Chapter 84

A couple of knocks from outside interrupted the father and son conversation.
"Nelson!" It was the voice of her Auntie Carmella.
Drake saw his father shook his head. It was as if he couldn"t believe how his sister was acting up.
"Open this door," she continued shouting. Drake felt that the door may collapse if they wouldn"t open it.
His dad nodded at him as if saying he could open it.
Drake couldn"t help but feel dismayed with his Auntie. How could she not respect that he and his father was talking?
"Where is your dad?" She said angrily at him.
He pointed his dad as soon as he opened the door.
"What is this? What are you telling you son, Nelson? Why are you speaking to him?" His Auntie asked one after the another.
He couldn"t help but wonder because of everything that she was saying. What was she talking about?
"Aunt---"
"Stop. I will turn to you if I want to talk to you," she said rudely at him.
He was dumbfounded because of how his Auntie talked to him. He knew that she"s old but he couldn"t help but get pissed off because the way that she was acting.
His eyebrows were drawn together and he couldn"t hide the sudden anger that spike inside of him. His forehead formed a crease and then he rolled his hands into a ball. He was trying his best to control his emotions because he couldn"t imagine what he could do to his Auntie.
His father was older than her but it looked like she was trying to manipulate him.
Drake saw his father when he looked at him. It was as if he was saying that he got this and there was no need for him to get involved.
"So, what now?" Again, it was his Auntie in an impatient voice. He couldn"t help but wonder why she was acting like this. He was thinking that it was like there was something that she didn"t want him to know.
"This is a talk between me and my son, Carmella. You stay out of this," he heard his father said in a firm voice.
Drake was stunned. His dad would only talk that way when he was already upset and he had already lost his patience. So, it would be the first time that his father had acted that way to his Auntie.
His father took care of his Aunty when their parents were busy.
So, he didn"t expect him to react like this towards her.
"W--- What did you say?" His Auntie said full of disbelief in her voice.
"I don"t know how to tell you this, Carmella. But this should be very obvious, no matter what we do, you do, we cannot changed the fact that my son is the heir of the Villarama"s so better just accept it. I am done with you. I am regretting those times I listened to you," he said which made Drake dumbfounded.
Drake so his Auntie"s jaw dropped. It was as if she didn"t expect everything that his dad said to her. Now, he understood what was going on. It seemed like his father was being manipulated by his Auntie. He couldn"t believe it.
How could that even have happened? Why did his dad allowed that to happen?
There was a long silence that filled the room.
"I don"t know what this son of your said or did to you and you believed him, Nelson," Auntie Carmella said when she recovered from shock.
"He didn"t do anything like what you are thinking, Carmella. I realized that I am wrong from listening to you. He already lost his mother and when I listened to you and believe everything you said, Drake lost me too," he said while looking at him.
Drake could feel how sorry his father was. He could sense the regret in his voice.
"That"s so dramatic, Nelson. So, you already trust your son just like what you did to his mother?" Auntie Carmella continued as she shook his head. It was as of she couldn"t believe that his father already realized everything. "What if he fail you like what his mother had done? What if he leaves you after he gets all the wealth of his family?"
Drake was shocked. That thing never entered his mind so he couldn"t believe that he was hearing it from his Auntie. He was their flesh and blood so how could she think to him like that? It was as if he was so bad and greedy.
"Hey, look, I really don"t need your money. If you want you can take the company and let your son take over. Talk to grandma. I don"t have interest in Villarama"s wealth. I cannot take everything that you are saying," he said as he turned to his Auntie.
She already gone below the belt. He couldn"t overlook how she judged him.
"Wow. Talk to your grandmother whom you already brainwash? No matter what I say, she always tell me that there would be no one who deserve to be the chairman but you," Auntie Carmella continued. "Tell me, how can you deserve that? Your mother is poor. I am sure that when you get all the wealth, you will search for her," she added while she was meeting his gaze.
"I don"t know how you can think that way, Auntie but it"s just really disappointing. To be honest, I am starting to lose my respect for you," he said in a firm tone. "You better stop before I lose it all."
"Woah! And who do you think you are? Now, you are being overconfident? Because you know that my mother favours on your side?" She said as she looked at him with accusing eyes.
"Would you really think that way? That"s just so low, Auntie Carmella. I never expected you to be like this," he said while he was shaking his head and the disappointment couldn"t be hidden from his reaction.