Chapter 178 Conditions of Accommodation

Charles raised more waves and aerial geysers, which he sent towards Nick, who didn’t have any problem in avoiding them. Unfortunately, Jack was not so lucky. A moving wall of water struck him and made him lose his balance. When he got back on his feet, another jet of water struck him on the chest with enough force to send him flying twenty meters away. A second before he was about to crash into the water, Nick shot forward to catch him.

“Time to exit the stage,” said Nick. With one magical swirl, he vanished along with his servant.

Charles kept on staring at the ripples that formed on the precise spot Nick stood just a few seconds ago. He wasn’t done yet with the bastard!

“Are you all right, my Lord?” asked Ziv.

“Yes.” answered Charles, “How is Bella?”

“She has already gone to bed,” answered Ziv.

Charles tried to imagine the infantile gesture she would have while sleeping and curled his lips upwards.

“You can go back home,” he said. “I don’t need you any longer.”

The monotonous electronic sound from the alarm woke up Bella the next morning. She turned her head and there was Brandon sleeping right next to her. Tears of happiness filled her eyes as she realized how good it was to share your life with a companion. Due to his age though, she couldn’t allow him to sleep with her for much longer. He would have to get his own room and start going to school.

If Bella were going to become a provider, she would have to work harder to earn more money. There were no guarantees that Charles would be willing to help her support Brandon.

The boy opened his eyes and stared at her. He smiled and stretched his arms out for her. She laughed as she moved forward to embrace the child.

The reason Charles had kept this form was to be able to spend more time with Bella. But there were some obvious disadvantages to this method. The most significant one was that he could not have sex with her.

“Why are you laughing?” he asked.

“I am thinking about your future.”

“My future?”

What future was she talking about? Would that be their common future?

“We need to decide which school you will go, and where will you be staying.”

“Do you mean that I must leave here?” asked Charles with a frown.

Bella shook her head, “Of course not. I mean you need to go to school.”

She looked into his eyes, but he seemed to have changed his mind about staying here. She felt nervous about the child’s reaction, so she let a chuckle escape her mouth.

“Do you plan to send me to a boarding school?”

“I have also considered that option,” she replied.

“Will I be able to visit you when I’m away from here?” asked the boy.

“Of course you can. Anytime you want.”

She got up from bed avoiding the boy’s stare and walked to the bathroom with the sudden realization that nobody would ever accompany her long enough in her life. She tried to convince herself that it was not a big deal. Even if she had to part ways with Brandon, she could meet him at some point in the future.

“Come on, get up. It’s time for breakfast,” she said.

They walked into the dining room with Bella holding Charles’s hand. Roy, who was standing by the door, stared at them with eyes wide open. Having heard that the Lord had recovered his proper form, he wasn’t expecting to see him as a child. It must be because the Lady was treating him so good; he was being too attached to her.

Roy’s heart thumped with an enthusiastic expectation. This might as well be the first step for the Lord to dump Miss Spencer. In fact, Roy had been dissatisfied with Katherine for a long time. She was a cunning witch with two faces. One that she used before Charles, and another for playing tricks behind his back.

“Breakfast is ready,” said the butler. “Do you want to begin now?”

“We’re waiting,” said Brandon with an authoritative tone.

Bella could not help laugh with the boy’s manners. This child acted as if he was the master here.

She looked at Roy, and smiled, “Yes, we can begin now, thank you.”

“My pleasure. Wait for a second, please.” With these words, the butler gave a slight bow and exited the room.

Bella had turned her attention to Brandon when a high-pitched voice came from outside the door accompanied by the sound of high heels on the marble floor.

“Just what’s going on here?”

Bella knew who it was before she had turned her head. She leaned towards Charles, and whispered in his ear. “Don’t bother too much about what this woman may say. There is something wrong with her head.”

Charles made a frown. He knew how much she wanted to comfort him, but what she had said did not seem polite.

Katherine meanwhile had placed herself into the chair Charles used to sit and was now waiting to be served. She held one of her arms under her chin and pointed to Charles.

“Why is this child still here?”

Bella put her arm around Brandon, and gazed at Katherine in a menacing way.

“Don’t you have anything better to do?”

Katherine was about to respond in a very harsh manner when she suddenly remembered the words of her father.

“She’s going to die anyway. Let her enjoy a few moments of happiness before that happens,” Katherine said to herself.

“If I remember well, Charles does not like wasting money without reason. If this kid is going to stay here, he had better do something useful. Maybe he can rub my feet or something like that.”

“You’re pushing things too far. He is only a child!” said Bella angrily.

“I don’t mind rubbing her feet!” said Brandon.

“If he’s going to rub anyone’s feet they’re going to be mine! I’m the Lady of the house!” continued Bella. She was now in a rage.

Due to the nature of the conversation, Roy’s eyeballs were about to pop out of his sockets. Bella and Katherine were arguing about who was going to get a foot massage from the Lord!

“I like staying here and I don’t want to get kicked out,” said Brandon. “Whoever is the Lady of the house I shall rub her feet!”