Substitute Mother
Chapters 106. Someone From The Past
“Sorry, I have to go”
Judith nodded her head with a quick step out of the bathroom. That was the decision he thought was most appropriate to leave a conversation like this. He still does not know whether the woman from Nayara's life was good or not, or what the relationship was like. So before interacting any further he asked Jeanno.
Jeanno turned to Judith who was walking towards him, who made his obituary retreat. “Hey”
“Master, may I ask you something?”
Jeanno nodded. “What's up?”
“So I met someone while I was in the toilet. Looks like he knows Nayara”
One eyebrow Jeanno raised. “Have you ever met him?”
Judith shakes. “No. Therefore I say goodbye directly because I want to make sure first what their relationship in the past”
“What's the person like?”
Judith's head turned towards the toilet, looking for the female figure. But the few minutes he was looking for were not visible. “What's out ya”
“What did he say his name?”
Judith shakes. “No. I haven't had time to ask, and again wouldn't it be ridiculous if I asked?”
“I don't know who you met, Judith. But I'm telling you one thing, Nayara doesn't have any close female friends and I've never taken her to an event like this. So whoever you meet, must be someone who knew Nayara before we married”
Judith's forehead shriveled, noticing Jeanno's hardened jaw and her gaze sharpened. What is?
“What is she.. The woman who greeted you?”
Judith's eyes pointed to the one point the man pointed to. And sure enough, there stood a beautiful woman who was waving her hand towards them, or rather towards Jeanno while smiling sweetly. Judith was wrong or did she just see the woman wink at Jeanno?
“Let's go from here”
Judith could not digest their gesture any further as Jeanno clasped her hand, preventing her from leaving the Ballroom towards the exit. Judith turned her head once more, the woman's gaze still following them with her smile still the same.
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“Never interact with that woman”
Judith's shoulders flinched as Jeanno slammed the car door hard. The man looked angry, but I don't know who he was angry with. To Judith who's been interacting with strangers, or to the woman who snuck naughty at her?”
“It was true he greeted me earlier. How do you know he's the one?”
Jeanno did not immediately answer, the focus was more he leaned towards the steering wheel that brought his car out of the hotel area. “She's my ex-lover”
Judith just nodded. He had guessed, but why was he still surprised when the word came out of Jeanno's lips? And judging from the profile of a Jeanno Alexander, is not it natural that the man has a super beautiful ex-lover?
“We dated not long ago in college. I decided before I met Nayara. But somehow she never accepted that our relationship was over and always assumed Nayara took me from her”
“So she's an ex-lover who can't move on?”
Judith shuddered in horror, if noticed the smile of the woman did look terrible. Like eating Jeanno round and round. But after all these years, is she still obsessed with Jeanno?
“He tried to hurt Nayara. Fit him in front of my parents, and there are so many more annoying things I never thought he would do to get me. I mean, she's a beautiful, rich woman.she can get a man that's way above me”.
Hearing Jeanno say ‘get a man far above me’ somehow made him hold amused as if it was an easy thing to reach. Did Jeanno realize that ‘likes’nya alone is already a difficult thing to achieve?
“Oia, his name is Sharin. So I hope you're careful of him. Because as far as he knows, you are Nayara”
“How is his life now? I mean, if he likes you since college, doesn't that mean it was eight to nine years ago?”
The light turned green as Jeanno raised his shoulders. Their cars are traveling at standard speeds. “Last I heard she married another man, then moved out of the country. After that I heard nothing from him”
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Mark was allowed to go home today, certainly very encouraging news considering almost a month since the fateful accident that almost took his life. Since then, the storm seemed not to stop hitting it, until a rainbow appeared, indicating that a beautiful time had arrived.
Maria forces Hannah to stay home, while Mark is still unable to return to the apartment. In addition to helping speed up Mark's recovery, it also makes it easier for him to prepare for marriage. Even though Mark has said that maybe the marriage is still long, but the mother is still determined to prepare everything now.
“Do you think it's not too much if I'm one room with you?”
Mark lifted his face from his cell phone, looking at his fiancee who was folding clothes to put in the closet. “You mind? If yes later I will ask the maid to prepare guest room”
“No, Mark. Not so” Hannah has finished the last piece of clothing. After putting him in the closet, he sat his body next to Mark. Massaging the man's legs overtime. “I just don't feel good if the neighbors know. We are not married” after all
Hearing that Mark laughed so hard, that his face turned red and Hannah could see the teardrops in the corner of the man's eyes. “Gosh... Baby, you've been quiet since you thought that?”
The one asked nodded.
“Begini.” Mark took a deep breath after finishing his laughter. “Most in this housing complex do not care so much about each other's personal problems. Never mind, to just go out and socialize is rare. So you don't have to think about bad gossip about us”
“So yeah. but I still don't feel good with your parents”
“Didn't mom ask you to room with me? It's okay, honey. It means you trust me, in us. In the past while living together in an apartment I did not touch you beyond the limits, let alone we live in a house where there is a Father and Mother”
Hannah nodded, rubbing her face in embarrassment. “You're right, I'm sorry Mark”
Anxious Mark then breaks Hannah's head, leaving the woman's hairdo in shambles.
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Sharin came home with mixed feelings. Hate is extraordinary with the intimacy of Nayara and Jeanno who have not changed even though they have been together for years. Iri half-dead with Nayara whose appearance is even more beautiful and glamorous, well, actually since the girl was beautiful, but now along with age also lifestyle, she said, Nayara is much more elegant and once again, beautiful. The thing Sharin hated to admit. Nayara who now makes it much more look fitting if juxtaposed with Jeanno. Oh, and Jeanno. The man grew handsome many times more than the last Sharin saw. His face was firm, his nose was high, as well as his eyes were sharp. Sharin did not care if those pair of eyes looked at her hatefully. All he knows is that Jeanno is still the same Jeanno. His first love.
When Jeanno was expelled by Thomas Alexander, Sharin thought he would live with Nayara for life. That, at least makes Sharin breathe a sigh of relief because he thinks maybe Jeanno can not stand the mediocre life, then will crawl back to him. But it turns out he was wrong, Jeanno still chose to stay with Nayara. While using his brain to build a business that would otherwise lift his economy. And Jeanno, proving that Thomas Alexander's intelligent brain is down on him. And.. Booms! It did not take long for him to build his own business empire until his name was as big as it is now. And that was without the father's intervention at all.
Sharin frowned. Realizing that there was a sting of envy that was back piercing his chest. No, Nayara did not deserve to be where she is right now.
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