#His Ray of light.

FAMILY DINNER

JEMIAH POV

After what felt like hours we finally arrived at Pedro's house.

We got down and suddenly he held my hands in his.……… I looked up at him in shock.

We need to keep up the act, he said and together we walked in.

I tried to ignore the tingling feeling I was experiencing just from him holding my hands. My mind flashed back to his reaction when I had come down earlier.……… I felt uncomfortable with the way he was looking at me. He was checking me out…but why????? I look nothing like those girls he was used to. Slim beauties.

The past week out of boredom I had done some digging online about him. He was a playboy to the core.

Almost every month there were always different women photographed with him. High-profile women. He loved them them classy.

So there was only 2 reasons he was checking me out.

One he was trying to figure out how he ended up with a fat woman compared to the slim high-profile women he was used to. Two he was lusting after me. I know number 2 is impossible.

JEMIAH oh how have you been? Mrs Amelia Ryan's grandma asked pulling me into a hug the moment we came into the house.

“ Good ma, “ I said smiling at her after leaving her warm embrace.

“I hope this cluttered has been treating you nicely, “ she asked referring to her grandson

I laughed which earned me an eye roll from Ryan.

“Grandma so now you are choosing her over me “ Ryan pouted and feigned anger.

His grandma laughed and pulled him into a warm hug and he smiled happily like a kid.

I couldn't help but smile at the fondness between grandmother and grandson. I have never seen this relaxed side of Ryan. He seemed more relaxed and happy when he was with his grandma.

We got in and greeted the other members of his family, his grandfather, his aunt, and her husband and their son. He was Ryan's cousin, around the same age as Ryan, and very good-looking too. Good looks certainly ran in their genes.

I noticed he was sneaking looks at me once in a while after we were introduced.

Mr almond Pedro later walked in with a young woman bound to be in her early 40s, she was very pretty with brown hair and a nice-shaped mouth complimenting her beautiful face. She looked quite young to be Ryan's mother and from the way Ryan stiffened and went back to his cold demeanor the moment they came in it was obvious the 3 of them didn't have a good history.

After barely greeting his father, he excused himself and disappeared. leaving me in the midst of his family.

Grandma Amelia noticed and dragged me to a resting area with her and tried to involve me in a convo with her and her daughter while the servants were setting up the dining table.

Grandma Amelia ……… please if you don't mind can I know about Ryan's mother? I haven't seen her around.

A sad look passed over Ryan's grandma's face.

“That's because she's dead sweet child, am sorry we didn't tell you. But please don't ever talk about his mother with Ryan “ she said.

I was about to ask why when we were cut short by the servants inviting us over to the dining area.

In no time we were all settled in, Ryan suddenly appeared from God knows where.…… probably his room and sat beside me. I tried to control my body's reaction just from sitting this close to him.

The Pedro's were eating and chatting lightly all through the dinner but Ryan was quiet all through. He barely ate his food.

I felt Roman Ryans's cousin stare all through the dinner but I just ignored it. Maybe he was just trying to figure out why his good-looking cousin ended up with someone like me……….