Chapter 50 – Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family

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“The doc said he doesn’t need any tonics, and these things won’t be of any use to him.” Mr. Brodie replied respectfully. “Miss Serena, please take them back and give them to your own parents”

“Take Serena’s stuff to the car Brodie knew why she was here today. Wasn’t it because she still had the hots for the young master, hoping to be the daughter–in–law of the McMillian family?

Unfortunately, the young master’s got eyes only for Ms. Bella now, and the old man was quite taken with Ms. Bella too.

She wanted to muscle in? That was wishful thinking!

On the other side, Mirabella finished her work and called Louisa on her phone, “Mom, don’t bother making dinner for me tonight”

Before she even explained why, Louisa happily said, “I know, I know! Phillip called me earlier. He’s getting discharged today and he wants you to have dinner with him.”

Mirabella was surprised that Gramps had personally called her mom to relay such a small matter, and she felt warm inside

1 also heard from Gramps that you once saved him! Although he didn’t go into details, he couldn’t stop singing your praises in that 10–minute phone call. He’s very pleased with you, his granddaughter–in–law!” Louisa said.

Mirabella was taken aback that Gramps had brought up that incident. Good thing Gramps didn’t mention the details of the rescue…..

“Dear Bella, how come Mom didn’t know you were a lifesaver? You’re amazing!” Louisa said

While Louisa was very happy, she also felt that the Melton family didn’t appreciate Mirabella enough. They had such a wonderful, obedient, and sensible child, but they didn’t appreciate her and even put her personal information on a missing person’s website.

Unbelievable!

“Have a good time with Gramps tonight.” Louisa said a few more words before reluctantly hanging up.

Just as Serena got home, she heard the news and asked in shock, “Did my sister save Phillip before?”

“Yeah! I only found out from Phillip himself! I can’t believe Bella is so modest!” Louisa was beyond pleased with her daughter. Bella was satisfactory in every way and becoming more and more likable

Serena thought to herself, it must have been when Gramps was sick and Mirabella happened to be passing by and saved him with CPR. That was how she won Phillip’s heart? She knew CPR too! It was not rocket science! It was in the textbooks on how to do it!

What a pity, she didn’t get the chance to show her excellent self in front of Grandpa Phillip. If she had such an opportunity, Grandpa Phillip’s affection wouldn’t have shifted to that country girl!

As dusk fell

Phillip was standing at the door, craning his neck. Finally, he saw two familiar figures.

Romeo was holding Mirabella’s hand as they got out of the car. That affectionate scene made the comers of Phillip’s mouth curl up. “Bella, you’re finally here! Are you tired from work? Did you have a hard day? Come inside”

As soon as Phillip stepped in, he addressed the dozens of servants waiting there, “This is my daughter, you guys better show her some respect from now on.”

“Good evening, Miss!” The servants stood in unison, all smiles, eyes locked on Mirabella. It was obvious they had been waiting for a while, some of them were even sweating through their clothes.

Mirabella felt a bit helpless. She thought there was no need for them to be so formal.

“Hey there.” Mirabella nodded and went inside with Romeo.

The flowers and plants in the yard were adorable, Mirabella was a bit puzzled. Wasn’t this her grandpa’s place? Why were there so many cute plants?! Romeo noticed the changes too. Everywhere he looked, things were fresh and clean. Clearly, they had gone all out to make a good impression on Mirabella.

“Mirabella, you hungry? Dinner’s ready.” Phillip led her to the dining room.

Four chefs and eight servants greeted her with respectful bows. Mirabella was speechless. Seriously, no need to be so formal.

“Mirabella, come sit next to me!” Phillip patted the spot next to him.

One of the servants pulled out a chair for Mirabella. After she sat down, Romeo took the seat next to her. Four chefs served the dishes. Each plate not only smelled and tasted amazing, but also looked stunning.

“Mirabella, give it a taste.” Phillip was about to put a whole steak on Mirabella’s plate. But Romeo beat him to it, he picked the meat out of a Boston lobster and naturally put it into Mirabella’s plate.

Phillip thought, “My grandson is actually being considerate?! Did I see that right?”

Brodie, sitting nearby, was wide–eyed, clearly unable to believe what he was seeing! Their young master was actually taking care of this girl at the dinner table?

Next, Romeo removed the crab shell and put the meat into Mirabella’s plate. After spending these days eating together, he had gotten used to serving her, caring for her feelings. But in Phillip and Brodie’s eyes, what Romeo was doing seemed unbelievable.

