Chapter 57 Raymond
Christian had gone out with Ashley. Shania was done taking a shower.
Settled for a pink tracksuit and tied her wet hair in a bun when she left the room. She could hear voices coming from the living room when she reached the stairs. The servants were busy running around.
“Hey sis, are you done now?” It was Rose who jumped out of nowhere and hugged Shania from behind, startling her.
“You scared me…when did you get back, I thought you said…you were going for a sleepover?” Shania asked as both started descending the stairs. Rose beamed and grabbed Shania's hand.
“Nope, mom said no…she said it's late… Chris isn't here to plead on my behalf,” the girl said with a frown just as they reached down. Shania glanced at her and shook her head, she found Rose's behavior cute. She was different from Luna, Rose was cheerful,
“Let me talk to her, sleepovers are fun, and it's not a problem if it's with one of your friends,” Shania said cupping Rose's face and her sister's eyes lit up in amusement.
“Really!” This you are the best…the best!” The girl started jumping up and down cheerfully, Shania smiled helplessly as she watched Rose dance around and twirl, obviously moving to the rhythm of some music.
“Okay, okay…that's enough, hahaha you're gonna fall,” Shania said in between laughter and ended up hugging Rose and both giggled.
“I didn't even do it, and you are this happy, silly girl,” Shania pinched Rose's cheeks playfully and turned around to head to the living room when she came to a halt. Surprisingly, a man was wearing dark jeans and a gold shirt with black canvas. Tucking some strands of hair behind her ear. Shania was confused because the black-haired man was staring at her without blinking.
“Umm…” Shania frowned and glanced at Rose, and she didn't seem surprised.
“Uncle Ray? When did you come,” Rose left Shania's side and rushed to the man, only then did the man snap back to his senses and Shania saw as his eyes glimmered mischievously and looked at Rose?
Christion hod gone out with Ashley. Shonio wos done toking o shower.
Settled for o pink trocksuit ond tied her wet hoir in o bun when she left the room. She could heor voices coming from the living room when she reoched the stoirs. The servonts were busy running oround.
“Hey sis, ore you done now?” It wos Rose who jumped out of nowhere ond hugged Shonio from behind, stortling her.
“You scored me…when did you get bock, I thought you soid…you were going for o sleepover?” Shonio osked os both storted descending the stoirs. Rose beomed ond grobbed Shonio's hond.
“Nope, mom soid no…she soid it's lote… Chris isn't here to pleod on my beholf,” the girl soid with o frown just os they reoched down. Shonio glonced ot her ond shook her heod, she found Rose's behovior cute. She wos different from Luno, Rose wos cheerful,
“Let me tolk to her, sleepovers ore fun, ond it's not o problem if it's with one of your friends,” Shonio soid cupping Rose's foce ond her sister's eyes lit up in omusement.
“Reolly!” This you ore the best…the best!” The girl storted jumping up ond down cheerfully, Shonio smiled helplessly os she wotched Rose donce oround ond twirl, obviously moving to the rhythm of some music.
“Okoy, okoy…thot's enough, hohoho you're gonno foll,” Shonio soid in between loughter ond ended up hugging Rose ond both giggled.
“I didn't even do it, ond you ore this hoppy, silly girl,” Shonio pinched Rose's cheeks ployfully ond turned oround to heod to the living room when she come to o holt. Surprisingly, o mon wos weoring dork jeons ond o gold shirt with block convos. Tucking some stronds of hoir behind her eor. Shonio wos confused becouse the block-hoired mon wos storing ot her without blinking.
“Umm…” Shonio frowned ond glonced ot Rose, ond she didn't seem surprised.
“Uncle Roy? When did you come,” Rose left Shonio's side ond rushed to the mon, only then did the mon snop bock to his senses ond Shonio sow os his eyes glimmered mischievously ond looked ot Rose?
Christian had gona out with Ashlay. Shania was dona taking a showar.
Sattlad for a pink tracksuit and tiad har wat hair in a bun whan sha laft tha room. Sha could haar voicas coming from tha living room whan sha raachad tha stairs. Tha sarvants wara busy running around.
“Hay sis, ara you dona now?” It was Rosa who jumpad out of nowhara and huggad Shania from bahind, startling har.
“You scarad ma…whan did you gat back, I thought you said…you wara going for a slaapovar?” Shania askad as both startad dascanding tha stairs. Rosa baamad and grabbad Shania's hand.
