Chapter 54
NICK
I paced in front of my son’s ward not able to think clearly. I didn’t know what to think to begin with and that was what frustrated me the most. My parents appeared with food, and I looked at them, I mean really looked at them as if I was seeing them for the first time. I might as well have been since I didn’t know half the things I was finding out about now.
First my sister and now this. I thought the man was someone my father had like I had Ethan to find out things for me. But he was not father’s person but mothers. Also, why didn’t I know a thing about her family when I knew everything about father’s side of the family.
I just assumed she had no family left but I was beginning to doubt that. “Why are you looking at me like that?” mother asked as soon as she was close enough. Not wanting to ask questions in front of that woman, I said nothing.” Could you accompany me to go find the doctor? I still have questions, but I don’t want to be alone.”
She quickly nodded handing the food to my father and we walked away from them. When we were far enough, she stopped and looked at me. “Tell me why you really took me away from your father?” I sighed and looked for the nearest empty chairs.
“Let’s sit there.” She looked at me sceptically, but I walked forward, and she followed. I sat down and she sat next to me. “Who are you?” she looked at me confused. “What are you talking about? I am your mother, of course.” I shook
you?” mother didn’t get it. my head. “No, I know that, but I mean who are you?” mother didn’t get it.
“Just say what you want to know Nick and stop asking me stupid questions.” She was frustrated I could tell but I was too, and I needed answers. “The man, he said he is loyal to you and why have I never been told anything about your side of the family?” mother’s demeanour changed instantly when I asked about her family.
“What made you ask about them now?” wasn’t it obvious? They were hiding. things from me, and I needed to know why. “Just tell me the truth mother, what is going on between you and that man and why don’t I know anything about your family?”
She sighed her facial features softening. “Well, I guess you are old enough to know.” I turned fully to look at her. she rubbed her hands together as if she was nervous. I had never seen the woman nervous about anything. Even when Faren accused her of sending her mother away and threatening to tell father about it. The woman was not nervous.
But for some reason, talking about her family made her nervous. “My maiden name is Black.” Okay, so what? I didn’t get what she was trying to say. Mother could see the confusion on my face because the next words she said sent me jumping up from the chair and almost falling face first of the hospital tiled floor.
“Don’t be slow Nick, I mean my maiden name is Black, as in the Blacks of Summer Strand.” I couldn’t believe my ears. The Blacks of Summer Strand, a wealthy mafia family that has been there for generations. Why didn’t I know this? Shit! I had always been afraid of the Blacks the most when I did business in Summer Strand.This is the property of Nô-velDrama.Org.
Only to find out that they were my family. Just who were my parents. “So, that would make you the mafia princess?” mother chuckled. “I was until I disobeyed my father and refused to marry from another mafia family. I was so in love with your father that I broke our customs and married outside of the circle. Father disowned me but gave me “The man” said He was the last thing he would ever give me and that I should never show my face in Summer Strand again.”
I didn’t understand. How could she have just been able to leave like that. ” know what you are thinking, yes, they wanted me dead even my own brother offered to kill both your father and i. but my uncle, my father’s younger brother refused. He said if they killed me, then they would have to kill him too. So, father said he could leave with me and never return. We were banished from the family and Summer Strand.”
Jesus! The man was my uncle. Fucking Hell! “Mom?” I didn’t know how to react to everything. She patted my knee standing up. “No one knows about this, and no one ever will. I am the older missus of the Jones family and that is it.”
She was about to walk away when I asked. “Why don’t you want him to tell me about Olivia?” mother turned to me, and she gave me that look she gave me. the last time. The one that got me scared and I think I finally understood where it came from.
The mafia in her was awake and that was what that look meant. “Because you don’t deserve to know, not yet any way.”
“But she is my wife, if it’s something that could help me understand what is going on then I need to know.” I demanded and mother walked back towards me. she was like a predator stalking her prey. She stopped right in front of me, she was so close that we were breathing the same air.
“Never demand anything from me, you are my son, but I decide what to tell you and what not to tell you. Olivia is not your wife anymore, you divorced her. you live in the same house as the woman responsible for everything and yet you have the audacity to demand things from me. grow a damn pair Nick and open your damn eyes.”
I didn’t know the woman in front of me and I have to admit. She scared the hell out of me. She then smiled like nothing happened and patted my shoulder.” Remember what I said son and don’t demand things from me.”
She then walked away smiling, and I watched until she turned a corner. “What the fuck just happened?”