The Truth (1)

Lyndon looked at him after.

Kyler did the same but he could not maintain his nonchalance anymore.

"Why?"

Lyndon was taken aback with his one word question but he knew he owed him some explanations.

"I'm sorry..." he uttered nervously.

If anyone would see this, they could not imagine that the great and mighty Lyndon Lincoln had apologized to someone.

Lyndon knew that a sorry was not enough but he could not help himself say it. As it was he truly felt.

Kyler did not speak but he had a questioning face when he looked at his younger brother.

"Sorry? For what?" he asked indignantly.

"For... everything..." Lyndon answered.

"If you meant the time that you shot me, then I won't accept your single sorry... You owed me an explanation and you can't brush it off with a simple sorry." he sternly said

"I...." as much as Lyndon wanted to explain to him, he did not know where to start.

The silence prevails once more but it was a stifling one. They did not speak until Rodora came back from the powder room.

"Are you done talking?" Rodora asked directly. She on the other hand had prepared herself for a long explanation she had to do with Leo.

"If you don't talk, allow me to." she said.

"I am from country X. I was born and raised there. My father's name was Lance King and my mother's name, I don't know. My records did not have her name. I... was in highschool when I first ran away from home then I went back again after how many months. I was a reckless and clueless young girl from country X.

My father, did not mind even if I ran away. He was only concerned with his shady business and you both know about it. As you and you..." she pointed her index finger towards the both of them simultaneously. "... you were his grand sons. As to why he did not care about me because he did not like women or should I say that he preferred men over women to succeed him. When you first ran away, I received a call from him... saying that I should have given one of you to him but I don't want to. I can't bear to part with anyone of you. Lyndon already knew this story as he had investigated it privately and it was also the reason why he sent you to Lance King."

The two men did not have so much to say. Kyler could not believe that his own benefactor was his own grandfather from his mother's side.

He paled on what he heard but it was enough to connect the dots as to why he ended up in country X and he became his successor.

He wanted to say something but the words stuck on the tip of his tongue and could not utter it. He kept mum as he kept thinking about things that happened a decade ago.

He could not believe it that his own grandfather turned him to a monster just to get what he wanted.

He knew that the man had no family and he even treated him like that even though he knew that in the eyes of Lance King, he will be forever a substitute of someone.

"Leo... Lyndon exchanged his innocence to that devil just to get you out of danger. He shot you yes! And you hate him for that but I don't want to stand by and see that you will be pointing guns with each other because of me. It's all my fault. My fault! If there's someone who could be blamed, that's me. I am a bad mother. I kept things from you. I... I'm so sorry if you were hurt because of my selfishness..." Rodora had been supressing her emotion since earlier but she could not get a hold of it now as it freely showed in to her face. She kept blaming herself because she's been so selfish about running away from but home but that decision, she will never regret it. It's just that it pained to see her sons in bad terms just because of her.

"No... mom.. You're not the one who's at fault. I... I should have explained to him before everything. It was my fault..." Lyndon tried to calm Rodora down and shifted the blame on him. He had time to explain things to him yet he did not. He just let Leo misunderstood him and the family.

"Quit it! I won't be buying your drama! So stop! Or else, I'll leave." Kyler did not have any ounce of sympathy and pity on them as they had already wounded him way back before. He did not care as long as he heard the truth about it.

As long as he heard the truth, he could move on with his life and pursue the woman who caught his heart.

"Is this all?" he then impatiently asked.

"No... I have something else to say to you..." Lyndon looked at him with seriousnes.

"What is it?"

"Dad's family is actually alive and well. They're in Korea but they have different names now... As they immigrated after mother had received that call..." he said.

"What?"