Chapter 42: The Grandparents


    Saturday, 11:30 AM.


    "Sam, are youing down? The hotel staff wanted me to go to a conference room, but I prefer


    waiting for you in here at the lobby," Matilda Davis asked on the phone right after they settled in the


    First Diamond Hotel lobby.


    For that lunch, they were to gather at the first-carat conference room and have a private meal


    together with Ethan''s parents.


    From the other line, Samantha answered, "Grandma, I''m heading down with Kyle we can proceed


    to the conference room together. Kenzie poured her water over her dress so she is changing again


    with aunt Diana."


    "Okay, Sam. I miss you already and I am excited to see Ethan," said Matilda. "I''ll see you soon."


    It took only ten minutes for Samantha toe down and from the lobby they lingered for Some


    time, waiting for Diana and Kenzie.


    Kyle sat on the opposite couch from Samantha and Matilda, ying with his tablet.


    Matilda and Samantha, on the other hand, engaged in a conversation about Ethan when ady with


    style approached them. Thisdy was tall, with dark long hair and brown eyes like Ethan.


    She wore conservative, yet expensive clothes, and her face was as soft as a pearl.


    The same woman stared at Samantha with brows furrowed that it made Samantha ufortable.


    Samantha could not help but ask, "Excuse me, is there something wrong, madam?"


    "I''m." Thedy ced a hand on her chest and became teary-eyed. She responded, "I''m sorry, but


    you look so much like my friend, Sarah."


    "Sarah?" Samantha repeated, wondering if the woman meant her mother, Sarah Turner Davis.


    The same woman nced at Matilda and acted like she was also familiar with Samantha''s


    grandmother. Thedy asked, "Are you - are you Matilda Davis? I hope I am right. It''s been so long,


    but I think my memory has not failed me yet."


    "Ah, yes. Yes, I am," said Matilda while staring back at the beautifuldy.


    "Oh, my goodness!" Thedy sighed of relief, gasping as she recovered from an obvious shock.


    "Aunt Matilda, I know it has been so many years, but it''s me. I''m Sarah''s old friend, Amanda -


    Amanda Wright? Do you remember? I used to visit Sarah in the military camp when little Sami was


    just two years old."


    Thedy who identified herself as Amanda Wright nced at Samantha and asked, "Please tell


    me... are you little Sami? You must be... You look so much like Sarah."


    "Ah! Now, I remember!" Told Matilda. She smiled happily at Amanda and said, "I remember you. We


    even visited your home once when my son was still a Colonel and Sarah was still pregnant."


    "Yes, that''s right! That is exactly right!" Eximed Amanda Wright.


    While Matilda and Amanda were bringing back memories, Samantha was utterly astonished. She


    wasn''t sure, but she wondered how many Amanda Wrights would be out there. She asked in


    silence, ''Is this Ethan''s mother?''


    Samantha wound up studying Amanda Wright''s features, analyzing her simrity to Ethan. She


    thought, ''She has to be. She has the same eyes as Ethan.''


    "And this is little Sami, right?" Amanda eagerly asked, staring adorably at Samantha.


    "Why, yes! This is little Sami, but she goes by Sam now." Matilda chuckled and told, "As she got


    older, she wanted to be called Sam rather than Sami. And as you can see, she is not so little


    anymore."


    "Oh... I can see that!" A tear fell down Amanda''s face as she walked closer to Samantha and sat


    next to her. She reached for Samantha''s hand and revealed, "Oh, my poor heart. You resemble


    Sarah so much that it takes me back to the pain when I learned of her passing."


    "Little Sami, it''s me. I''m your godmother, Amanda." She wept as she added, "I''m so sorry, I was out


    of touch. A lot of things happened."


    Amanda gulped and exined, "My son and I were in Europe when your mother died, and I." She


    gasped before revealing, "I despised your father! I med him for Sarah''s death! Back then, I felt


    he should have been around Sarah more often."


    "Oh," reacted Samantha, feeling pained by her tale, but at the same time, she remained awed by


    the possibility that she was speaking to her mother-inw.


    Just as Amanda Wright was being regretful of having not been there for Samantha, Kyle walked


    towards them and asked, "Mommy, who is she?"


