Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 163

Hattie smiled warmly. "We baked a chiffon cake and thought we'd bring some for everyone to enjoy."

The servants glanced at each other, surprised to see them showing up at their door.

"You're too kind, especially since you brought this over in this bad weather.

"I'll go tell Mr. Niall."

One servant hurried upstairs to let Niall know.

Since they were already there, it wouldn't be right to leave them outside, so the servant opened the door and invited them into the living room.

The inside of the estate looked completely different from the small house they had stayed in before.

The small house was just a temporary spot on the island for fishing trips, but this vacation estate was really fancy.

It had a similar style to the small house, but it was much bigger.

When Niall heard about their visit, he came downstairs.

Seeing them sitting on the sofa, he frowned slightly. "What brings you here?"

Hattie and Benson turned to look at him when they heard his voice.

Niall was dressed casually in a white sweater and loose black pants that made him look tall and elegant. He had a handsome face and stood tall like a tree, making him quite a pleasing sight.

Hattie couldn't take her eyes off Niall.

Benson spoke up first, saying, "Hello, Mr. White. To thank you for sending the yacht to rescue us, Hattie and I baked a chiffon cake and brought it for you to try."

Hattie snapped out of her trance when she heard Benson's voice and added, "Yes, Mr. White, we hope you'll enjoy it."

She offered him the cake.

Niall looked at the cake and said coldly, "Thank you."

"It was no trouble," Hattie said cheerfully. "My brother and I didn't have much to do at the small house, so we decided to bake a cake."

Niall wasn't really into sweets, but he couldn't refuse their gesture, seeing as they had come all the way.

He wasn't a teenager; he was almost thirty and had to maintain good relations with the Ridge family.

So, Niall invited them to sit down.

"Please, have a seat. Can someone bring us some tea?"

"Right away."

A servant brought them tea and took the cake to the kitchen to cut it.

Niall then instructed, "Go upstairs and tell them to come down."

"Of course, sir."

Them?

Hattie figured Niall was talking about Violeta.