"Kongpob you don't really have to do this," Arthit said as he placed his hand on his lover's.

Kongpob shook his head. He sighed as he looked at Lia who was playing on the slide. They had gone to the park and played with their daughter for a few minutes and soon found a scheduled area for them to sit in the park.

"I want this P. I don't want you to wait anymore," Kongpob said as he held Arthit's hands tightly in his.

It was painful for Kongpob to rewind all the memories of those harsh days and he couldn't guarantee whether his trauma will hit him hard when those painful memories come to his mind. But he wanted Arthit to know this and help him walk past these hard memories by his love for him.

"My life was not like everyone thought of P. Even you could not have imagined that my life was a total mess. For others who saw me from outside would see me with jealous eyes because of being born in a rich family like Suttilaks. Everyone would think I born with a gold spoon. Everyone was jealous of my life, my big house, Pa's big business company, everything. But for me, growing up in a family like this was torturing." Kongpob had a bitter smile on his face which made Arthit's heart in pain.

"For my Pa and Mae, I was an accident. A child which was the result of their sudden lust, but not love. They had already decided after their second child that they don't want any children. They focused more on their business enterprise. But then my Mae got to know that she was pregnant with me. Do you know? They even tried to abort me, but they somehow thought against it. They wanted to know what the gender of the baby was. If it was a girl they will abort it, if it was a boy then they were more happy that there will be two sons for them to look after their business after their time," Kongpob chuckled.

"But after I was born, nothing went as expected. Just after 10 months, I was born, the company profit came tumbling down. The company was at great loss. And my parents started to see me as the reason why this happened. They blamed me for their loss. They believed I was a bad omen for the whole family. The company's issue went forward until I was 2 years old. Somehow the company didn't manage to gain the old enthusiasm.

But then my elder brother, who is 7 years elder than me, got a 1 million scholarship at that time because of his intelligence in studies. And to cover it all up, he gave the scholarship money for the company rather than joining a school in New Zealand, from where he had got the scholarship from." A tear dropped from Kongpob's eyes, which fell on Arthit's hands.

"My Pa used that money to start a new business, along with one of his friends. The business came as a click! Somehow it managed to bring their profit back and the company earned those millions every month. And Pa and Mae along with my sister believed that it all happened because of my brother and they started seeing their future in him, ignoring me completely."

"My Pa and Mae never loved me, my sister didn't too, they were always busy with their lives and the only one who cared for me was my eldest brother, P'Noel. Even though he was the reason why my parents ignored me, he saw everything in a different way. Whenever I cried at night seeing nightmares, Mae would never come to look at me. She would come to my room and shout at me for being a disturbance to their sleep. I was sad, depressed. Then P'Noel would come to me and sit beside me, calming my mind and would even sleep with me." Kongpob smiled at the memories he had with his brother. He wished he could see him one day again, just like how he saw him at the mall.

"P'Noel had been my mother and father even in the presence of my parents. I would ask my brother all the time why my parents and sisters don't like me, why they are always behind money. He would only smile at me and kiss my forehead and tell me to not think too much. He told me to study hard and bring good grades to the family then sometimes my parents will notice me. From that time onwards, my life was only to impress my parents. I brought good grades, I was the first in school academics and even sports but somehow my parents didn't give a heck about it." Kongpob sighed. He wiped his tears and took a deep breath. He waved at Lia who waved at him.

Arthit could clearly see the pain in his lover's face. He had never imagined that Kongpob had to go through life like that.

Nothing is like what we see from outside, everything we see is covered with a mask, when you go behind those masks we can find bitter truths.

"P'Noel had wanted to study arts and master in music. Music was something he couldn't live with. Living with him made me also a lover of music, I loved singing and hearing to music, just like P'Noel. For him, music was like everything. But he didn't love music like how he loved me. For him I was his priority, everything came behind. When Pa scolded him for selecting music as his career. They wanted him to study engineering. Being the good son he is he agreed. But we never knew he had a plan behind all his actions. He scored a high GPA and was the college topper when his graduation results. I was the happiest of his achievements. But what came next made my life turn upside down."

