The moment I walked through the huge black wooden door, I saw my Dad almost running down the stairs just to come with me.
"Maiden! My baby!"
Tears flow down my eyes as soon as I felt his embrace. Then I realized, I can never be mad at this man who had a great contribution to who I have become right now.
He's crying when he pulled back, even his wife, Chesca who was standing behind him. She's been a good wife to him and still accepted him despite what he did.
"Daddy..."
I hugged him again. I missed him. I missed him so much. I wish I had him beside me during those cruel times. But it's in the past, at least we still have time to be with each other.
"How are you, Maiden?" he wiped my tears using the hem of his shirt.
"Daddy?"
"Dad?"
"Honey?"
Bryan, Chesca and I, all protested in unison, but it's too late. He already wiped my tears. Who will use the hem of his shirt to wipe the tears of his daughter at the age of twenty-six? Well, only my Dad, and I felt like a seven-year-old again.
"What? I just wiped my baby's tears." He said with a shrug.
The mother and son just shook their heads, as I bit my bottom lip to control my laughter.
"Madi," Chesca also pulled me into a motherly hug and I hugged her back.
"Okay, let's go to your room, baby. Just put your things in there and let's go upstairs." he put his arm around my shoulders. "Honey, I'll show my baby her room, is it okay if we just follow to the dining room later?"
"Sure, honey."
Dad showed me my temporary room as he said, he's still renovating my room. For me, it doesn't matter where I sleep, as long as I have a bed to sleep in at night.
When we entered, I walked immediately to the large glass window of the room.
"How are you, Maiden?"
I turned around to see him sitting on the edge of the bed.
"I'm fine, Dad."
Bryan told
lip, I walked over to him and sat down
really fine, Dad. I'm
but he held my left hand and I heard him let out a loud
"I'm sorry, baby."
Dad! It's not you! I
me and your Mom. But believe me, Maiden. I can't control those things back then. Your Mom was my first love before I married your Aunt Chesca. And that love
telling me I'm your biggest
mean is that if I were a strong as you were before, maybe I could avoid those unwanted things that
into this, in its place right now. Because
smiled at
asked suddenly and
beating in my chest."
of that baggage you have inside with
again with the
Mom, you're also using the word 'old' to
I am. Look
don't have to say it. I can see it clearly!" I complained and now
boss, the deal, my stupidity, his plan with his ex-girlfriend, from our marriage, and to what I really felt for him. But the reaction I got from him was exactly the opposite I got from
I'm going to kill that motherfucker
he got up quickly with balled fists and clenched
but when I saw the rage in his eyes I was rooted in
bastard!
"Dad, calm down!"
after a minute, Bryan and his mother entered the
honey? We heard your screams
into a quick hug before pulling
idiot! He got his ex-girlfriend pregnant while he's married
and Bryan asked
that they loved to
the hell, Madielyn? Is it true --- you're married? You didn't tell me about
on both shoulders and
Was that why
call our men! Tell them to report in
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