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KELLAN was even whistling happily while walking towards the section of the grocery where the brand of the soap that Gaelle uses was located. He's happy because he felt like everything's starting to fall into place again. Even though he knew that he still has to exert a lot of effort to fix everything, it's still alright, because they're finally moving forward step by step even though it's just for a little bit.

He smiled when he found what he was looking for. He was about to pick one soap up when his cellphone rang. His eyebrows knitted together as he pulled his phone out of the pocket of his pants.

His forehead wrinkled even more when he saw that Beatrice was the one calling. He huffed.

He didn't have any plan of answering it because he wanted to focus on Gaelle the entire day but he realized that she might tell him about something important about Brett that's why she's calling. He heaved a sigh and then pressed the answer button.

"Hello"

"Kellan, I need you here with me right now"

"Why? Did something happen to Brett?" he suddenly got worried about the child.

"Nothing really but we need you here now. You need to come over here as soon as possible" he let out a sharp breath because of what he just heard.

"Beatrice, I can't come over right now. There's no reason for me to go there today and besides, I can't come right now because I am with Gaelle. I promised her that I would be with her the entire day. It's our day together today. I'll come over to see Brett tomorrow"

"And you're really going to choose that woman instead of me and our son? Fine. If you're not going to come here now, you won't ever see Brett ever again because we'll be leaving this afternoon. I want you to come here because I wanted to discuss my plan of leaving the country. You choose, come over here right now or else, you won't see our son ever again" she threatened and based on the tone of her voice, she was really serious.

He suddenly felt worried but he didn't let her notice that in his voice. Anger is slowly boiling inside of him because of what she was saying but he chose not to explode. As much as possible, he didn't want to ruin his merry mood.

"What the hell are you talking about, Beatrice?" she laughed bitterly.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time already, Kellan. I am tired of waiting for you to give us your full attention. I've decided to go to the USA and raise Brett there. I am giving you the final decision this time, Kellan. If you will choose that woman over us then forget about Brett because I'll make sure that you will never see him again. If you want to see him and be with him, then come with us to the USA. Our flight is at 5 o'clock this afternoon. If you come here now, don't you dare bring that woman with you or else, you won't like what I'll do next" blood rushed to his brain as the anger he was feeling intensified even more.

His hand tightened around the cellphone as his veins on his neck almost burst out in so much anger that he was boiling inside of him. He wanted nothing but to yell at the woman because of how selfish she was but before he could even do that, she already ended the call.

"Damn it! You can't do this to me, Beatrice!" people around him were already staring at him but he couldn't care less about them because his mind was occupied by what Beatrice told him. Yes, he was so furious but the fear was there too. What if Beatrice would really do her threat and leave this afternoon with Brett?

He already did a lot of things and made a lot of sacrifices just to be with his son and he would never allow her to take away his son from him. He gritted his teeth in rage.

He quickly took the body soap that he was looking for and he went back to the place, where he left Gaelle a while ago, with long strides.

When she saw him approaching, she met him halfway. She looked like she wanted to inform him something but before she could even say anything, he spoke ahead of her. There was only one thing in his mind at that moment and that was to go to Beatrice's house to stop her from leaving.

Even if he would seek help from the police, it was already too late because their flight would be this afternoon already so he must speak to Beatrice and if he needs to beg in order for her not to take away Brett from him, then he would do it.

"Chérie, I'm so sorry but I need to go to Beatrice's house. She called me just now and threatened me that she would take Brett to the USA. Their flight will be this afternoon at 5 pm and I will not allow that to happen. I already called manong Lito to pick you up here. Thankfully, he agreed to come here to pick you up even though today's his day off. He will be here in 15 minutes" he said in a hurry. He kissed her on the forehead and was about to turn around an leave when she spoke.

"Don't go, Kellan" his eyebrows furrowed as he stared at Gaelle.

"Chérie, I'm sorry but I need to do this. I'll be quick. Please, I hope you understand me. I don't want to lose Brett" Gaelle shook her head.

"Listen to me, Kellan. Don't go there. Beatrice is just deceiving you" his body went still.

KELLAN couldn't react for a couple of seconds but she was determined to let him know the truth.

"What do you mean?" she took his hand and then stared right into his eyes. He was clearly confused of what she was saying to him but she needed to inform him of what she heard from Luis and his friend a while ago.

"Brett is not your son" his mouth slacked open as his eyes went wide in shock. But after a couple of seconds, his expression became serious.

"Gaelle, do you even hear yourself right now?" he asked her in disbelief and she couldn't help but to get stunned because of what he said.

"I'm telling you the truth, Kellan" she answered in a firm tone. She met his gaze in order to prove to him that she was telling the truth but pain stabbed her heart when she heard his answer.

"That's enough. I know that we had a lot of arguments and misunderstandings because of Brett and Beatrice lately but we don't have to arrive to this kind of situation. I know that you're hurting but you're still here and chose to understand our current situation. That's why I kept on asking for you forgiveness because I knew that it's my fault. Just tell me if you don't want me to go there. I would understand it if you don't want me to go. Just don't say things like this, please" she shook her head and couldn't utter even a single word right away. She could feel the pain that registered in her chest because of all the things that he said.