Arthit remained silent. He gave Kongpob the time to adjust everything. He didn't want to push him even though he was getting more curious and curious.

"Pa and Mae had been perusing P'Noel to take over their company as for them their eldest son as their all hope. But P'Noel disagreed, he played cat and mouse with my parents for a year. But at last, he decided to leave us. He left us without giving any clue where he went. I still remember seeing him cry for the first time in front of me. He said he can't continue to be a man that he was not. He didn't want to put the mask of being the obedient son that one could ever have. He told me, if not for me he would have left early. He told me he will come to meet me again, on my birthdays. But after he gets settled, he will come to see me more often. He told me to not be weak. He told me to be strong, joyful and... Happy. Then he left."

"My Mae and Pa knew that their eldest son is not going to come to them again. And then onwards they started to notice me. They started to notice my achievements in academics. They started to talk to me with love and care which I had never experienced with them. They told me they saw their company's future in me and that I will make them proud. Even though I was sad about my brother's departure, I was happy my parents started to notice me. I did whatever they want, whatever they asked for and I saw them being happy with it.

When it came to select my college, I wanted to study economics but I knew that my parents had already planned everything. They wanted me to study engineering and I agreed. I didn't want to lose their love and attention they had for me even though I knew it was fake to make their future safe and their dreams come true. Then I met you." Kongpob chuckled.

Arthit looked into Kongpob's eyes before he took Kongpob's hand in his and placed a soft kiss on it.

"Why didn't you tell me all this when we used to date, Kong? I was your boyfriend." Arthit asked.

Kongpob fidgeted in his place.

"I didn't want to make you look at me with pity in your eyes, P," Kongpob said, looking down.

"Did your parents get to know about our relationship, Kong? Was it why you decided to leave me?" Arthit asked after a few minutes of silence.

Kongpob nodded his head.

"You could have told me, Kong. I could have helped you. Did you only loved me to the extent that you could leave me for your parents?" Arthit asked emotionally. He had this question in his mind for a long time.

Kongpob widened his eyes. He looked at Arthit and shook his head.

"No P! No! You don't know what happened when my parents found about us." Kongpob said, trying his best to convince that Arthit's thoughts were wrong. He didn't like it when someone questioned his love for Arthit.

Arthit looked at the younger male in confusion.

"They got to find about us after my internship. My Pa saw your coming out video at the company that P'Durian posted on the company's site. They called me one day to home and interrogated me on our relationship status. They asked me to leave you. But I was stubborn. I didn't agree. Mae, for the first time, slapped me. Pa ordered his bodyguards to beat me until I agree to what he told." Kongpob chuckled bitterly.

"Kong..." Arthit's eyes went wide. He didn't know Kongpob was hurt because of him.

"Three days I was locked up in my room. Pa confiscated my phone. He came into my room and asked me about my decision which I didn't change. I would die rather than breaking up with you. Then he and Mae threatened me that they will kill you if I don't break up with you. Not only that, they said they will kill my and your friends if I don't listen to what they ask me too."

Arthit gasped.

"It's better to kill me than live in a world without you. I agreed to break up with you but with one condition. I asked them to give me time till my graduation, surprisingly they agreed. I had made plans. After I break up with you I would send you a letter from one of the leading companies overseas for you to join at, through my dad. And then I will stay in Thailand itself, looking after my father's company. Even though the decision made my heartbreak into prices, I had no other option. If I see you again I wouldn't be able to restrict myself. But things didn't go as planned. Just one week before my graduation, I found out that I was pregnant. I was stunned. I was not able to think clearly. I didn't tell anyone about this, not even Aim. And then I started to make my next plan." Kongpob sighed, he doesn't know how much time he had sighed today.

"I didn't want to lose my child. It was the fruit of you and me. The baby was the only thing on this earth that made me remind of you, our love, our memories, everything. I didn't want to abort it. I wanted to give birth, I promised to myself that I will take care of my baby...our baby. But I knew, I cannot hide my pregnancy for a long time, people would notice my belly becoming big. And I was sure if my parents know that their son was a weirdo who could give birth, they would kill me or the baby inside me." Kongpob smiled bitterly.

Arthit's eyes could no longer control the tears that formed a misty layer in his eyes.

