Chapter 36: Daughter Of A Mistress
well, I was eleven when i was orphaned, which you know.” Her eyes rose to his and William nodded. “My mother was the only family I knew. I didn’t know who my father was for most of my life. It was all thanks to her that I had a fighting chance in life.” She paused and Willum squeezed her hands with his. “When she passed away, I finally found out who my father was. The man who he really was As a child, we all assume our parents are the best people in the world but as we get older, we are disillusioned. My father was one of the worst people I have met
She cleared her throat and continued. “When I was at the orphanage, the matton took particular care of me. She was like an aunt I never had. We were really close up until she passed away from a terminal illness. This was right after I started my graduate studies”
William could tell that this mation meant a lot to Sarah, so he encouraged her to keep telling him about her. He pulled her arms to bring her closer and then pulled her into his lap so that her knees were drawn up to her chest and his chin resting on her head. His acircled her body and one of his hands rested over her back and gave her a small pat. Sarah snuggled into him and closed beteres and continued to talk about her time in the orphanage and in college
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-Why did you say your father is a bad person?” he asked tentatively, afraid that he was asking
Sarah paused and wondered how much she should disclose. My mother was a mistress. My father was a married man who took a woman, had a child with her, and then dumped them both. I know.” She gulped” know my mother was also wrong in going with a married man, but..”
William’s hold on her tightened. “Your mother raised you into a very good girl. I am sure she had her reasons. Don’t think too poorly of her,” he said slowly.
Sarah nodded and sighed dreply. “Anyway, she did just as he asked. She stayed away from his happy family and never told me about him. I think she was scared that I would end up on my father’s doorstep and demand an explanation”
Awave of sadness flashed in her eyes. As a young girl, she had also been rebellious. She had also wanted to make a huss and get revenge for her mother’s misfortunes. But the world was cruel it was not easy to get justice when the other party had a lot of power and money.
“Would you have?” William asked
i am not sure I would make it past the front gate of their house.”
You can go now. I will back you up. Don’t be scared.‘
Sarah shook her head and chuckled. As much as I would like to do that, I don’t have any lingering feelings for the man. My mother is long dead and so is ho. And I know that he knew about me and wanted to keep me a tiny little secret, far away from his perfect family.”
Iman. An old man who had a family But what could keep a mistress and a child so scared and
Widram stiffened. “Sarah In his mind, Sarah’s mother had been taken advantage of by an old man. iwing in secret? Money or powerful status in society
William sobered up. Suddenly, the small remarks about rich people and her fear of going into that would came back to him like a tsunami. He looked at the petite figure in his embrace and rubbed his cheek against her head, trying to comfort her.
as not above desecrating a tomb site,” he whispered.
dury,”
The mood lightened immediately and Sarah gizled she crated her neck and pressed a kiss on the corner of his lips. “Thank you, but I am not interested in getting my hands d Sarah her bolip and thought about where they were headed. In the face of conversations about relationships and her past as the mistress‘ daughter, she had to think were they a good match? Had she made the right decision? She would make it again, even if it wasn’t.
he was around. He made everything better. She felt like
Being around him was so much better than being without him. She was lost when he was not there, but she was calmer when he was 1 headed in the right direction, even though a small part of her was scared about it
It was too good to be true. It won’t last. What if she fell in love with him? Who was the kidding? She was halfway there, if not on the cusp of it. “I’m scared,” Sarah–confessed to him in the dark room with only the light from the television to train her eyes on “What if we lose this before it even starts hair, “I don “L” She sighed and took a deep breath “I don’t want to fall for you and get hurt.”
was
starts She listed her hands into his
William kissed her chin, then her lips, then the tip of her nose, and each cheek. “Why would you want to think about something like that?” he asked her. “My mother was a mistress. I don’t want to be, too. I don’t want to be called that. I don’t want to be treated like a cheap slut by people in your circle.” *is than why you asked me to keep it a secret?” he asked. He now understood that her past as a secret child had made her fear coming forward. If there was something more to it, he didn’t know, but she was terrified, he could tell from the look on her face. “Why can’t we just be happy with what we have right now? Worrying about the opinions of people who don’t matter will Tuin us.” He paused and waited for her toespond
“And why would you be a mistress? I am single. You are single. I don’t have an engagement with anyone. We are within our bounds to date and do whatever we worked, if we go public someday and someone dares to pake you, I will throw them out and turn into a diva on them.”
Sarah’s lips tagged up despite her worry. She knew he was right, Buc…
*kiss me,” the whispered.
Walinked in confusion. “What?
“Kiss Me,” the repeated again, more forcefully. “I just want to be with you and hold onto this feeling that I have right now. For however long it lasts
want. And if w
