One week on, Kathryn called her sons and told them to come to the old mansion for dinner. Emil had wanted to reject her, but before he could say a word, the call got disconnected.
"Mummy, you're coming along right?" Emil asked his mummy Phillis, he didn't want to go without her.
If there's anyone who can stand up to his stubborn mother on his behalf,then that person is his mummy Phillis !
Also, he was suspicious of his mother's invite.
"Son, I can't come along, I need an early sleep" Aunt Phillis softly rejected
"An early sleep? Why? What's wrong?" Emil worriedly questioned. He stared intently at her face to see if anything was amiss.
"Stop with your questioning. You should have probably become a lawyer since you're so good at questioning." Aunt Phillis playfully teased.
She held Emil's hand and pulled him to the sofa where Daniel was comfortably seated eating peeled oranges
" You still haven't answered my question" Emil said as he placed his hand on her forehead, "Should I call the doctor?"
Aunt Phillis, "..."
Emil frowned when she didn't say anything, he took out his phone from his pant pocket, he unlocked it and directly went to his phone book.
But his phone got snatched by Daniel even before he could find the doctor's number.
" What are you doing? Give the phone back to me." Emil frowned irritatingly, he stretched his hand to take his phone from Daniel but the later dodged his hand.
Daniel used his other hand to slap his brother's hand away, "There's no need to call for the doctor, Nanny is fine. It's just a slight headache and she will be alright once she takes her exmedication and rest for sometime" he explained
"Is it just a slight headache?"
" Yes son, so don't worry about me and go to the mansion. Am sure your grandpa and father are also expecting you two" Aunt Phillis said while she hugged both with her two arms.
The truth is, she's indeed sick, but not as simple as Daniel made it seem. She had known for a long time. And the only person who knows aside from her is Daniel.
Even him knowing was just a coincidence.
She closed her eyes to prevent the threatening tears from coming out of its confinement.
'How was she to tell her son about her real condition ?!'
"I think its time you two set off " Aunt Phillis said patting their head lightly
"Five more minutes pleeease" Daniel said as help held tightly onto her
Aunt Phillis chuckled and smiled, she didn't try to rush them again.
"Precious, am sorry , I can't talk to you this evening as I have to go the old mansion. Please sweetheart, take care of yourself for me, and I promise to call you tomorrow."
Emil before getting down from the car, sent Yvonne a text message.
"Shall we?" Daniel asked
" Yeah, am done" Emil replied, and together, they entered the living room
"Welcome masters"
" Welcome masters"
One after the other, the maids who were present in the room greeted the brothers.
"You brats ! You won't even consider your grandpa's old age and come visit him." Elder Tang sneered while he walked towards his two favorite grandsons
Emil and Daniel met their grandpa halfway and hugged him one after the other.
"Grandpa, why are you reprimanding me ?Its brother you should reprimand. He's the one who doesn't come home at all" Daniel cleanly pushed all the blame on his brother
Emil looked at his brother and shook his head in resignation ' This can't be his favorite brother !'
Daniel sensed Emil's gaze on him so he turned his head halfway and smirked at his brother, 'who told you to not be as smart as me ?!'
" So is your grandpa the only one you missed? What about me?" The deep voice of Felix sounded a little bit far from where they stood
The group of three turned to the direction of the voice and saw him standing at the top of the staircase. He had his hands at his back.
"Old man, will you come down from where you are standing? You don't expect me to climb the stairs to you, do you?" Daniel playfully said
" Who are you calling old? If am old, then your mum is my grandma !" their father said as he looked around to make sure his wife didn't hear what he said.
' Only God knows what she will do to him if she heard what he said'
" Are you sure you want mum to hear what you said?" Daniel asked with a smirk
" ...As if am afraid of her !"
" Okay, then that's great. Because I have recorded everything you said, so it will be a pleasure for me to play it to Nim's hearing"
"Hey !" Felix shouted as he hurriedly descended the stairs and went straight to Daniel "Son, you can't ever play that to your mum. I will be so dead !"
"Haha"
Emil who had been silent the whole time laughed. His father has not changed one bit in all those years. His fear of their mother was still evident.
And he was still easy to trick !
"Did you just trick me?!" Felix frowned embarrassingly at the three people before him, he couldn't believe himself. 'Why does he still fall to their tricks ! And were they really his father and sons?!'
Elder Tang chuckled , 'Am even more embarrass that you're my son. My grandsons are much better than you !' he looked provokingly at his raging son
"For how long have you been here, Mum?" Emil suddenly spoke
Felix turned around in anticipation, he braced himself for whatever that awaited him.But what he saw when he turned almost made him curse out.
First was his younger son, and then his elder son !
" Did you guys come here specifically for me?!" Felix looked at his sons begrudgingly
"Enough with the chattering, the food is ready and ..." Kathryn's voice sounded making them turn their attention to her.
She hesitated for some seconds before she completed her sentence, "And the guests are also in"
"Guests?" Daniel repeated the key word in her sentence, and Emil frowned; ' He knew his mother had an ulterior motive for inviting them to dinner !'
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