Chapter 19

Chapter 19

I was counting the seconds when something caught my eyes or more like someone.

"Hi," I screamed, stopping whosoever my lifesaver was. By the look of it, he looks like a butler to me. With his black coat and sleek hair, he reminded me of Herbert Cadbury from the cartoon of Richie Rich.

Oh hell, my imagination is on. If you give me a yellow ribbon right now, I would probably stuff it in my face thinking it's a banana.

"Can I help you, miss"?

"Regan, my name is Regan. I'm here with Alex, and I wondered if you know where the dining room is? I lost my way while searching for the washroom" He gave me a skeptical look but said nothing and started walking, waving his hand in a sign that said Follow me.

So, I followed him like a lost puppy every turn. Every corner was a fascinating image of wealth and power. Every chandelier I saw was like a diamond hanging from the sky. This place was so beautiful but so sad at the same time. It was like something was missing. So much like my life and my hollow heart, maybe that's why I was so comfortable around here.

We passed by another wall when I saw some family photos hanging on them. I automatically put a break to my Steps. I stopped and observed every picture in front of me. It was, I guess, their family photos!

I can see Alex's mom dad's picture on the very left corner of the wall. Then there were some beach party ones. I guess I know the guy covered in Cake. I know it's Alex because he gave his cold eye to the camera. Somehow it made me laugh.

"Master Alex always has like control," says the voice behind me, making me jump four feet in the sky.

"Gosh, you scared me," I whisper yelled. "I'm sorry, Miss. It was not my intention to scare you, but I apologize for that," the butler said, guilt shining in his eye, making me feel bad.

"It's alright, it was my fault too, I am so unobservant that I forgot about you," I replied. "BTW we are equal, now right? Oh, but what's your name if you don't mind me asking..." I trailed off.

"Oh, My apologies, I should have introduced my self. My lady, my name is Alfred and I am the family butler. I've been here for so long that sometimes I also forget I'm a worker, not a family member," he replied, shaking my hand with his making me chuckle at his truthfulness.

"So, Alfred what were you saying about your master Alex," I asked. Turning back to the wall of pictures and pointed to the one I was looking at. "Is this Alex over there?" I asked. "Yes, mam. That indeed is master Alex. It seems to me that this was from when he was 7. This I guess was taken when he mistakenly fell face flat on his birthday cake while he was trying to stand on a stool to cut that ginormous thing." We both laughed at that.

After explaining why Cake covered Alex's face, our laugh was the only thing we heard. From what I can see, it would have been hilarious for all the guests at that party, Cause his face was priceless.

I took every picture and saved it in my brain. I was examining them, Comparing them with my childhood memories. When I realized that I didn't see any guy like Alex, who I can say was his brother, I became curious.

"Who is Alex's brother in these pictures?" I Asked Alfred. I step back a bit so Alfred can scan the wall till he finds him in all those pictures.

"Master Alex doesn't have any real brother Mam. It's his cousin brother, who Sir Victor raises. He is the one that everybody here calls master Alex brother". He said. "People say that they are the same, but if you ask me, they are far from the same." It was fascinating how caring Alfred already sounded. It was like he was talking about his kids.

"Here, he is the boy who is considered Alex brother" When I saw the picture, I could tell what Alfred meant when he said, 'they are not the same.' The image I was looking at was of two boys, one with black hair and one with blond. One has cold blue eyes barricaded like a prison wall, and one eye is soft, warm, and welcoming. Both were so opposite, as the north and south pole. But there was no other picture of them or that guy after that, which is strange.

Alfred might have sensed it because he answered before I could question.

"He was moved to live abroad. So that he can stay out of media coverage. When things were bad it was to protect him. Now I think, it would have been better if we would have sent master Alex too, but I think whatever he is now, is because of that time, and now it does not matter that much. Let's go. I think I told you a lot of things which I should not be saying, but as his fiancé, I think you deserve to know a little about this family." His words were enough to make my heart fall into my stomach pit; oh, I wish you knew the truth, I thought

"Hi, how do you know I'm Alex's fiancé? I don't think I told you that, did I?" he laughed at my question, and it was a complete laugh, not a smirk or a giggle, Which made me raise my eyebrow in confusion.

"Ms. Regan in this house words travels faster than air. So I guess that answer your question! Let's move we don't want your fiancé to wait for more now do we?" with the last look of that wall, we moved to the main hall. We were just about to enter when I heard a new voice which was not there before.

I took a baby step toward the family. Alfred's huge body covered my view of this new arrival. but from what I can see was, his back was to us. "OH, lord, how much I waited for this day to come, 'You Alexander William' getting married. I think the day is not so far where I will see pigs fly" the guy and Alex's family bust out laughing. That made me smile too. Alex's face was a full frown, but when his eyes landed on me, it turned cold as he stood up.

"Where were you? Do you even know what time is it?" he whispers yell, which I ignore. His dad stood up, pulling me toward the new entrance and standing next to him. He introduced me to this new guy.

"Son meets Regan, Alex's fiancé," he said. That guy turned around, making everything pause.

O M G

I think my jaw fell on the floor and wiped it.

What?? the hell!! It's him. He is Alex's brother?? I must look weird because I was screaming on the inside.