Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss-Chapter 486 - 485: Visiting the Sinclair Family
Selena Kensington watched for a moment, then calmed down.
If The Northwood Estate absorbed quite a lot of foreign architectural styles before integrating them with The Empire’s architecture, then the Sinclair Family is a very typical traditional Empire building.
This courtyard must have been passed down through hundreds of years.
It has never undergone any major change until now.
Afterwards, the Hidden Guard next to Patriarch Norwood stepped forward to knock on the knocker on the door.
After waiting for a while, a servant from the Sinclair Family came out.
"Patriarch Norwood, please come this way, the Family Head is waiting for you inside."
After that, the servant made a gesture of ’please’ with his hand.
"Let’s go."
Patriarch Norwood said, and then Selena Kensington followed him inside.
Upon entering, Selena Kensington first saw the shadow wall, followed by a rockery and a small pond, shaded by trees and flowers.
And the side rooms and pavilions were numerous.
It seems that the Sinclair Family really values tradition.
This courtyard has hardly been altered much, at most it has been reinforced.
Winding through the pebble path and some side rooms, they followed that servant to the left of the courtyard.
After walking for a while, Selena Kensington saw a pavilion.
It stood in the midst of a pond, with some plants and fish and shrimp living in the water beneath.
Surrounded by rockeries, with water diverted and modified, some rockeries would have a stream flowing down into the pond.
There was already an old man in the pavilion, and outside the pavilion, there stood two servants of the Sinclair Family.
The old man wore spectacles and a bright red Tang suit.
He looked full of energy.
He lowered his head as if studying the chess game on the stone table.
"Family Head, Patriarch Norwood has arrived."
Hearing the report from the servant outside the pavilion, the old man of the Sinclair Family raised his head.
Then, he saw the servant leading Patriarch Norwood and Selena Kensington over.
"Yo, you old coot finally arrived."
"And this must be that granddaughter-in-law you often talk about, Selena Kensington, right?"
The old man of the Sinclair Family noticed Selena Kensington behind Patriarch Norwood.
He asked with a chuckle.
When Selena Kensington was mentioned, she nodded slightly at the old man of the Sinclair Family "Hello, Patriarch Sinclair, I am Selena Kensington."
The old man of the Sinclair Family waved his hand, inviting them to sit "No need to be so formal, just call me Grandpa Sinclair."
Patriarch Norwood laughed and glared at him "Hey, don’t you go taking advantage of my granddaughter-in-law now, I’m her grandpa."
The old man of the Sinclair Family wasn’t to be outdone, glaring back "Aren’t I her grandpa too?!"
"I’m her closest grandpa!"
"Bah! At your age, have you no shame?!"
"..."
Selena Kensington watched the two elderly men, who were now engaging in a very childish conversation.
She felt a bit embarrassed.
At the same time, her inner image of the old man of the Sinclair Family became somewhat disillusioned.
Wasn’t it said that the old man of the Sinclair Family once carried himself with authority and was full of gravitas?
Moreover, he held an important position in the military, and no matter what, he should exude the military’s fierce and decisive temperament in his demeanor and actions.
However, watching the two elderly men’s increasingly childish conversation...
Afterwards, as if the two elderly men felt tired from the argument, they finally stopped.
The old man of the Sinclair Family called the servant beside them "Fetch some tea and snacks suitable for young ladies."
"Yes, Family Head."
Then, the servant exited.
The old man of the Sinclair Family warmly said to Selena Kensington "Don’t be formal, make yourself at home."
Selena Kensington was just about to nod when Patriarch Norwood interjected "Don’t you think of poaching my granddaughter-in-law, if you have the guts, let Silas bring you a granddaughter-in-law too!"
"..."
Selena Kensington sighed quietly in her heart, it had only paused for a few seconds, and now it was starting again.
Sure enough, upon hearing Patriarch Norwood’s words, the old man of the Sinclair Family seemed to hit a sore spot.
"I say, are you doing this on purpose today?!"
Patriarch Norwood didn’t hide it, honestly nodding.
Then he pointed to the scarf around his neck "My granddaughter-in-law knitted it herself, how about it, doesn’t it look nice?"
The boasting tone in Patriarch Norwood’s voice was very obvious.
Selena Kensington almost wanted to cover her face, it was too embarrassing.
These two old men were like a pair of drama kings.
"..."
For once, the old man of the Sinclair Family swore under his breath.
He thought to himself why the old man would specially bring his granddaughter-in-law today.
You know, in the past, even after Patriarch Norwood often talked about it, and the old man of the Sinclair Family had mentioned it many times, he still wasn’t willing to bring Selena Kensington over.
Today, when he did bring Selena Kensington, the old man of the Sinclair Family was surprised for quite a while.
Only to realize now that this fellow came specially to show off his granddaughter-in-law.
"You can only brag now, later on in the chess game you mustn’t beg for mercy!"
The old man of the Sinclair Family snorted coldly, speaking disdainfully.
Patriarch Norwood was provoked by this remark into a competitive spirit "Alright, then let’s have a match!"
"Match it is!"
"..."
Then, Selena Kensington watched as the two shifted their battle to the chessboard.
While the two old men quarreled and bantered, she couldn’t get a word in edgewise.
Selena Kensington didn’t know how to play chess, so she could only blankly watch the two clash on the board.
After the servants of the Sinclair Family brought tea and snacks, Selena Kensington, while munching on seeds, watched the two old men play chess.
Just like that, after several rounds back and forth.
Patriarch Norwood and the old man of the Sinclair Family were tied two to two.
"Phew... old guy, today you’re more serious than usual."
The old man of the Sinclair Family sighed.
Patriarch Norwood raised his mouth slightly "Before, I was just giving you a head start!"
"Bah, one more game!"
"Bring it on!"
Watching the two old men about to dive back into another chess match, Selena Kensington sighed silently.
Suddenly, she heard Iris Sinclair’s voice behind her.
"Cousin-in-law, why are you here?!"
Selena Kensington turned around and saw Iris Sinclair walking towards the pavilion.
"Grandpa, Grandpa Norwood."
Once Iris Sinclair entered the pavilion, she greeted the two elderly men.
The old man of the Sinclair Family looked up from the chessboard "Little Iris, you’re back?"
Patriarch Norwood also looked up "Haven’t seen you for days, Little Iris, you’ve become even more beautiful."
"Hehe."
Iris Sinclair laughed, then looked at Selena Kensington "Cousin-in-law, watching them play chess is boring, come on, I’ll take you to have some fun!"
Selena Kensington didn’t play chess, and indeed found watching the two elderly men play a bit dull.
She looked at Patriarch Norwood.
Patriarch Norwood nodded slightly at her "Go on, let Little Iris show you around, Grandpa will come find you later."
"Alright, then Grandpa, Grandpa Sinclair, enjoy your game."
"Take care, girl."
Then, Selena Kensington left the pavilion with Iris Sinclair.
"Ah, cousin-in-law, is this your first time at my house?"
Iris Sinclair asked.
Selena Kensington nodded.
"Then let me show you around, and introduce you to the other members of the Sinclair Family."
The in-law relationship between the Norwood Family and the Sinclair Family was strong and cordial, unmatched by the Blanchett Family, the Dalton Family, and the Osborne Family.
