He squinted. What is wrong? Theresa’s head was bowed and her hair poured over, covering her face. But he knew something wasn’t right.
Tim and Lee clung to her and Rita was tapping her. Was she sobbing? Everyone was having a worried look on their faces except Luciana me.
“Theresa, what is wrong?” Cheng Li was the first to ask. He couldn’t understand why anyone wouldn’t be unhappy in such a happy bubbling moment with the family.
Theresa Mo raised her head and her facial complexion had gone red. Her eyes were red and looked puffy. Her nose was sore but her tears kept coming down her cheeks.
The surprise was written on everyone’s faces. They were dazed and the boys just stared at their mother with a sad countenance.
Rita offered her a handkerchief and Theresa gladly took it and cleaned her tears. Carol quickly walked over just as Theresa stood up, holding the hands of her kids.
“I’m sorry uncle, but we are not supposed to be here in the first place” she answered politely and looked at Carol “I’m sorry Aunt”
She held the wrist of her kids and was leaving when Junxie Li intercepted her. He was quiet because his father asked her what happened.
He was waiting for her to give an explanation but rather, she stood up and said what he didn’t understand.
“What’s wrong with you my love?” He asked, trying to place his hand on her shoulders. “Don’t you dare touch me!!” Theresa Mo warned.
She looked at Junxie with hostility in her eyes. She glared at him furiously and that surprised Junxie the most. He stood on her path with a questioning stare.
Has he done anything wrong? Why is Theresa acting so weird? They were happy before he left with Julia to the orchard.
Julia and Carol walked to her as she stood staring at Junxie furiously like a predator that would mount on its prey any moment.
” Theresa dear, tell me what Junxie has done. Has he bullied you in any way?” Carol Li demanded, she came and stood before her.
Julia doesn’t know what happened. He was dazed by Theresa’s outburst to Junxie and now her stare made him completely lost.
“I’m sorry Aunt, but I am leaving with my kids. Junxie doesn’t deserve to be their father” Theresa Mo replied and pushed her way forward, leaving the dazed family members behind.
Junxie Li got angry. He caught up with her just as she was almost at the door ” where are you going and taking my kids along with you to?” He blocked her path, holding the door knob and preventing her from accessing it.
“I am leaving you for real and with my kids. And this time Junxie Li, I won’t let you take my kids away from me” Theresa Mo bellowed.
Leave him? Has it gotten to that extent? Leaving him with the kids?
” If you want to go anywhere, I won’t stop you. But my kids are staying right here with me. They are my kids Theresa” Junxie Li declared.
Theresa Mo cleaned the tears that just rolled down her cheeks and chuckled softly. She could go anywhere. What mattered to him the most were the kids.
“They are my business. They got nothing to do with you” Theresa Mo bellowed. She was going extremely angry. He lied to her and pretended to love her.
“No, they are our business, you and I. But I can’t let my children be elsewhere from me. So I won’t let you step out of this door” Junxie Li declared.
At this time, the boys started sobbing. Julia tried taking them away from Theresa but she refused to release their wrist.
They both held her thighs, indicating they wanted to be with their mother. The sight of which infuriated Junxie as he forcefully pulled them away from their mother.
Theresa was now struggling with him. The two parents are fighting over the custody of the boys. But Theresa’s strength was nothing to be compared with Junxie.
“Theresa, stop this nonsense now”Junxie Li warned. The boys are now being held tight to himself but they are both struggling to leave their father.
“Junxie please the kids are sobbing” Julia was pleading. Of course their cries now rend the entire mansion. He tried to pull them away but Theresa Mo would not let him.
” Junxie, you are hurting me more by making them sob this way” Theresa Mo yelled. She can’t remember seeing them sob so painfully like this.
” You may leave if you want. But I won’t let you take them away from me. If you think I am hurting you, then speak out” Junxie Li said and held Theresa, completely overpowering her and letting the kids go to Julia.
” Take them away from here,” Junxie Li ordered. Julia was going to do so when Li Guang stepped in.
” Junxie, don’t take the kids away from her if they want to be with their mother. But first what happened?
Theresa, we are going to continue wondering what happened if you don’t talk to us. Let’s hear what happened.
You were both not having a quarrel with each other before coming here. If anything suddenly sprouts out, don’t just take a decision and want to restrain a father from his children, no man will accept it, No man will.
There are elders here, let’s settle it here. From Junxie’s looks, he doesn’t seem to know what happened. He is lost. Let him know what he had done to hurt you this bad” Li Guang intervened.
Theresa Mo stopped struggling and Junxie let her go.. There was silence and Li Guang admired Theresa more. She had really proved respectful to him.
“Come dear” Carol Li pulled her to her side and brought her to sit on the sofa. Theresa Mo started sobbing again. She was now having hiccups.
” Get me water” Rita was already pouring water and brought it to her. Carol Li took it to Theresa’s mouth, feeding her. The kids have stopped crying but shrugged into Julia, they were scared.
Luciana can’t help but be a little scared. If what she said has really caused this quarrel, then everyone was going to detest her including Guang.
She expects Theresa Mo to be more mature in her acts. How can she take such an approach? Such a dummy.
Junxie Li just stared at Theresa Mo. He was angry but quiet. They were happy till the moment he left with Julia to the orchard.
Within that time to his return, whatever has happened was that time. He can’t imagine the woman he made love with all night would become so furious with him in less than twenty hours.
He looked at Rita “Rita if Theresa Mo doesn’t want to talk, if you know anything tell us. You both have been together since we arrived here, ” Junxie Li asked.
Rita sniffled and cleaned her tears. Everyone was surprised too. Is she also sobbing? ” I’m sorry President Li, I can’t say with my mouth what I heard. Theresa only will be able to say it because she’s the one feeling the pain of it”
No one said anything. They looked from Theresa Mo to Rita and vice versa. Rita’s eyes were red. She was sobbing quietly.
” Rita at least say something. Can’t you see how Theresa and the kids feel hurt?” Julia coaxed but Rita shrugged. She’s not the one to say anything.
They should wait until Theresa is able to talk to them. But in the meantime, she wants to leave if it is possible for her.
“This bad aunt bullied mum” Tim blurted out, pointing at Luciana and sniffling.
Everyone turned to stare at Tim. He really pointed to Luciana. While Junxie Li came close and squatted before them Lee said “she called us Children conceived by mischief and deception. I hate her for bullying my mummy”