Chapter 198: Mo Laotian's True Identity
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"Rest for now, Darling. Diane will be here in a couple of minutes, Ian and Hanlu too," Laura assured, making Daniel nod, having no choice. Laura quickly helped Daniel to his bed thinking she had to quickly go and check on the kids.
"M-Mother, b-both of them will be fine right?" Daniel asked desperately, unable to shake off the image of Lan and Luangmin earlier. His tears continued to stream down despite how he prevented them from coming out. He was so worried, he was barely holding on to his senses. Being poisoned is a serious matter. He wanted to go and check on them but he knew he couldn't and he won't be stubborn about it.
"Of course, Darling. They'll be fine," Laura assured even though she wasn't sure. Lan and Luangmin are still children, Minmin especially is only two years old. Even though she doesn't want to think of something bad, she just couldn't help it. With that amount of poisoning to the point where they were vomiting blood, they'd be lucky if they escaped with only a body paralysis.
"I-I know I can't go there. P-Please take care of them, Mother," Hearing Laura's words even though he knew she might have just said that due to his condition as well, Daniel wiped the tears that escaped from his eyes. His heart pounded painfully and he badly wanted to bawl loudly but he needed to keep strong. He didn't want to just cry, he promised not to cry.
Meanwhile, as Laura nodded, the door to the room suddenly busted open and quickly walked in was Laotian slightly panting heavily. It was obvious he was in a panic as his eyes instantly locked on Daniel's. At the same time, even though not long ago he said he didn't want to see the Alpha, Daniel's suppressed tears suddenly burst out when he saw Laotian. He promised not to cry but seeing Laotian in front of him, he couldn't stop.
"L-Laotian," Daniel softly called between his cries, and instantly without saying anything, Laotian rushed towards his wife and hugged him. His expression showed he was terrified, worried, and angry at the same time.
When he decided to come and see Daniel earlier, his plan was just to take a peek at him. Since it was too early, he thought Daniel was still asleep but as soon as he was about to arrive at Daniel's room, he and Hanlu both saw Lan and Minmin being rushed out of the room while covered with blood. Their hearts pounded harshly at the scene that they rushed towards their sons and asked what had happened. Knowing what had happened, they followed the doctors to the ICU where they weren't allowed.
After waiting for a bit, he decided to go see Daniel while leaving Hanlu to wait for the treatment. He was worried for both Lan and Luangmin but he couldn't do anything now. God knows how furious he is right now, his blood is boiling uncontrollably that he's barely holding on. No one had ever made him so angry like this before that he desired nothing but his enemy's blood on his hand, he had been angry before especially when his daughter died but now he was even more furious as if his eyes were seeing blood. Thankfully as soon as he heard Daniel's familiar voice as he opened the door, his senses came back.
He didn't care anymore if in the end, Daniel chose to leave him after he told the truth, he'll come clean in front of him and if it would make Daniel distance himself from him then he would respect his decision.
"I'm sorry," Laotian whispered softly squeezing the Omega in his arms despite how his wound was aching. It was the least he could do at this moment. He couldn't say anything aside from 'I'm sorry'. It pains him to see Daniel in so much pain and even more so when he knew he was the reason why this was happening. He hated that he was the cause of this pain, he could have done so much better but he was useless. He still lacks power. He still lacks the capability to make Daniel happy.
"I-It was meant f-for me," Daniel sobbed, clinging to Laotian's arms. No matter how upset he was right now towards the Alpha, the only person that could give him the comfort that he needed was Laotian. He would be lying if he said that he didn't blame Laotian even for a second and he hated for even thinking that for a second but despite that, Laotian was the only one who could make him feel at ease in this kind of situation.
Looking at the two, Laura sighed before stepping back. She actually wanted to scold Laotian, saying this was all his fault, that this was the result of keeping his secret from Daniel. Of course, she knew that even if Daniel knew Laotian's identity he could get hurt, it was still better than receiving attacks without knowing at all. At least by knowing the truth, Daniel would be prepared for these kinds of situations or could even be more alert. However, she knew this was not the right time so Laura decided to back off for now and let the two talk.
Without saying anything, Laura silently left the room leaving Laotian still comforting Daniel. They remained hugging each other while Daniel let out all his suppressed cries. Whenever he was with Laotian, it naturally occurred to him to always depend on the Alpha.
"H-He kept a-asking things a-about you, b-but I s-still didn't n-noticed it," Daniel said between his sobs. "A-and then h-he o-offered me t-the sandw-wich," Daniel continued to say while bawling. Meanwhile, listening to Daniel, Laotian understood what had happened. That enemy took advantage of his innocent nature and tricked Daniel.
