The Mech Lord

Chapter 46 - 45: Vanessa Regallia

"What do you think you are doing Vanessa?" Viona glared at the lady, who had pinned Leo against the wall.  

Vanessa's face twitched when she saw Viona standing at the door, glaring at her. She involuntarily let go of Leo, masking her expression of shock with a gentle smile. She scratched her cheek cutely, as if to prove that she wasn't caught red-handed.

"Umn..we were just having fun," She said with a silly smile. But, Viona continued to glare at her, completely unaffected by her statement.

"You think I am blind," Vion asked as her expression darkened. She had clearly witnessed everything.

"Come one, Sis," Vanessa cried, "It was just a harmless prank." 

Leo, who heard all of that, couldn't hide his expression of shock. This lady was Viona's Sister? Hell, she really made a mess out of him. It was only a prank for her. But, it was not so for Leo. He really had a heart attack there for a second.

"How dare you play a prank on him?! Is this the reason for your visit? Is this how you treat your nephew!" Viona berated her. She really seemed to have been angry.

"What do you mean nephew?! We aren't even real sisters." Vanessa rolled her eyes at Viona. "Don't make me sound so old. I am only 5 years older than him. If I didn't get fooled by your young appearance during early days, I would be calling you Aunty right now."

"Ouch!" Vanessa let out a squeak as a piercing pain shot through her ears. 

"What did you say?" Vion asked Vanessa as she twisted her ears while glaring at her. No one has seen when she had moved, but she had already arrived by Vanessa's side by the time the two people realized it.

"I am sorry, Sis. It's my fault." Vanessa immediately began to beg for forgiveness. "Let go! It really hurts!"

In the end, Viona harrumphed before finally letting her ear go. She then walked towards to see if he was alright or not. "Are you fine, Aiden?" 

"Yeah, I am good." Leo nodded. But it was very clear from his sweaty appearance, that he wasn't at all. 

"Why are you asking him such questions? Do you really think I would harm him?" Vanessa said with an upset tone.

"Shut up! And stay away from my son. You already have turned Amellia like that. I don't want you to cause another disaster." Viona refuted her. And stood in front of Leo like a mother protecting her child from a predator.

"Umn..who is she?" Leo interrupted the two.

"She is your Aunty Vane," Viona said as she looked at Leo. She seemed to have deliberately spelled the word 'Aunty' louder and it made Vanessa's expression turn dark. She clearly wanted to refute it but didn't dare to when saw the look in Viona's eyes.

The word instantly rang bells in Leo's head. He had definitely heard about her once or twice.  But they haven't explicitly told him about her. 

"It was at her request that we hadn't told you about her. She said it was very important that she meet you again for the first time as strangers. But, to think it was all for a prank." Viona's expression turned sour once again.

"Come on, just allow it for once!" Vanessa pouted. "It isn't everyday that we see Mr. Robot so flustered."

"What did you say?!" Viona snapped hearing Vanessa calling Leo by names. This was the one thing that she hated extremely.

Leo looked at her and finally understood why Amelia was so different from her brother and parents. It was this lady's influence no doubt about it.

In  the end, things calmed down as Vanessa was forced to apologize.

Viona had apparently come back home after she was informed of Leo's early arrival. It was a good thing that she did come back. If not, Leo probably would have truly lost it.

The group of three got into the hall and sat down. The commotion had indeed tired everyone out.

Leo used this opportunity and got to know about Vanessa. Her full name was Vanessa Regallia.

It seemed that Vanessa was adopted by Viona. Her parents were a part of the raid team 30 years ago but had sadly passed away in the fight. In the end, Viona couldn't bear to leave the little girl alone. So, Vanessa was adopted by her.

And since little Vanessa didn't know about Viona's real age. She judged it on her appearance and began calling her sister. And that hasn't changed till today.

Since then, Vanessa has been a part of the family. But two years ago, she moved out with all her stuff after she got selected for the Mech Knight Program and recently, she had finally gotten a posting after graduating at the top of her batch.

Leo couldn't help but sigh. Her past was indeed a bit saddening. But, you couldn't change something which had already happened. He just gave his heartfelt respect to her parents who had made the sacrifice for the universe.

But, there was another thing which Leo sighed for.

Everyone else around him was a soldier. A person chasing power. This was just too different from him.Not to mention, they had relevant skill ranks to back up their dreams.

But what about him?

He was going on an entirely different path; one which didn't even suit him.

'I will have to talk with Aiden's father about it,' Leo muttered inwardly. It would be better if he took something which he had interest in. Not to mention, at this rate, he would end up destroying all of Aiden's hard work.

"What are you thinking so deeply about?  Have you still not forgotten about it?" Vanessa's voice sounded next to Leo's ear. He immediately turned his head towards his side to find Vanessa's face right in front of him.

This made him a bit flustered and he pulled his face back.

"Oh my so cute! Who would have thought that our little guy could behave like this." She really seemed to be enjoying Leo's reactions.

"Bang!" A fist fell above Vanessa's head as Viona brought justice for Leo.

"Stop teasing him!" She warned Vanessa before asking Leo to head back to his room and take rest. After all, Leo had said to her that his arm was acting up and hurting again. This was apparently the reason that he had come home early.

As Leo was leaving, Vanessa's voice sounded in his ears again, "I will come to see you and don't worry. We are not related by blood. So, it's fine."

Leo almost stumbled on the stairs after hearing that while Vanessa broke out into a sweet laughter.

"Vanessa!" Viona's angry roar sounded throughout the mansion when she saw the girl was still not listening.

Leo sighed, Vanessa was the worst kind of character to deal with in his current situation.. He really didn't know what would happen if she continued to do this.