(Author’s POV)
"Did you two have a good talk?" After getting Nora’s ssage, aka ’mind link’, Dion was the first one to walk inside the room. Others followed in as well.
"Yup~ .... we did," Nora replied, way too casually as she eyed Myra.
Wendy couldn’t help but blink repeatedly. She first thought Dion was asking Myra, but when Nora answered instead, she just felt weird.
Soon all her doubts were replaced by another lightning bolt like shocker when Nora spoke, "Ohhh, well, good thing you all are here now. I need to do a formal introduction of you guys." She announced, "Aunt Sandra~ Uncle William~ Wendy~ .... these are my siblings. Brother Brave~ Brother Alaric~ Brother Dion~ .... and lastly~ .... my twinnie~ .... Elio." She introduced them in descending order, grinning from ear to ear.
"And brothers~ .... This is Myra’s mother, Mrs. Sandra Miracle. Her father, Mr. William Miracle and this~ ..." she firmly held Wendy’s shoulders, "~ .... is Wendy Miracle, her younger sister," she finished her words.
She was puzzled and caught by surprise to see the contrasting reactions from the two sides. The Everests brothers didn’t show much surprise. Their expression remained neutral. On the other hand, the Miracles, apart from Myra, everyone was completely flabbergasted. They were too stunned to speak.
William did so calculations in his head, then glanced at his eldest daughter for a brief mont, then at Nora and asked in confirmation, "So~ .... they all are your biological brothers?" He wanted to confirm sothing.
"Yes, Uncle William, they are~ ..." Nora answered, feeling a little odd by his question.
William looked at Myra once again, who was ready to disappear at any mont. She was avoiding all sorts of eye contact with her father, knowing he had probably figured everything out.
Dion read the room and introduced himself, "Sir, ma’am, pleasure to et you. I am Dion Everests, Nora’s third oldest brother." He extended his hand, and William shook it. Dion instantly felt the unsettling feeling creeping inside William. Sandra only gave him a stiff smile. She was too stupefied to do anything else. The day was going forward in a very unexpected way.
Alaric, Brave and Elio quickly followed suit. This ti, William didn’t hesitate to accept their handshakes, though he kept looking at Myra every now and then; tons of questions were swirling inside his brain, he wanted answers for.
In all this, Wendy, the ever so chatty one, didn’t speak. Nora’s words bowled her over so badly that her eyes kept darting between her and Elio. She might not have noticed before, as she hadn’t thought of such a possibility.
Now that Nora and Elio were in the sa room, the similarity between them was not uncanny, but they had quite similar facial features. Brown hair with slightly different shades, a dimple on the right cheek, the sa shape of the nose, and a similar skin tone.
Actually, she didn’t know how to react at all. She froze on the spot. ’Sis Nora and the Everests’ brothers are siblings? Not her cousins but biological brothers? And Elio~ ... he is~ ... he is her twin? Sis Nora is~ .... one of the Everests?’
Nora sensed her unusual quietness and uttered, "Wendy, what happened? Why aren’t you saying anything?"
"I~ .... I~ ...." Wendy stamred with her words, making only unintelligent sounds. In the end, she could only mutter an awkward, "H~Hi."
"Why are you getting so stiff?" Nora whispered to Wendy, "Ohhh~ ... you must be getting intimidated by them. I can understand. When I first t them, I, too, was like that. But don’t fool yourself by their build or looks. My brothers’, their personalities are as soft as a coconut. Hard on the surface, but~ ... soft on the inside."
Nora’s eyes landed on an unknown presence in the room. She scanned her from her luscious hair to her shiny heels and asked, her expression perplexed, "Umm~ .... may I ask, who you might be?"
Until then, Elisa was gawking at her, but as soon as Nora noticed her, she instantly assud a professional, ek stance.
As a demon queen, she might have lost her powers, but Nora’s aquatic elental scent, the fresh sll resembling that of an ocean, was radiating off of her. Though it was only subtle, holding an elental power was a rare commodity in today’s day and age. So, now she knew where those freaking, stupid bracelets ca from. They were headaches for her.
She donned a courteous smile and spoke, "Ms. Everests, I have heard a lot about you, and I am glad that I can finally et you in person. My na is Elisa Queens. I am one of Chairman Larson’s secretaries."
Nora’s instincts were spiking up. She was eting Elisa for the first ti. Though Elisa seed like a harmless human being, but Nora’s gut was telling her there was sothing off about her.
Maybe it was because of her sharp, catlike eyes that resembled her adoptive mother, or maybe it was just because she was a stranger. Nora didn’t know the reason. She quickly shrugged it off and gave Elisa a curt smile of her own.
William interrupted her chain of thoughts as he announced, "Umm~ .... It’s ti for Myra to take a rest. Nora~ ... Mr. Everests~ .... Ms. Queens~ .... you must be tired. You all should return as well. Once my daughter is discharged from the hospital, I will invite everyone to my house for a proper dinner."
"Brothers, you all can go, I will stay here with Myra," Nora said, which William instantly declined, "No, Nora~ .... I think you should go as well. You can co again tomorrow. I need to have a chat with Myra about sothing." His voice was unshakable. He wasn’t going to take no for an answer.
Nora pursed her lips together and sighed, nodding in the end, though she was reluctant.
Dion gazed at Fabian, who had a smug smile plastered on his face. After all, William hadn’t ntioned his na. In his mind, it ant that William considered him close, more so than Nora.
To Be Continued . . . . . . .
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