Carl hearing him repeating it as though it is impossible to believe then Carl asks, "Didn't Lasandra told you, that Dad took her and Careen to Robert anniversary service?"
Seeing him scratches his head and the wicked smile was no more plastered on his face.
Then he turns his attention to Candis who was scoping out Shawney family.
Wondering, 'What she is up to? These two are always making mischief for Torren, so if they feel this time they will separate Shawney from him, I will give them a fight.
He is happy, and I am glad for him and I won't stand by and see them destroy his happiness.'
Candis, on the other hand, sat not too far from where the family sit and listen to them converse.
"You know Dad when Mr. Mac Carty came to our village, no one would have thought he had such a mansion, he was so simple.
Do you think Shawney knew of this luxury and came?" Julien seems curious to know.
"I should have expected you all to be thinking like this, but I know that child and she doesn't let trivial things like this to bother her."
"Why do you say that Ken?" Joan questioned.
"If she wanted wealth and property she would be home and you all would be on the street. She chose to be on the street and leave you all in the house."
"You might think so Ken, but that girl is not stupid, but I want you to wait and see until I get my hand on her."
"Joan if you embarrass that child I promise you, I will not be responsible for my actions.
She did not do anything wrong, but you had plotted to stop her from coming here by delaying her on the beach.
You should also thank her for leaving traveling money for you. I on the other hand would have left you to walk, and I know for certainty we won't be having this conversation or discussion now."
"You never have money, so what would you leave, and you think this is a joke?"
Joan was about to speak out when Ken said, "Will you keep your voice down, you already made a show by Paula house, try not to repeat yourself again and save us the embarrassment.
Now I want you to look at that child, she is happy and looking beautiful, my heart is blessed."
"Yes, Ken I want you to look at her, where did she get that dress, when I check her room by Paula it had nothing like that;
So how come she is wearing such an expensive dress, and those accessories and shoes, you tell me if she is not sleeping around?"
"How could she Joan, you tell me, when she left from by my sister, she was wearing that outfit, you are so blinded by your obsession, you cannot see her blessing."
"You are lying Ken, I search through her belongings.
"Mom please, Dad is not lying, she was wearing that dress when she leaves from Aunty Paula," Shantel repeats.
"But that is impossible, while she was cooking I check her room to see what she had to wear. I am telling you that dress was not there."
"Mom," Julien whispered, "Just suppose someone had seen you going through her things what would they have thought?"
"Who cares, I am her Aunt."
"Sometimes I agree with Dad, you are impossible. and very stubborn as dad said"
Ken said, "Thank you, son."
"You speak like if I care, well here she comes, I will make her wish she was not born."
"Try it, Mom," Shantel said, "And see if you won't get put out from the people place. I hope you remember the look Torren give you when you tried to slap her."
"That physio, I am not afraid of him."
"Just remember what Sid told us by the beach? So watch your mouth?" Julien said.
"She and her treats, like if I am afraid of it."
"Yes, Mom but she keeps hers' today." Shantel whispers to her mother.
"Which I promise she will live to regret it."
"You were the wrong one mom?" Julien said, "So stop before you regret it."
"I am her elder and she is undisciplined."
"Uncle Ken would you like a desert?" Shawney asks bending a bit for him to see the tray
"I will just have a cocktail child."
"Aunty!" seeing her take a plate.
When Julien stood up, "Let me take that Shawney," but before he took the tray, Shawney felt the fierce pain on her knee causing her to misbalance and the tray fell on her.
Meg, Sid Curtis, and Linsey came to her aid, all of them looks at their Aunt but said nothing.
Train and Torren heard the crashing sound and rush to see what was wrong.
Shifting the crowd aside, only to hear Shawney saying, "I am sorry, I will clean it up."
But the stabbing pain on her knee was unbearable, thinking, 'I am not going to give Aunty the satisfaction.'
Holding the chair only to feel a strong hand lift her up off the floor.
"What is wrong?" But what he saw at that moment cause him not to hesitate but continue holding her and walk up the stairs to her room. "I will send Liz to help you."
"Don't bother Torren, and I am very sorry for the mess I cause, just give me a few minutes and I will feel better in a while."
"Shawney what happen?"
"I had forgotten to eat earlier, and I felt dizzy and misbalanced, when I fell my knee hit the chair."
"Okay clean yourself up, and let me get you something to wear."
Opening the wardrobe with Dalia dresses, seeing this beautiful, emerald dress, thinking 'Everyone will think it's the same dress with silver work.
I had brought it home for our anniversary but when Dalia tried it on it was a bit tight, only to learn that she was three and a half months pregnant with Gretta.'