Reborn ghost seeing lady is pampered by her ex husband-Chapter 532: Great grandpa.
Phoebe stared blankly, she did not know what kind of service he needed from her and one that had to do with the academy at that. It was not as if she was a student of the academy and given her father's relationship with the school of magic, she did not think that she was the best person to come to.
Nevertheless, she felt obligated to keep an open mind and hear him out. "It sounds like you have accomplished your goals a lot sooner than we all thought. What does this have to do with the reason why you wanted to see me so desperately?"
She studied him, but Rufus had one of those impassive faces that were just so hard to read. He was the worst kind of opponent to face off in a game of cards because he could pull off the blank face so well.
Massaging the lower end of his chin, Rufus' eyes moved around with unease. He was not sure whether to speak on the matter with other people present.
Phoebe finally saw a crack in the blank face. On noticing his hesitation, she decided to say something to reassure him. "Grandpa Rufus believe me when I tell you that the people in this room are some of the most trustworthy people I know. Feel free to say whatever you want to say." She assured him.
"Or we can give you two some privacy if it will make you feel at ease." Rekha edged forward in an attempt to leave the room. This was because she respected Rufus so much and unlike Phoebe, she held the man in high esteem because she was a student of the academy, and he was the dean.
Using her hand, Maureen pinned Rekha down and gave her a stay put look before turning back to Rufus. "You heard my niece uncle, we are people she trusts. Besides whatever uncle Rufus has to say cannot be juicier than what we have come to tell him." She remarked.
Maureen was sure that Rufus had a secret or secrets to share and there was no way she was missing out on whatever he was about to reveal.
"Alright then." Rufus shrugged. He tilted his head downwards and coughed three times, relieving the itch in his throat. After that, he got a cough drop and put it on his tongue before looking up. "You will have to excuse me, I am coming down with a little cough."
Everyone shrugged it off.
Rufus placed his hands on the table and leaned forward, going straight to the point. "Phoebe, I am sure that if these people with us are observant as I am, then they must have noticed your special abilities. And please do not say that they are shaman abilities because they are not. Your abilities go beyond simple shamanism, and you serve no deity like most shamans do.
You are not a trained guardian; hell, most trained guardians cannot conjure a storm even at their strongest! And that day, you hovered in the air with your eyes glowing brightly like the sun. It was something that I have never seen before and trust me I have seen a lot.
I am not a nosy old man but when it comes to magic, caution must always be taken. It is yet to be determined if you are a friend or foe. What your source of power?" He asked with measured interest, leaving no room for evasion from his questioning.
Maureen waved her hand which had a half-eaten strawberry in it, the other half was in her mouth. "Oh, I will take this one. Her source of power is nature and the glowing eyes, that was either baby Star or Zephyra our friendly neighborhood ghost. Pheebs cannot control her power fully like that." She paused and smiled mischievously. "At least not yet. She is not a foe; she is a friend." She fixed the other half of the berry in her mouth.
"Senior Maureen!" Rekha gasped, her voice exploding in disbelief. "Pheebs clearly told us that she wanted to keep her pregnancy a secret and you just sang out the words like a parrot." Her voice shuttered the air, jagged with shock.
Blinking because she was taken aback by Rekha's reaction, Maureen let out a laugh which was brittle with disbelief. "Wait I thought that we are here to tell Uncle Rufus everything, out of all the details we are going to disclose tonight Phoebe's pregnancy is the least shocking thing." She threw a quick glance at the parents to be before leaning forward to pick another strawberry from the fruit basket on Rufus's desk. "Let's get the simple secrets out of the way and get to the big stuff. We know what the big stuff is."
Maureen was tired of the secrets, and she knew that sooner or later, the pregnancy would reach the ears of the Saxon's. If they were going to decide where Star would be raised, it would be best to do so before the baby arrived.
For that reason and more, Maureen decided to be the bad guy and take the bull by the horns, revealing Phoebe's little secret. Besides, with the power that the baby was exhibiting, it was best for Rufus to be in the know before Dorothy and her witch hunting group tried to harm Phoebe or Star.
A dumb founded stare was all that Rufus could muster for a few seconds, then a laugh burst from his lips, bright and unexpected. "You two is it true? Are you really having a baby? Oh my goodness what would he call me__great grandpa, right? I am going to be a great grandpa again. I did not think that I would ever see David's children in my lifetime. The ancestors of my clan have truly blessed me in many ways after my revival." He sprung up, arms flung wide as if to hug the sky when they nodded in unison.
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It was a beautiful moment to witness in Phoebe's opinion. Rufus had not met any of their children in the past life.
"Grandpa." Phoebe politely called him; her tone was serious though. "Can we keep this between us for now?"
She made a difficult request, and it showed in Rufus's response. He appeared confused.
Pulling his brows closer together, Rufus quickly sat back down. "Why? Is something wrong with the pregnancy? Or is it because you are not showing yet and you are waiting to pass the first trimester? Is it a supernatural problem?" A glint of worry crossed his eyes.
