Natalie came out looking her eyes swollen as she cried her eyeballs out in the bathroom soaked in the warm tub drowning all her sorrow.
She walked out to the mini living room, although it's mini in a castle this big but being compared it was larger than her entire apartment back in Bora Bora.
Luckily, Helen and her followers are nowhere to be seen she walked to the Balcony in the corner of the room and sat staring at the bright morning sun with a sad smile, she remembered clearly the day her mother died or rather disappeared.
**FLASHBACK(10 YEARS AGO) **
Natalie lives at the residential part of Bora Bora in a cottage alongside her family, although they were rich enough to send her to school but her parents insisted she was home schooled as the dangers that lurk around were many she had never understood the meaning of that word.
Five years old Natalie sat on her small stood and desk doing her homework when her mother rushed into the house angrily, seeing her mother sad countenance Natalie picked up her doll to cheer her mother up but she got there to see her mother packing her clothes into a suitcase.
"Mummy, where you are going out... Please take me along with you... You know Dad will never let me go out" Natalie pleaded her eyes glistening with unshed tears but the woman ignore her totally, when she was done with packing her luggage she knelt in front of Natalie with tears on her face also.
"I hate to leave you but I can't stay either, remember that I will always Love you, you are my jewel, my pride and my legacy... So know that I wish you seek happiness over any material possession cause they don't define you" Zara said sobbing as she wore a necklace around her neck then gave her a tight hug that lasted ten minutes but that wasn't enough for Natalie as she ran after Zara who had gone out with her luggage,she ran after her but to her shock she got electrocuted by just stepping on the door frame, she fell unconscious.
Natalie woke up to meet herself in her room she didn't know how long she had slept off but now it was late at night, she rushed out of the room but stopped hearing her father and auntie's voice.
"How can you be sure that she died without seeing her body Thomas wake up... Zara disappeared am sure she is a snitch and alerted 'The Crows'. You can't wait any longer get Natty out this night" Nica said with impatience.
"Don't overthink it she is dead, we will leave for the seaside before dawn. You can go your now" Thomas said resting his head, Nica stared for a while. "I can atleast say Goodbye to Natty, she is my student after all" Nica said moving towards Natalie room, Natalie quickly ran back.
**END OF FLASHBACK**
Natalie burst out in tears as the memories replayed in her head, she wiped the tears when they wouldn't stop she just let them flow freely.
Moments later a small figure appeared beside her coming out from one of the room, the figure stared at her for a while before going to sit beside her.
He poked her cheek making her look at him, he frowned seeing her swollen face. "Eww, It looks disgusting" He said in his tiny baby voice, she stared at his face which bore a striking resemblance with Alexi's appearance more like a miniature of him the same handsome face, unique pose and icy gaze.
"Attractive right" He said flatly, she just stared at him. "What?" She asked in a hoarse voice as a result from crying, her face filled with confusion.
"What else if not me... I know I'm as good looking as my father" He said cockily, she stare at him with shock written all over her face.
"You are Alexi's son, Alexi is your father" She asked breathlessly, he raised his eyebrows.
"You process things too slow" He said in disdain, "Alexi never told me and how long have you been in this place?" She asked in a rushed tone.
"Pierre Cross, the hidden son of Alexi Cross well only the upper-class family knows about my existence so you welcome" Pierre said a hint of pride in his voice.
"The tears are unbearable Ms. Panda" Pierre said looking at her face, Natalie shook her head and clean the tears.
"It's Natalie" Natalie corrected but he shook his head "I say what I want not what you want" He said firmly.
"Sometimes, my teacher said to us if you believe you can do it... So I put are idea into practice so I went to the highest point of this castle and I jumped cause I believe I could fly" Pierre said in a mischievous tone, Natalie looked bewildered.
"What kind of practice is that, didn't you think of your mother" Natalie muttered with a gasp, he frowned but continued. "I did fly for about a minute before landing on a trampoline and broke my hand... motivational speaker are so annoying" He said with a funny expression making Natalie laugh, he told her two more of his mischievous deeds and when he was done she laughed cheerfully.
"You look pretty when you smile though you can't par with me keep smiling always... I don't have a mother so next don't ask it irks me" He muttered standing up, Natalie gave a thankful smile to him.
"I'm going to bed, those girls were too loud and ruin my sleep" He said with a frustrated look making Natalie smile at his cuteness.
"Let me sing you a lullaby" She offered, he stared at her face before nodding and directing her to his room, when she entered his room her mind went to the penthouse as it was kid friendly she had wondered why but know she knows it because of him.
"Nice room cutie, that's my nickname for you" She said but he only shrugged and lay on the bed, sue sang him a lullaby and in two minutes he was asleep already.
***
Helen and her two followers walked into Alexi personal library after knocking. He raised a brow at Helen who had a red mark round her neck, nail scratches with a swollen cheek that had a five hand print.
Alexi stared at them in their disheveled appearance, as he was the one who ask them to take care of Natalie needs. "What's wrong" He asked calmly.
"We were actually helping the young lady get dressed but then she asked me for a strawberry juice but we don't have that kind juice available so I informed her but the next thing she did was to hit me across the face angrily beat us all up" Helen cried as she spoke, Alexi stared at Helen making her blush but his brows are furrowed finding her particularly annoying. "Let's go" E said just two word with a commanding tone that created a pit of butterflies in Helen tummy, He walked out with Lionel following closely behind after giving the three maids a indecipherable look.