Burning hatred, chapter 21

Helena Walton's POV

"Helena? Where are you?" I heard my mom's voice calling for me.

"In your studio!" I called back and seconds later saw her coming in with a smile on her face holding a glass of orange juice in one hand, and a slice of cake in the other.

"I baked a cake, want to taste it?"

"Maybe later, but it does smell really good" I took the glass of orange juice from her and downed it in on gulp licking my lips right after. "sweet!"

"What are you doing huddled in here? Did you paint something?"

"No, but this place has positive energy" I smiled laying down on a fur carpet "I like staying here".

"You kids loved to spend time in here. And whenever I lost you when you were little I would always find you in that corner playing with your doll. Now that I think of it, even as a teenager you came here to write in your journal." She smiled dreamily.

"Yeah did love to come here. I would stay here for hours writing about whom I liked and whom not" I smiled

"Who did you mostly wrote about?"

"Is this the 'mom intervention'"? I grinned getting what she was trying to do.

My mom laughed sitting next to me on the carpet and eating a piece of cake "It's not really. It's just that, I get you're mad, I really do but I don't get why you're not going to work. Your dad isn't happy, he just handed you kids your shares and none of you showed up. He still has to go work his ass off"

"He's been doing it his whole life mom, a few days won't kill him."

"Yes I know that, and he does to, but he also wants you to go to work. Why aren't you going to work?"

"Because... I can't stand seeing Adam right now, you remember what happened a couple days ago?"

"Remember? How can I forget! You broke my favorite vase! I'm glad you didn't break his face though, I love his face"

"I love his face too. He's got a beautiful face doesn't he?"

"He does, he also has that bad boy look that attracts pretty ladies, even though he's a real gentleman. I wonder how long it will take for another woman to come into his life and not care he probably has a daughter with someone else"

"Wh... Mom! Why would you say that?"

"Why wouldn't I? Have you seen the guy? He's very attractive. And now that you broke up with him, well I can imagine how women will throw themselves at him. Heck even Amanda will have a chance."

"I didn't break up with him! They can't throw themselves at him he's taken! He's not single!"

My mom chuckled and shook her head "You did break up with him."

She grabbed the plate and the empty glass and walked out leaving me alone. Why did she do that? Now I couldn't stop the images of women hitting on Adam from going through my head. It was awful! And then I had to imagine Amanda... Oh god not her, please anyone but her! This was my mom's fault! I'm sure she did it on purpose just to make me reconsider my decision. A vision of him and Amanda holding Emily and walking on the beach came to my mind making me shake my head heavily like a crazy person.

"Helena? Someone's here to see you" I heard my mom's voice again but this time she was a little bit hesitant.

"Who? Adam?"

"No, I'm Karam, his uncle, and you must be Helena"

I was taken aback and was probably staring at him like an idiot and he wouldn't stop smiling. Why was his uncle here to see me? Why was his smile so attractive?

"Did he send you?" I asked getting up.

"He doesn't know I'm here"

"Helena! Manners, won't you say hi first?"

"Oh yes I'm sorry. Hi" I extended my hand to him and gladly shook it. Saying he was gorgeous was an understatement "It's nice meeting you Uncle Karam" I figured that's what I should call him even though he looked very very young. But he burst in laughter shaking his head. What was so funny? I looked at my mom for an explanation but she just shrugged.

"Just call me Karam, no one calls me uncle. I'm too young" he winked and walked in looking around. "Nice studio, nice work, you must be the artist?" he asked addressing my mom who just nodded "Adam told me how a great artist you are. He's very fascinated with your work... to think of it, he's very fascinated with you Elise." He smiled at my mom "And I never had the chance to say this, but thank you for taking him in and raising him as your own."

"Don't mention it, Leila was my best friend, and I wouldn't leave Adam to anyone else."

He smiled again at her and then looked at me. "You and I, we need to talk. Do you have time?"

I bit my lower lip not really knowing what to do. This was sudden and surprising. But I also didn't want to seem rude so I gently nodded and motioned him to follow me as I walked out the studio using the doors leading to the garden. I took him to a seating area under the pergola and waited until he was seated to take a seat myself.

He cleared his throat and raised his eyebrows "I suppose you know what I want to talk to you about?"

I nodded, not trusting my voice right now. He didn't say anything for a few minutes just stared at me. It wasn't creepy but it was like he was studying me, trying to find the best way to talk to me. I even felt like he took a dive into my soul discovering every little secret about me. Yeah... his stare was that intimidating.

"Tell me why you are mad at him"

"Isn't it obvious? He might have a daughter"

"And that is bad because?"

"Because she's not mine... how can I raise her?"

