Chapter 150: Look yourself in the mirror

Arianna took Genesis home. The latter sobbed. She kept sniffling. She should have known that Richard had been having affairs with her.

He asked him and he said they didn’t do anything together in Spain. She sheepishly believed him. If she hadn’t come over and caught him red handed, he would still deny it.

Why did Richard do this to her? She loves him. She’d never cheated in relationships but her men always leave her. She’s tired now, very tired.

“You’ll be alright, Gene, I promise you” Arianna consoled her. She felt pity for her. She looked devastated. Her bruised temple was still hurting her and now her heart was hurting her more than the bruises.

Why did her brother do this to her friend? Richard doesn’t look like he wasn’t in love with Genesis. Until that bitch appeared. Until she came with her scheme and splitted them apart.

“How can I be? I lody Analdo to another woman. Now Richard is in love with another woman and cheated on me. I don’t think I will be alright for a long time” Genesis replied.

“… I know you won’t understand. Your mind is clouded that I am not a perfect boyfriend to Genesis. Nothing that I will say now, will mean anything to you.

But I want you to know that it’s not deliberate. I will never cheat on a woman. I have always avoided it, to be the reason why there’ll be a break up between me and a woman. Until now.

I will try to pursue Genesis, I pray she forgives me. But if she insisted on her earlier words, I won’t blame her at all. She’s a great woman to be with” Richard explained.

“Your intimacy with Tessa is alarming. If this act wasn’t intentional, what about what happened at the engagement party? You kissed her and went to her, rushed her to the hospital without throwing a glance at Genesis.

Your girlfriend was bleeding but you abandoned her and took an ex to the hospital amidst kisses. You think she’s not watching you?

This only Confirmed that you’ve been cheating on her with Tessa. And I’m afraid I will believe the same thing too” Adrian Delmark declared.

Richard glared at his father “You don’t believe me, you think I have been cheating on her before today?” He asked his father.

“Yes. I want to believe that you are double dating. Two women at a time until the line is intercepted and it’s exposed” Adrian replied. He can’t possibly pretend not to think so, simply because Richard is his son.

“Well, believe whatever you want. I know you are speaking from experience. I’m not the only one who had slept with two women” Richard snapped at his dad.

“How dare you talk to me like that?” Adrian Delmark was furious and wanted to slap Richard when Jane quickly intervened. She held Adrian’s hand and coaxed it.

Richard wanted to walk away but Jane ordered “You apologise to your father now, Richard” She said and Adrian declared.

“I don’t need his apology. How can my own son insult me? The audacity of him, how dare you Richard?” Adrian was furious.

“What did I say wrong dad? I probably had followed your footsteps and I also did what you also did. You should look at yourself in the mirror first” Richard retorted.

He said it wasn’t intentional and he wouldn’t even believe him. If his own dad doesn’t believe him how can he trust that someone else will believe him?

“Richard!!” Jane yelled. She glared at him in hostility. She’s trying to mend the brokenness and her stupid son is fighting words with his father.

“Are you talking to me like that, Richard? You dare to point fingers at me because of my relationship with Susan that brought about Arianna?

I am your father, Richard and I raised you. I have never shown you an example that is not worth emulating. Until I discovered that I had Arianna.

I have only loved you and your mom alone. And I practically lived my life to please you and her, ensuring that you stay happy forever.

If Arianna said this to me, I would understand her grief, because she never experienced the love of her father. She didn’t grow with me, her father and I will not get mad with her.

But you, the son I carried in my arms and raised to become who you are, huh. I made you who you are and I gave you the best of what I can afford.

But today you talked back at me and told me to look at myself in the mirror. Okay. Henceforth I will look at myself in the mirror.

I will no longer look at you nor your mom. I will only keep looking in the mirror. I think that would be better for us all” Adrian Delmark declared.

His eyes reddened. He just glared at Richard with pain in his heart. He felt sad and shook his head.

“Why are you talking like this Adrian? Richard is a kid, he doesn’t know what he’s saying. Besides, you shouldn’t reply to him like a kid” Jane pleaded.

“Yes, I am a kid. Your son is the adult here right? A full grown man who makes two women collide is a kid. Fine, I know you would say this.

You would try to protect him, right? A real mother would protect her son even from the scolding of his father. And you think you should correct me before Richard?

Wait, did you tell him about me, that I cheated on you with Susan right? Because I can’t remember anyone else I had affairs with. Richard talks back at me and insult me, are you in support of it?” Adrian snapped at his wife.

“What are you saying, Adrian, how can you accuse me like that?” Jane retorted.

Richard just walked away. He cannot stand it when his parents get into a fight. This is all because of him.

“Was I wrong to choose you over Susan?” Adrian asked.

“Shut the fuck, Adrian, just shut the hell up” Jane Delmark yelled at him.