"Chapter 19- New Beginnings (s2comeback)"

(Klein's POV)

Waving goodbye was not easy, memories of the people you've bonded with kept flashing in my mind, I grabbed my luggage as I get out of the plane, "we're here" I said to myself looking around as I escalated down in the airport, my phone rang the moment I landed off the escalator, 'RIIIIINNNNNGGGGGGG!'

It rang loudly than my alarm clock, I answered the phone as I waited for Stewart in the airport, "Hello?" I answered first, "Klein, did you arrive safely?" Tristan asked, "yeah, yeah I actually did, well- I was waiting for Stewart to come and pick me up," I muttered while carrying my luggage outside, "I see, well- goodbye, take care," he ended the call without saying a proper farewell, he must be busy at his company, of course, knowing him there are still some things he is trying to convey from me. According to my knowledge, the small company that my sister left is my Mother's furniture company, she even cut ties with all the employers of the small company even Stewart knowing what would she gain in a small furniture company when she has a massive one to lead, "how foolish of her..." I mumbled as I pondered in the airport,

"Klein?" a middle-aged woman called my name, they pronounced it as if I'm from a wealthy household, "yes?" I politely answered her, "you resemble your mother well, I even thought that you're a woman," she complimented me? was that a compliment or an insult... "thank you?" I answered confusedly, "It's a compliment sweetheart," she laughed, she must be one of the loyal servants of my mother, she gestured me to follow her out of the airport, I don't know her name, "I'm sorry if I offended you, but... May I know your name ma'am?" I asked trying to sound polite, "my name is Belinda, your mom's friend," she smiled at me with her curved red lips, "I see, where are we going by the way?" I asked as I try to catch up to her, "to your grandma's house, I bet you've seen her before," she continued walking outside while talking, "I suppose, however, my grandma seemed to despise me," I said doubting if I'm really accepted there, "she suddenly stopped walking and glanced to me, "your grandma doesn't despise you, she just looks intimidating," she smiled at me again and continued walking out, weird...

***

"Are you sure this is my grandma's house..." I looked around doubting if I did the right thing, "your grandma is a wealthy lady, of course, her house should look like this," she said as the gate opened, one of the guards who opened the gate came to us, "who is this kid?" he asked and looked at me up and down with a hideous look, Belinda immediately slapped his back,

'SLAP!'

"He's the grandchild of the wealthy old lady you've been guarding," She said trying to stop the urge of slapping his back again, "wait, really?" the guard doubted, "can't you see the resemblance!?" Belinda grabbed my face and showed it in front of the guard, "look closely, you're even blinder than a blind," she shouted, goodness so much chaos... I just came from a tiring trip, give me a break-

"Oh, you resemble your mother so much," a voice of an old lady came and interrupted the conversation, "..." everyone got quiet as they saw my grandma standing behind the chaos, "good afternoon, Madame, how's your day today?" Belinda asked awkwardly while scratching her head, "I'm good, thank you," she answered shortly and looked at me, "come," she said walking away with a cane, along with her loyal servants, "should I follow?" I glanced at them and asked, Belinda, gestured me to go, I nodded in a response... I hope there is no more chaos...

***

"Come and sit there," she said, I sat on my chair politely, "you look stiff, is there something bothering you?" she asked as she gestured her servants to serve brewed hot tea, as the servant came out of the room, tense aura circulated in the room... it's suffocating a bit, "I heard you're here to claim your mother's company," she said as she lay her back on a cushion, "yes," I answered shortly and panicked on what should I say next, "after what she has done to you? she left you with nothing same as your father, they gave you a miserable life in a mansion," she looked at me with the eyes I cannot describe whether it's pity or suspicion, the tension became stronger as she stated her sentence, "there is a saying, people make a bad decision with a good reason," I calmly stated, "well then, what if there is no good reason," she asked again trying to suffocate me with tension, "then it's better to forget and forgive their past actions and focus on what's present in front of us," I tried to maintain a calm posture while talking to her, she just looked at me... but she laughed after, "what's funny?" I asked raising a brow, "you're too naive, my boy," she looked at me with a frown, "they kept a devil that will torture you in the present, how can you easily forgive and forget the past when your Mother took your Father's child from an affair, and they took care and showered a devil with more attention than you when you were a child,"

she slammed the floor loudly with her cane, I quivered from the loud sound that echoed in the room, "You know what you're mother keeps telling me? she wants to put you to adoption because they wanted a daughter, not a son! they keep telling me and nagging me to do something to you, how in the world can you still forgive them!?" she stood up from her chair, furiously scolding me while slamming her cane on the floor loudly, I finally snapped out, "Then why didn't you took me instead of living in that mansion!" I shouted after getting stabbed a lot by her facts, she was silent... but looking at me with her eyes softened,

her servant opened the door carrying a tray with freshly brewed tea with a plate of sweets, "Alayah," she called her servant's name, "after he finishes his snack, escort him to his room and immediately call Stewart," she ordered the servant who served the tea, "yes, madame," she bowed after placing the tray on the table, what a chaotic day, I sighed...