“How do you know I can’t have children?” Tom Parker asked, “I don’t believe your grandmother said that. If you knew it by then, you should have confronted me already.”
“If I tell you the truth, what can you do for me in return?” he asked.
“It depends on your answer.”
“The truth is I don’t know who your parents are. Your grandmother brought you home one day and raised you as my child”, he said.
Veronica Parker was a little convinced. She knew that Tom Parker was infertile and that’s why she was raised to be her daughter.
“That’s it? Grandma didn’t tell you anything else?,” Veronica Parker asked.
“She told me about a rich couple who couldn’t accept that their firstborn was a girl. As you know, there are still families who considered having a boy as their firstborn; especially the rich ones who only wanted their sons to inherit their fortune. If they only knew their daughter has a very promising life ahead.”
Promising? Was it because of Nick Cage? These people were all slaves of money and power.
Veronica Parker stared at Tom Parker for a while. If what he’s saying was true, it means that she was an abandoned child.
She was not expecting this. She thought there was a big gap in the story.
She thought her parents accidentally lost her and maybe tried to find her, too. If she was an abandoned child, how could it be possible for her to find her biological parents?
“Are you going to look for them? I think there were some clues about them living in the countryside. Do you have any of your grandmother’s belongings?” he asked.
” No,” Veronica Parker said.
Her grandmother doesn’t have many belongings.
At this time, she couldn’t decide whether to find them or not.
If she found them, what would she say? How could she face the people who abandoned her?
“When shall I go back to visit my other house?” Tom Parker was talking about the house where he lived with Chloe Bowen.
The house was still there, but no one lived and no one took care of it. “Now I told you the truth, are you going to help me?” he asked.
“Why didn’t you tell me about this before?” she asked.
“I’m afraid you would never talk to me when you find your parents,” he said.
Veronica Parker smirked.
“The deal is off,” she said.
It made Tom Parker angry. He stood up and said, “Veronica, you are deceiving me.”
“I know you’re not related to grandma. She raised you but you ran away. She should have adopted a dog.”
“I told you, I’m her son!” Tom Parker’s face was furious.
“You know what,” she said with a cold-hearted face, “I was glad that you were not my father. You are the person who doesn’t understand the true meaning of life. You don’t deserve the life you have right now.”
Tom Parker looked at her fiercely and it didn’t scare her a bit.
She only has herself and she has to fight for herself until the end.
Tom Parker suddenly laughed, “Why aren’t you wearing your watch and bracelet? Did he abandon you, too? He just sent people to take care of your needs? I’m telling you, he’s not marrying you and the day will come you will be just a piece of junk!”
Tom Parker walked towards the door and left the apartment.
Veronica hated when people thought she was just a toy for Nick Cage. The words of Tom Parker were like a knife that cut her chest open.
She grabbed the cup of coffee and wanted to crash it.
She breathed deeply and thought everything in the apartment, including that cup, belongs to Isabella.
She was about to calm down when her phone rang. She took the phone and her eyes dilated upon seeing the caller’s name on the screen.
She clearly told him to stop bugging her. She tossed her phone into the glass of water. It sank to the bottom but it was still ringing.
She stood, went back to her room, and slammed the door.
She threw herself on the bed and stared at the window.
She felt like no one really cared for her. No one ever wanted her.
Tears were rolling down her cheeks.
Her biological parents abandoned her because they wanted to have a son. It was not her fault if she was born a girl. She was also a human who deserved to be loved.
She really wanted to find the people who abandoned her. She wanted to know what kind of people they are, but she doesn’t have the courage to do it.
It could be awkward when they meet.
She knew Tom Parker was not telling the truth. When she talked to him earlier, she was waiting for him to fix his glasses but he didn’t!
Helping him would be impossible. If she agrees with Tom Parker, she has to go back to Nick Cage and commit herself again.
But even if she didn’t break up with Nick Cage, she won’t still help him.
She wanted to forget everything about Tom Parker or maybe forgive him, but he doesn’t deserve it! He had killed many people and broke her grandmother’s heart. He never felt grateful to the person who raised him.
Maybe that was the reason why her grandma didn’t mention his name when she was dying. He caused her too much pain and disappointment.
Tom Parker will go to hell! She was sure the capital side would not give him benefits and it won’t take long for his company to go downhill.
She finally went out of the room. She saw the cellphone was still in the glass of water and felt guilty about it.
She took the phone out of the water and wiped it dry. It was still working!