I'm Just a Substitute Doll

Gloria

"Well.we're having a reunion?"

Finally Yelena can sigh in relief. Two very familiar people showed his face. Vivian and Aiden.

Vivian approached Yelena who was playing her spoon at the dinner table. The food on his plate was not touched at all.

"So this is a society of sons-in-laws or what?" vivian whispered to Yelena.

They both started to joke. Aiden looked calm. His face looks riled up. He must have guessed something certain.

Gloria, who was on the stairs, looked at Aiden. His furrowed brows showed his sadness. Aiden who was worried about it immediately approached his mother.

"Ma?" he took her mother's hand.

"You know everything?"

"What did your brother do, you know everything, right?" gloria asked withholding her tears.

Aiden turned his face away.

"Mommy's air, Aiden!"

"Yes Ma, I know.."

Gloria massaged his forehead. She failed at being a mother. Failed to educate his sons to be good and responsible men.

"It's all Mama's fault. Mama who is not good at educating you.."

"No Ma don't say that! I'm sorry, I had to take part in this play, "Aiden feels very guilty.

"Why? he threatened you with Vivian?"

Aiden did not know what kind of reaction to his mother's correct guess. Gloria threw away her face and massaged the base of her nose with her glassy feeling.

"Mom doesn't know what else to do, Aiden.."

Gloria walked down the stairs and left Aiden. The middle-aged woman was completely devastated.

"Tante~" call Yelena over to Gloria who's coming out.

"Is there a problem with the company? Aunty didn't look all right." asked Yelena worriedly after seeing Gloria's visibly vexed face.

Gloria did not reply, only staring silently at the plain girl before her. He smiled slightly, then grabbed Yelena's hand and pulled her out.

Gloria clasped Yelena's hand and led her to the bridge of the fish pond beside the house, then sat in the gazebo there.

Gloria gently rubbed Yelena's hand with both hands. The great guilt tormented his heart.

"I'm sorry Auntie.."

"So Yelena didn't hear me wrong? what's the matter, actually?"

"You're a good girl, Yelena. If Sean has done you a lot wrong, please forgive him.."

"Whatever happens next, the door of this house is always open to you. Whenever you feel sad or lonely, you can meet Auntie."

Yelena looked at Gloria's astonishment. Three times he heard such a speech. First Aiden, Aunt April, and currently Gloria, Sean's own biological mother. What's going to happen?

Yelena just nodded her ass without questioning the question that was so stuck in her heart.

"3 more days is Sean's birthday. You remember right?" inevitably Gloria entered into the mess.

"3 more days?"

"Yes. We'll have a big party for him later. You want to participate to prepare her with Auntie right? Vivian and Aiden are also there to help.."

"Yes Aunty.."

Gloria smiled bitterly. He really did not misjudge. Yelena is a good girl. And his son had already destroyed the future of that girl who knew nothing of it.

"Did Sean make things difficult for you?" ask Gloria.

Yelena seemed to think hard. He doesn't know whether to answer honestly or not.

"You can answer honestly, Auntie knows how Auntie's children are.."

Yelena chuckled softly.

"Initially it was hard for Yelena, let alone Yelena not remembering anything.." Yelena smiled wryly.

"Aiden.he helped Yelena a lot, he was always there when Sean made Yelena miserable.."

"Aiden?" gloria asked who answered a nod by Yelena.

"Yes, he wanted a sister long ago.."

"Aiden told Yelena that, too,"

"The kid told you about it? it's totally beyond expectations. Despite his cheerful child-like appearance, Aiden is a slightly introverted child,"

The conversation between the two of them went well. Both are comfortable. Even Gloria who did not say much was now laughing with Yelena.

The two people who were staring at the scene from the front door also smiled. Aiden and Vivian. They were very relieved because Gloria received Yelena well.

"What do you see?"

Sean appears from behind Aiden and Vivian. Then he was stunned when he saw the peace ahead. She did not expect her mother to receive Yelena that well. Very different from his acceptance of Allesa.

"Did Mama really like that girl?" muttered.