Chapter 277
Angel
“Thea….” I had muttered longing for her presence already. I must have been out of my mind to permit them to leave the mansion. With everything going on their safety should be my priority but I guess pleasing Thea came first to me. Anything she wanted, I was willing to do.This content © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.
My office suddenly became uncomfortable for me to stay in. Thea had just been here for a few minutes yet her absence brought a loneliness I could not endure.
I attended to a few files on my table as quickly as I could and left my office, I had somewhere to be today and that was my father’s house with Louisa.
I took a deep breath to calm my nerves. It was funny now, I was never scared of going there before. Infact, I had more guts than I needed to go there. I’d threaten Louisa to stay off from getting her daughter back and I never bluffed with those threats but now the tables were turned and I was going there to tell her I couldn’t return her daughter just yet.
I had sent a message to her informing her of Thea’s return but after the casino my plans changed. She had cried over the phone when we spoke and for the first time I understood the pain I had caused her by taking her daughter away from her.
I could relate in a way because I had also lost Thea once. Even though she was physically present, her heart had been far away from me.
I had to meet Louisa in person to let her know my reasons for the change of heart and I also wanted to seek her forgiveness.
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The moment I stepped into my father’s house without Thea, Louisa came at me, dragging me by the shirt and asking about Thea. Looking at her teary face I couldn’t bring myself to tell her that I had come alone.
“Where is she? Thea! Where’s my daughter you bastard?” She yelled coming into the house after searching outside for Thea. “Where’s my daughter Angel? What have you done to her?” She cried hitting my chest hard.
“Where is she Angel?” Scott stepped in looking disappointed. “You said you were going to return her to us so why isn’t she here with you?”
“You should calm down Louisa. I can’t answer you if you keep hitting me this way.” I said to her even though I felt like it came out harshly. I didn’t intend to sound so but I needed to raise my voice so she could hear me out.
“Louisa, honey. Let him go.” Scott said pulling her away from me but she struggled hard and almost made a tear in my shirt.
“You’re useless. A heartless beast that’s what you are.”
“Calm down Louisa let’s hear him out !” Scott scolded trying to keep her from coming at me again.
“Let me go! I hate him, I hate him so much.” She cried and her words did hurt me but then I deserved it. “Go ahead you bastard, tell me, what has happened to my daughter. Did you kill her already.” She burst out in tears after assuming that. Seeing Louisa cry this hard made me realize just how cruel I had been to a mother.
“Thea is fine and I’m sorry I couldn’t keep my word.”
“Why couldn’t you keep your word.” Louisa asked. She had stopped struggling and payed attention to me.
“Bringing her here would put her life at risk Louisa. I have enemies who could use her as bait to lure me out. They’ve used her once to get to me, I can’t let that happen.”
I explained and Louisa scoffed.
“You lying beast. You don’t care about her. Everything you do is for yourself.”
“I care about Thea Louisa. More than you could think of.”
“I don’t believe you. If you really cared about her or thought of her as your step- sister then you wouldn’t have bought her and enslave her for your dirty pleasures. You used my daughter!” She cried amidst her yells. I gulped hard, getting Louisa to forgive me was seeming impossible.
“You’re wrong about that.”
“No I’m not and you know it, you never saw her as family, never saw her as your step-sister and you never treated her as one.”
“That’s the thing Louisa….” I said and the place fell silent with confusing eyes each on me. “W-what do you mean?” She stuttered.
“I don’t see Thea as my step-sister.” Her confusion doesn’t fade and Scott looks at me seeking more clarification.
“It doesn’t surprise me.” Louisa said, her confused gaze settling for a disappointed one.
“You can’t be serious Angel. Don’t you have any remorse for everything you’ve done?” Scott asked, he probably couldn’t understand how one could be heartless but they were misunderstanding already.
“I do, now that I see how much I hurt Louisa.” I answered
“She was so excited when she knew she’d have a brother from our marriage. So why can’t you see Thea as your step sister?”
“… Because I’m in love with her.” I spill the truth and another deafening silence clouds the place. I look at their faces and they looked utterly shocked. No one spoke as seconds went by.
The silence is finally broken as Louisa erupts in laughter. She finally comes to a stop and her gaze turns angry. I pissed her off for real.