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Surprised to see her children’s reactions, Stella grew distressed. She had always assumed that she was
enough for Elias and Emma, that she could love them so much
that they would never feel the absence of their father.
But now, it seemed they were really curious about who their father was. Only now did she realize that
they had never asked her anything about their father, not because they did not care about him, but
because they didn’t want
to hurt her.
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The light in her eyes dimmed. She had no idea what to say to them now.
Marcus sighed and began to explain to the children. “This man in front of you is your daddy, he’s…”
“Grandpa!” Roger suddenly cut him off, evidently disapproving of what Marcus was about to do.
He wondered how his grandfather could just blurt out something like that in front of the children. They did
not even know if Elias and Emma were ready to accept the
truth!
“They’re almost four now,” Marcus reminded Roger in a
grave voice. “They’re at an age when they’re beginning to understand things. Now’s the perfect time to
let them know since it might be easier for them to accept the truth. Who knows, they might even forget ina few days and start to enjoy their mommy and daddy’s company. If we keep hiding the truth from them,
it might be harder for them to accept once they get older…”
All this sounded very sensible, but the truth was that Marcus also had his selfish reason for revealing the
truth.
He was well aware of Weston Ford’s strengths and talents during these three years–Weston’s wealth
and influence expanded steadily, and his empire had only been
growing. He even became a very powerful figure in the delta. In his hands, Ford Corporation spread its
influence across many different countries, making Weston Ford one of the most powerful men in the
world.
Naturally, Marcus would love to get this man to work with the Garcias, as this would undoubtedly bring
enormous benefits to the family.
Besides, it looked like the man had genuine feelings for Stella, so as long as she was there, she could
strengthen ties between the Garcias and the Fords.
Elias and Emma were shocked. Their eyes widened to the size of saucers, and they stared silently at
Marcus, unable to react for a long time.
“I’m sorry,” Stella told them in a serious voice, kneeling
in front of them. “Mommy has not been honest with you. The truth is that this man here is your daddy…”
Elias was the first to react. He lightly shoved Stella’s hand away and cried, “I don’t believe you! Mommy
would never lie to me, so I’m sure you’re all joking, right?”
Stella’s heart was broken when she saw how her son reacted, but now that she had already told them
the truth, she could not possibly go back to lying anymore.“I’m not lying to you,” she told Elias in a grave voice. ” He really is your daddy, but if you can’t accept this
truth, then we’ll…”
“You’re lying!” Elias interrupted her before she could finish. “You’re all lying to me! Liars!”
His response was surprisingly more dramatic than they expected. He pushed them all away and ran into
his room. They were all on the second floor then, and they watched as he flew up the stairs.
Stella’s heart dropped like a bag of rocks. It hurt just as much as being cut with a knife.
Only Emma was standing there silently, not reacting yet. She stared stiffly at her mother and then at her
father. It was much easier for her to accept the truth since she liked Weston in the first place, thanks to
how handsome he
was.
“Daddy?” she cried, stretching out her arm.
Weston paused, immediately pulling her into his arms, his eyes reddening.
But his joy was quickly tempered by the memory of his son’s reaction, which had nearly smashed his
heart into a thousand broken pieces.
“Thank you for accepting me,” he whispered into Emma’s ear, patting her back gently.
But Emma gently pushed him away and turned towards the direction that Elias had run in. She put her
thumb in her mouth and asked, “What about Elias?”
“Elias is angry right now,” replied Stella. “Mommy’s going to try to cheer him up, so will you help me?”
“Sure!” Emma quickly put up her little hand and agreed.