195 Miss Maxine (1/2)
When Anthon was back, he was already bringing many boxes of toys while Jianna was holding his shirt,her eyes beaming with joy. They went directly to the porch where everyone was still hanging out to chat.
”That's too many,my love! ” Jia said excitedly as she widened her eyes to congratulate her.
Anthon smiled. ”She wants to buy the whole toy department! ”
”That's the prize of having your way through your tears, baby girl. You're daddy can't say no! ” Casey exclaimed while chuckling.
”Hon,I see that you really like children. How many kids do you want us to have? ” Anna sweetly asked Anthon while she wrapped an arm to his waist.
Anthon was placing the batteries into the small,remote - controlled plane he bought for Jianna.He frowned. Without looking up,he answered.
”I don't want any more children. ”
”What?You're so ridiculous! ” Anna complained.
”I already have these two. ” He meant Jian and Jianna.
”But they are only your niece and nephew. ” Anna sweetly argued further.
”Whoever told you that?” Anthon gave her a quick glance.
”What do you mean? ” She asked further,making Anthon upset. It was obviously a delicate matter but she pressed on brainlessly.
”I'll tell you about it later.” He said without looking up to conceal his disgust. Then,he picked Jianna up again who remained snuggling in his chest while he fixed the toy.
”Come,baby! Let's fly your plane. ”
Anthon said excitedly as he looked into the innocent eyes of the child.
They played for a couple of minutes until Jianna got bored and drowsy. Anthon then carried her up in his arm back to the porch.
” Baby girl, you're so cute! ” Anna complimented as she lightly pinched Jianna's leg.
Anthon glanced at her before sitting down with Jianna in his lap. ” She's sleepy. ”
Jia also happened to approach them to handthe feeding bottle when Anna started to talk about their wedding plans.
”Hon,how about making her our flower girl and Jian,the ring bearer?”She said while leaning on Anthon's side.
Jia butted in with a big smile. ” Why not? ”
Anthon's face flushed as he avoided her eyes. He picked up his phone and typed a message. ” Do you want me to kill Jia? ” He put down the phone back as soon as it was sent.
Jia's phone vibrated in her pocket when she returned to Jim's side so she pulled out and opened the message.She creased her brow when she read it. ”Do you want me to kill Jia? ”
She then understood. She copied and pasted the message and added her own words. ”It's alright,Ton.A bride is always excited. ”
Suddenly,Anthon lost his mood and wanted to go home right away.
At Ybañez's residence.
Grace and Aijohn sat across their parents on a coffee table. Their tea pot remained untouched as the coming confession sent tension in the air.
Mr. Ybañez initiated the conversation as Madamme Ybañez got obviously nervous.
”Darling, we tried hard to hide the truth to you because we don't want to hurt you.You are our princess and our everything. But as the saying goes that ” no smoke could be hidden” , we know that the time will always come wherein we will have to squarely face this thing that we dreaded the most. ”
”I hope that at the end of this confession,you can still forgive
us. ” Mr. Ybañez said sorrowfully.
Grace became nervous right then,that she already wanted to cry.Aijohn sensed it so he held her hand tightly and brought it up to his lips and kissed it.
”Go ahead,dad. Whatever it is,I will understand. ” Grace assured him,her eyes were already misty.