting married. And we don't seem to know who the man is. Does any one of you know? I'm very concerned about this."

Brie, Kelly's younger sister, sat across from her mother with her own fiancé. A man that went by the name Drew Declan, a successful businessman from a family recognised as one of the leading political dynasties in the country.

"Of course, I wouldn't know. Who in the hell expected that your eldest daughter would find a man to marry her anyway? Not with that bossy attitude of hers." Brie was clear in her tone that she did not quite like exactly what was going on.

"Mind your tone and language, young lady," Noah, her father, compelled. "She is still your older sister. Please respect that."

Brie went silent and looked down at the food on the table. 

"Haha," her fiancé laughed out loud. "I apologize, future father in law. You of all people should know that she could be so much of a handful sometimes."

The father shook his head. "Well, she is my daughter after all. I know that about her. It's just not enough reason for her to talk down on her sister like that."

"I understand, sir," Drew said and whispered to Brie, "You know you do not have to make your dad angry, right?"

Brie did not give him a reply. She was angry at the event. To her she was supposed to be the one getting married first to take the inherentance. She did not like this at all.

While they waited, Kelly and Ethan were outside about to come in the mansion. 

"Remember what I told you," Kelly said. "Act confidently. Don't talk more than you are expected to say. I believe already that you will be able to do that. You don't talk too much after all. And one more thing, avoid eye contact. Especially with my sister. She might make taunts directed at you but please do not react."

"Okay," he said once again. His now favorite word to say.

"Now let us go in," she said, driving her car inside the courtyard of the mansion. The guards saluted them as they got down and got into the house.

"I'm home, Mom and Dad," she said as she got in, holding on to Ethan's hand to further cement the trick. They headed to the dining area where they expected for everyone to be sitting down.

Her mother was the first to see her and rose up from her seat in eagerness. "Kelly," she let out in a tone that showed just how curious she was.

They both stepped down to the dining hall and the entire family, except for Brie and Drew, looked on in excitement and glee at the couple.

"Welcome, daughter," the father said, smiling from ear to ear.

"Family, this is Ethan, your future son-in-law," Kelly announced. "Ethan, this is my family. Noah Redmond, my father, and my mother, Stella Redmond. Over there on the table is my lovely sister, Brie Redmond and her fiancé, Drew Decklan." 

"Nice to meet you," everyone said out loud. "What a fine man he is." This was especially coming from her mother. 

"I see, no wonder you picked him," Brie said. "He is a handsome catch." She cast Ethan a glare. He did not look away but he also did not look at her. His eyes were on her forehead instead. 

From the little he was able to get from her behavior, in that much of a short time notice, he had already guessed her to be a troublemaker. One he really had to be wary of.