167 Would You Accept Me?
Jia couldn't almost finish reading.
She was almost tempted to cry out loudly to heave out the heaps of heartaches in her heart. Why did all of them had to suffer a painful love story?
Even Mr. Wayne, who appeared tough and intimidating, had underwent a more complicated love affair.
She looked at Anthon. He remained looking down at the box in the table without any movement. He did not react even after she read the letter.
They looked at each other, worried that Anthon might be just pretending to be strong.
Mr. Wayne finally stood up and hug him from the back.
"I'm sorry, Ton. If only I was persistent enough to see the midwife, I would have known the truth earlier. But that box was just recently handed to me during my last visit there. I even went to see Rosa and Greg in Bohol shortly before that box was given because the caretaker told me some confusing things about Rosanna and Sylvia . "
" I hired someone to investigate where they lived because I wanted to clear out everything but still she did not dare to tell me the truth. That's why I got angry with her until I read the letter. She was just honoring Sylvia's parting words. I even went there again to apologize."
Anthon slightly turned to him but still he did not say a word.
Jim butted in, unable to hold his curiousity.
"Dad, why did you not tell us about this truth last week? "
"Because I knew what's in your
mind." Mr. Wayne straightforwardly replied.
All eyes turned to him wondering what was happening.
"I saw your plan, son. You asked me to do the blood test and then you plucked out Tonton's white hair. I guess by now you already have the result so that's why I continued the revelation today. "
"Yes, dad but your story is reliable enough. " He, then, went out to his car and brought back an envelope.
"Here." It was the paternity DNA test.
But nobody opened it. Everything was clear enough that nobody doubted it.
"Ton, would you accept me as your brother? "
Jim initiated for his response. He wanted to put an end to these issues which affected them in different ways for long years already. He wanted peace, forgiveness and reconciliation right then.
Finally, Anthon sat up, brushed his tears away and forced himself to speak up despite the threats of breaking into a sob.
"I should return the question to you, Jim. You suffered more than me. I grew up being loved by what I used to call as auntie and uncle. Then, I was also treated as a real son by what I knew as my parents. The only suffering that I went through was the financial hardship but they never let me feel as an outsider. " Anthon revealed his insecurities here that's why he did not reacted.
"I don't want to steal what should have been yours. My mother was the one being loved and yearned for but your mother died with a broken heart. And, now, you have even heard how we are being valued. "
Jim, Kuya Nap, Jia and even Mr. Wayne were caught dumbfounded.
He was right but Jim had unusually a selfless heart. Mr. Wayne couldn't even fathom the broadness of his understanding and the greatness of his heart. With this, he felt his unworthiness as a father to him.
Mr. Wayne cried again. He was too weak and coward. He grew old with the dominance of coping things negatively. He grew old being overpowered by his weakness to move on and mend the wounded areas of his life in order to be happy. He allowed his resentments to rule out his life and hurt the people who could have been his channel to get healed . And these grudges destroyed his home. These grudges towards his failures in life killed his wife and hurt his children.
Nevertheless, he was so blessed to have three sons who were gifted with forgiving hearts . But there was still someone he needed to get reconciled with. It was Casey, her daughter who was almost forgotten.
Jim smiled with teary eyes as he stretched out his arms to him.
"I'm happy and proud to be your brother, Ton. Welcome to the
family. "
Anthon stood up and hugged him back while breaking into a sob. Kuya Nap, followed before he ended back to Mr. Wayne.
"Dad... "
"Son.. "
When Anthon released Mr. Wayne, he saw Jia in her seat, stiffling with her tears. These men were so mean to crush her emotion this way!
"Are you not going to welcome me, sister - in - law? " He said with a big grin.
Jia rushed forward to him as she cried. She looked up at him and he looked back at her tenderly. Then, she threw her arms around him and leaned her head in his chest.
After a while, Anthon thought of something.
"Jia. "
.
Jia, then, released herself from him and looked up.
"Am I now your big brother who will beat you up if I I'd found out in the future that you will be flying with a mountain bike."
Jia snorted. "I'm taking back my words! I won't accept a coward brother, right Kuya Nap? " She turned towards him who was now laughing at her statement.
"My goodness! " He exclaimed.
Then, her eyes flickered when she recalled something.
"Ton, can you still imagine the height of the slope we were looking down there in Jian's Garden? "
Anthon knitted his brows. What could she be imagining this time? She would jump over there with her bike?
"Koko and I used to ride in coconut sheaths or coconut stalks during summer then we would compete who between us could slide down faster towards the foot of the hill. "
Jia looked at Mr. Wayne who got amused in their argument.
"Can you imagine that, dad? " Her eyes lit up as she recalled it.
Mr. Wayne nodded.
"Then we would climb up into the mounds. Once we're at the top of one mound, we would then hold on to the coconut leaves then swing ourselves towards other mounds. That was really fun! "
Mr. Wayne laughed. "I also used to play that way with some kids in our neighborhood. "
"That must be more fun, I guess but I had only Koko as my playmate."
Then she went on.
"When we used to get fodders over the neighboring hills, we wouldn't climb up through it's path. We would rappel ourselves up by holding onto the vines. "
Anthon shook his head, while Jim who was holding her, got also amused with her stories.
" I can never imagine how you do that when you move and walk about so gracefully like a model on a runway. Only to know that if a kilo of mongo seeds will be thrown towards you, you will not be hit. " Anthon just stated an amazing fact while he imitated how she walked.
