Ruthless family.

"Uncle.. Don't you have anything to do than torturing my ears and my mind with your corny jokes?" She said with a smirk.

"Why? Those are my best jokes so far. Other women might already laughing right now if they heard that." He grin on her.

Queen face-palm herself again. She's happy that her Uncle visited her and stay with her for a while. But hearing those jokes makes her want to regret to allow him to stay.

"Speaking of anything to do. This is the first time I saw come early. Aren't you have a lot of surgeries lined up on your schedule?"

Queen frown. "The Director gave me a forced vacation."

"Hmmm.. I should thank your Director for that. Anyway this is a great timing! Want to come with me at the old house?"

Queen froze. Old house. Her Uncle is talking about the ancestral house owned by her grandparents. Her mom and Uncle's parents. The place where she spent most of her childhood. A place full of happy and also painful memories.

"So….. You want to come?" Her Uncle repeat when she didn't answer.

"When?"

"If you want we can go tomorrow. I want to check the house the caretaker suggested some renovations if we want to keep the house longer."

"Why sudden interested in the house?" She asked curiously.

Her Uncle just shrugged his shoulder.

"C'mon Uncle.. Are you planning to finally settled down? You want that house for your family?"

"You know very well that house belongs to my sister, your mother. Now that she's gone it's automatically belongs to you now."

"I don't mind giving it to you. That house is too big for me."

"If you're mother hears you saying that, she will probably throw us both. You know that house is where you're parents build their love and they have you there. Although that house is like serves as their hiding place on your father's family they always told me that that house is their love nest." Her Uncle gulp his wine.

"I remember your father when I was still a kid back then. Although he's not use in heavy works as he is a rich kid. He really did his best to impress your grandparents. Fixing the roof, going to the farm, feeding the pigs and the chickens. I admire him that time. He really proved to us how much he love your mother."

Queen just quietly listening. Although she already know this part of the story, she just never get tired of listening to her parents love story.

"When your grandparents died in the accident I was just four years old at that time. Me and my sister are so brokenhearted and devastated. Your father took care of us. He understands us and extend his patience more especially to your mom. She's pregnant on you that time and your father is so worried. There are times he didn't sleep just to make sure when your mom wakes up in the middle of the night he can immediately attended her needs."

"My sister took a long time to recover. She even almost lost you. Maybe you don't know this part of your story but do you know why your father's family suddenly appears with Jayson as your husband?"

Queen stunned. There's a story behind it? All she knows Jayson is her childhood friend living at the big house nearby. Then Jayson's family took him abroad for his studies. After her parents died. Her father's family look for her and introduced Jayson as her future husband. That's the first time he saw her friend after five years.

"When your father almost lose you and your mother. He doesn't have a choice but to go and ask for help to his family. Your grandparents in your father's side is so ruthless. They use all their connections and money so that no hospital will accept your mother." She saw her Uncle clenched his fist. "I'm sorry but they are just a monster for me. They're not human at all!! Just thinking of it made my blood boil. Good thing your dad is different from them. Although I heard a lot of humor that he's cold and ruthless too but seeing how he love and take care of my sister and you make me refuse to believe it."

Queen stays quiet. Unlike her grandparents on her mother's side, She met her grandparents in her father's sides. They're all dominant with domineering attitude. They treated her well but with distant. They're more affectionate to that girl they called, her cousin.

"In time of desperate your dad ask his family to help him. They help him indeed but little did we know it comes with a prize."

"What do you mean?" Now that catches her attention more. She really don't know this part of the story.

"You're mom stays in the hospital for almost three months until the time of her delivery in luxury VIP room and a private nurse to look after her. Since the time she was sent on that hospital I never saw your dad again. But one night I was with your mom at her room your dad came. Holding you in his arms while crying and asking for forgiveness to your mom. He said he does it just to save both of you. His family forbid him to see both of you in exchange they will help him when he asks for help. Although I'm just a kid back there and barely understands what's really going on. The way your dad cried that night is enough for me to say that he's suffering from staying away from you and my sister." Her Uncle pause for a while and took a deep breath.

"That's the reason why you don't have your father on your side always. The reason why you just only with him once a week or worse once a month. But even those short times I know he tried hard to fill his absences to you. I saw it and your mom too. The reason why you used to know as Navarro before you became a Queen."

Suddenly her Uncle cackle. She looks at him with confusion.

"Too much drama is it? I never thought those things that I only saw on dramas on TV will really can happen in real life."

Queen smiled bitterly. "Me too."

"Are you mad at your dad?"

Queen didn't answer right away like she thinking what to answer. "No.. When dad brings me and mom here in the city to be with him, all those painful days without him is gone when he fills this house with a wonderful memories that he's with us every day, every time we want him. Even in a short time I feel what family is because of him and his efforts. I can see how happy mom and him being together here." A genuine smile appears on her lips when she remembers those days with her dad. But suddenly fade away when she remembers the most painful memories in her teens.

"if not because of that day!!" She said, clenching her fist.