CHAPTER 18: CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: A FAMILY OF VIPERS

Christy’s POV

I quickly stepped to the side to avoid the vase, she couldn’t stop her body in time and crashed into the center table, blood immediately flowed down her face.

"Oh my gosh, how could you be so heartless?" Celeste screamed with an exaggerated tone.

She just stood in the same place without making any move to check up on her injured friend.

"What happened?" Sameen ’s voice came from the entrance, followed by the sound of heels as she hurried to check her precious daughter’s injuries.

"Mom, that bitch is the cause of all of this" Raina cried while pointing at me with an aggrieved expression.

"She attacked Raina for nothing" Celeste added, she quickly moved closer to check on her friend’s injuries.

Sameen’s expression darkened and her face twisted in rage as she stared at me.

"I have tried my absolute best to put up with you to avoid drama but now you have crossed the line. Get the fucking hell out of my home!" She yelled angrily at me, I was about to reply her when Grandpa held my hand.

I quickly supported him to stand up, he looked at Sameen with a deep frown.

"How is this place your home!" He questioned her angrily, she laughed after hearing his question.

"Oh, if it isn’t mine, then who does it belong to?" She asked him with a lopsided grin.

"This house was built by Kendrick’s mother Ayesha" Grandpa said and Sameen glared at him.

"Grandpa, how could you say that to Mom?!" Raina yelled while holding her bleeding forehead with her hand.

"Get out immediately!" Sameen yelled at me again but I still didn’t move.

"The only person that can tell me to leave is Kendrick, so you should wipe the thought of kicking me out from that head of yours" I said with a smile which only seems to enrage her more.

She raised her hand to slap me and I caught the hand before it could touch my face.

Pah!

I had to return the slap back to the owner, she held her cheek while staring at me in shock.

Funny how the mother and daughter pair have exactly the same reaction when I slap them.

"I am going to kill you!" She yelled and tried to scratch my face with her acrylic nails.

"Enough!....cough.... cough" Grandpa yelled and he immediately started coughing.

I pushed Sameen aside and rushed to get him a glass of water, he drank a little and I instructed one of the helps to take him to his room.

"Don’t worry Grandpa, I can take care of myself" I assured him when I saw his hesitant expression.

"Hey you piece of trash, can’t you see that my daughter is injured? You want a special invitation to take care of it? Worthless trash" Sameen yelled at the head maid angrily.

Raina was quickly taken to her room to dress the wound and her mother smiled at me with a sinister expression.

She suddenly stepped forward and threw herself to the ground.

"Mom!" Curtis hurriedly held her before her body could hit the ground.

She slowly open her eyes and tears spilled out like a fountain.

" She slapped me, your father has never raised his hand to hit me but this bitch dared to do it" She said amidst sobs and Curtis face immediately darkened.

I just stood there, waiting for him to lash out at me, so I can also put him in his place.

I vowed to never let anyone treat me like trash or use me ever again, no matter who or how close we are.

"Mom, let me take you to your room first," he said while helping her up.

She seemed shocked by his reaction and pushed him away from her angrily.

"I told you that she slapped me and injured your sister as well, are you just going to let her go?" She questioned him angrily.

"Mom please don’t start" he said with a frown and it only made her more upset.

I felt quite amused as I watched them bickering and wished I could get some popcorn.

"Aren’t you ashamed of yourself? Look at how you are behaving because of a low life" she said to him with a sneer.

"That’s enough mom, we both know that you are just being overly dramatic as usual and Raina has been spoiled so much that she acts without thinking" he replied angrily and she stared at him in shock.

Pah!

She gave him a hot slap that made his cheek turn red and swell immediately.

He grinned at her like a psycho while his hands shook like he was stopping himself from hitting her and I realized that he was no longer the Curtis I had known years ago.

This one was extremely aggressive and extremely good at hiding his emotions.

A good pretender.

"Curtis, I .." she seemed to want to apologize but she stopped, seeming like her pride wouldn’t let her.

"Don’t bother, if you could be this fierce with dad, maybe he wouldn’t be having affairs outside" he said with a sarcastic voice, his eyes look extremely fierce and his grin gave me chills.

I didn’t want to watch their drama anymore and decided to go stay with Grandpa in his room.

"Did I ask you to leave?" Sameen questioned angrily but I didn’t stop, she doesn’t have the right to tell me what and what not to do.

"I am his father and I have every right to determine who he marries"

I heard Kendrick’s father, Raymond’s voice as soon as I got to the door of Grandpa’s room.

"My daughter always wanted him to be free and do what makes him happy. After what happened last time, you still want to force him into another one of your schemes?" Grandpa said, his voice was extremely weak but it didn’t hide his anger.

His daughter? Kendrick’s mother?

I thought Grandpa was Raymond’s father, surprisingly he is his maternal grandfather.

"Unfortunately, she isn’t here anymore" Raymond said without any emotions.

"You bastard, I told her not to marry you. Everything you have today is all thanks to my hard work. You and your mistress can continue scheming and plotting but you will never get your hands on my properties....cough..... cough" Grandpa said angrily and started coughing again.

"It’s only a matter of time" Raymond said and I heard footsteps approaching the door.

I didn’t see the need to hide, so I just acted like I just got there and opened the door directly.

I came face to face with him and greeted him with a nod before walking past him.

"I want to have a word with you" he said to me and stood there without leaving.

I walked to Grandpa’s bed and helped him drink some water to moisten up his throat.

"I will be back in a few minutes" I said to him before walking out of the room.

Raymond followed me out and walked in a different direction, I followed behind him without a word.

He stopped in front of a door, took out a bunch of keys from his pocket and opened it.

We walked in and he gestured to a chair for me to sit on.

I noticed the disorganized bookshelves and scattered documents on the table, there were some adult rated magazines scattered on the floor as well.

The place was a total mess, a stark contrast to the clean image he portrays.

"This is my personal study," he said while pouring two glasses of wine.

"I don’t drink" I declined when he handed me a glass.

"I have been watching you since your arrival and I must say, you are quite fascinating" he said after taking a few sips of his wine.

"Thank you" I replied plainly, still waiting for him to state his purpose for bringing me here.

"I want to make you an offer" He finally got to the point.

"I am listening?" I said and he smiled.

"Kendrick has a fiance, whom I personally chose for him, you must have already met her earlier, Celeste Martinez" he said with a serious expression.

"I have seen Celeste and Kendrick has never recognized her as his fiance" I replied to him with a smile and he frowned.

"You shouldn’t be so bold as a woman, no man wants a woman he can’t control," he advised me.

"You should keep that advice for your daughter, Raina," I said with a smile.

His face immediately darkened and he dropped his glass of wine angrily on the table.

"You should watch your words Young lady, I am just trying to help you" he said through gritted teeth.

"And how can you help me?" I asked him, his facial expression or mood has nothing to do with me, he can kiss a transformer for all I care.

" If you agree to leave Kendrick, I will make sure you never lack anything for the rest of your life" he said with a smile and moved his chair closer to mine.

I immediately got an unsettling feeling and got up from my chair.

"You don’t need to be scared, I will make sure you are happy" he said while staring at me with a lustful gaze.

I was too stunned to react and only came back to my senses when he touched my face.