The Return of Lord Bryan

Chapter two

Claire opened the door to see her husband on his feet. She gasped and dropped the jewelry box she clutched in shock. 

She couldn't believe that her husband was finally able to stand on his own. 

He didn't look so pale either and his features were focused. 

"Bryan, you're okay? How?" She asked softly and ran to grab him by the arm, thinking he might still be unsteady but she was surprised to find that he was very strong on his feet. 

"Mum! Oh my God! This is a miracle!" She yelled happily and her mother who was just in the hallways came rushing in along with her father, both dressed and ready for the grandmother's party that evening. 

Freya was shocked as she looked at her son-in-law, the same man she just mocked a few minutes ago. 

Bryan was very tall, he towered over them all in the room and Freya had to raise her head to look him in the eyes.

 "Oh, he's finally able to stand," she said casually, sounding like it wasn't a big deal, 

"He can finally pack his bags and leave you for good," she spat. 

Claire gasped and tried to tell her mother to keep it down.

She didn't want Bryan to realize what the family had decided, he'd just woken up from his mental state and she didn't want to hurt him with such news. 

"Mum, please could this wait until later?" She pleaded. 

Her husband also snorted and told Bryan to leave his house at once, "There will be no later, I can't stand him anymore," 

Claire's father spat then he turned to Bryan with a nasty scowl, pointing, he said, "I have been kind enough to put up with you while you were nothing but a worthless vegetable, it's high time you left our home now that you're ok," he snapped. 

Claire was surprised that her parents weren't happy and wanted to send him away instead. 

"Dad, this is what I've been praying for, Bryan is finally awake and I don't have to divorce him," she said happily. 

"Divorce?" Bryan asked, his voice a little raspy from not being used for months. 

Claire tried to wave it off but Freya wasn't going to butter him up. 

"Yes, my daughter is going to divorce you, we have spent a lot of money feeding and taking care of you all these years, we can't do it anymore!" She spat. 

Clinton, Claire's father agreed, "You have been a burden to this family, it's high time we let him go. We are in so much debt and we will be losing the house soon, we have no choice but to appeal to grandmother and she if she can help us," he added. 

Bryan couldn't believe how bad things had gotten with Claire's family. She looked helpless and it was clear that her parents were pressuring her into acting for the interest of the family.  

Claire sighed, her parents were right. They were so indebted that their house was going to be auctioned in a few days just to cover some of the debt.

Bryan turned to his wife and asked her if it was true that they were going to lose their family home. 

"Yes, we will have to give up the house if we don't pay. Right now there is no way the family business can help us, we have only one person to turn to and that grandmother insists that I have to divorce you before she helps us," Claire explained meekly. 

"You are ungrateful! You should be happy that grandmother has given you another chance to redeem yourself after bringing such shame to the family, get ready at once!" Her father spat angrily.  

Bryan frowned at his words, how could her family try to tear them apart when he was capable of taking care of all she needed?

"My wife will not have to worry about anything, I will take care of it all," he said boldly.  

His parents-in-law didn't look like they believed one word he said, "Claire, you better get the divorce papers ready prepare for the party, say your goodbyes to Bryan, this is the last time you'll be seeing him," Freya said, she looked at Bryan condescendingly, "You can't even take care of yourself, we have been feeding and clothing you and now you're bragging, pathetic!" 

Claire looked distraught but Bryan quickly grabbed her hands and asked her to trust him, "Don't worry, I'll handle everything," he assured her and walked out of the room, leaving them stunned. 

Bryan could still recall the phone number of one of his men from the army.

He quickly placed a call to his second-in-command and he answered.  

"You are speaking with the blood general," he introduced himself, and the receiver at the other end of the line gasped, "We thought you were gone," he said. "I am back and I have to make everyone who tried to hurt me pay," Bryan replied coldly. 

"Yes, Lord Bryan, we will make them regret it. Just send me an address and it is done, I will deploy the entire team to bring them down!" the man on the line.  

"We will get to that later, meanwhile, I need to speak with my secretary at once," he ordered. The man on the phone quickly rushed to hand the phone over to the secretary. 

"We are glad to have you back, Lord Bryan," the lady said and asked what she had to do. 

"First I need you to invest $10 million in my wife's business, that should be enough to pay off her family's debt and save the house. Make sure she doesn't lack anything," he ordered. 

Bryan's eyes went dark as he looked at a spot on the wall, his fist clenched, "I have been away for so long," he said coldly, "I need this city to know that Lord Bryan is back!"