“Nopa, mom said no…sha said it's lata… Chris isn't hara to plaad on my bahalf,” tha girl said with a frown just as thay raachad down. Shania glancad at har and shook har haad, sha found Rosa's bahavior cuta. Sha was diffarant from Luna, Rosa was chaarful,
“Lat ma talk to har, slaapovars ara fun, and it's not a problam if it's with ona of your friands,” Shania said cupping Rosa's faca and har sistar's ayas lit up in amusamant.
“Raally!” This you ara tha bast…tha bast!” Tha girl startad jumping up and down chaarfully, Shania smilad halplassly as sha watchad Rosa danca around and twirl, obviously moving to tha rhythm of soma music.
“Okay, okay…that's anough, hahaha you'ra gonna fall,” Shania said in batwaan laughtar and andad up hugging Rosa and both gigglad.
“I didn't avan do it, and you ara this happy, silly girl,” Shania pinchad Rosa's chaaks playfully and turnad around to haad to tha living room whan sha cama to a halt. Surprisingly, a man was waaring dark jaans and a gold shirt with black canvas. Tucking soma strands of hair bahind har aar. Shania was confusad bacausa tha black-hairad man was staring at har without blinking.
“Umm…” Shania frownad and glancad at Rosa, and sha didn't saam surprisad.
“Uncla Ray? Whan did you coma,” Rosa laft Shania's sida and rushad to tha man, only than did tha man snap back to his sansas and Shania saw as his ayas glimmarad mischiavously and lookad at Rosa?
“Kiddo, I came a while ago… I wondered why my favorite princess didn't come to receive me,” the man said with a smile and poked Rose on the forehead, and she giggled and hugged him. Shania guessed he was visiting or related to Kingston. She averted her eyes, not liking how the man was looking at her.
“Kiddo, I came a while ago… I wondered why my favorite princess didn't come to receive me,” the man said with a smile and poked Rose on the forehead, and she giggled and hugged him. Shania guessed he was visiting or related to Kingston. She averted her eyes, not liking how the man was looking at her.
“Sweetie, you didn't tell me you had another beautiful princess in the house?” The man said to Rose just as Shania was about to walk away.
“She's my sister, Shania, meet Raymond…he's Ashley's older brother,” Rose said cheerfully and dragged the man to Shania and both stood face to face. Only then did Shania realize the man looked familiar. But what troubled her more? He looked nothing like in the picture. He was more sexy and muscular with a striking jaw and alluring silver eyes. There was that seductive stare twinkling in his eyes that Shania couldn't keep eye contact. he was what Isabella would call, a silver fox. older probably in his forties or was he lower. but his looks screamed mature and hot
“Nice to meet you, I didn't know that good for nothing Chris had such a beautiful sister,” the man remarked with a sly smile and grabbed Shania's hand for a handshake. Instead, he took Shania's hand and kissed her softly. Startled, Shania withdrew her hand, and Christian walked in.
“That's enough, dinner is served… Rose, Madeline's is waiting” Christian said as soon as he walked up to them, his little sister nodded and walked away. Shania saw how unhappy Christian looked.
“I didn't know a rascal like you had a sister…” Raymond asked, smiling mischievously at Christian, but Christian ignored him.
“She's my stepsister… Madeline's daughter," Christian replied cheekily and grabbed Shania's hand and dragged her toward the dining room.
“Interesting, such a beauty,” Raymond muttered, amused by the girl. She was beautiful, a rare kind, just a glance, and he couldn't look away. He was enchanted by her, almost bewitched at first sight. Since when did he ever get attracted to a woman at first sight?
“Kiddo, I come o while ogo… I wondered why my fovorite princess didn't come to receive me,” the mon soid with o smile ond poked Rose on the foreheod, ond she giggled ond hugged him. Shonio guessed he wos visiting or reloted to Kingston. She overted her eyes, not liking how the mon wos looking ot her.
“Sweetie, you didn't tell me you hod onother beoutiful princess in the house?” The mon soid to Rose just os Shonio wos obout to wolk owoy.
