The wedding night

Episode 30- birthday/bad day 2

"I'm done!"
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Melody POV

I knew coming to the Aderemi's mansion was all wrong. I should have just turned away and rejected his offer when he asked that I accompany him but I didn't

Why?

Sitting together with the people that hated each other takes more courage than I thought. I had to make sure I didn't have direct eye contact with any of them. I could feel Lorenza piercing green eyes on me but still, I didn't raise my head.

"Welcome everyone to this family gathering. I am happy that we are all here together again as a family." Marissa announced happily.

No one of them responded. It was as if they were all forced to come to the party. No one wanted this. They were all just pretending.

"I think you made a mistake in that family aspect Lorenza." The man I found out to be Franklin's uncle said. He was sitting opposite me and I knew no one to tell me that he was watching me.

"What do you mean Benjamin?" Marissa asked him.

"If this is a family gathering then who is she and what is she doing here?"

I knew they were talking about me but still I didn't raise my head because if I did then Marissa will find out about me and Lorenzo will condemn me for coming. Even if nobody remembered me, I knew Lorenza would.

"I don't see how is it any of your business uncle Benjamin." I heard Giovanni replying to him. "She is my guest and I bought her here. "

"That's doesn't mean she is family." Lucas, his cousin whom I've heard about added.

"What are you implying?" Giovanni asked him. "Who are you to talk about family? The last time I remember your father tried to kill his brother!" He yelled.

I have never seen Giovanni so angry before. The last time I saw him angry was when he argued with his parent over me and it was happening again.

Lucas slammed his hand on the table causing a loud bang. "If you were truly family, you won't let my father stay in prison for twenty years!"

Giovanni chuckled beside me and then slammed his hands the same way Lucas did except that it was different. Giovanni's was louder.

"Your father deserved everything for the pain he caused this family!" He hit the table again. "He is a murderer!"

"Stand down Giovanni!" His father ordered but Giovanni didn't back down but he went on.

"I know everyone is trying to put on a fake smile tonight but it won't work on me because we are not family! We are all bunch of strangers trying to get along!"

"I said stand down!" His father shouted and stood up from his seat. "This is to resolve the past not to add more to it." He calmly said.

"I think my brother is right. We are family and we shouldn't fight over the past." Benjamin added. "Lucas," he called his son. "You and Giovanni are brothers so please act like one. " he pleaded with them but I could sense the lies in his tone.

Giovanni heaved a sigh and didn't say anything and I think Lucas also stopped arguing.

"Young lady," I heard Benjamin calling on to me but I pretended not to hear him. "Since this argument was centered on you, can you please raise your head?" He requested politely.

What was this man's issue?

I could not raise my head because if I did, they will recognize me and will try to harm me and take my baby away from me.