Chapter 60

I'm here at Xander's house. I already know how to get in and out because Xander taught me that.

I went upstairs and quickly took my son and I's clothes then left.

When I arrived at Elizabeth's school, I waited for a while to see when the students would go home.

While waiting, I couldn't stop crying while thinking about it.

"What you're doing right now Elyse, you can't live with him. Y-You shouldn't love him!" Because of his negligence he killed a person! Elyse is a dying person!

I immediately wiped my tears when I saw my son coming out of the gate. I took a deep breath before I got out of the car and waved at him.

"Mommyyyy!!" He greeted me with a tight hug.

"Mommy where is Daddy Xander?" He asked and looked inside the car, thinking he might see Xander.

I looked up to stop the tears that wanted to escape from my eyes. "Don't look for him Elizabeth, let's go."

I let him into the car and he kept asking why we were going the other way.

"Mommy? Why are we here at Aunt Mindy's house?" I didn't answer him, I just went down and put down our two luggages.

I have a key to Mindy's house and I called her, I explained that we are here temporarily at her house.

When I brought in all our things, I immediately cooked something for us to eat.

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While eating, I noticed that my daughter was looking at me. "Why?"

"Mommy why are we here? Why aren't we with Daddy Xander?"

"Forget about him Elizabeth. Just eat there so you can sleep early."

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I put my son to sleep then I first went near the window and sat on the chair.

I was stunned and stared at the star, I suddenly remembered that night we were together.

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I shook my head to get rid of this thought. I don't have to think about him! He's more than worst than Daren!

If I don't really need the money, I will return the 500k he gave me as well as the car he gave me! It's like I accepted the money he was going to give me then.

I still thought that Mrs. Ferrer to me. Doesn't he really look like me? Or maybe he's just pretending he doesn't know me, maybe he wants to make up for what Xander did to my parents?! Does he think I'll just forget all that!

I wiped my tears from my cheeks.

"I-Is Xander looking for me now?" I immediately shook my head.

No, Elyse...don't be Xander. Forget about him, think about mom and dad. Do you think they will be happy to see you in a relationship with the person who killed them?

I just took Elizabeth to her school. He kept asking me where Xander was, but I couldn't even answer his very simple question.

When he asks me, I really want to cry and hug him but I don't want him to know the truth. I have no plans to tell him the reason why I decided to leave.

I am here at the mall today and I intend to buy things that we will need for the house. While shopping for something to buy, I frowned when I saw Daren, he was with a small child and a woman...

"Another girl again?" I asked myself laughing. Is he fed up with one so he has a new one?!

Out of anger I approached their behavior. "You're so happy, you look like a happy family." Sarkas. I said loudly.

"Elyse,"

It was obviously a little surprised to see me.

"What? Is it good to live without us huh, Daren? Have you achieved the freedom you want?"

"Daren, who's that girl?"

The girl with him asked.

"I don't know he--" I quickly slapped him on the cheek.

"It's too thick of a face for you to say that in front of me! You're the one who actually has the guts to say that to me! What the hell, let me go! Where are you going to take me!!" I complained when he pulled me out and he just stopped when we were in the parking lot.

"What! Why did you drag me here?! Are you ashamed of me scandalizing you inside? Are you ashamed? Are you afraid of being embarrassed, Daren?!"

"That's right Elyse." It said calmly.

"You don't know how angry I am with you right now, especially for what you are saying to my daughter! If you still have a heart left, use it and let Elizabeth and I live quietly!" I promise to shout.

"What? Did I say something wrong to Elizabeth? She already knew then, I told her. Is it my fault that she only dared to speak now??"

"You really stand by what you say?!"

"Why? It's true, you were the first to cheat on me Elyse! Thank you for ignoring me and still accepting you! Because of my love for you so much, I've been blind to everyone!"

"What are you talking about there!!"

Is he really going to invent stories!

"When we were in Cebu, our classmates and I finished drinking in the middle of the night. When I was going to the room, I saw a man who had just come out, then when I looked at you, you were fast asleep and there was no covering on your body! I am a man and easy I was tempted especially by you but I stopped myself from touching you because I knew you weren't ready, I just thought of taking off what I was wearing because I was hot and that was it!"

"Then the next morning you thought I touched you, that's what you believe. I didn't say anything more because I didn't know how to explain it, I was just complacent because I knew to myself that I didn't do anything to you but only a month passed, a month later you're pregnant?!"

"Does it make any sense Elyse?! I didn't even fuck you! I did touch you but only your cheek, I just kiss you and I sleep! That's all. So, what now? Who is that man?! Know I've got everything so tell me who that whore*nang man is huh!"

I couldn't stop crying from what he said. Even though I don't fully understand what he is saying right now, I cry especially when I look into his eyes, I can clearly see that he is hurting.

