Chapter 123 Chapter 99 (2)
"Do you think the contract signed two years ago by that woman just appeared out of nowhere?
“No, Al!
“Clearly Brianna was involved in it.
“She made that woman choose between you and her job. And she chose her job. But you still didn't come to your senses and happily waited for her.
“And once again Brianna snapped her fingers and made a contract that made that woman unable to refuse it again.
“In the end, I could breathe a sigh of relief because that woman chose her job, and you finally came to your senses and chose to leave her." Altezza stares at his mother in silence.
"We care about you. Your aunt does too. To her, you're like her own child, even though she never said it directly. But she loves you just as much as she loves Antony.
“Just like me, loving you and Antony.
“We mothers don't want our children to be hurt. Not even a bit. But we know the boundaries of when we should interfere or not. And we feel it's the right time to act.
“And indeed, our actions bore fruit.
“Although once again, I feel ashamed because you trapped a woman who needed your help, paid her to carry your child.
“Do you think you can trade that child?!
“But after seeing Adaline, I actually don't want to let her go. I fell in love with her at first sight. I want her to be my daughter no matter what."
“Even if I have to hurt you, I don't care. For Adaline's sake, I'm willing to do anything. Even though I hope you change your heart and can fall in love with her.
“But you're too stupid!" Delila looks at her son coldly.
"You think too much of yourself. Your ego. And that woman. A woman who isn't even better than a pile of rotten meat.
“I never even liked her.
“What kind of woman makes her own mother a maid and her father nothing more than a gardener?"
Altezza stares at his mother in disbelief. "You don't know, do you? But I do.
“Her family, whom you said were off the island, was just a figment of her imagination. From the beginning, her family has always been with her.
“Her mother is nothing but the maid you pay every month to clean the house, wash the clothes, and cook delicious meals for her own daughter.
“And her father is the man you pay to fix every damage, to clean the yard and the swimming pool that his daughter uses.
“And her sister? She's the woman who has been a servant to her own sister all this time.
“That woman never even appreciated her own family. Never loved them as she should have. And you expect love from a woman like that?
“Wanting a child from a woman who even disregards the heaven at her mother's feet?
“What will your child become? A babysitter's child?
“And meanwhile, you ignore a woman who's even willing to pawn herself for a mother who didn't even carry and give birth to her?
“Testing her patience. Hurting her repeatedly. Asking her to wait and be patient?
“Even though she willingly did it, I couldn't bear to see it!" Her mother's shout echoes in the room.
“I know the pain of waiting." Her mother says softly. Tears are clearly streaming down her aged face. "And you know that too. So why make someone else feel the heartache we once felt?" She asks Altezza, who is still frozen.
Delila leaves Altezza to ponder her words about Jovanka's parents, redirecting the conversation back to Adaline.
"Mom..."
"Let her go. Let her find happiness in her own way.
"You want your child? She will give it to you after those two children are born." Delila starts to leave her son.
"Mom...!"
"Go to that woman. The woman who even made you accuse your own mother of cruelty.
"Go to her. Woo her. Keep her. And hold onto that woman by your side. I swear I won't interfere in your lives.
"And if you feel all this is unfair to her. And if you want all her wealth to be hers again. Then ask your aunt, Brianna, for it. Because she's the one who controls that woman's life.
"Although I hope she does something more despicable than that." Delila truly leaves Altezza alone. She ignores her husband who stands motionless in front of their son's door.
Altezza sits in his place as his father enters and takes his mother's place.
"Al?" The man calls softly.
Altezza raises his head. He looks at his father with pleading eyes.
"How could you make the same mistakes I did, son?" His father asks with pain. "I am proud of you and your intelligence. But it seems my foolish and cowardly attitude has rubbed off on you."
"Padre?"
Benjamin sits on the bed and gently wipes his face. "Do you know why your mother is treating you like this? Why she's so cruel to her own child and instead defends your wife?" Altezza shakes his head. "Let me tell you the reason."