Old Madam Liu could not believe it all. She thought that woman had died in that accident with Charles, her most precious eldest son, her real son…
Yes, Thom was not her direct bloodline. He was her husband"s son from his mistress. So Jeru, although a real Liu, was not her biological grandson at all.
She looked at the photo in her hand, and heaviness filled her heart. How had she missed something so significant like this? She had never even bothered to check how the man named Zacharias Lim looked like and just instructed her people to ruin him. She almost destroyed her own blood.
If she had taken the time to see even a single photograph of him, she would have seen the significant similarities in his facial features.
She tried to compose herself…
Old Madam Liu arrived at the venue and immediately went out of the car with her body still shaking. She could no longer wait to see Zach, and she did not care where… As long as she could see him.
The wedding ceremony seemed to have ended as she saw some of the guests were already outside, leaving the church.
Some even recognized her and greeted her, but she was too beside herself to even notice. All she wanted was to see Zach. To see her only grandson, Charlie"s son.
"Grandma?" Asked Jeru, who saw her walking toward the altar. But Old Madam Liu just pa.s.sed him by and walked straight toward the direction where Zach was standing, smiling broadly at his wife.
Thea and the other guests seemed to have noticed Old Madam Liu"s arrival as well. They started to whisper to each other about how distraught the old madam looked.
Sheila turned around when she heard a commotion behind her. Her heart lurched as soon as she saw Old Madam Liu walking toward her son. The color drained from her face as resentment flowed through her. Her knees weakened, and she almost lost her balance if not for Josh, who quickly held her.
"What are you doing here!? How did you!?" Sheila shouted, her voice shaking.
"How is it that you"re alive!? And how could you hide my grandson from me!?" Old Madam Liu shouted back at her. Her eyes were teary as she fought the chaos of her rage. She remembered that night of the accident... The car in which her son, Charles, and Sheila had crashed into construction work. The doctors had p.r.o.nounced both of them dead on arrival.
But then Old Madam Liu didn"t feel like talking to Sheila any longer. Her only goal of going there was to see her grandson.
"Oh G.o.d, you look so much like your father… Oh, G.o.d, my grandson... My precious grandson!" Old Madam Liu burst out crying, while she clung onto Zach, her hands cupping his face, and her eyes flooded with tears. She hugged Zach, who was enormously astonished with what was going on, he was frozen still in his spot, like a statue.
"My grandson!" Old Madam Liu kept on mumbling over and over again. Field Marshal Chan quickly dismissed the reporters and signal all the other guests to head toward the reception hall where the wedding party would be held. Only the closest friends and family of the bride and groom were left behind in the church hall.
Zach was still in shock when he saw his mother walking toward them, staggering. "No! Get off of him! Zach is not your grandson! Please leave us alone…" Sheila yelled frantically as she tried to pull Zach away from Old Madam Liu"s embrace.
"No! He is my grandson! He is Charlie"s son! You have no right to keep him from me! He"s my family!" Shouted Old Madam Liu in rage.
Everyone who witnessed everything inside the church had their jaw dropped as they were too dumbfounded at the scene before their eyes.
"Zach is your cousin?" Thea asked Jeru as her eyes went round.
"I have no idea…" Jeru replied with his brows knitted and quickly dialed his father"s number. Senior Liu had already arrived at the church and ran inside by that time.
"Mother, let"s go home first and talk…" Senior Liu said as he grabbed his mother"s arm, trying to pull her away from Zach. His eyes met Sheila"s eyes, and he looked away quickly. He had no right to meet those eyes. "I"m sorry…" that was the only thing Senior Liu could murmur.
Old Madam Liu"s ears burned hearing it, and she hissed scornfully, "Sorry!? Why would you say sorry to this woman!? She has been hiding your nephew"s existence from us!"
Then Old Madam Liu"s breathing seemed to have quickened uncontrollably as she clutched onto her chest.
"Mother!" Senior Liu shouted when Old Madam Liu finally pa.s.sed out, but Zach had caught her in his arms.
Jeru immediately called for an ambulance to come. He then walked toward Zach and took his grandmother over from him. "Let me... I got her. You have a lot to digest."
Keira, who kept silent all this while, took her husband"s hand and led him to sit on a nearby chair. She sat next to him, still keeping mum, but she never let his hand go. The revelation was too unexpected... Everyone was in shock, especially Zach...
The ambulance arrived, and the Liu"s left with it. Keira sighed and looked at Zach"s mother, who was still crying and being comforted by Grandma Terry. Then she looked at her parents, signaling them to go to the reception hall to entertain their guests.
After what seemed to be an eternity of silence, Zach finally spoke, "Mom, I want to know what happened… Why did she say I"m her grandson? Tell me everything. I need to know the truth…"
Sheila looked at her mother, who nodded and said, "Your son deserves to know the truth…"
Sheila let out a deep long sigh as she looked intently at Zach. It was true… no secret could remain hidden forever...
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