Chapter 412 - Her fiancé (1/2)

Her father's house was one of the biggest in the estate it occupied, with its beautiful garden, lawns and the decorations that littered the place.

It also had a serene and calm ambiance, a deceitful factor really. If only one knew all that went on inside the house itself.

Alexa had come to learn a long time ago and with that knowledge, the house had lost its stroking beauty.

As the driver approached the gates that led to the mansion, Alexa jerked herself out her relaxed position.

She leaned forward in her seat to look through her windows at the houses that seemed to move backward, away from the car as they sped past.

At the gate into her father's compound, they were stopped for inspection by security. The search didn't last long for when the lead guard came face to face with Alexa's less than impressed look, he quickly ordered for the gates to be opened.

”Thank you,” she released in a sarcastic fashion as they passed through to the porch steps where the driver stopped.

After mouthing off instructions to Lou about her pick up time, Alexa exited the car and walked up the front steps that led to the entrance, ignoring every staff she passed on the way.

She really wanted to be out of there as quickly as possible and stopping to say pleasantries —which she didn't do normally— was just time wasting.

In the years that she'd been away, the house had changed a bit. There were new furniture and antiques that Alexa hasn't seen before, no doubt the work of the s.l.u.t.

Her father hardly cared about replacing things that didn't add value to his business. Alexa threw her face away from anything she didn't recognize, not wanting to acknowledge anything that had to do with that woman.

After walking into a few empty rooms the woman finally found her father in his study, sipping tea from a customized mug while reading a book with a title that certainly wasn't in English.

Silently, she stood at the door, waiting for him to acknowledge her. Even though she could be rebellious at times, Alexa still knew her place.

Finally, he looked up from his book and smiled at her. He'd probably been waiting to get to a reasonable point in his book.

”Nǚ'ér,” he breathed out softly, then gestured for her to enter.

Alexa walked in slowly, took off her gloves and presented her hands to him when she got to where he was seated.

Her father took the hands as though it were a present offered and after kissing the back, offered her a seat.

”You look beautiful, as always,” He commented.

”Thank you, father,” Alexa replied, basking in the compliment. No matter how many times she'd heard it, every time her father mentioned it, Alexa still blushed. It hit different when the compliments came from the one who bred you.

”You on the other hand need a vacation; you look terrible.”

Her father laughed and dropped the book he was holding so he could offer her tea from the pot before him.

Alexa took the cup he held out to her and took a small sip before returning it to the tray.

”How was your trip?”

”Exhausting, I need sleep.” Alexa would have yawned just to indicate the truth in her words, but that would be uncultured.

Mr. Yang nodded in understanding.

”How long are you around for?”