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They became Penelope's burden. Where it became her job to give them a prosperous life. They trusted her and believed that she would come back as a successful person.
The atmosphere became depressing and everyone looked at us. Corazon and Alberto didn't know what to say, they were also sad.
Only Sophia's crying voice resounded. She cried and cried, pulling at her mother's clothes.
"Mommy, Auntie hates us! Wuuwuuu!"
Even Penelope lost herself. She sniffed as tears streamed down her cheeks.
"Honey, let's go to our room."
Since the truth showed up, I decided to invite my family back to the room to calm down.
"Yes. Father and Mother, we will rest now."
Penelope agreed and glanced at her parents.
"Yes. Take care of yourself. Sleep early, we have a lot to do tomorrow."
Alberto and Corazon nodded.
Penelope did her best and smiled. Her parents obviously loved her and they loved Señorita too. They were their children and they loved them all. So it broke their hearts to see their children fighting.
We left the dining room in awkward silence.
Maybe everyone treated Penelope as their way out of poverty.
I didn't care if they were Penelope's siblings. If they treated Penelope like that, I would be the one to stop them.
If Señorita was a man, I might have broken her nose by now.
When we reached our room, Sophia was already sniffing. She wasn't crying anymore, but her eyes were puffy.
"Mommy, Sophia wuv you. I wuv you, Mommy."
"Hm. I love you too."
Sophia hugged her mother and Penelope hugged her back. Then Roman hugged her mother as well.
Penelope hugged her children tightly as her shoulders shook. She controlled her emotions so she wouldn't break down.
"Mom, I love you. I will always love you."
Roman assured his mother that he was there for her. He put the phone down, knowing that his mother was more important than playing games.
"Hm, I love you too, Roman. You're a good kid. You never give us any trouble. You always follow our orders, you're a mature child."
As for me, I smiled bitterly and approached the three of them. It hurt me to see them like that. I choked up as I hugged my wife and children.
"Daddy will work hard for our family. I will do my best to give you a better life."
I said as I kissed Penelope's forehead.
I understood very well. I was the reason for Penelope's failure.
If I hadn't seduced her, she might have become a career woman with a professional job.
Her family was disappointed because of me. All because of my stupidity. I ended her dreams... Even now I was still blaming myself for that.
It took us a few minutes to calm our emotions. Then we realized that Sophia had fallen asleep. Penelope chuckled with tears in her eyes. She happily touched Sophia's nose.
Even though we were facing a problem, watching Sophia sleep comforted our hearts. Our children were the reason we kept going.
"I'll prepare the bed for Sophia," I said, opening our luggage.
We brought Sophia's pillow so she could get a good night's sleep.
A few minutes later, Sophia was sleeping on her pillow without a problem.
Even Roman stopped playing and fell asleep. Perhaps the trip had exhausted them and they fell asleep more quickly.
Our bed had nothing but a blanket. We didn't have a foam mattress to sleep on. It was expensive.
Maybe the other rooms had foam mattresses, but they were already occupied by others.
"Honey," I asked my wife, who was resting her head on my shoulder. Her face looked terrible, swollen, and red. I love this woman.
"Do you think anything would change if you didn't meet me?" I asked without thinking of the consequences.
Suddenly, I almost jumped as a painful pinch hit my stomach.
"Ouch! Honey? Why did you do that?"
"... Don't ever ask me that again."
"I understand. I'm sorry, I just don't want to see you sad." I was honest.
I wiped away her tears and kissed her again. At that moment, that was the best way to comfort her - to shower her with kisses.
"I chose you because I love you. I followed you, I made a family with you because you're the man I want to spend my life with. Don't talk about something that will make our children sad, that will make me sad." She began to sob again.
"Then what about me? Have you never thought about me before you asked this question? Asking me this question will make me regret my decision." Her tears landed on my chest as she cried.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I will never do that again. I promise you, your decision is the right one."
I put my arms around her waist and pulled her closer. I realized that she was sensitive right now. Anything bad I might say would affect her.
"Wwuuwuuu, you said that you would protect me. Then why are you saying we shouldn't see each other? Keith, you're a bad guy! Stupid!" She yelled, pounding her fists against my chest.
"Yes, yes. I'm a bad guy. I'm stupid! You can hurt me more!"
As long as I could make her feel better, I would let her hit me.
We looked like a silly couple right now, sobbing and hugging. We acted like we were still teenagers.
"Honey, I will prove everything to you."
"I will never say anything bad to you again."
I would say anything to make her happy. What I say might make other people cringe, but I really love my wife.
"I will never drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes, I will never do vices." I touched her hand.
"Yes, I promise you."
Our fingers intertwined and locked.
"So please, smile. As long as I see you smile, I will be satisfied."
"Silly..." She pouted and gently wiped her face on my chest...
Her snot and tears remained on my skin, but who cares?
We only kissed briefly, but I felt it was the hottest kiss we ever had.
"Let's talk to your parents tomorrow."
"Yeah, let's talk to them."
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