"Who's that? Is that grandma?" Haylee whispered to Niel's ear slowly."You bet. Of course, this is grandma. Who else would be a grandma in this house? Certainly not you. You look absolutely seventeen," Madam Rosella replied to Haylee in a witty way while winking at her.She approached Haylee and the girl stood still motionlessly, did not even dare to make a single sound. She observed her from top to bottom and then she turned to Niel, shooting him a playful glare."So, when can I expect some great-grandchildren?" Madam Rosella asked and that made Ben who was standing by the car almost burst into laughter. He covered his mouth quickly when Niel glared at him."Grandma, you're going to scare her," Niel replied languidly."Oh, come on. I need a little one to hold before I die. The last time I held a baby was like seventeen years ago," Madam Rosella still went on with her sense of humour.The baby she referred to from seventeen years ago was actually Niel. She only had one child, William
"Some people just didn't know their place, honey," Madam Rosella responded shortly. She was quite aware of her family's internal issues. She had convinced her late husband, Frederick to put all his inheritance to Niel's name before he died. Because she knew she was not carrying Anderson's blood. Having her husband give his wealth to her would eventually going to cause issues with Franklin. Franklin was her husband's younger brother. Compared to her and Frederick who only had one child, Franklin had three children. With that, he came to believe that his kids and his grandchildren deserved to get Frederick's inheritance more compared to Madam Rosella simply because they carried the Anderson's blood. So she made her decision and discussed that matter with her husband. Frederick had resented his son, William so much, so they were left with only one option, Niel. They gave everything to him and the only term Frederick gave to Niel in return for gaining his wealth was to take care of Mad
'Healer? I was just being used?' Haylee wondered in shock. "Well, what do you think? Did Niel been more stable after Haylee lived with him? Or was it otherwise?" The old lady asked Ben's opinion instead. "At first, he seemed more stable of course. After all, he had been having his eyes on this girl since he was fifteen. So when he brought her in, he was very anticipated and happy with it. He looked more motivated and more oriented with his school and his jobs at the company. I also sensed that he had been very strong and more ambitious than ever. But..." "There a but?" Madam Rosella grumbled. "As I mentioned before, they had some issues regarding their relationship. While it was good for Master to have Miss Johnson around, it wasn't the same case for Miss Johnson though. If I may say..." Ben was hesitant to share his thoughts but Madam Rosella beckoned him to just went on with it. "Their relationship looked pretty toxic to me. And it weighed more on Miss Johnson's side. She seeme
The movie was almost over so they just waited until it ended. They did not talk at all during that time. When they came out of the mini theatre, it was almost midnight. The two walked down the hallway towards the entrance hall and they saw Madam Rosella standing there by the round marble table in the middle of the hall. There was a tray on the table with a few cups of tea."Do you guys enjoy the movie?" The old lady asked kindly and beckoned them to come closer to her."I thought you were asleep already," Niel said, not answering the question."Well... got to make sure my kids get a good sleep first. So, I prepared some chamomile tea for both of you," Madam Rosella replied. She took one cup and gave it to Haylee."Chamomile tea is good to reduce stress and it will help you sleep well at night. Drink it up before going to sleep. And I also had told my servant to prepare some drinking water in your room. Don't wander alone at night, it's dangerous," the old lady said to Haylee."Don't s
"Why would you even want to buy a new house? You don't like our penthouse?" Niel shot her a glare, but she just chuckled because she knew he had no intention of getting mad at her."Oh, let her be! Why are you controlling her? Haylee, if you need anything, just buy it. If Niel refuses to buy it for you, just call me. I'll buy it for you," Madam Rosella kept spoiling her with money and wealth."Or you can just tell Ben too. He could settle everything for you. Right, Ben?" The old lady spoke more while waving at Ben who was standing beside the black Rolls-Royce Cullinan. The butler just nodded a bit to support the old lady's statement."See... You're part of the family now. Don't be shy to ask anything. Just say it and Ben could settle it for you," Madam Rosella said more while giving the girl a big smile."That's enough. She'll end up buying more stuff because of you if we stay any longer," Niel twined at the two women and simply dragged Haylee away from his grandmother."Oh, wait! Wai
"I'm sorry, Miss Johnson. I just checked it with the real estate who sold the house before. The buyer could no longer be reached because he was not living in our country. The house was bought as his vacation home," that was how Ben replied to Haylee through the phone."So that's why it was always empty when I went there? Because the house was bought by a foreigner?" Haylee believed it immediately. She lay on the bed and went pensive with her mind running back to the past.'If only I know that Niel's credit card could buy a house, I would have asked it earlier when the house was on sale. Why am I so stupid back then?' She grumbled internally, feeling upset that she lost such a good chance to buy her old house. She had the resources at that time yet she was not mature enough to think it through back then.***A week before Christmas, it was Sunday and Haylee took some time alone going shopping in a mall to buy Christmas presents. Niel did not tag along with her this time because he was
Meredith laughed immediately at her question. She shook her head a bit before she just smiled and stared at the table. She pondered a while to recollect her thoughts before she revealed the real story to Haylee. "There was that one night... There's a party at the Anderson's mansion, the old one that belonged to late Frederick and his brother, Franklin. It was never sold because any event regarding the Anderson family would be held there. That mansion was like the official residence for the whole Anderson family. Now, I reckoned that the mansion would belong to Nathan and Franklin. They had equal shares of that property, so Franklin certainly won't be able to sell it even though Frederick had died..." Meredith spoke solemnly regarding the past. "Anyway... long story short. There was a party there long ago and we were of course invited to it. We both were pretty miserable with the marriage so we both got drunk that night. Our parents put us in the same bedroom that night. Actually, it
When Haylee came out of the mall, Ben was already waiting for her right in front of the mall entrance inside a Rolls-Royce car. Upon seeing her, he got off and took all the shopping bags from her hands, putting them in the trunk before he went to open the car door for her. Haylee went in without delay and the butler went into the driver's seat again after closing the car door for her. The car drove away immediately, heading back to the penthouse. Haylee checked the time on her phone and saw that it was almost seven. Niel would surely have reached home by now. She began to feel anxious, trying to find some good reasons why she was out the whole day. She could not possibly let Niel know that she had met his parents. That guy would surely turn angry if he knows about it. They reached the Anderson Grand Plaza building after seven. Ben got off swiftly and opened the car door for her. Then he went to the trunk and took out all the shopping bags. He helped her carry them until they reached