the sound of the slap reverberated throughout the warehouse,Olivia clutched her cheek tears welling in her eyes, I grabbed her chin and turned her head to face me “what were you thinking?”
Olivia sobbed Ii was just trying to help Mr Omig”
“well you didn’t help at all!” I said with scorn “and came close to getting me thrown into the cell with him”
Olivia turned away “that would not have happened”
I barked out a laugh” of course it would have! that,…..person Hienrichs would love nothing more than an excuse to lock me up, AND YOU NEARLY GAVE HER ONE!”
“but it worked “Olivia replied” she let him go!”
I turned my back to her rubbing my temples “she let him go because she had already given her word to do so if she could not find proof of his guilt”
Olivia’s ears dropped “oh,……. but the bourgeoisie must be shown that the proletariat will no longer take onto them selves the yoke of economic slavery’ “
a second slap rent the air like a gunshot “HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO SPEAK THAT MARXIST FOOLISHNESS AROUND ME?,HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THAT WE! ARE YOUR HATED BOURGEOISIE!”
Olivia straitened up and squared her shoulders “you may be Auntie but i am not!”
I smirked “then you won’t mind if i take your access to the Family Bank account from you, that same Account that allows you to pay for your trips allover the civilized world to go to your little rallys and seminars, or allows you to buy all those spring Paris Fashions you love so much? is that what you want?”
Olivia bowed her head and mumbled, I looked at her”what was that? i didn’t quite hear you?”
I watched Olivia’s shoulders slump ” I said no aunt Violet “
I sat down on the edge of my desk”very well, it was my first plan to send you back to Amaranth and have your father set you up with a nice little apartment in the warrens tunnels “
Olivia started like a ……. well a scared rabbit “but I’ve decided to keep you here where I can keep an eye on you, but one mistake , just one rally, and you won’t see the un escorted light of day till im dead! remember Olivia you are my heir start acting like it, and if you think that means removing the currant head of the family you wouldn’t have a chance, remember thats why you don’t have any Uncles, now your free to go about the city, but you will probably want to wait till that bruise fades,”
Olivia clutched her cheek again, as I continued ” but at the tiniest hint of trouble I’ll put you under Qismahs tender care”
Qismah looked up from the book she was reading by the stove ” and why must I be saddled with the brat?”
I looked over at her,and frowned “because you are the only person i can trust to keep her out of trouble, i can’t put her in Ambrose’s care he’s too polite and proper to give her a good slap if she starts trouble”
Qismah smiled broadly “oh that I can do, and happily!”
Olivia glared at me “so Im to be tethered to your poisoning lover?”
I glared back and Olivia flinched “no I can put you in Captain Nemoy’s tender claws!”
I watched both women visibly shudder and laughed”alright Olivia go put some ice on your face, and Qismah shouldn’t you be doing something in that shop of yours Im paying for?”
as I watched the two women stalk off I shook my head with a sigh”some days I wish I’d never killed my Brothers”
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