The Billionaire's Hidden Son (Cavanaugh #1)

Kabanata 9

Kabanata 9

Storm

THOSE fierce magnetic eyes held mine in a very ferocious way. The music goes on as the dancing sparkling lights too but some people did stop from what they were doing.

"Daddy, ahm—Momma! Momma, Daddy—I wanna go to Daddy. . ." he kicked his little feet in the air while pointing at Lazarus, telling me that he wanted me to go there or he wanted me to put him down the floor so he could go run to where his father was calmly sitting on a round sofa with his so called cousins.

I saw Lazarus got up and the other girl that was sitting on his lap too almost fell off the ground. The girl seemed annoyed by the sudden action of Lazarus.

Every pair of eyes who were judging by now has affected me more than the humiliation that I caused earlier.

Nang muling nagtama ang paningin namin ni Lazarus ay wala na akong sinayang na kahit isang segundo lang at mabilis na naglakad papunta sa kinaroroonan ni Ashley.

"Ash! Please, help me." Nababakas sa kinakabahang boses ko ang pakikiusap nang pinaupo ko muna si Zon sa counter sa mismong harap ko.

"Momma! I saw Daddy! Let's go to Daddy!" Tumatadyak pa rin siya sa ere at tinuturo kung sino ma'ng nasa likuran ko ngayon. Sobrang likot niya kaya hinayaan ko na lang muna. Ang importante ay hawak ko pa rin ang anak ko.

Pinagtitinginan pa rin kami ng iba rito. Nagtataka kung bakit may bata.

"Anong nangyayari, Lisa? Sino 'tong batang 'to? Anak mo?"

"Mag-usap tayo sa labas, please. I just need your help right now."

Nakita ko sa mga mata ni Ashley ang gulat nang bumaling siya sa likuran ko.

I bit my trembling lower lip when I felt something—someone's dark presence behind me as I saw the pure joy in my son's shining black eyes. Bumaba ang tingin ko sa aking gilid nang may nakita akong isang pamilyar na malaking kamay. The hand took a hold on Zon's little ankle the reason why my son stop from kicking in the air.

I stood here like a statue, could not move see who was this person behind me.

But I could guess who it was base on the expression on my son's cunning little face.

"Daddy!" I could not explain how active my son was. He sounded more active than the crowd that were partying here.

"What's the matter?" That gruff voice behind me made the hair on my nape rose at its end. I could almost hear the annoyance from his unhappy, low voice.

I was not expecting this to happen. Kung hindi ako tumigil sa paglalakad kanina, ngayon ay nasa labas na sana kami.

"Daddy... Our house got burned and Momma was crying!" sumbong ng aking anak habang nakaangat ang tingin sa likuran ko.

Ayaw ko sa lahat ay 'yong kinakaawaan ako. Would I let my pride take full control of me when we were in an undefeated crisis?

"Ahm?" Pinanlakihan ako ng mga mata ni Ashley na parang nalilito sa mga pangyayari at nagtatanong ang kaniyang mga mata kung bakit lumapit sa amin si Lazarus na isa sa mga Cavanaugh.

Wala akong naisagot sa kaniya at napapikit na lamang nang naramdaman ko naman ang isang malaking kamay na humapit sa beywang ko. The large hand gently pulled me aside.

Hindi ako makatingin sa mga taong nakapaligid sa amin nang binuhat ni Lazarus si Luzon mula sa pagkakaupo nito sa counter.

'Yong bata naman ay agad na kumapit sa leeg niya.

"Let's go outside." Lazarus' electric fierce eyes looked over me and grip my arm.

Sumulyap ako kay Ashley upang humingi ng tulong ngunit napailing lang siya at matipid na ngumiti sa akin na parang nagsasaad na kahit siya ay wala na ring magagawa.