138 Welcoming the in-laws- Part 2 (1/2)

Simeon opened his mouth to answer his question, ”He found her on a street in Accua. It's one of the towns that's situated not far from the borderline that separates Woville and Bonelake. His wife pitied her and wanted to give her a home.”

”Why didn't he adopt her then? Why leave her here?”

”At that time, Raymond moved a lot and his wife was already pregnant who couldn't handle another child. He convinced me and Helen to take her in and we did. There was nothing more to it”

”What about her actual parents?” Nicholas continued to ask to see Simeon shake his head.

”I don't know. We never went to look for them. We didn't even know her name when she was brought here,” the man answered truthfully, his gaze fell to his son who laid on the ground and went back to meet the lord's eyes, ”We answered everything you wanted to know. Please let my son go, Lord Nicholas,” he pleaded but the lord didn't budge from his position and instead rolled his shoe over his son's head.

”I am not done asking question, Mr. Curtis,” Lord Nicholas gave him a sharp look and then asked him the last question, ”What were the lies you spoke before your son arrived?”

Nora didn't know how she had missed his menacing aura that surrounded the room. His words were dull and quiet. If Nora wasn't scared before she definitely was now.

”Nora. Why don't you do the honours dear?” the lord called her, waiting for her to speak. Her throat had gone utterly dry and no sound came out of her mouth when she opened her mouth to speak. The lord sighed and suddenly her brother began screaming and thrashing on the ground.

Panicked, she spoke quickly, ”Wait! Wait! I will tell you,” her eyes looked terrified.

”I just don't know what is up with the humans not talking unless being tortured. Makes me feel that your kind is quite a masochist,” he smirked at the entertainment they were providing him with.

”I-I...When we were on our way home from Bonelake, Heidi escaped and that is the truth! We don't know where she is. I swear to God that we don't. We didn't do anything but she ran away. She ran away before too when she heard about her marriage to Mr. Lawson for the truce. That is the whole truth!” she cried.

”I apologize on my daughter's behalf for the lies she spewed but that is what it is. We don't know where Heidi is but we will find her,” Mr. Curtis spoke solemnly.

”Please don't fret about it. If you wanted to find her, you would have done it when you out about her when she escaped but seeing that you haven't...well,” he pushed his leg further as the sound of bones cracking under his feet was heard.