Chapter 259 - He's Back

Elora turned around to glare at the young man who appeared in the living room, teasing her with his words and the smile that was playing on his lips as he walked closer to her.

"What are you doing here?" She asked while raising her eyebrows as she kind of half glared at him.

"Why? Can't I come here to visit grandpa?" The young man asked while smirking at her, making her scoff as she rolled her eyes before turning around to face her grandfather.

"Why is he here?" She asked in a whispered tone, making the old man chuckled as he slightly shook his head.

"You two were inseparable when you were kids. How come you two can't even stand each other in the same house now?" Chairman Wu questioned as he looked at two of his grandchildren.

After hearing their grandpa's words, both Elora and her cousin, Corsen Wu, turned to face each other with questioning looks on their faces, only to scoff as soon as their eyes met.

Both Corsen and Elora were of the same age, twenty-two, and their birthdays were only a few months apart.

Due to Corsen's bad luck, he was nearly three and a half months younger than Elora and the girl always made sure to remind him of this bitter fact.

"Grandpa, back then she was like a little doll who looked cute, sweet, and adorable. It's understandable that I used to play with her all the time. But look at her now, there's nothing cute about her. She now looks like a creepy old aunt who loves to haunt people." Corsen started speaking nonsense as he smirked at his cousin sister to mock her.

"Right, just like you were actually a little fatty back then who used to get bullied by everyone and then used to nag me to save you all the time. But look at you now, shameless!" Elora punched back in response with a beautiful smirk of her own.

"You...!"

Corsen glared at his sister who was smiling as if she had won the battle.

"Alright, alright! Stop bickering now." Grandpa Wu said as he patted both of them on their shoulders to calm them down. If he did not stop them now then soon they would be rolling on the floor grabbing each other's hair and clothes.

Nope! He was not exaggerating at all. The previous year on Corsen's birthday, the two of them started playing around with pastries in their hands. The next thing, they all found the two of them in the swimming pool trying to kick each other while their faces and hair were covered in the pastries.

It took a lot of effort to keep the news appearing in the newspaper and tv but someone still succeeded in uploading a photo on social media.

Thankfully, netizens and the fans thought that both the siblings were having fun as the photo failed to provide the dark reality of the situation. Also, the sibling love that Elora and Coren showed on-screen made it impossible for their fans to doubt their idols at all.

"Sister, are you going to stay here for a while? You should. It's been so long since you last played with me." Charles whined as he wrapped his hands around her and looked at her with his adorable brown eyes.

Elora looked at her little brother and rubbed his curly hair adoringly as she smiled at him with tenderness.

"Charles is right. You should spend a few days here at the manor if you are free at the moment." This time, the soft musical voice belonged to the woman who walked into the living room with a plate of freshly baked cookies.

She was a woman in her mid-forties but she still looked a decade younger than her current age. It was probably because of how perfectly she took care of her health and skin. Her shoulder-length black hair was held in a loose bun and she was wearing light makeup.

Her white summer dress paired with matching flats and pearl jewelry made her appear as elegant as she really was. The woman emitted a warm aura but there was also sadness hidden in her beautiful brown eyes.

"Mom," Elora called softly with a beautiful smile on her lips. She was the only other person, except for Charles, who called her mom as her elder brothers still called her Mrs. Wu.

The warm and welcoming smile that immediately appeared on Mrs. Wu's face made Elora's heart filled with softness.

"Are you not going to give your mom a hug?" Mrs. Wu questioned with a small pout which made Charles chuckle. The little boy was used to his mother's childish antics but he loved her a lot to mind them.

Elora immediately ran towards the woman and buried herself in the warm embrace of her stepmom. The love and care that she had received from the woman in the past thirteen years had made her accept Mrs. Wu as her real mom.

"My sweet child. Don't tell me you are on a diet again. Look at how thin you have become in the past one month." Mrs. Wu complained as she inspected her daughter from head to toe.

"Aunt Caera, I have become skinny too. Please pamper me too." Corsen asserted as he hurriedly came to stand in front of his aunt while pushing Elora away which gifted him with a scoff from his sister.

As her mother started reprimanding Corsen for not eating properly, Elora took her time to look around to see if either of her big brothers were at home or not. And just like she predicted, she found no traces of Edwin or Oliver in the mansion.

"Don't worry. They will be joining us in the evening." Her grandpa told her as he noticed her eyes roaming around.

In all his life, the one thing that had made him the happiest was the strong bond between all his grandchildren.. His family was probably not picture perfect but his grandchildren were and so was their love for each other.