Chapter 83 Intentions

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Sitting in the small consultation room across from Santichai, Mr. Siriporn sighed and said, "I have something to talk to you about."

Santichai dared not look at the Siriporn. He bowed his head to the table and said, "Khun Siriporn please speak comfortably."

"I know Asnee loves you, but I want to know what you think of Asnee and your relationship," Mr. Siriporn said.

Santichai said, "I also love Asnee and want to be with Asnee."

Mrs. Siriporn's hand clapped hard on the table. "You think you're worthy of Asnee. You are just an ordinary crow; how dare you want to enter the peacock's nest."

Santichai said, "Khun nai Siriporn, I know you don't like me, since you saw me and Asnee in bed."

Mrs. Siriporn shouted madly, "You dare slander my son's good name."

Santichai said, "Khun nai Siriporn, I want you to know that I love Asnee as much as you. Please let Asnee stay with me."

Mr. Siriporn said, "If I agree with you to allow you to stay with Asnee while he recovers, will you agree to ymy terms?"

Santichai looked up at Mr. Siriporn, "What is khun Siriporn's condition?"

Mr. Siriporn said, "Today, I agree for you to stay with Asnee and help him through rehabilitation, but when Asnee is fully recovered, you must leave him. If you do not agree, then you must leave immediately."

Mrs. Siriporn said, "Chai...you know I'm not a bad person. Think about the past, I helped you to get into the university. At that time, I was willing to adopt you as a son. If you didn't seduce Asnee, I will continue to support you. Right now, you can only think about the love between you and Asnee; have you ever thought about it from my point of view. No mother in this world wants to let her child's good reputation be smeared and become the laughingstock of society."

Mr. Siriporn said, "As parents, we want the best for our children. We know we can't change Asnee's feelings, but what if you are the one who leaves him. If you leave, then he will eventually give up chasing after you and focus on his career." He looked at Mrs. Siriporn, then at Santichai. "I'm sure if you had parents, your parents wouldn't want you to fall in love with a man. Your parents would want you to get married and have children."

Santichai asked, "The love between me and Asnee is just the love between us. We didn't hurt anyone."

Mr. Siriporn said, "You're not hurting anyone, but the gossip of others will bring harm to your relationship. Maybe today, you're willing to fight to keep your relationship going, but what about five years from now, or even ten years from now? You and Asnee sooner or later will get tired of making excuses to tell your colleagues. Once they know you're dating a guy, everyone will look down on you." He sighed. "Do you really want this to happen to you and Asnee?"

Santichai said tearfully, "I don't want to leave Asnee, I promise to stay with him."

Mr. Siriporn looked at Santichai and felt bad for Santichai. He sighed and said, "I know you love him, and he loves you too. If you are a woman, or Asnee is a woman...even if you have no status, I have no problem letting Asnee be with you... but..."

Santichai, "But because I'm a man, and you want to hold grandchildren."

Mr. Siriporn sighed, "You're right. Asnee is the heir to my estate. I can't bear to see him without children."

Santichai asked, "What will happen if I agree and khun Chongchit refuses to marry Asnee?"

"You don't have to worry about that," Mr. Siriporn said.

"I had to know so I could leave in peace," Santichai said.

Mrs. Siriporn looked at Santichai and said, "Phawta is coming back to Thailand. At that time, Asnee and Phawta had a very good relationship before Asnee decided to get engaged to Tipkamol. I want Phawta and Asnee's relationship to continue. I know that Tip doesn't like Asnee. I'm not sure exactly what Asnee and Tip have planned but I know they are delaying the wedding as long as possible. With Asnee's current health status, khun Chongchit also delays the wedding. I know that sooner or later khun Chongchit will eventually call off the wedding."

Santichai asked, "So that's why you have another woman for Asnee?"

Mrs. Siriporn looked frantically at Santichai, "That's right. My son will marry a woman instead of a man."

Santichai asked, "Why are you so sure that khun Phawta's parents will not do the same?"

Mrs. Siriporn looked at Santichai frantically, "Because Phawta really likes Asnee, and she can do anything for Asnee. I know Asnee doesn't like Phawta."

Santichai asked sadly, "If khun nai Siriporn knew that Asnee didn't like khun Phawta, why did you insist that he marry her? You know Asnee...the more you want him to do something, the less he will do it. If Asnee didn't like khun Phawta back then, it's no different now."

Mrs. Siriporn scoffed at Santichai angrily, "This is where you came in."

"I don't see how I can be of any help," Santichai said.

"You're going to create a way for Phawta to spend time with Asnee. You're teaching Phawta what Asnee likes," Mrs. Siriporn said. She reached out and took Santichai's hand. "You will teach Phawta how to care for Asnee, so when it's time for you to leave, Phawta will be able to care for Asnee how you care for him. If you really love Asnee, this is the best for you and Asnee. Think Chai, Phawta is in love with Asnee for a long time She's willing to work hard to learn from you." She looked at Santichai. "Not disrespecting you, but if you've worked hard all your life, you'll never be able to offer or give the support Phawta can give him. Think about your past together, when the two of you faced difficulties, so did your relationship deteriorate. Do you really want to go back to that state? Or should you quietly leave Asnee and live with the idea that you once loved Asnee and were willing to sacrifice for him as he did for you?"

Santichai looked at Mrs. Siriporn and the voice of Asnee shouting at him suddenly passed his ears; "I want steak, Chinese, Japanese, anything but fried cabbage and Ma-Ma with egg." Mrs. Siriporn was right, even though if he works very hard with three jobs, the money he saved is no match for someone like Phawta.

Santichai looked at the Siriporns, "No matter how much Asnee wants to be with me, you two won't let Asnee be with me, are you?"

Mrs. Siriporn pulled her hand away and said, "I will never allow Asnee to be with you. If Asnee stubbornly does not marry a woman who is better for him and continues the Siriporn business I will curse you two never to have a happy life. If one is alive, the other must die."

Mr. Siriporn shook his head, "Khun..." He looked at Santichai. "Santichai, as long as you leave Asnee and don't contact him, with Phawta by his side, he will forget you over time. If you love Asnee and have good intentions for Asnee, please let Asnee go." He looked at Santichai, tears already rolling down Santichai's pale cheeks. "This little thing you did for Asnee would eclipse any kindness you had for him."

Mrs. Siriporn added, "If you leave Asnee, we are ready to help you with anything you need." She looked at Mr. Siriporn, then at Santichai.

Santichai knew that no matter how much he loved Asnee, the Siriporns would not accept him. He knew that people would judge him by the money in his bank account, not by his good intentions. At the end of the day, although the result of loving Asnee will eventually end badly, but he has learned a lesson in his heart for every bad result.

Mr. Siriporn said, "If you really love someone, as long as you love him in your heart, no matter how far or near you are, your love for that person is no less than those who are together."

Santichai said, "If I accept your conditions, you have to accept mine?"

Mrs. Siriporn, "What's yours?"

Santichai said, "The day Asnee is fully recovered, I will be completely removed from Asnee's life without any connection, but if...if Asnee somehow finds me, khun Siriporn and khun nai Siriporn must accept me as Asnee partner, stop trying to broke us up again."

(Memory End)