"Who asked you to raise her? Is this your problem? Raising a little girl? Honey last I checked she still has her mom whom I think would never let anyone else raise her daughter." He paused a little and narrowed his eyes at me "And also, last I checked Adam isn't your brother, yet your parents raised him to be a fine man don't you think? You don't need to be someone's real parent to do a good job guiding them"

I didn't say anything I just listened to his voice while looking away avoiding his gaze.

"Look I know what this is about. You're scared, I get it, you wanted to be the mother of his kids, I get that too, you were taken by surprise it wasn't an easy thing to digest but I have to ask you something... do you think he planned this? Do you think he wanted to have babies with someone else? Do you think he's fine with the whole situation? Do you think he's happy right now?"

I didn't see the point in having him here asking me all these weird questions if he wasn't sent by Adam! I shrugged trying my best to look bored to death. Maybe he'll take the hint and just leave me alone.

"I have no idea" I finally said looking elsewhere. Suddenly the Moroccan tiled table became very interesting as I studied every detail of it. I heard him chuckle and looked up to see him getting up and taking his phone. He was about to leave, and I know that's what I wanted but now that he was going to actually do it, I wanted him to stay. I wanted to ask him about Adam, I wanted to talk more about this.

"Do you at least know if you love him?"

"What? Of course I love him why would you ask that!"

"Because you made me doubt your love for him. And I'm just his Uncle, so how do you think you made him feel?"

"Adam knows I love him!" I defended myself as he started getting on my nerves.

"Does he? Do you really? If you did you wouldn't be here listening to me trying to convince you to go back to him. You'd be there with him when he receives the results, you'd be there with him supporting him and showing him he's not alone. But since you're not... I'll go and be that support he really needs right now. This news might change his whole life, whole plans and that's not an easy thing to go through."

I watched Karam turn around and walk toward his car. His words cut through my heart but that didn't make them any less true. Without realizing it, I ran after him and reached his car panting.

"Take me with you, please!"

Minutes later we were on the road going god knows where. He kept texting Adam and calling him until he got his location, he was at Lake Georges. I wondered what he was doing there, we never went there. Well maybe he did when he still lived here.

The ride was silent. Apparently Karam said all he needed back at the house and now he wasn't even trying to make small talks. Not that I'm complaining! I was happy looking out the window drowning in my own thoughts.

"Stop wallowing and moping" Karam's voice cut through my thoughts and I looked at him. His eyes were on the road but he was smiling.

"I know what's running through you head... 'I shouldn't have' and 'how did I' and what not. Just don't over think it, what's been done is done we can't change the past but we can build the future. So when you see him, show him you know you made a mistake"

"Thank you Karam, thank you for coming to see me and thank you for talking some sense into me and bringing me with you" maybe Karam wasn't bad after all. He was just looking out for his nephew.

"Thank me later Helena" he smiled "And about the whole Emily isn't your daughter thing, I know it's going to be hard. But from what I know nothing has been simple in your relationship. So don't give up now, you'll get your own children with him. Just don't let anyone snatch him away from you" he winked at me with a playful smirk.

"You're actually right! It was a rollercoaster of emotions all along! Even when we finally decided to give it a try I woke up to a note thinking it was from him and I just lost it all over again" I chuckled "Drama keeps on finding us, it's exhausting"

"If your love is what he always spoke about, that's an epic love story. You should be happy all these things are happening, they just make the relation stronger and they show you how much you mean to each other. Hey I have an idea, how about you two get a few days away? Away from everyone and everything. Away from the drama and all?"

"That's a good idea, I'll see if he still wants me"

"Are you kidding me! He's head over heels for you! Heck I came here because you left him again! He'll die without you he's so whipped" Karam shook his head laughing "Here we are, and here is your crazy boyfriend."

I barely got out of the car and started running toward him. I really missed him, and wanted to be in his arms right now. He looked like someone had died, he seemed very off but as soon as I wrapped my arms around him he smiled and wrapped his arms around my waist bringing me closer.

"I'm sorry baby, I'm so sorry" I started kissing him everywhere "I'm sorry" I kissed him again and again. He wasn't saying anything, and even though he was kissing me back I could feel his tears caress my face. I pulled away a bit and cupped his beautiful face holding his gaze with mine.

"Don't you fucking leave me again" he spoke softly and rested his forehead on mine "I'm nothing without you Lena, nothing"

"You are my everything Adam, I was just being a brat hurting us both in the process. I'm sorry baby I'm not leaving anytime soon"

"Even if Emily is my daughter?"

"Yes even if. I want all of you Adam Yilmaz"

"And I want all of you Helena Walton"

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I like Karam, don't you? he's a cool uncle isn't he *grins*

We still don't know what are the results, what do you guys think? Is Emily his daughter?

See you in next chapter

~Love~