Loving Family

Inside a well-furnished and decorated living room that everyone was glistening and looked luxurious making it appear majestic.

Clarissa Dylan's mother was seen massaging her temples seriously while looking at the news but a voice came behind her.

"Tea, Auntie," the soothing voice said and Clarissa smiled Heartily. "Thanks, Kimberly, "Clarissa thanked Kimberly and she looked at her in admiration.

Kimberly Kendall is a young miss of an affluent family but their family is not as buoyant as Brooke's and definitely can't be compared but she was captivated by Kimberly's docile attitude.

Kimberly had been checking up on her after her accident and she had been keeping her company just like now.

"Let me help you massage your back auntie," Kimberly volunteered and before Clarissa could protest Kimberly had already started working on her back.

Kimberly sat beside Dylan's mother massaging her back and the woman smiled in satisfaction.

"Aunt, did you like it?"Kimberly asked looking at the satisfied smile on the woman's face that was obvious because she liked the treatment but Kimberly wanted to hear it from her.

"Don't call me Aunt Kim you are like a daughter to me now, "the woman says and Kimberly's lips curled up in excitement knowing that was an obstacle out of her way. , "And if you are asking me about the treatment then I would have to tell you that it is superb,".

Dylan's mother has always wanted to be blessed with a girl but her marriage isn't that fluffy that was why she was left with only her son to cater for so, having a girl call her mom would be pleasing to her ears.

Kimberly smiled lightly seeing how Dylan's mother was pleased with her. Dylan's mother's approval showed through her words and Kimberly smiles in excitement, one obstacle was over and done with all she needed to do was make sure Dylan fell in love with him.

That was her next goal and she was going to work towards it.

"Mom," she called and the woman smiled happily approving the relationship. "Yes my dear," she answered.

"I would like to work for the Brooke group but I don't know if there are vacant positions," Kimberly says with a worried tone trying to sell her petty excuse.

"What did you mean you have to apply? I can easily get you in without all that stress, you just make sure you appear in the group later and I would talk to Dylan," Clarissa replied cheerfully, already happy about the progression of the relationship between her and the girl.

She actually would like the girl to marry her son because after she saw her at a gathering one day she was captivated by her sweet soul and personality, so the development was making her happy.

An evil smile tugged at Kimberly's lips as she looked at the woman that was easy to manipulate. "How are you so easy to please Mrs. Brooke, you are just making my plan easy," Kimberly thought inwardly.

"All I just need to do is appear dutiful in front of you and in no time I would be the new madam Brooke, "Kimberly was so incorporated in her thoughts that when they had another company in the living room she still doesn't know.

"Looks like the young mistress of Kendall lacks basic etiquette," Margaret says with an air of arrogance and that jolts Kimberly out of her thoughts.

"I am sorry auntie didn't know when you got here," Kimberly apologized to the arrogant woman cladded in a knee-length lace gown that doesn't tell anything of her age. "Good afternoon uncle," she also greeted the man who should be in his early 50s cladded in baseball attire and he just nodded.

Margaret who just walked into the room found herself on a couch as she sat on it. Clarissa looked at her sister-in-law that already made herself comfortable on her chair and she snorted in displeasure.

"What are you doing here Margaret?"Clarissa asked, not beating around the bush and it was clear she was trying everything possible to get Margaret out immediately.

"Ask your filial son to reinstate me back," Clarissa said with a laugh when she heard the ridiculous demands of her sister-in-law.

"For you to come and find me looks like you have fallen out of favor with father, "Clarissa says, picking up her teacup as she sips her tea slightly and the elegant taste of it waffled on her mouth as she satiated on it.

Clarissa's attitude irritates Margaret but she just grits her teeth in annoyance looking at Clarissa that was taking her time even though she was the real daughter of Brooke she still had to curry favor with her sister-in-law.

Kimberly who was watching the situation all this while started thanking her stars for not going for Margaret's son because it looks like they don't even have a foothold in the family at all.

"I think you have made the wrong assumptions Margaret, I can't help you because I can't interfere in my son's decision," she says and Margaret knew that was another way of saying she was not going to help her.

"What?"Margaret asked, raising her voice but her husband quickly calmed her down. "Looks like you are misunderstanding us, Clarissa, we are all family so, a little help like this should be hurt right," Craig Margaret's husband says but Margaret wasn't having it.

"Family?"Clarissa asked sarcastically. "We are family but you don't even bother to ask after my health even though you guys knew that I was attacked, "Margaret and her husband looked away in guilt. "What a loving family you are,".

"Since you guys already have my answer then that's it," Clarissa answered standing up as she made her way to the stairs but Margaret's voice stopped her.

"I don't think you should be so smug because what's the point of acting high when you don't have your husband's favor, "Clarissa blood boiled when she heard Margaret's words but approached the matter coolheaded.

"I don't think you should also be so smug that your father is already casting you out and to your husband...good luck on your political endeavor," Clarissa says ascending the stairs. Margaret fumed in anger looking at the retreating Clarissa and she stood up in anger making her way out but Kimberly, who had not interfered in the word exchange, stopped her.

"You dropped your purse, auntie," Margaret looked at the girl and said that her intentions were all over and she wondered if her sister-in-law was stupid not to notice.

"Don't call me aunty," Margaret says and Kimberly smiles at the woman's pettiness.

"I am sorry Mrs. Julius," Kimberly says and that irritates Margaret because she hates it when people call her by her husband's last name, she was still Brooke after all.

"I would make sure to see you again, Kimberly," Margaret says walking out of the house in anger the only thought in her mind was she was going to return the favor and she knew the exact person to find.

"Hello, Perf, find someone for me," Margaret says after dialing a number on her phone and her husband gives her a skeptical look.

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