Blood Or Love (COMPLETED)

Chapter 26

Anastasia's POV

Dad has been doing pretty well than I thought. He has coped with mom's death but says that I look like her so he misses her more now. He's taking his own care and of this house too. I don't know how he manages too. His company is gone, and there's no source of money at home but still he's doing well. He must've got a job somewhere or something, maybe I'll ask him today.

Yesterday night the kids kept whining about their dad. What should I tell them now! That I left your dad because he's hurt me. Because they didn't buy my 'he is busy' shit. It was obvious, he was the one who dropped us here and we didn't even share any words. As bad as I want to know the truth, I want to save myself and my kids. As bad as I want to be with him, I feel the hurt of dad going bankrupt and mom dying at the same time. I can't handle it. But now kids are forcing me to call their father because they want to talk with him.

"Boys, come here." I ordered and they all gathered in the room. Dad was probably in his room or living room I don't know. We all have just woken up but kids just won't stop talking about their father. And it makes me hurt and sad now. "Do you want to live with your daddy or mumma?" It's final. It's either him or me. There's no us.

"We want to live with both of you." Alex said looking like a small cute puppy. Lord their eyes, facial features and everything resembles him. "No child it's either me or your dad. Tell me who you want to live with." I asked all of them. "Did you both fight?" Atlas asked. I nodded at him and his shoulder slumped. "Why don't you both sit and talk with each other then?" Aiden asked. Lord, how should I answer them!

"You just tell me who do you want to live with. I'll talk with your father but not now." I whispered last line. "We want to live with daddy. We miss him... But what about you? Will we not ever see you again?" "Of Course you will see me again child. But not very soon. I'll meet you all. Okay? I'll call your dad and ask him to pick you all up." I answered as they nodded.

I picked up my phone and searched for his name. My hands lingered on the name but I wasn't able to dial right away. I'm not yet ready to leave my kids. Though I know he's the safest for them. I couldn't even save Aiden.. I gathered all the courage I have in me and called him and it was ringing.

"Lori, kids want to live with you, can you come here and take them along with you?"

"Sure I'll be there in fifteen minutes. But what about you?"

"I'll keep their things ready, come and get them." And I hung up. I didn't answer his question. I'm scared that I'll go away. Kids started dancing at it and I packed their bags. I wrote a note 'Take care of them' and stuck it on the bag. I don't want to face him. No I can't. I'm not ready yet.

I asked one of the maids to give their bag to Lori when he came and kissed the children goodbye already because I can't see them going away by myself. Better I engage myself in some work. "Dad, kids are going to Lori's place. They want to live with their father. He'll be here in a few I guess, so bid them goodbye already." I told my dad who was sitting on the couch in the living room reading the newspaper. "What about you princess?" Not again the same question.

"I can't go back dad. I'm going to have a bath now. We'll talk about it later." I rushed up to my room and walked to the washroom. How selfish of a mother I am... I can't even give my kids the love of both parents at a time. Shit man. As much as I want them here, I can't do that. I can't force them. I'll probably talk to dad about it but not now, maybe in the evening. I kept weeping the whole time I was inside. I could even hear the sound of a horn from outside but I didn't dare to look out. No I just can't. Or else either I'll stop them or I'll go along with them. Mostly the latter one.

Soon it was evening and I walked down and was looking around all the photo frames. "Princess?" Dad called me as I turned. "Yes dad." I replied walking towards him. "I think it's time I tell you everything then you decide what's best for you and the kids okay." Finally... I'm getting my answers.

"You know... That my company was stolen and all... The day he decided to steal the company as they say but actually what he did was to take money from my company account and my bank account to his. At first I thought he cheated and stole the company, just like you all did. I tried to talk to him many times but back then your mom was still sick and was in hospital. Not one day has passed when he would've left her alone. For the whole five days, one hundred twelve hours he was awake, completely awake sitting beside your mom wanting for any kind of improvement. After she died, he came to me to talk about what happened. He told me that half an hour ago of him doing that to my company, he got to know that his uncle, his biggest enemy, was going to capture the company and he was totally going to make my company a hell, Lorenzo decided that instead of his uncle, he himself will do it. He took out money from my account because he thought that it's better for money to be saved in the house itself rather than destroyed by that beast. And honestly, the company is making more profit after he took it, than ever. I get each penny of profit that my company makes each month, and he bared the losses my company made in the beginning. If it hadn't been him but his uncle then you'd be already dead right now." What the-!?

"What do you mean dad!?" I was horrified. "When Lorenzo came back from mafia school, his dad thought to give him the company and the mafia Empire to his brother but when Lorenzo got the news of you being in danger, he fought with his uncle and struggled to death and back just to show that he is capable and he will run the empire. It was because of him that we're not on the road and that you are alive. No wonder you gave life to your three kids but Lorenzo gave his life for you more than thrice. The reason he calls me sir is because more than his dad, he respects me and he'd never do any such thing of taking my company away without reason. After you went away, I saw him. How his life turned. His family wasn't in contact with him. They never were in first place. But I have seen him all the time. He has spent nights in his office searching for you. He had sleepless nights and busy days. He drowned himself so much in work, you won't be able to even believe. It felt like he had become a robot. He'd do everything, every research, tried each possible hack to find you but he couldn't. Later on, after trying for more than three years to find you, he started saving you from other methods. He kept all his mafia gangs and enemies away. He even had a huge fight with one of our allies and they went against us. Never once he tried to get back to him. No matter how big any materialistic things or companies or allies were, if it sounded dangerous to him, he'd cut ties. Just for you princess. Now you know why I approved of him in the first place?" Shit... He did so much for us... And I left that same man away.

"Dad... I made a huge mistake then... I should've heard him when he begged me to. I was so hurt that all the words he said to me went to deaf ears. Thank you. Thank you sooo much for telling me all this... This is why he kept saying that it's not his place to tell me these things... Thank you thank you so much!!!" I hugged him tightly and ran to my room. ShitI made a huge massive big ass mistake. I should've known it wasn't as he says. I would've been dead if not for him. It seems like he is an angel sent for me. He kept dad so well. I'm alive because of him... And what did I do in return? Run away from him. Again. No I can't do this