Their Asia (Geniuses and Genetics Book 3)

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Asia

The past week I had watched Aurora cry herself sick. Pops not being her biological father was tearing her up. No matter the family's efforts to assure her that it didn't matter if she was his biological daughter or not.

Part of me was happy. Sick right? I was happy that me and Aurora could find another thing to relate to together. The other part of me wanted to murder everyone making her feel like this. Like an outsider. Like she didn't belong. Like she lost a huge piece of her identity and didn't know who she was. I knew how that shit felt and it didn't feel good at all.

I hadn't called or reached out to Lail or Alonzo since that day I cussed their lying asses out. Of course, I would've told Aurora the truth if I knew that shit but it didn't mean they could just keep that shit away from me. I even tried to play with the idea of them not telling her to protect her but I still think they should've at least told her pops wasn't her dad.

I walked past Karim glaring at him and he chuckled "What did I ever do to you Asia? I've been nothing but nice to you"

"Because motherfucker, you know Aurora and Matteo are still together and you keep tryna fuck with her"

"I'm simply being there for my friend"

"Mhm and I'm telling Matteo how friendly you being with his bitch"

"Asia" I heard Saif call me and I turned around "Your language"

"Sorry Saif"

"Karim. A word?"

"Of course"

I rolled my eyes and went downstairs seeing the family portrait again. I always stared at it whenever I came down here. Angela looked fucking awesome. The way she was looking in the picture screamed don't fuck with my family, the same with Babu. I thought it was cute Saif had a protective hand on Matteo's shoulder while he was smiling next to Mom and Lail.

"I see where mom got her facial expressions from," I said to myself

"Angela used to get so upset that Laila looked like me, but I always thought she looked like her," Babu said coming up behind me and smiling at the portrait.

I looked at him "I think she has a good mix of the both of you guys"

"You're too kind Asia," he said putting his arm around me.

"I try," I said as we both walked into the living room "You talk to your son?"

"You mean your husband?"

I looked at my hand dramatically flipping it back and forth "Gramps I'm not seeing a ring on this finger"

Babu threw his head back laughing "Lail isn't leaving you" I raised my eyebrow looking at him "You know what I mean"

"You know one would think seeing a good marriage between you and Angela he would be a lot more like Alonzo." I put my head in my hand looking at him "It's weird. Alonzo had a shi-horrible example of a marriage and the guy makes me explain everything in detail whenever we communicate."

"Not that I'm making excuses for him but Lail-something died in him the day Angela died. Watching your mother die and having her blood on your hands can be-"

"Wait, wait, wait. She died in front of him?"

He sighed nodding his head "And Laila. She died protecting them. Laila was pregnant with Aurora at the time and-and an assassin got in the house. Two or three, I try not to remember the details"

"Babu, oh my god I'm-I'm sorry"

I covered my face taking in this information, I knew she died. Murdered, but watching it? My poor baby.