Chapter 222 - A Talk With Father-in-law

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Everyone fell silent after they heard Esther's words. They have to agree that they have no say when she said those things by herself. But since she said those things they have no say.

"Since, it's like this. It's a happy occasion. So, let us celebrate this occasion. It's time to have lunch. I am inviting you to have lunch with us." said Old Man Benjamin.

The whole family agrees to have lunch with them. Lia asks the chef to make desserts too as her daughter got married.

Henry, Charles Benjamin, and Charles Windsors Benjamin didn't like Cyrus to marry their daughter. This bastard! He made their precious gem get married to him without notifying them! Their existence would be questioned in her heart! Now! God! They need to do something!

Henry decided to help Esther with her office work once in a while by dropping her there.

"Grandpa, after dinner in your study," Esther whispered in his ear after she sat beside him.

Charles Windsors nodded his head to her. Meanwhile, Henry and Charles looked at him with eyes filled with man-i-am-jealous-as-fuck look. Unlike Henry, Charles couldn't hide his jealousy and stabbed the broccoli in his plate as if he was stabbing the ears of his father. He also wants to know those secrets. But Esther wouldn't tell them to him. Begrudgingly he ate his stabbed broccoli. Henry didn't see that he was served with bitter gourd and ate it. When he ate a scoop he realized he ate his life's most annoying enemy! But he ate the bitter gourd thinking that those were the ears of his grandfather.

"Those are not my ears. So, stop torturing yourself and throw that bitter gourd," Charles Windsors' words came out.

"And you stop stabbing the poor broccoli," Charles Windsors said to Charles. Only then they both realized the whole family's attention was on them.

The lunch was unusually silent. Only the chirping of Reggie could be heard. After the awkward lunch. Esther and her grandfather went to study.

Meanwhile...

"Father~~" Cyrus called Charles as he sat in the living room.

"So...?" he said coldly. Charles wants to strangle this man to death. It's not like they disagreed with the marriage. They should have informed them at least.

"I will take care of Esther. she is precious to me more than my life," Cyrus said even before Charles could say something.

"If you treat her badly at least once, I will take her away. Don't you think that you can torture her the way you want since she married you," he said.

"I know, dad. You are wary of me because of past things. But those past people and the present people are different. I am not as low as that guy. I never touched a girl I didn't like. And I won't consider myself a man if I rely on a woman. And even If I rely on my woman, I will make sure that she would get equal respect to her just how I got.

"I was raised saying that 'Just because the other sex or different sex has different body parts than me, it doesn't mean I have the right to look down on them. If I do that, then there would be no one as cheap as me.' And dad, she is my woman. Why would I make her suffer? And she is the mother of my son and my future children. If I don't respect her, who would respect her? 'My parents taught me that no matter how a person is to me, we should still respect them. As the future king, to me everyone is equal. Money, status, connections, and fame should never be a factor that should determine who should be respected and who shouldn't be.' If they determine, Esther would be the first one who deserves the respect more than others.

Dad... I promise you. I will never wrong her or never let her get wronged. Until yesterday, she was your daughter. And from now she is my wife. I will not let her cry or suffer grievances. The things we might see may not be the things we see. They may have a different face from the inside. You can keep a watch on me, till you feel reassured. I know even I don't say you would send your people to keep a watch on me. You can mix them with my bodyguards and my servants.

"Oh yeah... If a girl gets married into our family, her maternal family would send a few servants and guards with her from her family as gifts. If you want you can send them to my house.

"Reggie, you okay with mommy's maids?" Cyrus asked as he looked at his son as he averted the gaze from his Charles Benjamin.

"I am okay! Reggie will have more friends! Hehe," Reggie squealed in joy.

"Grandpa, Do you know why mom and dad didn't get married all these days?" Reggie asked as he held his grandfather's face in his two little hands as he looked into his eyes.

"Why?" he asked curiously. Charles wants to know what his grandson was going to say.

"Because... Reggie spoiled dad's plans. Daddy used to think of different plans to stay or spend time with mom. But I spoiled them. Hehe..." Reggie giggled.

Charles didn't expect that Reggie would look after Esther like this. He used to think, her daughter shouldn't have raised him. But again with his cuteness, he fell for the guy for real. But again, he still held some uncomfortable feelings towards the kid. But whatever uncomfortable feelings he held against Reggie were cleared now. If he could take care of his daughter and show filial piety then he would have nothing to worry about. A genuine smile formed on his face as he looked at Reggie.

"Reggie is a man now," this compliment came from his heart this time.

"Even mom said that! Grandpa and mom are the same," he said as he started blabbering a few things about the things which were similar in Esther and his grandfather.

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