Naughty Ceo’s Secret
Chapter 103

"Opal, are you okay?" Beck asked softly.

I was allowed to at least wait outside for Kenzo. I sat down on the front steps, and took my shoes off. It's been over 20 minutes of me staring off into space.

"I don't even know my real last name," I said.

"Opa-"

"I don't even know my real mother's name. I had no idea my mom even had a sister." I said.

Then I looked up at Beck as more tears filled my eyes.

"Wh-why would she drop something like this on me now? Here of all places?" I asked.

I didn't expect Beck to give me an actual answer. He wouldn't know why. Hell, I'm not sure Jane even knows why.

"I should think of this as a good thing. I no longer have to call that woman mother. Or that man father. I don't have to be nice to Jezz anymore. I.. don't.. have a family anymore. This is great. Really. I didn't really have much of a family to begin with." I said as more tears started to fall. "Th-this is for the better. It really is. I.. I.." I trailed off as my bottom lip trembled.

"Opal-" Beck tried, but was interrupted again.

The front door opened just as I placed my head in my hands.

"Kitten.." Kenzo said gently.

I looked up at his handsome face. His features are full of worry. He looks like he has no idea what to do. I stood up, tossed my shoes aside, and threw myself into his arms.

"Please take me home. I want to leave." I begged.

"Don't worry baby. I'll take care of you." He replied.

Kenzo lifted me into his arms. I tucked my head in the crook of his neck, and just let the tears fall. I sobbed as Kenzo carried me to the car. I sobbed the whole way to our destination. Even when the car stopped, I didn't. Kenzo just held me in his arms until my tears finally dried.

"Opal... Baby..." Kenzo said softly.

My poor fiance sounds so worried. I probably look like a total fool. I can't believe this is all happening.

"It all makes so much sense." I blubbered.

"What does baby?" Kenzo asked.

"Why they never liked me. Why my mom always treated me like I wasn't part of the family. Why my dad never cared about how I was treated. Why Jezz hated me so much when we were kids. It was because I was never one of them. I was an outsider. An unwanted burden dropped on them." I said.

More tears filled my eyes and began to fall.

"Baby.. I'm so sorry.." Kenzo said.

Kenzo squeezed me to him tighter. He probably has no idea what to do. Hell, I wouldn't know what to do in a situation like this.

I leaned off of Kenzo, and wiped my tears away.

"This is a good thing. I should be thrilled to not be a part of them." I said, sounding more like I was trying to convince myself. "I never got along with any of them anyways. They're all horrible people. Except for Jed," I said. Then my eyes went wide as my bottom lip trembled.

"Oh Jed! Does he even know about this? How will he react? What if he's more upset than I am? I've been his only supporter his whole life." Then I gasped loudly. "That's why they always blamed me anytime Jed acted out. Because I was never a part of them," I said. Kenzo grabbed my face, and pulled my attention to him.

"You should tell him. I'm sure that things will work out fine. Blood doesn't make you family Opal. No matter who created you, Jed is still your brother. You can still support him, and be all the bad influence he needs. This doesn't change a thing between you two," he stated sternly.

A small smile fell on my lips and Kenzo started to softly rub his thumbs across my cheeks.

"As for the rest.. I can't say I disagree with you. It does sound like they treated you differently because you were adopted by them. But.. I think you should be happy to finally be rid of them. They weren't your family. Kendra, Marc, Jed, even Beck, and most importantly, me. We are your family Opal." He said.

My smile grew at Kenzo's words.

"Thank you." I whispered.

Kenzo gave me a small smile.

"I don't even know who my mother was. I don't know her name. I don't know my father. What if I have other siblings out there? What was my real mom like? She must have been different from Jane, right?" I asked. Kenzo nodded.

"To create someone as amazing as you, she had to be." He said. "Don't worry, Opal. I'm going to replace all of the information on her I can for you. I'll replace out everything. Even your real father. I promise I will replace everything I can, baby." "Okay," I replied.

Something else has been nagging me though. Now that I'm done crying and have a clearer head, it's bothering me even more. One thing that I just don't understand.

"Why would they wait until now to tell me?" I wondered aloud. "It's not like Jane has ever cared about how I've felt before. She could have told me at any time. Even as a child, at my graduation, when I moved out, not even Jezz told me out of spite. It doesn't make sense. Why wait all this time?"

Kenzo released my face, and sunk into the seat.

"I have a feeling Haru might be behind that." He gritted out.

I leaned my head on Kenzo's shoulder.

"I'm sorry Opal. If it weren't for me-"

"Then I might never have known." I interrupted him.

I looked up at Kenzo with a frown.

"Don't you dare try to blame yourself. Even if Haru had something to do with this. This is their fault. They could just be better people." I said,

"Alright, you have a point," Kenzo said.