Everyone laughed.
She was almost tempted to cry out loudly to heave out the heaps of heartaches in her heart. Why did all of them had to suffer a painful love story?
Even Mr. Wayne, who appeared tough and intimidating, had underwent a more complicated love affair.
She looked at Anthon. He remained looking down at the box in the table without any movement. He did not react even after she read the letter.
They looked at each other, worried that Anthon might be just pretending to be strong.
Mr. Wayne finally stood up and hug him from the back.
"I'm sorry, Ton. If only I was persistent enough to see the midwife, I would have known the truth earlier. But that box was just recently handed to me during my last visit there. I even went to see Rosa and Greg in Bohol shortly before that box was given because the caretaker told me some confusing things about Rosanna and Sylvia . "
" I hired someone to investigate where they lived because I wanted to clear out everything but still she did not dare to tell me the truth. That's why I got angry with her until I read the letter. She was just honoring Sylvia's parting words. I even went there again to apologize."
Anthon slightly turned to him but still he did not say a word.
Jim butted in, unable to hold his curiousity.
"Dad, why did you not tell us about this truth last week? "
"Because I knew what's in your
mind." Mr. Wayne straightforwardly replied.
All eyes turned to him wondering what was happening.
"I saw your plan, son. You asked me to do the blood test and then you plucked out Tonton's white hair. I guess by now you already have the result so that's why I continued the revelation today. "
"Yes, dad but your story is reliable enough. " He, then, went out to his car and brought back an envelope.
"Here." It was the paternity DNA test.
But nobody opened it. Everything was clear enough that nobody doubted it.
"Ton, would you accept me as your brother? "
Jim initiated for his response. He wanted to put an end to these issues which affected them in different ways for long years already. He wanted peace, forgiveness and reconciliation right then.
Finally, Anthon sat up, brushed his tears away and forced himself to speak up despite the threats of breaking into a sob.
"I should return the question to you, Jim. You suffered more than me. I grew up being loved by what I used to call as auntie and uncle. Then, I was also treated as a real son by what I knew as my parents. The only suffering that I went through was the financial hardship but they never let me feel as an outsider. " Anthon revealed his insecurities here that's why he did not reacted.
"I don't want to steal what should have been yours. My mother was the one being loved and yearned for but your mother died with a broken heart. And, now, you have even heard how we are being valued. "
Jim, Kuya Nap, Jia and even Mr. Wayne were caught dumbfounded.
He was right but Jim had unusually a selfless heart. Mr. Wayne couldn't even fathom the broadness of his understanding and the greatness of his heart. With this, he felt his unworthiness as a father to him.
Mr. Wayne cried again. He was too weak and coward. He grew old with the dominance of coping things negatively. He grew old being overpowered by his weakness to move on and mend the wounded areas of his life in order to be happy. He allowed his resentments to rule out his life and hurt the people who could have been his channel to get healed . And these grudges destroyed his home. These grudges towards his failures in life killed his wife and hurt his children.
Nevertheless, he was so blessed to have three sons who were gifted with forgiving hearts . But there was still someone he needed to get reconciled with. It was Casey, her daughter who was almost forgotten.
Jim smiled with teary eyes as he stretched out his arms to him.
"I'm happy and proud to be your brother, Ton. Welcome to the
family. "
Anthon stood up and hugged him back while breaking into a sob. Kuya Nap, followed before he ended back to Mr. Wayne.
"Dad... "
"Son.. "
When Anthon released Mr. Wayne, he saw Jia in her seat, stiffling with her tears. These men were so mean to crush her emotion this way!
"Are you not going to welcome me, sister - in - law? " He said with a big grin.
Jia rushed forward to him as she cried. She looked up at him and he looked back at her tenderly. Then, she threw her arms around him and leaned her head in his chest.
After a while, Anthon thought of something.
"Jia. "
.
Jia, then, released herself from him and looked up.
"Am I now your big brother who will beat you up if I I'd found out in the future that you will be flying with a mountain bike."
Jia snorted. "I'm taking back my words! I won't accept a coward brother, right Kuya Nap? " She turned towards him who was now laughing at her statement.
"My goodness! " He exclaimed.
Then, her eyes flickered when she recalled something.
"Ton, can you still imagine the height of the slope we were looking down there in Jian's Garden? "
Anthon knitted his brows. What could she be imagining this time? She would jump over there with her bike?
"Koko and I used to ride in coconut sheaths or coconut stalks during summer then we would compete who between us could slide down faster towards the foot of the hill. "
Jia looked at Mr. Wayne who got amused in their argument.
"Can you imagine that, dad? " Her eyes lit up as she recalled it.
Mr. Wayne nodded.
"Then we would climb up into the mounds. Once we're at the top of one mound, we would then hold on to the coconut leaves then swing ourselves towards other mounds. That was really fun! "
Mr. Wayne laughed. "I also used to play that way with some kids in our neighborhood. "
"That must be more fun, I guess but I had only Koko as my playmate."
Then she went on.
"When we used to get fodders over the neighboring hills, we wouldn't climb up through it's path. We would rappel ourselves up by holding onto the vines. "
Anthon shook his head, while Jim who was holding her, got also amused with her stories.
" I can never imagine how you do that when you move and walk about so gracefully like a model on a runway. Only to know that if a kilo of mongo seeds will be thrown towards you, you will not be hit. " Anthon just stated an amazing fact while he imitated how she walked.
Everyone laughed.