Mallory stepped into her fathers office with her father behind her after she had gone out to the backyard to call him.
"Take a seat" Mallory said to him as she took his seat behind the desk. "I don't have much time what do you want?" Roman said as he staid standing.
"I wanted to speak about Brooke" Mallory smiled. Roman smiled and frowned, "who's Brooke?" He asked.
"Brooke, come on make memory dad. You know Brooke" Mallory said. "One of our engineers at the company is named Brooke, is she who you're speaking of?" Roman asked.
"No I'm speaking of Brooke Merka" Mallory smiled. She watched as her fathers face went serious for a split second but he was quick to hide it.
Roman laughed, "I don't have time for your jokes Mal" he said as he turned towards the door.
"Is your sister in law really that much of a joke? Why did you guys hide our aunty brooky from us?" Mallory raised her brow.
"What are you talking about?" Roman frowned. "About mother's lie that she's an only child or worser yet that Bellami isn't your daughter or mom's" Mallory raised her voice.
"Dont you dare say that!" Roman raised his voice scaring Mallory just a little.
"Why? Because it's true because yoy know that Brooke Merka is her mother!"
"You have no idea what your talking about" Roman said through gritted teeth before storming out of the office with Mallory behind him.
"Don't leave me talking by myself!" Mallory yelled at her father but stayed quiet when she saw her mother, grandmother, and Noelle in the foyer.
"What's going on?" Antoinette asked. "Nothing! Mallory was just going up to her bedroom" Roman said.
"How dumb was your answer anyways we're going to speak of this right now or another day but it's going to be talked about" Mallory said to her father.
"What did you do?" Antoinette asked Roman who frowned.
"No mother! It's what did you two do! Now everything makes sense as to why you forgave his infidelity and pretended as if it never happened. You're not like that but when it comes to you two having a secret together you stay so it will never be know or at least so you won't be blamed by yourself" Mallory looked at her mother.
"Mal baby, what are you talking about?" Antoinette stepped closer to Mallory.
"Where's Brooke? And don't give me the bullshit that you don't know what Brooke I'm speaking of" Mallory said.
"Mallory!" Eleanor raised her voice when Mallory said the word bullshit.
"I'm sorry grandma but there has never been any respect in this household nor will there be" Mallory looked at her parents.
"What do you want to know about her?" Roman looked at Mallory. "Where is she? Mallory asked.
"Do you plan on paying her a visit?" Roman asked. "Roman" Antoinette looked at him.
"Let her find out she's big enough. You want to know where your aunt Brooke is, I'll tell you. She's somewhere living the best time of her life because she never wanted Bellami. From the very beginning Brooke wanted to abort Bellami and we weren't going to let that happen so we asked her to give birth and let us keep her. She would never be a good mother, she liked to party, drink, and hell even do drugs. Do you really think Bellami would want to hear that her biological mother never wanted her?" Roman raised his voice at Mallory who stayed quiet as she didn't know what to respond.
"You don't know that" Mallory responded then looked at her mother who had watery eyes. "Know what?" Roman asked.
"You don't know that her mother didn't want her or wants to see her now" Mallory said. "Have you seen that women get near this home to look for her, have you ever seen someone try to make contact with Bella? We never told Bella because we don't want to see her suffer, she doesn't deserve that" Roman asked.
"You don't decide that" Mallory frowned. "Mal put your hatred for everything Bellami has done to you aside, she's your sister, she has always been and I take that you won't tell her otherwise" Antoinette stepped in front of Mallory.
Mallory looked at her mother then at her father.
They heard as the door opened and turned to look.
Mallory stepped away from her parents.
"What's going on?" Amancio asked.
Mallory walked away and up the stairs. Noelle followed her up to her room.
"They're lying" Mallory said as she sat on her bed. "Do you think so? Mal it sounds like they were being honest" Noelle said.
"My mother didn't want my father to speak and then as she hears him telling me his made up story and she suddenly doesn't stop him from saying anything? If he was saying the truth she would've made more than one attempt to stop him" Mallory looked at Noelle.
"How are you? I mean I know you two basically hate each other now but you two are sisters. You grew up together" Noelle responded.
"Why should I feel for her when she has never cared for me, not even once" Mallory said and grabbed her phone to make a call.
She looked through her contacts and dialed a number. They answered and she asked to meet with them in her apartment in the following hours.
"What are you going to do?" Noelle asked.
"Find out the truth and once I know the truth I'll let Bellami know" Mallory shrugged. "You don't care if it hurts her?"
"I'll do as she does, she never cares for anyone that's not herself. Don't feel bad, she didn't feel bad for you when she let the media question you about your father making you look bad in the public eye. She'll never care if she hurts you" Mallory shrugged.
"Besides she deserves to know the truth" Mallory said.
"Mal are you okay? I feel that this is your way of letting out your grief" Noelle looked at Mallory.
"Maybe. Is it weird that I just now thought of Ezekiel? And I hate him" Mallory said.
