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Tahimik ang ancestral house ng Randall Family. Bahagyang nanibago si Garreth sa katahimikan niyon dahill nasanay siyang umuuwi roon sa tuwing may espesyal na okasyon kung kailan madalas ay nagre-reunion ang kanilang angkan.

Walang anumang okasyon nang araw na iyon. His grandfather had contacted Garreth and asked him to go back to their ancestral house so he could visit him. Batid ni Garreth na hindi tatanggapin ng kanyang lolo ang isang negatibong sagot kaya nanatili siyang tahimik hanggang sa ipahayag nitong hihintayin siya nito.

May ideya na si Garreth kung bakit siya pinauuwi ng kanyang lolo. May kinalaman iyon sa mga kasong kinasasangkutan ng kanyang mga kamag-anak– ng kanyang Tito at pinsan.

Mapang-uyam ang ekspresyon ni Garreth.

When he was a child, Garret used to look up to his grandfather. The old Randall patriarch was a force to be reckoned with in the business world. Everybody in their caste both look up to him in fear and admiration. He made a formidable figure to his op