Chapter 77: Chapter 77

Matthew

As time passed by, day by day, my amazement at her became an interest, and I ended up liking her. How can I not like her?

She is gorgeous as hell. She is so family-oriented, a good cook, and can work well. She is a sexy person who can't even say sweet things- but that is how she lives, and I still like her after that.

I was able to learn about her life with her brother, Lyndon. I can't ask her about this matter; she is too off. Although Lyndon tells me some stories about them, he still does not tell me the stories that are too sensitive, and I MUST respect that.

At first, I thought girls were all the same. I can make them come to me because I am rich, but that can't compare to her. I even offered her that I could give her a bunch of money. What did I receive from her? Her two middle fingers with her mad face.

I also wanted to make her fall in love with me right away. I did not know that it was tough to get her attention.

Anyway, all that matters today is that I am hers, and she is mine.

"Wife, when do you want us to get married?" I asked.

"It is still early for that, though," she answered. "If you want to get married right this instant—"

"What? Will you let me marry you now?" I excitedly interrupted her.

"No," wife answered, shaking her head. "You can marry yourself if you are too in a rush." she added.

How cold, Wife.

"After a year? How about that?" I asked again.

"Let's see. I hope I won't regret having you as my boyfriend so I can say yes to your proposal." she answered.

"Why would you even regret having me as your boyfriend?" I asked. "I am rich, I am handsome, I am a genius, and lastly, I am manly."

"That is not what I am talking about." she retorted.

Does she not have any problem with it?

"Then what is it?" I asked.

"That I might die young. I need to take care of you like a kid." she answered.

"That's mean."

She laughed.

How pretty.

I would gladly listen to what she said a while ago.

"If we are still together next year, let's get married." she suddenly said.

"Okay! That’s—what? You will marry me if we are still together next year?" I asked to make sure I heard it right.

"Yeah." she answered.

"We are not going to break up, wife. I am sure that we are still together next year. You said it already, so no taking your words back." I told her.

She nodded. "Of course, I don't have any plans to marry another man if it is not you." she answered.

That reply was too awesome for me to bear it.

"Before you guys get married, please answer the calls first." Archane on the door said. Looking at us with his eyes as if they were criticizing us.

Right.

"Wife, what should we do about it?" I asked.

"Let's tell them the truth; we cannot hide from them forever. If we tell them about us today, we won't worry about it tomorrow or the next few days. So, I think let's just tell them." wife replied.

Well, after what happened with the abduction, her mother told the media about her identity and even their background. That is why we already stay at Dad Albert's house for days.

I don't mind staying here, though. It is more fun, and I am so comfortable with them that I don't want to go home.

"Shall we tell them right now?" I asked.

"Wait, right now? As in?" Archane commented.

"So that we won't deal with them after that," my wife answered. "Let's change our clothes to a semi-formal one. Archane, tell Dad about this." she added.

"Okay, if this gives us our freedom back." Archane said before he left the living room.

"Won't Lyndon and Layzen be affected by this?" I asked, worried that they may have ruined their privacy.

"It's okay," she answered. "They are already affected by it. If we explain everything to them, they won't bother us anymore. This is the only way we can do it."

If I were not a big deal, we wouldn't have these problems.

"I am sorry to cause you guys trouble." I apologized.

"You don't have to. Change first and call for a conference in your company." she said.

I nodded and did what I had to do. After announcing that we were having a conference in Grand Finance, the media had crowded the entrance already. After ensuring we were all set, we headed to the Grand Finance.

"Will they ask questions about me?" Layzen asked.

"They might, but just tell them what you know." I told him.

"Just think of it as a recitation in your school, Layzen." Lyndon commented.

"How can it be a recitation when he has to answer them all?" Archane said.

"Stop bickering, and it will continue to be a long battle." My wife interrupted.

They do bicker a lot with each other. They can't argue when Traizle is around. That is how her charisma can make them shut up.

"If you don't want to answer them, just say sorry." Dad Albert's advice to Layzen. "You also don't have to answer them all, okay?"

"Okay, Dad."

After a few minutes, we went to the conference and stood before them. They are all shocked by what they see. I am with Traizle's family.

"Good morning, I am Matthew Zarsuelo, and we are here to explain every detail you need to know." I started.

I looked at my wife. She nodded before getting the mic.

"I am Traizle Cerezo, he is Lyndon Cerezo, and Layzen Cerezo." She started introducing themselves. "The one who outed this issue is my mother, Isabel Cerezo, and yes, Matthew and I are in a relationship. I am also his secretary in his company." she added.

Why am I more nervous than she is?

"Before we even met, I was doing multiple jobs—servers in the restaurant, couriers in the Snack Bar, and staff at the convenience store. I need to work for us to live and survive. My family before was not that great either. My mom and dad were always fighting. I could never finish my studies because I needed to work at a young age for my brothers. One day, they separated, and after a few months, our mother left us without a word," she shared. "I met Matthew, and he asked me to work at his company. Who would never accept an offer that could help you and your family? We fell in love with each other. I won't deny that."

What should I say next after her?

"While keeping our secret relationship, my mother came out, and she is in a relationship with the owner of Limede. She started to make someone follow us, tried to get my brothers back, and even threatened Matthew to accept their business proposal so they would not tell the media about us. That's when I learned that my birth father was Albert Andrade. His son, Archane Andrade, even helped me with everything and treated me like his older sister. My dad, save me from my mother."

"We don't want to come with our mom because she knows how to make herself happy and beat us whenever she wants. Traizle did her best to make us go to school and live every day. I hope you can stop bashing her when you don't know who she is." Lyndon added.

"Matthew liked my sister first," Layzen commented. "Do not hurt my sister." he added.

"I am their real father, and we got to be together this year. I hope you can give us our freedom and privacy. That is why she decided to do this for this issue to stop now." Dad Albert added.

"We plan to file a case against those who are known to judge and slander us in person or on social media. We are hoping for respect and privacy. We all have our own lives and want to do what we want freely. We are not idols or artists, to begin with. We are from a normal family." Archane commented as well.

"It is tough for them to tell you this all, but they said it because of me. I am sorry and sad at the same time that they need to share their hardest moments with everyone so that they should be kept in the first place," I started. "The truth is, I have liked Traizle since then. She helped me once when we were still young. She saved me from the men who wanted to harm me and even told me to use my skills for good. That is how I became a businessman. I entered showbiz life because I thought she might be able to find me in that way. That is why when I finally found her, I did everything to do her work and fall in love with me." I added.