King and Payton got out of the car and then dashed to the big door of the house and when they got there, the door opened, and they adjusted their clothes before they entered.The laughter from Dariel and his mother threw them off guard and they both turned to look at each other to wonder what was funny.“Mum?” King called out as he walked slowly to where the two sat.His mum was on the couch while Dariel sat closely beside her as they both stared at his phone.“Ah! Thank God how two are here,” she finally raised her head to look at them.“Dariel was just telling me. You guys should have talked sooner if you wanted a honeymoon that much,” she said.“W… what?” King widened his eyes.“And, if you wanted a honeymoon, could you not have planned it? It’s not like it is too much or something,” she hissed as she returned her eyes to the screen.“What did Dariel tell you, Mum?” King asked.“What do you mean? I only told her how you told me that you would love to go on a honeymoon so bad with yo

King turned to look at Payton who had a hard expression on her face and then glanced at her curled fist under the table.He twitched his lips upward and then breathed out.He hated so much that his wife seemed affected by the presence of her ex-boyfriend.But… What effrontery?They were openly announcing their relationship?Was that not like… not normal?That was her sister’s ex-boyfriend. No?“D… do you know what you are saying? The two of you are in a relationship?” Will asked and then breathed out.“Dad, just give us your blessing already,” Ava smacked her tongue.Will dropped her eyes on Payton, King, and then nodded his head.“Let’s have dinner.”When Payton did not loosen up still, King finally nudged her gently and she turned her head to look at him.“Let’s eat,” he mouthed and she nodded her head.Payton stared at Max who sat closely beside Ava and then breathed out.What was going on in those two’s minds?===“I hope you were not shaken by the recent scandal that my son cause

Will fondled King’s hand gently and then patted his shoulder before he let go of him.“After her mother died…” he started and moved to the window.“I did everything… I tried everything that I could to make her not feel the emptiness of her mother’s death,” he said as he stared at the blank space of the opened window.“Given the fact that she had witnessed the gruesome death of her mother, I thought that she needed to have a good life and then I supported every decision that she made. I really tried to be a better father for her,” he sniffed and nodded his head.“I don’t know if I am successful in that aspect. No, I know that I am not. I watched my daughter suffer and trapped in the past that she had created for herself,” he said.He was talking about the panic disorder that Payton suffers from.“I took her to many hospitals. I hired the best therapist that I could find but, it was hard to pull her out of the past, they said. Her will matters more.”“I thought marrying another woman wo

“You hugged me on purpose that day. At first, I didn’t give it much meaning. But, after the article came out, I knew it was your doing.”“What proof do you have?”“That question. Your reaction. Besides, I do not need any proof to know what you could have done. Your plan was sabotaged because the internet could not find you as you had planned. You had thought that they would dig you out and you probably believe that once they do, I will have no other choice than to side with you and agree to the relationship.”“W… what are you talking about? Why would I…”“But do you know what would have happened if they had found you? I would deny you still,” he said to the lady bluntly. “I will not accept for my morals to be dragged in the mud. King, you know me better than all this!”“I would have denied ever meeting you… if it means keeping my reputation in check.”“Reputation, reputation, reputation!” She hollered and stomped her foot on the ground.“Has anything ever mattered to you more than th