Mr. Hephephobias

CHAPTER 141 - I Can't Hate You

Kelvin doesn't want to do any defense in front of Lucia. "You can be mad at me or hate me, I'll accept that. But, I beg you to remember, if even if I am the son of X Group, I will never give up on your father." Kelvin continued, then removed his hands from Lucia's shoulders.

Lusia sighed. "Although I am very angry, but how can I hate you. Even if my father later proved innocent, even if it will be proven your uncle and his people who have been able to trap my father and .." said Lucia detained.

"Together, even if it proves your father's company is involved and covers up your uncle's deeds, I still won't hate you. Maybe I'll hate them all so ingrained. But I will never hate you. It's not your fault and it's not because of your will. That's why I don't have the right to hate you. And even if I'm so angry right now, that makes me angry not because you're the son of the X Group, but your decision hid everything from me. It really hurt me and made me even more miserable." Lucia explained.

Lucia said she felt very stupid when she recalled the moment when Kelvin first came to her house in the fishing village at that time. Lucia really thought that when Kelvin really first met his mother. In fact he introduced Kelvin to his mother like a man who had never met. But in fact Kelvin and his mother had known each other even before he knew Kelvin.

"I'm sorry Lucia" Kelvin said, apologizing sincerely.

"Maybe right now I think it's enough, I have to go see my father" Lucia said and got out of bed to end their conversation.

Kelvin is still very worried about Lucia. Kelvin helps Lucia get out of bed and helps her walk out because her body still feels weak. For her condition now is not the right time for Lusia to meet her father. Kelvin said he would accompany Lucia to meet her father.

Behind the curtain door, Rayn was still waiting for Lucia. Rayn turned her head to look towards Kelvin and Lucia who were walking out. Lucia looked at Rayn who was also looking at her right now. Lucia asks Kelvin to give up her help, saying that she will go to see her father with Rayn, her husband.

Kelvin stared at Rayn and slowly took off his hands. He took a step back from Lucia so that Rayn could get closer. Rayn took a step closer after Kelvin stood far away from Lucia. Rayn grabs his wife's shoulders to help him walk and they go to room 503.

In front of patient room 503, Lucia seemed to prepare to open the door. Lucy's mother who had just returned after changing the water approached Lucia who was still standing in front of the door. "Are you okay?" ask him to Lucia.

Lucia looked at her mother and could not hold back her tears anymore. Lucia immediately hugged her mother and her tears broke in her mother's arms.

Lucy's mother took off her embrace after Lucia felt calmer. He looked at Rayn, who was not far from them. "It's not that it's very difficult for you, just let mother who will accompany Lucia to meet her father" Lucia's mother told Rayn.

Rayn bows her mother-in-law. Lucia's mother then led her daughter's arm in. With trembling legs Lucia walked up to the helpless middle-aged lung man sitting in a wheelchair right in front of him. Lucia approached and called him "Dad...."

Lucia called out the word father a second time but her stepfather ignored his call. Lucia cried again when her father did not look at her. Lucia's stepfather just stared at the window blankly as if there was no one near him.

"Dad, forgive Lucia. Forgive Lucia" said Lucia pleading with her father.

Lucia's father then turned his head even though his body was difficult to move, only the glances of the eyes and lips were difficult to talk moving. Lucia's father tried to pronounce the name of his beloved daughter. Although Lucia is not his biological child, it is clear from the look in his eyes how much he loves and misses his daughter.

Lucia's father tried to call her daughter's name with great difficulty, he shouted in a voice that sounded very weak. "Luuuuu...uuuu...aaaa" he said.

Lusia, a name he really wanted to call but could only sharpen it like a child who had just learned to talk.

"Dad.." call Lucia again while clutching her stepfather's cheek.

Truly slicing into Lucia's heart, Lucia cried even more sobbing apologizing to her father. Lucy felt she had

guilty and guilty of hating his father all this time. He hated without knowing the difficulties his father had faced all this time.

Lucia's father continues to be haunted by guilt, even more tormenting his heart when he sees the children and wives of the victims who can only cry over the departure of their husbands and fathers.

Lucia's already desperate father decides to go into debt to some loan sharks to get some money. Not only his precious items he sold one by one, but he even mortgaged the house that became the residence of his small family. After much effort he got the permission of Lucia's mother and promised to make it back soon.

It was unbelievable, the money that Lucia's father earned from selling goods and mortgaging the house he shared and gave to the victims. What Lucia's father did at that time was a tremendous struggle. However, unfortunately he has no other way and hope than to go into debt.

Lucia's father continued to be in debt and in debt while fighting for their rights. However, it is not the right of the workers that he gets. Lucia's father was called and accused of being the one responsible for everything that happened. Lucia's father was accused of embezzling the company's funds so the incident happened. Everything became more difficult and complicated but he continued to struggle until the accident finally happened. Lucia's father can no longer fulfill his promise to Ms. Lucia to get back the house she had mortgaged.

Lucia continued to cry, she clasped her father's hand. Staring at the hand of the father who had small scratches. The injury his father got when his mental is not in good condition. Before the paralysis got worse, Lucia's father often hurt himself. Lucia then slowly hugged her father, while her father could only make a sound and tried to tell her something.

"Aaaa...aaaa.." Lusia's father could only say that word.

The voice that was once weak suddenly sounded strong and high. The more Lusia hugged him tightly the voice of Lusia's father sounded louder and louder. It even sounded like his father was trying to scream. Lucia's father continued to move with all his might to make the wheelchair he was sitting in moved out of control.

"Aaaaa..eee...aaaaa" she cried continuously.

Kelvin, who was standing outside, started to panic. Hearing and seeing what happened with Lucia's father made her body suddenly tremble, even she seemed to be holding back.

Kelvin began to hear a voice that only he himself could hear. No one was there to hear that sound. The sound of screaming continued to sound and filled his mind. A screaming voice filled with mockery. "Dead you, damn it. You're so cruel, you have no conscience. You're not human...!!!!"

Scrolls of sweat began to appear and flowing dripping down Kelvin's forehead.  "No...!!!" kelvin clenched his hands tightly.

Kelvin covered both ears in light of all the events of 15 years ago. The screams in his memory. The incident when he went with his father to visit Lucia's father for the second time. At that time, Lucia's father who was alone with Kelvin in the patient's room suddenly attacked and strangled Kelvin's neck. With eyes filled with hatred and anger, Lucia's father tried to end the life of the boy who was under his stewardship.

With his breath running out, Kelvin tried hard to ask for help. "Dad.. please. to.long.dad" pinta Kelvin stared at the closed door.

"Dead you, damn it. It's all your fault. You're so cruel, you have no conscience. You're not human...!!!!"

Yes, that curse that kept Lucia's father saying to Kelvin while getting stronger strangled Kelvin's neck at that time.

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*** to Be Continued ***