Her lips parted and she wanted to speak but nothing came out of her lips even just a single word. She could feel tears that were already threatening to fall from her eyes but she tried her best to stop them from falling.

Gaelle tried her best to toughen herself up and then gathered herself together.

"You don't believe me?" his face softened but confusion was still there. He raked his fingers through his hair with frustration.

"You don't understand. How could you say that when our DNAs matched? I insisted for us to do a DNA test and the result was positive" he uttered full of confusion.

"In short, you don't believe me?" she asked him with a stern voice. Yes, she was hurting because he was doubting her as if she was the villain and liar. She had endured everything until now but the mere fact that he doesn't believe her and was doubting her like this was the most painful of all.

She felt like a hand was squeezing her heart tightly because of that.

"It's not like that but---" she shook her head and then stepped backwards. The tears that were threatening to fall from her eyes a while ago, fell.

"Fine. If you don't want to believe me then I can't do anything about it. But remember this, if you will go there, then it just means that you're choosing them over me" his eyebrows creased as he stared at he with utter disbelief.

"Gaelle, why are you doing this? Please don't make this hard for me. Do you even know that I didn't really want to go there because I wanted to give you my whole attention the entire day? I wanted to make it up to you because I knew that I've been too busy lately and didn't have enough time for you. But Beatrice called me a while ago and she told me to go there right now because if I won't, I won't be able to see Brett ever again. They will go to the USA and their flight is already at 5 pm.

"You know very well how important Brett is to me and I would never let Beatrice take him away from me. Please, I am begging you to understand me again, chérie. I promise you that this would be the last time for me to do this" she shook her head again because of what he said. She angrily wiped the tears that fell from her eyes.

"Why? Isn't that's what I've been doing ever since the beginning until now? Haven't I the only one who's always understanding you because I love you so much? I am already so tired of our situation, Kellan. I am telling you to just let them leave. Brett is not your son and Beatrice has been deceiving you. I can't explain how come the result of your DNA test before turned out to be positive but please believe me on this; he's not your son. If you still don't believe me and you would still go there, then I can't do anything about it anymore" she turned her back on him and was about to leave him there when he chased after her and hugged her from behind.

"I believe you, chérie. But please let me go there so that I could have a chance to talk to Beatrice about this properly. I want to clarify everything up. Please, this is the last time that I'd ask you something like this" there was a hint of pleading in his voice.

She could feel the trembling of his body maybe because of the tension. Gaelle threw her head back and then closed her eyes. She already made her decision. This time, he must choose between Beatrice and Brett or her and their unborn child.

Maybe, if Brett was really Kellan's son, she would let him go there but the situation now was different because of what she discovered. She doesn't want Beatrice to continuously deceive Kellan.

She unwrapped his arms from hugging her and then pivoted to face him. She was about to speak when he spoke before she could even have the chance to. He cupped her face as he stared at her intently. His eyes were begging.

"Let's talk later, chérie. I'll just need to fix this and then I'll come home right away after. Please, wait for me" he kissed her forehead and then left her there. A whimper escaped her lips the moment he left her and while she was crying, a decision formed in her mind. She had enough of their situation. Kellan already made his choice and sadly, he didn't choose her. Instead, he still went there even after what she told him.

The painful part was, he looked like he was forced to tell her that he believed her to avoid further argument between them; so that she would allow him to go. Enough is enough! She already reached her limit! This is too much. She had enough! She's so tired of always understanding him and their situation.

Later on, Tony arrived to pick her up.

KELLAN was already driving past the speed limit on his way to Beatrice's place. He was holding the steering wheel tightly because of so much anger. He wanted to see Beatrice right away to confront her.

When he arrived at her house, he hurriedly walked passed the gate which was open and was about to strode his way towards the main door when he saw a car stopped right in front of the gate. When the car door opened, he was surprised when he saw who the driver was.

Instead of knocking at the door, Kellan went out of the gate to talk to the man and when he confirmed the painful truth from him, he felt nothing but rage and hatred towards Beatrice. He should've believed Gaelle right away and didn't question her. He messed up again!

AFTER THEIR talk, they formulated a plan on how to confront Beatrice. They decided for him to go inside first. After that, Kellan knocked at the door. A couple of seconds later and the household helper of Beatrice opened the door for him.

"Where is Beatrice?" he asked the woman right away. She looked like she got intimidated and scared because of the rage that she was seeing on his face.

"I-I'll just call h-her" she answered with a trembling voice and then hurriedly strode her way towards the stairwell to go upstairs. Later on, Beatrice finally came down. She has a triumphant smile on her face upon seeing him.

"It's good that you chose to come here. So, I assume that you're going to come with us to the USA?" she asked as her smile widened. He gritted his teeth because of what she said. His jaw tightened in so much rage.

