Chapter Thirty

RAIN

my expression changed the moment I arrived at grandfather's mansion. Though the dinner was supposed to be by 8.pm I came by 9.pm. purposely delaying to avoid much of the family drama. 

Heaving a sigh, I walked into the house. Their loud voices welcomed me even before I got to the dining hall.

"That arrogant brat, he has absolutely no regard for us his elders. Everyone was here by eight except him. If he can't even respect us now, what happens when he finally wears the crown," that high pitched annoying voice belonged to Vivian Blackwell, my second aunt. She was maniputive. Always looking for ways to remove me as the heir of the Blackwell family and give it to her son even though he wasn't a Blackwell.

"You do make a good point Vivian_ once I wear the crown as the head of the Blackwell family, the first thing I'll do is strip off your right to the Blackwell name. You're married now, you should take your husband's name, stop clinging to the Blackwell name so desperately. Secondly I'll stump on you like the dust under my feet," I announced, my lips tilting into a wicked smirk as I pulled the empty seat beside grandfather.

"You good old man?" 

Grandfather scowled at my greeting but made no complaint. The other Blackwell's gaped at me like  Lucifer himself has just escaped his dungeon in hell.

"You hear him_ dad he..."

Grandfather glares at her like a spoilt child cutting off her statement. Her husband Arnold Palmer pulled at her arm and shook his head. While her son Ethan glared malicious at me.

I ignored him, taking off my top button as I rested my back against my sit. I met my father's empty gaze before turning to Sandra my sweet as honey venom underneath stepmother who sat beside him with her expertly painted face. She gave me a fake smile as soon as our gaze met.

"It's good to see you Rain. You should come to the house your father and I have missed you."

Absolutely lies.  Father would sooner miss the spiders crawling on the wall in his room than miss me.

But I smiled. "Certainly Sandra."

"Now that Rain is here  the family is complete we can now have dinner," Grandfather announcement. Scoffs followed but nobody said a word. A maid placed a plate of food before me alongside a tumbler. Grandfather took my glass a pour out wine for me.

I heard someone scoff as he place it in front of me. 

"Such preferential treatment. We're also his grandchildren."

Grandfather scowled, glancing in his direction.

"Perhaps if you make as half as much money as you spend, I'll treat you in the same manner Asher."

"You're still being unfair. Why..."

"Shut up and eat Asher, stop being a baby you're almost thirty," Renna my stepsister called from her seat, bringing her glass to her lips to take a sip of her wine. My stepsister was a spoiled and aggressive. Never knew when to shut her mouth.

Asher_ "You venomous whore. what gives you the right to speak to me," Asher was an entitled preek who only knew how to spend money. His mother Marceline on the other hand spoilts him rotten and unlike Vivian she was cunning and used more brutal ways to get what she wanted.

 "Who are you calling a whore you ugly red-hair monster," Reina yelled. 

"How dare you speak to my brother like that, bitch," Liana yelled back glaring at Renna like she wanted to pounced on her.

Renna_ "You are the bitch and I'll speak to your stupid brother however I want to. "

I watched amused, slowly sipping from my glass. At least tonight I'm not being the main focus. Nevertheless, grandfather banged his fist on the table, cutting the entertainment short as he bellowed in anger. "You imbeciles. Shut the f*ck up."

He seem to immediately realize his use of curse word and cleared his throat awkwardly. "For once can we just have a peaceful and blissful dinner."

Groans of disapproval echoed. 

"Certainly not when your favorites grandson shows up whenever he wants and make rude remakes at me,." Vivian announced, raising her middle finger at me and I made a gesture like I caught it midair, throwing it back at her.

Reve chuckled silently, his mischievous gaze  meeting mine. He raised his wine glass to me before looking away. Reve my step brother barely spoke he was calm but you know what they say about calm people they were dangerous. It was this trait of his that made me watch out for him the most.

"Father's right. We should have a blissful dinner tonight," Father spoke finally in that authorative tone of his. He was the eldest son so they respected him. It didn't mean they loved and agreed with him all the time. 

 "Cole is getting married to Alissa Scott," Father added.

Silence, then huffs and angry remarks. 

"He's such an opportunist I'm sure he want his son to get married so he'd have the backing of the Scotts," Vivian said.

 "Isn't his first son suppose to marry first," Vanessa, my third aunty spoke for the first time unlike, Vivian and Marceline she wasn't married but she did have a man or two whom she loved to spend her money on.

Nodding her head in agreement Marceline chipped in "He's too greedy, he wants his son's to have it all. Cedric, according to the family tradition, Rain's marriage comes first, Reve after before Cole."

Cole finally looked up from his phone his cold gaze sweeping over the table. Unlike Reve he was cold and scheming. He met my gaze briefly then turn to his brother.

"Neither Rain nor Reve are ready to get married yet. I won't wait," he said in a matter of fact tone taking his attention back to his phone.

When my gaze met Reve's again, the corner of lips slowly tilted upward in a cunning a smirk. " I'm certain Rain would tie the knot soon. It's just a matter of time."

What the hell does he mean?