Chapter 245: The Truth
Joey then looked at Tony. "Dad, was I adopted?" he asked.
Marcella went blank. She didn’t know what was going on there. Her son was asking her if he was adopted. What should she do?
"Birdie," Tony held her hand. "We’ve talked about this."
"Ah," Marcella got snapped out of the reverie hearing Tony’s gentle tone.
"Drink it up, son," Tony told Joey. He looked stressed asking his parents this question. He too got a little calm hearing Tony’s gentle tone and drank the lemonade slowly.
Marcella went to Tony’s office. On the spur of the moment, she forgot everything. But they were long planning on telling the truth to Joey about his parents. They thought that fifteen or sixteen would be the right time to talk to him about the truth of his parentage as he could understand better at that age.
She didn’t think that the day would come this soon.
She brought out the baby book and placed it on the dining table. Joey had completed his glass of lemonade. Marcella was starting to feel the effect of the wine she drank but she gathered herself.
Their plan was for Marcella to explain everything to Joey carefully. They had even discussed the words they should use while revealing it to Joey.
But Marcella was blank, totally. Her face froze and her lips couldn’t move anymore. She was too emotional to speak.
How will he react once he learns the truth? Will he be disheartened or heartbroken? He sure will be!
In the end, Tony had to take charge. He too was stressed and held Marcella’s hand. Marcella saw his hands clenching her hand hard and wondered if he was comforting her or getting comfort from her.