A Date In a Yacht (Part- 2)

He sighs, taking a deep breath and then gulping the glass of champagne in just one sip. "The initials on the yacht, Scarlett. Those aren't just my father's initials."

Scarlett frowned, "what do you mean?"

"H E Knight Industries refers to my Dad and my Mom. 'H' is for Harvard and 'E' is for Elaine." He says, staring at the ocean ahead.

Scarlett didn't say anything and just listened to him.

"When I was still working under my dad, I bought it for them as an anniversary gift. I thought they would be using this whenever my father would retire from his position. I imagined them loving each other and happily ageing together but look at me, sitting with broken dreams."

He snorts like it doesn't matter but by the look on his face, she could feel he's hurt. The pain was visible to her. At least he shared some part of himself with her. It doesn't make him look vulnerable, on the contrary she feels closer to him than before.