"Hmm... This place is not bad. Just barely suitable for my little princess." Melgrave squinted his eyes as he looked the place over. He then walked down the path, looking at everything. The more he saw, the more he liked it. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a lit up area and walked towards that. When he stood in front of Mary's statue, Melgrave bowed his head and closed his eyes.
After a moment of silence, Melgrave opened his eyes and said softly: "Little girl, it is my incompetence as a ruler that has caused you to lose your life. But I owe you a debt of gratitude as well. You protected the one my daughter loves. For this, I owe you greatly. In honor of your memory, I have already created a fund for those who are addicted to neo, as well as putting all orphanages under my control. Kids without parents will now be able to have proper care so they will not stray down the wrong path. All orphanages will be moved to better areas and out of the slums. This all may not be much now and may not be an answer to the solution, but I will keep working on it and refining it until we get to the point that no child is left to the wills of the world."
"Your majesty." The driver from before handed over a bouquet of flowers to Melgrave.
Melgrave took them and placed them in front of the statue. "Rest in peace. This statue of you suits you very well. You were indeed an angel. May you rest in peace…."
"Let's go." Melgrave adjusted his suit and turned around. The real battle was about to begin.
Inside the villa, Tina and the robots were running all over the place, getting things set up for the celebration. Trisha tried to help but was thoroughly rejected and told to take care of Yuki. So, in the end, Yuki had to console Trisha, who suddenly felt useless. As the two were watching the Holo Vision, the 3D hologram television, one of the A.I. maids walked in and announced that someone was here. "I will go greet them."
"There is no need." A voice that seemed to be full of dominance echoed into the room, causing Trisha to freeze her movements. She looked up to see a familiar face enter the room. Yuki looked over and stared at the old man, not saying a word. But she couldn't help feeling a bit nervous, as if Trisha was about to be taken away from her.
After composing herself, Trisha stood up and crossed her arms across her chest, and asked: "Why are you here?"
"Do I need a reason to see my daughter?" Melgrave asked. He already expected this cold attitude.
"Oh, now I am your daughter? What's the matter you need to marry me off for some alliance to keep an enemy at bay? Sorry to say this, but Yuki already took all my firsts, so I am nothing but used goods." Trisha stated flatly without a single shred of shame.
Yuki, on the other hand, looked at Trisha in surprise. Although they may have done it for real in game, in fact, in reality, they were both still virgins! She, of course, would never say this out loud to counter anything Trisha said, but still, it was very surprising for Yuki that Trisha would talk this way to the king of the world.
Hearing his daughter's crude remark caused Melgrave to choke on air and stare at her in disbelief. Was his daughter always like this!? "Ahem… I am not here for that. And I would never split the two of you up."
"Then why are you here? If I recall correctly, I gave up my title and name in order to stay by Yuki's side. Why is it now that I am no longer a princess, all of my so called family keep appearing in front of me after ignoring me for almost 19 years?" Trisha asked. She was trying to stay as calm as possible since this was a day of celebration.
"That is not..." Melgrave was going to try to explain when Tina walked in.
"A guest? May I hel…. Your majesty!" Tina quickly knelt down, not daring to raise her head.
"Please, Miss Watts, you are the mother of my soon to be daughter in law. We will be family soon. There is no need for this. Just treat me as a normal person." Melgrave sighed. He walked over and helped Tina up. "I am here unannounced. I hope you do not mind.
"No, no, it is our pleasure to have you, your majesty.'" Tina still did not dare look Melgrave in the eye. She felt if she did, she would be put in jail immediately.
"Miss Watts… No, Tina, please, call me Melgrave. As I said, we will be family so you can relax and act your normal self." Melgrave tried to calm Tina down, but no matter what he said, he was forgetting he was the king of the world and not some guy on the street.
"Father, you can't expect her to just treat you as an average person right away." Greg's voice came from the front entrance as he and Jen walked in. He was wearing a pair of dress pants and a collared shirt. While Jen was dressed in a white one piece dress with white heels to match.
Trisha was really starting to get a headache. All the people she did not wish to see were congregating in her new home. "Has it become a new rule that the evergreens do not know how to be asked in and instead just barge into peoples' homes unannounced?"
"Trisha that is not it! You already knew I was coming over!" Greg started to act the victim hoping to gain some sympathy points.
"And him?" Trisha motioned her chin to Melgrave her eyes showing not a single ounce of warmth to either one of them.
