Chapter 83 Knowing Her Father
Although he already knew what she would say, he still wanted to hear it.
Ana did not know where to begin. She held her daughter's hand and kissed it.
How exactly is she going to start to explain to her daughter that it won’t be possible?
Ana smiled to ease the tension in her heart “That won’t be possible Thea, he can’t be your father”
Thea pouted and became emotional “But why mummy?”
“Because you have a father”
“But you said I can’t know him because it’s dangerous so why can’t Emiliano be my father instead?” She said emotionally like she was about to burst into tears.
“Do not get emotional baby, mummy has good news for you”
“What good news” Thea asked.
“I told you father about your existence and he wants to meet you immediately”
Thea blinked severely while looking at her mother “I can meet my father?” she asked to be sure she heard her mother clearly.
Ana nodded
“Who is he?” Thea asked.
Now here comes the hard part for Ana: “You already met him”.
Thea was confused “How do you mean mummy?”
Ana sighed “You remember the man that came to your school and has blue eyes?”
These eyes widened “he is my father?”
Ana nodded .
Thea became silent and lost in thought
Ana studied her daughter's face. She was sad.
“I’m sorry baby for lying to you. He didn’t know about your existence, I had kept you hidden from him because it was not safe”
Thea moved her hands away from her mothers and rushed into her walk-in closet then shut the door closed.
Ana stood up and went to the door
“Baby, please open up, do not lock yourself in there” Ana said and heard her crying. She felt so heartbroken to hear her daughter cry.
“Please baby, let mummy come in okay. Mummy is sorry for not telling you before now”
Emiliano who was standing outside the room. Left the door knob, turned around and walked away. When he got outside the mansion, he got into his car.
“Sir where to?”
“Take me home” he would have preferred to go get drunk but he had a lot of meetings tomorrow so getting drunk is not an option.
His chauffeur nodded and started the engine.
Back in the room. Ana still stood on the door “Please baby, open up so mummy will explain”
Thea finally opened and Ana hugged her.
She could not understand why her mother would tell her to avoid her father. She had even overheard her mother say she placed a restriction on him.
Was it that risky to be close to him?
“Don’t cry okay, mummy is sorry for not telling you about him or allowing you to meet him sooner.
Thea cleaned her tears. She felt sad but happy that she now knows who her father is.
Ana had spent the night in her room that day and the next day she dropped her in school before heading to work.
She walked sluggishly into her office ignoring her assistant speaking to her.
When she got into the office she was surprised to see Emiliano sitting on her office couch reading a business magazine.
“Emiliano,” Ana said.
Emiliano stood up and went to her. He stared at her face and saw that she had dark cycles under her eyes meaning she barely slept.
He threw her closer and hugged her.
The assistant quietly left both of them alone.
The company staff have been thinking to themselves that these two might just end up together.
Ana stayed in his arms for a while before pulling away and went to sit on the couch.
Emiliano sat close to her.
I’m sorry I did not notice you came yesterday, the head maid told me. Ana said to him.
Yes, but I left shortly. I overheard you speaking to Thea. Did you tell her?” Emiliano asked her even when he already knew she did.
Ana nodded “Yes I told her and she cried, it’s all my fault. Emiliano, I’m such a terrible mother for lying to my own child”
“Do not say that, you are not a terrible mother. And you did not lie to her, you just didn’t tell her the truth. You didn't tell her, her father was dead, you only told her she could not meet him”
“But she met him and yet I did not tell her there and then that he was her father”
“Because you couldn’t, you were still denying the fact that you were Ana so there was no way you could have told her”
“I know, but she is a child, will she understand that? She doesn’t know my real reason”
“She will, although she is sad, she will get over it and focus on the good part, which is the fact that her father will be a part of her life” Emiliano said.
Ana nodded. Speaking to Emiliano puts her in a good mood. At least now she is less worried and less guilty.
“Did you tell her that he wants to meet her?”
“Yes, but we have to give her time”
Emiliano held her hand “Do not worry okay, at least you have cleared yourself of that”
Ana nodded “Yeah, but you know who else I’m worried about, don’t you?”
Emiliano nodded “I know, do not worry I will tighten security around her school in the house and here at the office. We won’t allow anything to happen to her.
Ana smiled and was relieved “Thank you”
Emiliano nodded and smiled too. His goal was to make sure that Ana was always happy.
That afternoon. Ana had gone to pick her daughter from school herself.
Nala had now resumed school and her internship.
She stood and waited for Thea to be brought out by the teacher when Fernando walked to her.
Ana stared at him with wide eyes and he looked at her calmly
“Why are you here?
“That is a very funny question Ana”
“Yes she is your child but she just found out about you being her father less than 24 hours ago. You shouldn’t have come here, it will make her uncomfortable, you should wait until she is ready to see you” Ana reminded him.
“I know and I planned to do just that. But I could not sleep last night Ana, my entire thoughts were filled with her. I can’t wait, I want to get to know her now and I want her to get to know me now” he said.
“No Fernando, you have to wait for her to be ready to………..”
“Mummy!!” Thea left the teacher's hand and rushed to her mother not noticing the man standing close to her mother.