The rest of the ride passed in comfortable silence as Kaiser sped to their destination. When they entered a familiar gated entrance, Valentina glanced at Kaiser questioningly.
"My parents also have an estate inside Paradise Cove. My brother has one as well."
"Ah of course. I forgot who I was speaking to." She was thinking like a poor person. The Grayson family could be considered one of the top 3 wealthiest families in the capital and the country. Of course, the family members would all have giant estates in the prestigious area. Paradise Cove was an area in which the land was worth billions. Living here wasn't something that could be achieved just by being rich. The land had been in families for generations, and each plot of land could be used to buy a well-founded company. And she was speaking with somebody who had three plots like that in one family.
"Do you want me to drop you off at our house first, or do you want to come with me to get him?" Kaiser suddenly asked.
"Do you mind if I come along? Naturally I'll stay in the car." Valentina hesitantly replied. Since the little nugget wasn't feeling well, she wanted to see him as soon as possible.
"That's fine. You can even come inside if you want to." Valentina just rolled her eyes while ignoring his nonsense.
***
Inside Adelia and Percy Grayson's Residence
Roman had come to mooch dinner from his parents and spend time with his little nephew. As a single wealthy bachelor, he naturally didn't know how to cook, so if he wasn't at business dinners, he often got his meals at either his brother's place or his parents.
Unfortunately, it seemed that he had come at the wrong time! Just yesterday his parents had posted a happy photo with their only grandchild yet today it seemed as if he had entered a warzone!
Over there in the corner was an expensive porcelain vase shattered all over the floor.
And the custom-built inset LED TV? A remote was embedded in the center causing the screen to flicker and display cracks. Pillows were shredded with feathers flying everywhere and everything that could be knocked over was knocked over.
He wondered if somebody managed to evade Paradise Cove security and even the special Grayson security and break into his parents' house and rob them. Was this the legendary home invasion he only saw on film?
He had then spotted his father speaking softly while trying to calm down his screaming nephew who was the cause of all the trouble. His father, a man who was so strict that he and all his siblings had called him 'the dictator' when growing up. He didn't even know his father could gently speak to someone much less coax them like that.
"Mom, what is happening? Why did Luca go crazy?"
"What do you mean crazy? Don't say such cursed words!" Roman had to quickly dodge the quick smack to his head that hadn't slowed down with age.
"Mom seriously what happened to Luca? He looked so happy yesterday."
"I don't know. It started this morning when he woke up. He kept saying he wanted to go back so we called Kaiser so he could talk to him. After that, he started crying and you can see the result." His mom sighed, and Roman could see the tiredness in her grey eyes that reminded him of his brother.
"Mom, just send him back then. Why are you letting him cry like this? He'll hurt his body." Roman could hear the hoarseness in Luca's voice like he had been crying for hours. It wasn't good for a young child to cry like this.
"You think I wanted him to cry? He was supposed to be here for the weekend. If he can't even stay with his own family for a day, how will he go to school?" seeing his mother get angry at him, Roman hurried to pacify her before she tried to hit him again.
"Mom, he only just started getting better. Isn't this an improvement from before when he couldn't even spend the night away from home? Let's just call your son to come and have him spend the night here then."
"Fine fine, go call your brother. I'll go let Luca know."
Roman snuck away and quickly called Kaiser.
"Brother, where are you right now?"
"What do you want?" was the cold response.
"Your son is destroying your mother's house. He clearly misses you so come and spend the night here with him!" Roman quickly pleaded, "If you don't come, your mother will slap the rest of my brain cells out of my head."
"There's barely any left." Kaiser coldly muttered. Before Roman could protest, he continued, "It's not me he misses, it's Valentina."
"Oh, you mean your little girlfriend that lives at your house? I have to say brother you move quickly. Within a couple of days, she's moved in, and your kid loves her. Good job!" Roman cheered him on. He had seen all the recent posts his brother had been sharing about Luca who looked so happy every day. Knowing that his workaholic brother hadn't reduced his work hours, he had assumed his brother had finally caved and gotten a nanny. Who knew it was the beautiful babe he had seen the last time?
Remembering how Luca had clung to her and all the information his brother had him dig up about her, it seemed that she had conquered both father and son. Roman felt that he needed to ask her how she did it. Whatever book of tactics she used needed to be studied and shared with him!
"Roman, that's not my little girlfriend. That's your future sister-in-law so be respectful." Kaiser's cool voice interrupted him out of his mental fantasy.
"Let Luca know I'm picking up his auntie and coming to take him home. She doesn't like bad children so he should behave himself." The call quickly ended and Roman stared at his phone in disbelief. Sister-in-law? So quickly?
"Roman Antonio Grayson! Where is that useless brother of yours? I thought you said you were calling him?"
"Mom only you could ever call brother useless. And I called him! He said he's picking up his wife first and then he's coming here."
"His what?" both of Roman's parents looked at him incredulously.
"Luca, your dad said your auntie is coming to get you and she doesn't like bad children." Roman continued unbothered.
Right before his eyes, the little tyrant who had been crying relentlessly immediately stopped. His little feet ran deng deng deng as he ran into the kitchen, stepped on his stool, and wiped his face down with a paper towel.
He then ran back into the living room and sat down politely on the chair; his hands respectfully placed on his lap as he looked towards the door.
Roman Grayson: "....."
Percy Grayson: "....."
Adelia Grayson: "....."
Was this the same child who had destroyed everything around them and been crying since he woke up today?
