46 Silent grudges.

Back at home, Eric had already finished making shawarma, orange juice and baked shrimp scampi for their dinner. He made excess because he still remember how obsess Ella is with baked shrimps. He wanted to put a smile on her face when she comes back and make her know that he will always be the only one to love her dearly no matter what. If only he knew that there's a doting and possessive hubby slowly marking his boundary. As he was working on his laptop, he heard the sound of a halting car and he knew that his kittens were back. He close his computer and walk to the window to see if they came home alone. As soon as he reach the window, he saw the three girls bickering and laughing at each other while Brian and Blossom just followed them quietly heading towards the front door. He frowned when he saw the guys with them. 'Why were they coming home together and in one car?' 'Weren't his kittens.....?'

His train of thoughts were cut off by the knock on the room door. Still frowning, Eric went and open the door. As soon as the door knob was turned open, Gabriela's smiling face came into view and Eric's anger immediately vanish. He could do everything to see her smile, because that smile alone always make him feel that he was someone close to her heart. For a second, he just wanted to stand there and watch her smiling face.

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"Hey!", scream Gabriela when she didn't hear him talk to her.

"Huh? cough, sorry I just woke up so I'm still a bit daze", said Eric embarrassingly.

"Oh come-on Mr sleeping head, did you receive any packages from tower mall?", asked Gabriela.

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"Yes, it's pack in your ahem room", reply Eric. He was too embarrass to say dressing room when he remembered what he saw there.

"Hmm. What's it with that ahem? Or did you mean dressing room?", asked Gabriela again.

Eric felt like a kid who as been caught stealing candy but decided to be compose.

"Yeah your dressing room. Oh yeah, I have made a lot of baked shrimp scampi, orange juice and shawama. So don't just stand there", he change the topic.

As expected, Gabriela's eyes sparkle and a dazzling smile spread across her face. She then started racing towards the dinning table.

When she pass by the sitting room, Daniela couldn't help but squint her eyes.

"What makes you so happy Ella?", asked Daniela.

"Baked shrimp scampi", reply Gabriela happily.

"What?", asked Daniela and Iris at the same time.

Daniela love baked shrimp scampi too, so does Iris. The girls were elated while the Bills twin just shake their heads at the girls child like behaviors.

"And who're these gentlemen in my kittens house?", asked Eric as he strolled towards them.

Brian and Blossom weren't surprise at the person talking to them but Eric was more than shock to see who they were. He had initially wanted to investigate this young men and know who they were but decided to ask his kittens when they return.

"Hey there Mr Anderson, long time no see", said Brian.

"Hey dude, how have you been?", asked Blossom.

Eric's shock earlier was now replace with anger as he chided sarcastically, "I'm not Mr Anderson but Eric Mr Brian Bills".

Then he turned to Blossom and said, "My name is Eric Anderson Leo and not your dude. I have been doing perfectly well thanks for asking".

The girls have long stop their elated actions when they head Eric's voice. The girls were stunned by Eric's hostility towards the twin brothers and knew that this matter wasn't as easy as they thought.

Gabriela walk in and stood in-between Brian and Eric who were now glaring daggers at each other and said, "I don't know what conflict transpired between you too in the past, but can you not please sour my mood?"

"It's ok Ella. Your brother is acting like an uncivilized individual when he doesn't even know the truth behind his lost project. He thinks I made him loose, but he never investigated the truth", reply Brian calmly.

"Er, what lost project?", Gabriela was confused.

Taking in a deep breath, Eric reply, "The Valleys project".

"The Valleys project? Wasn't that your dream project?", asked Gabriela with her eyes wide in shock.

The Valleys project was one of Eric's dream before he left abroad. He had design and wanted to develop the project under his Father's company before leaving abroad, but his mother's death was a tragedy to him. He abandoned and stop developing the project before leaving for his studies.

"Yes. I started developing the project when I was in my final year in school but his company jump in and stoled everything overnight. I bought a site for the Valleys hotel to be built but the site was later taken by an unknown company which I latter found out was he's. Now tell me, how am I suppose to treat this conniving brute who called himself a friend?"

There was pain in his voice, "You know when we were in the university I treated them so well. We use to live separately but we later ended up living together and sharing everything like brothers. I helped him when he wanted to establishing his own business empire even when he stated that he didn't need my help, but what did I get in return?"