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 The designer miss Shepherd, turns to Grace"I thought the color what you all liked,

Amanda told me to use these colors, she said they were suitable for a queen, she said you all were enthused by fantasy, Mrs. Amanda was very serious." The designer said. Grace hearing this couldn't stop herself from laughing. She laughs uncontrollably. She stops immediately when she noticed that all the attention was on her. She coughs,"please lose all of this and make something sensible, Amanda thinks like a kid, just ignore her if you were Mrs. Jerome, would you like to see this colours on your wall?

"No, but I thought the whole family liked it so I did it" "stop assumptions, do what is right ma'am," Grace said walking through the hallway (corridor) which leads to the kitchen. "Ma'am," the chief security called out to her. "Mr. Luke, is there any problem?" She inquired. "No, not at all ma'am, the thing is that you're stressing yourself too much, as a daughter-in-law you shouldn't be doing anything especially today, why would you run around like a servant?" He asked. "It is my mother-in-law's birthday, I don't mind doing everything," she responded, answering a call from unknown contact. " Hello," she said. "Baby sister, am back in town." The unknown said. Grace smiles when she heard this she could recognize the voice of the person talking over the phone, it is his brother Donald. "Am so happy brother, when did you come back because am sure you wouldn't call me the same day you arrive here," Grace responded. "No way Lil sister, I just came back to see you, it has been a year now since we last met," Donald responded.

"You want to meet me today?" Graced asked.

"Yes dear," he replied.

" accompanied by Luke, going to inspect and be sure that all the meals prepared were delicious and well presented.

Walking closer, she saw a lot of smoke coming out of the kitchen door. It seemed as if waste were being burned in there, the choking smile coming out and the scream she heard only converted one piece of information to her,

"The kitchen is on fire" she screamed running in.

Alfred got home and found Cynthia and his mum eating in the dining and conversing. "Good evening mum," he greeted walking to his mum and giving her a peck and turning to Cynthia and doing same, walking down to his room. "Welcome babe" Grace greeted aloud smiling and exposing her gap tooth. Her blue, innocent eyes froze him starting . Alfred for seconds remained mute before gathering his moral to talk. "Don't call me babe, please, " he responded, trying to pull off his tie. Grace smiles moving closer to him. "Let me help you with that," she said, pulling off his tie and shirt too."I knew you weren't going to join mum in the dining, so I prepared your best." Grace said. Alfred felt trapped by her. He wants her gone but she keeps pushing closer to him. "No, thanks, am not hungry," he responded, jumping on the bed. "Are you sure, I prepared oath," Grace said.

Alfred held himself from jumping down. He enjoyed eating oath than any other food. "I am'nt hungry, really" he responded sitting up. "Okay then, since you say so, am going to eat it so it wouldn't waste.

Alfred looks at her uncovering the meal, the aroma from a plate of soup saguretted the whole building. Alfred unconsciously muttered " I am interested in the meal."

Grace smiles knowing they was no way Alfred will say no to oath.

Alfred immediately noticed she was smiling. The last thing he wanted was to make her feel loved by him. Alfred never once to see her smile. Her smiling gives Alfred the idea that Grace feels he was trying to be romantic. "About my business and not a plate of oath," Alfred added.

"Do you have any work to do tomorrow?" Grace asked.

" I dont have any work to do tommrrow, it mums party so i shited all the meetings to the day after tomorrow." Alfred said.

"What are you going to give to mum tomorrow?" Grace asked. Alfred looked at her and smiles her innocent eye couldn't pet him look Grace in the eye. "You, I am going to give you to her," he responded as Grace laughed at the serious joke. "Good night." She said claiming the bed, covering the food back. "Good night Grace, enjoy your last night here," he said to himself.

