Chapter 6

Everything seemed like a long dream to Damien as he listened to the story the old man was telling him. One thing he had figured out during the story session was that he identified the man but he wasn’t sure if he was right or not. 

He waited for the man to be done and when he saw that the man was done talking, he pressed his finger on his lips as if to feel the presence of his lips before he let out a deep breath and frowned. “Sir... If I may ask, who are you?” He wanted to confirm his suspicion. 

The old man smiled “My name is Tyson Avery.” He replied as he stood up and held his hand out toward Damien. “I made sure to put down your name at the orphanage home back then but I thought whoever adopted you would change the name. It seems that never happened.” The old man replied with a big smile on his face. 

Damien took the man’s hand and with his help, he was able to stand to his feet. The first thing he did was bow deeply “I’m sorry. I never intended to steal your things.” He apologized sincerely. 

Killian smiled as he walked over to Damien and slapped his back “Man, stop that! I understood everything already and I should be the one apologizing. For a better introduction, I’m your Uncle and this man here, who is your father, is my big brother.” Killian introduced, his excitement could be seen through his eyes. 

Damien let out a deep breath, the man who was about to kill him a few minutes ago was now his Uncle. What was more, he was smiling so hard at him that he had the urge to give him a tight hug. He turned to Tyson Avery and nodded his head “Why are you so sure that you are my father?” He asked cautiously. Everything still seemed unbelievable to him. 

Tyson Avery’s smile widened “That’s because I can feel it. You are my son and I’m sure I’m not mistaken.” He replied. 

“No DNA needed,” Killian added as he started laughing. 

Tyson looked at his son deeply and moved closer to him “I’m sorry, Damien. I should have tried harder then. Instead of giving you up, I should have tried to make things work. I should have tried my best to help you grow while showing you paternal love. I’m so sorry.” He apologized. Tyson needed no one to explain to him how hard life must have been for Damien because his clothes were a big sell-off. 

Damien eyes closed gently, he felt emotional but he was still in shock. It was more like his body hadn’t registered what was happening yet even though his brain already did. He looked at the man and without saying a word, hugged him tight. “It’s okay, Dad. I’ve been fine... I’ve always been fine.” He replied sadly. He wasn’t able to relay his feelings at the moment. 

He had suffered a lot and his life was always filled with downs rather than ups but he wasn’t ready to explode yet. 

Tyson sucked in a deep breath when he saw how difficult it was for his son to show his feeling and turned around to look at Killian “I will be leaving with him. I need to take him out on a grand tour.” He said with a big smile on his face. 

Damien frowned “Tour? Around where?” He questioned. 

“Anywhere” The old man replied and grabbed Damien’s hand as he led him out of the building. 

Damien kept looking around the mansion, not forgetting the fact that he was unconscious when he was brought in earlier. Getting outside the mansion, what caught his eye was the car that was parked not far away from him. 

He pointed to the car “Isn’t that a Rolls-Royce?” He asked, his eyes nearly popping out. 

Tyson chuckled. “Of course. I just got the car yesterday. How about we explore the city with that?” He suggested excitedly. Anything to spend quality time with his son. He knew he could not make up for the times he had lost, but he wanted to take advantage of the time he had and he wouldn’t waste that either. 

“Really? Can we do that?” Damien was like a kid who was seeing a grand toy for the first time. He was so excited that he lost his composure and couldn’t peel his eyes off the Rolls-Royce. Tyson nodded his head and led the way while Damien followed behind him. 

He opened the car “Get in, son.” He muttered. The new life with his son was just starting and his dreams were only just coming through. 

Damien refused to waste time as he got into the car and his father sat beside him. “I can drive.” He said when he saw the old Tyson sitting down behind the wheel. 

Tyson’s eyes lit up “Well... It’d be an honour to ride with my son. Come drive your dad, little man!” He cheered as he exchanged seats with Damien and the car started. 

It was Damien’s first time driving a Rolls-Royce but he wasn’t a kid when it came to driving and he could control the car quite well. The two drove around the town, enjoying the sights and the beautiful views the big city had to offer for hours. 

It was the first time in Damien’s life that he could enjoy his life so much with no one bothering him, insulting him, looking down on him or cursing him out. Even when he entered a restaurant with Tyson, many people who looked his way and wanted to talk were quickly shut down by Tyson who couldn’t keep the secret of finding his son. 

They visited new places, watched movies, bought a lot of things, took pictures and finally, went to a boutique. “In a way, this should have been the first place we visited,” Damien said inwardly as he smiled. 

The two entered a big boutique and an attendant quickly rushed over to them. “Welcome, Sir.” She greeted Tyson who was the one at the front, keeping the biggest smile on his face. 

“Yes! We are here to get some clothes for my son here. Do you have expensive clothes? I mean, very expensive clothes.” With Tyson’s words alone, it was obvious he was out of his mind already and the happiness of just finding his son was something no one could comprehend. 

He turned around and handed a black card to Damien “Go in there, Son and get yourself whatever clothes you need. Get as many as you want, My boy.” He said cheerfully and signalled for the attendant to lead the way. 

The attendant led the way while Damien followed behind her. He tested a lot of clothes but in the end, he wasn’t able to choose any and he had to give up. His mind wasn’t settled yet and everything seemed too much for him to take in. 

“You didn’t choose any clothes?” Tyson asked when he saw the two returned with nothing in their hands. 

Damien nodded “I think I still need more time to take everything in. It’s all too sudden and my body doesn’t seem to believe it yet.” He explained and Tyson understood. He led Damien out of the boutique and they returned to the car. 

“Where do you live?” He asked Damien who seemed to be deep in thought. 

“I live in the Alistair’s house.” He replied but his reply only confused Tyson who had never heard of Alistair’s family before. 

He picked up his phone and searched online immediately, trying to gain a little information about them and when he did, a deep frown set on his face which later turned to sadness “So, you’ve been living with this poor family all these while?” He asked bitterly. 

Damien wasn’t surprised to hear what his father said as he knew so well about the Avery’s business empire and he knew his father had the biggest business empire in the world. A family like Alistair’s was nothing in his eyes. 

“Don’t worry.” While Damien was still thinking, he heard his father’s voice. “Avery’s business empire will soon be yours and you will be a hundred times richer than these people.” He replied. Tyson knew the family must have treated his son badly with the way he was dressed and that rubbed him off. 

Damien already expected that so he wasn’t so surprised. He just smiled and faced his father “Do you have somewhere I can stay for a while? I need to think things through.” He demanded. 

Tyson immediately sent a message “One of my men will come take you to one of our mansions right away. You can take the Rolls-Royce with you too.” He replied as he handed another card to Damien. “I don’t want you limiting yourself to one card. The two money cards with you have limitless money in them and you won’t ever run out of money. Dad is always here for you and waiting with open arms, Damien."