The Scrap Tamer - Chapter 59

Chapter 59: Unexpected Invite.

Reid’s eyes snapped opened, as his red irises were replaced with his blue one.

“It’s been a while since I had that dream” he muttered, massaging his forehead. The dream was a memory he’d hoped to forget but it seemed his mind wouldn’t let him.

He noticed that he was looking at a ceiling that was both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.

“Definitely not the hotel” he groaned as he took a seating position, surveying the room.

The room looked luxurious, with designs he had only seen during his time at the mansion but he didn’t conclude that he was there since his father would never allow him to be.

Before he could stand up to walk towards the window, the door opened with a click and in came his nanny, Ellie.

“Young master, you’re finally awake” She said as she walked up to him. Reid noticed that she was holding a big bowl filled with water and a towel was inside.

“Finally?” He noticed ” how long was I out?”

“Two days young master” she answered causing his eyes to widen in shock. “I was so worried”.

She place the tray/bowl on a table close to the bed and looked at him.

“What about Mom?” He asked in worry, he hadn’t really made sure she was okay before he passed out “is she okay?”.

“Well, about that” her tone became sad when she spoke causing him to worry ” the Mistress is fine but she has also been unconscious without any signs of waking up yet.”

Reid sighed in relief hearing that she was okay but got worried again when she stated that she hadn’t woken up yet.

“But the doctors said she’ll wake up soon” Ellie’s voice took a lighter tone.

Reid was filled with relief when he heard that, so much so that he didn’t notice his buttons being undone until the last one.

“What are you doing Ellie?” He asked as his face reddened in embarrassment.

“It’s time to wipe you clean young master” she said keeping a straight face but Reid knew she was having fun teasing him.

“No way” he firmly denied “I’ll take a shower instead “.

“That’s not negotiable young master, the doctors said not to exert yourself for a while ” she informed “besides, it’s not like I haven’t seen everything while you were unconscious.”

Reid’s face somehow got even redder, as he just noticed that he wasn’t in the clothes he wore when fighting the beasts but in different ones.

“That’s different” he defended, hoping to save some face.

Ellie had always been like this since he was little. She might be the only other person in the family, apart from his mom, that cared for him although she also like teasing him a bit too much.

“Fine fine, I’ll prepare another set of clothes for you while you take a bath” she relented with a chuckle. She was glad the young master hadn’t changed much in the past two years.

Reid quickly escaped to the bathroom before she could change her mind and offer to wash him.

He stayed in there for a few minutes before walking out and just as Ellie said, there were fresh set of clothes neatly folded on the bed.

Unlike his usual all black get up, the clothes on the bed were a white sweatshirt and grey pants. On the floor lay white sneakers that were exactly his size.

Just after he finished putting on his clothes, a knock came and with his permission, Ellie entered the room.

“Why am I back at the mansion Ellie?” Reid asked, the question had been on his mind since he woke up.

“The master asked me to bring you here the moment you passed out” Ellie answered.

She knew what was going through Reid’s mind and even she was surprised when the Master requested him to be sent to the mansion.

“What form of embarrassment is he planning for me now?” Reid muttered to himself but didn’t ask to leave.

At least it would be a lot easier to check on his mom while in the mansion.

“Speaking of the Master,” Ellie suddenly spoke up. “He has invited you to join them for breakfast.”

Reid thought about the invite with a raised brow. He could deny the invite but that might push the old man to kick him out, which would make seeing his currently unconscious mom almost impossible.

Or he could just accept and see what the old man was up to. Besides, they couldn’t do anything they hadn’t done to him before.

“Should I tell them that you’re still feeling unwell due to overexertion?” Ellie came up with an excuse for him but he just shook his head.

“It’s fine” Reid said “just lead the way to the dining room”.

Ellie didn’t say anything else and just walked forward, heading to the dining room with Reid following closely behind.

The architecture of the mansion was a traditional one with a bit of modern mix. The hallway leading to the dining room had pictures of all the heads of the Fletcher family, present and past, since it was established.

Each of the head’s gaze was filled with power, as if they looked down on anyone or anything weaker than them.

When they reached the door, she knocked to announce their presence and opened the door.

The door opened to reveal a luxurious dining room with black and gold theme. There was a long black table in the center of the room with a chandelier hanging above it.

Around the table was 12 chairs with five at each side and two at the heads of the table.

At the head of the table sat Maximus Fletcher, his cold eyes locked on Ellie and Reid who just entered.

At the side of the table sat Alexander and Nathan. With Alex sitting closer to the head of the table and Nathan sitting next to him.

This arrangement was made to show who was closer to being the next family head by their strength.

Before anyone could say anything, Nathan abruptly stood up and asked “what the hell is the failure doing here?”.

‘There we go’ Reid thought. That was the reaction he expected, not silence from all of them.

He knew that this was going to be a long and unpleasant breakfast.