    Amanda''s attention immediately shifted to the little boy and at the sight of Kyle, Amanda paled. She


    got up from her seat and took a heavy breath.


    Pointing at Kyle, she asked, "Why - why do you look like... my son so much?"


    It was as if Amanda lost her logic that she turned to the entrance of the hotel and roared, "Daniel


    Wright! Come here, right this very instant!"


    She took a few steps forward, making her way out of the set of sofas and right in front of her


    husband, Mr. Daniel Wright.


    Amanda practically dragged her husband in front of Matilda and Samantha. She returned to pointing


    at Kyle and grilled her husband, "Look at that? Tell me, Daniel... Did you cheat on me?!"


    "What?!" The frown on Daniel''s face became apparent. "Darling, what on earth got into you! And will


    you tone your voice down? There are people around."


    "Then how do you exin a young boy who looks exactly like our son!" Yelled Amanda Wright, still


    pointing at Kyle.


    While Ethan''s eyes resembled so much of Amanda''s, his features mostly came from his father.


    Ethan was a near copy of Daniel Wright, and his presence made it clear to Samantha how these


    two were her husband''s parents.


    "Oh, no! No! It isn''t that at all," Samantha tried to interfere but Amanda was only beaming at her


    husband. "Please, let me exin."


    "Exin to me, Daniel!" Repeated Amanda.


    "Don''t be ridiculous, Amanda! We are always together. Why in the world would I cheat on you,"


    responded Daniel Wright.


    "Mother! What is going on?!" Thankfully, Ethan came right on time. He walked into the lobby and


    saw how his mother was screaming her lungs out.


    "Ethan, you father - "


    "Daddy!" Kyle called and ran to Ethan. The little boy gripped his father''s hand and walked with him,


    back to where Amanda and Daniel Wright were having an argument.


    "Wait!" Amanda Wright pointed to Ethan and asked, "What is... going on, Ethan?"


    "Mother, this was what I was going to tell you yesterday, but you stormed out of my office," told


    Ethan as soon as he stood in front of his mother.


    He took a deep breath and moved Kyle in front of him. He said to his parents, "Father, mother. This


    is Kyle, my son with Samantha."


    He pointed to Samantha and said, "This is Samantha Davis Wright, my wife."


    There was a moment of silence, especiallying from Ethan''s parents before Amanda spoke


    again. She rified, "What? You married her? And you have a son together?"


    Amanda Wrightughed hysterically, realizing the wrong she had done. She wound up crying as he


    stomped her feet. She exined, "I thought - I thought your father cheated on me with little Sami


    because the boy looks so much like you! Haha!"


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    "Ethan, son. You look like this! Exactly like this when you were a little boy!" Exined Amanda for


    her silly misunderstanding.


    "What in the world was I thinking? Why did it never ur to me that the boy was Ethan''s?" Amanda


    asked herself while still giggling at her mistake.


    Shaking his head, Daniel Wright said to his son, "Ethan, you have some exining to do. You


    caused your mother to doubt me because of yourck of telling!"


    "Sorry, father. We can talk about it at the conference room," suggested Ethan. "People are staring at


    us."


    "Daddy!" While there was still confusioning from their party, Kenzie came rushing out from the


    elevator area, dashing towards Ethan.


    Daniel and Amanda Wright gawked at the cute little girl who called their son her Daddy. They heard


    Ethan say, "This is my other child with Sam, Kenzie."


    "Kenzie and Kyle... are your flesh and blood... both are my children," added Ethan.


    "Ohhhhh!" Amanda smacked her husband in the arm and said, "Daniel, did you hear that? There''s


    two."


    "I can see that," said Daniel Wright while tilting his head to one side.


    Amanda suddenly had a lightbulb moment. Her eyes gleamed as she pulled down her husband''s


    arm. She dered, "Daniel, we are grandparents!"


    "I supposed," responded Daniel Wright.


    "Hi, I''m Kenzie!" Introduced the little girl with a beautiful smile.


    "A... How beautiful," Amanda reacted. She then doubted if this was all real that she leaned over


    to her husband and whispered, "Pinch me. I may be dreaming. If I am... I don''t want to wake up...


    just yet. Did our son just give us grandchildren?"


    "No, mother. You are not dreaming. Let''s go to the conference room and have a proper talk," urged


    Ethan.