âWelcome lady Hiliana Rofles,â he walked down regally and stepped in front of them. He gently bowed to her with his left leg behind and with his right hand outstretched.
Lady Hiliana nodded. âItâs great to meet you after a long time. How have you been?â she held onto his outstretched hand.
He held it and kissed the back of her hand. âVery well lady,â
He then glanced at the Elle and Alvin inquisitively. âWelcome back little ones,â
âGreat uncle~â Elle happily hugged his waist. âI missed you,â
âI missed you too, little cupcake,ââ his stoic face changed slightly into a warm smile.
The manâs small, upturned eyes peered directly at her. âThis must be the little Rofles lady. Welcome to our humble abode,â
.....
Feng stiffed her shoulders and nodded. âThis ruthless guy can smile ah...â
This guy was the game âglimmer redemptionâs one and only powerful supported of Clarina. In her earlier stages, she was not that popular with men. She was just an orphaned young girl with a huge fortune on her head.
Many men only targeted her for that.
But our brave man who was in front of her stepped up and adopted her officially. With his social status, it was really easy for Clarina to enter the new society.
Even so, she faced a bit of trouble here and there.... a classic heroin stuff.
This man in front of her single-handedly swooped in and destroyed anyone who spoke badly about her behind her back.
That was the reason she was unrestrained in the social circle.
That and the other MLâs crazily protected her at every intervention.
âThis sucks.. What if he brings Clarina back/ god I donât wish to see that bitchâs gloating face? I still remember her casually sailing away as if my ass was not on fire....â
âhe will bring her back though... aww man.. I hate this fucked up game so much.â
In that story line, he brings Clarina back after her family was tragically killed when she was just twelve. He raises her all alone as her daughter.
âWait... the story did not mention him having his wife..... shit, does she die?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
She peered at the kind lady Perlin. âno no no.... canât let that happen. We canât let that happen. But what canât do anything to stop it. I am not even sure how she will meet her end.â She anxiously bit her lips.
A small hand gently held her hand and pulled it away from her lips. âdo you feel uncomfortable?â Ethan whispered near her ear.
âno.... Iâm just thinking of something,â
âOh...â Ethan simply patted her back. âEverything will be okay,â
Feng smiled back at him. âYes everything will be.â
âExcept, we have a morally grey character who loves to kill people over a simple gossip standing right in front of us. Everything is just fine....â
She faked her smile.
The manâs scrutinizing gaze still lingered on her.
âPlease donât look at me. I did not hurt your precious Clarina.â
âDear, you havenât introduced yourself to our newest..... Guests...â lady Perlin lopped her hands with his.
The manâs stoic expression softened exponentially. âYes, that was a mistake on my part. Let me introduce myself. I am Duke Lineti Parlov and this is my wife Perlin Parlov. We are happy to welcome new guests.â
Lady Perlin smiled and patted his forearm. âWell done. You see, my husband gets shy around strangers. Why donât we go see check out your room,â she happily gestured for the kids to follow.
Lineti Parlov glanced at his wifeâs back with a small smile.
âYou still look smitten,â lady Hiliana whispered playfully.
âI am.. every movement with her is like being immersed in sweetened honey. I fear one day I might get sweet intoxication,â he mumbled, hiding his smile with his hand.
âYou know your wifeâs plans, right?â
âYes, the two boys? I see them... they have potential.. but I am not sure yet.â
âTry talking to them. You will be surprised how alike you and that Ethan are,â she patted his back and climbed up the stairs.
Duke Lineti frowned slightly. âI am not sure that would be the case.â
He saw that kid Ethan before he had a warm smile on his face when he was talking to little miss Feng Rofles.
âMaybe a talk will do us good.â
At the same time, his wife was showing them their rooms.
âThis will be little Elleâs room. The one next to it is Alvinâs room and Fengâs room is right here,â lady Perlin happily showed the room.
Ethan and Aiden walked into Fengâs room as usual.
âah ah, you both have your own rooms. Itâs this way,â she gestured to follow, but they both stood frozen before her room.
âWe usually share a room with Feng,â Ethan said with a straight look on his face.
Lady Perlin gasped. She glanced at her sister for conformation.
Lady Hiliana sighed and nodded. âYes, we had a shortage of rooms, but now that we are in a spacious mansion, why donât you both move to your own rooms,â
âBut we donât want to.â Aiden said with his signature sweet smile.
Lady Perlin froze. She was in a deep dilemma now. As per her plan, she wanted to shower the twins with love until they accept her proposal but....
It is not a good thing for men and woman to stay in a same room.
âIt will cause a social scandal,â she wrung her kerchief.
It all came down to her morale against her will to dote on the twins.
Biting her lips, she finally glanced at them both. âYou canât. Iâm sorry. This room on the opposite corridor is yours.â
Aiden lost his smile. He sadly walked into his room, and so did Ethan.
Lady Perlin softly held her chest. âI think I just lost their trust completely. What do I do? They hate me now...â
Lady Hiliana gently patted her back. âThey need a good voice of authority over them or else they will just overwhelm you with their own decisions. Itâs good that you established that,â
âBut I think I just lost Aidenâs sweet smile,â
âDonât worry, that smile was fake. His real smile is even prettier.â
âIt was fake?! Oh Hiliana, catch me. I think Iâm going to faint!â