Facade

Chapter 27

Mia's pov

I pushed open the study's door quietly and entered. Dad was sobbing like a child and he was lying down with his head on mum's lap. They were on the couch. They looked so cute, except the fact that dad was crying. My heart broke and I hated Aiden with so much passion. If he had not kidnapped me, none of this would have happened. But then I wouldn't have reunited with Karen. If you can call out current relationship reunion.
"Mum? Dad?" I called quietly, my voice barely above a whisper. Mum turned and her eyes widened when she saw me. Dad raised his head from mum's lap and looked at me. He shook his head and laid back his head on mum's lap.
"I miss my daughter so much that I'm even hallucinating that she's here and just called me. Oh my precious mia" dad wailed out, tears were running down his cheeks to mum's lap. Mum broke away from her stare and smiled weakly at me. She stared at the big baby on her laps and rolled her eyes.
"John stop crying for a second. Mia's here" Mum shook dad, trying to get him to look up again. He raised his teary gaze to look at mum and said
"Wait a minute! You can see her too? That means we're both hallucinating"
Dad concluded and went back to crying. Mum rolled her eyes and sent a look that screamed
'I'm tired. Help me'
I sighed and walked over to the couch. I knelt on the floor beside dad. His eyes were shut tightly as he sniffled. I put my arms around him and leaned into him. Dad opened his eyes and looked at me. His face was swollen and red from all the sobbing.
"Mia? You're really here?" he asked me, his voice hesitant and uncertain. I rubbed his back and smiled at him. It broke my heart to see my strong and funny father look so broken.
"I'm here dad. You can stop crying" I assured him. He sat up, making my hands fall from his body. He studied me for a minute before asking
"Are you really here? I'm not hallucinating?"
I rolled my eyes at him. Mum almost laughed but she quickly covered it with a snort. I stood up from the floor and sat on my dad's lap. I leaned into him, inhaling his scent. I missed him so much and I wasn't even gone for long. It shows how much I really loved him. He was my father after all
"No you are not hallucinating. I'm really here. I'm sitting on your lap. You can feel my weight" I assured him. Dad immediately wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into a hug. I hugged him back immediately. He looked to be laughing and crying at the same time. It was almost hilarious.
"Oh my precious darling. You are finally here. You almost gave your old man an heart attack you know" Dad breathed into my neck. His voice was muffled by my body. Mum snorted
"Yeah right! Heart attack indeed! Talk about tears attack! I've had to change my clothes multiple times no thanks to your tears festival. You'd think he'll be stronger as a man"
Dad raised his head from my neck and stuck his tongue out to mum. I giggled quietly at their banter.
"You are just jealous Mia loves me more than you" He shot back at mum.
She scowled at him and turned to me.
"Mia sweetheart, come give your mum a hug" She cooed at me. I was about to stand up from dad's lap but he pulled me down and held me tight
"Where do you think you're going? You want to abandon your old man?"
Dad frowned at me. I looked at mum helplessly and shrugged. Mum scowled and pulled me away from dad's grasp.
"Let go of her John. She's my daughter too you know" She snapped at dad and cuffed him at the back of his head. Dad groaned and rubbed the back of his head. Mum pulled me into her lap and hugged me
"Welcome back baby girl" She breathed into my neck. I relaxed into her body. She smelt of roses. The door to the study was thrown open and Damian strolled in. He looked around and saw me on mum's lap with her arms around me in a hug.
"I feel left out. Group hug!" Damian yelled out and jumped on my lap. Dad stood up and jumped on Damian's lap. We were all a huge pile on my mum's lap. I groaned at their weight.
"John! Damian! Get your big ugly asses off my lap. You weigh a ton"
Mum groaned out. I put my hands on Damian's lap and pushed him and dad off my lap. They fell with a thud on the soft rug on the floor. I smiled at how ridiculous they looked. I stood up from mum's lap and sat down on the couch beside her.
"Thanks hun. Sometimes I forget how old I am" Mum smiled at me.

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Helen's pov

I studied the photographs scattered around my table. They were photographs of Felix and Davis together. It looks like Felix has joined forces with Davis. That miserable bastard. I sent him to do a job and he failed. Of course he'll fail, I thought to myself. Maybe sending a son to kill his father wasn't a good idea after all. I was really looking forward to seeing Maria's face when I tell her that her precious son killed his father. I've always hated her. She was the one true love of Davis. Everytime I was with Davis, I always felt left out. I always felt he didn't really love me like he claimed. Felix is Maria and Davis's son together. Though Davis doesn't really know. I made sure to get rid of the butch before he found out. I felt contented for a while. Only for her to return few years ago with her bastard son. I have watched helplessly at the sides while Davis grew closer to Felix, unknowingly his son. After Davis betrayal, I seized the opportunity to get rid off him. And what other way to eradicate Davis than using his son. Karen's bastard brother. Davis was just a pawn in my game. I used him to get into the organization. I made him believe I loved him and got him to do my bidding. Though Karen will never find out about Felix, I'll make sure of it. But it all backfired. Felix joined forces with Davis. Well I'll make sure he regrets it. Karen was just a pleasant accident. I never meant on having kids with Davis. It just happened and I let it go. I picked up the phone lying on a corner of my desk. I dialed a number and waited
"Bring Maria and her bastard daughter to me immediately" I ordered when the person at the other end picked the call. I smiled to myself when I dropped the call. Time to make Felix regret jumping ship.

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