Chapter 77
Lyra had sent the children upstairs to their room. She didn’t want to argue when the children were there. It would break their heart to see her and their father argue
“What’s that about, Bryan?”
“What is what about?” Bryan asked her forging ignorance.
“What was that you were doing when Bruce was here?”
“Bruce, Bruce, Bruce” Bryan yelled using his hands to pull his hair “You want him now? You want him now that he is no longer with Ella?” He asked
“Where are you getting those ideas from, Bryan? I only ask why you were acting like a kid just now in front of him. I and Bruce will never have anything together again”
“I don’t believe you!” Bryan yelled
“Bryan!”
“What?! Can’t you see what he is trying to do? I am not blind Lyra. You may not see it but I do. I am a man so I know how their tactics are”
Tia came in and saw the scene. She guessed they were having a hot argument because of Bryan’s attitude towards Bruce again. She didn’t say a word to the both of them but instead went over to the children’s room.
Lyra sighed before sitting lazily on the couch. She hates to fight with Bryan, she doesn’t want to keep yelling anymore so she said
“Come and sit down. Let’s talk this out”
“No, I want you to stay away from Bruce. Do you understand me?” He warned pointing his index finger at her
Lyra frowned “I’ve never been with him, Bryan. I’m only close to his son”
“Then if it’s because of his son that he keeps seeing you stay away from his son too after all he is not your kid”
“Leave the child out of this!” Lyra got up angrily “I will never ignore Ryan just because you want me to. That boy needs a mother’s love”
Bryan burst into laughter when he heard her words
“So you want to be the mother now? Because his mother left him, you want to be the mother. And then what, you will also become Bruce’s wife because she left him too. Go ahead and become everything to them then”
“Mind your words, Bryan”
“If you don’t like what I say then do what is right! I do not want to keep seeing Bruce here or anywhere around you. If the little boy is the reason why then stay away from the little boy also”
“Your kids like him, he is part of the family already”
Bryan chuckled
“I don’t care if my kids like him or if he likes my kids, this has to stop. I would not allow it that he comes to this house again!” With that said, Bryan stomped upstairs to their room.
Lyra sat down on the couch with an unsettled mind. She didn’t know what to think anymore.
Did she do wrong by letting Ryan into their lives? And what wrong did the little child commit that she has to push him away? Why can’t Bryan just understand that he is the only one she loves and will forever love?
With thoughts in her mind, Tia came down to meet her
“Are you okay?” She asked Lyra who was deep in thought and didn’t even realize that someone was there with her in the living room
She let out a deep breath before bobbing her head
Tia smiled tightly before saying to her,
“Your children want to see you. They kind of heard the argument. You both were loud”
Lyra gasped, “Were we that loud?” She asked only for Tia to nod her head.
“Shit” Lyra cussed and Tia chuckled.
“You’ll be fine,” she said to Lyra before saying
“I’ll just go and fix dinner” she left Lyra to the kitchen
Lyra slowly walked upstairs to her kid’s room. She has never been this nervous to meet with them before. She knew her children, they are very sensitive. She won’t be shocked if she opens the door only to find them crying.
They can be strong and defensive but when it comes to family, they get confused and devastated.
She pulled out of her thoughts, she knocked on the door twice. It didn’t take a minute, Miles opened up for her to come in after that he closed the door behind him.
“Sit mom,” Miley said as she pat on one side of the bed for her to sit. Lyra sat staring at the two kids, she was so surprised they weren’t crying. They didn’t look like they had cried either
“We’re sorry,” both of them said simultaneously to their mother. Lyra furrowed her brows wondering what they were sorry about but they didn’t let her ask
“You and dad had to argue because of us. It’s because we want Ryan around that dad keeps getting angry at you and all you want is our happiness. We know you also missed work because of us today too” Miles explained
Lyra didn’t know what to say to them. Her four years old kids were really something.
“We didn’t mean to eavesdrop but you both were really loud” Miley looked up at her mother as she said this
“I and Miles think we have a solution,” she added.
Lyra asked, “what’s your solution?”
“We’ll meet Ryan at his house instead. That way daddy wouldn’t have to see Ryan’s daddy” Miles explained
“I wonder why dad doesn’t like Mr. Bruce, he doesn’t look bad” Miley sighed as she fell back on the bed
“No, he doesn’t. Ryan never said that his father was bad. He only said his mother was” Miles reminded her
“Yes, I remember. Mummy, why does daddy hate Mr. Bruce?” Miley asked.
Lyra saw how both Miles and Miley looked at her waiting for a good reply from her. But She didn’t know what to tell them. It’s not like she could just open her mouth and say
‘Ryan’s father and I were married before. He divorced me because he liked my sister who happens to be Ryan’s mother. I left only to find out that the man I thought I loved was an agent used by Ryan’s father to get me out of his life’. What a confusing story to tell her little children
“I don’t know. I’ll talk to him about it”
“Okay, but please do not argue again. We do not like to hear the both of you arguing” Miles said to her
“It hurts,” Miley added with a broken voice as she used her tiny hand to caress her chest region like she was in pain.
Lyra saw this and her heart broke. She pulled Miley close to her and with just that gesture, Miley broke into tears. Seeing his sister cry, Miles broke down as well.
Lyra hugged the both of them caressing them gently
“Shhhhh, that’s okay. It won’t happen again” she kept saying
The children had held it in for a long time. They acted strong but couldn’t hold up any longer. They didn’t like to see their parents scream and yell.
“Daddy didn’t look at us when he came in earlier, did you notice it?” Miley asked Miles and miles nodded
“Hm” Lyra thought and remembered that he had only walked up to her ignoring the kids all because of Bruce. Anger shot in her veins but she remained calm caressing the kids on their backs.
They remained in their mother’s arms even after they had stopped crying. They remained there, quiet until Tia came in to announce that the food was ready.
“You both go along with aunt Tia, I’ll get your father to come downstairs”
“Are you sure you’ll be fine alone?” Miley asked.
“We could come with you, you know?” Miles suggested but Lyra only smiled
“We are good already. You both go down and wait for us at the dining”
The two kids went downstairs, while Lyra made her way to their room.
She found him on the bed with a laptop on his lap. She wanted to yell at how myopic he had become in thinking that he had forgotten about his own children but she calmed herself.
“Your children were asking why you didn’t look their way or say anything to them when you came in earlier and still hasn’t shown up till now”
Bryan sighed before dropping his laptop
“I’ll do that now. I forgot, I got too engaged in other things” he replied as he stepped down from the bed, wearing his slippers
‘Engaged in trying to get Bruce angry’ she tried not to say anything and swallowed her words instead.
“Food is ready so you can just talk to them during dinner”
Bryan nodded before moving close to her
“Are you still angry at me?” He asked Lyra
“If you get the kids to be happy tonight then I won’t be angry anymore” she replied as she held onto his hands that held her waist
“Only that?” He asked and Lyra nodded. He happily kissed her neck and nippled on it gently
“I’ll make all of you happy then” he replied before pulling away from her.
“Does that mean Ryan can keep coming?” She asked with sparkling eyes
“No” Bryan became cold again, then walked out of their room
Lyra sighed “What am I going to do with you now, Ryan?”