CHAPTER 33
ANALINE POV
“Wait! I feel like someone is missing, Eliot where is Anastasia?” Because of that question from my aunt, I felt like a rock because I knew she would hate me even more.
“Uhmm S-shes m-missing.” I said and my lips shutter softly before taking a deep breath.
“W-what did you say? My grand daughter is missing?” She asked incredulously so I just nodded before tightening the grip on the glass I was holding because I was getting scared.Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.
“Why did you just say this now? What did you do? How did my grand daughter disappear?! Even though I don’t want your daughter, she still my grand daughter and I still have a heart!” She said angrily before hitting the table so the food was almost thrown away, I just closed my eyes because of her shout, I knew that the bad words I would hear from her would increase like before when Eliot left me with her earlier.
FLASHBACKS
When Eliot climbed the stairs, my aunt released her grip on the back of my wheelchair before she came in front of me so I just looked at her.
“I thought you stayed and slept for the rest of your life.” She raised her eyebrows and said that in front of me but I just kept quiet I didn’t want to answer her that she wouldn’t like me maybe she would hate me even more.
“You knew then that I didn’t want you for my son anymore, Iris wouldn’t have left before if you just didn’t show up.” She added, keeping my mouth shut and listening to what she had to say even if I would get hurt because of her words I can endure it.
“I don’t know where my son found you, you’re just not as beautiful as Iris and in fact Iris is smarter and kinder than you, admit it to me? Did my son find you at the bar?” Because of her question, I nodded because it’s true that Eliot and I first met at the bar.
“So, I’m right you’re prostitute.” Because she said that I couldn’t avoid tears in my eyes before I answered.
“Excuse me, I respect you because you are the Mother of the man I love, I know you don’t want me and that’s okay and I can endure your painful words that your throwing at me until the time comes that you accept me and I’ll admit at the bar I first met Eliot but I’m not a prostitute who will just have sex to other men around. “As I say that tears are still dripping from my eyes. And I also saw how guilt passed through her eyes.
“No matter what you say I still don’t want you!” She said last before she left me alone in the living room. I heard footsteps coming down the stairs so I quickly wiped away my tears before smiling looking up the stairs and I saw Eliot coming down and approaching me.
“Where’s mom?” He asked.
“In the kitchen, I told her I’ll wait for you here so we can go there together.” I smiled and told him before going behind me and starting to push my wheelchair into the kitchen.
END OF FLASHBACK
“You’re really a careless mother!” She said angrily as she turned to look at me.
“I-I’m sorry aunt.” I said weakly.
“I’m sorry? What that sorry of yours can do? if my grand daughter is gone?!” She said angrily.
“Mom stop it okay! It’s my fault not her, so don’t shout at her in front of me!” Eliot defending me.
“That’s how good you are, defending her I don’t know what you liked about that woman and that’s how you defend her! “Auntie said angrily.
“Stop it aunt, the problem won’t be fixed if you shout.” Iris said calmly, I saw how my aunt calmed down. It was as if I was hurt there because when Iris spoke, she calmed down immediately, but when I was, I felt like a ghost in front of her that she couldn’t be with for a long time.
“Rex, made a way to find my grandaughter as soon as possible.”She said calmly to uncle rex. I just bowed down because it was my fault too.
“The police are in charge of searching for our daughter so don’t worry.” Said Eliot.
“You can really only rely on the police because it’s useless to be with you and you can’t do anything!” I heard Aunt said as I bowed even more and quietly cried.
“Mom! How long will you embarrass her in front of me? Respect me as your child.” Eliot said and I felt he stand up in tandem with the start function of my wheelchair, as he walked out of the kitchen. I was still bent over as he pushed my wheelchair until I felt me float because he lifted me in bridal style up the stairs and we went to his room here in his Mother’s mansion. I just put my hand on his neck while my head just rested on his chest. As he walked I knew we had reached his room because I felt him lower me to his soft bed.
“I’m sorry for what my mom said.” He asked for more excuses but I just smiled at him.
“Please stop pretending that its okay, Because I can feel it, your not totally fine, your hurting inside but you always keep it, You can always lean on my shoulder.” He said while sitting next to me so I could do nothing but sit down put my head on his shoulder and little by little tears dripped from my eyes. Until I sobbed because I couldn’t just hide how I felt every time I saw in her Mother’s very eyes the dislike for me so that I was being crushed.
“Just cry.” I heard him say and touched my head before stroking his chest.
“W-why? W-what did I do wrong? So that your parents won’t like me? It’s my fault that I loved you?” I asked him while sobbing into his chest.
“Am I so unacceptable? Why do I feel this pain.”
“I didn’t want this, my heart wanted something I just followed because I can’t seem to breathe if I lose you to me.”
“And it also hurts me every time I think I can’t see our child.” I said.
“Admit it to me Eliot and be honest, Do you still love Iris?” I asked him and arranged a seat before I looked at him I could see how he swallowed and stiffened because of my question to him.
“N-no.” He said and averted his eyes from me.
“I’ll only believe you if you look at me straight in the eyes and tell me that word straight away.” I told him emphatically. But it still didn’t look at me so I laughed a little while my tears were falling again.
“You think I haven’t seen before how you worry about her? Do you think I haven’t seen how you stare at her that you think she’s the only woman you want to be with for life? I’m trying not to get hurtn because I’m with you but why do I feel, you just want me by your side but the contents of your heart are different?”I said softly to him.
“Do you think I’m not hurting?! Every time you stare at her? How can I read the joy in your eyes? I’m hurt! I’m crushed, I’m more able to accept the hurtful words coming from your Mother than to see you looking happily to Iris! ” I cried telling him. I saw him look me straight in the eye before speaking.
“I don’t love Iris, I only love you and our only princess, I will still choose you and you in the end.” He straightly said while looking into my eyes.
“Come here, stop crying.” He said before pulling me and the two of us lying on his bed, he put my head on his chest before he touched my hair. “Sleep and rest, I’m just here next to you I won’t leave until you fall asleep.” He said and I felt his kiss on my head so I calmed down before closing my eyes and fell asleep.