novelraw Chapter 226 - 226 Art of Letting Go....Forgiveness is the answer (4)
Chapter 226 - 226 Art of Letting Go....Forgiveness is the answer (4)
Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk. If you twist it into something it was never meant to be, it can make you a doormat or an insufferable manipulator. Forgiving seems almost unnatural. Our sense of fairness tells us people should pay for the wrong they do. But forgiving is love's power to break nature's rule. ----Lewis B. Smedes
Edward: "Will you help me spilling the beans to Louie that he is not my son but still I consider him as my son, that he was conceived by Mia before your mom caught me red-handed with Mia at my room so many years ago. Will you and your husband be there to help me giving him all the information's about his identity? But about the identity of his biological father, I don't know anything about it for Mia hide it carefully and maybe Suzy or Rica knows something but I don't care about it anymore. Will you two help me?"
Viscount Francois was astounded, and Luna was in a shock upon hearing it. "Louie is not a Chen?!" Luna said as she let out a gasp. "But how come you didn't tell it nor fix it before Daddy Edward? Why did you choose to suffer from Louie's mother if you already knew that he is not yours?" Luna asks him with a bit of shock and sadness in her voice.
"Luna... Sweetheart, I couldn't hurt my parents then. I could not bear to take away from them the p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e of the time my mother carried Louie on her hands and my father was excited to give him the name Louie to the child. You know that feeling Duke Lawrence, even though Luna is not your real child you also feel that kind of excitement when you carried the twins to your arms, and you Viscount Francois you also know that feeling especially when you hear the first time the twins cried. Although I did not feel that because Louie is not my real son but that is what I saw in my parents, I could not destroy that moment at that time." Edward explained to them.
Lily: "Edward how are you so sure that Louie is not yours? Because as I think it deeper you and Mia have s.e.x that time and I've seen it with my two eyes."
Edward: "Lily I'm infertile, I found out about it a month before graduation. That's why I am so sure that Louie is not my son."
Lily: "What? How? Why didn't you tell me that time Edward?"
"The Chen family is having our annual general check-up that time and it was scheduled a month before our graduation Lily. Since that we have plans of getting married after we both have jobs so I have asked our family doctor for this kind of test. I ask our family doctor to check on my whole body and one of the tests I ask was the fertility test. I want to know if we can immediately conceive a child after we get married, but as soon as I get the results I was very devastated. I just found out that I am infertile but the family doctor assured me that it is curable. I already have plans to take the cure after graduation so that when we got married we can immediately have a child, but the worst nightmare of our lives has begun and after that, I never cured my infertility anymore for I can't have you anymore as my wife so much better I won't be cured. Oh by the way I let the doctor signed a non-disclosure agreement after I was diagnosed with infertility that year and up to now he always checks on me." Edward confesses all the information to the people inside the study room.
Lily: "Oh! Edward...Why didn't you tell me? Does Allen know about this? Does anyone know about your situation?"
Edward shook his head, "I don't want anyone to know about it except for what is happening right now. But our family doctor made it clear to me that I can still be cured even it is too late to have a child because of my age."
Duke Lawrence and Viscount Francois feel a mixture of pity and amazement for Edward to cope with the situation he is facing for almost 24 years, but for Viscount Francois, he feels more pity for Louie now. Luna felt what was playing on her husband's mind. Luna took Francois's hand and squeezed it slightly and gently, "My King, whatever happens, you are still the man I love and care for, don't ever think that my feelings will be changed because of how awful Louie is right now. Luna whispered to Viscount Francois.
Francois smiled at his wife and c.a.r.e.s.s her face by his right hand, "I love you so much, My Queen. I can't wait to be alone with you today" Francois whispered back to her. Unknown to the couple there are already three sets of eyes staring at them. "We are in the middle of very very crucial planning here and you two are feeding your Daddy Edward dog food! You can do it later or tomorrow! Stop it at once!" Duke Lawrence teasingly yelled at them and it made both Lily and Edward laugh. Luna blushes and Francois chuckled for what their father has said, Lily can't stop laughing especially seeing her soon to be husband is very furious but he seemed not that angry with their children. While Edward stared at Lily who is very carefree and it seems she looks glowing.
"Duke Lawrence you have a happy family, please do take care of Lily and Luna for me. I can't do it for them before but I hope you will not stop me from doing something for them" Edward seriously informed the Duke.
"Then call me Lawrence, you are my wife's best friend and you are my daughter's Daddy. The person who is important to their hearts is also important to me and the HADES family. You can also live with us at the City of Wise, I know Lily and her parents need someone like you to help them for their upcoming simple business there and you still have a reunion to attend to with your other best friend Allen and my wife." Duke Lawrence told him with a smile." Edward nodded his head in agreement and they both shake their hands.
Luna: "This is great! I have two Daddy's and four other fathers..... I have one big happy family now My King."
Duke Lawrence and Francois chuckled as Luna clapped her hands in excitement, it looks like she receives a special treat from them. Edward raises her brows in confusion, "Duke Lawrence and you are her Daddy's while the four headmasters or shall I say the men of the great bosses are her father's while their wives are her mother because mom is already her as her mommy" Francois explained to Edward.
"Thanks for accepting me as your father even though we all knew that Louie is not a Chen. Thank you for forgiving me even though I didn't do a great job of protecting you against Mia and my son Louie. Most especially Thank you for letting me spend some time with my grandchildren" Edward told Luna. Luna smiled at him and she stood up and went to where he sits, Luna gave him a warm hug....a hug that he didn't even had when she was still married to Louie....a hug that they've never once had because he didn't spend so much time with Louie that time.
Luna: "Daddy Edward, you have done nothing wrong. We can just say that we are all victims of some awful circ.u.mstances and we just let it happened, but without that kind of circ.u.mstance, we will not become a strong person like now. But I can't promise to easily forget what Louie has done to me, even my biological father for it is so hard to let go of the pain they have caused my heart that turned into stone. Although to forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, we will receive untold peace and happiness. Maybe time will tell when that will happen."
Lily: "We are not forcing you to do that Moon"
Duke Lawrence: "Luna, you became the Autumn Jade of my life when I was at my lowest point in life, you have given me a second chance to live again as a father to a daughter who has a longing for love from a father. And I want to thank you for that my Dear. But I want you to bear this in your mind and you have to remember that when you give someone a second chance even if it is as a friend. You need to have some patience, you might need to chill the hell out every now and then, especially right now that you already have Francois and the new bunnies in your life. I know Louie can't rush you for the forgiveness and acceptance that he is asking you, and he can't make you and the twins' to feel comfortable when he is around but still if he hurts you nor the people who have hurt you in the past I will definitely kill them. Edward Chen are we clear on that kind of agreement?"
Edward nodded his head, "Luna I know Louie has messed up with you and to your marriage, but he puts up so much courage to face you and your husband, he is brave enough to risk looking stupid over you and I know you are doing a great job of letting him know the consequences of what he has done but I hope we can spend some time with the twins that's all I can ask for from you."
Viscount Francois: "Sure you and your son can spend some time with the twins while you are at City of Wise for I really need someone to babysit with the twins while I and my wife will be spending our honeymoon in one of the Villas there. Thank you very much, Daddy Edward, for that idea."
Luna was shocked and Lily laughs, "No Buts....No What IF's My Queen" Francois cuts off Luna because he knew that his lovely wife will argue to what he have just said.