Tales Of Love

There was silence in the car until they alighted. Aurora didn’t answer and Mia didn’t press her either for answers.

Aurora was welcome by her great grandfather. He was seated on the sofa and refused to go into his room. He said he was waiting for Aurora’s return.

Great grandfather Rowan was happy when he saw Aurora. He tried to get up but Aurora quickly went to him and stopped him.

“Great grandfather, you don’t have to stress yourself. You should be sleeping by now” Aurora said as she placed her hand across his shoulders.

“I am so happy that I refused to go to bed. I wanted to be the first to welcome you home. I was excited to see you recognised as a Rowan.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Luke has made me a proud old man. Camilla has birthed me such a wise son” old man Rowan said amidst smiles.

Aurora chuckled softly. Her great grandfather will never cease to amaze her. He cannot make two sentences without chipping in the name of his late wife.

Mia smiled and shook her head slightly. Seems grandfather had recovered a bit to have been able to crack a joke.

“You are the best grandfather” Mia teased the old man. The old man became happy. He closed his eyes and was shaking his head like someone mimicking a song. He likes it whenever his granddaughter says sweet words to him.

Aurora chuckled at the old man’s actions and looked at her mother who smiled and gave a shrug.

“I’ll help you to your room, great grandfather,” Aurora said and helped him to his feet. She led her great grandfather towards his room. The old man waved a goodnight to Mia and the nanny and followed Aurora.

Aurora helped him lay on the bed and covered him with a quilt. As she stretched her hand to put off the bedside lamp, her great grandfather called her name like a whisper.

“Aurora my child, listen to me. I am an old man now and I feel your great grandmother is calling me to come over. I longed to be with her soon. This may be my last chance to talk to you privately.

You are a mother, you have a family that really loves you and now you have become the CEO of the largest group in the country.

Many young men from aristocratic families will chase you endlessly, you need to be disciplined and determined because they might not really love you.

I don’t know who the father of your children is, but if he really loves you and he’s still unmarried, you can give him a chance one more time in your heart.

Mia had you out of wedlock and you have your kids out of wedlock too. Don’t let the chain continue. Give your children a complete family. That doesn’t mean they are not Rowan.

In all your decisions, your children should be considered first, and Secondly uphold your family’s reputation in high esteem”.

The old man gave her many more admonitions before saying goodnight to Aurora.

When Aurora got back to the sitting room, her face was almost gloomy but her uncle Eli walked in fully dressed in the military uniform.

He opened his arms wide and said “a hug to the youngest female CEO in St Petersburg” He was beaming with a smile. He felt proud of his niece.

Aurora went to him and hugged him. “thank you uncle, for everything”. Uncle Eli was the first member of her family that she knew even before meeting her mother.

He risked everything to save her from the prison. Otherwise, she didn’t know if her kids would have been alive today.

“Always welcome my dearest niece. How was the party? I really wished to be present but duty called and I got to obey” Eli said as he released Aurora.

Before Aurora could reply, they heard a voice at the door “the party was awesome. You really missed out Eli ” Nancy said as she changed her shoes into slippers before stepping into the sitting room.

Soon, the whole house was complete. Everyone was talking about the party and anticipated the news from the various news outlets the next morning.

Her grandparents went to their rooms leaving the younger Rowan’s to continue with their chatting. After a while, Aurora excused herself.

She went to check up on her kids. She kissed them each on their chin and caressed their hair. She remembered the words her great grandfather said a while ago and sighed.

It’s not easy to forget, even if she forgives Santiago. How can she forget that he called her a plaything he used to satisfy his sexual desire?

Or how can she not remember that he publicly declared that he cannot condescend so low to be entangled with her, a low class.

He went ahead to hold an engagement party with Eve Diego. Did he really have to go to Such a length just to bruise her pride?.

There seems to be an invisible bridge between her and Santiago. While she was lost in thoughts, she didn’t realize tears were already on her face. A drop of the tears fell on Samantha’s face. She shifted in her sleep and muttered “Mummy” subconsciously.

That was when Aurora looked at the sleeping girl and realized she had left a drop of tear on her. She cleaned the tear off Samantha’s face and cleaned her own tears with the back of her palm before going to her room.

Same time, Santiago was in the bathroom. He had been thinking about Aurora all the way from the party. He wasn’t going to return to Florence City until he had gotten Aurora back as his woman and as the mother of his children.