CHAPTER SIXTY-NINE:Tyler is Kind Hearted--The first floor of the company.There was a bustling crowd near the entrance. They were in circles and had a lively discussion about a single topic. Every employee who arrived a little late to see the event has a big question mark on their head. Hearing snips and crumbs of what had transpired, they became curious and also flocked to the biggest circle near the reception area. “What happened?” One of the newly arrived asked. The others who also knew nothing about it perked up their ears, ready to absorb the tea. “It seems like Sir Tyler has a son---" one lady said, but the lady next to her lightly elbowed her side. She was cut off and most of them glared at her for the interruption. She glared back.“Shut up, stop making false news.” She huffed. “I was near to them, so I heard that the kid did not even call him ‘dad’, ‘daddy’, or whatsoever! He addressed him as Mr. Tyler!”Grunts of confirmation followed this. A man popped his head through
CHAPTER SEVENTY:Testing Him--The meeting wrapped up earlier than they originally planned. It went smoothly and the problems were smoothened down almost immediately.The people inside the conference room started bustling, they are discussing things that are either relevant with the meeting that just ended or just random conversation that involves their hobbies and past times.Although the meeting is already adjourned, you can notice that none of them left their seats. Behind the loud and noisy discussions of the others, you can hear small and inaudible murmurs. These group of people that gossips were looking at a certain direction.It was Tyler who was sitting at the opposite of the table. He was with Sharon, and they were discussing about their meeting after this.If you listen closely to the murmurs directed to him, the context of these is about what happened earlier. About the child he brough
Chapter seventy-one:Tyler's friend--"What's wrong?" Tyler asked Kai.Kai looke up at him and answered after a moment of silence. "Nothing.""Hm..." Tyler hummed, unconvinced.Kai noticed that Tyler did not believe his words but he did not bother telling the truth. He instead, looked away and tightened his grip of the other's hand. The boy was silent since they went out of the company's building. Tyler know that the boy is silent and a man of few words, but his silence this time is not like the silence he is used to.It was clear that something is bothering him.Tyler thought about what it is for a bit, and after pondering, he reached into a conclusion. He stopped on his tracks. Since the boy was walking slightly ahead of him, he was pulled back. The boy looked up at him, his aquamarine eyes is filled with confusion. It remided him of Althea'a confused eyes wheneve he tells her a joke that is hard for her to comprehen
Chapter Seventy-two:A Look of Disdain--The restaurant is not crowded and very few people are dining in. They all looks elegant and refined, the have this classy air in them, making the ordinary people that is peeking out from the glass wall to look at them with envy and admiration.There are still people that are having their lunch, as they talked with themselves in whispers, their eyes will occasionally wander to wards a certain spot.It was where Tyler and the others were sitting at. Well, in actuality, it was only Tyler who was sitting. Augustine, Kai were standing in front of each other. Kai was looking up at the other with an indiscernible emotion in his eyes.Sharon was also standing up, originally, she thought of sitting on her boss's table, but when she saw the unmoving boy, she looked at the two with complicated emotions.She noticed that something is amiss, but she did not voice it out.Tyler was oblivious
Chapter seventy-three;Marks--Morning, the hospital has many people than yesterday, althoug the place is not crowded, it was enough to make the place feel like not a place for dead people to wander around.Among the patients in their hospital gowns, the nurses in their uniform, the visitors in their casual clothes, three people that were walking down the corridor especially stood out.It was two men and a woman. The woman who was walking ahead of the other two, wore a white blouse and a grey pencil skirt. Drape over the long sleeve white blouse is a grey blazer. Her black leather heeled sandals were clicking on the titled floor as she walks.The other two on the other hand, were wearing a three pieced suit, back and navy blue.As the three passes through other people on the corridor, they can't help but take a second look and turn to stop. The three were well known businessmen and woman, so they can't help but wonder:Who a
Chapter Seventy-Four:How About Althea?--Althea noticed her gaze, although she said nothing, her gaze was enough to let April know not to say anthing about what she saw. April pursed her lips into thin line and forced herself to forgot about the cuts on her arms.She once again observed Althea, this time, she noticed some oddity in her. The air she has yesterday is somewhat different from now. She does not know how different, but now, Althea has this distant feeling, and the feeling of trying to talk to a tall, thick and sturdy wall.For some reason, Althea has her guard up, and within the time that the three of them entered, she noticed that her eyes did not even strayed to the other two on her back.She's a little bit fidgety too. April noticed how many times Althea caresses her ring finger on her right hand. But everytime her finger can't feel the thing she's looking fo
CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVE:Unfounded...?--Tyler panicked when he realized that Kai was not with them, he scolded Sharon for being neglectful, he almost called the cops and his mother's private soldiers when the kid appeared next to them.He was glad and mad at the same time, seeing the kid was okay and unscathed, he angrily rubbed his small head and abandoned the idea of calling higher authorities.He asked Kai where he has been, but the kid told them nothing and just smiled at them. Seeing that he wasn't willing to tell them the truth, he did not press any further, although he was very curious.After scolding him for a few times, he finally calmed his raging heart. And then, they stopped a little bit in a supermarket to buy fruits for Althea and headed directly to the hospital..The first thing Tyler saw when he opened the room's do
CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX:More questions--"You know what, Althea." Tyler said in his gritted teeth. He was trying to surpass the anger that is bubbling inside him. "I used to think that you're reasonable."Althea glared at him with disbelief. "What...?""I thought by using logic is enough to understand you- but I was wrong." He sighed loudly. "Who could have thought that you will hate me with something that happened years ago?""What...?" Althea almost spat out blood that time. If she can stand, she already slapped him crisply on his cheek. But all she can do at the moment is stare at him with anger bubbling in her throat. "What..?!""Your anger," he sighed. "Your anger is unfounded. It's unreasonable. I know you hate me, you have the right. But- seven years had passed, seven years already Althea. Had that anger never eased eve a bit? How can you hold such anger on me?