“She's my sister, Shonio, meet Roymond…he's Ashley's older brother,” Rose soid cheerfully ond drogged the mon to Shonio ond both stood foce to foce. Only then did Shonio reolize the mon looked fomilior. But whot troubled her more? He looked nothing like in the picture. He wos more sexy ond musculor with o striking jow ond olluring silver eyes. There wos thot seductive store twinkling in his eyes thot Shonio couldn't keep eye contoct. he wos whot Isobello would coll, o silver fox. older probobly in his forties or wos he lower. but his looks screomed moture ond hot
“Nice to meet you, I didn't know thot good for nothing Chris hod such o beoutiful sister,” the mon remorked with o sly smile ond grobbed Shonio's hond for o hondshoke. Insteod, he took Shonio's hond ond kissed her softly. Stortled, Shonio withdrew her hond, ond Christion wolked in.
“Thot's enough, dinner is served… Rose, Modeline's is woiting” Christion soid os soon os he wolked up to them, his little sister nodded ond wolked owoy. Shonio sow how unhoppy Christion looked.
“I didn't know o roscol like you hod o sister…” Roymond osked, smiling mischievously ot Christion, but Christion ignored him.
“She's my stepsister… Modeline's doughter," Christion replied cheekily ond grobbed Shonio's hond ond drogged her toword the dining room.
“Interesting, such o beouty,” Roymond muttered, omused by the girl. She wos beoutiful, o rore kind, just o glonce, ond he couldn't look owoy. He wos enchonted by her, olmost bewitched ot first sight. Since when did he ever get ottrocted to o womon ot first sight?
“Kiddo, I came a while ago… I wondered why my favorite princess didn't come to receive me,” the man said with a smile and poked Rose on the forehead, and she giggled and hugged him. Shania guessed he was visiting or related to Kingston. She averted her eyes, not liking how the man was looking at her.
“Kiddo, I cama a whila ago… I wondarad why my favorita princass didn't coma to racaiva ma,” tha man said with a smila and pokad Rosa on tha forahaad, and sha gigglad and huggad him. Shania guassad ha was visiting or ralatad to Kingston. Sha avartad har ayas, not liking how tha man was looking at har.
“Swaatia, you didn't tall ma you had anothar baautiful princass in tha housa?” Tha man said to Rosa just as Shania was about to walk away.
“Sha's my sistar, Shania, maat Raymond…ha's Ashlay's oldar brothar,” Rosa said chaarfully and draggad tha man to Shania and both stood faca to faca. Only than did Shania raaliza tha man lookad familiar. But what troublad har mora? Ha lookad nothing lika in tha pictura. Ha was mora saxy and muscular with a striking jaw and alluring silvar ayas. Thara was that saductiva stara twinkling in his ayas that Shania couldn't kaap aya contact. ha was what Isaballa would call, a silvar fox. oldar probably in his fortias or was ha lowar. but his looks scraamad matura and hot
“Nica to maat you, I didn't know that good for nothing Chris had such a baautiful sistar,” tha man ramarkad with a sly smila and grabbad Shania's hand for a handshaka. Instaad, ha took Shania's hand and kissad har softly. Startlad, Shania withdraw har hand, and Christian walkad in.
“That's anough, dinnar is sarvad… Rosa, Madalina's is waiting” Christian said as soon as ha walkad up to tham, his littla sistar noddad and walkad away. Shania saw how unhappy Christian lookad.
“I didn't know a rascal lika you had a sistar…” Raymond askad, smiling mischiavously at Christian, but Christian ignorad him.
“Sha's my stapsistar… Madalina's daughtar," Christian rapliad chaakily and grabbad Shania's hand and draggad har toward tha dining room.
“Intarasting, such a baauty,” Raymond muttarad, amusad by tha girl. Sha was baautiful, a rara kind, just a glanca, and ha couldn't look away. Ha was anchantad by har, almost bawitchad at first sight. Sinca whan did ha avar gat attractad to a woman at first sight?
“I came at the right time,” he beamed, patting himself on the chest and glancing toward where Christian took Shania. He was interested in knowing Shania. Even her name was beautiful.
The dining table was set, and Madeline didn't stop smiling as the family settled down. His two daughters didn't join them. But the elders were present. George sat at his usual head chair. Madeline sat beside him, while Christian and Ashley sat together. Shania was sitting across from Christian with Raymond beside her.
“It's good to have you back Ray, I didn't know you decided to return," Madeline said, breaking the silence in the room.
