New Life

Abrogating

Jasson's stunned. His eyes were wide in disbelief but the girl before him looked so honest. Marriage contract? What has really happened all this time? As difficult as Julia's life to have to accept and live life like this.

"But you don't have to worry. Our relationship is fine. Even very well. And strangely lately he seems uncomfortable when I talk about our contract marriage. Jasson, is my guess right? If he tries to make peace with destiny?"

Jasson heard it in silence. His heart is like a squeeze. He could only smile and nod his head. One that they both do not realize, if it turns out Aaron heard their conversation, because now he is sitting behind the place where Julia is sitting.

**

Late in the afternoon, Maxilian stroked his temple slowly. Dizziness hit when he saw Julia's face on the cover of SM magazine lying on his desk. His eyes scrutinized the beautiful girl inside the magazine with a glint of eyes that were very difficult to decipher. Closing the rough magazine, then walking towards the side of the window of the room, she turned on her phone and contacted someone.

"Tomas, find out what Julia's been doing lately."

"Okay, sir, I will mobilize people to pay attention to the entire bustle of the young lady."

"Send me the report, as soon as possible."

"Understand sir. Then what about Miss Lusi sir? He always comes to the company to look for the master."

Maxilian was silent and then mende*sah quietly.

"Miss Lusi said there was something very urgent."

"Take dinner with Susi in an open-air dining area."

"Sir, what about the springhill hotel not far from the atomic bar?"

Maxilian neither refused nor denied. "Go get the time."

Maxilian turned off the phone and called someone back.

"Sister cousin."

The voice instantly sounded as the phone in his hand connected. Maxillian began to speak.

"Hanna, what's going on?"

"That's just one of the models that didn't come and Julia replaced her because I happened to take her with me while I was shooting. I really didn't expect Julia to go so fast. Sis, did Julia really never attend model school? You know, he's very professional when shooting with a single cue from a photographer. In fact we all feel that he is a top artist who is used to cameras.

"that's all?" asked Maxilian flatly.

At the end of the room Hanna was silent for a moment. "Lian, you know it all better right now."

"Yes, he's back."

"Hmm, and the model that should be in that magazine is her, Lusi Zhao. Julia replaced him so well that the company sued for damages to Lusi."

Maxilian was silent with a million thoughts.

"You okay?' ask Hanna worried

"They have met. I've introduced him. Hanna, Lusi forced to meet."

"I'll come with you."

"Hmm, springhill hotel near the atomic bar." replied Maxilian relieved.

Maxilian turned off her phone and clasped it tightly. His mind was dead-end.and then a flash of the past flashed. Lusi always curbed it by using past excuses. And he somehow, it feels hard to resist. Tonight, he'll try to explain everything. He hoped this was their last meeting.

**

Springhill hotel is calm. At this time Lusi was smiling happily with sparkling eyes staring at the handsome maxilian face.

"Lian, are you taking me to dinner?"

Maxilian did not answer except to just tap his finger on the table. He looked at Susi for quite a while before finally saying, "Didn't I tell you not to see me again?"

Luci pursed his lips. "You're starting again."

"The bag you wanted and some of the jewelry you mentioned I sent, Lusi, don't exceed your limits. I'm sick of it."

Susi was silent, she drank the drinks presented then smiled. "Easy that? Lian, you promised to marry me."

Maxilian clenched his hand until the veins stood out. "you still think of that little promise? In my eyes it's just bullshit."

"Lian, you even repeated that promise when we went to college. How do you forget that so easily? You convinced me so much for that?"

"Enough!" cut off Maxilian. "you'll continue to use the same excuse."

"Lian.." sobs Lusi with teary eyes. His eyes were reddened and a pitiful facial expression.

"Am I late?" hanna said suddenly and without warning, sitting beside Maxilian.

Lusi looked at Hanna confused. Then look at the silent maxilian. "I thought we were just having dinner together."

"Shut up!" snapped Lusi restrained. He turned to look at the unmoved Maxilian. "Lian, you're too much!"

"You! What do you know about my life!" lusi snapped at Hanna with a louder tone.

