" I can't see him play around with heart of innocent girls snatching them away like pieces without any desire for commitment! What if he is handsome and rich? How long should I watch him do as he like? Am I right?" Mary took Kate's hand declaring like she was speaking for both of them. Your next read awaits at m v|l-e'-novelhall.net
" Aunt, you-"
" You can say what you truly feel. There is no reason for you to afraid of this bastard! As long as I am around he wouldn't be able to do anything. Everyone feels the same, there is something fishy with how easily he meets with new people proclaiming as his girlfriend!" Mary really put Kate on the spot.
Everyone was also curious if Mary had some truth with how confident she was. It was indeed suspicious seeing him bring new girl every month like he was picking up new pet or something! Not to mention, they wouldn't say anything bad about him no matter how much elders pressed them.
Was he up to no good when it came to girls? Even if he is heir of the Rothschild family, if they found he was forcing them to do these things, Samuel wouldn't escape scotch free. He would be severely punished regardless of his position in the family.
" I would like to hear it. There was nothing about her in the reports." The queen also took her seat smugly looking at him. Samuel felt angry, if they want to take it out in him it was fine but why did they have to drag her into the mix?
" I-i" Kate couldn't even look at them. All the Rothschild family members were ready to hear her but they didn't expect the amount of pressure their curious eyes were exerting on her. Not to mention the unexpected presence of Queen, she started sweating in the middle of winter!
" I don't hate him!" She didn't know what to say. She couldn't profess her love in front of everyone so her only choice was to let it out with a yell shocking everyone.
" Kate! You don't have to listen to these heartless people. I am truly ashamed! I brought here to meet everyone but you....forget it. We are leaving." Samuel had enough of it. He knew his family was weird and he may be the weirdest of them but they didn't have to prove it by bullying a innocent girl!
" That's the issue we can't tell."
Arthur sighed seeing they were still confused. He thought it was better to explain to them who Kate was before saying anything else. He began by telling her back story of her being losing her parents at young age.
The movie premier incident and how she didn't have anywhere to go during christmas. Samuel's choice to bring her home so that she could feel at home and also about her being nervous meeting everyone.
Arthur didn't know every detail but he was able to recite her life story in few sentences that included the recent run in with some pesky people trying to extort her business. He gave his honest opinion and whatever he learned about her past.
Meanwhile outside, Samuel walked with Kate back to the party. They avoided other guests but she looked horrified, even her makeup was slightly undone because of all the sweating.
She had seen how others like Mayra, Adele would talk about his family. They seemed close even discussing how they went out shopping right before Christmas. They seemed to love them while incidentally for her first meeting, there was a whole 'interview' set up making her realise that she must not be welcome.
She couldn't help but feeling that because there was a huge age gap between Samuel and her, they were hostile toward her. She didn't know what to do. How could she ever keep having him in her life if his family didn't approve of her?
" Kate, Kate.. Are you alright? Don't mind what they said." He also didn't know how to calm her. She was already stressed enough with everything happening in her life, there was no way she wouldn't sink into deeper hole overthinking everything.
" Sami! Sami! I heard what happened!" Suddenly they heard someone calling out to them. Kate turned to see a old lady rushing to their direction. It was her first time seeing her but with how casually she was calling out to him, she must be someone important.