"I have a question for you Beatrice and I want nothing but the truth from you. Am I really the biological father of Brett?" her eyes widened. She was obviously caught off guard. But she was quick to gather herself together right away.

"What are you talking about? Of course, he's your son! The DNA result was positive, right?" his fists clenched tighter even more and he was tempted to hurt her because of so much hatred and rage. He closed his eyes for a couple of seconds and tried to calm his senses. When he opened his eyes again after a couple of seconds, he stared right into her eyes intently.

Kellan could see the fear in her eyes that she was trying to hide from him as she stared back at him. He was aware that rage was written all over his face right at that moment because of what he discovered and it took him all his will power not to shake her or choke her because of what she did to him! She made him look like a fool all along and if Gaelle didn't discover about her lies, she would surely continue deceiving him all his life.

"I already know the truth so don't you dare deny it! Brett isn't my son! You deceived me and used me!" He spat at her. Panic registered on her face. She looked pale now and more scared than a while ago.

"W-Where did you get that r-rubbish idea? T-That's not true!" she insisted, trying to fool him further even though she was already trapped and her lies were already uncovered.

"Aren't you really going to admit your lies? Fine!" Kellan hissed before he strode his way towards the door and opened it to let the guest outside in.

When Beatrice saw who the guest was, she rushed towards him. She attacked him by slapping him on the face and then pounded her fists on his chest.

"You jerk! Why don't you just leave me alone?! Why do you always ruin everything in my life?!" Beatrice screamed at Luis furiously as she continued hitting his chest.

"That's enough, Bea! Your lies are always exposed so just admit it already!" Luis retaliated, equally anger, before he caught Beatrice's hands to stop her from hurting him.

"No! You're the liar here! Don't believe him, Kellan! He's just a scum---"

"I said stop it, Bea! Don't ever weave another set of lies because we already know that truth! I secretly took a DNA sample of Brett and submitted our DNA samples to a clinic and guess what? The result is positive! I am the real father of Brett so don't insist that Kellan is the father because we already know the truth! This is the result!" Luis said sternly and then handed the DNA result to Beatrice.

"You're just lying!" Beatrice yelled at him and then threw the paper away. His eyes darkened with rage. Kellan picked the paper up and then read it. He felt like his strength dissipated from his body when he saw the result again. Positive. Luis already showed him the paper before he came inside the house and confronted Beatrice but his brain still refuses to believe the truth.

"That's fake! Don't believe him!" Beatrice approached him. Kellan looked at the woman full of disgust.

"Why did you do this to me, Beatrice? What did I ever do to you for you to do this to me? I've been a good friend to you ever since we were young. I don't remember doing any bad thing to you for you to make me look like a fool like this" he chided her. She shook her head.

"You're really asking me that? You know very well what you did! You knew that I've loved you for a long time but you're always ignoring me and treating me like I don't matter to you! I did everything for you to notice me but to no avail. When Gaelle came into your life, I was so furious because you noticed her right away! I've been patiently waiting for your affection, for you to take a look at me too but you never did!

"I got afraid that she might steal you away from me so I did everything I could to erase her in your life!" Kellan's palms were almost bleeding because of how tight he was clenching his hands.

"So, nothing really happened between us that night, is that it? You just made that up to destroy my relationship with Gaelle and make it look like I was the one who got you pregnant?!" she couldn't answer right away. She looked like she lost her voice.

"I regret the day that I met you" he uttered full of abomination and then turned his back on her. He was about walk towards the door and leave that place when Beatrice followed him and then hugged him from behind.

"Kellan, let me explain. I just love you so much that's why I did all that" she said. He forcefully unwrapped her arms from hugging him and then faced her.

"Don't you ever say that you love me because a person who's truly in love would never do what you did! You almost ruined my life and I would never forgive you for that!" he furiously answered. He was about to take a step towards the door when he heard Brett's voice, rushing towards him.

"Papa!" he squalled happily and then hugged him. His heart almost broke into pieces when he saw the child that he thought was his own son. He loved him so much and even if he wanted to take him with him, he knew that he didn't have any right to him anymore. His real father already arrived. Even if it hurts, he needs to leave him.

He knelt on his knee to level their heights and then touched his cheeks. He could feel a big lump in his throat as he looked at him.

"Promise me that you'll be a good boy, okay?" Brett nodded his head. Kellan's chest tightened even more. He couldn't stop himself from hugging him tightly before he kissed his forehead.

A couple of seconds more before he stood up and then shifted his gaze on Luis.

"Please, love and take care of Brett" he said before he marched his way out of the house. He heard Brett and Beatrice called for him but he didn't dare look back and just continued walking away until he got inside his car. He felt betrayed, hurt and furious.

Then he suddenly remembered Gaelle and their talk before he went to Beatrice's house. He realized how big of a fool he was! He's really the worst because he hurt her again. He hurriedly maneuvered his car out of there and drove home like a mad man. He wanted to talk to Gaelle as soon as possible. But he felt like all his strength left him when Gaelle was nowhere to be found when he arrived home.

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Poor Gaelle. Poor Kellan. 

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