Stand By Me Darling
Chapter 235: The Documentary

Chapter 235: The Documentary

On her way to her grandpa’s place she asked Mr. Ed why the Dowager seemed angry. He laughed and said that she wasn’t angry but displeased that she was being too polite with her while being so casual with her grandfather.

She thought that Mr. Ed was messing with her.

’My grandpa will be my grandpa even if I kick him on the face. Nothing will change between us,’ she thought. ’But great grandma is the Dowager. I cannot make any wrong moves in front of her.’

"I’ll try my best, grandpa," Talia nodded and accepted his advice. Her Grandpa is wise and he talked to the Dowager for this long and his observations won’t be wrong.

And Dowager or not... She is my great grandma too, right?

And the reason grandpa’s stay is arranged in the grounds of Hingham Castle... Was it because great grandma wanted me to give her a visit too while I visit my grandpa? It is possible.

"You’re a good child as always," Jerome was pleased by her.

She still is a child. What will she do after she gets married? How will she survive?

Ah... The wedding.... There is a lot to prepare...

He fell into his own thoughts.

Talia reached her place and the firs thing she did was to check on Bear. Maybe he was tired after the long journey, he spent the day sleeping.

Talia had bought him a new bed and gave him an entire room which was supposed to be a nursery. She wanted to keep him in her room, but the amount he sheds was so enormous, she knew her health will be affected. And so she decided to keep a distance. He is still a puppy, and although newfoundland are known to be stubborn, he is already well-trained and it was not hard for her to train this puppy.

Talia went around her house and opened a random room to find that it was a home theater. The burgundy theme that ran through the room was very pleasant to her eyes and with comfortable couches and recliners that may seat at least twenty people, it seemed to be a very apt place for having fun with friends.

But I don’t remember asking for a home theatre..!

She walked to the table in there and above it was placed an envelope with her name neatly written with a perfect writing. Talia immediately recognised that handwriting.

Louis?

Talia read the concise letters in that neatly folded high grade stationary paper inside the envelope.

[My little gift to you, Mary. I hope you have lots of fun here. With Love, Louis.]

Talia with a smile folded the paper and placed it back in the envelope. She’s been given so many gifts this one day itself.

The gifts her family members gave her are worth millions. And her heart filled with warmth.

I need to write a thank you note for Louis...

She sat with her feet up on one of the recliners and closed her eyes.

This is a good day...

Still with her eyes closed, she thought about the red rose bouquet she received from Fred. Her heart overflowed with warmth. The planning he had to do and the efforts he must have took to pass that bouquet to her..

Her heart that was filled to the brim with happiness, thinking about Fred started overflowing with warmth and happiness and that gentle warmth reached her face from her heart and bloomed as a pretty smile in her lips.

The bouquet is the best gift I received today with no close contenders! Fred...My love...I wish you were here so I can kiss you to show my love.

She checked the time in her phone and there was a lot of time left for dinner. Fred specifically asked her to call after dinner and so he might be busy at other times and so decided to busy herself with something else.

And remembering the important council meeting, she checked the news articles and was stunned. The social media in Esteria almost broke unable to handle the traffic. The trending list was changing by the hour. People first talked about her and now all they are talking about are about the Elites of Esteria.

Talia ran out and brought back her laptop. She didn’t notice her assistant standing by the door in deep contemplation.

She connected her laptop to the big screen to watch the documentary.

"I think your assistant wants to quit. It seems like he is here under his father’s persistence to serve a Royal when he has other interests," Mr. Ed spoke, his eyes scrutinising every flinch in her face, to understand her thoughts.

Talia’s hands froze for a moment. That baby faced boy don’t even work for me for a week and he is already bored? Am I that bland? She wondered. "That’s a shame... He seemed capable. But I won’t force him to stay. Let him talk to me after he makes up his mind," she shrugged.

She cannot force someone to work for her when they are not interested.

"You’re right,Your Highness." Mr Ed nodded politely. Of course, his Princess won’t be panicked for this little issue.

"Join me, Sir Robert," Talia asked Mr. Ed and he sat in the couch next to her.

The documentary was well presented as Talia could say. The person who made this is well-experienced. He didn’t reveal his true identity and the narrating voice was indistinguishable mechanical voice that was put through a filter. In fact no once could say the poster was a male or female.

The narration was smooth and the content was flowing very naturally. At first the narrator explained why the Elites of Esteria are to be noted and some basic informations about the role of the Council was given.

And then it came... The bombshell reveals. The narrator seemed to be neutral and started with the Brunton family. Of course the next generation of Brunton family was only Talia. Everything that was public record about her was used in that documentary, from her birth certificate to her latest visa requests. Although he went through her entire life, it took mere minute to go through her entire twenty six years of her life. The narrator was concise with his words and explained a lot.

Of course everything involved everything negative about her too. A couple of her flare ups with others and the own big thing... Of her shooting Cyrus point blank.

He wasn’t judgemental or condescending when he described everything. He was just explaining everything that happened without any added opinions and without embellishing his words. He with detains talked about her life afterwards too.

Of course Talia Brunton is one of the elites and the list went on. The next went to the Wallace family who are considered second in power to the Brunton family. Truths about Archibald and Alfred were exposed too. A couple traffic violations, some shoplifting allegations, joy riding, Jay walking and some misdemeanor charges that would have gotten a hefty fine for normal people. But they were let go just because of their surname.

And the list went further on giving a detailed description of the life of the other elites too. Till then all of the details were public record and no one could refute anything. Oddly there was not a single blemish on Sophia and that surprised Talia.

A Saint? A crazy Saint? Or...a manipulator?

Her ’friends’ were caught on many misdemeanors while she escaped scot-free. She is a user, isn’t she?

And why is there nothing about Prince Edward?

Talia turned her mind towards the documentary and she was amazed by the work that should have been put on by this journalist.

"This guy has done his work!" Mr Ed was amazed too. This much details can be compared to the details collected by the intelligence agencies. But there will be more private details which cannot be published.

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