Chapter 278

The clouds wept. As if to celebrate their reconciliation, the moment Bellatrix and Cillian returned to the main house, it started raining. They joined Elise and Joel in the tearoom, just as discussed earlier, for tea. And by the time they were wrapping up, it was still raining. So, after exchanging glances, one which Bellatrix didn't fail to notice between Elise and her father, the former suggested. “Cillian, it looks like it's going to be raining for a while. Why don't you tough it out here?” Bellatrix nearly choked on her tea. That was the most shameless method of telling someone to stay over for the night. And here her mother was, SHAMELESSLY doing it. “Ellie is right,” her father joined in. His inclusion made her completely ignore the nickname she promised to tease them all about one of these days. “It's raining cats and dogs out there, it would be hard to get home like this. Stay in the guest room.” “Dad–” she wanted to object, then her father added. “Charlie would feel at ease to