Chapter 378 - SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET II
Rissy walked inside his apartnt and sat down on the black couch. She looked around without saying anything yet. In fact, she was thinking how to react to his words without sounding pretentious or overreacting. She didn't want to break their fragile relationship.
"It doesn't really matter to ." Rissy stated after so ti. "It's not that I don't care about it but, it's sothing that I can't change. You don't have a family? So, what? I have a family and I can extend the love of my family to you. And we can make our own family if our relationship works. As for your job, isn't it a decent work? You're protecting the country from being jeopardize. Whether your work as a secretary is fake or not, as long as you like what you're doing, I will support you on that."
The apartnt sank into silence and Rissy couldn't bring herself to look at him. She was a bit nervous to see his expression after all the words she said. Unexpectedly, Chris sat on the space beside her. He clasped his hands together and turned his head to the side to look at her.
"Have you heard of Alexander Minato? Stefan's older brother?"
"Yup. Why?"
"He's my half-brother. We share the sa father and I was born few years after him. I was conceived by mistake but his family didn't take responsibility of my mother's pregnancy. She died when I was ten years old and because we were poor, my grandparents couldn't afford to raise . They kicked out of the house and I started wandering on the street. I beca a garbage collector, washed cars, walked dogs and do different kinds of nial works just to earn a ager so of money. I did all these for two years. And then, a military official found . He told to beco an assistant to a military doctor because I'm efficient with my work. And then, I was adopted by Major General Hawkins which is how I beca Chris Hawkins. The fall of the Minato family, was also part of my plan. It just so-happen that Stefan decided to take them down as well and I willingly helped him. If he did not, I would do it on my own."
"Oh. I'm glad that soone out there helped you and raised to beco the person you are now."
"Aren't you mad? Hasn't your opinion changed after hearing all these words from ? I'm vengeful and I keep grudges hidden deeply in my heart."
"Well, I'm not a very kind person either. I think we all have a dark side to us." Rissy responded with a faint yet comforting smile towards him. "And I am so glad that you're letting know about these things."
"I don't want to keep any secrets from you. Anyway, my mission will be done soon which ans, I will have to stop working as Stefan's assistant. I don't know what will be my next mission is but I am pretty sure that I'll be able to survive it. After all, I have you now."
"Hey, we're not done yet. I haven't shown you my secrets yet." She replied. "Let's have dinner first. We can chat while eating and we can still chat on our way to my house."
"Sure." Chris stood up and arranged the dishes they bought on his small dining table. It was just enough for four people to eat but since it was just the two of them, it looked very spacious. "My apartnt seed cold, isn't it?"
"For most single people, I can say that their house or apartnts would really look cold."
"I'm so happy that you have an open mind."
"I can't say that you are way better than because we have different experiences. The pain you felt might not have the sa intensity to the pain I felt as I grew up but I'm sure, it must be really painful to be alone for two years."
"It was, but it helped realize a lot of things. No matter how cruel the world to you is, there are still people who remained kind and would always lend a helping hand and I t a lot of people like that. The kindness might not co from your own family but kindness is still kindness, you should be thankful for it."
Rissy was silent for a little while and her spoon stopped moving as well. She was staring into space with a blank look on her face. "Have you…have you experience being bullied?"
"Being bullied? I guess but not to the extent of getting wounds and bruises. When I was loitering in the streets, doing odd jobs here and there, there were so bigger children who would ask for my money but not all of it. They would just take half of it."
"And you just let them do it?"
"Hn. I don't want to make enemies of them because they outnumbered . Since it's just money then, they can have it. I don't want to be beaten into pulp."
"Good for you." Rissy continued to eat which put a little bit of uneasiness in Chris's heart. Asking him a question like that, he was more or less, sure that she was asking base on her experience and sohow, he didn't want to talk to her about it. He didn't want to open any scabs of her wounds.
"Is there anything else you wish to do after dinner?" Chris asked in hope to divert her attention but it was futile.
"I'd like to go ho as soon as I can. It would be best if you know better before entering the relationship that we both want. And since you shared a lot tonight. I'd like to share sothing of myself as well. So, just send ho after dinner."
"O-okay. I don't really mind."
Rissy's confidence started to waver and she was starting to be afraid but things like past experiences and awful secrets, it should be known earlier and it should be coming directly from the person involved because at the end of the day, you don't want your partner to know these things later on and from soone else's, do you?
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