My CEO Boss Is A Masked Internet Sensation-Chapter 272: The Disagreement

(Arata)

I would never have imagined that my parents could take a life. Ranold was correct in his assumptions.

How much pain was in their past lives?

How much had they hidden so the darkness wouldn’t come for us?

But I guess when it comes down to one’s family and the urge to protect them, a person could go to any length.

Even killing.

Baba placed his hand on my shoulder, and his determined eyes remained locked with me.

"Even if I have to do it again...to protect you. I will. Without any questions asked...without any hesitation. You are the most precious to us, Arata."

Tears slipped out of my eyes at the thought of how much Baba had done to keep us safe. Having the guilt of taking a life mustn’t have been easy. Not that I could relate but I could very well understand. Even imagining it made my soul scream.

Baba brushed them away with the tip of his fingers. Anguish was apparent on his face.

"Don’t cry, Arata. It’s not your fault that the world is cruel. That’s why I want to keep you safe and I will. That’s my promise to you."

Determination blasted through his words and eyes. He was never going to accept Karsten. His world was not compatible with ours. But I couldn’t keep him away from me, not for too long.

The child in my belly belonged to him as well and I had promised him he could come see him whenever he wanted.

"Yes, we love you, Ara. And we will always want what’s best for you," Mom chipped in. Both of them wrapped their arms around me, hugging me with an insurmountable amount of love their hearts held.

"Thanks for loving me this much. I don’t think I deserve it. I disappointed you guys," I lamented, my heart breaking into a million pieces.

"We are not disappointed. We know and we understand that you are trying to figure your way out in the world." Baba pulled me closer as Mom let me go. I rested my head on his shoulder while he continued.

"But this world is not a safe place. And we almost lost you once, we can’t go through that again. So think deeply about the choices you make, Moonshine. Don’t choose someone who has hurt you and will continue to do so."

His last sentence was for Karsten. I took a deep breath and gathered the courage to say it.

"I can’t cut him off, Baba. He is going to be the father of my child."

His body stiffened at the mention of my pregnancy. He hardly acknowledged that part and I wasn’t sure how he was going to take it.

"He can always see the baby once a month after it’s born at some neutral venue. He is never stepping foot inside my house, and there is no need for you to be involved with someone who is now a Mafia shit," Baba answered in disgust, and Mom had to reach out and squeeze his hand.

I closed my eyes and bit my lower lip so as not to cry. How was I to forget him?

It was impossible to even think. He had imbued himself in the very fabric of my being.

I lived and breathed him...

"He saved my life twice. Remember when I was almost hit by a car in my childhood. That was the doing of Ranold’s mother. Karsten saved me," I told him, hoping his heart would soften.

"And then he lied and manipulated you. Broke your heart and let you get kidnapped. I think you have repaid him enough. You don’t owe him anything."

That was my cue to shut up. Any more discussion on the topic was going to be fruitless.

"Why don’t we take some time and discuss this topic later," Mom intervened, understanding that this could lead to serious disagreement.

"There is nothing to discuss, Sky..." Baba started again but Mom must have sent him a stare or some silent communication both of them shared.

"We will discuss it later. Arata, dear. Why don’t you go and have some rest?"

I opened my eyes and quietly got up, adjusting a sleeping Bitu so he wouldn’t fall.

"Good night!" I kissed them both good night. While Mom smiled, seriousness had engulfed Baba.

I made my way towards Bitu’s small wooden home and placed him inside, covering him with his blanket. He nestled in it, hiding his beak in his feathers.

"Good night, Bitu."

I returned to head upstairs, and as I began to climb the stairs, I heard Mom and Baba speaking. So I stilled on the steps. The wall hid me from them and they couldn’t see me.

"You need to hear her out, Zy. You can’t impose your opinions on her," Mom calmly said. I had never seen my parents fight. They sometimes had disagreements but handled it well, without ever raising their voices.

"My opinions? Sky, our daughter, is pregnant with the child of a Mafia Lord. You know what that means? I can’t even sleep thinking about what’s going to happen if the child is male. He will snatch him away from her," Baba answered in a shaking voice. I understood he was barely holding on.

"I am aware, Zy. I am just saying, give her space to make her decision. She has been through so much, and clearly, she is not over Karsten. She is in love with him."

Baba huffed loudly at her words and my heart clenched painfully.

’Please! Don’t fight because of me,’ I silently pleaded, watching my hands.

"I can see it in her eyes, how she gets that look whenever Karsten is mentioned. I have been there. It’s painful for her," Mom concluded.

"I know and that scares me even more. What if she decides to return to him? I am telling you Sky. I am not going to let him take away my daughter and do God knows what with her," Baba answered with finality.

I couldn’t hear anymore; this was what I had wanted to avoid, and yet I was going to be omw a reason for my parents fighting.

Silently I climbed the stairs to head to my room.

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