<h4>Chapter 132: Chapter ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO: A Mother’s Regret</h4>


    Christy’s POV


    By the time we arrived at the vi where Evan’s parents were being held, Mason was already waiting for us.


    "Why did you bring her along?" Mason asked Kendrick with a frown when he saw me getting down from the car.


    "And why can’t I be here brother?" I asked him directly without waiting for Kendrick to speak.


    It’s time I confronted them all at once and end this cycle of locking me up in a golden cage all in the name of protection.


    "Baby sis rx, you know big bro is only looking out for your safety" Kelvin said from the side.


    I hadn’t noticed his presence until he spoke to me.


    "I am not a baby anymore, you all need to let me do things for myself, stop showing me how beautiful the world can be when I am well aware of how rotten it’s core is.


    What if a dayes when you are not around to protect me?...."


    "Such a day will nevere" Kendrick interrupted me with a frown.


    "No matter how you try to deny it, the truth is that everything is not in your control. Take everything that has been happening for an example.


    None of you ever predicted such a vicious cycle of trouble and it is understandable because you are humans as well" I said to them with a serious attitude.


    "I just wanted to keep you safe, I can’t risk losing you again" Mason said with a slightly emotional tone and I felt a sharp tightness in my chest.


    He hardly ever shows his emotions, so I felt touched that his care for me was so deep.


    "I am sorry for making you feel that way and for everything else"Kendrick suddenly apologized and I was too stunned to respond.


    "Okay that’s enough now, the old couple have woken up and they won’t stop quarreling and insulting each other.


    It’s surprising that they got married despite hating each other so much" Kelvin said with an irritated expression.


    We all went into the vi and as we walked down the hallway, we could hear their shouts loud and clear.


    "I hope they kill you, so I can finally have some peace!" the woman shouted angrily.


    "Who are you cursing to die?! Watch how I beat you senseless!" the man yelled then we heard movements.


    "Ahhhh... Let go of my hair, you smelly old fart!"


    "watch how I knock out your teeth! Let’s see if any man will want to patronize your whore business ever again"


    When we arrived at the door of the room they were in, we saw them pulling and dragging each other.


    They couldn’t leave the room because of the guards at the door, so they decided to pour their frustrations on each other.


    "Separate them" Mason ordered one of the guards and he quickly pulled them apart.


    That was when they noticed our presence. The woman red at us while the man just looked away.


    "Don’t you feel any shame... Today was your son’s funeral" I asked her angrily and she hissed.


    We entered the room and a guard brought three chairs for Kendrick, Mason and I while Kelvin stood watched from the door.


    "How did you find out about the funeral?" Kendrick asked them.


    "My customer told me about it," the woman said with a nonchnt attitude.


    "How long have you known this customer of yours?" Kendrick asked and the woman frowned at him.


    "What kind of question is that? Am I supposed to keep the dates or years that I have known my customers in my head? Do you know how many customers I get in a day?" she asked with a smug smile.


    The way she says it, one would think she actually does an honorable job or something.


    "Please have some shame" I said to her with a disgusted tone.


    "Oh please, you will never understand the thrill of having different men beg for your body" she bragged and I felt like throwing up on her face.


    Could there be anyone in the world that’s more shameless than this woman?.


    "So this customer of yours, told you about the funeral and also gave you half a million as fee for your service? Or was the money for something else" As soon as Mason asked this, her face immediately turned pale and white.


    "What? Half a million?... You old hag, you have half a million and I never heard anything about it" the man who has been quiet all along immediately lunged at her again.


    "Leave me... What... What concerns you with my money?!" she yelled as he pulled her hair again.


    "That’s enough, don’t force me to tie you up!" Kelvin yelled as he pulled the man back.


    "If you weren’t so useless, would I have to sleep with other men for money? You fool!" the woman yelled while massaging her aching head.


    "Answer my question" Mason said to her with a frown and she trembled in fear.


    "He was a first time customer but he didn’t touch me...."She stuttered.


    "Oh please... Come up with a different lie!" the man interrupted her with a mockingugh.


    "Gag him"Kendrick instructed one of the guards and the man’s mouth was immediately stuffed with a cloth.


    The woman seemed to enjoy seeing him in such a miserable condition and I couldn’t just understand... Their rtionship makes no sense.


    "How did you two end up together?" I couldn’t stop myself from asking her.


    "He was the demon sent to ruin my life... I regret ever meeting him" she red in the direction of the man.


    "I started this business very young, my mother was also in the same line of business.


    On the unfortunate day that I met him, he hade to drink at our club and I offered to entertain him and he booked me for the night. Our club provided condoms to protect us and he was given one.


    Who would have thought that this despicable man poked holes in the condom and I ended up pregnant.


    My mother was not happy but when he came to ask for my hand in marriage, we were all excited.


    He lied to us that he was an heir to a multimillion corporation and I will have a good life in the capital.


    We had a simple marriage and I moved here with him. That was when I found out that he had been lying all along.


    His family were poor and only had a pork ughterhouse to their name, his father threatened to give the ughterhouse to his nephew if he didn’t marry and give him a grandchild.


    His family were nice at first then a monthter, they revealed their true colors, I would go the entire day without food despite being pregnant.


    I could have easily gone back to my job if I wasn’t pregnant and I couldn’t abort the baby either as the doctor said it would be dangerous, so ..."


    "So you started hating the baby because he held you back?" I asked her with a frown.


    "Yes! Not just because he held me back but because he had the blood of this animal flowing through him" she yelled while pointing at the man,who looked like he wasn’t the person in question.


    "So you returned to your business after giving birth to him? What happened to the ughterhouse?" I asked the man but his mouth was still gagged so I turned to the woman instead.


    "He sold it and squandered the money on his secret lover but when the money finished, she eloped to another city with her other customer" she answered with a mocking smile while staring at the man, who was now ring at her.


    What a useless man?


    He decided to dedicate his life to drinking and gambling without having any ns for his child and the mother was no good either.


    Evans must have suffered a lot.


    "Don’t you feel regretful about how you treated Evans?" I asked her and she turned her face away like she was holding back her tears.


    "The customer that gave you money and the information is part of those responsible for his death. They wanted you toe make a scene at the funeral to ruin our reputations" Kendrick said after being silent ever since.


    "I always felt guilty whenever I saw him, that’s why I always drove him away. There is too much that I couldn’t make up for and I had no hope of him ever forgiving me.


    I was a terrible mother, all I ever gave him... UhUhhh... My... My little sweet boy, he was always so smart but when I found out that one of my customers had introduced him to drugs, I was too angry and threw him out.


    Why did I do that? I could have hugged him all the times he asked me for a hug but I felt unclean.


    Then when he came all sober and clear headed, I was ecstatic and hoped he could have the life we couldn’t have but what did he do instead?... He died! He left me here forever to continue living in regret and wishing I had been a good mother" She finally broke down and I couldn’t hold my tears back as well.


    I looked at the man and noticed his eyes were red as well. There is no medicine for regret, so they will have to live with this guilt forever.


    We gave her a few minutes to settle down and she slowly wiped her tears.


    "The man wore gold rimmed sses and has a scar slightly above his left ear..." she tried to describe the man.


    "Does he have a mole under his right eye?" Kendrick asked and she immediately nodded.


    "It’s Harold," he said with a frown.


    " Your Grandpa’s personal assistant? Isn’t he on our side?" I frowned as I remembered the man.


    "He said he wanted revenge because my grandfather killed his family, I think he is after the entire ck family, not just my grandfather" Kendrick exined with a tense expression.