“You like seafood. Have more.” Romeo thought of her, but didn’t eat a bite himself.

Phillip, shocked, quickly asked with a big smile, “Mirabella, how’s the taste?”

“Delicious.” Mirabella said.

“Thank you for your compliments, Miss!” The four chefs bowed in unison, extremely grateful for Mirabella’s comment.

The old man had said, if the young lady was satisfied with tonight’s dinner, they’d get double pay this month!

“You should eat too.” Mirabella didn’t want Romeo to keep fussing over her. But Romeo kept serving her, noting what she liked and disliked. He was silently serving her more of her favorites.

“Bella, when you’re free, come visit more often. It’s been a long time since this place was so lively!” Phillip said.

Before, Romeo was always busy with work, sometimes even not visiting for a month or two.

Although Fairfield Manor had many servants, Phillip always felt lonely. But today was different, having family around made the meal extra delicious.

“Sure.” Mirabella obediently agreed.

“We’ll come back often to keep you company.” Romeo said.

Hearing Romeo say this, Phillip felt a bit annoyed. He thought of how Romeo used to always be busy with work and not visit him, but now he was always following his wife around!

After dinner, Phillip took Bella on a tour around, finally reaching the top floor for a distant view.

“Now it’s getting dark and you can’t see the view very clearly. But during the day, you can see beautiful flowers, streams, and distant mountains. Bella, you should definitely come and check it out when you have the time.” Phillip said.

“Sure.” Bella glanced at the time, her voice gentle, “It’s getting late, I should head back.

“Don’t leave.” Phillip was a bit reluctant, “Can you stay a bit longer?”

“I’ll come to see you next time.” Mirabella said.

Seeing Bella about to leave, Phillip quickly signaled to his butler, Brodie, who immediately understood his intentions and discreetly ordered the servants to prepare.

Just as Bella reached the first floor living room, led by Romeo, all the lights in the villa suddenly went out.

“What’s going on?” Phillip feigned ignorance, “Why is there a power outage all of a sudden?”

“Weird, we’ve lived here for years and have never encountered this situation before! Let me go check what’s wrong. Hang tight, I’ll be right back.” Brodie said,

Brodie played dumb and quickly went downstairs.

“Romeo, take Bella to the sofa for a while.” Phillip then ordered a servant nearby, “Go find some candles and emergency lights.”

“Sir, didn’t you collect some really nice emergency lights before?” A servant asked pretentiously.

“That’s right, you guys go look for them.” Phillip also found an excuse to leave.

The living room was left with just Romeo and Bella.

Romeo smiled. The villa clearly had a backup generator. So even if the power went out, there wouldn’t be complete darkness. Was the old man deliberately making a chance for them to be alone?

Bella waited for a long time and checked the time, “It’s already half past eight. Let’s go.”

If she stayed too late, her parents would worry.

Romeo pulled her into his arms, “It’s still early. Stay with me a little longer.”

“I’ve been with you for a long time already today.” Mirabella said.

“Just a few hours, not enough.” Romeo held her even tighter, “I want to stay a little longer.”

Bella was speechless. Why was he so clingy?! He used to be so cold.

“Let go of me. What if grandpa sees.” Mirabella said.

“He’ll be even happier if he sees us.” Romeo said.

Upstairs.

Brodie saw Phillip coming up and quickly whispered, “Sir, over here!”

Phillip hurried over, squeezed next to him to look downstairs, “How’s it going, any progress?”

“They’re just chatting, no substantial progress.” Brodie said.

“Romeo, you blockhead! It’s so dark in the room, why isn’t he kissing her?” Phillip thought for a moment, “Is the atmosphere not romantic enough? Have someone take those petal lights and LED candles down there.”

“Alright.” Brodie said.

Soon, the living room was decorated with beautiful petal lights and LED candles on the tables, suddenly creating a romantic ambiance.

“Hold on.” Mirabella stopped a servant who was setting up candles, “Tell my grandfather, I’m ready to leave.”

Faced with this sudden situation, the servant was a bit flustered, “Miss, the entire house is out of power, could you wait a bit longer before leaving?”

“It’s already too late. I need to go.” Mirabella said:

“But, the front door is locked. You can’t get out.” The servant said.

Mirabella was puzzled at this.

“Each door is a special electronic smart door. If there’s a power outage, the doors can’t be opened.” The servant said.

“Don’t these doors have USB ports? You can just use a power bank to charge it.” Mirabella offered a solution.

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