At five o'clock, it already seemed as if the morning sun was glowing. All the servants were busy doing one thing or the other. Grace doesn't like seeing others working and she stays idle more over, it her mother -in-laws party.She joined them in arranging the hall in which the party is going to be take place. It has been five years, Mrs.Jerome hasn't celebrated her birthday and wasn't interested in doing it. Her sudden interest in celebrating her birthday made everyone happy. Suite cases were brought in and out of the mansion, it seemed as if it were a fashion design shop or a fashion design television program going on here. The laundry room was filled up with the different fashions of cloth and only one man was available to wash and iron the dresses. " You are an aged man and everyone would respect you for that." Grace said picking up the suitcases and removing the suits, to make things easier for him. The old man smiled surprised at how mannered a Duke could be. "I have never seen a person like you before, everyone from rich families seem not to respect anyone, they look at fellow human as nothing." The old man said. Grace smiles at the opened minded old man. "I wasn't raised in a rich family. We only managed what we had making it satisfactory for us to live, respect is not about having less money but a disciplineed family," Grace said walking out of the laundry back into the hall. When entering the hall, her gazes brightened in shock. The hall was decorated with flashy colours, if Grace didn't know where exactly was, she would mistake Mr. Jerome's mansion for a Christmas museum. "Clunky design!" She said, moving close to the designer. "The color combinations are nice but, it would be charming if it was a kid's party," she added.

The designer miss Shepherd, turns to Grace"I thought the color what you all liked,

Amanda told me to use these colors, she said they were suitable for a queen, she said you all were enthused by fantasy, Mrs. Amanda was very serious." The designer said. Grace hearing this couldn't stop herself from laughing. She laughs uncontrollably. She stops immediately when she noticed that all the attention was on her. She coughs,"please lose all of this and make something sensible, Amanda thinks like a kid, just ignore her if you were Mrs. Jerome, would you like to see this colours on your wall?

"No, but I thought the whole family liked it so I did it" "stop assumptions, do what is right ma'am," Grace said walking through the hallway (corridor) which leads to the kitchen. "Ma'am," the chief security called out to her. "Mr. Luke, is there any problem?" She inquired. "No, not at all ma'am, the thing is that you're stressing yourself too much, as a daughter-in-law you shouldn't be doing anything especially today, why would you run around like a servant?" He asked. "It is my mother-in-law's birthday, I don't mind doing everything," she responded, answering a call from unknown contact. " Hello," she said. "Baby sister, am back in town." The unknown said. Grace smiles when she heard this she could recognize the voice of the person talking over the phone, it is his brother Donald. "Am so happy brother, when did you come back because am sure you wouldn't call me the same day you arrive here," Grace responded. "No way Lil sister, I just came back to see you, it has been a year now since we last met," Donald responded.

"You want to meet me today?" Graced asked.

"Yes dear," he replied.

"Oh not today bro, it's Mrs. Jerome's birthday today and we are busy preparing for the party. Dad is going to come, and mum too, can you make time to attained the occasion?" Grace asked. "Baby you should know me by now, I can't stand seeing you in that family, they hate me because I refuse to be subject to them and they hate you too and wish you go. From the day you married, I saw it in Alfred's even in his brother's eyes, they were all not happy with the fact of you coming into their family," Donald said. "Hope you're not over-stressing yourself. Cause if you are, I'll kill them all," Donald added. "Don't say something like that Doni, I thought you went to the state to change your ways!" Grace responded confused about what the brother might be thinking. "Little sister, let's not talk about this, you will only see me react whenever they lay their filthy hands on you, let talk tomorrow then " Donald said ending the call. In every family, there is always this one person that makes their parents lament, cry or talk. This one person in Travis Alloy's family is Donald.

Graces walk close to the kitchen accompanied by Luke, going to inspect and be sure that all the meals prepared were delicious and well presented.

Walking closer, she saw a lot of smoke coming out of the kitchen door. It seemed as if waste were being burned in there, the choking smile coming out and the scream she heard only converted one piece of information to her,

"The kitchen is on fire" she screamed running in.

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