51 Concerned

When Rachael did not say anything, Ivan complained, "Come on now, I know it's my mistake and I am really sorry for troubling you guys. But I swear it slipped my mind—why would I purposely take a route I know is dangerous? Doesn't make sense."

"I am not scolding you, I am just concerned about you, everyone is. Jason, Darius, even Rylon and Dylon." Patting the back of his hand, she added, "We just don't want you to get hurt."

Reminiscing the past, Rachael beamed, "When you were born, the nurse just handed me the baby and you were the ugliest cute little thing I had ever seen in my entire life. Honestly, I was worried you would turn out to be the worst looking in the clan but I couldn't be more wrong."

"Well, I am actually the most good looking one now," he proudly exclaimed.

"Of course, you inherited all the good genes from both our parents, especially mom." Looking at him, she continued, "Mom died as soon as she gave birth to you and dad left the very next moment we heard of her demise."

Pausing for a while, she added, "All of a sudden, Darius and I were left alone with lots of responsibilities in our hands. For the first time in so many years, we had no one to guide us and we couldn't help but feel vulnerable. But we couldn't care less about the clan and official responsibilities we had to perform in the absence of our parents, our main concern was you."

"We grew up with our parents by our sides, we got all their love but it wasn't the same for you and now it was our responsibility to give you everything that you needed, we had to make sure you lead a comfortable life," Rachael explained. "We were so scared, we were freaking out. I always knew we could never give you parental love but we tried our best."

"Hey, you guys did great."

Placing her hand on his, she sighed, "We love you Ivan, I know it's quite irritating when we just show up and keep nagging you but it's for your good. We are just always concerned about you."

He sighed and nodded his head. "I don't mind you guys visiting but I would appreciate it if you guys used the door and the doorbell."

"I'll keep that in mind," Rachael chuckled.

Drumming his hands on the table, Ivan contemplated for a while before telling Rachael about Cynthia. "Can I tell you something?"

"You can tell me anything."

"You should keep an eye on Cynthia, I feel she is weird and up to something," he warned her. Ivan couldn't slide what Dylon and Rylon had told him away. Since he did not stay with them, he thought warning someone beforehand would be wise.

"Why? Did something happen? Did Cynthia do anything to you?" Rachael frowned.

"No she didn't, I just feel you should keep an eye on her." Ivan didn't want to tell her what the twins had mentioned because there was a chance that they had misheard what Cynthia was saying. And knowing Rachael's nature, she would definitely pick up a fight or even kill Cynthia if he told her she was probably cursing their late mother.

Scrunching her brows, she nodded her head. "I will do that but since you mentioned this, I have also noticed something weird about her in the past few weeks." Pausing for a while, she added, "She always keeps herself locked in her workplace and seldom comes out and I also feel she is coming here quite often."

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