The Dating proposal

44| Mudered

"Don't you ever say that. Your father didn't kill her." She shook her head and I shook mine in disbelief. "She died from an overdose. She was depressed from losing her job and being pregnant. Your father is a terrible man! I won't deny that! And I'm just doing this for you!" Her voice broke and the tears ran down her cheeks before she could wipe them off with the back of her hand.

Her eyes stared directly into my mind begging me to believe her. It was all too much to take in. All that was going through my mind was Quinn and how much she must be going through.

"After the incident with Angus, I found out everything and then I knew that your grandfather was a dangerous man who would do anything to get what he wanted. I couldn't let things continue like that. I had to do something to save you later. I couldn't take you with me, Ace." She moved closer and her soft hands gently cupped my face and this time I didn't even have the strength to pull her away. I let my emotions weaken with the touch of my mother.

"Believe me that was the most painful thing I've ever had to do-" she spoke with so much pain "- but I had to. I didn't want you to find out about anything that happened. I know how you can be when something like that happens. I had to protect you. I couldn't let your grandfather know you knew anything. I was in danger when I found out. The whole house and company were in a ruckus. Your father..." she turned to him, "he was losing his mind. You know him. He doesn't have a mind for what his father did. He couldn't even talk to me properly when I found out."

"He asked me to save myself and said he was sorry. Told me to apologize to you on his behalf if something happens to him. His father was forcing him to stay hidden until he could control himself. I remember the day I spoke to him last. We came up with a plan. To escape and fake our deaths. We plan to make him pay in the future when you're old enough to understand. We knew he would protect you because you're the only heir Ace. We didn't abandon you, we protected you, by leaving you in the house we offered you the best protection even if it meant us living in hiding." She was a sobbing mess when she said the last sentence and her eyes were bloodshot red.

"The day I planned to leave in silence. I heard a noise from the room your father was locked in and peeped in only to see your father bleeding from his neck. With your grandfather staring before him doing nothing." She paused. "Even as your father slit his own neck to show how tired he was and how he would choose death over living in misery. Your grandfather simply called for him to be taken to the hospital and left him bleeding," She laughed in pain and sniffed looking back at the man lying on the bed with his eyes open but not moving.

I suddenly had a flashback of when I slit my wrist demanding to see my mother years back and shook my head at how funny life was. I was in extreme pain back then and when I thought it couldn't get worse it did.

"I almost had a heart attack that day Ace, I couldn't believe my eyes. I immediately went into the room once he left. Some staff also came in to call an ambulance. Your father's blood stained my hand as I tried to stop the bleeding from his throat and his eyes began to water. I knew I needed more help so I called up your grandmother. She helped me look after your father in the hospital and faked his death, she brought him to me here. I left that night. You might not remember but I went into your room that night when you were sound asleep with your father's blood stain on my hands and tears dripping from my eyes. I saw you only last time before leaving."

She wiped the tears that escaped my eyes and forced a smile. "Your father lost his voice that day and his ability to walk."

I sucked in a sharp breath instinctively and the tears came dropping like a rainfall from my eyes. I couldn't believe everything I heard. I was kept in the dark for so long. I was definitely not expecting this much. I didn't know how to act but I couldn't stop crying. I couldn't stop trembling and I totally lost it when she pulled me into her embrace.

Her warm embrace.

Her warm embrace that I was derived from for so long.

Her warm embrace I couldn't even remember.

She pulled me closer as I couldn't stop the tears and emotions from pouring out of me. My heart felt heavy and the burden on my shoulder weighed me down every second but her embrace.

Oh dear Lord, how I missed her embrace.

I stood up after I had managed to gather myself together and slowly walked to my father's bed as my mother held my arm beside me. I saw his bloodshot eyes following my every move and saw the slick glistening tear go down from the side of his eyes.

I stopped beside him. He looked so helpless. So useless.

He raised his hands to hold me and I shut my eyes before I held his hands and heard a slow groan escape his lips. My heartbeat quickened and his grip on my hand tightened like he was trying to imprint the feeling of my touch on his skin. Before I knew it I leaned forward to engulf him in a hug and a cry escaped my lips.

This man has been dead for as long as I can remember but here I am holding him in my arms. I felt a mix of emotions. He cheated on my mother and indirectly caused the death of that teacher and Angus the brother of the woman I love but he never meant to kill anyone. I was in a conflict with myself over how to feel. Feel relieved that his alive and not a murderer? Or feel mad because he cheated and caused all these things?

I was happy to be reunited with my family.

My broken family.

And it hurt me that I felt that way.

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Wow😭

I definitely cried while writing this chapter.

It has to be one of the saddest chapters in this book so far.

Hope you all enjoyed it😭 and I hope you're not too broken.

Finally, light is shed on the issues.

What do you all think of Ace's parents?

Do you think they made the right decision?

Let me hear all of your complaints and opinions!🤍