My Dear Duke(BL)
Chapter 70: Someone Can Only Love Their Family(2)

Chapter 70: Someone Can Only Love Their Family(2)

Felix said in a calm tone that didn’t sound too intimidating but still quite strict. Anne paused and placed the tea cup back on the table, looking at Felix with a frown, then suddenly relaxing and giving a soft chuckle.

"Did br-...you find it out? Right...We are not siblings. So you now know?"

Anne asked to which Felix nodded, observing Anne.

So...she did know it.

Neither one talked again.

Anne kept her head down and pondered to say something but then held back. On the other side, Felix silently watched her, his mind completely blank and dumbfounded what to say.

He thought he was prepared enough but now he wished he should have taken more time before having this conversation. He suddenly felt upset.

The silence was so long. Through the silence, Anne took another gulp from her tea, then finally broke the silence again, realising she had things to explain.

"I am sorry."

Anne said, her voice slightly shaking.

"...For what?"

Felix asked, more upsetted as he knew Anne was about to cry with the way she was sounding.

"...I didn’t want you to know it yet. I hoped I can enjoy my time till the day you find it out yourself. I thought it would be a lot later. Turns out you found it out already. I didn’t want you to hate me. I am sorry. "

Eventually, Anne broke into tears in the middle of her talk and Felix walked to her, letting her hug him which she used to do whenever she cried.

They were both hurting.

But this must be continued to reach an end.

"Why would I hate you?"

Felix knew why Anne was feeling this way.

He understood even though he wasn’t really confident about his reasoning.

But her words next did confirm his suspicions.

Sometimes, knowing too much can be really stressful too.

"Because I am the result of your trauma. I will only make you feel more hurt. I don’t want it to be like this either. I really don’t. I wish everything was normal for us. I don’t want to hurt you...I am sorry."

Anne said through her sobs and Felix had to guess the words by himself as most of them were not clear with her hiccuping.

It’s just sad how she must have suffered keeping this secret and thinking this way all that time. He didn’t hate her. He never did and might never will. Especially if it was for this dumb reason where neither of them were at fault.

"You hid a lot of things from me Anne....but, it’s okay. About this...Anne, listen to me."

Felix gently pushed Anne away and held her cheeks in his palms, looking at her face.

"You were my sister. Now...you’re my daughter. It didn’t really change anything. See, we are still family."

Felix said as Anne still hiccuped, seemingly hopeless and desperate..

Felix then formed a light smile, placing his forehead against Anne’s.

"You’re still my family. Someone can only love their family. So...I will never hate you. I love you Anne. Believe me like you have always done."

Felix was overwhelmed and more than anything, what upsetted him most was Anne’s sobbing. She never deserved such pain.

"I am sorry. But I love you too.... hic! Don’t abandon me..."

Anne cried as she whined and Felix let her cry all she wanted. She clutched onto Felix as if he was going to leave or something. It made Felix even more sad how it would have made Anne feel scared till that day, having to think what would happen one day when this gets revealed.

He wanted to ask her how she knew all these things. Maybe if she never knew, this meeting might have happened a lot later when she was more grown up. And, if she never knew his past, she might have been the innocent girl she looks like.

It wasn’t the best time so he would find a better time for that. Or, he would wait till Anne open up by herself to him one day.

For now, what’s important was healing from the terror they got with this revelation.

She is indeed Anne Griffin.

Felix Griffin’s beloved daughter.

Should he feel excited that now he is a father?

....

"All you do is cry. Are you done?"

Felix asked and Anne nodded but her face still buried in his clothes and her fingers clutching onto his clothes as she still sat on his lap.

After all this, Felix surprisingly felt not so bad. Maybe because he let all his emotions out with Asher before, he had his thoughts organised, didn’t get lost or didn’t get triggered all of a sudden.

The credit definitely goes to Asher.

Felix would be forever grateful for that one simple hug and comforting words.

Asher literally saved him. If it wasn’t for Asher’s kind actions and worry toward him, as cowardly as he was, Felix would have just rot in his room or might have gone way worse.

He really needs to learn to control his emotions and face fears.

Sigh...

"Show me your face."

Felix patted Anne’s back and asked her in a teasing tone as he suddenly was in a good mood. They were both worried for each other. So, now they know, they could be happy together.

Anne wasn’t a result of trauma in his eyes.

She was still the lucky star in his life.

"I look ugly now! Don’t look at me!"

Anne mumbled and then got off Felix’s lap, running away. But Felix was reassured since she had a big smile on her face. He didn’t chase after but stayed there, watching her leave.

It was good that she left there with a smile.

He was also feeling better.

Felix let out a long sigh, leaning on his chair and blankly glaring at his empty tea cup.

’Talking to her wasn’t that hard.’

Felix was glad he did not wait more. Anne must have been scared of him hating her. Since now he confessed it wasn’t like she thought, she wouldn’t think deeply about it even though that feeling might still linger around for a while.

He would also still be quite frustrated with how things turned out, but soon, he would be able to enjoy this change.

Still, he did have some things to complain about.

Like Anne said, he wished everything was normal for them.

For him, not having to endure any trauma, her not having to know she was born like this and especially, for her, not having to worry about getting hated...

Their fates could have been kinder to them...

Now, his motive is to make their fates himself.

Become a normal family.

He would do his best.

’Haa...I feel light now.’

Like that, things took a really good turn between Felix and Anne.

It was still quite unbelievable but Felix was proud he managed to man up.

So things are now fine, right.

’Right? Why is Anne ignoring me then? It’s obvious she is trying to avoid me. What’s wrong? Did I do something wrong?’