Substitute Mother

Chaptre 55. Blank Space's

Hannah never quite saw Mr. Louis approaching her in the middle of his meeting with Arman. When he was nervous to death and confused as to what to answer, Louis came, embraced his waist and said that he had waited a long time. Before she leads Hannah to the VIP room where she dances. Leaving Arman still on his expression.

Angry expression.

Now the woman is worried. Should she call Judith and tell her friend? Yeah, maybe it's better. At least Judith can be more vigilant if she already knows that Arman has returned. Knowing the character of the man, Hannah already knew for sure that Arman would not let Judith go as far as her friends were hiding.

“Who was it?”

Hannah who had just finished dancing and put on her robe, raised her face. To then look at the blue sea netra owned by his boss. “Nobody, only Victoire” visitors

Well, it's only natural that Louis doesn't know who Arman is. The man is the owner of Victoire, but he has entrusted it all to Johnny. And according to Hannah, Louis doesn't care who the nightclub visitors are. As long as they paid and obeyed the Victoire rules, Louis would not bother to memorize their names.

“It doesn't look like a nobody. Your body stiffens like a cobra when confronted with it, dear”

Hannah fell silent. His heart was eager to bully Louis into not calling him that. Making a call from Mark sounds less special. “She's a loyal visitor Judith”

“Judith? Ah, true. He's on leave. Then?”

“He didn't know Judith was on leave. So he's here to look for it”

Louis nodded his head in understanding. The man corrected his coat before standing up, stepping closer to his bowed dancer, avoiding his gaze. When faced, Louis growled to realize Hannah was still throwing her face away, as if reluctant to look at him. With her finger, she raised Hannah's chin to look at her.

“You're so beautiful, Hannah”

Hannah could not dwell, her body as if bound by an invisible rope that made her just silently sculpt. When Louis looked down, he kissed his shoulder covered in a satin robe. Hannah was still glued when the man's mixed-blood hand exposed the satin cloth until his shoulder was seen. Like that, Louis kissed his shoulder. Actually not a strange thing, because every time after dancing, the boss always gives a kiss on the shoulder, as is customary. But this time it felt strange, the man's hand came down, perched on his waist as the tall nose swept over his shoulders, collarbone and neck.

Hannah was choked when Louis' lips stopped at the intersection of her collarbone, giving her a wet kiss and a slight bite that made her reflex moan. For God's sake, he's never been this intimate with any man even with Mark who is in fact his own lover. Even as Louis went deeper and deeper into the skin until the red marks appeared on the surface of her skin, Hannah was still silent. Normally, he would definitely back off and kick******ardless men who had already brashly touched him. But now, he cursed himself as if subject to Louis's treatment that began to cross the line.

Louis looked up, his blue eyes looking at how Hannah was biting her lips tightly to dampen the whimper so as not to escape from it. He smiled, more precisely grinning to realize Hannah's stiffness was an advantage for him. But no matter how much he wants to drag the woman to bed, he must be patient. Hannah would have opened her legs willingly if she wasn't in a hurry.

After peeping his kissmark, Louis' hand again fixed the satin robe as before, then gave a kiss on Hannah's forehead. “Sorry, I crossed the line”

Hannah threw away her face, trying to gather the energy that was once extinct somewhere. The woman turned around, leaving Louis in the VIP room alone.

*

Judith can't sleep!

How can he be closed when the scent of Jeanno perfume still attached to his body after the cuddling scene that almost half an hour occurred?

He looked at Aera. The little one fell asleep an hour ago after putting on one more glass of milk. Leaving Judith in a disturbing solitude due to the sleepiness that never came. His chest was too crowded to keep his eyes closed. After that sudden hug, Jeanno let go of his embrace and said good night before going to his room on the second floor. That'sallthatis. No explanation, or anything.

But what did Judith expect? Perhaps the man was just getting carried away because once again his appearance reminded him of the long-gone Nayara.

If Jeanno means nothing to her, what about her? Judith held onto her still rumbling chest. The hug was too real for him. Jeanno's soft speech after saying good night into a broken cassette that constantly resonated in his hearing. What the hell happened to him? Did he really fall down and give up?

Judith changed her sleeping position riled up, fortunately Aera was not disturbed. Two months, only two months he underwent this agreement, but his heart had been turned upside down by the young master. I don't know what's going on in the next four months, only the universe knows.

Judith fear. All this time he managed to fortify his heart from the foul seduction of any man. Thanks to his bastard father and the foreign man who hurt him first. Two men who make him distrust the nonsense of love. And in that time, Judith managed to live her days quietly, without any burden because she had never been in love. Likewise, when he met Jeanno, he would confidently never fall in love with the handsome master.

But if you have to give up, can Judith ‘ enjoy’ every remaining time with Jeanno, and also Aera before she finally has to go back to her old life?

Judith got up, took a deep breath. He looked towards Aera who looked very sharp. He put on his blanket which was opened. Then the woman came out slowly, it felt like inhaling the peak air late at night was able to calm the mind, and maybe clear his heart.

*

Jeanno can't sleep. Sleepiness seemed to approach him. But it was through an exhausting day. Play all day at the playground, drive for hours to the top, prepare this it. His mind kept returning to the shadow a few hours ago, when he presumptuously embraced Judith. If asked why, Jeanno himself did not know. He just follows his instincts. Or maybe he misses Nayara.

To his anger, the man decided to go to the front yard while smoking. Maybe seeing the dark night sky and breathing the cool air, able to make it sleepy.

“Jeez, I guess who” is

Jeanno turned to find Judith holding her chest in surprise to see her in the front yard alone.

“Oh, haven't you slept? I can't. So I decided to smoke in front of”

Judith glued her jacket and walked over to Jeanno. “I just knew mr smoking”

His opponent smiled. “I smoke if you want. There is no need to make me addicted. I can stop wherever I want”

Judith nodded in understanding.

“You want?” Jeanno thrust out her cigarette box, making Judith look at him in wonder. “But.. agreement points it—“

“I know. But I don't think it's a problem, at least this time. Let's just say we broke one of those points, for the reason of urging”

Judith smiled sadly. If only he could break the last point Jeanno gave. Also for urgent reasons. Judith looked at the cigarette Jeanno offered. Then he nodded in response to the rejection.

“Why?”

“I'm not actually an active smoker, sir. Like you, I only smoke if I want to. Not a necessity for me either, even though I work at nightclub”

“So now I don't want to?”

Judith shakes.

Silent. Both are immersed in their own thoughts. Until Jeanno finally broke the silence.

“I was last here with Nayara. A few months before her condition dropped, she asked me to take her here on vacation. He said he wanted to spend time with me. Unbeknownst to me that it was the last time I was here with Nana.”

Judith still maintained her gaze to the night sky, unwilling to turn her head. Reluctant to see the hue of fondness on his master's handsome face. “Surely many beautiful memories are stored here.”

“Ya.. I was too imagined in every corner of this villa. From the first time when he was still fresh, until the second and last visit where he was thin and pale”

“Master missed him?”

Jeanno chuckles. “Of course, Judith. I miss him every second”

There was a throbbing pain that was inversely proportional to the beautiful vibe that Judith felt. Knowing the fact that Jeanno treats her sweetly because she simply reminds him of Nayara. Not because he is Judith.

“If.. if master misses Nayara...”.

Judith closed her eyes, holding a nervous breath just to continue her sentence.

“Ya?”

“If sir misses Nayara.” Judith stopped looking at the sky to give Jeanno full attention.

“Master can use me to let go of that miss.”.

**