The Solider Husband - Chapter 602

9 June, Matthew’s Villa, City K

Lexi looked at the time and realised that everyone was soon to arrive, and yet her husband was still stuck in his study, talking to John and Bronwyn.  None of them could have much to deal with what happened on the other side of the country.

She knocked on the study door and called out “Come out of there the three of you.  It is almost the time that you asked everyone to start arriving John.  You want to use our home, rather than your parent’s villa, have the guts to come out and greet everyone.”

Matthew, called out “Give us a minute Lexi and we will be there.”

John, could not help himself, laughed and quipped “A hen pecked husband?”

“A happy husband, despite how we got here.  And if you want me to approve your marriage request, keep comments like that to yourself.”

Bronwyn, seeing the more carefree side of Matthew said, “You want to tell my mother that?”

“No way.  Angering the original Eng family princess is a death wish.  If your father does not end my career for upsetting his wife, your uncles will crush me.”  Matthew paused ad looked at Bronwyn and said, “You will have a lot of explaining to do, when your mother and uncles arrive.”

Hearing an evil laugh from Matthew, Bronwyn retorted “They are just my family, nothing special…”

Matthew simply shook his head and said, “Nothing special, actions of the Eng Group can shake the foundation of the country.”

John smiled, and quietly said “You mean Sally has not been running her mouth off?  That is a surprise for my sister, but the shock of finding out who Bronwyn’s mother is let alone that she was a childhood friend of mother must have had her keep her mouth shut.”

Matthew smiled.  John had that right about Sally.  Normally she could not help herself but to talk about things she knew.  He spotted the time on the wall clock and said, “We better get out of here, before Lexi truly gets angry.”

Allowing John to exit the study first Matthew whispered to Bronwyn “Be in my office early tomorrow, there is something we need to go through.”  Bronwyn nodded, knowing that this was something that they could not talk about even in front of John.

Looking around the room, ten minutes later John realised that the only people that they were waiting on was Bronwyn’s family.  The one good thing compared to yesterday was his parents seemed slightly more relaxed.  Quietly, while Sally was distracted John moved over and asked, “Are you alright?”

Harry, glanced at John before looking away, and said “We cannot believe we allowed this to happen.”

John said “I told you both yesterday, you were used as much as I was.  She is a s*xual predator and played on not only your trust but my trust.  I do not blame you at all.  You both knew that I was hiding something, and because I felt that telling you the truth about my career choice would disappoint you, I hid it.  She picked up on that and exploited it for her own means.  You could not have known what she intended when you accepted her offer of help.  And as I do not blame you, do not blame yourself.”

Sophia shook her head and said, “We will, because was created the situation where she could to it.”

“Mum, stop it.  It was her choice to do what she did.  That means it is her fault, not your fault.”  John briefly closed his eyes before reopening them and saying “That is what people like her rely on.  The victims and their families blaming themselves for what happened.  They want the shame of what happened to keep them quiet and for them never to be brought to justice.”

Looking directly at his parents, John firmly said “In some respects I have wanted to do this for years but have held back because I have not wanted you to go through this.”

Harry asked “Can you answer the question why now?  You did not yesterday, and we need to know.”

Seeing the desperation for answers in his parents faces John said “As far as I know she has stopped targeting young men, but there is still a possibility that she continues to do that.  You know, her main victim of abuse for the last few years has been her daughter Abigail.”

“That young girl Paul married.  I cannot fathom why he did so?” Harry quickly said.

John calmly said “Do not let him hear you say that.  He is so in love with her, as she is with him, despite their age difference.  But yes, it has been her.  It is up to the two of them if they tell you what she has done over the last few years, but it is bad enough that the courts gave Abigail a restraining order to protect herself from her own mother.  Cutting a long story short, Madam Mo would not leave her daughter alone, and she has her so terrified about what she would do.  I just know that she needs to be stopped and if I can do that, I will.  All I want from you is nothing more than you have always given me, your love and support in everything I do.”

Harry and Sophia looked at each other nodded and Sophia said, “That you will have, even if we cannot always properly express it to you.”

John quickly gathered the two of them into his arms, hugging them before saying “Thank you so much.  I love you both.”

Harry pulled back, laughed, and said “Stop being a child…”

“Hey!  I am your child, nothing will change.”

Sophia shook her head and said, “At least you can make us laugh at a time like this.”

“Stop feeling sorry for you, otherwise your childhood friend will be angry when she and her four brothers arrive.”

“John Nang!  How dare you not tell me that!  I must look a mess.”  Sophia quickly ran out of the room, leaving Harry and John standing there both shaking their heads.

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