Reborn ghost seeing lady is pampered by her ex husband - Chapter 488

Chapter 488: Behind Phoebe’s interest in the past.
It was not unexpected for them to see grandma Mayfair anxiously waiting for them at the cafe, eager to hear about everything that had happened at the Lee family home.

She was like an addict waiting for her favorite drug of choice as she dragged them to sit down so that they could share every detail without skipping a beat.

Old lady Mayfair did not abandon her job, she cleaned the counter while telling them where she was up to on Minka’s affairs. The gossip had already started making the rounds and she was the one that had started it.

“One moment Sally and Agatha Diggens were updating everyone about George’s first wife and then suddenly they went silent! No more updates can you believe that! How can they do that to us after sharing a few measly details? What happened there?” Grandma Mayfair sat down opposite Maureen.

She concentrated on Maureen the most because she knew that Phoebe was not a fun of all the gossiping on the founding lane and neither was Rekha. They participated but they did not relish it the way others did.

Maureen did not disappoint. She narrated everything that happened exaggerating a few parts, but she left nothing out.

For Phoebe it was rather fun watching Maureen bring the gossip to life, reenacting some parts, changing her voice to mimic the different parties involved and moving around to show where the sworn enemies were sitting or standing.

“And then Tracy said what are you leeches doing here?”

Grandma Mayfair gasped.

Maureen changed her position, moving to the right. “And Agatha replied, Oh look it’s the cannibals of the founding lane!”

Grandma Mayfair squealed and clapped. “Oh no she didn’t.”

Maureen even pulled Phoebe in to reenact the fight which was started by hair pulling. By the time she was done grandma Mayfair’s jaw had to be picked from the floor.

“Let’s go back, George was married as a child!” She exclaimed. “Idiots! Morons! What were they thinking? It is not even part of any tradition of our founding families that I know of. If old man Lee reports to the council, they will be in big trouble. Poor George, tell me he cut his family off for this.” Grandma Mayfair inserted a cashew nut in her mouth.

Phoebe was quick with an answer on that front. “I think it will be a long wait for most people that are hoping to see that happen. I honestly doubt that he has the balls to walk away from his toxic family.” She leaned back in the chair. “I feel bad for the next woman he will marry. I don’t think any founding family will be volunteering their daughters for that spot.”

“Minka has to divorce first, some women stay in unhappy marriages to avoid the imaginary stain of divorce.” Maureen commented.

“Minka is young, beautiful from a great family, I am not worried about her finding another man if things with George do not work out.” Grandma Mayfair spoke regretfully. “I hope she divorces him.”

A chuckle came from Maureen. “After what she has been through, it would be surprising if she doesn’t divorce him and end up in a convent or a temple as a nun.” She let out a snort mixed with a laugh. “Two marriage markers and none hers!!!! that’s just foul.”

Being that she was an observant person, grandma Mayfair noticed that Rekha seemed off, she sat at the farm end of a sofa next to the counter, staring at a pendant without blinking. She was like a statue that was frozen in time.

“Are you alright Rekha dear?” Grandma Mayfair asked.

The question jolted Rekha from her thoughts, and she answered honestly. “No, old lady Mayfair and I do not know if I will ever be.” Her sad eyes stared at the old woman.

Confused, Grandma Mayfair’s eyes shifted to Phoebe who let out a soft sad sigh. “Nana, Rekha needs all our love and support at the moment, she just found out some terrible things about how her parents died.” She explained.

“The accident? ” Grandma Mayfair asked.

Phoebe nodded. Rekha stood up and excused herself, it was obvious that they were about to dive into the story again and she was not up to it. She could not stop them from talking about it because it involved their family as well.

After she left, Maureen carefully told grandma Mayfair bits and pieces of the story, leaving out some parts about Cillian like the mission to the Island of no return.

Grandma Mayfair’s smile that had accumulated due to the gossip session faded and confusion arrived. “So, you mean to say that Cillian gave Bernard something to keep, and it is possible that this somehow caused his death?” A tear rolled down her cheek, but she did not bother to wipe it away. She did not even realize that it was there.

Phoebe leaned forward on the counter. “Yes, it seems that way.”

“Mother no one should hear a word of this especially not Edward. He doesn’t want us digging into it.” Maureen warned.

Grandma Mayfair shook her head. “He won’t be hearing it from me you can be rest assured. Why would I bring it up now? That boy never wants to hear me talk about his father. At the funeral, he would not even let me see his father’s corpse. Not even when I pleaded in tears.

I have always known since then that there was more to the story about my Cillian’s death than met the eye. I just feel terrible for Rekha, her father’s death was partly my husband’s fault.” She pushed forward in the chair. “Do you think that Edward knew and that is why he took care of her?” She cocked her head and winced inwardly.

She suddenly felt as if they had not done enough for Rekha. If they had known, they would have adopted her into the Mayfair family.

“I don’t know Edward’s secrets mother but one thing I am coming to learn is that my dearest brother is hiding a lot of secrets concerning father’s death. It is suspicious that he suddenly became Rekha’s guardian out of the blue and cared for her as if she was his own.” Maureen twisted her nose. “There was a time when some people even thought she was his illegitimate daughter.”

[Aunt, you are a guardian, don’t you have special means to pry dads’ mouth open? Should I try using a truth telling talisman on dad, I need to know what he knows about grandpa’s death.]

Maureen frowned on seeing the thought. It had been bothering her for a while that Phoebe was doing all this digging into Cillian’s death as if she was on a mission. Even if Cillian was her grandfather, Phoebe was too invested in finding out what happened in the past.

“Let me go and find Rekha, I am her guardian going forward whether she wants me or not.” Grandma Mayfair stood up and left.

Maureen turned her attention to Phoebe immediately and asked the question she had been holding in for months. “Why are you so interested in my father’s death? Truth only.”

Phoebe held her aunt’s gaze for a moment. It was true that there was something she had been holding back for so long. They shared a burden half shared was a burden half solved. Cillian’s matter did not concern her alone, it concerned all the Mayfair’s.

Looking at her aunt, she opened her mouth and said, “I am not sure he is truly dead.” Her voice was steady and stern.