Chapter 1901
Dwayne and Itzel were a legendary couple in Seamar City. Their love was the stuff of envy.
The Houston family had deep ties to the military, often tangled in shady dealings. Decades ago, they were a powerful military clan. Dwayne was a force no one dared cross.
When Itzel got pregnant, he stepped away from the dark side.
Marion was born adorable, so cute the nurse mistook him for a girl.
Itzel, Seamar City's top socialite, had always wanted a daughter to inherit her beauty and grace. She dreamed of raising a refined lady.
But Marion was a boy, though a handsome one.
Itzel sighed, "You're so pretty, honey. If only you were a girl."
Marion was mature for his age. Unlike other kids, he rarely smiled, inheriting Dwayne's stoic demeanor.
Itzel was crushed. She'd married a poker face. She didn't want her son to be another.
"Sweetie, let's make a deal," she said eagerly.
Her enthusiasm made him tremble.
Dwayne came home to find Marion in a pink princess dress, a wig, and a silver tiara.
Itzel beamed. "Doesn't he look cute? He likes it. Don't you, honey?"
Marion stayed silent, staring at Dwayne for rescue.
"Honey, you're upsetting him," Dwayne sighed. This content belongs to FindN0vel.net
"No way. He loves it," Itzel insisted, taking pictures of Marion.
Before each shoot, the father and son would exchange a resigned glance and shake their heads. They filled the whole album with Marion's dress-up pictures.
That thing lasted until Marion was seven.
Then Itzel got pregnant again, hoping it would be a girl this time.
"Wouldn't you love a little sister?" she asked Marion.
He eyed her flat belly. "If I get a sister, will I stop wearing dresses?" "Yep."
"Then I want one."
The father and son doted on Itzel during her pregnancy. Dwayne often told Marion, "As a man, you protect your mom, your sister, and your future wife."
He nodded seriously.
But tragedy struck.
His parents both died in a car crash, along with the unborn child. A steel pipe had pierced them, Dwayne shielding Itzel to the end.