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
"I did. It happened before when I was little. It was horrible. So cut the topic now," Niel said irritatedly. His late grandfather was not a mean person. Certainly, every once in a while, he would hold some events where Niel could meet up with his parents again. Yet, of course, somehow, it would turn horrible in the end. His mother had her own family so she could not focus on him. She always had her other kids' matters at the back of her mind. Meanwhile, his father was a person who only care about his work and his company. It was always work in his father's mind even if Niel was just right there in front of him demanding a tiny bit of his time. They both were horrible people to him. They didn't care about him, thinking that he was fine because he was raised by his rich grandparents who would never let him lack anything. "Try answering it. Just once," Haylee bravely suggested while pointing her finger to his phone. "What? Why would I?" The guy was getting more annoyed. He took the p
"You crashed my red Porsche two weeks ago," the guy reminded her again. Two weeks before, Haylee just finished her driving classes and only needed to wait for about a week before she got her driving licence. Feeling confident with her driving skill, Niel allowed her to use his red Porsche. But then, she got hit by another car while trying to change lanes on the highway. Thankfully, she was not hurt by the accident. In her defence, the car that hit her was too fast. While the one that hit her said she was driving too slow in a fast lane. Since her driving licence was not issued yet, it was technically illegal for her to be driving on the road. So Niel settled that matter for her, paying the guy that hit the red Porsche a sum of money to avoid him from making a police report. That way, Haylee's driving licence which was not even issued yet won't be suspended. "You're not over that yet?" She retorted like a little brat. "Do you know how much I loved that car?" The guy scoffed in disb
"Your father called me a few days ago. He said that he'll come tomorrow on Christmas Eve. He'll stay here for a few days," Madam Rosella said to Niel. Right now, they were sitting in the living room. Martha and Ben, on the other hand, went to take all the bags and luggage upstairs.Niel was silent and did not even give any response. He took his cup of tea from the coffee table and sipped on it."You already know about it?" His grandmother was confused by his lack of reaction."Let me guess... He asked your permission to come here, didn't he?" The old lady wondered."Yup," Niel responded shortly.Madam Rosella scoffed and then just smirked at him. She shook her head a bit, couldn't believe it that her son would eventually ask her grandson's permission to visit her. That was a bit absurd for her. But then, her family was just that weird anyway."Is that a sign that you're finally going to have a truce with him?" The old lady spoke again."Truce?" Niel sneered."I never said anything lik