Substitute Mother
Chaptre 89. Rest
The edge of the knife refracts its reflection when exposed to light from outside. Hannah looked at the object blankly, occasionally wiping its edges as if she was calculating the possibility of whether this knife would be able to kill her in an instant, or just incise a single wound? Whatever the outcome, it all depends on the wearer, right?
Hannah closed her eyes tightly. Put the knife back under the bed. No, it's not time he did this. Mark still needs it, and again Johnny and Judith say they have ‘plan’. Whatever their plan is, at least Judith's there. One of the people Hannah still trusts.
The woman laid her body. Letting his eyes shut quickly, due to the fatigue of crying, also shattered his mentally which was hit many times. Hannah was tired, but she didn't want to give up. For Mark's sake, for their love.
Mark fought for it, now it's Hannah's turn to fight.
**
Jeanno studied some of the files that Johnny sent through the expedition courier. Given they coalesce in secret, then their plans are carried out as much as possible without seeming to involve two parties openly.
Netra Jeanno looked through the sheets, looking for any gaps to trap Louis. And it turned out to be much easier than he had imagined. The handsome man pulled his lips up, forming a satisfied smile.
“How?”
He drew his attention from the sheet of paper, to Judith who had just delivered coffee to her study. “This is not difficult for me”
“Really?”
Jeanno nodded. I decided to sip my coffee first. “I can easily get rid of your boss. But what happened after that must not be easy, Judith”.
Judith's forehead shriveled, choosing silence until Jeanno connected her sentences. “All of these secrets are held by Johnny closely as Louis' confidant. When he is caught, then there is a possibility that Johnny is also affected. Then authorities could freeze Louis' assets, including Victoire”
“Given it's a luxury club with many workers, if the place is closed, then hundreds of employees there will be unemployed”
Judith bit her lip. Right, the risk is great. But if it's not like that, then the crazy boss will take Hannah away forever. But on the other hand, if this plan is continued it means that his former colleagues who in fact do not know anything, will be affected. Just to save one person.
Johnny has kindly put himself in danger to help Hannah. But is it worth it? What if their plan fails, then Mark's condition declines?
“I'll do all I can for Mark. But maybe you can discuss it again with Johnny. Think carefully, lest we waste time in vain”
**
“I want to see him again”
Johnny cleared his throat, turning his head at a glance to see if there was anyone other than himself and Hannah in the pantry.
“Louis just go for a while. He'll be home in an hour or two. You won't have a chance to go to hospital”
Hannah breathed in frustration. “My time is not much, I don't want to waste a day without seeing Mark”
Johnny's stern voice began to soften, patting Hannah's shoulders slowly. “Too risky, Hannah. He doesn't know what happened to Mark. I'm afraid that if he finds out, he'll do anything to harm your girlfriend. So please don't be rash”
Hannah bit her lips, and her vision blurred as tears welled.
“Mother! My stomach hurts!”
The silence in the pantry broke from Helga's screams from her room. Hannah and Johnny exchanged glances, like getting the same thought. The two soon followed Helga into her room.
**
Hannah is not grateful that her sister is sick, but at least with Helga's incident, she could have had a little time to sneak into Mark's ward. At least look at the guy for a moment.
On the pretext of wanting to find food first while Helga was asleep, Hannah said goodbye to Mom. Taking his steps half-run towards the other side of the hospital building, where his lover was lying there. The closer the distance, the more his heart thumped. I really miss Mark.
There was only Jose when Hannah came. The middle-aged man said that Maria was coming home for a while to bring their change of clothes. The two talked for a while because Jose knew Hannah's purpose here was to see her son.
The second time he set foot there, Hannah had strengthened her heart. The cry was no longer broken, even though the pearl was already fertilized by the eyes.
“Good day dear..”
Hannah sat her body on the side of Mark's bed. His hand wrapped Mark's fingers lying beside his body. “What did you dream of hm? Until you sleep this long”
“Will you tell me?”
Hannah took a deep breath when she realized her crying wanted to break. But as hard as he could bear, he did not want his meeting this time to be spent with tears.
“Wake, baby. Miss you. Don't you miss me too?” One tear, followed by the next tear escaped without being held back. Hannah was crying silently, her lips were smiling, but not with her heart.
“My days are so bad. I'm getting bad news over and over. I'm tired, Mark. When I was tired, you held me and whispered sedative words. But now I'm confused, Mark. No one comforts me, no one supports me”
Hannah's monologue came to a standstill as the woman looked away, letting her finish her emotional crying. Even though Mark was ‘terlelap’, Hannah did not want the man to see her crying. It turns out that strengthening the heart is not as easy as imagined. After all who could bear to see the beloved lying weak like this? At least Hannah spent 15 minutes to finish her crying. Once again, he regrets why he wasted the precious 15 minutes weeping over such a sinister destiny on him and Mark.
Feeling quite calm, Hannah opened her mask and then brought her lips closer to Mark's ear. “Build Mark. I believe you won't be that easy to give up. I love you, I love you Mark.”
His whisper. End with a gentle kiss on the back of Mark's hand and cheek. The last thing he did before the nurse came in was to tell him that the next day was over.
**
“Mark is my only son. Even though we often argue things that are not important, but I love him, love him very much. If I could just replace the place now, then I wouldn't hesitate to do it”
“Mark had a few close female friends before you, but he never took her home. Nor did he ever tell me or his mother. When he came to us and told us about you, we knew right away that you were the one. That you, the special woman who is able to make our son happy”*
“Hannah, don't get discouraged. We know what your job is, but it's not our position to judge you just because of the job you're doing. Mark knows you, if he can love you this deep, then we're sure you're a good girl. There is nothing we can do as parents, other than support whatever makes Mark happy. Including if it gives blessing to your relationship”*
Who is not happy to get the green light from a family of lovers? His conversation with Jose Sebastian brought a little fresh air that made Hannah happy. Happy because of the fear that had been overshadowing the response of the Mark family once he knew his job, extinct already. But of course the situation is not that simple. What good is the blessing of Mark's family, when in 10 days he will be someone else's wife?
Hannah not only disappointed Mark here, but also the hearts of Jose and Maria.
**
