The private jet landed on the sidewalk built next to Elina's family castle. The place was too grand and hundreds of servants stood in a row to welcome their missy home.
"Woah… How rich are you?" Jayden asked while looking at the grand entrance.
"Not much! My great-grandfather was the sole monarchical ruler of …" Elina whispered a name in Jayden's ears.
"What, really?"
"Yes, but my dad was a little strict and never let us reveal this to anyone. He thought it would stop us from being a normal person. He disliked being treated like royalty from a young age. So he made sure that the younger generation would live with lesser burden and more freely."
"But you just revealed your family's secret to me?"
"So what? We are family now, aren't we brother-in-law?" Elina asked.
"How many people live in this house, I mean castle, actually?"
"Approximately twenty-four right now, as one of my cousins moved out after my aunt passed away and his brother, Tyler who is a music composer lives in a different city due to his work. But everyone else stays here. We have almost a hundred bedrooms and each one is equipped with their own study, living area, and other recreational rooms. It would take more than a day to walk around this place. There are definitely a few off-limits even for us which I would inform you so that you won't go there even by mistake."
At that time, a maid came near them and served a variety of drinks and wet towels. Elina picked her favorite and randomly picked one for Jayden.
"No, Thanks. Let us first go visit my parents-in-law. I don't know where Jenny went and I am really worried. Do you think she really hates me?" Jayden asked with a sad face.
"Maybe. But do not worry, we will find her. My dad's resources are too good and we can track her in a few hours."
At that time, one of her nieces came running towards her and asked her to lift her up.
"Ina, who is this handsome boy? Your boyfriend?" The three-year-old asked.
"Olive! How are you, cutie? I missed you," Elina kissed Olivia and hugged her.
"If he is not your boyfriend then can I have him?" Olivia asked while drooling at Jayden.
"No! You need to ask Jenny about that." Elina moved towards Olivia's ears and almost said in a whispering tone, "He is Jenny's husband. Do you think you could fight with her and get him?"
Olivia just shook her head but was still unable to control her wandering eyes on Jayden's face. She jumped down from Elina and walked towards Jayden. She held his hand and pulled him down, "Cutie, do not worry, I will rescue you from that devil. All you had to do is wait for..." She tried to calculate the legal age with her tiny little fingers but as the fingers were not enough, she stopped and looked up with cute little round eyes...
She shook her head once again and pulled Jayden's face down. She kissed him on his cheeks and whispered, "Don't tell that devil about this... She would lift me upside down and spank my butt... This is a little secret between us...Just wait for a few more years, I would come and fight with her when I am this big and help you escape from her."
Olivia lifted her hands and jumped up to show how big she had to be before saving him from Devil's claws. Jayden kissed her cute little cheeks back and said, "Sure! I will wait for you!!"
"Are you sure? Do you really want to give her false hope? She is really stubborn and if she sets her mind on one thing, she would never let it go until she achieves it."
"No, but I don't want to make her feel sad. She is a tiny little angel..." Jayden became slightly emotional.
"No, she is worse than that devil. You better be prepared..." Elina stopped talking and fastly ran around Jayden.
"Daddy, how are you? I missed you a lot..." Elina hugged William and then held his one hand while bringing him towards Jayden.
"Didn't you call me and say you are going to run away from home to never return? Then why did you come back again?" William asked and removed her hands which were holding tightly.
She completely forgot that after fighting with Jennifer on the day of their graduation, when her dad called, she shouted at him. On the phone call, when he noticed her voice was husky William asked,
"What happened to my Nana? Are you crying?"
"How many times do I have to tell you to stop calling me Nana? I hate you, dad! I truly hate you! I am running away from home and will never come back." Elina shouted.
"Ok. If that is what you want then do as you wish. I won't stop you." William said and disconnected the call.
He noticed her fighting with Jennifer a minute ago, so he excused himself from the people around him and followed Elina. But before he could reach her, he saw Jennifer walking towards that direction. He let the young generations take care of their problems and walked away as he was sure Jennifer was more mature, he did not have to worry about his daughter.
Elina realized her mistake and hung her head down.
"I am sorry, dad. I was harsh that day and I should have not talked rudely to you."
"Just make sure to learn from Jennifer on how to behave and talk to elders. You are already so old and your second aunt was saying that it was about time to arrange for your marriage... So,..."
"I am still a small girl. How can you already start to talk about my marriage so soon?"
"Elina! Is this how I have brought you up? When someone is talking to you, you are supposed to wait until they finish. When are you going to grow up and behave like an adult with responsibilities?" William said and turned towards Jayden who was now standing on one side watching the conversation between a father and daughter.
He remembered his father never raised his voice at Denne even once. He always treated her like his princess but here a real princess was being scolded by her dad in front of others.
"So who is this young man over here? What is your purpose for the visit?" William asked.
"I am here to meet my parents-in-law...." Before Jayden could complete, he stopped him.
William totally disregarded what he said to Elina just now and said,
"I don't remember having you as a son-in-law, my daughter is still unmarried..."
"No, dad. He meant Jennifer's parents... Aren't they here? When I came back after my exams, I saw them staying in our house." Elina said.
"They are not here anymore. Looks like you made a waste trip coming over here from so far. You are supposed to go to their home and check, instead of coming here. If that's all, then you can leave." William said and turned towards Elina who was about to talk back.
"And you young lady, go to your room. You are not supposed to come out until I say so."
"But dad, I am not a kid anymore. So you cannot control me like this…"
"If you cannot listen to what I say, then you can leave. The door is just right behind you…" William pointed at the door.