Chapter 301: The Ridley’s on the Thorin estate!
The Thorin estate had unexpected guests and Sigrid did not count as one of those guests. Unexpected in this case meant guests whose presence could not have been foreseen by anyone ever.
Nobody could have anticipated that Alexander Ridley would someday bring some of the members of his family to Eldoria and knock on the gates of the Thorin estate.
The Ridley’s arrived ten minutes before Sigrid did. Duke Thorin nearly fainted on seeing Alexander Ridley again. He wondered if this was one of those literal speak of the devil instances because not long ago, he had talked about the man and suddenly he was on his doorstep.
The shock doubled when Alexander gave him a bear hug and called him an old friend. Then, he audaciously invited himself into their home and asked the servants to prepare rooms for his family as they were staying over for at least a fortnight.
By the time Sigrid arrived, maids were serving refreshments and her grandfather was glaring daggers at Lord Ridley.
Sigrid sauntered into the living room, walking gracefully with her hands folded together and resting on her lower abdomen. She joined everyone and sat down. "I do hope that I am not interrupting. I had no idea that we had guests."
Even though Sigrid had told her family members many times not to curtsy or bow before her, they still did. This was especially so when they were around people that were not considered family.
Their actions prompted the Ridley’s to stand up and greet her.
"I heard the good news about your granddaughter’s wedding old friend." Lord Ridley bellowed in a delighted voice. "I must say that I was sad not to receive an invitation. I have always considered us family Thorin."
Lady Iryne, Duchess Mila, Deanne and Annabelle Givenchy looked at the duke. Their puzzled eyes were truly seeking for an explanation.
The duke that was truly lost just sighed. Was he supposed to tell them that he met Alexander only once when he was on a secret spying mission? But, as Alexander was not the self appointed king of Northern Medoris, Duke Thorin decided to indulge the man for bit.