BETRAYAL

3

Martin looked at his son and smiled, what did he ever do to deserve him? Henry was everything to him, he didn't know what he would ever do without him. He believed he was an angel sent by God to change his miserable life.

"What Dad? What are you thinking about??" Henry asked Martin.

"What do you mean what? Can't an old man have some peace and quiet?" he asked him with a smile.

"Hahaa very funny!! You do know what I mean, you have that face again. Th-"

"Yeah, the face that's too handsome for an old man. I know," he answered with the biggest grin like a little boy who saw his favorite candy. Henry couldn't help but smile.

"...And what do you mean old!? You're doing injustice to the word old if you keep using it to young people," Henry commented with a serious face. Martin couldn't help but laugh really loud.

"I'm serious!" Henry insisted. Martin looked at him with the biggest grin, that grin that he can't seem to get off his face since Henry came in his life. Indeed Henry was the Angel sent by God.

"Today was your appointment, right? Did you go to see him?" he nervously asked Henry after the laugher died.

"What appointment?" Henry asked as he pretended to write down something on his desk. He knew that was what Martin came to ask. Martin never goes to his office to just chat, although him and Martin are very close but they always separate business with their private life. But he still pretended to not know, he knew what Martin was fearing.

"Um...with the doctor, wasn't it today?"

Henry sighed and put the pen down "It was. And I know that you already spoke to him," he answered as he woke up from the chair on his desk and moved to sit on the couch across Martin. He unbuttoned his suit button to make himself more comfortable before gazing at Martin who was quietly watching him.

"Should I just stop seeing him?" Henry politely asked him.

"W-what!? Why would you do that?" Martin's eyes widened.

"I'm fine living like this, I'm fine without knowing...I-" Henry tried to reason but Martin interrupted him.

"No, I know you want to do that for me but don't. I sometimes get nervous and think of the worst but deep down in my heart I still want what's best for you and I know this is what's best for you. You will never be fine without knowing so don't you ever say that you will stop," Martin told him with a sad smile, looking at his son who had similar expression as his.

Henry put his hand on Martin's and patted him to reassure him everything was going to be okay. Martin smiled lovingly, the gesture was enough for him.

"Ok then, let's get back to work. We have a company to run," Martin said as he abruptly stood. Henry smiled, that was the Martin he knows.

"See you at lunch," he yelled as Martin exits his office.

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Winnie angrily paced back and forth on her heels, she abruptly stood and glared at the door of her room. She reminisced the event that took place a while ago. She knew her mom was crazy but she didn't know she would seriously lock her in her room and place two bodyguards outside her room. She is beyond crazy!! She thought.

"This is violation of human rights, this is dictatorship!! You can't do this!!!" she angrily yelled as she loudly banged on the closed door.

After few minutes she stopped as she realized what she was doing, she was losing her cool and that was exactly what her mom wanted from her. She wanted her to surrender to her and that was never gonna happen. She had her head held high all that time and there was no way that was going to change that. She walked back to her bed and took a big breath before sitting calmly on the corner of her bed, 'stay calm,' she chanted with her eyes closed. She needed to think straight.