
Cathy awoke from her sleep and in the moment she opened her eyes. The woman turned to the side and she was surprised to not see Freddy who had been sleeping next to her last night suddenly disappear.
The woman immediately panicked, she immediately got up from the bed, put on her sleeping kimono hanging right beside the nightstand and ran downstairs.
Freddy where are you, baby ?
Anxiety was evident on her face, as Cathy had never neglected this before. He always woke up early before his son woke up.
Cathy was a very protective mother to Freddy, she never even allowed her son to play outside the Apartment and rarely took him to public places such as Children's Park or Supermarket.
His steps hurriedly descended the stairs, until at one point his steps came to a halt.
His two eyes seemed to freeze and enlarge simultaneously as a scene turned his anxiety gradually disappearing into a soreness.
Cathy stood there, her body trembling slightly, her heart was initially pumping very fast, her tempo was slowly getting slower at once.
The woman was in shock. Unknowingly his hand covered his almost open lips.
He was shocked by what he saw at the time.
"You have to apply it properly, ok ?" Anton stood right behind Freddy while helping teach the little boy to apply strawberry jam to a loaf of bread on a plate.
Freddy nodded quickly and the boy was very focused on following Anton's instructions. Freddy is indeed a smart child and easily accepts the new knowledge he receives. He noticed when Anton gave an example.
It was the second Bread that he put on, although it was a mess because sometimes the boy secretly took strawberry jam from the bottle with his index finger and licked it.
He enjoyed the activity very much while playing, he sat with his feet that did not touch the floor hanging as he wiggled under the table.
Her tiny lips have started to stain a lot of strawberry jam. But, he really enjoyed his time with Anton.
The man was making a cup of hot coffee and pouring a glass of orange juice for Freddy. Sometimes he turned around to see Freddy sitting at the dinner table happily eating the jam with pleasure.
There was a gentle smile on Anton's lips as he looked at the boy from behind.
Then, Freddy raised his face when he realized something.
"Mommy!" shouted Freddy enthusiastically.
Cathy stepped quickly as she shook her head thinly approaching Freddy "What are you doing ?! Mommy told me not to get up without telling me first. Mommy's worried, baby!!" Cathy took a spoon in Freddy's hand and threw it on the table, then carried Freddy into her arms.
"i'm with Uncle" he innocently looked at Cathy and then turned to Anton.
Seeing that condition, Anton was astonished and frowned "He is fine, Why is your reaction excessive like that ?!" hatchling
"I DON'T LIKE YOU APPROACHING MY SON !" roar Cathy with flaming eyes.
Hearing his mother's loud voice, Freddy looked frightened and finally the boy was crying in his arms.
Cathy tried to calm down by continuing to rub her sinking head on the woman's nape.
Anton feels Cathy has overdone Freddy and himself. And that made him not accept. "We're just preparing breakfast, is that wrong ?" The man pointed at Cathy's face in annoyance
Cathy's lips trembled, her heart churning violently as the two pairs of emotion-covered eyes met each other "Isn't it already in our Covenant that you'll never meet Freddy. I AGREE, because you have absolutely no right."
Anton grew increasingly upset, as he felt intimidated by Cathy's words, the man approached but Cathy took a few steps back.
Freddy was still crying, his voice growing louder as the two adults threw the blame at each other.
"HE IS MY SON!!!, no matter how great you hide it, he will still be looking for his real father."
Cathy grinned slanted "Ooh, why are you admitting it now ? wasn't it when I gave birth to her that you just thought she was AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD."
Anton did not listen to him, the man walked towards the sofa. He found something in his pants pocket that turned out to be a pack of cigarettes.
Anton picked up a cigarette and lit it. He smoked his cigarette quietly.
"I've given you enough money every month to meet all your needs with that kid. And NOW YOU'RE SCOLDING HIM BECAUSE I'M BEING CONSIDERATE OF HIM."
With a body trembling from her peaking emotions Cathy approached the man. He did not hesitate to throw a sharp gaze at him "Freddy does not need a father figure in his life, It is true that you always meet all our needs. But, just that. Because you insist on doing so, I Understand all the money is just Money SHUT UP so I don't expose this truth in front of Harumi and all her extended family. You want to look like the perfect guy in front of them, to have a job and a future. You offer all that, in order for Harumi to accept you. "the woman stops and she chuckles wryly "But in reality You're Not that perfect, you have a Past that will continue to follow you."
Anton took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, then he laughed discordantly "I don't care what you're talking about, Freddy is still my son. He's my descendant, My Blood. You can't separate us."
"You.." Cathy's speech was cut off when the bell rang.
Cathy stepped quickly towards the door while holding Freddy who was still crying.
Behind the door is Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen is a babysitter who Cathy pays to look after Freddy whenever he travels whether going to work or other events. Just like when Harumi came to his apartment, Freddy was with Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen is a middle-aged Chinese woman who is over 50 years old and lives one floor below Cathy Apartment.
The woman does sometimes come to pick up Freddy if Cathy is slow to deliver.
"Hii, Handsome boy. Why are you crying ?" Mrs. Chen looked at the boy who was a little calmer even though he still heard his sobs after he saw the presence of his nanny.
Freddy was very close to his nanny because since he was a year old, Mrs. Chen has taken good care of her to date.
"I just scolded her a little, because she was playing around with scissors" in a soft voice Cathy was trying to cover up the real thing."Can you take him first, I'll drop you a change of clothes."
"All right"
Cathy hands Freddy into Mrs' arms. Chen, the middle-aged woman carried him gently.
Cathy looked at her son guiltily "Im sorry Mommy ya dear" and then she gave a sweet kiss on the forehead, and all parts of Freddy's face. He rubbed the top of his son's head.
Cathy kept staring until Mrs. Chen entered the elevator with Freddy who was calm even though the boy's face was still sad.
Cathy closed the door, she closed both her eyes while taking a strong breath. His two hands repeatedly rubbed against his face to make at least his emotions decrease. Anton's words were enough to ignite the emotions in his chest. Because now they're both inside. At least it will help them open their minds more than each other emotions and selfishness.
When he saw Anton still sitting in the same position, Cathy stepped closer. But, stopped when Anton's phone rang.
The man was surprised, then he swiftly searched for the whereabouts of his cell phone. Until finally he found it right under the cushion of the sofa, which even he himself forgot to put it there because all night he was late with the influence of alcohol.
Anton was waiting for his phone to ring, because he hoped it was a call from Harumi.
But...
Reality isn't.
That's a call from Daniel, his Personal Secretary.
"Hallo"
"You'd better check the Email Right Now" Daniel's voice seemed anxious, as if something urgent was going on in the Office.
"What ? JUST SAY !!!" Anton was getting impatient.
"Today Inauguration of the New Director in the Company. A man named Zac Morton takes your place all of a sudden. And that's already with the approval of all the Directors."
"APAAA !!!!" sontak Anton immediately stood up after he had turned off his cigarette butts.
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