𝓜𝓲 𝓥𝓲𝓭𝓪 𝓜𝓲 𝓐𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮 [ R-18 COMPLETED]

CHAPTER 26

Zen couldn't find it in his heart to be happy, even just for tonight. He couldn't fake a smile or put on a happy front.

He keeps on telling himself to be happy, even if it's just for show, but how? How could he try to be happy knowing that he would marry the woman he doesn't love tomorrow? He will be tethered to a loveless marriage for the rest of his life. He didn't want that for himself, but what choice did he have?

He couldn't be selfish knowing that a child's future was at stake. Yes, he could be a father in many ways without the marriage, but he didn't want his child to suffer like him because he did not have a complete family.

He didn't want to be like his father. He promised himself before that he would be a better father in the future, and that promise has not changed at all.

He looked at himself in the mirror. He was wearing his tux, and he could hear the noise outside the room where he was staying.

The party was being held at one of the most prestigious hotels in the country, owned by his friend, Terron. There are five rooms inside the event hall, and he and his friends are the ones occupying one of the rooms.

His friends are already outside, probably enjoying the party.

How he wished he could also enjoy the evening.

He was pulled out of his reverie when he heard a knock on the door.

Nang bumukas ito ay iniluwa nito ang bunsong kapatid niya na si Yvan. Para itong tamad na tamad habang dire-diretsong naglakad patungo sa malaking kama sa loob ng silid saka pabagsak na nahiga doon.

"Do you really have to do this Kuya?" Biglang tanong nito.

"What do you mean?" Balik na tanong niya sa kapatid na nakatitig sa kisame ng silid.

"Why would you marry Ate Zyrene if you don't love her? I like her, but I know that she doesn't make you happy. " Anito habang hindi pa din tumitingin sa kaniya.

Zen sighed. Naglakad siya patungo sa higaan at naupo sa tabi ng kapatid.

"There are things that we need to do even if it will not make us happy." Panimula niya. "Mom, Ate Rhiena, and I were very devastated when Papa left us. Bata ka pa noon at hindi mo pa naiintindihan ang mga nangyayari. Mom begged him not to leave us, but he did not listen and he even hurt her. I grew up hating our father, Yvan. I loathe him for what he did, even though he tried to make up for it years later. I couldn't find it in my heart to forgive him, even though Mom, you, and Ate have forgiven him. But your Ate Aika opened my eyes and taught me how to forgive someone. I already forgave our father, but I never wanted to be like him, who would let his child grow up without a complete family. "

Zen took a deep breath. "The effect of not having a complete family on a child was too much. You will feel the need to find the love that you did not experience with someone else. You will search for that love and will sometimes settle for less because you feel incomplete. I was so lost before, but I'm glad I found the person who understood my darkness and gave me light. She embraced my monsters and loved me for who I am. I am better now because of her. "

"Ate Aika made you really happy. I missed her, too. She was gentle and she was fierce as well. She knows the right words to say and she made my brother, slash, father happy.." Yvan said, "Kuya, don't marry ate Zyrene. I get why you will do this, but when Ate Aika died, I promised at her grave that I would do my best to make sure you'd be happy again. Ate Zy's not the happiness that you're looking for."

Zen faintly smiled at Yvan. He was touched that his younger brother cared for his happiness. However, there's no turning back. He could not be selfish.