Chapter 136
Akira's POV
"Todd Evans, Is that the name of my father?" I think my question reminded her of something she was dying to forget. I saw pain flash through her eyes before she masked them almost immediately.
It was obvious the mere mention of the name of one whose name is not supposed to be mentioned rattled her. A forbidden topic. I wanted to know more about my father, it's obvious the male, I have lived with for seventeen years might not be my biological daddy if his name is Todd Evans then Ross can't be my daddy, probably just some good Samaritan who found me. As much as I wanted to know more about my biological father, I didn't want to open an old wound.
I am not going to be unfair to her by asking her something she didn't want to talk about. I could feel she was in an internal war with herself, struggling to tell me about him or brushing it away. She wasn't ready to tell that story. She sighed and parted her lips to say something, I guess she wanted to brave herself and tell me all about him, but I beat her to it when my fingers fell on hers, "It's fine, I could wait for as long as you are comfortable to tell that part. I don't want you getting hurt and I will not judge you for every decision, you made regarding him. I will wait."
Those words brought relief to her, and she smiled weakly. "thank you."
I smiled at her, and this time, the smile reached my ear, "You are welcome anytime, and just know I will always be here for you, I am not going anywhere."
"I hope so, I hope so." She said caressing my hair, and I smiled looking at her.
"Of course, I am not going anywhere," I said reassuring her and she smiled pulling me into another hug.
This time there wasn't tension around us, it was pure Bliss. There were no tears as well, she pressed her lips against my hair peppering them with kisses, when she pulled from the hug, she grabbed my hand. "I know I might be asking for too much but will you come home with me." My eyes bulge looking at her. "not your great-grandfather's mansion but mine, I want to spend time with you, a little meal together, I want to cook for my little girl, I have been longing to do that for a long time, I was worried if you were eating well or they have been treating you well, I want to care for my little girl, that is if it's okay with you."
"It's fine, but I came here with somebody, so I think we could do that some other time." she looked at me, her excitement dropped a bit but that smile was still curving her lips.
"Your boyfriend?" She asked and yet again my eyes dilated in surprise. She waves her hand. "Don't mind me, we could make exceptions, he could join us, probably this time, we could eat out while coming with your company, next time, I make dinner."
"Umm... I..." Here again, she is assuming that the fellow waiting for me outside is my boyfriend.
"Don't worry, I know a very nice restaurant, that the three of us could go out for the night, Casper, you could come if you want to, they have the best in tasty food and also in privacy." I knew what she wanted to do, she wanted me to feel at ease and not reject her proposal.
"It's fine, I think I will pass this time, the three of you could go," Casper said giving me that sheepish smile.
"Sure, but it depends on Meredith if he would..."
"Is that the name of your boyfriend?" She asked and gagged her lips almost immediately, Casper and I ended up laughing, she is just in her thirties but she talks like some real old woman, I wouldn't blame her, the mother instinct is creeping in now and then. "Sorry..." She murmured, I know she was eager to say something else but she aborted that part.
We bid our goodbyes to Casper, I owe him a treat after this but for now, I need to go with the female, we walked outside and Meredith was still there, resting lazily on the roof of the car, when he heard our footsteps he tilted his head. His eyes move from Amelia's to mine, having that surprised look on his eyes.
"Sorry, I kept you waiting."
"It's fine, I haven't been waiting too long and I was practically enjoying the view." He said before his eyes darted to Amelia. "Hi! I am Meredith." He said Amelia smiled taking his hand, which was stretched out to her.
"Amelia, Nadine's mother..." Meredith looked at her surprised, his gaze jungle between the two of us. She had been referring to me as Nadine for the longest time and I didn't ask the reason behind that, it's obvious that is the name she gave to me and that father only named me Akira because he had no idea of my real name. "Sorry… Akira's mother and nice to meet you." Meredith nodded to her while his gaze focused on me.
"Oh, we thought of having a meal at a restaurant, you, me, and Casper but he declined, would you like to come with us?" I asked, Meredith was already shaking his head before I completed my words.
"I will pass this time as Casper, I didn't want to spoil the moment between a mother and a daughter, you could go with her and call me when you are done, all you just need to do is let me know where you are going." He said, and Amelia grabbed his hand.
"Thank you, son, you are such a wonderful fellow and I think I like you a little more for my daughter," Meredith gazed jungle between the both of us. His eyes could tell that Amelia was assuming that he was my boyfriend. "so you are my daughter's boyfriend?" Meredith shook his head before he could say a word, Amelia's voice came up. "You are just her friend like Casper as well?" She asked staring at him.
"Yes, just the princess friend."
"Good," I didn't know how to feel about her words, is she already assuming that I don't have a boyfriend or is she happy that Meredith isn't my boyfriend?
I don't know but wish ever way, none of them favor me because I do have a boyfriend and Meredith isn't my boyfriend.
"Alright, I will call you," I said to Meredith before my gaze moved to Amelia.
"Do you know how to ride?" She asked, I stared at her confuse, what was she thinking? That I have a life of bliss, "Oh sorry, you are still underage, I will drive you." She said pulling my hand as we hurried towards the car, my eyes bulged at the Mercedes-Benz Exelero in front of us.
"You own this?" I asked pointing at the car.
"Yes, it's mine, you like it, I could get you one." She said pulling the door for me, like she was talking about a little toy that a child could ask for, I didn't give an answer to that. She drove me to the most expensive hotel in the whole city and we were led to the VIP lounge to have our meal.
My eyes moved around, everything was beautiful, never been in this kind of place before, and Wolfie never brought me here. "Do you like the place?" Amelia asked, I guess she could noticed how my eyes were roving to and fro.
I blushed in embarrassment, as my eyes lowered to the menus she was pushing to me, "I love it and I am glad we are here." I said and she smiled.
"We could always come here every day if you like."
"No, that is too expensive," I said not hiding my thoughts, she didn't comment on that.
Our food arrived in a few minutes and she kept adding food to my plate and even tried to feed me, I didn't know how to react to it, all my life, I always wanted someone to love me and care for me. But mother and sister never did. I ended up teary, my eyes were already clouded.
"Sorry, did I do anything wrong?"
"No, you didn't, I am just excited, for the first time, someone is treating me special."
"Didn't Todd's wife treat you well? Did Todd hurt you? Tell mother if that asshole did hurt you?"
"Father was a good man, but he had been gone for more than three years, and mother and sister didn't treat me right, he was a good dad to me. Ross was the name of my Dad."
"Ross?" She asked and her eyes flicked.
"Yes, he is the man that I have known all my life as my father, but if you say my dad's name is Todd then it only means the man, I have lived with all my life is not my father."
"Do you have his pictures?"
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