"I know everything. It's just that I kept quiet because I was concerned about your health. I think your trauma is now completely healed. Or because it's all that, it never really happened."

"Shut your mouth hanna!" snapped Lusi lost his patience. She took the water beside her and intended to flush Hanna's face. Yet yet to act, a voice made his hand restrained in the air.

"Lusi Zhao."

The two voices that came and sounded simultaneously made Maxilian, Hanna and Lusi turn their heads. Julia looked at Maxilian who was also looking at her then turned to Hanna and Lusi. While Aaron who came from the opposite direction to Julia seemed surprised to see Lusi was here with Maxilian. In the end all sat here, at the same table together with their mouths still tightly locked.

"Is this a family reunion or an old friend?" cetus Julia who first opened her voice. He looked at everyone with a faint smile.

Hanna looked at Julia and smiled. 'The time has come. The thing I had been thinking about had finally come too. Who among Lusi and Julia can turn things around. The cunning Susi or the smart Julia. Today I'm going to be a good spectator of an all-time great drama.' His mind is impatient. His gaze was fixed on Lusi and Aaron who turned out to be staring fixedly at Lusi. He finally looked at Julia.

"Julia, congratulations, thanks to you the modeling world became a scene."

Julia smiled as if the compliment wasn't for her."

"You didn't tell me you were a replacement model."

Julia turned to Maxilian. "You also didn't tell me that you used to meet your childhood friends behind my back."

Lusi smiles. "We just take a little walk, and remember old memories. I hope you don't mind."

"Did your fiancee know?"

Aaron who felt called looking up. "Lusi, let's go home." at first he came because of his promise with Julia. He was even surprised when he saw Julia coming along with him even from the opposite direction. But when I saw Lusi here with Maxilian and Hanna, the words that Julia had once spoken were ringing.

Are they really just childhood friends?Why didn't Lusi ever tell you about his childhood or Maxilian's? And why did he just know that the two of them met so often.

Luci held everything. "Lian, I'll get straight to the point. Tell your wife not to be a hindrance to my career. Lian, you know what I mean."

Julia laughed a little. "Lusi, why don't you ask me directly?"

Lusi. "Yes, I'll ask that from you, too. Stop being a prankster in my career. Know it? I suffered a huge loss because of you. Lian, you're har..."

"That has nothing to do with my husband." cut Julia cold.

"Julia." call Maxilian flat. "Well right, stop being a model. You're young lady Lunox, then.."

"Lian, this isn't your life!" cut Julia won't take it. Before continuing her words again, Julia's phone ringtone interrupted.

"Julia, it's Vivian. The offer I gave you pad.."

"I take it." cut Julia quick. "I'll be a model SM agency. But I have conditions. I'll choose the ads and movies I want. Companies don't have the power to set schedules and..."

"Alright we agree." this time it was Vivian who cut off enthusiastically.

"Julia.." said Hanna in amazement. She was speechless on the terms Julia put forward.

"Julia, cancel everything." This time the maxilian voice sounded unfriendly.

While Lusi looked angry until his body shook. Without warning he splashed the water he held onto Julia's face. "How dare you!"

"Well!"

"Well!"

maxilian and Aaron together. The hands of the two men were even stretched out together to protect Julia's face.

"You guys, you guys.." said Lusi surprised.

Hanna widened her eyes. 'What I missed so I could see. This was the first time Maxilian had not sided with Luci in front of others.'

Julia smiled, her eyes filled with lightning of victory. He looked at Lusi with a mocking look.

Lusi, I'll take everything you crave. The man you love, your career, even I'll make you know what betrayal means.

"Aaron, Lian, you guys, why are you doing all this to me?" ask Lusi disappointed.

Hanna who had been silent started clapping her hands a few times. "Lusi, you're so great. Are you going to keep acting in real life?"

Lusi's tears fell. He looked at Maxilian and Aaron. "I just want to unite you. Lian, you promised me that you'd marry me. I want us to really get married."

"Well!" aaron shouted in surprise. "What did you say? Are you aware?"

Lusi looked at Aaron. Without warning, he removed the ring on his finger. "Aaron, I'm canceling our engagement. Me, actually all this time I loved Maxilian."