Chapter 6 : Family is important

Trupiano’s smile strained when there is no change in Klara’s interaction with them. Ever since she got to know about Ric’s extremity, Klara’s never been the same with them. They know it’s impossible to make Klara forgive their son and Daisy’s pampering and support almost hurt her, so it’s natural to be hated by her but it’s hurting them.

Heh! Funny that they’re hurt because Daisy never thought of Klara’s feelings when she helped her son, so she didn’t have right to be sad now that Klara’s distant. If everything went according to Ric’s plan, they didn’t know what would’ve happened and the victim would be Klara. Would they let their own daughter suffer if she’s in Klara’s shoes? Of course not.

Matthew patted Daisy’s shoulder and gestured her to smile so as to not worry others with her mood. What’s the point of being sad? They deserve all the hate in the world for having a son like Enrico. And Klara is way better than Roselli’s as she let them stay in the mansion without kicking them out like Lucas did with Ric. They should feel happy for still having a place in the family.

Roselli’s didn’t say anything when they saw the bitterness on Trupiano’s faces. They never held Trupiano’s accountable for Ric’s actions but somehow their relationship seemed a bit estranged because of Luc’s decision. No matter what Ric is still their son and no other relation can be compared with a blood relation. And it’s also their fault for not confining Ric after he attacked Ralph and let him slip away from their eye sight which gave him chance to kidnap Freya.

Everyone in their family had a hand in executing Ric’s plan directly or indirectly but at last it’s Klara who suffered. She almost lost her baby and Ralph misunderstood her, accusing her of cheating for what Ric did. She’s just nineteen and she had to endure a lot of pain at such young age.

Though Klara is pretending to be alright, they knew what those yearning eyes needed. They never expected Klara to love Ralph to the point where she allowed him to impregnate her. They should’ve known about it when she risked her life to stay with him in his fort. They failed their daughter. They failed to protect her.

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Klara can sense the heaviness in the dining hall but she had her breakfast in silence as she couldn’t help but think of Ric’s evilness when she’s faced with Daisy. If Daisy didn’t help Ric, he wouldn’t have kidnapped Freya and blackmailed her to make her do things in his way. She knew Daisy is in remorse but isn’t it too late for that.

She’s lucky to pass the hurdle without getting hurt but what if Ric succeeded. She couldn’t even imagine her life…..She gave a look at her sleeping daughter and a smile adorned her face unbeknownst to her. Aww…her little pumpkin! Her goldie! Just hell with the past. Nothing else matters when she can hold her daughter in her arms everyday.

But there is something that’s bugging her. Where did Ric go? After the farm house tragedy, Lucas abandoned him, not even giving him chance to get treated for his bullet shot. He left Ric alone in the burning farm house to fend for himself and took her to the hospital. No one pitied Ric, not even his own parents as he’d gone too far with his methods to achieve his goal and Trupiano’s didn’t question Lucas when he announced to the world about severing ties with Ric.

Well! Who would defend Ric when he tried to impregnate her forcefully? At least Daisy opened her eyes now otherwise who knows what she would do to help her maniac son? Even her own parents let the matter slide as they can’t afford to lose another family. No matter what happens, family is important. They should stick together even if it hurts because time will heal their pain. Daisy didn’t expect such kindness from her parents, so she didn’t object Lucas when he kicked Ric out of the clan.

Since then there is no sign of Ric, it’s like he just vanished into the air and no one bothered to search for his whereabouts. With Ric’s absence, Lucas alone took over entire clan affairs into his hands which is a huge responsibility. Not that he’s new to it. Ever since Ric started to rebel, Luc’s been the only one who’s looking after the clan.

Though there is SOMEONE who is helping her brother voluntarily, it’s still not easy to handle everything in the house and in the clan. So after recovering from the labor, she stepped in to help her brother with some of clan affairs like negotiations with foreign clients and taking care of gold mines with Freya’s help.

