Elsie stepped away and bowed her head fiddling with her little fingers. Uncle Adrian is not a stranger, the little girl thought. He’s uncle Santiago’s friend and he has come to their house.
Adrian glanced up and saw Aurora, standing with a beautiful evening dress. She dressed so simple and yet looked pretty and attractive.
Being classical sometimes, is not in the dress but in the personality. She changed drastically from the woman she used to be, the daughter in-law of the Lester family that she used to be.
Why didn’t he see those unique features in her back then. He probably was blind, completely out of sight he guessed.
Aurora descended the stairs and said “This is the last time I will be seeing you interacting with strangers. The next time you do it, I’ll lock you up during sport time” she threatened, obviously referring to Elsie.
Immediately Elsie’s eyes welled up with tears and she moved away from Adrian. The latter saw her eyes and was displeased. She shouldn’t make it so glaring that she hates him before the little girl.
Shoving his displeasure aside, Adrian stood up and said “Hello my love, I brought this for you” stretching the flower to her.
Aurora treated him as air and pulled her daughter to her side “I don’t want to see you anywhere near my daughter. I don’t like to repeat myself to idiots” she declared.
“I brought this flower for you” Adrian repeated, swallowing his pride. It is hard for him to see his daughter separated from him and warned not to get anywhere close to her again.
“Who asked you for it?” She scowled. If he knew how much persuasion his mom had done that made her leave the hospital early and return home for the banquet, he would respect himself and leave as soon as he could, without glancing at her side.
He wants to continue from where he stopped with Lola Carrero. She’s not in for games of the heart with him.
“Just take it since he brought it for you” Charlotte urged. This is humiliating and embarrassing to Adrian especially before his daughter. No matter how long it takes, Elsie will eventually know that Adrian is not an “uncle” but her dad.
Aurora chuckled softly and took the flower from Adrian. She turned and glanced around, a servant was standing by. She called him and said ” throw this dirt in the waste bin” and handed the flower to him.
Everyone was dazed. Such a flower, she called it a dirt and should be thrown in the waste bin? It’s the expensive type, anyone would know that cheap flowers are not something the Lester son would present to Blake’s daughter.
The servant was going when Aurora called him back “Go to my daughter’s room, pick those filthy things this bastard brought and set it on fire” she declared.
“Aurora” Nancy blurted. But she didn’t say anything else. Aurora is deliberately hurting this fellow standing. That’s enough, for Elsie’s sake.
“Yes Mom, I’m ready for the banquet” she chimed, smiling broadly. Adrian just kept his gaze on her , but not uttering any word.
“We are having a banquet and don’t make our guest uncomfortable,” Nancy Blake declared. She is not in for her hypocritical display at all.
“Adrian, I’m sorry…”Nancy wants to say when Adrian clasped his hands together “”No Aunt, you don’t have to say that. She’s acting the same way I acted in the past. I wasn’t expecting otherwise” he declared.
Those words earned Adrian a hard stare from Aurora. Is he stupid? She’s not acting the way he acted. She’s an angel compared to him, a demon.
Nancy’s eyes went cloudy. Her sons arrived at the same time and they came back early for the banquet. She and her husband had decided to intervene between Adrian and their daughter.
Since Aurora doesn’t want the marriage again, they want to talk Adrian into signing the divorce paper. Then they would ask that Aurora let him have the right of a father over Elsie. But that would be taking place after he agreed to the divorce.
Jimmy Blake was dressed in his military uniform and when he saw Adrian, he glared at him with a scoff. He can’t wait for the banquet to be over and tell him to give his sister that freedom that she wants.
“Adrian, good to have you here” Santiago said, going over to hug him. Mom had called him over and over to come home early for the banquet hence he came.
“I’m happy that I am here, at least if I didn’t witness the horrible union, the near to death marriage experience, I’ll witness the final separation” Jimmy Blake mumbled.
Adrian sighed softly and smirked. Looks like he was invited to be humiliated by the Blake’s. He was sorry for what happened but besides Aurora, he cannot tolerate anyone else, humiliating him.
“Are you alright, Jimmy?” Simon Blake asked, giving him a hard stare.
Adrian bent over and said “My love, how about you excuse us while the adults talk?” He said with a smile. The little girl has been sniffing from the moment her mother requested for her toys to be burnt.
“I am alright dad. I’ve looked forward to meeting this idiot for a long time now. But I didn’t expect that he would turn out to be Santiago’s friend. I would have drilled a bullet into a skull the moment I stepped in” Jimmy stuttered.
Everyone was dazed and Elsie glanced at her uncle. She’s little but understands what it means whenever his uncle talks about drilling a bullet into someone’s skull.
“She’s not going anywhere. You don’t have the right to come in here to ask my daughter to excuse the adults. Are you afraid that she would know how evil you were?” Aurora snapped at him.
“I can say that because I am her father. I won’t let my daughter listen to words that would traumatise her. Aren’t you a doctor, I expected you to know better” Adrian retorted back.
Elsie was shocked. Is uncle Adrian her daddy?
“She’s not your daughter. My daughter has no relationship with you in any way. Our union was never consummated and I can’t remember you and I being intimate” Aurora scowled, her gaze cold and hate filled.
What? Everyone exchanged glances speechlessly.