Love Seduction
Chapters 27. Secret

Lance took a deep breath, it was useless he waited, his clothes would still look soaked. He stared towards the inside of the mansion, there was no way he could just leave the place without saying goodbye.

From the inside of the mansion, Lance saw Mike coming at him with a towel in hand. The man threw the towel which he immediately caught.

"Wear that, Lance. Then come on in, Regina will give you a change of clothes" Mike said.

Lance who had just dried his face with the towel immediately shook his head.

"No ... No, Mister. I'll just go home. Please send a message to Mr. Eloy and Mrs Reggie. I'll just go home by the side." Lance hurriedly placed the towel on the table in the hallway.

"But I want to talk to you, Lance. He said privately, something he couldn't discuss in front of Uncle Frank and Uncle Noel."

Lance frowned. He could already guess what Mr. Eloy wanted to talk about. It must be about the document again, since the idea of marriage was embedded in the head of the Master, he always urged Lance, always talking about the obsolete documents.

"Please tell Mr. Eloy. Tomorrow I'll come again, sir. Now I have to go home first."

Lance looks very uncomfortable with his wet condition. Mike eventually relented, allowing the man to leave.

"alright. Go home, Lance. I'll give you your message to Dad."

Lance nodded and said goodbye, he turned around and walked down the gravel path towards the side of the mansion that led to the front yard.

"Anyfield!"

The call made Lance stop, he turned to Mike.

"Maybe if you'd opened your heart's door a little, you'd understand why that girl did it."

Mike stared and as expected, the face was flat, there was no gurat of any expression after hearing his words. The surrounding light was also unhelpful, dim and shadowing Lance's face which ended up just nodding his head then turned around and left the place.

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Mike went to his father-in-law who was sitting alone in the living room. Their guests have gone home.

"Lance said goodbye to you, Mike?" ask Eloy.

Mike nodded his head, "Yes, Dad. He looks a bit rushed. Her clothes were wet, she said she slipped in the pool."

Eloy frowned, "Is he really wet?"

Mike just nodded, not telling Eloy the truth.

"I think I put too much pressure on her about this marriage. Until it gets uncomfortable,"

"He'll find his own love later, Dad. So does Lucius." said Mike while sitting near Eloy.

"I hope so. When I remember how I found Lucius while visiting the Montague mansion, I don't know what I'll do after that without Lance. I'm grateful I adopted him and intend to take him as a friend and brother to Lucius ...."

"You adopted him?" Mike frowning. If Lance is legal in adoption, then Lance's position is the same as Derek's legitimate position bearing Langton's name. Lance should be a Sanchez.

"Dad ... If that's true, does that mean I have two sisters?" reggie's voice came to them in shock, and he sat down next to Mike, making the two men turn their heads.

"Yes, Gina. Lance's legal and complete documents. I adopted him to make him a brother to your brother, a friend Lucius did not have. I saw it and chose it. Then I took him to the Montague mansion, where Lucius was living with his mother. We came and found Lucius almost dead, scarred, scratched and bleeding ... I just learned Eleanor's crazy behavior. If Beltran hadn't come by then, I would've killed that woman."

"Then why haven't you said it so far?" ask Reggie.

"After taking Lucius to the hospital, Lance who saw with her own eyes what happened to your brother asked me to keep this secret. He asked me to tell Lucius that he was the one I had brought to be a friend to him, he did not want Lucius's already suffering soul to be hurt again when he thought his father had raised another son, he already has a son."

Mike was silent, he understood Lance's thoughts at the time. Lucius would be very angry at his father who adopted another son, but he was never seen and suffered in the care of his mother.

"Then their closeness began to form. Lucius was healed, though not completely. The nightmares that haunt him every night always come. I did everything I could, taking care of my wounded son and looking for my missing daughter with her mother. But Lance never stopped accompanying Lucius, making himself your brother's right-hand man and confidant. And still he forbade me from telling the truth."

Eloy leaned her head against the back of the sofa.

"Dad? You why?" Reggie came closer and clasped his father's hand. Tears seemed to flow from Eloy's eyes.

"I remember Lucius waking up from a coma with empty eyes, his soul refusing to recognize me ... Lance comes as a stranger who is later accepted by your brother, he is the one who can get close to Lucius and restore his life spirit. Then I started looking for you guys, and Lucius also made that his goal while learning to run the business that I charged him with. He received it thanks to Lance .. rose again even though his trauma was still wrapped around ... Because Lance provided himself with him, showing Lucius that there was still much to learn and do in life."

"Dad ... I think Lance had his own reasons when he didn't want this secret to be unlocked" Mike said slowly. Regina was seen wiping her own tears. Lucius' past memories always made him cry for his brother.

"I know ... He said he no longer needed the documents. Because we are his family now. Lance said it didn't take the letter to admit that Sanchez's family was his.But I wanted to see him pin the name I gave him."

Mike closed his eyes, Eloy's words made him think of Erland Langton, Derek's father who was like his own father. That's how he feels, exactly how Lance feels about the Sanchez family.

"What name did you give her, Dad?" ask Reggie.

"Lance Luiz Sanchez. Just Lance .. that's all, that's all he's allowed to use for himself. Till now. I guess now, the reason for keeping Lucius feeling was no longer relevant. Lucius could think clearly, he was completely healed,"

"You're right, but still don't hurry, Dad. And don't overload your mind. You have to take care of your health."

Eloy smiled at Mike's words, "I hope my kids find their love like Regina found you Mike. I am old ... I don't know when I'll be back, I wish I could see them all getting married before that time comes."

"Dad! What are you saying!" Reggie cried and hugged his father. Eloy chuckles and kisses the top of her daughter's crying head.

"You've got kids and you still love to cry, Gina. Marie will laugh at you" said Eloy. Reggie didn't care, he was still crying.

"I think it's time to call Lucius home ." said Mike, smiling at his crying wife.

"Yes ... Call your sister tomorrow, Regina. Tell me Dad told him to come home. I miss him...."

Regina just nodded repeatedly.

"And go to bed, Mommy Marie, stop crying and wash your face" said Eloy, laughing at her daughter.

Mike laughed, "Come on, Gina. Take me to rest in the room."

Reggie stood up and drove his father into the room. His father's room was on the first floor, making it easier for his father not to go up and down the stairs to the top floor.

After closing the door, Reggie welcomes Mike's arm, as they go upstairs.

"Lucius should know this ..." whispered Reggie to Mike.

"Yes ... Let it go, Honey. There's gonna be a way to get Lance to finally use his real name."

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