Chapter 359 - 360 Louie’s biggest surprise (5)

Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile. Paulo Coelho

"Louie got the biggest surprised and gift this New Year" Samantha Wu uttered and shook her head. "He deserves it, if only he took care of our Moon things will be different. Francois also needs to adopt the children so that Elder Chen can't hold anything about the custody rights or whatsoever. We will never know what plans he and his grandparents are plotting. The Elder Chen's had this dream and obsession about having an heir that could continue the legacy of the Chen clan,"" Jessica Wu interjected.  ​​

Duke Marco looks at his soon-to-be wife, "My Amore, don't worry about this like about what the Elder Chen's are planning. Before they could plot something and even the Su's, we already have plans and it is now giving them a hard time. I understand if you and your sisters hold a deep grudge towards Louie and Sofia, but don't worry" Marco informs Jessy who smiled at him after hearing his words. 

All of them took a glance at where Louie is sitting. They've seen how pale, his face was, they can already tell that he was not expecting the news to arrive in an instant. Then they look at Luna, who is with Scarlet and she looks very happy. They all knew about Francois's plans of giving the surname of Vendari to the children, but they didn't have the idea that they will announce it on this day. "What I am afraid of right now was that this scene that is happening right now is already broadcast to the people who are associated with Luna, Louie, and Aunt Lily. We all know that the Elder Chen's might now have the idea about the existence of the twins" Samantha butts in. 

Yuan sigh as he holds Isabele's hand. He already saw and experience how Louie was devastated and depresses after he and their other friends watched the proposal and wedding of Luna. Yuan felt very blessed for having Isabele in his life, she is his first in all aspects and he doesn't want anything and he couldn't ask for anything anymore in his life. "Falling in love with the person you really like is beautiful and a dream come true. When you're with them, everything makes complete sense. And you don't need much when you're in love. Just holding hands, eating any food that you too crave for, and talking about your fears or childhood memories makes you happy and the future for both of you to come" Yuan said to himself as he saw the way Louie shook his head. 

Louie, he can't bear the pain in his heart, he had the idea that one of these days the twins will be adopted by the Viscount. But he didn't expect it that it would happen this day, and they didn't even manage and think to inform him beforehand and for him, he is still the twins' father; his own flesh and blood.

What he didn't seem to understand was that how can he live his life on hold, how can, he will spend some quality time with the children if the Viscount doesn't approve of it. Louie still hopes and he'd finally figure out what he wanted and be committed to their relationship and future as their father. How can he pick up the broken pieces of his heart, dust them off and start walking in the opposite direction, knowing that it is not only that has been snatched away from his own grasp but also his own children? Yes, it hurts so very badly right now, but he knew it wouldn't always be perfect as he dreamt for he still hopes that Luna will still inform or ask for his permission regarding these things about their children. 

Now, Louie finally realizes how Luna loves him so much way back then. He now fully regrets what he had done to her, he already lost both his children and the woman he really loves. He remembered what his lawyer, Atty. Rebecca Alberts once told him after she gave the divorce papers that have been notarized by the Civil Affairs Bureau. She once told him that "When you love someone, you love them with all your heart, with everything you have. You don't care how bad you get hurt, because you're ready to face every obstacle in the world just to be with them. And even in the middle of the day, if they feel lost, you leave everything to be their support, to show them you love them and you're there for them no matter where you are or what you're doing. You just never hesitate to pour your heart out even when they don't do the same things for you, and every time they hurt you, you let it go. I just hope you will not regret these things, Boss Louie. I am a woman and I am telling you, Ms. Luna loves you very much. She loves you unconditionally and without pretensions. I just hope someday you will not get the surprise in your life that Ms. Luna doesn't even have any feelings for you even as a friend or she might not recall knowing someone with the name Louie Chen". 

Falling in love is a beautiful feeling, but it's temporary for those who do think very deeply. With love comes compromises – small and big. A part of you resents them for holding you back, unknowingly. You just feel stuck because of their hesitations and silences nor the end of misery when you talk to them and listen to their side patiently. They tell you everything is okay as long the two of you have each other's back and will pretend that everything will gonna be okay or you will become friends. In the end, that's what love is all about. It is about fighting and making up. It is about being confused and being understood. It is about sharing a laugh and never giving up on each other. It's finding comfort in those compromises because it makes them happy, and that's all that you want anyway. Those are the things he didn't get or have when he was with Luna but rather he still chooses to do it with Sofia who is full of pretensions and a two-faced woman. He just realized that now after how many years. 

"Louie, you have to accept the reality now. The reality and the fact that what you dreamed of and wish for will not come true. I am your friend, but Louie, you must not act as if you had loved Luna just like what Viscount Francois feels for her. The thing is – in a world full of casual relationsh.i.p.s, you're someone who still values the 'happily ever after kind of love. Luna still wants to be gifted with long letters, chocolates, stuffed toys, and roses or even a simple movie marathon with just the two of you or just simply having a candle night dinner inside the house. And above all, you know how to love better than any of the people and maybe that's why you find it all so painful. So painful that you do those things to Sofia and yet to Luna, you didn't even have the initiative to let her experience to have even just one of them." Kim speaks what is in his mind to Louie, he needs to knock down Louie's brain to regain his senses. Ethan wants to scold Kim but he has also witnessed the cruelty of Louie and Sofia towards Luna. 

Louie just closes his eyes, what Kim has ever said was true. For him tonight, he doesn't know if he could sleep peacefully, he might struggle to sleep and keep blaming himself for letting his father, and even the Elders down, but still it will be out of the question. He will blame himself in the end since he can't accept that his own ego has stooped down in just a split second and in a snap of a finger. He keeps finding flaws in others when instead, he should feel proud of Luna for being capable of loving someone so much after he had broken her fragile heart and ruined her wings.

He didn't value Luna back then, he should value her, enough for her to stay with him since he already knew that Luna was capable of giving her everything to him, no matter how much he will love her back, and no matter how long he will stay with her, because love is everything and it is a two-way street. 

Louie didn't know what stopped Luna from falling for him. Is it because from the start he already rejected her, he always left her alone, or is it because he was the one who is afraid of being vulnerable in front of Luna? The truth to be told, Louie is afraid when it comes to Luna, especially when first he touches her. The first he forces himself to her and knowing he was her first. That day he already set in his mind the song 'The Promise' will only for her - - for his Luna. "The brief time we spent together, I'd not trade it for anything, except it's another chance.  I thought… I thought it'd be different with you. That I'll overcome my fears and we'd end up together. I guess, I still have a lot to learn about overcoming those fears" Louie's mind said to himself. 

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