One Night Stand With That Beggar

Their cars stopped outside the house and the entire car was shrouded in silence.

Neither of Amos and the Old Master spoke the entire way and Eudora didn’t know what to say.

By the time the car arrived at the Granger family home, the entire household was in a mess. From the outside, it could be seen that a whole bunch of policemen searching the house. All the servants were running amok without a leader.

Amos helped Eudora out of the car before helping the Old Master.

When Bethany Hamilton saw them, she immediately rushed over with tears on her face.

“Old Master, you have woken up! That’s great, but Harry…”

She didn’t know if she should continue.

Harley walked over to them and Amos asked, “How’s it going?”

“The forensic experts have looked around, and the only fingerprints they could find were your uncle’s and your aunt’s. There were no signs of struggle, so we’ve concluded that it was suicide. Your cousin is outside. Do you want to take a look around?”

Amos nodded and walked in. Eudora immediately followed behind him.

Harry’s body was still in the middle of the room. The suicide had taken place in the living room of Harry’s own house.NôvelDrama.Org owns this text.

Steven Granger was sitting on the sofa, his whole body frozen from the shock. His clothes were wrinkled and untidy, making him look very disheveled.

Harley noticed that Eudora was looking at Steven, so he quickly reminded her, “I think that he’s still trying to process all these. We should just leave him alone. He is still unwilling to accept what had happened…”

“Did he just get back this morning?”

Harley nodded, “That seems to be the case.”

Steven raised his head and looked at Eudora.

His eyes were dark and completely lifeless. Amos instinctively gripped Eudora’s hand protectively.

Amos wasn’t sure if Steven was a friend or foe. He was afraid that Steven would attack Eudora all of a sudden.

Steven stared at them for a while before looking away.

Amos breathed a sigh of relief and quickly wheeled Eudora out.

Meanwhile, Bethany had brought the Old Master back to his room. Harley also instructed his men to line up and leave.

Seeing that the house was starting to clear up, Amos ordered the servants to tidy the entire house. A few minutes later, the whole house had returned to its original state.

Steven stayed in his room throughout the entire evening and didn’t come out.

One by one, the members of the Granger family collapsed. The butler had no choice but to come and look for them at Ruby House.

“The Madam is taking care of Old Master Granger, so who is going to take care of the family affairs?”

Eudora thought that she was looking for Amos, so she immediately replied, “I’ll make a move first then.”

“Hold on, Miss George. I’m here to see you. The Madam has told me that the household matters will fall on your shoulders eventually, so she had asked me to come and look for you.”

“Me?” Eudora was stunned, “But I don’t know anything about this!”

“I’ll fill you in, so you’ll learn soon enough.”

Eudora looked at Amos again. He nodded and said, “Give it a try. I believe in you!”

Eudora had no choice but to accept this challenge, “I’ll give it a try then.”

Amos had some work to do, so he left not long after. Eudora followed the butler to learn more about the household. She never knew that managing a household was so complicated.

There were bills, expenses, servants’ salaries, and other trivial matters.

After working for the entire afternoon, Eudora was finally done. She was exhausted and she was starting to feel light-headed.

Fortunately, Amos was there to pick her up. They walked through the garden to return to the main house.

From among the flowers and shrubs, they heard Old Master Granger’s deep voice.

Eudora and Amos looked at each other and both of them leaned forward silently.

True enough, it was the Old Master. He was facing a tree in the corner of the garden, mumbling softly.

“Why were you so stupid? Why did you do this?”

Eudora turned to look at Amos. It was obvious that the Old Master was talking about Harry.

They then turned around and was about to leave when the Old Master stopped them, “Amos, Eudora, is that you?”

“Old Master!” Eudora nodded, “I’m sorry for your loss. Please do take care of yourself.”

He was not a young man and he ought to take care of his health.

The Old Master shook his head, “Eudora, do you also think that Harry is a bad guy?”

Eudora didn’t dare to give her honest opinion. He was the Old Master’s brother, after all, so she replied casually, “I’m sure.  Everyone has their own opinion about this.”

Old Master Granger smiled bitterly and said, “It’s alright, you don’t have to comfort me. My eyes have been opened. Back then, I was mistaken. I always forgave him no matter what he did, and I always saw him as my younger brother. I still remember when we were younger, he would always be right on my tail and calling for me! He even said that we would always stick together no matter what happens. I had never forgotten about this, and I thought he wouldn’t either, but it seems like he had forgotten about it a long time ago.”

It was all so ironic. The Old Master laughed bitterly once more.

“Alright! I won’t tire you young people with my nagging. You may leave now!”

“But, Old Master, you…” Eudora poked at Amos, but he remained motionless.

The old man shook his head, “I’m fine. The servant went to fetch me some clothes. He’ll be back in a bit,” Thankfully, the servant returned right at this moment.

Only when she saw the servant was Eudora reassured. Once again, they gathered and prepared to leave.

After a few steps, the old man suddenly called out for Eudora, “About the funeral, please make it simple. I’m his brother, so I should give him a proper send-off. I hope that he’ll realize his misdeeds and become a better man in his next life.”

Eudora nodded, “Okay!”

…

As per the old man’s instructions, Eudora planned a simple funeral for Harry.

Harry’s body was soon sent to the funeral house. After being cremated, his ashes were placed at the Granger family cemetery. The entire time this happened, Steven remained in his room, refusing to come out.

When Eudora and the rest returned from the cemetery, they saw Kesha George waiting for them at the entrance.

Eudora didn’t even look at her. She asked the driver to drive straight to the house. Little did she know, Kesha chased after the car and shouted, “Eudora, let me see Steven!”

She knew that there was no use asking Eudora for help, so she pleaded with the Old Master.

“Old Master, I know that you don’t like me, but I really care about Steven. I know that he must be devastated right now, and I would like to be there for him.”

As she spoke, everybody realized that she was dressed completely in black. It looked like she had attended the funeral with them earlier.

Old Master Granger sighed and looked at Bethany, “Did Steven leave his room since?”

Bethany shook her head, “No.”

Old Master Granger’s face grew serious, “Alright, let her in.”

Upon hearing this, the servant let Kesha in and brought her to the backdoor of Steven’s house.