CHAPTER-05

CHAPTER -05

"FAMILY DINNER"

After leaving the CIA headquarters, Ace went back to his apartment.

Ace bought this apartment two years because he knew his father was gonna leave that house to his sister.

It was a rather large apartment for someone to live alone but Ace didn't mind all the spaces.

There were two large bedrooms,two balconies,two bathrooms and a large kitchen in his apartment.

Ace had made one bedroom his gaming room and library.

Ace spent a week in his apartment peacefully.

He read books,cooked lunch and dinner for himself,tried new recipes,watched some new series and slept for a long time.

Ace decided that he needed to furnish his apartment more so he went on an online shopping spree and bought many new furniture.

Some of them this he didn't even need.

Ace even bought some indoor plants for his apartment.

"This one looks really good,"Ace commented when he finished arranging his new table in his living room.

Ace phone starting to ring suddenly. He walked to his bedroom to get his phone.

He was surprised to see that his sister was calling him.

"Hello,"Ace heard his sister's high pitched voice over the phone.

"Hello," Ace replied.

"Ace,I was thinking if you want to have dinner with us. I'm making roast lamb. I know you like it," Alice said.

Ace could hear the nervousness on her tone.

Though,he didn't want to admit it,he felt a little bit of warmth when his sister called him. It meant he wasn't really all alone in this world.

"I'll come. Can you make me some spicy roasted potatoes?" Ace said with a warm voice that was very rare of him.

"I'll make it,"Ace heard Alice's eager voice.

"Ok,I'll there after 8. How about it?"Ace said.

"It's okay," Alice said.

"See you later than,Sis," Ace said and cut the call.

Ace left the unpacked furniture just like that in the living room and went to take a shower.

Then,he left the apartment and took a bus to the house.

Ace bought some chocolates for his niece and some wine for his sister and brother-in-law.

"Uncle,"little Abby came running to him when he walked into the room.

"Hey, princess,I bought some chocolates for you," Ace said and held Abby.

"But that is after dinner,ok," Ace said.

Abby nodded immediately. Ace laughed watching her cuteness. He really loved kids.

"Hello,Ace," Ace's happy mood vanished hearing the voice.

"Hello,Mother," Ace greeted coldly looking at the woman sitting on the couch.

Isabella Moore was Alice and Ace's mother.

She was an attractive woman in her early fifties. She looked nothing like Alice or Ace.

Ace could never imagine how his father and mother got married.

According to his father,they fall in love and got married but Ace couldn't see how that happened.

His father was a cold person in able to show many emotions and his mother was a selfish person who only loved herself. He couldn't really believe that they were married for fifteen years.

His parents got divorced when Ace was six years old.

His mother decided that she couldn't stay with his father anymore and took his sister with her and left.

His father took the custody of him. But every summer, Ace would go to spend some weeks to spend with his mother and sister.

He remembered how his mother only talked about how his father had ruined her life and now she couldn't do anything.

Ace hated those conversations so he stopped visiting them in the summer. Maybe his father guessed something so he didn't force Ace too.

"Ace,"Alice greeted walking out of the kitchen.

"The food is almost ready,"she said with a smile.

"It's okay. I brought some wine," Ace said.

Alice took them and went inside the kitchen again.

Ace went and sat beside his mother. He felt irritated finding his mother in this house.

"She didn't even bother to attend his funeral," he thought.

"How are you doing?" His mother aksed.

"I'm good,"he replied.

"What are you planning on doing now?"she asked.

"I already have a job. I'll keep doing it," Ace said without any interest.

"I know that. But your father made you do that. Now that he's dead. You don't need to keep doing it,"his mother said.

Ace sighed. She really made it hard for him to respect her.

"Father never forced me to do anything. Yes,he wished I did it but I did it because I wanted do it," he replied.

"You don't need to defend him anymore, son," she said.

"I'm just telling the truth," Ace said.

"I wish that you could something you like. He was so inconsiderate to leave everything for Alice but what about you? You were his son too," Ace heard his mother saying.

"It's his property. He could do anything he wanted,"Ace replied.

"He was a bad father. He couldn't bring you up properly. If it was me,I would never force you to do something," she said.

"I remember you forcing Alice to give up being a baker,"Ace said.

"The food is ready,"Alice's husband,Dante Robertson came before his mother could answer him.

"Princess,let's go have dinner," Ace held Abby and went to the dinning table.

Alice cooked many items for dinner.

Ace sat down and started to eat.

"It's really tasty," He complemented the dishes he liked.

Alice beamed happily hearing the praise from her little brother.

"Eat more," she said, putting more food on Ace's plate who just ate without any thoughts.

"Alice, what are planning on doing to this house?" Ace heard his mother asking his sister.

"We're planning on living here,Mom,"Alice replied.

She really liked this house. She was surprised to find out that her father left it to him but she was happy too.

She liked the garden in front of the house,she liked the huge living room and dining room.

She really loved the huge kitchen.

"You can't be serious. Do you know how much it will cost to maintain this huge house? You should just sell this house and buy a smaller one," their mother replied with a sneer.

"We're perfectly capable of maintaining this house. Thank you for your concern, mother,"Dante said in a curt voice.

Ace started to laugh hearing the answer.

"Uncle,why are you laughing?"little Abby asked.

"Nothing, Princess. Here,eat more meat," Ace said and fed Abby a piece of meat.

They finished their dinner in silence after that.

"You can just sleep here," Alice said to Ace who was about to leave after dinner.

"It's okay. Thanks for the dinner,sis," Ace said.

"I'll like it if you can visit us sometimes. You know, Abby really likes you," Alice said.

"I'll try. Good night,sis,"Ace said and walked out of the house.

Ace sighed as he walked to the bus stop. He

felt so tired. Sometimes,it was your closest people who made you the most tired. He wanted to go back to his apartment and slept peacefully.