The Billionaires Adopted Daughter

Chapter 2: Welcome Party

The Robinson mansion was beautifully decorated. Staff hurried from one corner of the house to another, making sure everything was in its proper place while adding the finishing touches to the decorations. Soon enough, guests arrived and the party came alive .

Eleanors POV

I was upstairs with my mum trying to finish getting ready “ You can go downstairs mum, I can finish getting ready by myself “I said to my mum . “ Are you sure you don’t need my help” she asks “ yes mum I’m sure. Now go downstairs before dad looses his mind searching for you” I told her basically shoving her towards the door “ Okay then. Don’t waste too much time, the guests have already been waiting for too long “ “ okay I’ll meet you downstairs” “ okay dear, goodbye” she says while closing the door. “ Finally I can get dressed without her breathing down my neck every second “ I giggled to myself while walking towards my walk- in closet to pick up her dress.

As I opened my wardrobe, my eyes immediately fell on the emerald green dress . It was easily the most beautiful dress I had ever owned . It’s a sparkling long dress with a slit at the side . I paired the dress with my ysl heels and my diamond jewellery set to match. I sprayed my favourite scent Chanel no.3 and stared at myself one last time in the mirror while unconsciously zoning out. I was brought out of my daydream by a knock on my door. “ Mum I told you I wouldn’t waste time, I’m dressed already” “ It’s not your mum, It’s me” came a husky voice which sounded all too familiar from behind the door “ I wonder who it is “ I replied with a cheeky smile “ well then why don’t you open the door and find out “ the person replies from behind the door . I quickly turns off the lights and grabs my clutch while walking towards the door. Opening the door, I was greeted by the face of my brother Maxwell . I hadn’t seen since I first told him about my plans to leave the country five years ago “ Are you just going to stand there and stare or are you going to give your big brother a hug? “ Maxwell said with the same smirk I remembered from when we were younger. I didn’t even hesitate as I rushed forward and threw myself into his waiting arms. “ I missed you so much ” I said to him and I realised that my voice was cracking a bit “ Don’t cry princess. We don’t want you ruining your makeup now do we “William said while rubbing my back to comfort me. He used to do this a lot when we were younger “ I missed you too. The house has been so boring without you. I missed walking past your room and hearing your obnoxiously loud music” “ And I miss making you pay me every time I caught you sneaking a girl out of your room at midnight” “ Haha really funny , you still have that smart mouth of yours don’t you “ Maxwell said with a look in his eyes that told me that he was beginning to realise that I wasn’t a baby anymore“ oh yes I do” I replied with a smirk on my face” Well as much as I’d like to stay here and catch up, you my dear have a party with guest waiting for your arrival” Maxwell said as he took my hand to guide me down the stairs.

Meanwhile Dad clicked his glass to get the attention of all his guests “ Good evening ladies and gentlemen. As you all already might have heard , my beautiful daughter Eleanor is finally back home after spending five years abroad “ he said as everyone directed their attention to the stage. Mid sentence he spotted me as I was coming down the stairs with the help of Maxwell “ Well would you look at that , she’s already coming downstairs “ as he says that all eyes suddenly directed towards me. The spotlight immediately moved towards me and followed my every step till I reached my father who was on the stage. I tried to walk down gracefully, even though I was feeling a bit tense as all eyes were on me .I tried looking around for a familiar face and spotted my mum who was already smiling at me while my stepmothers Karen and Samantha were looking at me with forced smiles while they were sipping their drinks . After making my entrance, I walk up to my dad and collect the microphone from him to greet the guests “ Good evening everyone . Thank you for showing up to my welcome party, I really appreciate you all for coming “ after my speech, I return the microphone to my father . “ lets all raise our glasses and toast to my beautiful daughter being back home”. They all raised their glasses and make a toast .“ Well everyone you all may go back and enjoy the party “ he says while dropping the microphone.