"I called P'Noel. Only I had his number, and no one knew that we used to contact each other. For the first time in my life, I asked him to do me a favor. I have never asked him anything, even if he asks me whether I want something I would only decline his offers. But this time, I needed his help, I needed him if I had to make sure our baby grows well without any trouble."

"I asked him to come back to Thailand and take over our company. To say he was surprised was an understatement. He was beyond shocked. He asked me why? Why he had to come when I would be taking over the company one day? But I didn't answer it. I didn't want my only brother to look at me like a weirdo. For the first time in my life, I threatened him. I knew if I play with my life he would surely agree to my words. I threatened him that if he doesn't take over our company, I will end my life. I told him I had no other choice. I told him I was in a situation that I wouldn't dare to explain to him." Kongpob sobbed.

"I don't know P'Arthit what got into me! The only thing that was in my mind was to save our baby that was growing inside me. P'Noel finally agreed to come after knowing that I wasn't joking. Just a day after my call with him he came back to Thailand. My parents were surprised to their son at home. He only used to come on my birthday. He didn't talk to my parents but directly came into my room."

"He asked me if I was mad. He asked me what the reason was. But I couldn't tell him, my instincts told me not to. I told him that I was leaving this country. He was shocked. I told him that within one week I will be leaving this country and he was not allowed to follow me or track me down. I knew how many connections he had. I told him if he did so, then he will never be able to see his little brother anymore. He finally agreed. He had no other choices. We made a drama in front of my parents."

"P'Noel made others believe that he came back to take over the company. He apologized to my parents for being a bad son and moving against their words. I thought, no, I just hoped a little that my parents would still decline his words and will not welcome him again into the family. But I was wrong."

Arthit lifted his hand as he wiped Kongpob's tears to which the latter smiled.

"The love and care they had for my brother deep inside burst up and I realised what all I heard those years from them were just fake promises and words. They were more than happy knowing their son was taking over their company that they forgot they had a son who tried to impress them and hear their words all long his life. Just two days after P'Noel's return, I walked out of that house. The next morning they noticed my absence, I had written a letter telling I was going since they don't want me now as their elder son has arrived. I thought they will at least try to find me, but they didn't. They were happy that I was gone." Kongpob cried.

Arthit still couldn't believe that what Kongpob had done was for him. He couldn't believe that there would be such kind of parents in this world. The impression he had for Mr. Suttilak from the time he saw the man at Ocean Electrics started to turn into hatred.

"I was planning to go alone to Canada, but Aim and May knew about my plans as I told them since I wanted their help in all my plans. They told me from the first that they are going to come with me and help me there. They didn't want me to suffer alone. I managed to get two job vacancies for them somehow in WORBAX. I was not an employee there at first. I was working as a waiter in a restaurant."

"Kong...."

Kongpob placed a hand on Arthit's mouth and shook his head. He didn't want to hear anything now. He wanted to tell everything to Arthit and later he would know what Arthit's reaction was.

"Aim and May came to know about my work when they accidentally came to the restaurant I was working. I heard an earn full from them. Just 2 months after Aim and May got to know that I was pregnant. I thought they would see me differently. But no, they supported me. I didn't work for 2 years to take care of Liane. But when I started to feel that I was being a burden to them I asked Aim to find me a job. He arranged work for me at WORBAX in the production department. I don't know how but just within three years I got the promotion to become the project engineer of the company. Then after I got the news that our boss had selected me and Aim to come to Thailand to look after the project we have been planning to work out with your company." Kongpob sighed as he finished his story.

He didn't tell Arthit about how much he had suffered night and day because of their breakup and the trauma it had caused him. He didn't want Arthit to worry about him. Afterall he know since his trauma attack infront of Arthit last day the latter know about it. He heard Arthit talking to Aim about it.

"I'm sorry, Kong for whatever happened to you. I'm sorry for not being there for you when you needed me. I'm sorry." Arthit apologized to Kongpob, tears rolling down non-stop from his eyes.

