TAKEN thirty- three
Bella had to concur to Allen's voice. She was going to listen like he asked her too. He obviously had a reason he was with them. Maybe she was just too stubborn to listen. She keeps quiet and wait for Clark to talk.
"We all make mistakes. So I regret all my mistakes in the past. I also regret making our problem our children's problem too. They had to adapt to the changes then. We made them go through a lot."
"You made them go through a lot." Bella couldn't seem to stop interrupting him. But she shut her mouth again and make him continue.
"I know I hurt you" Clark said again. It pissed her the more. Yes he did. He didn't have to rub it on her face. "But, I want you to forgive me"
There he goes. What he should have begin with. Could she forgive him. Why should she forgive him? Was he worth it.
"I can't forgive you Clark."She blurted with a cracky voice.
"Mum. you have to"Allen interrupted her. "We both know what we've gone through mum"Allen said again. Bella didn't want this drama. Especially not in front of the more people who are not part of the family. Marcus stood from where he was as he comes in front of Bella and kneels down beside her.
" Mum"he holds her hands. "We all know what you've been through over these years, but I just want to let you know how sorry Dad is. I've been living with him for lot of years and I can tell you he regrets every thing he did in the past. I want us to come together. As a family. Its been so long Mum. Please"
"I live here with Marcus and his wife. Marcus has been the one taking care of me all this months. I wouldn't stay if I didn't miss my brother. Mum let's just stop all the grudge. Please"Allen moves and kneel beside her too.
Bella was moved to tears, if they had told her that she would reconcile with her family in years to come. She wouldn't believe it. Now her two sons were back. Even with their father?She was speechless as well. So as not to give Allen another father, she has remained single and taken care of him alone. It was hard for her. Too hard for her to reconsider forgiving him.
She holds her sons hands and tears rolled down her cheeks. She had no choice to forgive Clark. For her sons, she was gonna do it. " I forgive you"she sobbed
Smile shine on everyone's face.
***
Flora knocked on Allen's room and when she heard a come in, she enters the room. She bows her head slightly to greet Allen's mother who was sitting on her sons bed.
"Erhm" she cleared her throat as she faced her boss. "I want to apologize for texting your mum behind your back. I'm so sorry about it" she said
"He wouldn't be angry about that. It would you?"Bella turned to her son who nod negatively concurring to his mom words. Even though he was angry, She has interrupted and had spoken for Flora.
"Its fine Flora, It was all for the best" Allen gave her a smile. She return the smile and left the room.
"So you mean, the other woman is Marcus wife?" Bella turned to Allen and he nod and sat beside his mum on the bed. His mum seemed too surprised about that.
"Yes. What's up with Stella?"he asked her.
" I've seen her before. That's just it. Since when has she been married to Marcus?"she asked him
"More than a year." Allen responded
Bella tried recollecting where she saw her last. She figured out it was just few months ago. It was that night, she night she received an information that Clark was at the club. She wouldn't lie. She has been stalking her husband for some time now. She has seen Clark more often that everyone else had thought. That's why she didn't miss him as much as she missed Marcus. That night, she found out he was just there for a business meeting, but she had seen Stella. She was with a friend. She was not mistaken.
"What are you thinking about mum? Just leave Stella alone and go Join Dad in his room. Its been too long you know" he teased his mum. She let out a genuine blush.
"I would only go because of you Allen" she said. He nod and slowly pushed her out of His room. He rest his back on the door of the room and sigh. He can't seem to get over what his Dada says. He didn't want anything to come between his brother and him. That was the same thing that ruined his family. Cheating. Now he was already a partaker of it. He needed to stop what he was doing with Sella. He had to.