Meant to be His (COMPLETED!)

25. Issues

Prepare yourself guys for what is coming your way!!😉
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DAMIEN'S POV

Everything that has been revealed just now had taken a lot of toll on me. I didnot know what to think, what to expect and what to believe anymore.
Just in a few minutes, everything had changed.
And so I let Amber and Jenny walk away from me. Only for the time being.
To think rationally.
No, I had no doubt that I want them in my life but I am sure Amber needs to come to terms with the fact that I am not going anywhere!

I was so engrossed in my thoughts that I didnot hear my family arguing.

"Mom, you do realize that the situation could have been handled and dealt with in a better way. You didnot have to humiliate her like this.
And why don't you realize that Amber was not responsible for Dylan's death?"
I was surprised to hear my baby sister talking like this. Before I could interrupt, she continued,
"Did you ever realise that maybe you are being too harsh on her. She is suffering too. If you lost your son that day, she lost her husband....minutes after they had exchanged their vows. Does that not count for anything.

You keep on blaming her for something she didnot do. Do you not realise how happy both were. How happy Dylan was.

She has always looked upto you like her own mother. You kept on demeaning her again and again yet she never complained. She gave you all the respect that you deserved....and then more. What more do you expect from her?"

"Vanessa! You will not talk to me like this! I am your mother"

"And yet you failed to be one!"
A horrified gasp left Mom's mouth and before I could stop myself, my hand connected with Vanessa's cheek, leaving us all stunned.

Before the realisation dawned on me, Mom said,
"Do you still not realise what that good for nothing, low class bitch has done. She is responsible for this. She has created this misunderstanding in our family."

"I hate to call you 'mom' right now. You will always blame her no matter what happens.
But do you realise what you are doing to our family.
That good for nothing, low class bitch made your son happy. She made me happy. She was the sister that I never had. She made Dad happy.
Are you so blind that you see nothing past her social standing.

Money and class has blinded you, Mom. Amber might not have the kind of money that comes with Clayton or Reed's surname. But she has class that not many ladies have"

"Enough Vanessa! Not another word"

"Why? Because that's the truth. Why don't you ask our dear mother what she did to me. Or what she had planned for my future!
So dear mother, what explanation do you have for what you did and the aftermath of it all"

And before I could understand what was happening, I saw colour drain form my mother's face and she looked like she had seen a ghost.
However, Vanessa's face was blank with the exception of tears that continued flowing.

This made Dad move too which made us realise that he had been here too. By the looks of it, the things had spiraled down for worse and it seemed like now we were talking about things not related to Amber .
He seemed stressed and concerned.

"Nessa baby, what are you talking about?" Dad asked.
And a loud sob left mom's mouth.
And I was afraid that whatever was going to be revealed would change things forever.

"Mom had fixed my engagement with Ashton without my consent. Apparently because he could provide me the security for my future with the amount of wealth he has. For she didnot want to make the same mistake Dylan made with Amber"
Hearing that bastard's name blinded me with so much rage, I felt myself shaking and soon the vase lying on the tables crashed into a million pieces on the ground.

There was a sudden silence and noticing the quiver in Nessi's lower lip, I gulped when I realised that there was more to it.

"There is more, isn't it?" And just like that, I saw my sister breaking down with loud sobs raking her body. It literally broke my heart to see my baby sister like this.
Dad stood there lost in his thoughts.
I settled down on the ground next to her and pulled her in my arms.
Soothing her hair out of her face, I wiped her tears and looked into her eyes to find the truth.

"H...he...I...It was supposed to...to be a date, to..to get to know each other. He...he wanted to meet me. Said he wanted to talk about our engagement. We went to a resta...restaurant, had lunch and then he took me to his place to meet his mo...mother"
She was literally shaking now and was on the verge of a panic attack.
I hated myself in the moment to not be able to help her but I needed to know what was troubling her.

I simply patted her back to continue.
"Wh...when we reached there, there was no one there. I....I to...told him to take me back. But he...he fo...forced me"
A shudder went through my body and I felt myself getting sick.
I was frozen on my spot and couldn't will myself to move.
"He...he said he would never marry me because I was your sister. And I deserved this for what you had done to his sister.
Dylan was the one who had found me in the morning" she said with an expressionless face.

I had not realised when my tears started flowing. And that is when I noticed Dad fall down on the couch with a thump. He had a far away look in his eyes. A look of helplessness, hopelessness and despair. For not being there for his baby.

I wanted to destroy everything in that moment. I wanted to seek the bastard and let him know what happens when you mess with my family.
I will make sure he pays for what he did to my sister.

But before I could say anything, I heard Mom,
"Please don't hate me. I just wanted for my children's future to be secured. I didnot want what happened with me to happen with her.
Dylan and Nessa already hate me, please you don't hate me too Damien. Please!"
I had never seen her this broken before.
I wanted to hate her but I couldn't. Because I knew whatever she did was her defence mechanism against pain and because she cared for her children.
"I don't hate you Mom but right now I need time to come to an understanding with everything that has happened.
And as much as this is not what you want to hear but I see myself with Amber and Jenny in 20 years time.
And I will make them mine".

Yes. They will be mine!
And no I have nothing to be guilty about. Because as much as I hate it, Dylan is no more.
And I know he will want for his family to be happy.
And My and Amber's happiness lies with each other. I have seen it in her eyes.
Dylan will be always be her first love but I will be her last!

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