"No, P'Arthit! No! It was me who had written my own fate. It is me who took this decision. I was afraid if my parents found out that I was still with you, they would kill you. I know they were capable of anything. I didn't want you to die P. If you die then I die." Kongpob said as he took Arthit's hand in his and looked straight into his eyes.

"Don't leave me again, Kong. I can't live without you. You made my days and nights feel as if it was like decades. Please come with me, live with me. Be my boyfriend, Kong. I will make sure that no one will dare to touch you again." Arthit said with a determined look on his face.

Arthit knelt down in front of Kongpob.

"Will you be my boyfriend again, Kongpob?"

Kongpob gasped. He didn't know whether he was ready or not. He was afraid if something will happen. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He wanted to follow his heart this time.

"Yes, P'Arthit. I will be your boyfriend."

Arthit's lips stretched into a wide smile before he hugged Kongpob tightly.

"I love you, Kong. You are my life. I will never let you leave me!"

Kongpob smiled sincerely for the first time in these 5 years, his smile reaching his eyes.

"I love you too, P'Arthit. I love you too."

Arthit closed his eyes tighter, his smile as wide as ever when he heard those three words from Kongpob's lips.

*******

"How did you manage to cross-dress like a woman? I mean, your boss would find out?" Arthit asked.

It was already night and the couple with their daughter was returning back to the company's accommodation after eating dinner from outside. Lia was sleeping on the back seat after a long day of fun and laughter.

"I and my boss, Tom, have become good friends over these years. He knows about you and me. I trusted him like Aim and May. He had helped me a lot. I told him that I didn't want you to find out about me. So I asked him whether he could arrange fake passports and ID cards in the name of Krisia Prachaya. I planned to cross-dress like a woman. I even went to a speech therapist for vocal practices to change my voice." Kongpob chuckled you himself.

Arthit looked at Kongpob from the corner of his eyes.

"You and Tom are that close?" Arthit asked, his voice containing something that made Kongpob smirk.

"Yeah, he was impressed by my works from the time I had been working there. We both have gone on business trips after my promotion and I also told him about our story when once he noticed my distressed mood on the day of our anniversary. We are good friends than colleagues. He even knows about Lia." Kongpob said enthusiastically, adding fire into Arthit's mind.

Arthit's heart was beating fast. For the first time after years, he got to feel jealous.

"Oh..."

Kongpob chuckled at Arthit's reaction.

"Really, P'Arthit? You are jealous of my boss?" Kongpob asked in disbelief.

Arthit's widened, he quickly shook his head.

"No! I am not jealous!" Arthit's words made Kongpob laugh.

"P'Arthit, Tom is married and has two sons."

Arthit looked at Kongpob quickly before turning back his attention to the road ahead of him.

A relaxed smile stretched on Arthit's face.

"Really, P'Arthit." Kongpob shook his head.

Arthit laughed awkwardly for being caught. He only scratched the back of his beach in embarrassment.

Soon they reached in front of the apartment.

Kongpob got out of the car and was about to take Lia in his hands when he saw Arthit open the door of the back seat and carrying Lia in his hands.

Kongpob smiled at the scene in front of him. He followed the father and daughter to their room.

*****

Arthit softly placed Lia on the bed and kissed her forehead.

"Good night my princess," Arthit whispered before he stood up from the bed.

Kongpob watched the scene with heart filled with love. A scene like this was always in his dreams and until a few days ago he believed it would stay as a dream. But now, seeing his dream come true he felt happiness bloom inside him.

Arthit walked towards Kongpob and smiled at his boyfriend.

"I will leave now, Kong. Take care."

Arthit placed a soft kiss on Kongpob's forehead before he walked out of the room.

Kongpob watched as Arthit getting out of the room to the corridor, closing the door silently.

Kongpob rushed and opened the door that Arthit had closed before calling out Arthit's name.

Arthit who just walked a few steps looked back at his boyfriend, asking what happened.

Kongpob chewed his bottom lips, his cheeks started to show a shade of pink.

"Will you stay here for the night?"

*****

Finally everything is out!
Kongpob and Arthit are boyfriends now!

What do you feel about Kong now?

And who is ready to kill Kong's parents?

Stay tune for the next chapter!

Until next time!

Bye!
Love you all!♥️♥️