Chapter 124: Chapter 124 To start anew MONALISA
When I heard my soon to-be husband was involved in an helicopter crash, I had thought it was meant to be this way.
Don’t get me wrong I won’t wish death on anyone, but I’m not really concerned with people’s lives.
I would rather spend the rest of my life alone and I was starting to believe that the heavens wanted it that way.
Granted, it would be too unfortunate for his family but I was relieved to be free from getting married.
But when had things ever gone my way?
He was found days ago and though he was yet to make a public appearance, his mother had confirmed his return.
My fingers clenched around the glass of wine in my hand.
There was no way out of this marriage, I can’t say no to it, my family stood to gain a lot from the Moretti.
My father was excited for the wedding and this was the least I can do to repay him for everything he’s done for me.
I would have to put up with that man for the rest of my life, he didn’t seem all that bad the last time we met.
He doesn’t seem to care about people, just like I am, we might be able to coexist.
RAPHAEL My mind’s in turmoil as I continued walking with no place in mind. I...I...I wanted one of the babies as mine...I carried them for nine months...yes, they aren’t mine biologically but I...I just wanted at least one of them in my life. Her words kept reverberating in my head. I saw a kid in uniform as he walked home with his mother and I could remember her walking me to school. I continued walking but I was feeling more suffocated by the minute. Every street I passed by held memories of my mother and I. How am I supposed to believe that I’m not related to her in any way? How am I supposed to believe that for twenty-seven years...oh God. my whole life had been a lie. I thought things like this only existed in movies. Even when I do watch those movies,I didn’t dare imagine how they might feel at that moment. I don’t even know what to feel right now...it doesn’t even make sense. Someone tapped me on the shoulder,I spun to see Arturo. . “Man, I’ve been calling your name for a while now. What’s up with you? And where have you been? We were unable to get in contact with you for days. Your mother was so worried.”
Yes...my mother.
She’s my mother.
She has always been and she always will.
She was only lying a while ago.
There’s no way I have another family.
“Raph.” Arturo called as I ran passed him.
I needed her assurance that she’s my mother.
When I got home, Allegra and her people had left. I found my mother sitting on the floor and crying. I slowly sat beside her. “I’m so sorry, Raph.” “Don’t apologize.” I replied, softly. “Maybe you weren’t thinking straight when they were here. Now tell me, you were lying, right?cThere’s no way you took me away from my family, you...you aren’t like that, you would never do something like that...you didn’t do it...you’re my real mother, right?”I asked. She stared at me as more tears rolled down her cheeks. “Why aren’t you denying it? Please deny everything...Just...deny everything.” “It’s pointless now. She knows about you.”
When I got home, Allegra and her people had left. I found my mother sitting on the floor and crying. I slowly sat beside her. “I’m so sorry, Raph.” “Don’t apologize.” I replied, softly. “Maybe you weren’t thinking straight when they were here. Now tell me, you were lying, right?cThere’s no way you took me away from my family, you...you aren’t like that, you would never do something like that...you didn’t do it...you’re my real mother, right?”I asked. She stared at me as more tears rolled down her cheeks. “Why aren’t you denying it? Please deny everything...Just...deny everything.” “It’s pointless now. She knows about you.”
“This whole thing is driving me insane...why? Why did you do it? Why?”
She sniffed.
She started to tell me about her life story that I didn’t know before.
She told me that years ago, she was crazily obsessed with a man called Caden.
She was obsessed with him to the point that she wanted to trap him with a child that wasn’t his.
His best friend at the time, Noah had outed her. Noah had seemed to initially like her but because of her evil intentions towards Caden, Noah lost all fondness for her and he disappeared from her life immediately he told the truth.
She had greatly disappointed her mother, Esme. And Esme scolding started to make her think about her actions and reflection.
But one day, she suddenly started bleeding. That led to a miscarriage and she lost the baby that was Noah’s.
That had absolutely crushed her because she had been trying to become a good person for the child.
The loss of the child brought she and her mother closer again. Esme tried to help her move on and still be on a proper path of life.
“We both relocated to Mexico City to start anew but my mom was diagnosed of cancer just few months after we got here. I had no money and I saw the offer to be the Moretti’s surrogate. I accepted and Allegra being as kind as she is, she agreed to foot the bills when she heard about my mom, she paid my surrogate fee separately insisting that I use that in setting up something for myself after my delivery. But when I was three months gone. My mother passed. I was devastated, I almost had a miscarriage again. I had no idea how I would cope. And all of a sudden, I found solace in my pregnancy, it was strange but being pregnant with you and your brother gave me a purpose to live, knowing I was carrying you two made me feel so alive, I shouldn’t have been developing a maternal bond with you two. I just couldn’t help it, each time I saw babies, I would crave to hold a baby like that. And then there was a day Allegra said she had wanted a child for so many years, she had prayed for just one child, and now she was glad that the heavens blessed her with two. I knew I shouldn’t had misread those words but I did.”
“I felt she was indeed blessed with one and the other one was for me. I felt that the creator didn’t want me to be alone after my mother had passed, I thought maybe one of the babies was the baby I had lost before. I knew that was sick mindset but I was determined to have one of the babies in my womb. My due date came two weeks earlier. Allegra and Marco, her husband had been on a trip, the maids managed to get me to the hospital and once they were called that I was about to give birth, they informed me that they were on their way back to Mexico City. I gave birth to two healthy identical babies before they came back and I begged the doctor to lie that the younger one had passed. He didn’t want to at first, so I offered him everything I had...all the money I had gotten from the couple and he agreed. He was able to get a dead baby who had been abandoned and...and....that was....” My mother or should I say Ellie wept bitterly.