Kyle sighed upon seeing his ex-spouse lying on the ground, dead to the world.Well, perhaps the revelation really was a bit too much for him to handle at one shot.
However, Kyle had no choice.
If he wanted a more active role and to be by Lianne"s side, Stephan needed to be told. Kyle could not stand by the side and Lianne would definitely need her mother with her as emotional support.
Kyle had never thought he would be telling Stephan at all.
He had planned everything and had steeled his heart to just be "on the outside, looking in" with regards to the children from his former life. Stephan is their father, and the one that would decide everything about them and raise them.
Kyle could only be in the background and just watch over them like a guardian angel.
He had been prepared for that.
He had done everything that he possibly could to give his children the best while not really interfering in their lives, yet at the same time, allowing Stephan to be the main person in the family.
And now, with his own children in this life, he could not neglect them and he was focusing on them. He had to actively put his past-life children out of his mind lest he got too entangled with them and their lives.
He had, essentially, "let go" as all parents would have to do when their kids were grown up.
That was the sort of mentality that Kyle had put himself under.
Now, of course, all of that went out the window for his eldest daughter needed him. No matter what, he would be there for her and not just on the fringes.
Stephan was ill-equipped to deal with this and Kyle wasn"t referring to the financial aspect.
Lianne needed the emotional support more.
Kyle first checked Stephan"s pulse and found it to be normal.
He didn"t bother lifting Stephan up from the floor, but he did place a folded towel under his head. This was because the floor was rather hard but his head couldn"t be elevated too much.
Kyle took his legs and placed them on the chair, making sure the knees were right at the edge of the chair so that it would be stable. Ideally, Kyle should hold up his legs but there was no way he was going to sit there and watch his former spouse as he recovered from his dead faint.
That, and the fact that Stephan would panic and such an intimate gesture, even though it was to help him recover. Kyle then loosened the top b.u.t.ton of Stephan"s s.h.i.+rt and unb.u.t.toned his panda, pulling down the zip a little bit.
More than that, and Stephan would think weird stuff.
Having a traditionally-minded man who was slightly h.o.m.ophobic meant Kyle had to be careful as to what he could do to help Stephan.
Stephan suffered a vasovagal syncope, which is basically pa.s.sing out due to a sudden drop in blood pressure that had been triggered by a sudden shock. His heart slowed down for a short time, thus, the brain did not get enough oxygen-rich blood and caused Stephan to faint.
Putting up his legs would encourage the blood flow to the brain, and Stephan should wake up in a few minutes. Kyle just sat on the nearby sofa, waiting.
When he saw Stephan"s eyelids fluttering, he said, "Don"t get up just yet. You just fainted. Lie down until the dizziness pa.s.s."
Stephan heard him but didn"t open his eyes.
He was still rather disoriented and he wasn"t quite ready to face the man … that used to be his wife.
After observing Stephan for a few minutes, Kyle said, "You know, avoiding the subject wouldn"t make it go away."
Stephan put his arms over his eyes, knowing what Kyle said was true.
But he still couldn"t open his eyes and face Kyle.
Kyle, however, didn"t intend to let him be.
As Kylie, he would have just gone to his room and let Stephan be alone to sort out his thoughts. Once he did, they"d just get back to normal without ever raising the issue again.
In this case, however, there was no choice in the matter.
"I never intended to tell you," Kyle said.
"So why did you?!" Stephan couldn"t help but shout, "Couldn"t you just let me be? How am I supposed to deal with this?!"
"Nothing has changed," Kyle said, "It"s not like we can get back together and I"m even married now."
"Stop, just stop," Stephan said, feeling dizzy again.
"Look, this is the last thing I wanted to spring on you," Kyle began when Stephan interrupted him again.
"Then don"t! It"s too late!!" Stephen shouted, louder, "Why tell me?!!"
Kyle got up, incensed, and kicked the chair that Stephan"s legs were on, completely smas.h.i.+ng it.
"Will you shut the f*ck up?!" Kyle roared, "You keep asking why but you"re not willing to listen!!"
"Get over this. Quickly. We have more serious issues to handle," Kyle hissed, releasing his killer aura.
Stephan froze yet his eyes snapped open.
Initially, he had been startled, then his anger rose but the moment he felt that icy glare (even though his eyes were closed) and the sudden chill … all thoughts about Kyle being Kylie flew out the window.
This …
No matter what, this was not his wife.
At first, when Kyle had revealed who he had been, images of his wife overlapped with Kyle. Memories and visions of his wife blurred with Kyle. Did this mean he was supposed to get back with his wife, who is now a guy?!
It was just too much for him to handle.
"Yes, I used to be Kylie," Kyle said, "But I am Kyle now. 100% male and happily married to the s.e.xiest woman alive. Believe me, I have no intention of rekindling old feelings."
Kyle said firmly, staring at Stephan and was relieved to see Stephan slowly getting rational again.
"Now can we talk about Lianne?"
"Huh? Lianne?" Stephan asked, puzzled.
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Zero frowned.
When Sir exited the office, he had told him to pick up Lianne and her brother as Stephan would be busy.
So here he was, back at the school.
But Anne was no where to be seen.
Did she go back, thinking that he was taking care of her?
This was a serious derelict of duties!
Zero became even more upset over this.
The girls who were admiring him from a distance got chills over it.
Lianne, who was just packing up to go, realised something and turned.
Surprised to see Zero, she quickly headed over.
Byron was watching from a distance, unable to go home even though he knew that he didn"t have a chance.
It"s just that … all that he had seen and accidentally heard made him feel rather agitated inside.
They went to the doctors.
She was feeling tired all the time.
Her boyfriend was a college guy.
All of it fit.
As much as he felt he couldn"t believe it, but the truth was staring at him right in his face.
If you"re a guy who had such a delicate and innocent beauty like Lianne … well, no one would truly believe it was a platonic relations.h.i.+p now, right?
Byron bit his fingernails, a very bad habit he got when he"s really, really agitated.
This is rape!
Lianne is still a minor!!
If he reported it, and get that darn fool out of the way, would he stand a chance?
But if she really was pregnant, would he be willing to raise another man"s child?
But she"s still so young.
Would her father really let her keep it?
All of these (ridiculous) thoughts swirled in Byron"s mind. He was thinking so hard about what the future would be and how he would handle it.
Does he really want "used goods"?
When he looked at Lianne, he couldn"t help but feel that … well, why not? He could set her back on the right path right?
If Lianne was to know of it, she would have turned on him like a vengeful demon.
Well, okay.
She would have sicked Zero on him because she didn"t have the skills to fight him.
If there was anything left, Kyle would have a few "words" to say as well.
As Byron was lost in his fantasies and made up stories, Lianne reached Zero.
"What"s wrong?" she asked worriedly, touching him on the arm.
Zero gave her a smile, "Nothing. Your father is busy at the moment, so I"m here to pick you and Joseph up."
"Ah," Lianne said, nodding.
"He"ll be a while, so we"ll have dinner first," Zero said, taking her stuff and carrying it, "Kay will be joining us as well."
"Joey would certainly be happy about that," Lianne said with a smile.
"Yes, I believe he would," Zero said with a slight smile.