Chapter 16 - Chapter XVI

Veronica just arrived at her maternal ancestral castle. Her mother, Celerina Wang was a descendant of a Country R Czar and the prestige of the family was maintained due to her mother's only and older brother, Bien.

The butler of the castle was waiting outside to serve the just arrived young madame. 'Good afternoon young madame. How was your flight?'

Veronica smiled softly at the old butler who she had grown very closed to. 'It was fine, Leo. Where are my parents?'

'Glad to hear that young madame. Your parents, the madame and master along with the young master Baelfire and young miss Baelfair were on the living area. Also-'

Butler Leo didn't get the chance to add that one of her persistent suitors was also with them as Veronica was already at the castle's grand door.

Veronica heard a man's strict voice while nearing the living area of the castle. 'Fire, you make sure that you won't do that again. Understood?'

Long silence. 'Fire?'

'Yes uncle Victor.' Came the unusual meek voice of Fire.

'Good.'

Veronica frowned in complete anger. The mother fucker Victor has the guts to reprimand her own son? Who does he think he is?! Yes, he was her Uncle Bien's right hand's son and has been consistent and persistent with wooing her but she never ever gave him even the slightest chance of hope. Now he's thinking that he has the right to reprimand her children just becaue her Uncle and parents were nice to him?

'How brave of you.' Veronica said with a cold voice as she piercely look at the man.

'Mother!!' Both the exclaimed voice of her twins. She looked at their terrified faces and and her blood boiled to a hundred degree that if her children's not around, she could have shot the man in his brain, bullseye.

'Veronica, you arrived?! I didn't expect that you would come home early. You should have called so I could have fetched you.' Victor was smiling confidently. So what if she heard him reprimanding her son? She's going to be his wife someday and her kids will also be his responsibility. Better to teach them early as possible to instill them discipline and respect.

'Who and what are you?' Veronica said through gritted teeth.

'What are you talking about?' Victor grinned thinking that Veronica might be teasing him. Afterall,this will be the first time that she's doing this because everytime he would go at the castle and pay her visit to woo her, Veronica would oftentimes be preoccupied with her multiple training on martial arts and shooting and he would just end up watching in the corner. After all, he believes that there's no need for much effort other than just being beside her most of the time.

'You are nothing but the son of my uncle's subordinate. My family including my children are your masters and you as a subordinate has no right to reprimand my children.' Veronica coldly replied despite the fury she was feeling inside. She really wanted to kill the man in front of her right now but first, her children were with them and second, he was the son of his uncle's most trusted right hand and this Victor also hold a high position in her uncle's underground force.

Victor's face turned red with anger and humiliation but controlled himself from lashing at her. After all, she's right but she's also wrong because his status will change once they get married.

'You must be tired from your flight. Go have a rest and I'll take care of the kids for the time being.'

'Another mistake..... Nueve.'

A well-built man suddenly came. 'Yes young madame?'

Outside the Bael Force HQ, her subordinates would automatically call her young madame instead of her underground alias. 'Lead that man out. Now.'

'Yes young madame.' Nueve in a blink turned murderous as he looked at the pest hanging around his Lady Cleopatra for a year now. 'This way Mr.' Nueve urged the man strictly but didn't try to use force or even touch him. That will be reserve for later if the pest retaliate so as not to put his Lady Cleopatra in an uncompromised situation.

The atmosphere became tensed when Celerina's voice rung the living area. 'What's going on? Veronica,honey you're back?! Glad that Victor was on time to have met you here. Anyway how was your flight?' Celerina gushed as she came forward to hug Veronica but the latter move side way. 'Honey?' Celerina looked hurt but hide it right away and confused with her daughter's aloofness to her.

'Mother, I don't want to say it for the second time. But I don't want my children to be around that man.' Veronica coldly said and came forward to her terrified children and carried them on her both arms.

'Honey? Veronica? What's wrong?!' Celerina run after her.

Veronica halted. 'That man who thinks he has the right to reprimand my children and cause them fear is everything that is wrong mother. Now please do your grandchildren a favour and kick that man out or else I wouldn't even consider that his family was a loyal subordinate to Uncle Bien.' Veronica continued to walk away leaving Celerina, Nueve and Victor trembled with her frozen voice. Celerina recovered and rationalized her daughter's action and looked sternly at Victor.

Victor who saw how dissappointed Celerina looked at him tried to give his side of the story. 'Auntie I ..'

'You better leave now.' Celerina turned to her daughter's body guard. 'Escort that man out.' Celerina coldly said and walk away. She was actually thinking that Victor was a good matched for her daughter because the young man came from another lineage of royalty of Country R. And he seemed to be the one who's not bothered by the fact that her daughter already has children and has been persistent. But it seems that her judgement was wrong. Thinking back how furious her daughter was despite of her calm appearance made her felt guilty and determined to asked her more about it.