Chapter 165
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We went straight to Anderson’s mansion after Snow got discharged. I want to take my daughter home now because I’m afraid Pierce would take her away from me. I felt so paranoid that I kept on staring at my
daughter while she’s talking and sitting on her father’s lap.
“Kelly, stay for tonight.” Mrs. Anderson caressed my arm.
I don’t know why she’s not angry with me for hiding Snow’s real identity. Perhaps, she already had a hunch even before the truth was revealed. I feel so embarrassed for what I did.
“I’m sorry…”
She smiled and shook her head. “Nothing matters more than you and my granddaughter’s safety. I understand everything, Kelly.”
I smiled and caressed her hand on my arm. I felt Pierce’s eyes on me. When I looked at him, he immediately shifted his gaze back to our daughter.
I pressed my lips together and sighed. I decided to stay. I want to make sure that he won’t take my daughter away from me. I need to talk to him.
I was thinking heavily in the guest room after dinner. I watched Pierce tuck Snow to bed and I went to the guest room after that, thinking about what I’m going to say to him.
It doesn’t matter if he lash out at me. It doesn’t matter if he won’t forgive me. What’s important to me is to make sure that he won’t deprive me of the rights to be with our daughter…just like what I did to him.
After I gathered all my strength, I went out of the guest room and knocked on Pierce’s room. I was careful because Snow is sleeping inside.
“It’s open, Kelly.”
I turned to the person who spoke. It was Phoebe, smiling gently at me.
“Uhmm… Is Pierce inside?”
She shook her head. “Pierce is in the pool area.”
I immediately nodded. “Thanks, Phoebe.”
“You’re welcome.”
After giving her one last smile, I went downstairs and went straight to the pool area. The things I wanted to say, every single word, were already playing in my mind, but as soon as I got close to Pierce who’s sitting at the edge of the pool while drinking liquor, everything I memorized vanished.
I swallowed hard. I was glued to the ground, standing a meter away from him while I’m facing his back.
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“Phoebe, I told you I don’t want to-” His words were left in the air when he looked at me and realized I’m not Phoebe.
I swallowed hard again as my heart started hammering against my chest.
“Uh…”
His eyes turned so cold that I couldn’t help but hug myself because I could feel it.
“You should sleep now.” He doesn’t sound or look worried. He’s…angry.
I took a deep sigh. “Can we…talk?”
He looked away and didn’t utter a single word. I took it as a sign of his approval. Even when scared and nervous, I walked towards him and sat a meter away from him. Between us were a bottle of liquor and a shot glass.
“I just want to…apologize.”
He hissed. “You’re punishing me, right? You don’t have to apologize.”
I bit my bottom lip and slowly shook my head. “No! That’s not true, Pierce. Hiding the truth about Snow wasn’t my intention—”
“You were given so many chances to tell me the truth, Kelly. But you didn’t. You choose to hide it from me. The only reason I could think of was because of what I did to you in the past—”
“It wasn’t the reason, Pierce.”
“Then what is the reason? Tell me…”
His eyes were scary. It’s so scary because it’s angry and…disappointed.
“I–I’m scared…”
“Scared? Scared of what, Kelly? My daughter almost died! She had to get through the life and death situation first before I discovered the truth. What if something happened to her? Huh?”
I looked down as I swallowed the lump in my throat. “I’m sorry…”
“My daughter was hiding the pain of not being able to meet her father! You didn’t know that, Kelly! You didn’t know because you were busy nurturing your hatred-”
“That’s not true!” I said as tears rolled down my cheeks. I quickly wiped it but it’s too late because he already
saw it.
His lips parted but his forehead creased.
My lips trembled as I swallowed hard again. “T–That’s not true! God knows how much I want to be a perfect mother but I just couldn’t. I was scared of getting hurt again. I was scared that my daughter would see how the people I love wounded my heart so badly. I was scared that she would get hurt too. I–I protected my daughter
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I couldn’t stop the emotions from pouring anymore. My tears won’t stop rolling down my cheeks while he’s staring at my face. I don’t know what he’s thinking, but the only thing I want to know now is what he’s planning to do with my daughter.
I met his eyes as I gathered all the strength to say the words I wanted to say. I just need confirmation from him. A confirmation that he won’t punish me in the most cruel way my mind could think of.
“P–Please, don’t take her away from me. She’s my life, Pierce. She’s the thin bridge that’s connecting me to my sanity. I’d lose my mind if I lost her. So please….hate me all you want, but don’t take my daughter away.”
AD