GATHERING OF FAMILIES

After walking for a while, the group came to the open space in front of the mansion.

As Han and Teo's eyes scanned the area in front of the house, they came across a pavilion.

They immediately took action and ran towards the pavilion. When they entered the pavilion, they both ran to their parents and hugged them.

Asli did not make a sound at the sudden movement of the children. Her gaze remained on them for a while. There was longing, pain and sorrow in her eyes. Without noticing it, a tear fell from her eyes.

Aslı quickly wiped it away without anyone noticing and turned her eyes to the villa. She caught the shadow on the window of the room where her grandfather's study was located on the second floor of the mansion.

As Aslı focused on the shadow, she saw her grandfather's features, but she was stunned by what she saw.

Aslı rubbed her eyes with her hands and thought that she was dreaming. Her grandfather was smiling.

Aslı had never seen her grandfather smile before. That was the reason for her surprise.

Aslı looked at the figure of her grandfather again to make sure that it was not her imagination.

And yes, her grandfather was smiling. Aslı stayed where she was for a while. When she came to her senses, she heard the families in the pavilion crying and talking for a while.

Aslı got rid of his astonishment and went to his grandfather.

The old man did not notice the smile on his face. When he looked at the pavilion, the joy of the two families made him happy too.

After a while, the smile on the old man's face disappeared with a knock at the door.

"Come in. "

He called to the person in front of the door.

Aslı opened the door at the command from inside and went in.

Asli looked at her grandfather's back as he stood in front of the wooden glass door that opened to the balcony.

He was standing like a high mountain. He suspected that the person laughing was his grandfather.

There was a leather executive chair right behind his grandfather and a wooden desk in front of him. On the desk were some documents, office supplies, and fountain pens.

In front of the desk were two armchairs facing each other. Bookshelves lined the walls to the left and right of the desk. It was clear from the wear and tear that many of the books on the bookshelves were historical books. There were many different classes of books sorted by language and date.

To the right and left of the front door of the room were paintings. Each of them deserved to be hung on the wall for their sentimental value, even if they were not worth much in material terms.

Asli was fascinated every time she entered this room. After looking around for a while, she walked over to her grandfather and stopped when she reached his right side.

Her grandfather held out his right hand to Aslı. After Aslı kissed her grandfather's hand and brought it to her forehead, she heard a very rare sentence from her grandfather.

" Well done. You have done well. Elinize sağlık." (Eline sağlık - in Turkish, this is a phrase used to praise someone for their hard work, whether they are doing a job well or not. It means something like "May your hands be healthy so that the quality of your work does not deteriorate. There is no exact English equivalent.)

Aslı was stunned for a while. When she came to her senses, she sat across from her brother on the seat in front of the desk and nodded to him.

Kerem nodded in return.

After watching the two families in the garden for a while, the old man called out to his grandchildren without turning around.

"Prepare a meal for our guests. While we eat together, we will also answer their questions to clear their doubts."

Aslı and Kerem immediately got up and left the room.

They started giving instructions to the staff of the mansion to make the necessary preparations.

Meanwhile, their grandfather was still looking at the families outside. After looking for a while, he turned around and sat down in his chair.

He stared at the picture frame on his desk. He picked it up and ran his hand over it to dust it, although it was not dusted.

There were four people in the picture. On the far right was the old man, next to him was a young man in a groom's suit.

The groom had an upright posture and a well-built body. His hair was black and combed sideways, and he was an oily young man with sharp eyebrows and brown eyes.

Next to the groom was a bride whose figure was even more striking in her wedding dress. The bride looked like the original, but a little younger.

Next to the bride was a mature woman with raven black hair on her shoulders, crescent eyebrows, smiling brown eyes, and a mole on her curled lip with a sincere smile.

As the old man ran his hand over the beautiful woman, there were many emotions like love, longing and pain in his eyes.

"My dear Leyla. You went away, my son went away, but I stayed with my grandchildren. I wanted to follow you, but I had to wait for my grandchildren to grow up and take our revenge".

After stroking the beautiful woman for a while, he looked at the bridegroom's figure and stroked him as well.

"When you died, I thought I was dead too, no better than the living dead. I thought there was nothing left in this life to make me sad. But then my son died and I realized that the worst was worse. "

After taking a deep breath and letting it out, the old man's gaze turned grim.

"The opportunity for revenge I have been waiting for for years has come. It won't be long before I come to you after I send this despicable man to hell. Wait for me a little longer. "