An Alpha To Claim And Love

Chapter Thirty One

I looked the man over confused, "Uh, no. You got the wrong person."

The man's face fell and nodded with a forced smile, "I'm sorry. It's just, you look a lot like her in a way."

I nodded as I ate my food but stayed on high alert. Taking my phone out, I texted to her: There's a man here who knows you.

"What's your name by the way?" I asked as I glanced up at him as he still stood there with swimming eyes. I tilted my head a bit in confusion.

"My name is Mark Youth," he said as he walked over and extended his hand out to me.

I looked from his hand back to him. "Mark Youth? As in, the president and CEO of Tech Enterprise? The one who had an affair with a maiden and got her pregnant?"

He looked down and away with regret, "It seems that it still talked about." The man took a deep sigh and stuffed his hands into his pockets, "But yes, that's me and the maiden who bared my child...was Jessica."

"Mark," came granddad's voice. "What are you doing here?"

I just froze. My phone went off, knocking me out of my daze. Jessica was calling me. I picked up and stared at the man as he made small talk with Teddy.

"Mark Youth," I whispered, turning my back towards them. "Tell me the truth."

I could hear her shakily breathe, "How do you know him?"

"He is, isn't he?" I asked, looking back to the man that was now looking at me. Searching for whatever it is that it was.

Jessica took a deep breath then spoke in a shaky voice, "Yes. He is. Hue knew about what happened and yet, he still stayed with me."

I clutched my phone and deeply breathed, concentrating on my breathing. In. Out. In. Out. They were all shaky and I hated myself for not being as strong anymore. I covered my face with my hand and groaned.

"Leena," Teddy called for me. I lifted my head up and he sadly smiled at me. I looked away from him and looked everywhere else but him, "No." Was all I said then walked around the counter and headed into the back where grandma was.

She looked up from her work and over to me. I knew granddad had already told her so I just went over and hugged her, burying my face into her shoulder. Deanna patted my back, "Sweetheart what's wrong?"

"Deanna! Mark's here!" Teddy hollered from the front making me tighten my grip around her.

"I don't have to accept him do I?" I quietly asked.

"You do what you want, sweetheart," she sighed out. "Why do things like this always have to happen to you? Issue after issue. Your life is like dominos."

She pulled back then cupped my face looking me over. I stared back tiredly. "I'm tired," I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, hanging my head a bit. "So tired of problems occurring out of nowhere. Tired of, not being to handle the truth without wanting to break."

My nose started to sting. I took her hands off and sighed. I gave her a forced smile, "I'll be at my regular place if you need me." I handed her my phone then grabbed my stuff and left out the back door and headed to the front where I parked Alex's car.

I got in and drove off to their house. I stayed in the car, sitting there in a daze as my mind ran everything over again. "I need him," I whispered as sudden tears fell down my cheeks. I sniffled, wiped my tears away and got out of the car.

I entered the house and went up to my room. Closing the door, I threw my stuff to the ground and climbed up in bed. I heavily sighed as tears just kept flowing making me feel so pathetic. I curled into a ball under my blanket and buried my head into my pillow.