Chapter 258 - Say Again

Elora found her aunt sitting outside under the pavilion built in the center of the front garden of their villa. The fifty-year-old lady looked just as pretty as always with her dark curls that were falling around her shoulders and her raven eyes which were focused on the photocards spread all over the table.

"Madam, Second Young Master is here with Young Miss Wu." One of the servants notified the lady as Elora and Corsen approached the pavilion where the woman was taking a rest while looking through the latest season photocards launched by her favorite boutique.

"Mom, I'm back," Corsen announced as he walked into the pavilion with his hands full of gift bags. He hurriedly handed all the bags to the servants before turning to face his mother.

"Oh dear, my little pumpkin is here. Come child, let your aunt look at you. It's been three months since I last saw you." Madam Wu excitedly stood up from her seat and while ignoring her son completely, she turned all her attention to her one and only niece.

"Aunt Rhea..." Elora didn't waste any time as she rushed forward into the warm and familiar embrace of her aunt. A sigh escaped her lips as she felt her body and mind relaxing as soon as she found herself in the arms of the woman who was no less like a mother to her.

Elora was only ten years old when her mother passed away, and ever since then, her aunt took over the duties of her mother as she tried to give just as much love and care to Elora and her brothers as she was giving to both of her sons.

Her dad married her step-mom around fourteen months after her mom's death and by that time, the newlywed Mrs. Wu was already pregnant with Charles.

As Corsen watched his mom and cousin basking in each other's warmth and love, his expressions softened for a few seconds but then he immediately turned to his annoying self when he noticed them stepping away from each other.

"Mom, I'm your biological son. Can't you even pretend for once to be happy after seeing me?" He complained while moving closer to them and pulling Elora away from his mother's reach.

"Don't you know that I'm bad at pretending? I don't think I can pull off such an act. Now, don't disturb me. I have a lot to catch up with my little girl over here. Just leave us alone." Madam Rhea ordered her son before pulling Elora towards the chairs sitting around the coffee table. "Come, honey. Sit here and talk to your aunt."

Elora took a seat next to her aunt and watched as Corsen too ended up sitting next to her after scoffing out loudly to show his unhappiness towards his mother's attitude. Of course, he had no plans of leaving her alone with his mother. After all, he couldn't give her any chance to bad mouth him to his mom behind his back. Like she was afraid to do it in front of his very eyes and ears!

"Aunt, how are Uncle Murray and brother Ralph doing nowadays?" She asked her aunt as she picked up the cup of herbal tea that the servants had just served. It was one of her favorites and she always enjoyed drinking it whenever she visited her aunt and uncle.

"Don't talk about those two. Your uncle is always busy in the hospital. It seems like that old man is no longer concerned about his family. All he cares about is doing surgeries day and night." Her aunt definitely didn't seem too happy with her uncle. It was not only evident by her words but also by the fiery look in her eyes. She was ready to kill.

The woman let out a sigh before taking a sip of her tea to calm herself down before she continued, "And as for you brother, though he's also a workaholic, he has finally learned to balance his personal and professional life. He always stops by at the weekends and today he has especially taken a day off to receive Zara from the airport."

Zara Clarkson was the fiance of Ralph Wu, the eldest son of Murray Wu and Rhea Wu. While Ralph was currently controlling the position of the President of Wu Corporation, Zara was a fashion designer who worked as the Director-General under one of the subsidiary units of the Wu Corporation.

Ralph and Zara could be considered one of the best examples of real-life office romance between a hot, successful, rich boss and a simple, middle-class but strong charactered employee who wanted to chase her dreams. The two of them had been dating for more than one and half years, and they were supposed to get married in the coming winter season.

"That's perfect. Grandpa wants everyone to join him tonight at the mansion for a family dinner. It's the perfect way to welcome back the first daughter-in-law of the younger generation of our family. This will be her third dinner with the entire family." Elora was really excited to meet her sister-in-law after such a long time. She had always liked Zara for her warm but strong personality.

"What wonderful news it is! Now I really wanna see how your Uncle is going to decline returning home this evening. Let me go and give him a call. You two should enjoy the tea." Her aunt seemed too happy as she hurriedly walked away with her phone. It seemed like she was ready to seek revenge from her husband once he returned.

"At this point, I can only pray for dad's safety," Corsen whispered as he watched his mother's silhouette disappearing inside the villa while she called her husband's number.

Elora chuckled as she shook her head. She knew that there was a huge possibility that her uncle would be too busy at the hospital to pick up the call and he always used to forget about calling back.

All in all, he was really in deep trouble. If he ended up missing from the family dinner, he would get into trouble with Chairman Wu and if he ended up attending the family dinner, his wife was ready to make him regret all his life decisions.

Looked like the evening was going to be full of fun!