Both dad and I walk of the stage as the music continues to play. “ Dad ,where are the rest of my brothers ?“ I asked him being that I had only seen Maxwell so far “ Well I don’t know about Taylor but I saw Jackson a few minutes before I went on stage” “ oh okay dad –“ just as I was about to finish my sentence I was cut off by Jackson walking up behind me “ Hello sis, how have you been. Good to have you back “ he says with a stoic expression “ thank you . I’m happy to be back” “ well I have to get going , There are a few important clients I’d like to speak with. Enjoy your party sis” “ oh okay well bye “ I barely finished saying before he disappeared into the crowd. “ There are some of my business partners I’d like to introduce you to” dad said“ okay dad lead the way” . He introduced me to his best friend firstly “ oh wow, I finally have the pleasure of meeting the beautiful Eleanor your father can’t seem to stop talking about you “ Charles said with a laugh while swirling the wine in his glass “ oh please Charles , you know how much I love my daughter. Of course I’ll talk about her any chance I get “ dad replied while smiling at me. “ Nice to meet you Mr Charles, my dad has said so many things about you “ “All good things I hope” Charles replies with a smile “ of course “ I replied with a smile . After a few more discussions, I turned to dad with a question “ Dad where do you think Jackson went , the party had been on for two hours now and I haven’t even seen him at all” “ Well dear I also don’t know where he is but don’t worry about that there’s another business partner who’s also a really close friend of mine I’d like you to meet” he replied trying to change the conversation “ “ But dad I haven’t seen him at all since I got back . Not even once” “ you know what ,why don’t you go talk to this business partners of yours that you want me to meet while I go search for Taylor” “ Eleanor, you don’t get to meet people like him everyday you know, you can always look for Taylor some other time “ Without backing down I said to him “ Okay dad how about this , I’ll go and search for Taylor and if I find him we’ll talk for only a few minutes and then I’ll come back and join you and the person you want me to meet so badly afterwards “ sighing William replies “ You’re sure it’s only five minutes?” “ Yes dad now run along before your friend gets tired of waiting “. He shakes his head at me which was all the confirmation i needed as I walk towards the back of the hall searching for my brother.

Outside the party sat Taylor who was sitting alone on one of the swings we used to play on as kids. “ Taylor, are you there?” I said trying to make out the person who was sitting there. “ yes, it’s me. I’m by the swings “ .I stepped further down , the image in front of me becoming clearer and there sat Taylor . I immediately ran towards him as he was already running towards my direction. We met halfway and collided in a tight embrace, laughing as the force of the hug sent us stumbling onto the grass. We both got up and dusted ourselves off and walk towards the swings to sit down “ oh my God Taylor I can’t even begin to describe how much I missed you” I said as I was getting teary eyed“ Not a day went by without me thinking about you. But I don’t know if you felt the same way considering the fact that you didn’t even try to reach out to me , not even once” I sadly stated “oh don’t say that of course I missed you. Do you know how hard it was for me to stay in this house for five years without the only person that understood me and kept me sane. It was so hard to continue my artworks without you being here to support me .”There were so many times I wanted to give up” he says with a frown. I moved towards him and brought him into a brief comforting hug “ I’m sorry if what I said made you feel bad, I just really missed you you know, moving to a whole new place can be really difficult “ . A moment of silence goes by until Taylor says something again“ Enough of the sadness, today is supposed to be a day of celebration not tears . So tell me everything, how was it there , did you party, meet any interesting boys or girls you know I was never one to judge” he says with a grin . I was about to respond but was interrupted by a maid “ sorry to interrupt miss Eleanor, Mr William has asked that you come to meet someone important. He also says that he wants you to meet his son” “ okay, you can go ahead I’ll be right behind you “ “ okay miss Eleanor”. I sighed, “ I’m so sorry Taylor, I totally forgot that I promised dad I’d be back in five minutes “ “ It’s okay Eleanor, we’ll have plenty of time to catch up “ sighing I got up and dust myself off preparing to walk back into the party” okay I’ll see you later, ” “okay , I won’t forget. Bye” . I began walking back to the party.

As I pushed open the patio doors and stepped back into the ballroom I immediately collided with someone and their drink splashed all over the front of my dress . “Watch where you’re going,” the man said coldly. I stared down at my ruined dress before looking back up at him. “Excuse me? You’re the one who spilled your drink on me, and instead of apologising you’re blaming me?” He folded his arms. “Don’t raise your voice. You’re giving me a headache. Besides, your father can afford another dress. Stop acting like a spoiled princess.” “Spoiled? You’re the one with no manners . As we continued arguing, a small crowd gathered around us . Guests paused to watch the confrontation , until a familiar voice calls out “ Eleanor dear I see you’ve met Michael . He’s the son of the friend I wanted to introduce you to”.