Chapter 71

"Are you sure about this Dale?"

She nods in affirmation.

"Let's go! They're waiting for you!"

They step out of the car and walk purposely towards the Barber Mansion.

Quen steps in front of the gates and the security recognizes him immediately.

The gates open and Quen ushers him inside.

It is still a long walk before they reach the main house.

They are silently walking side by side.

Dale is suddenly filled with dread at the thought of talking with Edward's parents, especially his mother.

She shakes off her negative thoughts.

She needs to do this for Edward.

She must do this for Edward.

Quen reaches out and squeezes her hand.

"Relax Dale. As I said, they've been wanting to talk Edward for a long time now but he was the one who refused."

"Thanks Quen!" was all she could say for the moment and she smiled a bit.

Quen let go of her hand and they continue their walk.

They finally reach the doors of the mansion and before they could even knock it opens to reveal Quen's mother.

Quen kisses her cheeks and she hugs him back.

Dale couldn't help but stare at the woman.

She looks different from the woman who warned her about her relationship with Edward.

Quen steps aside to usher her in front of his mother.

"Mom, here's Dale!"

"Good evening Mrs. Barber!" she forces her voice to sound normal.

She is shocked when the woman hugs her.

"Thank you for coming iha!" the older Mrs. Barber whispers to her.

Dale couldn't move.

She is tongue tied at the moment.

Quen smiles at her.

"Come in! Kevin is waiting for you!" she links her arm to Dale's arm and ushers her inside the mansion.

They find the older Mr. Barber seated at a couch.

He stands up as soon as he sees them.

Quen hugs him and his father hugs him back.

"Kevin! She's here!" Mrs. Catelyn Barber ushers her in front of him.

"Good evening sir!" Dale greets him and extends her hand for a handshake but Kevin did not take it.

She withdraws her hand in shame but is shocked when he hugged her.

"Thank you so much for coming iha!" Kevin says in a booming voice.

He looks as if he's about to cry.

"Take a seat iha! Dinner will be served in a few minutes!" Kevin ushers her to a seat and sits down beside her.

"Quenito, can you please check with Manang if everything is ready?" Catelyn asks with a look that says "you can leave us now".

"Sure mom!" and Quen immediately leaves them.

Dale looks at Quen with a look that says "Don't leave me here!".

Catelyn sits on the other side of Dale.

"So....." Catelyn starts.

Dale looks at her and takes a deep breath before saying what she wanted to say.

But before Dale could even speak....

"I'm sorry iha! I'm so sorry for everything I have done to you and Edward!" Catelyn breaks down in front of her.