Chapter 515 - Five Hundred And Fifteen: Family Is One (2/2)

Isabella was vexed. Why were they dragging her into this drama? After Anabelle stressed her in the marketplace, all she needed was sleep, not an incoming pep talk from her father.

Reina stared at her kids, what were all of them thinking right now? She wished that she could read minds.

Niklaus' gaze took in his kids one after the other. Divisions in the family was the last thing he expected to see.

”Family is one,” Niklaus started.

Isabella sighed, then muttered under her breath, ”Yes, preach on father,”

”And when I mean family, you don't have to necessarily be my biological child to be one,” Niklaus emphasized that and it was obvious that everyone understood him because their eyes flickered to Neon who wished the earth could open and swallow him. Their gaze was intense right now.

”You might be my kids but Neon was here before the both of you returned to me and was one of the reasons I pulled through those years after I thought your mother was dead,” the twins knew the history, ”Hence I love him as much as I love you two and expect you to treat him like one.

”Neon might not have my hair, eyes, or appearance but he has my heart and I hope that all of you would work as one because a family that works as one, stays together, while a family that fights amongst one another is blown off from the surface of the earth like chaff when the storms of life hit them hard,” Niklaus made sure to hold their gazes as he spoke.

Allen bowed his head in shame. The truth is that he had not meant to say that earlier, it had slipped out of his mouth.

”So right now, here's what we're going to do,” Niklaus instructed them like an army general, ”You are going to go to your brothers and sisters and apologize to one another,”

Isabella's gaze whipped towards her father, ”I'm not expected to do that, right?” She asked hopefully.

”Are you really asking me that?” Niklaus gave her a dirty look.

”Seriously,” Isabella couldn't believe it, ”I haven't bullied nor make Neon feel out of place. I always treat him right. Why should I apologize?”

”Because if you had fulfilled your role as an elder sibling well instead of kidnapping other people's grown kids…” he referred to the incident at the hospital ”The hostility between your siblings wouldn't have escalated to this level. But then, you left them all on their own”

”Fine,” Isabella sighed and went to make peace with those annoying siblings of hers she loved so much nonetheless.

”I'm sorry for ignoring our plays, ”Ailee was the first to apologize to her twin brother.

”And I'm sorry for picking on Neon,” Allen apologized as well, ”I'm going to be good from now on…” he turned towards the boy in question, ”Would you forgive us, Neon?”

”Of course!” the boy squealed, ”Why won't I? You both are my family!” a smile crossed his face and he drew all three of them into a hug.

”Aww, so adorable,” Reina couldn't help but feel emotional. Her children were so cute.

Isabella rolled her eyes yet stepped forward to announce, ”I'm sorry for not keeping my eyes on you. But don't worry, I've got my eyes on you from now on,”

The children couldn't help but shiver. That sounded more like a threat than an apology.

”Well,” Reina decide to take things from where Niklaus stopped, ”Since you all are good again, I'd love to announce that Ailee would return to her previous room with you guys until she decides to leave,”

”Yes!” Neon celebrated the news more than Allen, her twin.

”But…” Reina suddenly said and everyone frowned, that doesn't sound good. She went on, ”Because you all lied to me, your mother, you'd be doing your laundry for the week,” she added, ”Hand washed,”

”No!!!!”