Chapter 519 - The Formal Ceremony (2) (1/2)
31 May, Military Base, City K
Dominic said, ”Aunty Monica, are you sure?”
”Dominic, sweetheart, I am.” Monica tried not to tense up too much. She remembered from her childhood the creepy feeling she always had around Warren Gong and knowing what she knew now about him it provided the understanding for her feelings.
When Dominic started to tell her about Matthew and Lexi allowing Warren Gong around him, she wanted to kill the two of them. How could they expose such a wonderful child to such a criminal? It was only after Dominic spoke about his Daddy and his Daddy's uncle that she started to put together the pieces. Warren Gong was related to Richard Yao. An epiphany then hit her, the b*tch that was Richard's mother was Warren Gong's sister.
However, that did not why they allowed him around Dominic. There was not even a distant biological connection, unlike with Richard and his father, given they shared common ancestors.
”Can you tell me what he said that has you confused?”
”Aunty Monica he told me, that Daddy will always be my Daddy? But that is a lie.”
Crouching down Monica looked him in the eyes and said, ”That is not all he said, is it?”
Dropping his head slightly, Dominic quietly said ”No…”
”Can you tell me what else he said?”
”He said Daddy will always be my Daddy because he wanted me to be born. And that he would always be my uncle because he supported Daddy in doing that.”
”Sweetheart, do you believe that?”
”I do not know what to believe Aunty Monica, other than you everyone has lied to me.”
Monica resisted the urge to sigh out loud. Dominic did not know what to think. Understandable, but the strange thing is that every a.d.u.l.t, even her was telling him the same thing, that Richard would always be, as he called him, his Daddy. She slightly turned and saw her children harassing their father who was struggling to cope with their antics. But that had never changed, despite him being around more. He could never discipline them, and today was just an example of that inability.
Turning back, she looked Dominic in the eyes, before saying ”Dominic, do you remember the discussion we had?”
”I do, Aunty Monica.”
”That is good. But your Uncle Warren is right. Your Daddy will always be your Daddy. But remember that you are a special boy. You have two Daddies, one who made sure you were born and the other one who is your biological daddy. They both are as important as the other and they have made you who you are.”
”But…”
Monica reached over and gently tousled Dominic hair before adding ”You are a boy who has a big heart, who accepts people for how they treat you, not because that is decided for you. That is because of the choices your Mummy and Daddy made when your Mummy was pregnant with you, and even the decision from your Daddy Matthew not to force himself into your Mummy's life after your Daddy's death. That helped you become who you are.”