Dear Ex-Wife; Will You Marry Me, Again?

~LUCAS~

After leaving the room that I shared with Katerina.I headed to the guest room to have some alone time. I couldn't find it in my heart to share the same space with Katerina after finding out what she did four years ago.

It felt like I didn't know her anymore. She felt like a stranger to me even though I have known her my whole life. All I wanted was the truth from her but she was still lying on my face and that made me feel like a fool. Why was she denying the truth while all the evidence was pointing at her?

I had just finished putting on a shirt when my phone on the bedside table rang. I couldn't help it but frown when I realised it was a video call.

' Who might it be?' I question myself. Heaving a deep sigh, I received the video call.

" Hello daddy?" Liam's joyous voice came from the other side of the phone and his face popped on the screen.

" I'm sorry about this, Lucas. I know it's late and I shouldn't be calling you at this time but…I just couldn't help it because Liam insisted that I call you. He wants to say goodnight to you." Monalisa explained. I looked at the little boy on the screen who had the same blue eyes as mine and I couldn't help but smile.

" It's okay. If it involves my son, you can call me anytime. As his father, I'll always have time for him no matter how busy my schedule is." I explained because I didn't want Liam to think that I didn't value him. I wanted him to know that he can count on me to be there for him in any circumstances…

" Come on champ, what is it that you wanted to tell me?" I said playfully and he giggled. God, I can't imagine I missed this for the past four years.

" I wanted to tell you goodnight daddy. Are you coming to be with mommy and I?" He asked and I could feel the sadness in his voice. I was quiet for a while because his words were too heavy on me. Liam reminded me more of myself when I was a little boy. I could tell that something was already broken inside him and it would take a lot of time to repair it.

" I would love to but…it's late." I watched as the happiness on his face faded away and it was replaced with sadness. I wanted to wipe away the sadness from his face but I didn't know how to. I didn't want to see him sad. I wanted him to be happy.

" Okay…" He said in a low voice, clearly disappointed. My heart ached inside my chest when I saw his reaction.

" I promise you that everything is going to be fine really soon. What about I tell you a bedtime story?" I suggested, trying my best to cheer him up. The dad thing is new to me and it caught me by surprise but I was trying my best to be a good version.

" Yes! I would like you to tell me a bedtime story. I always listen to mommy's old same story every single night." Liam's eyes sparkled and I couldn't help it but smile. He looked so happy as though he wasn't sad just a few minutes ago.

He laid on the bed and I began to tell him one of the stories that my mother used to tell me when I was little. I watched as he slowly drifted into a deep slumber with a smile on his face and my heart warmed up.

" Thank you for helping me get her to sleep." Monalisa said in appreciation, brushing hair from his little face. I stared at the sleeping boy. He looked peaceful with his eyes closed.

" You don't need to thank me for anything because this is my responsibility. I know it's hard to make up for the past four years that I have been missing in his life." I paused, the words weighing me down.

" However, I promise that I'll try my best to be there for him whenever he needs me."

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I sat at the edge of the bed in the guest room as my mind raced. The image of my son's sad face never left my mind. It reminded me of how I used to be sad everytime I tried to ask my dad to spend time with me but each time he would yell at me that he was busy. I didn't want my son to go through the hardship that I went through while growing up and that's why I was trying to do the right thing, to give him a complete family that I never had.

FLASHBACK

It was in the evening,the fifth day of my business trip in Xion city. I was exhausted since I had come from a six hour meeting with our company partners. I was heading to the parking lot to get into my car and head straight to the hotel to have a good rest when I bumped into someone on the walkway.

Slowly, I raised my head to check whom I had bumped into so that I could apologise but I froze instead.I expected the person that I had bumped into to be a stranger. However, I was perplexed when I realised that she was Monalisa Mackenzie, my runaway bride and she was holding a little boy's hand.

The memories of four years ago came back rushing in my head, awakening the pain that I had buried deep inside my heart four years ago. I remembered how Monalisa stood me up on the altar for hours like a fool. The anger of the past surfaced and I fisted my hands into a tiny ball.

All I wanted to know was why she did what she did four years ago. I didn't care to know where she was living, who she was living with or what she has been doing for the past four years. I didn't care to know whom the little boy belonged to. The only thing that I wanted to know was why she ran away without telling me anything because I have been questioning myself for the past four years but I have never been able to get answers.

I needed some sort of closure…

Without wasting time, I asked her the question directly without beating around the bushes because I didn't have time to waste. Monalisa told me that she had to run away to protect our baby because Katerina threatened to harm them if she gets married to me. I refused to believe her and defended Katerina, knowing too well that she would never do such a thing.

Monalisa showed me a proof of the message but still I didn't believe it because she broke my trust four years ago. I asked a friend who is an expert in technology to investigate the text message just to make sure that Monalisa's claims were true.

And...I was disappointed when I found out that indeed the text message came from Katerina. I never thought that Katerina would do such a thing. Not even in my wildest dreams. I trusted Katerina with my everything, believing that she would never do anything to harm me but…just like everyone else. She disappointed me.

As much as I didn't want to accept it, the evidence was right in front of my eyes and I couldn't deny it. I asked Monalisa for a DNA test just to be sure that the son she was claiming to be mine was really my flesh and blood. I searched for the doctor that I could trust and we did the DNA test and it came out positive, meaning Liam was really my son.

I felt like a total failure because I never knew he existed. I felt like the worst dad that has ever existed in history. I grew up in a broken family and I didn't want my child to go through the same thing. I promised myself that one day the heavens would bless me with a child. I'll do everything in my power to make sure that I give him/her a complete family.

A deep sigh escaped my lips when the memories replayed in my head.

" I promise you that I'll be a good dad to you, son.I'll give you a complete family." I muttered under my breath….