"Shhh, please don't blame yourself. This was all my fault," Laotian comforted, caressing Daniel's hair before kissing it tenderly as he inhaled its scent. He had missed this scent so much. He couldn't have a night of proper sleep because his body and soul were looking for this specific scent. He was craving for it this whole time that now that he has it, it calmed all his senses and made him able to think properly. It feels like slowly his strength was coming back to him. Medically it might sound ridiculous since he was badly injured and Daniel couldn't simply heal that instantly but spiritually, being with Daniel gave his body the will to quickly heal itself. If this continued, he might fully recover in a week.
Inhaling Daniel's scent in relief despite knowing what he was saying might push the Omega away from forever, Laotian released his pheromones that he knew would help Daniel calm. It had been a while, if he was experiencing withdrawal syndrome because of their separation, then Daniel should've experienced it too without knowing. Maybe that's why he's easily depressed and couldn't calm down.
"I was afraid you would despise me if you knew the truth behind my identity. I love you so much, I didn't want you to know so I tried to protect you. I was confident that I could but I was wrong, I was too weak. I wasn't powerful enough and now I have hurt you," Laotian said, still hugging his wife as if he was afraid that if he didn't, Daniel would easily slip away from his grasp.
Daniel listened to Laotian and didn't say anything. He just continued to cry in his arms. He understands and figured this might be the reason why Laotian kept this from him but the Alpha should have trusted him.
"Remember that time when I told you I wasn't a good man?" Laotian asked, indicating that time when Daniel thought he was cheating on him. Back then he impulsively wanted to tell Daniel but it backfired to him. "Back then I told you that I had something to tell you but couldn't at that time. I promised you that I would tell you one day when you're ready. I told you that it might hurt you so I asked you to be patient," Laotian continued to say, caressing Daniel's smooth and silky hair.
Meanwhile listening, Daniel indeed remembered. He trusted Laotian because he said it would definitely hurt him. He was stable at that time and even now but the Alpha is now forced to say this because he had no choice. The situation forced him to reveal the truth now.
"It wasn't that I didn't want to tell you but truthfully, I still didn't think this was the right time but considering our situation, I had no choice," Laotian said again. He planned to tell Daniel when the twins were out initially but now he honestly had no choice because he knew despite without telling Daniel, the Omega already knew what he was going to say. He just needed the confirmation coming directly from him.
"You have the right to be upset. I didn't trust you enough. I should have told you this from the very beginning. That time at the garden when you told me about how your family treated you or when you told me that we should get married. There were so many chances however I kept on delaying it because I was afraid but still, I should have told you then. That way you had the choice to back away," Pulling away from their hug this time, Laotian held both Daniel's flushed cheeks. His eyes were so tender that it's evident from his gaze that he would do anything for Daniel even if it was the cause of his life.
"All your suspicions are true, I'm not the good man who you think I am. I'm not gentle either. I've hurt and even killed dozens of people. It didn't matter who they were as long as I could get what I wanted. I was selfish and still am. All the rumors that you've heard, all of that are true, whether it's about me, Mo Empire, or the members of the Mo family," Laotian said, looking straight on Daniel's watering eyes.
Surprisingly, even when he already told the truth, he didn't see any changes in Daniel's eyes aside from sadness. There was no anger or disappointment, he wasn't terrified either after knowing the truth, the only emotion that perceived in his eyes was melancholy. Laotian didn't quite understand why Daniel was sad but that's what he was seeing.
"If you're angry and disappointed with me, I would understand. If you decided to be away from me, I would respect it. Just… just know how much I love you. I would wait for you no matter how long it may take for you to forgive me," Laotian finished before completely letting go of Daniel. He waited for Daniel to say something but he didn't, he just continued to cry that Laotian had no choice but to close his eyes sucking in all the pain he was feeling. This was the first time he's in so much pain, back then he had hurt so many people who claimed who loved him but he didn't feel anything aside from thinking it was a bother but now with Daniel. It felt like his heart was being squeezed tightly that he was having trouble breathing. Nevertheless, he deserved all this. No matter what excuse, he had hurt Daniel.
Meanwhile, the reason why Daniel wasn't saying anything is because he felt this was all unfair. Despite what Laotian had said, he couldn't get himself to be angry with him. He's not blaming Laotian anymore and in his heart he already forgave him but how about all the pain that he felt until now? He wants to get angry because Laotian didn't trust him. He also wants to get angry because the Alpha didn't give him time to think about this, indeed if Laotian told him this from the very beginning, would they ever get married?
He just loves Laotian too much that even with all that revelation, he couldn't bear hating him. All the pain slowly disappeared in his heart and mind. He was too forgiving when it comes to Laotian.
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