"I... I don't know." I wiped my tears from my cheeks.

"I can't remember, I can't remember anything!"

"Don't lie! I know if you're still seeing that man! I even saw you talking, he's with you!"

"W-What are you talking about! I don't know, I don't know him!"

It's all misunderstanding. He thought that I cheated, that I lied... What does it mean now? I'm the one who should be blamed for this. Am I the one who ruined our family? Is it all my fault??

But how was it my fault, I can't even remember what he was saying.

"I loved you, I understood you, I let you do what you want but only one day, I realized that it was right..."

"I thought that it's kinda unfair because when you needed me, I was there but the time that I'm the one was in need, no one. Literally no one was there for me and I was expecting that you'll be the first person who will be there for me Elyse..."

"D-Daren,"

"You know what? I cried every night, every night thinking of what you did to me. I tried to forget all of that but I couldn't get it out of my mind. I suffered from depression because of you, Elizabeth herself sees me crying, she was there for me when your busy. She's still a kid but she understands me. I hate her... I hate Elizabeth because seeing her everyday hurts me so much, she reminded me of what you did, but I learned to love her as my real daughter, I appreciate how she cares and loves me knowing I'm not her real father."

"R-Right now, I don't know why I still love you for all those years, my feelings for you never faded...this is the reason why I hate myself now. You cheated but I still love you, you lied but I still love everything, whatever you do or say to me I still love you. It hurts me whenever I see you hurting and also Elizabeth, I think of her like my real daughter, I love her, I love both of you."

"I love you... but you don't love me anymore. I can tell by just looking at your eyes, before when I look at you it's like there's a spark whenever you look at me, but now I only see pity I in your eyes."

I was speechless, I couldn't even speak, I wanted to speak but nothing came out of my mouth.

He wiped the tears from his cheeks.

"Well, I have to go now. They are waiting for me." He said before leaving.

I covered my mouth to stop making noise, I just bowed and couldn't stop myself from crying.

It's late and my son and I are eating now. I couldn't help but stare at him.

"Mommy is there a problem?"

"W-Nothing sweetie." I promised and continued eating.

I want to ask him right now, I want to know if he really knows everything but I'm afraid. "E-Elizabeth...Daren and I met a-a while ago..."

"Did he tell you that I know?"

Did he get it right away? Did he immediately guess what we wanted to talk about?

"Y-Yes,"

"I love Daddy even though he's not my real daddy. Where is my real dad, Mommy?"

"I-I'm sorry sweetie, I can't answer your question." I don't remember anything about that day. The only thing I know is that I woke up naked and Daren was with me, but he said that a man came out of the room? And when he entered, I didn't have a cover? Couldn't I have been raped?? But it's impossible because when I wake up, I don't see any bruises or any traces of forced labor.

The last thing I remember is that someone gave me a glass of wine. I don't know what kind of wine it is but it feels very different to me, it's like I suddenly feel heat in my body, I feel like I want to undress because of the heat I feel.

"Mommy, aren't you going to eat?"

I suddenly came to my senses because of my son.

I finished my meal and then my son and I went to sleep.

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THE NEXT DAY I woke up because of the knocking I heard from outside. I got up and looked at my son who was now sleeping soundly. Today is Saturday so my son has no school.

I left the room and opened the door to see who it was.

"Mike??"

"Elyse,"

"What are you doing here?" I asked him in surprise.

Mike is Daren's best friend in high school, I just don't know if they are still friends.

"I wanted to talk to you..."

"About?" I looked at him.

"About our daughter." I was stunned by the last thing he said.

I let him in first so we could talk properly. "What are you talking about? What about our daughter?"

"I'm Elizabeth's real father."

"What?? How? What evidence do you have that it's you?!" I was surprised that he gave me a small box. I quickly opened it and saw my bracelet, this is my bracelet, I was wearing it that day but suddenly it was gone when I woke up.

"When I got home, I put it in my pocket. It fell when something happened to us--"

"Wait a minute, I'm still confused."

"Okay. Back then, I actually like you but I hide it because I know you, and my best friend, Daren have a relationship but then that night, you grab me and kiss me, I tried to hold back but I lost control. I had to leave you after that because I was afraid that Daren might find out and that will be the end of our friendship."

So, it's really my fault. I was the first to kiss him, I was the first.

"Why did you just show up now?"

That surprised me the most.

"Just now I got the courage, then I heard that you and Daren are gone. Our classmates were talking about you two at our high school reunion."

Explain it.

"But to be honest, I've been watching you since Elizabeth, our daughter, was little..."

"Mommy? Who is she?" I slowly turned to my side and there was Elizabeth now staring at Mike.

"I'm your father, Elizabeth."