Ryan's POV
Coming down the stairs, I strolled towards the kitchen where mum was making dinner. I stood at the door as I watched her going about, round the kitchen picking whatever she was supposed to use to prepare the meal.
At times I wonder what is really wrong with mum. Although she grew up in a high class family, she doesn't behave like it. I mean we have maids to do our chores but she insists on cooking and cleaning her room by herself which I see as helping the maids. There are paid to do it so they should be the ones working. That aside, when in public she really knows how to act like a rich lady much to my approval.
At times, she can be supportive and but I hate when she tries to scold or make me change my mind on what I've set to do. Like how could she tell me to forget about Xan? That's close to impossible or not even possible. Noticing my presence, she turned towards me as she asked.
"Rye do you need anything?" Looking at her and stepping out of thoughts,
"Not really. The maids are cleaning my room and I came to check on you." I responded.
"Okay, you can go watch TV in the movie room. Once dinner is ready, I'll call you." she said as she went back to busing herself with cooking.
Standing properly, I replied with an "okay" before walking towards the movie room phone in hand. In about an hour, mum came to call me down for dinner.
"Rye baby dinner is ready. Oh, your dad is back." She said before going downstairs.
"Dad?" He isn't supposed to be back by now. It's a bit early, maybe a little past 10. That's the usual. I mindlessly stood up from the chair and headed downstairs. My mind drifting off to May or whatever her name is.
"Ow! What the f*ck. Who put this here?" I said frustratedly as I had stubbed my toe at the edge of the table.
"Language young lady and pay attention to where you are going. Also, it's a dining table and it is supposed to be here." Dad said, his voice filled with amusement. I simply rolled my eyes.
"Hey dad, what's the occasion?" I greeted dad placing a kiss on his cheek before taking my sit.
"Huh, What occasion?" He asked totally confused at my question.
"Hmm, so you are home early for..." I probed and he just let out a laugh.
"Hmm, I'm home early because its my house and I miss my two favourite people." Dad replied after he stopped laughing.
"Aww, we missed you too." I heard mum say as she approached the dining table, casserole pot in hand and the maids trolling behind with a few other dishes. She placed the pot on the table and proceeded to give dad a kiss before continuing what she was doing.
"How was your day baby, did you check out the town?" dad asked picking up his cutlery as mum put some food on his plate. Picking up my cutlery,
"Yeah, I did. The town seemed to have changed a lot. Most of the old buildings are gone and have been replaced with better structure." I said while munching on my meal. Meal time is one of the times when we get to bond as a family. Talking while eating may be wrong but with dad busy schedule, it is one of the best time for family bonding.
"That's a great improvement, I haven't had the time to go round myself." dad said to me before picking up the juice by his side. We continued eating in silence as there was nothing much to talk on when I remembered I had something to ask for. Clearing my throat a little, still focused on my meal,
"Um dad, I wanted to ask if I could go back to schooling in Kensington." I said as I raised my head up to look at him.
"Why the sudden decision?" dad asked looking utterly baffled.
"Well I didn't complete my schooling in Australia and I still need to write the final year papers." I said giving a reason I thought was reasonable enough.
"But you agreed to be home schooled till the time of the exam?" Dad asked clearly confused.
"Well, I did agree to that but I think it will better if I were around people my age." I answered.
"Hmm, I don't know, it might be a little difficult to enroll especially at a time like this." Dad said a little crease on his forehead.
"Please dad, don't you want your baby to be happy? Plus we do have money, it shouldn't be that hard now." I said activating my princess trick which I used to get whatever I want. From the side of my eye, I could see mum roll her eyes when I did that.
"Of course, I want you to be happy. Okay, I'll see what I can do." Dad said looking at me. I hurriedly stood up from my chair and moved to give dad a hug.
"Thank you thank you thank you dad." I said super excited that I was allowed to go back to school or maybe for another reason. Smiling, dad said,
"It's okay, now go back to your food before it gets cold."
"Okay." I replied smiling before going back to my meal. I ate not minding that I was dieting as I was super excited. I have succeeded in the first stage of my plan and I was one step close to having my Xan back. That b*tch better be ready because, it's going to be tough from here on.
After dinner, I left for my room which well I must say is in a better shape then when I left it. I plump down on my bed, feeling ecstatic that things were going as planned. Feeling exhausted, I decided to take a soak in the bath tub. I rang the bell on the wall beside my bed, calling for a maid. When she stepped in, I asked her to draw the bath for me, adding milk and lots of rose petals. After she was done, I stepped in, placed my phone on the space created for it close to the bath tub and relaxed my tense muscles. After relaxing a bit, an idea struck me making me pick up phone as I walked out of the bathroom. I called a number which I hadn't called in a while. After two rings,
"Hello pretty." the voice called and a smirk was placed on my face.
"Long time. I'll be needing your service soon so I thought of saying hello." I said as I stood in front of my vanity mirror.
"Anytime princess." the voice said before the call was dropped.