The Grand Mistress

The table was silenced for a moment. Feather stated a fact that they all used to ignore.

"I am not the person President Hawk wanted," Feather stated again. "You both know that. So don't you think it's better to rush things off before he figures it out?"

"Feather!" Fara snapped out of the sense of her daughter. Feather had made a shameless thing mentioning the woman they had already long forgotten and certainly, such an attempt of her to bring the memory of that woman in their household would surely anger her father more.

When Feather was already named as the successor of the Han's, Fara's place as the madam of the household was secured. However, Fara was aware of the history of the Hans and so she felt the need to constantly please her husband as well as the Han's elders to secure her place. This too was the reason why, as much as possible, she wanted to put a leash on Feather and make her a desirable granddaughter and heiress by being obedient to her ascendants. However, Feather was a naturally spoiled prima donna who can't control her tantrums and this gave Fara much of a headache. 

However, for Feather, things were different. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she already knew her place in the Han's household. She was born as an heiress and for her, there's no one who could take her place and so she didn't feel the need to work out on her character. 

"There is nothing to figure out!" Mauro gave her own daughter a hard look. Feather getting into ballet was already a headache for him. She was meant to succeed Han's Scintillait but she went on chasing some dancing stuff that Mauro hated so much. Good thing she was good at her stuff and managed to get a name on her own, if not he certainly would have had a hard time defending her on the Han's elders. "You are the one and only heiress! You are meant for him! It's a shame that you are dragging someone else's name in this family!"

"Then have me married to President Hawk already so you won't have this kind of conversation!" Feather retorted with much irritation. Her Father, as always, doesn't really care much of her welfare but only business. 

She knew how bad things were in Han's Scintillait as they were on the verge of bankruptcy already before Hawk came into the picture. However, despite such struggle, her father kept this fact a secret to the Han's elders as he was very afraid that if they learned about it, Han's Scintillait would be taken from Mauro's hand and he would end up with nothing. 

This too was the reason why somehow he was delaying a bit the marriage of Hawk and Feather because he wanted to fix things within Han's Scintillait before some merger takes place. He was betting all her hopes with the new venture Hawk promised and wanted it to take place before the marriage happens. The venture cost a fortune and he was afraid that Hawk would not continue it if he gave him her daughter that easily. So to make sure Hawk fulfills his part, he will hold on to her daughter until he bleeds all the things and money he demanded.

"Feather this is the reason why I want you to study business," Mauro Han shook his head frustratedly. Fara had already failed to give him a son and yet, the daughter she gave him had a very bad temperament. "Remember that I agree to this marriage because of Han's Scintillait. If Hawk will not deliver what he promised, then the marriage will not take place,"

"As if we are in the position to demand anything!' Feather boldly answer, "If I know our company had already been bankrupt because of your gambling habits and yet here you are, talking about demanding something from the great Hawk Monsanto as if we have a good business to speak off,"

"Feather calm down my love," Fara reached out to pacify her. "You have to understand that your father is not only after business. There are also many formalities our family had to go through in order for that to happen. Besides, Hawk still need to meet the elders first,"

"The elders surely will have no problem with Hawk. I had talked to grandpa and he certainly liked Hawk. That's why he had a go with the engagement," Feather told. If there was one person Feather wanted to please and obey, certainly it was her grandfather. Unlike his father, her grandfather is richer and more powerful. He was also the one who pushed Feather to do ballet and supported her entire career. " So I don't understand the need for all these formalities,"

"Feather I had always told you to be careful with your dealing with your grandfather," Fara panicked upon hearing Feather uttered her grandpa. The old man was someone not a single Han would wish to upset. Even Mauro himself was very careful with his father and this was the reason why he didn't want him to know how Han's Scintillait was struggling. He certainly doesn't want to fall  from his grace.

"Afraid? Do you want me to tell grandpa about the Han's Scintiallait's predicament?" Feather threatened her own parents. 

"Go ahead!" Mauro challenged the girl. "Go ahead so that your grandfather will learn you had no good knowledge in handling business, not even a single talent for handling jewelry,"

Being the sole heiress of the Han's, Feather was expected to learn business and more so, since Han's Scintillait is a company that makes and produces fine jewelry, she was bound to learn just even the basics of jewelry making. But Feather, as spoiled as she was, refused to learn such stuff and focused on ballet. So all these years, she didn't pick up any skills that were required of her.

"You are upset that Hawk brought a hundred dollars for someone else? Well if you are knowledgeable enough, you could have asked him to buy such jewelry for you first, instead of those other things you chose," Mauro spat and Feather's expression fell at that.