Chapter 2 Landlord Lawrence
Meanwhile, in a luxurious mansion, people living there are often referred to as the Lawrence family. One of the wealthiest families in that area, their fortune is estimated at trillions of dollars.
Brian is a five-year-old boy, he is naughty in the room, with a huge cake stacked high, below where he sits is full of expensive gifts.
Brian looked at his brother Matthew, ten years old in a chic brown suit, hurling arrows into the center of the circle. Suddenly Matthew looked at Brian and asked:
“Your birthday is pretty boring, Brian. Do you want me to do something fun?”
Brian was unpacking a present in a box with a bored expression, he threw a gift with a small teddy bear aside and replied:
“Tell me about it, Matthew.”
Matthew threw the name into the center of the circle and jumped to his young brother’s side and said:
“Let’s make a cake.”
Brian understood what Matthew meant, the boy and his brother immediately ran inside the kitchen, mixed flour and salt, put everything they had there, poured into a large pot, then Matthew sneaked put some explosives in. Both of them mixed the mixture together.
They show off their skills in making a giant cake that is placed in the middle of the kitchen and then stacked on top of each other. Then put a glass of water at the top containing a white solution that Matthew poured in.
They made a lever attached to a long rope at the bottom, the two of them went away to outside. Matthew excitedly motioned for Brian to count with him from one to three, they smiled and began to count, then tugged on the rope.
There was a loud explosion, and layers of cake flew across the kitchen. Matthew quickly took out a camera to take a picture of this majestic scene, he also captured Brian using his hands to knead the cake into a tiny snowman.
Hearing an explosion from the kitchen, the servant to run in with Mr. Wibul, he looked at the chaotic scene presented by Brian and Matthew, he sternly taught the two children:
“Brian, Matthew shouldn’t do that anymore, food is for eating, not for playing, we shouldn’t waste it.”
Brian and Matthew ran over to stand still to receive punishment, the two children bent down to listen to his teachings. Then Mr. Wibul sent someone to bring Brian and Matthew back to the room. As for the mess in the kitchen, he left it to the servants.
Brian returned to room, he changed into clean clothes and climbed into bed, he began to get bored and sneaked into another room, which was Hazel’s favorite room, his elder sister. He looked at Hazel’s watercolors and got an idea, he continued his mischief. Brian poured all the colored water into a bucket and then mixed it up on a simple white statue nearby.
After more than an hour, Brian fiddled with the watercolors, he created a lot of art in that room, he pushed all the light and dark colors on the wall, he used his tiny hand to fix it, and Lighter colored water splashes several statues available nearby.
Brian sat in the middle of the room observing the artwork he created at that place, after a while Brian felt hungry, he went down to the kitchen to get some cakes to eat. At this time, Hazel had come home from school, she went to her room to get paint, and discovered that her room was now terrible, she shouted angrily:
“Oh my God. Who messed up my room?
Brian took a huge cake in his hand and walked into the room, his clothes stained with the color of paint. Hazel frowned and suddenly understood:
“It’s you.”
Hazel dragged Brian in front of Mr. Wibul, Grandpa looked at his grandson and shook his head in dismay while Hazel repeatedly scolded Brian:
“Grandpa, Brian is causing me trouble again, punish him.”
Mr. Wibul wanted to see how serious Brian was, so he and the kids went to Hazel’s room. He came in and said:
“Oh, does Brian create masterpieces of art like this?”
Brian smiled and looked everywhere, he leaned on his grandfather for fear that Hazel could not control her anger and hit him. Mr. Wibul bent down and asked Brian:
“You like to play with dough and water paint. Shall we add those two to your elective class tomorrow?”
Brian grinned and replied:
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Mr. Wibul said mildly:
“You are young, you can’t learn that now.”
Brian quickly replied:
“Then take me to the racetrack.”
Mr. Wibul nodded and took Brian to the racetrack to see, before leaving, he took Hazel into his lap to appease his niece’s anger, then sent someone to clean and remodel Hazel’s room.
Mr. Wibul planned that after taking Brian to the racetrack to see, he would go to the hospital alone to receive the body of his son Aidan and his daughter-in-law Chantal.
When yesterday a heartbreaking incident happened, a serious accident happened on a major road, a large truck crashed into Aidan and Chantal’s car, causing the two of them to fall on the road. Another large car failed to brake in time to directly hit, making them unable to survive.
This incident only he and the housekeeper in the mansion know, he wants Brian’s birthday tomorrow to pass normally, he doesn’t want to see his grandson grow up miserable and sad on this day every time the birthday comes. Just like every time when there is a special occasion or day, Brian has his mother by his side to prepare, but this time for his birthday, they are busy because of an unexpected business trip, so Brian is disappointed and more boring than ever.
He was still as innocent as usual when Mr. Wibul lied to him about his parents not being able to be around to celebrate his birthday with him. The outing was quite fun when Brian was very excited about the special racing games, when he returned to the mansion, he was quite sleepy, he ate a little and then obediently went to bed.
The next morning, what seemed like an ordinary day was not at all as everyone in the mansion was weared in black cloth, Hazel and Matthew too, her two siblings standing next to Mr. Wibul, crying their eyes out.
Mr. Wibul hugged his niece in his arms to comfort, Brian asked in surprise:
“What happened?”
When Hazel heard Brian’s voice, she ran to hug her little brother and replied:
“Brian, our parents are dead.”
Brian did not believe what she heard, he asked in surprise:
“No, you lied, my parents promised to come home today, they said they would be a little late for my birthday.”
Hazel crying swollen eyes says:
“What I say is true Brian, our parents are no more.”
At this moment, Brian looked at the space around him, everyone was mourning and sad, making him realize that Hazel was telling the truth. The boy burst into tears and hugged his elder sister.
There was a big funeral in the church, Brian, Mattew and Hazel looked at their parents’ faces one last time, then all three children hugged each other and cried. Mr. Wibul tried to hold back his tears as he tried to take care of the funeral of his son and daughter-in-law.
The guests attended, they in turn brought a white flower to offer condolences, including Lady Matida, she asked Dina to take care of Elise in the outside yard and enter to visit the Lawrence and his wife. She was a classmate of Lady Chantal, who died with her husband in a tragic accident. Lady put a white flower in front of Chantal’s chest and expressed her deep condolences. Matida looked at Mr. Wibul and said:
“I’m so sorry, I hope you get through it.”
The two of them lingered to chat for a bit while Dina was taking care of Elise in the courtyard, she met a distant relative in the church, so she absently left Elise there alone. Brian sat alone with a bad mood , the boy suddenly heard Elise’s cry nearby and approached curiously.
Brian saw a newborn baby girl lying in a stroller with blue eyes like the ocean, he immediately walked over to observe, he playfully touched her cheek, tickling Elise, she looked at Brian and laughed. He saw a bottle of milk nearby and immediately raised it and asked:
“Are you hungry?”
Elise immediately reached out to ask for it, Brian gently gave the bottle to Elise to suckle, she looked at Brian with sparkling eyes in gratitude, she hugged the bottle and sucked it deliciously. Brian wanted to hug Elise when he suddenly heard Hazel calling for him, Brian had to put Elise down and go to Hazel. At this point, Dina’s return made Brian somewhat more secure. He and Hazel went back inside the church.
Matida goes outside, back to Dina’s place, she and Dina take Elise back home. She kept thinking about Chantal, her friend who passed away today. She suddenly wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and hugged Elise in her arms. The next morning, Mr. Winston came home earlier than planned to make her less sad.
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