Chapter Eighty Three

"Good evening father-in-law!!"

"Good evening dad!"

"Good evening grandpa!"

Christopher, Rose, and Princess who stood together at the foot of the stairs greeted as he came into view. They all watched him as the expression on his face changed with lightning speed. From confusion to surprise, from surprise to shock, and then to fear. After a few minutes and he still hadn't said a thing, Rose took the liberty to talk. "Why are you not saying anything? We came to see you and you haven't even welcomed us."

"Yes, dad, my wife, and daughter are here to meet with you. Why are you just standing there?" Christopher said with a smile

"Babe, why don't you help him down the stairs? Maybe he is too happy to see us and doesn't know how to show it.! That's why he is just standing there." Rose said and pushed Christopher a little. Christopher didn't move immediately because he was replaying what she called him in his head.

"Come here dad, you need to watch your step so you don't fall," Christopher said as he walked to his father and held his shoulder so that he can lead him down the remaining few steps.

When Mr. Allen saw his son, his wife, and his daughter, he was confused. He just finished talking to Stone and he was told that the people in front of him were held captive. How is he now seeing them in his house? At that moment, he remembered something that he had forgotten for a very long time. Stone would always pick his calls at the first trial. If he didn't pick up, he would explain why. That was when realization dawned on him. He has been tricked!! He was looking at the smile that they all had on and fear started to creep in. What are they doing here? Why did Stone lie to him? Was he caught by Christopher and was made to answer his call? If that's the case then it only means one thing. Christopher and his family are here to make him see that his plan had failed. He gritted his teeth and allowed himself to be led by Christopher.

Christopher held his father and walked him down the stairs with a smile on his face but his blood was boiling. Rose had warned him before they entered that he shouldn't show any anger and leave everything to her that's why he was still holding his father would doesn't mind paying hired hands to take his life. He walked him down the remaining few steps and called his father's attention back to them. "Dad!!!! Why aren't you saying anything?? We came here to visit you and you haven't even said a word!!"

Mr. Allen came back to his senses when Christopher spoke very close to his ear. He looked at them all and they had smiles on their faces. "What... What? Why... I mean, what are you doing in my house?" He managed to say after a lot of internal struggle to stay still.

"We are here to pay you a visit!" Rose said. "You have a nice house. It's just that some things in this house are not nice at all. It should be thrown away." Rose said looking at the sitting room that they had walked into. It wasn't as big as Christopher's or well-furnished like the one in their mansion but, it was ok. It was painted in a dark color with chairs to match the paint.

"I asked a question!! What are you doing in my house!?" Mr. Allen asked again. He had managed to compose himself a little.

"Don't be so rude to your only family. We are here to have dinner with you! Is that a crime?" Rose asked with a smile.

"Yes dad, you are sounding like we aren't welcomed here. Do you want us to leave?" Christopher asked.

"Babe, don't ask him such a question. He might think we don't want to be here. Why don't you help me coordinate some people in this house so that they can help me get the things in the car!?" Rose said with a smile. Her smile had never left her face since she stepped into the house and she intended to keep it that way.

"Okay, I will get them myself," Christopher said and left his father's side.

"I'll come with you to the car," Princess said and wanted to go with Christopher but Rose stopped her.

"Princess, let your father go. We both need to keep your grandpa company. What if we step out and something happens? That will be bad. Right?" She said with a wink.

"Yes, yes! We need to stay with him. Grandpa!! Are you ok?" Princess asked with a tiny voice.

Mr. Allen looked and the family of three and from their eyes, he couldn't read a thing. They all had smiles on their face which were making him uncomfortable. The only person who wasn't smiling among them was Mrs. Rita. He wasn't surprised at that because he knows that Mrs. Rita had never liked him. "I have asked this question before. What are you all doing in my house?" He asked looking around. It was at that moment that he realized that there were bodyguards stationed around his house and they were not faces that he was used to seeing. "Who are these people? What are they doing inside my house?" He asked.

"Father-in-law, why are you stressing yourself? You should be happy to see us. We are here to have dinner and guess what!?" Rose said and walked to stand in front of him.

"What!?"

"I will prepare what we are eating. I am here to make you dinner! Aren't you happy.? I heard you like to eat soup for dinner so, I will be making Egusi and semolina for us all!!" Rose said. "I am so happy and I can't wait!" She added and laughed.

"Don't cook anything in my house!! I don't even want you to stop a foot into my kitchen.!" Mr. Allen shouted. He was beginning to get weary of their visit.

"You don't need to be so excited. We just got here and you are already so excited. Relax... We are here to have dinner with you and there is nothing anyone can do about that." Rose said. "It will be good for all of us if we try to enjoy this moment," Rose added.

"Mom!!" Princess called.

"Yes dear," Rose answered.

"Can I take your of grandpa's house? I want to see how it looks." Princess asked.

"Of course!! Your grandpa's house is your house. You shouldn't be a stranger in your home. Go ahead and explore to your satisfaction." Rose said with a bright smile.

"Who gave you the right to decide if she can walk around my house!? No one takes a step away from here. In fact, I want you all out of my house this minute!!" Mr. Allen shouted angrily.

"This is my mother's house dad, my mother's house is now my wife's house so, it will be nice if you can control your voice. Our daughter has the right to walk around her mother's house as she pleases." Christopher who had just walked in with bags said.

"Stop it, babe!!" Rose said as if reprimanding Christopher. "You shouldn't say such things to an old man. You are going to dash his hopes in his old age and it's not fair." She added and gazed at Mr. Allen. "Don't worry father-in-law, this house is yours. You have been staying here for so many years and I can't even think of taking it from you. My husband is just anxious to give me everything." She added and laughed.

Mr. Allen was wondering what their reason for coming to his house was. Did they come to tell him that they know about what he did? Did they come to rub it on him that his plan to have them killed had failed? What could they possibly want with him? He wanted to ask but decided to keep quiet. "The kitchen is set for you, wife. Mrs. Rita and dad's cook will help you out." Christopher said as he walked out of the kitchen.

"Thanks love!! You are the best. I wish some people know how to be a good husband and a good father like you! You are wonderful!!" Rose said and pecked Christopher.

When Mr. Allen heard those words, he felt a shiver pass through him. He looked at Rose and surprisingly, she was looking at him while she spoke. Their eyes made contact and she glared at him. He blinked his eyes and when he looked at her again, she was smiling brightly. 'Is she talking to me? He asked himself. Why do I feel like she just said that word to me? He wondered again but didn't say a thing out loud.

"Thanks, babe but, I want Mrs. Rita to go with Princess. You stay with your dad and I will go to the kitchen to cook with the help of dad's cook." Rose said. Christopher wanted to complain but Rose gave him a meaningful stare and he kept quiet. He just nodded his head without complaints. "So, while I am in the kitchen, you can teach your father some things. Maybe you should tell him how to be nice to you. List out some things to him." Rose added.