The rest of the ride passed in comfortable silence as Kaiser sped to their destination. When they entered a familiar gated entrance, Valentina glanced at Kaiser questioningly.
"My parents also have an estate inside Paradise Cove. My brother has one as well."
"Ah of course. I forgot who I was speaking to." She was thinking like a poor person. The Grayson family could be considered one of the top 3 wealthiest families in the capital and the country. Of course, the family members would all have giant estates in the prestigious area. Paradise Cove was an area in which the land was worth billions. Living here wasn't something that could be achieved just by being rich. The land had been in families for generations, and each plot of land could be used to buy a well-founded company. And she was speaking with somebody who had three plots like that in one family.
"Do you want me to drop you off at our house first, or do you want to come with me to get him?" Kaiser suddenly asked.
"Do you mind if I come along? Naturally I'll stay in the car." Valentina hesitantly replied. Since the little nugget wasn't feeling well, she wanted to see him as soon as possible.
"That's fine. You can even come inside if you want to." Valentina just rolled her eyes while ignoring his nonsense.
***
Inside Adelia and Percy Grayson's Residence
Roman had come to mooch dinner from his parents and spend time with his little nephew. As a single wealthy bachelor, he naturally didn't know how to cook, so if he wasn't at business dinners, he often got his meals at either his brother's place or his parents.
Unfortunately, it seemed that he had come at the wrong time! Just yesterday his parents had posted a happy photo with their only grandchild yet today it seemed as if he had entered a warzone!
Over there in the corner was an expensive porcelain vase shattered all over the floor.
And the custom-built inset LED TV? A remote was embedded in the center causing the screen to flicker and display cracks. Pillows were shredded with feathers flying everywhere and everything that could be knocked over was knocked over.
He wondered if somebody managed to evade Paradise Cove security and even the special Grayson security and break into his parents' house and rob them. Was this the legendary home invasion he only saw on film?
He had then spotted his father speaking softly while trying to calm down his screaming nephew who was the cause of all the trouble. His father, a man who was so strict that he and all his siblings had called him 'the dictator' when growing up. He didn't even know his father could gently speak to someone much less coax them like that.
"Mom, what is happening? Why did Luca go crazy?"
"What do you mean crazy? Don't say such cursed words!" Roman had to quickly dodge the quick smack to his head that hadn't slowed down with age.
"Mom seriously what happened to Luca? He looked so happy yesterday."
"I don't know. It started this morning when he woke up. He kept saying he wanted to go back so we called Kaiser so he could talk to him. After that, he started crying and you can see the result." His mom sighed, and Roman could see the tiredness in her grey eyes that reminded him of his brother.
"Mom, just send him back then. Why are you letting him cry like this? He'll hurt his body." Roman could hear the hoarseness in Luca's voice like he had been crying for hours. It wasn't good for a young child to cry like this.
"You think I wanted him to cry? He was supposed to be here for the weekend. If he can't even stay with his own family for a day, how will he go to school?" seeing his mother get angry at him, Roman hurried to pacify her before she tried to hit him again.
"Mom, he only just started getting better. Isn't this an improvement from before when he couldn't even spend the night away from home? Let's just call your son to come and have him spend the night here then."
"Fine fine, go call your brother. I'll go let Luca know."
Roman snuck away and quickly called Kaiser.
"Brother, where are you right now?"
"What do you want?" was the cold response.
"Your son is destroying your mother's house. He clearly misses you so come and spend the night here with him!" Roman quickly pleaded, "If you don't come, your mother will slap the rest of my brain cells out of my head."
"There's barely any left." Kaiser coldly muttered. Before Roman could protest, he continued, "It's not me he misses, it's Valentina."
"Oh, you mean your little girlfriend that lives at your house? I have to say brother you move quickly. Within a couple of days, she's moved in, and your kid loves her. Good job!" Roman cheered him on. He had seen all the recent posts his brother had been sharing about Luca who looked so happy every day. Knowing that his workaholic brother hadn't reduced his work hours, he had assumed his brother had finally caved and gotten a nanny. Who knew it was the beautiful babe he had seen the last time?
Remembering how Luca had clung to her and all the information his brother had him dig up about her, it seemed that she had conquered both father and son. Roman felt that he needed to ask her how she did it. Whatever book of tactics she used needed to be studied and shared with him!
"Roman, that's not my little girlfriend. That's your future sister-in-law so be respectful." Kaiser's cool voice interrupted him out of his mental fantasy.
"Let Luca know I'm picking up his auntie and coming to take him home. She doesn't like bad children so he should behave himself." The call quickly ended and Roman stared at his phone in disbelief. Sister-in-law? So quickly?
"Roman Antonio Grayson! Where is that useless brother of yours? I thought you said you were calling him?"
"Mom only you could ever call brother useless. And I called him! He said he's picking up his wife first and then he's coming here."
"His what?" both of Roman's parents looked at him incredulously.
"Luca, your dad said your auntie is coming to get you and she doesn't like bad children." Roman continued unbothered.
Right before his eyes, the little tyrant who had been crying relentlessly immediately stopped. His little feet ran deng deng deng as he ran into the kitchen, stepped on his stool, and wiped his face down with a paper towel.
He then ran back into the living room and sat down politely on the chair; his hands respectfully placed on his lap as he looked towards the door.
Roman Grayson: "....."
Percy Grayson: "....."
Adelia Grayson: "....."
Was this the same child who had destroyed everything around them and been crying since he woke up today?
