BEHIND US

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15 years later [A_W residence] ...

"Snack, honey, come here." Engfa called his elder daughter.

"Yes dad. Coming!" Snack replied back. Her voice echoed in their penthouse.

Snack wear her loose t-shirt and a short before heading downstairs.

"Yes dad, what is it?" Snack carefully set on the living room across her dad who are busy eating while watching tv.

"We'll wait for your mom first. We have something to talk about."

"Munch your food in your mouth first daddy. Mom will scold you if she saw you like that. You know, mom, she told me, when she eat with grandpaps, she got slap because of how she ate." Snack playfully tell a story about her mom.

"Hmm what did your grandpaps do with mom?" Engfa is still munching her food while talking.

"She got a slap from grandpaps daddy. And he said to mom, "eat politely. So, if you don't want the same thing happened to you, eat politely daddy or else mom will surely slap your handsome face." The banter with the two made the living room lively while Charlotte approaching them.

"Hey babies!" Charlotte chirp a loving voice.

"Mom, I'm not a baby anymore. I'm already 27." Snack whined.

"Whether you are 50 or 100 years old, you are still our baby." This time Engfa butt in with his wife and his daughter.

"Okay mom and dad. Now, what is it you want to talk about hmm?" Snack asked her parents curiously.

"I think, you are ready now to take over our company. What do you think? You got your degree in programming. And look at you, grown up and ready to take the life maturely." Engfa, her dad explained to her.

"Can pailiu work on the company dad?" Charlotte and Engfa look at each other confused of what their daughter are talking about.

"Who is that honey?" Mother instinct kicked in.

"My childhood sweetheart when I was in Thailand. She's the only family left before I met you mom and dad. I'm sorry for keeping it this long." Snack being the sweetest daughter made her parents soft.

"Why didn't you tell us sooner?" Engfa as a father intrigued about the information their daughter spill.

"I don't want you both to doubt me. Don't worry worry mom and dad, pailiu came from a well-known family too in Thailand. She's a good person. When I came to England when Auntie nude and auntie chompu called me, I told her that I will come back and thanks to your company daddy, I trained there while I'm also spending my time with her while also studying." Snack explained to both of her parents.

"You know baby, dad and me are not that kind of parents. You see, daddy lost her parents at a young age too, and I grew up with your grandpaps only, we know the feeling. That's why, even if your daddy is still in coma, I know that me and your dad will be a great parents to you and to your siblings. Don't bottled up everything for yourself baby. Me and your dad as well as your siblings will be your number one supporter no matter what. Don't hesitate to call me and your daddy. You know dad will support whatever you want and mommy will always do whatever makes you happy. If pailiu will be your wife soon, just tell me and your daddy okay?" Charlotte place her hands on snack's face and hug her daughter immediately.

"Thank you mommy and daddy." Snack hug her parents.

"You know baby, don't be hard on yourself. Daddy will do everything for you, to your mom, and to your siblings. Call me when you want to marry pailiu, I can move mountains for your bride okay?"