"I don't even know what to do now. I feel so werid. Like.. something changed, but at the same time, nothing has." I admitted.

Kenzo kissed the top of my head.

"How about we start with a bath? I can bathe you, brush your hair, tuck you in, and we can snuggle all night. How does that sound kitten?" He asked.

I smiled up at him.

"That sounds great," I said.

Kenzo opened the door, and got out. I followed after him. I was so consumed with the news of my adoption that I didn't even realize Kenzo brought me back to my apartment.

"I thought you would feel more comfortable here. Plus, you need to check on Cobweb, right?" Kenzo said.

I smiled at him. Kenzo grabbed my hand, and led me up to my apartment door. I feel so drained. I might skip right over the bath, and go straight to bed.

We made it to my door. Kenzo pulled out my keys, and unlocked the door. He allowed me to walk in first. I flipped the lights on as I walked in. Jed must not be home yet. I feel like he never comes home anymore. Or maybe I'm the one that never comes home.

I made sure that Cobweb had food and water. Then I washed my hands and went to the fridge. I grabbed an open bottle of wine, and a glass. The moment the first sip hit my tongue, Kenzo's angry voice came to my ears.

"Opal, what the fu.ck is this?" He asked.

I turned around to see him holding something in his hands. It looks like a bunch of pieces of paper, or pictures. I frowned at him as I shrugged.

"I don't know. What do they say?" I asked.

"They're pictures," he said.

My frown grew as I walked over to see them. Kenzo flipped through them all to allow me to see them. They're.. pictures of us. Coming in and out of the office, there are some of when Brad found me, the jewlrey store, us coming in and out of my apartment, even ones of us at the bar last night.

"Where did you get these?" I asked Kenzo.

"They were on the floor in front of your door," he replied.

I gaped at the pictures.

"Opal, what's happening? What is this?" Kenzo asked.

"Again?" I muttered.

"Again? This has happened before?" He asked.

I nodded as I looked through the pictures.

"A few weeks ago. I came home to replace a bunch of pictures of us. I thought that it was a warning from some ex-lover of yours," I said.

"Opal, I don't have ex-lovers," Kenzo stated angrily.

I looked up to see him fuming.

"June?" I asked.

Kenzo shook his head.

"She was hardly a lover." He stated. "Why didn't you tell me about this sooner, Opal? Someone has been watching you. Stalking you." He seethed.

I frowned at his tone.

"I was going to tell you. I even had the other pictures in my bag, but.. you started pushing me away, and then Brad happened, and then we got fake engaged, and it slipped my mind." I said.

"Slipped your mind?" Kenzo practically shouted. "How could you forget about something like this?"

"I told you! We've had a lot going on. I just assumed it was June or an ex-lover of yours trying to scare me," I said.

Kenzo shook his head as he pulled his phone out.

"Go pack a bag. You're coming with me. We can get the rest of your stuff later." He ordered.

I raised a brow at him.

"The rest later?" I asked.

Kenzo's hard black eyes snapped at me.

"I'm not letting you stay here any longer. You're moving in with me." He said, his tone holding no room for argument.

"I can't just.. leave. What about Cobweb? And Jed?" I asked.

Kenzo shoved his phone back in his pocket.

"You are coming with me. You can either pack a bag now, or we can leave and get everything later. This isn't up for debate. I'll get your brother another apartment. Argue all you fu.cking want Opal, I am not budging on this." He said angrily.

I opened my mouth, and closed it again. Kenzo is fuming right now. I shouldn't have forgotten about those pictures. I should probably just do what Kenzo wants for now.

"What about Cobweb?" I asked.

Kenzo scoffed as he bent down to pick up the cat.

"Obviously, he's coming with us right now," he said.

I looked back at the pictures. Kenzo seems so sure these aren't from some scorned lover of his. That doesn't make sense. If it's not someone Kenzo knows, then who is it?

None of my ex's were crazy like this. They were all egotistical a.ssholes, but they didn't care enough about me to do this. The only one that I could think would have, would be Brad. I don't think he did this though. I got the last set of pictures before I had run into Brad that day, and he seemed genuinely surprised to see how much weight I had lost. Could it still be him though?

Then another person came to mind. My eyes went wide as I looked back at Kenzo.

"What if this was that guy from the club? The one that found us on our first date at the aquarium?" I asked.

Kenzo gave me a blank look.

"I don't know, but I will replace out baby. Until then, you're staying with me at all times." He said.

I swallowed as I looked back at the pictures. I started flipping them over. Eventually, I found the note. Just like last time.

'Told you I'd be seeing you. Can't wait for you to see me next.

- Xoxo'

I looked up at Kenzo as more tears filled my eyes.

"Okay Kenzo. I won't leave your side."