Chapter 135
Akira's POV
"It's you, my daughter ... My Nadine." She had closed the gap between us but didn't pull me for a hug, I guess she was scared that I would push her away or not want a hug.
Of course, I wanted one, she didn't know how much I wanted a mother, I wanted to be loved by my mother, treated with love and compassion, not with hatred, I just wanted a little of the love that Linda got from her mother. "You, are my daughter." My eyes were already watery and so was Amelia, she was teary already, even without a word.
"Mother? You are my mother?" As soon as those words left my lips, my tears were unshed and I couldn't hold them back, they ran down my cheeks freely.
She nodded as she too was in tears, Casper just stood there looking at us. "Yes, I am your mother, Nadine." She moved her hand and touched my hand when her fingers ran on my skin, feelings of comfort and love rushed throw my spine. I have never felt like this, all my life I am used to being pushed away; yelled out, and earning affection from people because I worked for it.
She caresses my forearm, till they move to my hair, tucking my strand of hair flying in front of my face behind my ear. "It's like a dream, I didn't know this day would come, where you would stand in front of me, in the flesh. Seventeen years of not seeing you, seventeen years of longing for you and wishing he would bring you back and I could hold you again. It's hard to believe, but you are here." She shook her head, her smile mixed with tears, they made her look more beautiful and more like my big sister and not my mother.
"You..." I don't even know what I wanted to say, I moved my hand and cupped her fingers that were resting on my face. "You are not dreaming, this is me, your daughter, in the flesh."
"Yay... Yay..." She murmured before I could register what was going on, she pulled me into a hug. I didn't see this coming, a few days ago, when I found out she is my mother, I was thinking of how to make her accept me and not get hurt. I didn't want her to push me away, I didn't know how I would feel if ever she was the one that trashed me away and didn't want me back but the day seemed to be turning out in my favor for once in my seventeen years of misery.
My heart palpitations increased as her hand wrapped around me. This felt so comforting and right. I was scared before meeting her. But right now, meeting her, brought solace and comfort.
My fear was gone and even though I didn't know what would happen after now, I just wanted to enjoy being held in my mother's hand even if it was just a second.
After a few minutes, we pulled from the hug and she tittered, "Don't mind your mother, she is emotional sometimes." She said wiping my tears while I wiped hers, she smiled and kissed my knuckles.
Her gaze moves to Casper. "Thank you, Casper, thank you for making me meet my angel." She said pulling me to the couch back.
"It's no big deal if it will make Akira happy." He said before moving to the single couch opposite the both of us to have a perfect view of Mother and me.
My eyes were still clouded with tears, I had mixed emotions, happiness, and worries. When Amelia moved her gaze back to my face, she could still see the tears in my eyes, "Oh dear, you should stop crying you are going to break Mother's heart and Roe might think I made his sister cry."
I shrugged my shoulder, sniffing hard before I managed to speak. "I am sorry. It's just for years... Probably just happy that I had a mother to myself."
"I am happy too, but I don't want us crying again, let's make good memories, from now, no more crying." I nodded not knowing what to say, her hands moved and wiped my tears.
I could see the smug grin curving her lips, as she just sat there watching my face, I didn't know how to feel with the fact that she was staring at me like someone scrutinizing me, but the expression on her face wasn't something to worry about so I just let her.
"Ahem..." She clears her throat catching my attention. "Don't mind my actions, I am just so carried away wanting to take every detail of your physique so I don't forget the slightest one." I ended up laughing and she giggled, she had this lovely smile. "Mommy, have a lot of things to say to you, and tell you about the last seventeen years, but Mommy doesn't want to overwhelm her little girl." I could understand, losing me almost the same time she had me.
"Me too... I have a lot of things I want to ask you." My voice was low but clear enough for her to hear and she smiled, nodding to my request, while her fingers played with my hair.
"Yes, I will let you but first, I want to host a party for you, I want to introduce you to the family to the world and to announce you as my heiress."
"What?" My eyes dilated in surprise I didn't see that coming and had no idea how to react to that, not that I don't like it but I am not prepared for publicity.
I was already fighting with the publicity that Wolfie had given me and now I had another coming.
"Relax, no one will hurt you, you got me, your cousin Roe, and your great-grandfather. We are all here to protect you."
"I know but can we skip that part?" She smirked.
"Even if I decided not to make the announcement, your great-grandfather will never accept that. Your great-grandfather is one of the top businessmen in the city and he will not take no for that, I know he is dying to introduce you to his business partners right from the moment he came home saying he saw a girl that looked like me."
"But isn't that too soon, you just met me, and you..."
"I don't need you to have any specialty for me to take you in or Grandpa to love you."
"Even at that, you still need to know things about me, so you don't end up bringing criminals into your family." She titters suddenly. I look at her baffled.
"Sorry dear, I couldn't sleep when I found out that you are my daughter, I wanted to run down here and plead with Casper to let me meet you but Roe didn't want us to overwhelm you, so he asked that I busy myself with trying to know more about you, so I practically know everything about you, your favorite food, color, the family you live with for seventeen years, your first love and gosh, I never like that guy, he is just like your father, not trustworthy, it's a good thing it didn't end well, he is no good and I didn't want my life for you. Falling for a punk was something someone like you shouldn't get involved in. The likes of Todd Evans."
"Todd Evans, is that the name of my father?"
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