"The Starry Sky And You" ✔

Like Father Like Son

Chapter sixty-one: "Like Father Like Son"

My heart raced and my chest tightened, my throat felt dry. I was nervous there was no doubt about it

Why on heart did I meet him now of all times?! Shouldn't I meet him without looking haggard? Fuck this

I straightened my back without looking too obvious and smiled "Yes I am looking for her"
God so help me this man could at least help a girl

The man who stood in front of me swirled his drink around before looking at me again and snorted a bit before returning to his serious face within seconds "Find her yourself" he replied to me

If there was one person who I recognized this personality from it is the one and only Cloud before we were in a relationship
Like father like son

Although the difference between them is so obvious like night and day, Cloud has this air around him where everyone can be at ease, and this guy in front of me which is his father if like there is a deadline every day

He sets down the glass on a tray by a passing butler "Your name is Penelope, correct?" he looks at me up and down like he was judging me
This guy is not even hiding it!

I nodded "Yes, may I ask what is your name?"
This is so fucking embarrassing, I don't even know the name of the father

The air felt heavy all of a sudden "He didn't tell you my name?"

I shook my head and stayed silent
Well this got awkward real quick

"That punk is getting too unhinged, he doesn't even have at least the basic decency of telling others my name" he pinched the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes

Suddenly I felt something starting within me
It was anger

I don't get angry this easily but just witnessing a parent being annoyed and hating their kid in front of another person just doesn't sit well with me, especially if that parent is the father of my boyfriend

My left hand started to form a fist and I did my best to hold my emotions in for the sake of this happy occasion for my cousin
If I met him after the wedding then maybe I would've had said something

"My name is Theodore"

I grinned and gave out my hand for him to shake "Then it is nice to meet you, Theodore"

He puts on a forced smile and shook my hand "It's nice to meet you too, Penny"

"It's Penelope"

"Of course, my bad"

Right after we shook hands he walked away as if I was just someone meant for a basic greeting, when he was far away I saw him pull out a tissue from his pocket and wiped his hands
This motherfucker is getting on my nerves even though this is our first meeting

Theodore Marshall, a cold and kind of a jerky guy

The anger that Cloud felt about his father was now my anger two folds

I hurriedly tried to continue finding Sophia to calm down the bubble inside me, it took me a while but I found her in the kitchen where she was managing to oversee the food that would be prepared for the wedding reception. Her meadow eyes landed on me after looking down at her list "Penelope! What are you doing here?" she asked while walking closer to me

What on earth did Sophia see in Theodore that made her his wife?

"Aunt Laborè said that we were supposed to wear a bracelet and I wasn't informed so I came without one"