<h4>Chapter 42: Chapter FORTY TWO: I Am Not Just A Nobody</h4>
Christy’s POV
I thought it was over, the moment my body collided with the floor, but who would have thought that God would see my struggles and pain.
When I opened my eyes again, everything had taken a whole new turn.
My brother has been with me all these while but we couldn’t recognize each other.
I am not just a nobody from a small town or a girl who worked as a stripper to survive.
Now, I don’t need to beg for anyone’s love either because I have got an entire family that is willing to spoil me.
Eva is a nice name but Christy is the name of the girl that never gave up despite all her hardships.
In addition to finding my real family, I also have a baby growing inside of me.
At first I didn’t want the baby, I felt he or she would continually remind me of my failed romance with Kendrick but my mother was able to change my mind and now I havee to love this baby.
It has only been a day since I woke up and the first thing I did was tell Mason who was responsible for my ident.
I was curious and wanted to know why Mira would want to hurt me.
So we decided to find out, it is human nature to panic when there is a high chance of one’s plot getting exposed.
We staged a little drama about me having amnesia and being in a fake rtionship with Jasper and she immediately fell for it.
"Do you think I wouldn’t know the face of the person that tried to kill me?" I asked her and the shock on her face was too vivid to ignore.
"How is that possible?" she mumbled in a trance like state while still staring at me.
" You have a lot of exining to do when we get to the station," Kelvin said with a lopsided smirk.
"No... No... It wasn’t me, I was forced to do it!" she screamed with tears streaming down her face.
"Aunty, please I am sorry, I can’t go to jail" she quickly knelt down and held on to my mother’s legs.
It seems like she finally understood that she was not getting off easily this time and she finally dropped her act.
"Grandpa will not allow you to hurt me!" She yelled when she noticed that no one wanted to help her.
"You wicked girl, I raised you with so much love and you schemed against me!" A hoarse old voice came from the entrance and we all turned to look.
I saw an old man with a head of white hair, dressed elegantly with a walking stick in his hand.
His aura was overwhelming and his face was filled with a mixture of disgust, anger and disappointment as he stared at Mira.
Behind him was a middle aged man, wearing a dark green military uniform. He had a stern expression and looked very strict.
His aura was even more overwhelming and he looked like the older version of Mason and Kelvin.
"Grandpa, I will never hurt you, please I am being framed" Mira cried, tears mixed with snort covering her face.
"You are being framed? By who?" The old man asked as he slowly moved his way towards her.
"Aunt May must be lying, I never instructed her to hurt you?" she replied quickly then her eyes suddenly widened when she realized her mistake.
"And how did you know that the culprit is Aunt May?" Kelvin asked her with a smile and she shook her head repeatedly in denial.
"Take her away!" The old manmanded and the officers immediately dragged her out.
"Grandpa please"
"I won’t do it again"
She yelled and begged as she was being taken away until her voice faded.
They have probably knocked her out or something, to avoid her disturbing other patients.
"Please excuse me, I have to check on other patients" Jasper said before tacitly giving us some privacy.
The old man walked up to me and stared at my face but I didn’t flinch or avoid his eyes.
I looked him in the eyes and a few minutester, he smiled.
"You really have the blood of the Lancaster family running in your veins, you have the eyes of a true soldier" he praised me with a gentle pat to my head.
A true soldier?
Oh, I remember Kendrick telling me that Mason is from a military family.
That exins why the men in the family are in the military.
"Dear, I apologize on behalf of the entire Lancaster family for not protecting you properly and allowing you to endure so much hardships" he said with a sad expression.
I don’t know what happened back then but I am back where I belong and that’s all that matters.
"Eva, please sit down, you aren’t fully recovered yet" my mother said as she quickly helped me to get into the bed.
"Wee back home dear" the middle aged man, my father, said with a smile.
As soon as he smiled, he looked like a totally different person from the stern looking General from earlier.
"Just focus on recovering, everything would be taken care of by your brothers" He said with a doting smile.
Seeing the five of them, staring at me with so much love made me emotional.
The love I have craved for so many years was finally mine and I don’t need to beg or cry for it.
"Flora, I need to have a word with you and Ethan" Grandpa said to my mother and they walked out.
So my mom’s name is Flora and my dad’s name is Ethan.
"I also have to go to the station to personally interrogate Mira" Kelvin said before walking out of the room as well.
Mason and I were the only ones left in the room.
He walked to my bedside and sat down on the edge of the bed. He looked troubled and was hesitating to speak.
"Are you going to tell him?" He asked me with a serious expression and I frowned as I remembered all the hurt and humiliations I endured all in the name of love.
"No, he doesn’t deserve to know and I want everyone to think that I lost my memories.
I want a new beginning with you, our parents, grandpa, Kelvin and my baby. I don’t need him" I said with a determined tone as I wanted him to know how serious I was in taking this decision.
"I have known him all my life, he is a good person but was just unlucky to be born in the ck family.
I will respect your wishes and won’t tell him anything" he replied with a sigh before patting my head.
"I have a case that I am currently working on, so I need to go back to the base, I wille to check on youter" he said before leaving as well.
Maybe I was just scared of seeing Kendrick again, as I don’t know how I would react.
Would I be able to forgive him for everything?
I sighed before closing my eyes as my thoughts continued to run wild.
*****
Kendrick’s POV
Christy is Eva.
Mason’s words kept reying in my head since I left the hospital.
She trusted and believed in me so much but what did I do?
I hurt her over and over again!
Grandpa was right when he said that I would regret it if I ever lost her.
"Ken, why don’t you stay at my ce for the time being?" Gary asked me with a worried tone.
"No, I have to solve everything as soon as possible. I can’t let her recover and see all that mess.
Now I would also need to prove to the Lancaster family that I am worthy of her" I replied him with a solemn voice.
I knew how strict and uptight the head of the Lancaster family is and it won’t be easy to impress him after everything I have done to her.
"You have been smoking for three hours now, the ground is filled with cigarette butts, do you think she would be happy to see you like this?" Gary asked me with a slightly upset tone and I took another puff of my cigarette.
"Nothing is going to get solved by beating yourself up, you need to show them who is boss!
You have your mother and grandfather to take care of as well" he reminded me angrily.
I took another puff before throwing the cigarette away.
"Can you give me a lift ?" I asked him and he nodded.
Half an hourter, he stopped me in front of the ck family house. I stared at the huge building that held nothing but my numerous painful memories.
As soon as I stepped into the living room, I frowned as I stared at the people seated with smug expressions on their faces.
"Herees the ungrateful son that got his own father arrested" Raymond said with a triumphant expression.
I couldn’t understand how he got out so early.
I knew he would find a way out but not this fast.
Then I noticed my mother, who was also seated with them. She got up and walked towards me with a furious expression.
Pah!
I felt a sharp pain as she delivered a p to my face.