Shawn's eyes widened when he heard Javier's words. It gave him a heartache, which he never felt. For him, it was as if his world was collapsing into pieces.

"Y-You mean to say that I'm not your father....anymore?

" Disbelief was written on his face, to which Javier made the obvious change in his expressions.

"You can understand whatever you wish to.

"

"H-How can you do this to me?

"

For a slight while, Ellen as well Ryan can see that the mighty and the strong-headed Shawn Johnson had vanished into the thin air.

At this point, they were seeing another man and that was no one else but a father, who is so heartbroken after his son had told him that he doesn't acknowledge him as his father anymore.

The sound of the heart-shattering into the pieces can't be heard but the expression was proof of that. Moreover, they weren't fake either, since it was rare for Shawn Johnson to keep aside his ego and actually, have the guts to show his real feelings.

Meanwhile, Javier didn't even blink his eyes from his father's changing expressions.

"I did this exactly how you sold me and my life for the ruby. But you know what hypocrisy involved?

"

Javier asked in his playing voice but in return, he didn't receive the same nod either. All he saw were the tears that had formed in his father's eyes but he didn't even wish to let them impact.

At the lack of reply, he said to himself,

"The hypocrisy lies here. You actually asked Lucas to kill me..if he wishes to but then, you are coming yourself to save me along with Charles?

"

"Why do you love to play the doubt-faced games, Mr. Shawn Johnson?

" Javier can't help but ask, with wide eyes. Yet, in contrast to his amused expressions, his hands had curled into a fist, resting on his thighs.

In fact, there was the drastic fall in his amusement too, where he recalled the deadly situation he had faced in his past, the most horrible day in his lifetime.

"You let Lucas give you ruby but in return, you let him take Jennifer without consulting me?

"

"Because you won't have let her go away at any cost!

" Mr. Shawn Johnson yelled at the top of his lungs.

"Obviously, I won't have let her go. But that doesn't mean that I won't have brought the ruby for you, Mr. Johnson.

" Javier came a bit close to Shawn, without tearing his eyes from his,

"Only if you had trusted me....I would have not let this situation appear in front of our eyes...

"

After whispering his words, Javier once again sat back on his chair with the same unhappiness that was flying around him.

He brought his hand near his lips, to look straight at the man,

"Because of you, I lost people in my life.

"

"Either it is my mother or...Jennifer. All because I let you roam out there, without keeping my hands on you. I always thought you are my father..yes..why should I go against you? hah..but destiny played tricks with me to show your real face once again...

" Javier was controlling his urge to not kick or punch his father.

He can't remember the number of times he had suppressed his urge to not let his father's real face appear in front of his eyes. Knowing that he was not of any good kind, Javier always thought that this was the man..whom her mother loved.

If not for him, they wouldn't have brought them into this world either. But it always took much self-control to tame his emotions and not let his fury get heavy over his sentiments.

But this time, the man whom he had given his father the second chance to improve, came over again and poured water over this expectation.

At this stage of his life, he knew that his father was of not any good and because of him, he had lost the two most important people of his life...

At the same time, Shawn was maintaining silence. All he was doing was staring at Javier, without blinking his eyes. Yet, when he saw that Javier had completed, he muttered,

"I trusted you Javier's.....several times but you always disappointed me..

"

"Disappointed? Have you even trusted me? Please let me know.

" Javier asked openly, to which Shawn answered,

"I told you clearly that we should... give Jenifer back. But you? You were bent on not letting her go. I told you that you should not take her seriously! She is not yours to keep!

"

"SHE WAS MINE FROM THE START!

" Javier's yell echoed in the entire room. They all could feel the chills down their spines when they realized that Javier was on the edge of breaking down.

His eyes were burning in the pit of fire, with the anger taking over his mind.

"She was mine....and how do you decide what I should love, what I shouldn't? Tell me, Mr. Shawn Johnson?

"

"Because I'm your fa-

"

"You aren't. There was only one mother and one father to me and that was the lady... who died. You are just the donor, in my eyes. A man, who can't keep his own family together, doesn't actually need the title of father anymore..

"

But Shawn Johsons' blood was boiling in the pit of fire. He was going up to the next level of anger, where was ready to snap Javier's head. Someone, like him, he was his own blood!

At this rough thought, his heart was hammering against his own chest, at the rate which he can't even define himself.

A narrow glint passed from Shawn's eyes before he whispered,

"You are..doing this..to your own blood...all because of one lady..

"

"Not one lady. But due to your choices of actions, I had lost my wife to that **ing Lucas! She is my wife! And....will always be..

"

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