CHAPTER 94: CHAPTER NINETY-FOUR: FEELING LOVED FOR THE FIRST TIME

Mira’s POV

Nothing has been the same ever since my mother’s death. I just stay in my room all day thinking of how I could move on without her.

Knock Knock!

I turned to look at the doorway and saw Mason staring at me.

He comes to check on me everyday despite his busy schedule. It is funny how the people that I have hated all my life turned out to be the ones that cared about me the most.

Even Christy called to check up on me and I felt so ashamed of everything I had done and for blindly following in my mother’s footsteps.

"How are you doing today?" he asked me, as he slowly sat on the edge of the bed.

"Better, I think" I replied calmly and he smiled while patting my head softly.

I couldn’t help but feel emotional as I couldn’t understand why he was treating me so well, despite everything I have done to everyone.

"Why are you all being so good to me? I don’t deserve your care" I asked him amidst sobs.

He just smiled and brought out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to me. I took it and wiped my tears but more kept spilling out.

" Mira, when I went to see Aunt Lydia for the last time at the hospital, she told me that you only acted the way you did because of her influence and that you are actually a good person.

I found it hard to believe but after observing you recently, I noticed that I haven’t really taken out time to get to know you. You always felt neglected and jealous because uncle passed away early and you had to stay in this house and watch how my parents shower their love on me and Kelvin while aunt Lydia never allowed you to have friends or take you out.

You never felt wanted because she never gave you the love of a mother that you craved. So you started hating everyone that had what you lacked" he said calmly while looking at me as I sobbed hard.

"I... I.. I’m sorry" I stuttered amidst sobs and he just patiently rubbed my back to calm me down.

"No Mira, I should be the one apologizing. I am sorry for not being a good brother to you. All these years, I was consumed by the guilt of not being able to protect Christy back then and it caused me to ignore the other sister that was right in front of me" he said and my sob immediately became louder.

I couldn’t explain how I felt when I heard him call me sister.

I felt content and seen for the first time in my life.

I cried for a few minutes more, before finally calming down. He handed me a glass of water and I gulped it down before handing it back to him.

"My mother was not a bad person, she was just a fragile and overly sensitive woman. She was scared that I would be treated unfairly as my father was no longer with us and she wanted to fight for things and make sure my future is secured.

But I can’t make excuses for her about how cruel she was to Christy. She never told me who the mastermind in the dark was, she only warned me to be careful and never offend Lauretta Black" I said with a calm tone.

I didn’t feel the usual tightness in my chest that was usually there whenever I talked about my mother.

"That’s why you believed that Lauretta was the one responsible for her death?" he asked me and I nodded.

"I don’t think she is the one, but she definitely knows who the mastermind is" he added and I frowned.

"Who could it be apart from Lauretta? She is the one that hates our family with her life. She was even willing to disown Kendrick because he got together with Christy" I said, as nothing really made sense at this point.

"I found out that Aunt’s murderer was a last stage cancer patient that had only a month left to live. Someone probably offered him a lot of money to kill aunty and end his own life" he informed me and I immediately frowned.

A dying man?

"What will a dying man do with money? For him to have only a month left to live, it means he was beyond saving, so he couldn’t have needed the money for treatment" I analyzed while looking at him in confusion.

"He might not have use for the money but that doesn’t mean his loved ones don’t need it. He probably agreed to do it and gave the money to ensure his family wouldn’t suffer when he dies" he explained calmly.

"Can’t we find his family?" I asked him anxiously.

"I found out that he had a wife and two kids. She left the country with the kids the day before the incident and all traces were wiped.

The man had personally sent them to the airport and only left after they had boarded the flight but there is no record of the country they went to and even if we knew the country, they must have been given fake identities for protection" he explained with a sigh.

"Whoever the mastermind is, he or she is very thorough and never leaves any clues," he added with a frustrated expression.

We fell into a comfortable silence for a few minutes before he looked at me again.

"So, what do you plan on doing now?" he asked with a serious expression.

"I want to go back to school. I shouldn’t have dropped out in the first place" I replied with a determined tone.

"I heard you were one of the top students in the Art and Design department, you even won several awards before your sudden drop out" he said with a smile and I nodded.

I couldn’t even remember why I had dropped out in the first place, my mother just allowed me to do whatever I wanted.

After thinking for a while, I remembered the reason. I wanted my mother to show some care or love to me. I thought if I dropped out, she would definitely be upset and give me a good lecture but she never did.

She just told me to live freely and enjoy my youth.

What a mother.

I suddenly laughed and Mason looked at me with a concerned expression.

"I’m fine big brother" I said when I noticed his gaze.

Calling him big brother felt so natural and my eyes immediately became moist again.

But the mood was interrupted by the ringing of my phone. I grabbed it from the bedside table and was surprised to see Celeste flashing on the screen.

I looked at Mason and he gave me a nod to pick up the call.

"Hello" I said calmly.

"Hi Mira, I heard about your mother, please accept my condolences" She said with a friendly tone that made me uncomfortable.

"It’s fine," I replied plainly.

"I actually called because I have something to tell you that I am certain you would be interested in" she said and I frowned.

"What’s that?" I asked calmly and switched to loudspeaker so Mason could hear her as well.

"I have a plan to teach Christy an unforgettable lesson. I guarantee that you won’t have to worry about her, ever again" she said with an excited voice.