Chapter 322 - Two Hundred And Twenty-two: Regrets (1/2)

The third point of view:

There was silence, like dead silent. No one made a move, everyone just stilled as if the pause button had been pressed on them. But suddenly, another person's bellow was heard and that lady was no other than Anabelle.

”You bastard!” She punched Julie right in the face and the boy rolled to the side, groaning in pain with that side of his eye covered with his hand.

It happened that when everyone fell over, Julie and his unwilling partner, Anabelle fell too. But the boy was unlucky to have fallen on her and ended up kissing her unintentionally - as if Anabelle would fall for that lie!

When Anabelle screamed, the boy protested, claiming it wasn't his intention nor fault but she didn't believe him. Julie was a player and had used her once, she'd be a fool to be deceived the second time. And so the punch happened.

Initially, everyone had been outraged by the fall - it was unprofessionalism on the celebrant's part - but when Anabelle and Julie's episode happened, the comic effect took off forty percent of their anger.

”Don't you dare come around me, you irritating son of a biscuit!” Anabelle cussed and stormed out of the reception while Julie felt like a fish out of water with the number of stares given to him.

Filled with embarrassment, he lowered his head and scurried out of there. There was no doubt he was housing a black eye and she would pay for that. Yes, she won today but he lives to fight another day.

And just like that, Sakuzi released a peal of laughter, followed shortly by Niklaus, and then joined in Reina, and before long, everyone was laughing the whole incident away.

Reina was grateful for her father's quick wit. All these people were mostly socialites and many from prominent families and yet had suffered an unfair disgrace like this. She had been contemplating how to appease them but it seems it wouldn't be that hard anymore.

Eyes darting around, she found Neon picking up a lazy white mouse from a table while Allen and Ailee were on the lookout. Of course, she should have known this great incident had to do with her children. Those kids would make her age before her time.

Giving the guest before her a smile that didn't reach her eyes, Reina excused herself and made her way over to her kids who went pale upon detecting her.

”Follow me,” she grabbed each of the twins by the ear while daring Neon to make a wrong move with her gaze and the frightened boy had no choice but to follow her.

Thankfully, Niklaus was smart enough to keep the guests occupied while the waiters served more refreshment - this time there was a careful search for mouses before serving.

”Who's responsible for that?!” Reina hollered once she dragged them into an unoccupied room.

As expected, Allen pointed at Neon but Ailee, his sister, pointed at him while Neon stood with his signature pitiful face.

”Why are you pointing at me? Neon was the one who brought the mouse to the party,” Allen threw a tantrum.

”You were the one who put the mouse in the dish!” Ailee told him fiercely, ”If you had simply hidden him in your pocket, this wouldn't have happened,”

”No, this wouldn't have happened if Neon had left the rodent at home in the first place,” Allen complained.

And just like that, the kids began to bicker amongst themselves as usual while Reina's anger graduated from sixty to a hundred percent.

”Shut up!!!” She exploded.

Their mouths twitched as they watched their mother's chest heave as she struggled to control her breathing. Men, they really pissed her off this time.

”You!” She referred to all of them, ”Are grounded for the entire calendar month and it's effective immediately,”

”What?!”

”Oh yes, you heard me right. Which means no going out after school, no visiting of friends nor leaving the house unless I permit so. And you don't have to worry about impartiality since I'll be the one overlooking your punishment personally,”

Ailee reminded her mother, ”Urm... Mom, you kind of have a honeymoon to attend to,”

”Shut up!” Reina yelled, then rubbed her forehead. These kids were driving her mental! God damns her if she thinks about childbirth ever again.

”I'll deal with you guys later,” Reina promised and she left to inform Miranda to take them home. They had already taken family pictures and the rest of them hence had nothing left to do here.