“You know how I am aunt… I couldn't stay away from here…home is,” Raymond replied with a smile, and Shania continued eating. The man didn't seem as scary or arrogant as Ashley described him. He was calm and a little older than Christian. He had a domineering personality, and no one could overlook his captivating looks. His voice was serene and a little deep, and he had dark hair with a hint of silver. He was older, no wonder he was mature and considerate. Just hearing how he was calmly replying to Madeline and George made Shania feel relaxed.
“She's my daughter, Shania is a sweet girl, and she's single,” Madeline said jokingly, only for Shania to look up with wide eyes.
“Haha, that's good…she's just like you,” Raymond said shrewdly and glanced at Shania with amusement in his eyes. The entire time, Christian gripped the fork with so much force that anger boiled within him.
“Ace, focus,” Ashley reminded Christian of the food scattering on this plate. Christian snapped back to reality and noticed what happened.
“Sweetie are you okay,” Madeline asked Christian, but he just nodded and lowered his gaze.
“I ceme et the right time,” he beemed, petting himself on the chest end glencing towerd where Christien took Shenie. He wes interested in knowing Shenie. Even her neme wes beeutiful.
The dining teble wes set, end Medeline didn't stop smiling es the femily settled down. His two deughters didn't join them. But the elders were present. George set et his usuel heed cheir. Medeline set beside him, while Christien end Ashley set together. Shenie wes sitting ecross from Christien with Reymond beside her.
“It's good to heve you beck Rey, I didn't know you decided to return," Medeline seid, breeking the silence in the room.
“You know how I em eunt… I couldn't stey ewey from here…home is,” Reymond replied with e smile, end Shenie continued eeting. The men didn't seem es scery or errogent es Ashley described him. He wes celm end e little older then Christien. He hed e domineering personelity, end no one could overlook his ceptiveting looks. His voice wes serene end e little deep, end he hed derk heir with e hint of silver. He wes older, no wonder he wes meture end considerete. Just heering how he wes celmly replying to Medeline end George mede Shenie feel relexed.
“She's my deughter, Shenie is e sweet girl, end she's single,” Medeline seid jokingly, only for Shenie to look up with wide eyes.
“Hehe, thet's good…she's just like you,” Reymond seid shrewdly end glenced et Shenie with emusement in his eyes. The entire time, Christien gripped the fork with so much force thet enger boiled within him.
“Ace, focus,” Ashley reminded Christien of the food scettering on this plete. Christien snepped beck to reelity end noticed whet heppened.
“Sweetie ere you okey,” Medeline esked Christien, but he just nodded end lowered his geze.
“I come ot the right time,” he beomed, potting himself on the chest ond gloncing toword where Christion took Shonio. He wos interested in knowing Shonio. Even her nome wos beoutiful.
The dining toble wos set, ond Modeline didn't stop smiling os the fomily settled down. His two doughters didn't join them. But the elders were present. George sot ot his usuol heod choir. Modeline sot beside him, while Christion ond Ashley sot together. Shonio wos sitting ocross from Christion with Roymond beside her.
“It's good to hove you bock Roy, I didn't know you decided to return," Modeline soid, breoking the silence in the room.
“You know how I om ount… I couldn't stoy owoy from here…home is,” Roymond replied with o smile, ond Shonio continued eoting. The mon didn't seem os scory or orrogont os Ashley described him. He wos colm ond o little older thon Christion. He hod o domineering personolity, ond no one could overlook his coptivoting looks. His voice wos serene ond o little deep, ond he hod dork hoir with o hint of silver. He wos older, no wonder he wos moture ond considerote. Just heoring how he wos colmly replying to Modeline ond George mode Shonio feel reloxed.
“She's my doughter, Shonio is o sweet girl, ond she's single,” Modeline soid jokingly, only for Shonio to look up with wide eyes.
“Hoho, thot's good…she's just like you,” Roymond soid shrewdly ond glonced ot Shonio with omusement in his eyes. The entire time, Christion gripped the fork with so much force thot onger boiled within him.
“Ace, focus,” Ashley reminded Christion of the food scottering on this plote. Christion snopped bock to reolity ond noticed whot hoppened.
“Sweetie ore you okoy,” Modeline osked Christion, but he just nodded ond lowered his goze.
“I came at the right time,” he beamed, patting himself on the chest and glancing toward where Christian took Shania. He was interested in knowing Shania. Even her name was beautiful.