Oh yeah! She forgot about one thing. When she was sixteen weeks pregnant, her dad introduced her to the world using his own channels. She was against his decision at first but on second thought she agreed because she wanted the world to know about her pregnancy. Since Ralph denied her baby, she let the whole world label him as the father of her baby girl.

The world was in uproar with her news and she couldn’t have imagined her friends reactions. Let’s talk about them later. Now everyone knows about her existence and about her pregnancy. So, she didn’t have to hide from anyone. Her family didn’t have to live in the fear of losing her as she’s not in danger anymore because Ralph eliminated the only danger that’s lurking in the shadows. She didn’t know how or when that happened but the first thing she heard after returning to Cylantra with Freya was Rocco’s death.

She was shocked with the information but she didn’t want to get into the details as she invested her everything in nurturing herself and her baby’s health then. She didn’t want anything to do with Ralph or anything that’s related to him. He can do whatever he wanted or kill whoever he wanted, it’s none of her business. Her only focus is her baby and her family. Period.

During her pregnancy, Freya and Lucas helped her to explore more about clan affairs because she never got involved in her family businesses and after returning to her family, she wanted to distract her mind from Ralph so, she asked Lucas to introduce her to the mafia world and now she can handle few simple tasks with Freya’s help. It’s not much of a help to her brother though but still she has to do this because she wants to rule her clan along with her brother.

She can’t just sit like a log while her brother is putting his blood, sweat and tears in building up their clan. She can’t enjoy the glory from her brother’s hard work. So, she wanted to contribute even if it’s just a little. Motherhood really changed her so much.

She sipped another spoonful of porridge and raised her head with furrowed brows realizing something. She moved her eyes to the people around her and finally sensed the absence of Louis.

“Dad! Where is father Louis?”

Louis usually had breakfast with them everyday except when he returned to the fort on few occasions. He didn’t even inform her of his sudden absence. Why? Did something happen in BlackWolf clan? But Dylan would’ve told her if they’re in trouble.

Carl who is having his breakfast in silence turned to Klara and spoke in worry. He forgot to inform his daughter about Louis’s departure.

“Something happened to Ra…um..his son”

Klara forbid her family and clan to even utter Ralph’s name in her presence so, no one is dared to defy her. Her dad is no exception.

Something happened to HIM? Klara’s heart jumped hearing her dad but she didn’t express her concern. He got his own people to care about him and his so called vengeance can heal him if he’s really hurt. Why should she worry about him?

The dining hall fell into silence after Carl spoke but what silenced them is Klara’s unbothered look. She didn’t say anything but resumed her breakfast, occasionally stealing glances at her daughter. Well! It’s within their expectations. After returning to her family, Klara never cared about Ralph. It’s like she disregarded him as a human being. It’s better if they stayed out of her affairs.

Hurt Klara is scarier than angry Klara. Ralph hurt her deeply and her hatred is beyond imaginable. They don’t know what happens if the little pumpkin grows up. For sure she’ll ask Klara about her biological father and what will Klara’s answer be then?

Lucas came down when Klara’s almost done with her breakfast. He sat beside Freya, not before planting a kiss on the top of her head which annoyed Freya and she glared at him pointing her fork towards him.

“I told you not to kiss me”

She said bringing the fork closer to his face, threatening to scratch his lips with it but Lucas didn’t even flinch and served his breakfast with a gloating smile.

“Freya honey, it’s just a kiss. Let it go”

Kate came to rescue her son as she knew where this goes. It’s their routine. Lucas never stops kissing Freya and the annoyed woman scolds Lucas filling their ears with enough swearing. It’s unpleasant to start a day with an argument.

Freya’s jaw dropped hearing Kate’s words. She glared at Lucas who is smirking at her and then at Kate who gave her a sweet motherly smile. What sin did she commit in her past life to get herself trapped with Roselli’s?

First it’s Lucas who bound her with a tryst and then his sister who manipulated her with her twisting words to get her back to Cylantra and now it’s their mother who is supporting her son in his dirty deeds. It’s unfair to her.