Sei was only momentarily stunned before her body began to fill with rage.
"You.. why are you here Minoru?"
If Malachi were here, he would undoubtedly be shocked by his girlfriend's demeanor.
He'd never seen her so much as raise her voice, yet she was glaring at the man in front of her with an expression that could kill.
Minoru could be described as a polite looking man with salt and pepper hair. Unlike Sei, he had begun to show more signs of aging and possessed a few wrinkles on his face.
"I know this must come as quite the shock."
"Shock doesn't even begin to cover it."
Sei refused to sit down and even clenched her fists in anger. "Why are you here?"
"I… see you online a lot." He began. "I'm happy to see that you've found someone, even if he is a little young."
He chuckled as if he'd just said something hilarious and Sei had to stop herself from breaking a soju bottle over his head.
"My relationship with Malachi is none of your damn business."
"You're right, it's not and I have no plans to interfere in that-"
"You couldn't even if you tried." Sei growled.
She was pissed and it was getting worse by the second.
Every word from this asshole's mouth only served to infuriate her beyond belief.
It was taking more and more effort not to cause a scene in her own restaurant.
Minoru tried not to show that he was surprised by her words but failed.
In the end he'd never expected his kind and gentle ex wife to have such a viscous mouth. "Be that as it may… my only interest is in seeing our child."
"You.. are you insane? You haven't laid eyes on our daughter once since she's been alive, yet now you suddenly want to play at being a father?!"
"I-I know I have made a lot of mistakes and hurt you both but I want to make up for them."
"Make up for them?? She's already an adult! You've missed everything that truly counted!"
Mentally, Sei was kicking herself.
She couldn't believe she'd ever fallen for anything that had ever come out of this man's mouth.
"I-I know it's a big ask but… I'm begging you. Please, Sei." He bowed deeply.
Sei did not say anything, and simply stared at the man she hated more than anything.
For the first time in a long time, she was unsure of what was the right decision to make.
-
It was now night time and Mal was at home studying.
Turns out being unconscious for four days leaves a person with lots of missed school work.
Who knew?
Sei had come over to check on him and ended up playing the roll of a sexy housewife.
She was currently preparing tea to help him relax and she even had dinner in the oven.
Mal had told her they could just order takeout, but Sei reminded him that just because he couldn't get fat anymore didn't mean she couldn't.
As she poured the piping hot tea into a china cup, she once again wondered how she was going to tell Mal about today's events.
Honestly speaking she didn't want to worry about any of todays events and simply catch up on the time she missed while he was unconscious.
Plus she wasn't exactly sure how he would react and Sei didn't want to risk him being the cause of another person's disappearance.
Sei walked towards the table where Mal was working and placed the cup of tea in front of him. "Be careful honey it's hot."
Malachi smiled and prepared to give it a taste, when he noticed her palms.
They were red and irritated like she'd dug her nails into them.
"Eeep!"
Wasting no time, Malachi pulled the gorgeous older woman into his lap and took her hand.
"What happened here?"
Sei immediately felt like she'd been caught red handed and judging by the coloration of her palms, she was correct.
"T-This is nothing!" Sei quickly lied and tried to leave his lap but Malachi held her firmly.
"Hey.. tell me what's going on with you." Malachi said as gently as possible.
He'd been so focused on catching up on missed work that he hadn't been paying attention to Sei but now that he'd thought about it, she'd been acting strange ever since she arrived.
Hearing the gentle way Malachi spoke to her, Sei felt she had to come clean or risk worrying the poor man to death.
"Well.. my ex husband came by the restaurant today." She finally said.
Mal did not immediately become protective but this sudden revelation did make his heart speed up.
He didn't know what had happened between the two but he did know that Serana had never met her father.
"What did he say?"
"He..wanted to meet Serana."
"Oh.. did you allow it?"
Sei nodded sadly, though she looked to be having some regrets. "They're meeting right now."
Malachi chuckled before he gave Sei a peck on the forehead. "Are you worried?"
She nodded slowly as she lay her head on his chest.
Sei could've refused and maybe she should've.
But she knew that her daughter had always wanted some kind of male figure in her life and she didn't want to stand in the way of that.
Her daughter was already grown and more than capable of making her own decisions.
She just hoped that she wouldn't get hurt in the process.
"I wouldn't worry too much." Malachi said as he rubbed Seis back lightly.
"On the contrary, I think you should be more worried about him."