Chapter 38

• ~Dante’s POV~
• I awoke the next morning glancing at the wall clock. The time was 8:00 a.m. I had a look around my suite and, boy, was it a mess. I use the intercom button to summon Lev. I told him to come to my suite in 30 minutes. I went to take a shower. I dressed after showering. As I was busy trying to pick up all the papers strewn across the carpet and organize them accordingly, Lev walked in.
• “Damn, your suite looks like shit.” I nodded, not knowing where to start. Only if I’d paid attention to him all these years. He was right about the pain. At the time when we found out, three people were registered under me. But then, who has been helping Lola all this time? Her family? Naa, the last time I called them they were in Vietnam and the mother even called me her son-in-law, which can only mean that she didn’t know. I mean, we always call each other. She could have informed me. She loves me too much to keep such information from me. Lola’s mother was the first person I told about my yearning for Lola, and she didn’t argue with me; instead, she simply told me to wait until she was 18. Even so, when Lola was 18, she kept asking me If I had confessed, I would tell her I still had unfinished business. She has never once judged me. When I had my first girlfriend because I thought she would oppose my dating Lola, I told her I was seeing someone and it wasn’t serious. Lola and her mother are not close. She can call Lola, but she will ignore her calls. Lola, on the other hand, has never dodged my mother’s calls. Maybe I should call her and tell her she has grandchildren now. No, it won’t do. She’d wonder why I’d kept it from her all these years. I mean, I’d been lying to her for years when she inquired about Lola’s well-being. Perhaps I should go to Vietnam and tell her I lied to her. I despise this because my lies have finally caught up with me. I’m a father, and I had no idea about this. It’s not something I can discuss with her over the phone. I sighed as I neatly set the papers on my large wooden desk without meeting Lev’s gaze. I went behind my desk and sat down.