Chapter 31: Let's go home. Cont...Pt4
Let's go home. Cont...Pt3
“Thank you so much for this, will you call me call once you get home?”
“Of course. Oh, and Resena…”
As Resena was about to open the front door, she turned around to find Julius extremely close to her face. Feeling the heat off his face, Resena began to turn red.
“Y-Yes…”
“Have a good night. I’ll call you as soon as I get home.”
Resena nodded and nervously opened the door, stumbling as she crossed the threshold. Julius chuckled a little at her clumsiness. “That’s strange, for a moment I thought I was about to kiss her.” Julius hurried to his car; he wanted to know what progress was made on Resena’s suite. Perhaps she could move in sooner than Friday.
Delvoy watched from the window as Resena and Julius sat in his car. “What could they possibly be talking about for this long?” Growing irritated, he could just about guess what the conversation was about. Julius had informed Delvoy earlier that day of his plans to move Resena into his home by this Friday. He could not let that happen. He’d spent over nine years keeping that brat in his home so that he could collect on that payout, and he wasn’t about to lose it to Spencer. Just then, he saw Resena and Spencer getting out of the car. Delvoy quickly left the window and went into his study. He would wait for her to come into the house to have a talk with his niece.
As Resena walked into the foyer, Carla greeted her.
“Welcome home Lady Resena! Oh my! Let me help you with these bags!”
Grabbing the food bags from Resena, both she and Carla made their way to the kitchen, Delvoy could see her walking by through his study window. Both girls had been chatting and laughing.
“Oh! I have some desserts for you and the rest of the staff!”
“Oh wow! Really? Where’d you guys go?”
“We went to The Sun-Berry Bloom!”
Resena had just begun to tell Carla about her beautiful day with Julius when Delvoy walked into the kitchen.
“Resena! My darling niece. Welcome home!”
Startled both women looked over at Delvoy. “My darling niece? Is he for real right now?” Carla looked at Delvoy with slight disgust. How dare he try and be nice to her now that she is marrying Mr. Spencer. In that moment, Carla decided she would quit once Resena moved out. She could no longer work in a household where the masters and mistresses of the house were so cruel.
“Carla, could you please excuse us for a moment? I’d like to speak with my niece in private.”
“Yes Mr. Lanster.”
After Carla left, Delvoy moved closer to Resena so that no one could hear their conversation.
“Resena, I’m so glad you’re home. How was your date with Mr. Spencer? I trust you had a wonderful time?”
Nervous and confused, Resena began to wonder what brought this on. In the nine years since she lived there, Delvoy Lanster had never spoken to Resena, except to insult her or remind her of how he did not want her there.
“Umm…y-yes. It went nice. Thank you for asking.”
“That’s good. I'm very glad to hear that. Aren’t you glad I chose to have you marry Julius Spencer instead of Steelwater?”
Resena became very confused, was Delvoy trying to take credit for her and Julius being engaged? She had known for quite some time the dynamics regarding his proposing and Delvoy had NOTHING to do with it. Still, Resena thought it would be best to simply agree.
“Yes, thank you for that decision, Mr. Lanster.”
“What’s with this ‘Mr. Lanster.’ Am I not your uncle?
Resena had never been allowed to call Delvoy uncle, when she moved in; he told her because she was not a blood relative and just some brat he was saddled with due to marriage, he did not acknowledge her as a niece and therefore, she could not call him uncle. But tonight, he stood confused as if he did not know the reason.
“My apologies, thank you ‘Uncle’.”
“That’s better! I want you to know I also spoke with your aunt and cousin as well as the entire staff! From this point on, you’re to no longer be treated like a servant in this household, and your aunt and cousin are longer allowed to verbally abuse you.”
Shocked, all Resena could do was say thank you. “What was bringing all of this on?” Resena never knew about the conditions surrounding her parents’ will. While she was aware that she would receive money once she turned eighteen, she’d never known about the guardian clause, the marital clause, or the amounts left. Larna did not allow the estate’s attorney to speak with Resena so she was unaware of her aunt and uncle’s true motives.