42 Get Ready (1/2)

Death is painful for only a moment but having a baby is a torture which lasts for years if not decades.Taking care of the baby while losing all the sleep is not something Zed wanted to have.

He believes the life becomes a hell after having a child since the parent has to make the child as the center of his world.A parent can no longer give priority to his own dreams as all the priority is reserved for 'the bundle of joy'. He could never understand why parents would sacrifice and suffer so much for the sake of their child.

Perhaps living as an orphan, even after having parents, has made it difficult for him to understand how a parent-child relationship worked.While he hated his own parents for what they did, he has never let his hate turned into a bias.

Otherwise, he would not have been touched by the actions of the woman in the slum. She has distributed the food among her children while she slept empty stomach.

When he helped the woman and saw the look of joy on her face, he felt happy.

While he is fascinated by the love a parent can have for the child, that didn't mean he wanted to experience the love of becoming a father. The only love he truly wanted was the love of a woman's pussy. At least that was what he thought...

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Zed wiped his tears with a tissue paper and regained his composure.

”Can we resume the breakfast if your tears of joy have stopped?” Felicity asked in a cold voice. Her expression showed how displeased she was with the behavior of Zed.

”Yeah,” Zed said with a forced laughter.

They resumed their breakfast but other students' attention were still on the TV screen.The female anchor and Erone haven't stopped the discussion on the 'breaking news'.

”Sir Kiba knocked out Jack in a single slap,” Erone has the expression of a devotee as he continued, ”I hope the slap has opened Jack's eyes and he would no longer get in between a father and a child.”

”I am hoping for the same but I am afraid it is no longer possible,” the female anchor said.

”What do you mean?” Erone asked.

”Our sources have reported that Jack's father-Hank- has a falling out with Kiba yesterday,” the female anchor said.

”Sir Kiba and Hank has a professional relationship from years but now it is broken?” Erone has a shocked expression on his face.

”From what our sources have gathered, Kiba and Hank had an ugly fight. Reportedly Kiba told Hank that Agatha should be with him since she is pregnant with his child,” the female anchor said.

Zed was drinking a glass of juice but his attention was still on the news. He couldn't believe just to what extent the media were lying.

The fight between him and Hank was for a totally different reason and the media should have known it. But yet again they manipulated the facts to their own advantage.

”Felicity, I have a few calls to make,” Zed said as he excused himself from the table.

”Sure but don't forget we have a history class at 9 am and a battle training session at 10 am,” Felicity reminded him about the class schedule. There were around fifteen minutes before the classes started.

”I will join you in the class,” Zed reassured her before leaving.

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Zed walked towards the parking space of the academy campus. The door of the red hovercraft automatically opened after the sensors detected his presence.

Zed sat on the driving seat after which he transformed into Kiba. The design of hovercraft and its management by Claudia made sure this secret would never be leaked.

”Claudia, call Agatha,” Kiba commanded.

[[Understood]]

A minute later, a virtual screen appeared in front of him denoting the video call has started.

”Agatha,” Kiba slowly said. He could see from the video feed that she was exhausted.

”Kiba, why have you called?” Agatha asked.

She could pretty much guess why he has called but nevertheless, she didn't really want to talk about it. From the last twenty minutes, her life has turned into a hell with all the calls from media, her friends, and family. She was tired of explaining that the child inside her was Jack's and not Kiba's.

”I have called to apologize,” Kiba said with a guilty expression.

Agatha has been far too good to him but he has turned her life into a hell. Yesterday, when he told her about his past, she has hugged him to tell him that he was no longer alone. That gesture was something that touched his heart.

Even before the affair and yesterday's event, he has known her far too well. She has only done good things for him so how could he not feel guilty for harming her?

”You don't need to apologize,” Agatha continued with a sigh,” In the end, it was my decision to have an affair with you. I have no right to blame you for something I did out of my own free will, much less ask you to apologize.”

”You already know the media talk is not due to the affair. It is due to the stupid act I pulled yesterday,” Kiba said.