After Lia had gone out, Mrs . Beth's face changed . She looked curiously at Giselle .
"So, is this the child of you and that girl, Lillian?" Mrs . Beth's question startled Giselle . She was left speechless . Mrs . Beth grasped the situation .
"It is not, I guess . I mean, you kept talking about this girl Lillian and told me that 'she's the one' . What else can I think of dear?" Mrs . Beth said . She noticed that Giselle looked all bitter with her face down . Before Mrs . Beth could continue, Giselle interrupted .
"I left Lillian Mrs . Beth . Last time we spoke on the phone was when I was about to leave the country to study abroad . After that . . . " Giselle stopped . She felt uneasy right away .
But despite her uneasiness, she felt relieved that there's at least someone in this world with whom she can gradually open up to . Plus Mrs . Beth knew Giselle more than her own parents . Even when she was young, Giselle would report all of her feelings to Mrs . Beth . She spotted a good friend and a well-wisher from Mrs . Beth . Even though they used to be the teacher and a student, after getting to know about Giselle truly, Mrs . Beth helped Giselle opening up and communicate with her others .
"What? you . . . left that girl? I don't get . . . " Mrs . Beth felt shook after hearing the news .
"Mrs . Beth, I can't tell you about everything . But Lia!!! Lia is my only priority right now and I'm not seeking anything else other than being there for my daughter . " Giselle replied .
"Wait . . . father? who's the father then?" Mrs . Beth wanted to know more .
Giselle looked away for a moment and then stood up from her seat . She moved to the nearby cabinet with full of documents . It was all the previous records from various school events . Giselle randomly spotted one about 'school trip' . It reminded her of Lia's father . Quickly, her mind flashbacked to the moment where Giselle and Lia's father went on their trip where they both ended up spending time together . She had no idea that would be the spark for Lia's existence .
"His name is Ethan . Ethan Ruz . " Giselle's face lit up . She smiled brightly saying out his name .
"So? you fell in love with a guy when you were obviously into Ladies?" Mrs . Beth was amused .
Giselle turned back to give 'Mrs . Beth a threatening look' . Mrs . Beth felt little scared . She backed off herself and felt the urge to look away .
"After I left Lillian, I was broken dead inside . I shut myself away and never accepted any friendship . Gradually, nobody felt the need to even talk to me . However, there were two people who cared for me deeply in those lonely times . And one of them was Ethan Ruz . " Giselle shared her story .
She never mentioned about Lia's father to anyone and this was the first time she's ever uttered the word . It made her bring back memories which were good and bad .
"Ethan Ruz . He didn't know you were . . . " Mrs . Beth tried to dig out for more .
"Lesbian? He knows . " Giselle revealed .
Mrs . Beth was getting shocked constantly . She couldn't take it anymore .
"Giselle, dear . I'm not young enough to handle this . Could you please tell me what happened exactly?" Mrs . Beth requested and Giselle agreed .
"I met Ethan in college and we became good friends . He did know about me being a lesbian . But still, he was good to me and cared for me . Because he was the only person to whom I spoke about Lillian Grey . He knew everything about me . However, things happened when we both got drunk and did this mistake . Later when I realized that I was pregnant, I didn't know what to do . My first thoughts were, If I being a lesbian, then I would never have the opportunity to have a child and I just left the person who's meant for me, Lillian . I was confused whether to abort the child or not . Ethan agreed to marry me and helped me in giving birth to Lia . We then got divorced . I came back here . I still keep in touch with Ethan . In front of the Law, we're a divorced couple . But he did all those to help me give birth to Lia, who's become my treasure . He told to raise this child . He knew that I needed someone dear to me, for my sake . And it worked . When I gave birth to Lia, all the pain I had in me were healed by this child . Every day, I live for her . To create a world for her - a place where she can live happily; unlike her mother . " Giselle finished her story .
Mrs . Beth listened to the story silently . When Giselle concluded, Mrs . Beth stood up, walked towards Giselle and gave her a hug .
Without her knowledge, Giselle cried .
"It's alright . I may not know everything that happened in your life . But I can say that you actually cared for the baby . And I'm glad that you didn't decide to abort that child . Trust me, she will be your peace . " Mrs . Beth comforted Giselle .
Chapter end
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