Femme Fatale: The King's Deadly Temptress

Chapter 475: Nana's Sneaky Attack

Park Estate

The Range Rover came to a stop by the fountain in front of the entrance of the mansion. Damien and Katherine then got off the vehicle and went to greet Nana who was waiting for them, a butler and a few servants shadowed behind her.

With a bouquet of gerbera daisies in hand, Katherine went to hug Nana after Damien did, and gave the fresh flowers to her. "It's nice seeing you again, Nana," she greeted.

"Oh, how lovely! How did you know these are my favorite flowers? Thank you, Darling!" Nana received the bouquet and smelled it after admiring the different colors of flowers bunched together. Then she gave it to one of the servants and asked to have it transferred to a vase and placed on the dining table for later. 

Clicking her tongue, she gave Damien a look and chided. "You should learn from Katherine. You stopped giving me flowers."

He slightly scoffed upon hearing his grandmother scold him. He just couldn't believe the favoritism. 'Where's the justice?' he thought.

Feeling Katherine's hand holding his, he turned to her just as she told his grandmother, "Actually, Nana It was Damien's idea to buy you those flowers. We passed by a flower shop earlier and he said those were your favorites, so he got them for you."

Nana's expression softened and she glanced at her tall grandson as she cleared her throat. "Is that right?" she wondered. "Hmmm Then, I guess you're forgiven." 

Turning towards the door, Nana headed inside the mansion and called for them to follow her. "Let's go inside, I have tons of questions for the two of you. You better give me a satisfying answer. I can't believe I had to call you over just so I can see you both. Shouldn't you have told me the news first? Why did I have to hear it from the media?" she continued to scold as they entered the living area.

Katherine raised a brow in confusion and her gaze darted from Damien and back to Nana. "Pardon, Nana Questions? What questions?"

Reaching the luxury sofa set, Nana turned to the couple and had an indifferent look on her face as she responded, "Yes. FirstWhen am I going to see my grandchildren?"

Katherine's knees buckled upon hearing Nana's bold question. The attack was too abrupt. Too fast. Too sharp. She didn't have the time to prepare herself. She was walking next to Damien when Nana asked the question and she swore that if he hadn't been next to her, she would have already fallen face flat on the floor. Good thing he was quick when he caught her by her elbows and held her up.

"Nana" he called, in almost a warning. However, Nana only clicked her tongue as she watched the two and then sat in an armchair.

Katherine composed herself and she sat with Damien on the long sofa, his arm resting on her waist as if to calm her down. She gulped and finally found the courage to reply to his grandmother, "Nana We're not married yet." She placed her hand on his knee and gave it a little squeeze, not knowing if she was giving him comfort or herself.

"Why are you two getting flustered? You can have a child even before marriage. We're in America. It's the 21st century. You two should keep up!" Nana bit out with a serious face.

Katherine and Damien looked at each other, their eyes silently conversing. Was today a 'bully us' day? Why did it seem like they were getting bullied? Normally they could counter what another person would tell them, however, it was so difficult responding to Grandpa Theo and now Nana regarding these stuff. 

Thankful that glasses of water arrived, Damien grabbed one and took a long swig as though he hadn't drunk the whole day. He was also clearly stressed about his own grandmother.

When they didn't reply, Nana asked Katherine, "How old are you?"

"Twenty-eight"

Nana dramatically gasped. "Sweetie! You need to get pregnant asap!"

*Cough* Damien was sent into a coughing fit just as he finished drinking and heard his grandmother's insistence. Katherine patted and stroked his back, feeling bad for the two of them and wishing that someone will come to rescue them. 

Footsteps sounded from the side and a man's voice caught their attention. "Yes, you need to get me a bunch of nephews and nieces asap. Hey, Nana." William appeared and gave Nana a hug. "It's nice to see you again, Katherine." He winked. His sudden appearance suddenly made Katherine feel alert.

"And you are no different, Will! I need to have grandkids from you two soon Or Alianna's going to beat you two to it!" said Nana, making the two men look at each other as they grimaced.

Nana got up from the chair when a servant came to get her and excused herself to check something in the kitchen.

"Will you go with Nana to the kitchen? I need to talk to William," Damien whispered to her.

"Since when were you two best friends?" she asked innocently.

In which William chuckled and replied, "Since you left."

"We're not," Damien interjected and kissed her temple. "I'll tell you later." With that, she reluctantly left the two and headed to the kitchen, looking for Nana.

The cousins headed out to the patio in the garden where the green bushes and plants that surrounded them blended well with the hue of the setting sun. The flowers and plants looked nice at dusk, but the two men couldn't even appreciate it.

"Did you get it?" Damien asked as they stepped onto the platform.

"Mm." William retrieved a black thumb drive from the inner pocket of his trench coat and gave it to the other. "I encrypted it, but I'm sure you'll know how to access it."

"Thanks." Damien pocketed the drive and turned towards the view of the garden. "Are you sure about this? You can still back out."

"And what? Watch you do all the work from the sidelines?"

"He's your father."

William scoffed a chuckle before his face hardened. Reaching into his deep pockets, he took out a cigarette and lit it up. "Is he really? I don't remember him being one."

Damien met his cousin's gaze. Only the two of them knew the truth about how badly Frederick treated William while they were growing up.

From the kitchen, Katherine and Nana could see the two men through the window. They couldn't hear what they were talking about, but Nana had a genuine smile forming on her face as she admired what they were looking at.

"You're happy, Nana" Katherine commented.

"Yes I'm so happy that they're talking again. Did you know, my dear, that they used to be really close when they were young? Damien didn't have a lot of friends, but William was like his brother. Then one day they just stopped. Neither of them told me what went wrong. They just grew apart. So, seeing them like this makes my heart full. They're opposites but also quite alike in many ways. I hope their relationship becomes better."

Katherine dragged her gaze back to where Damien and William were, and although she still didn't know what's up with the two, she trusted Damien. She just hoped that he wouldn't be betrayed again by the same person.