Chapter 437 - Four Hundred And Thirty-seven: Getting Married, We Are? (1/2)
The third point of view:
”Why did you summon Cecil here, darling?” Cecil's mother was the person to ask this time.
It had taken them all by surprise when Vincent suddenly announced their long-gone daughter would be home for a visit. At first, it had pained the woman that Cecil wasn't here to reclaim back her position as a Vincent but a simple visitation, but then she had to make do with the man's decision. Since her husband allowed her a visit, there was a high chance he might revoke his disownment edict.
As usual, her husband kept the reason for Cecil's visit from her like he always does. The woman wasn't bothered by that but suspicion grew in her heart, how could Cecil's son look like Fernandez? Didn't he claim the son wasn't his? Could it be that her daughter had been accused wrongly from the very start?
”I summoned you here,” Vincent began, ”To explain to us the reason you kept Fernandez's son away from him for eighteen years,”
Although Cecil had an inkling she was going to be the center of discussion, it still made her blood boil when the issue was brought up. How dare they? How dare he?
”What?!” The rest of the family members were shocked by the revelation.
”Sister!” Erica was the one who spoke up, ”This is crazy? Do you know how long Fernandez has been trying for a male child? Yet, all this while you kept his son - aah!”
No one saw it coming, all they knew was that Erica was talking and the next they knew, a shoe was hurled at her face.
”Shut. Your. Trap!” Cecil was up on her feet, chest heaving and glaring down at her elder sister who had a stunned expression.
Erica's lips were busted from the shoe thrown at her with her eyes wild; she never imagined Cecil would do that. The Cecil they knew was always meek and naive and adored her sisters. This crazy woman wasn't their sister.
”Cecil!” Both mother and the eldest sister Annie were astonished. Was this their cultured daughter and sister? What happened to her?
If only they knew pregnancy hormones helped to bring out Cecil's wild side.
Even Vincent and Fernandez were taken aback by her outburst. This was the first time they were seeing this side of her.
Meanwhile, Emerald chuckled at the side. He wasn't ready to stop her from releasing her pent-up anger and frustration. His job was to make sure his wife was protected and supported while she bullied whoever she wanted.
”Who do you think you are? How dare you judge me?!” Cecil yelled, chest heaving as she loomed over Erica, and for the second time, fear entered Erica's eyes. These couples were a crazy pair.
”Cecil, sit down!” Vincent commanded, his own anger rolling out.
”Don't you use that tone on me!” Cecil whipped around to him, eyes blazing, ”I'm just a visitor here, not your daughter you can control however you want!” She didn't care, that man stopped being her father eighteen years ago.
Vincent shook with anger, he never trained his daughter to turn out this way, ”You insolent - !”
”Yes!” Cecil confirmed, ”I'm that insolent daughter that you chased off crudely eighteen years ago without hearing her side of the story! You choose to believe a stranger more than your daughter! A stranger who claimed the child in my womb wasn't his...” she faced Fernandez this time,” So let it remain that way, ” and she sat down at last - not because of her father's order but because she wanted to.
Fernandez didn't accept the accusation,” How was I supposed to know when they were sleeping around? What was the possibility you weren't trying to pin a child that wasn't - ” Fernandez got cut when his eyes accidentally met with Emerald and he nearly choked on his words.
If it wasn't the fact that Vincent was here, he wouldn't dare to come here - the man could still remember the way Emerald broke his hand. Well, he didn't need to worry too much since the giant would be gone tonight.
Miguel had promised him and soon his adversary would be removed from his way. When Emerald makes the journey of no return - dies - Cecil would be all alone and exposed, and then, not only would he take Pedro, he would snatch her as well. No one would stop him. Even if they suspect him, there would be no evidence. In the end, Emerald's death would be ruled out as a result of a clash between two rival gangs.
”You've heard him already,” Vincent supported, ”He had no idea and you're very much responsible for putting him in a spot where he couldn't trust you,”
Oh, they were putting the whole blame on her? She had played the slut - in their opinion.
”I'll say you're a fool for not trusting your woman. If you had truly loved Cecil, you would have covered her sins, not flash her lingerie to the public and feed her to the wolves to feast on,” said Emerald, who had been quiet all this while.
Fernandez went red in the face and he retorted,” And you love her? ” he was so mad. Of all people Cecil had to fall with, it was this gangster? Like have good taste - it was a great insult to his past to have dated a woman like her. [A/N: And you want to bed a woman like her? Oh please have some dicknity!]
”More than you ever did,” Emerald said challengingly, their eyes met and held.
Both of them started a staredown, waiting on who would look away first or maybe not, because when a sinister smirk crossed Emerald's features, the hairs on Fernandez's busy stood on edge and he looked away - that man was a devil.
Vincent ignored both men's mental fight and went ahead to say, ”I know you must feel resentful for having accused your pregnancy falsely, plus being chased out of the family, which is why I'm taking back my words. You're welcome back, daughter.”