Derek
"She found out about her identity."
What shit is he ranting?
Who doesn't know Melody's identity? We all know her identity and so does she. So, why would she run off despondently just because of her identity?
"Her identity?" Malcolm frowned. "What are you talking about?"
"Let's go back to my study and talk about this." Dorian offered.
Malcolm fixed his eyes on the forest and didn't want to leave.
"Don't worry, Malcolm, Melody can take care of herself."
He sounds like he knew all about Melody.
Well, in a way he does. But does he have to rub it on our faces?
"Really?" Malcom's tone was full of sarcasm.
"She'll come back. She's just angry and confused." Dorian added.
Confused?
Why would Melody be confused?
I understand if she's angry. It's normal to be angry after an argument but confused. I haven't heard of that.
"Confused about what?" Malcolm asked as we arrived at Dorian's study. "What has made Melody so confused that she ran straight to the forest?"
"Actually, Malcolm there's something you need to know."
Dorian's expression became serious. He took Giovanni's hand and led him towards the door. "I'll take Gio to his room and have someone take care of him."
Dorian was probably too disturbed to have forgotten who he was talking about as Giovanni hopped out of his hold.
"Don't treat me like a child," he said as he stepped away from Dorian. "I am not a child and I will not leave until I know what happened to my Momma."
Woah.
Trouble in paradise.
"Gio, honey, Momma is okay. She just needs some time to herself." Dorian tried to coax him again.
"No. She's not okay," Giovanni looked in my direction. "I heard King Kong say she was crying earlier. Why was Momma crying?"
"Sweetheart, Momma was crying because she's mad at me and she's confused about what she just found out."
I like Dorian because he didn't lie to the boy. He told him the exact thing he told us.
"Why is Momma mad at you? What did she find out? Did King Kong do something to her?" His angry gaze fell on me as he asked.
"Relax dear, Momma will be fine once she has everything sorted out in her head." Dorian was doing a great job at explaining to Giovanni.
I don't know if I can do that.
I guess I have a lot to learn about being a good father.
"I also want to know what Momma found out. So that I can help her heal from it."
Wow.
Such intelligent words.
How old is this boy again?
Yeah. I sometimes get confused about his age. I mean, how can a six-year-old be so smart?
"Let him be," Malcolm was anxious.
He couldn't wait to find out about Melody neither could I.
I just want to know why she ran off like that.
Dorian left Giovanni and my boy made himself comfortable on Malcolm's lap. His eyes settled on Dorian and he concentrated on his mouth to listen to whatever cock and bull story Dorian had cooking in his head.
"So......" Malcolm demanded impatiently.
"Malcolm, I'll start by asking you a question." Dorian began.
"Go on," Malcolm stated in response to Dorian's words.
"Didn't your father ever tell you that he has an illegitimate child?"
Huh?
Illegitimate child? Viscount Maximus?
Is Dorian aware of what he is saying? Does he even realize the gravity of his words?
That's a very huge accusation.
How can he accuse a man like Viscount Maximus of cheating?
However, the one I expected a reaction from did nothing. He just sat there and looked at Dorian like he had grown an extra head.
"Illegitimate child, huh? Nice try." Malcolm scoffed.
"Yeah. I think he's sick." I replied with a low chuckle.
I mean how could he just come up with a story in his head and expect us to believe him? Isn't that funny?
"As for you. When you go back to Mallory, ask your father who Cynthia was and why she is no longer in Mallory. You'll get the answer you seek from his response."
I wonder what new scheme this is.
"You'll tell me what you told Melody. Everything!" Malcolm was so angry that he didn't give a damn if Dorian was the supreme Alpha of this pack.
"Well, the truth is......"
I didn't blink or speak as we listened to Dorian's story. It was a long dramatic story with lies as the foundation.
I mean, how did he expect me to believe that my father used to be in love with his mother?
Funny, isn't it?
I tried so hard to keep the laughter in but it came out anyway.
Like seriously, he wanted me to believe that and to think that I stayed still the whole time just so I wouldn't miss a word.
"So, according to this nicely scripted fairytale, Melody is Maximus' daughter with an unknown woman, is that it?"
"According to this fairytale, it's obvious that the entire Marvin family are assholes who care for no one but themselves." Dorian retorted.
I was about to speak when I heard Malcolm's acknowledgement.
"Everything Dorian said is true."
What?
I was up on my feet in an Instant. Am I dreaming? Did I hear that right? Malcolm just agreed with Dorian's tale. He said it's all true.
So, does that mean that he's aware of Melody's identity beforehand? But how?
"I've known this for a while now," Malcolm sighed. "I was sixteen and Melody was ten. Father locked her in the room, for two days with no food or water, just because she broke his favourite jade bracelet."
Malcolm's eyes became glossy. He looked like he would cry.
"I went to his room to talk to him on Melody's behalf but I overheard his entire conversation with my mother and there I got to know that Melody was my half-sister." Malcolm sighed. "I got to know why my father hates Melody so much."
I lost control of my mouth as I listened to Malcolm. I was finding it hard to believe but I knew that something was off with the way the Viscount treated Melody.
He is always so harsh on her.
However, what I find so hard to believe is the fact that my father banished his own friend because she refused to accept his love.
No wonder Dorian hates me so much. I used to think our enmity was because of Melody but it turned out that he hates me because of my father's past deed.
That explains it all.
Even though I still do not believe it all. Malcom's attestation made it difficult not to believe it. Since he was aware that our parents had other friends by the names Dorian mentioned.
"So, Estrella is Melody's twin." Malcom's words snapped me out of my thoughts.
My eyes widened as realization hit me.
Estrella is Melody's twin and I'm mated to them both.