I'm Married To Pain

Chapter 28

Ashley's POV

I met with my lawyer in a restaurant near the hotel where I checked in last night.

"I will have this sent to Mr. Wills this afternoon. We just need him to sign these papers and everything will go smoothly like putting soap on your finger to get that stucked ring off you." My lawyer said.

I smiled at her creative mind in explaining how things will go after this.

Now that she mentioned it, I took off my ring and stared at it for a while.
She put her hand on mine and looked at me with a sincere concern on her face. "It's not as hard as it seems when you already went through everything he put you through. It is going to be much, much harder if you don't let go."

"I just don't know what to tell my son." I said.

"Don't worry. Jansen's a smart boy. Even though it seems like he cannot understand, I'm pretty sure he will. Every kid nowadays came from broken families. Ironically, happy families are already considered odd. Something so unusual." We laughed at the fact. "I have to go. I have an appointement this lunch." She said.

I thanked her then she left in a minute. For me, I will stay here for some time. I don't have the mood to stand and walk.

So I sat here, listening to people around me. No conversation is ever entering my brain though I'm listening. Until I heard a familiar voice and I know I can never be wrong about it.

"Hello gentlemen. This is my daughter..." I turned my head at the guy speaking. "... Stacy."

Dad?

What?

Your what?

I stood quickly in shock. People around me noticed me and started to look at me. Even dad and Stacy heard my noise and turned their heads to me.

His... Daughter? I only knew Avrile, other than me, as his daughter. How come??? And of all people?

Then I remembered.

"Her father showed up on her 18th birthday."

"I am nothing compared to her father."

"She moved to France few years ago to be with her Dad."

"Honey, don't worry. France may be far but I will still be here whenever you want to."

"Your dad barely comes home. Or even calls, Ash. Just forget about having him for your birthday."

"Honey, he's busy. But don't worry mom's here."

Ofcourse. Now I understand. Now everything's clear.

The reason why dad went to France is not solely for work. The reason why he barely comes home. The reason why Jared was hurt. The reason why he liked me the first time he saw me. The reason why looked like her so much is that... she's my half sis-- No!!! Never!

She can't have it. She's already taking everything away from me. My husband, my dad... My happy life!

I outbalanced myself but I held on the table for support.

"Ashley..." Dad ran towards me but I put my hand infront of me.

"No. Don't even. Don't you dare." I stared at him but with disgust forming in my mouth and I just want to spit it out so I ran out of the building and went straight home.

I didn't even remember that I was checked in and that I ran away from Jared.

This is fcking every cell in my body right now. She's fcking everything right now.

Stacy... Carlson? How can you be such a big disgust in my life? How can you hurt me so damn much all at once?

When I realized where I was going, I changed my mind and went straight to where I know would comfort me a little. To Jcee.

Cley's POV

"She's not here. Why? Did you guys fight?" Jcee asked Jared who seemed to be acting calm but every american knows he's not good at it.

He sipped the rum Jcee gave him. "N-no."

I was about to laugh when I heard a loud bang of the door.

"What the fck is wrong with you?!!!!!!!!" And a fist punched me straight to the face. My face was all the way down to the floor. Gosh. That hurt!

I heard the others trying to make Tyler calm. He continued to trashtalk me until he calmed himself a little. Well, just a little.

One thing's for sure. Today's going to be a great day for the four of us. We will blow each other's asses off. Friendship, brotherhood or fvckerhood?

I stood and wiped the edge of my lips. Ouch. "I'm not gonna ask you why you did that." I said in the calmest way I can cause I'm cool like that.

"You think this is a game? Huh?! You knew how much I killed myself just to find Gina but you know what's funny? It's you who kept her from me all these years! Keeping her away from me! Raising my child as your own and then what? She's already gone!"

Jcee and Jared looked at each other. "She's what?" Jcee asked.

"Oh. You know what's funnier? She asked me to keep her away from you." I answered.

Tyler pointer his finger at me. "I treated you like a real brother but... Fck you, Park! Oh. No. You're not even Park. We kept this for years because we don't want you to feel like you don't deserve to be with us. We knew you were adopted by the Parks but the true story is that you are a child of a drug addict and a prostitute! I won't ask why you betrayed me. I guess shittyness runs through the blood."

I laughed a little. So they knew all along? They tried to make me feel more comfortable by keeping it? Well, that's the point. I should have been more comfortable when stupid brats like them really know how to accept things like that.

Yes. That's true though. The reason why I've never been in Korea is because I don't want to remember that fact. The fact that my dad's an addict and my mom's a prostitute, who was killed by her high husband, who afterwards killed himself infront of their very own child. Bloody story, isn't it?

"I thought you guys won't be able to accept me. That's why I tried to hide it. I know I didn't have to because I know you guys can understand my real parents a lot. What can I say?" I pointed at Jcee. "A manipulative and selfish motherfvcker..." I pointed at Jared. "... a murderer." And lastly, at Tyler. "... and a rapist. What a perfect assh*les, we are."

Jcee and Jared looked like they were about to kill me but I raised one finger in the air. "Shh. Relax people. The cause of Gina's death was the complications that she got from the emotional stress and physical damage due to rape. She destroyed herself and tried to commit suicide until her son was born but then it's too late for her. Little by little, her depression ate her that later on turned into heart complications and caused her death. And the rapist? No other than Tyler.

"You didn't know how hard it was for me just to keep her alive. But she was asking for it so much. I made her a promise not to let you know anything about them until she dies. Your son, Zachary, will have to take back everything that Cassidy and her daughter stole away from them."

I paused to take a drink.

"Funny isn't it? But the funniest of all stories I heard during those times that I disappear is the story of Jcee." I sat at Jcee's office table and smiled at them. "Wanna hear it out?"