HIS TRUE BEAUTY

Bruno’s response seem to have triggered Mr Hathaway’s rage.

“I am 25 today, do I also need your permission to visit the toilet father?”

“Yeah, she is definitely the toilet”.

Steven replied tartly with a mocking laugh.

His response almost made me choke with my own saliva.

“You are a lot dumber than you look, homeless man”.

Bruno snapped at him.

“Bruno.. what’s wrong with you! He is our visitor”

Hs mom snapped, surprised.

“Let the young man be, Tricia, he is old enough to give me a great grand child, and his bride isn’t looking bad, I love how innocent and real she looks, these days I don’t understand what our young girls are turning into, dolls?”.

The young looking woman with grey hair, is Bruno’s grandma? She aged so beautifully, I thought.

Bruno seem to be relieved after Granny’s defense.

His sister moved to the next other seat, Bruno sat down in between us.

“Bruno, your father want the best for you believe me, I have been there”D

Steven contributed.

“And Who the hell are you ?”

Bruno fired back at him.

“He is my son in-law and our family”

Bruno’s uncle cuts in, his daughter, Steven’s fiancee looked satisfied with his response to Bruno.

“So what , he’s still a clown, no sane man will treat Beauty the way he did, you should have enquired before letting him marry your daughter”.

Bruno snapped back.

“I treat princesses as princesses and dump trash as trash”.

Steven fired.

“A homeless man c

“Bruno, i won’t ignore you insult my husband or calling him a homeless man”.

Cousin Anita snapped.

“He live with his in laws he is illegal and homeless”.

Bruno muttered.

“That’s it!”

Anita snapped out in annoyance, she stood up and pointed at Bruno.

“I swear one more word”.

Bruno ignored her like she was invisible, my eyes went to Steven he was looking at me , his face tight with anger, he looked like he would skin me alive.

“Please let’s just eat , the drama is too much already”.

Bruno’s sister, Abigail cuts in between the heated tension.

I was trying so hard to hold back my tears, the memories of with my ex, Steven, continued to hunt me, who would believe his love confessions during sex was just mere words, could it be same with Bruno, even years of breaking my heart, dumped me with the excuse that my finger was too big for his engagement ring, he is still peeling those wounds off to start afresh.

I cried silently.

“So you are not only lazy at work, but a pornstar outside the office, don’t you have any shame fatty?”

Mr Hathaway voice jerked me out of my thought.

It was like a bombshell, I felt it, and I thought I would die that moment because of how embarrassed I was.

“Honey…”

His wife tried to calm him.

One thing about Mr Hathaway’s voice, it’s so tormenting and sharp, like a spear finding it’s way into your heart to break you.

Bruno was trying not to blow hot, his eyes were enough explanation, and his father noticed , he just doesn’t care.

“I am sorry sir”.

I bowed and rendered my sincere apology.

“Don’t apologise. to the old man, he’s not your boss here”.

Bruno said to me, adding more fuel to the already heated room.

His face shows he was holding back his anger, in order to respect his father.

“And what do you think you are doing fool! Who did you call an old man?”

His father got more furious.

“Honey please, let’s have a normal family meal time for once…”

“Shut up Tricia! You pampered him into this stupidly, look what he brought home, not even a cheap highway slut, or a whore from a brothel, but this fat pig!”

Mr Hathaway snapod loudily at me , so loud it made his wife panick.

Bruno’s fist folded, I could see him all vibrating with anger, I held his hand under the table to calm him.

At this point if this fight continues I am afriad of the outcome for me.

“She’s not a pig, why are you always this bitter?”

Bruno replied in annoyance.

“Bruno!”

His mom and sister snapped shocked.

“You always do this, ever wondered why I never accepted to take over your company? I refused to be your toy, you want to control my life, all you cares is about your reputation, to have a perfect son, this is my life, and she’s my woman, and I love her, she the most beautiful woman I know, and very perfect for me, if you don’t like it, I am sorry I can’t help you… deal with it”.

He said with such bravely that terrified me, I was really shaking.

Mr Hathaway got up angrily.

“Bruno, please apologise, this is all my fault”

I whispered to him, giving him soft pats on his thigh.

He pulled my hand out from his thigh, he didn’t even look at me.

He was also very angry, oh goodness!

His father walked over to our side.

“What did you just say?”

I was praying, Bruno won’t say a thing but he was more stubborn than I thought.

Bruno stood face on with his father.

“I am old enough to have my own choices fath…”

A hot slap landed on his cheek, Bruno stood same way like nothing happened, but the finger marks on his face made me jerk in fear like I was the one that received that.