THE DOCTOR'S LOVE TRAP

104. For Photo

It was a while before Xena visited Anne's family residence. There was a dispute between him and his son, Raymond.

Xena doesn't know why Raymond keeps expecting Abrine.

"Abrine is married. She is pregnant now!" For the umpteenth time, Xena gave a warning to her only son.

"Already, mother. Don't interfere in my love affairs! Abrine and I are just friends now."

Xena's anger isn't without cause. He accused Raymond of still expecting Abrine because several times he had seen his son who still visited the woman's office even though there was no business.

"Then marry Freya!"

"How many times do I have to say. Freya and I have nothing to do."

"Freya. I know that."

"I know too."

"Yes, get married!"

"Why keep telling me to get married? I'm still too young."

"Mother also wants to hold a grandchild, Ray."

"Ah, just let go of my favorite cat...." Raymond passed from before the mother while grumbling.

Before long, the house bell rang. It was Freya who came to visit.

Not tired either apparently the woman-to pursue Raymond.

Although Raymond had rejected it, but the support of Xena made Freya unyielding and increasingly optimistic to get the man.

"Freys...."

"Yield...."

The two women of different generations greeted each other warmly.

Freya did visit often, she wanted to melt Raymond's heart even though it was very difficult. The belief is, Raymond used to love it so there would be a chance that the man would return to his side. Moreover, she also knew that Abrine was pregnant. Automatically, Raymond's hopes for Abrine are dashed, right?

This is the right time for Freya to take Raymond's heart back. Unfortunately, Raymond always responded to him with a cold and indifferent attitude.

"Raymonds..." Freya got up when Raymond just came down back from upstairs.

Raymond rolled his eyes out of his breath. Freya's presence in her parents' mansion was not a rare sight. It's normal for him.

Raymond chose silence without answering Freya's greeting.

"Where are you going, Ray?" Xena asked her son.

"I'm going out. Search wind. Bored at home, hearing Mom's nagging," he said.

"Take Freya, yeah."

"Yes, I'm coming...."

"What's? N-no!" push Raymond to the point.

"Come, Ray!" freya urged childish.

"How many times do I have to say. If I say no, it doesn't mean yes! You guys seem to have known me for a day!" raymond told the two women in front of him.

Raymond wanted to pass, but Freya immediately blocked his arm.

"What else?"

"Do you want to keep doing this? Until when will you keep rejecting me?"

"Till any time," said Raymond coldly.

Freya held back her urge, for some reason her eyes glazed over Raymond's rejection for the umpteenth time.

"That's it, stop the drama!" raymond's lips on Freya. He was about to pass but Xena's voice came back to stop him.

"Ray! If you keep rejecting Freya, refusing to marry either, then give mom one of the most appropriate reasons for you to understand her."

Raymond clucked his tongue. "Mother, I did reject Freya. But I don't refuse to marry... I'll get married if it's time."

"really?" Xena looked expectantly at the son.

"Yes, but not now.maybe later, when my future wife has agreed on her time!" Raymond answered random.

"Ca-prospective wife?" Freya said in disbelief.

"Yes, I already have a wife. He can take Abrine's place in my heart. In the past few days I have been thinking about it too. I think he's the most appropriate." Raymond made up the story.

"Are you serious, Ray?" This time Xena raised her voice. He seemed enthusiastic, impatient to see the child married and coupled with his chosen wife.

"Yes," Raymond replied firmly.

"Then, who is it?" Xena asked again.

Raymond himself was confused. He has no candidate, he only intends to stop Freya's obsession with him. It could be said, at this time he was acting and pretending to have a wife. Actuallyno. Zero.

"Ah, I'll introduce you to mommy later. I have an appointment."

"You must be lying! You're gonna make me back off, aren't you?" freya asked, she guessed Raymond's gurgle. He knew Raymond was lying to avoid him.

"No, I'm serious."

"Lied!"

"You'll do it. I'm not obligated to make you believe."

"If Raymond has said yes, it means yes, Frey." said Xena mediated. "Where, Ray? Who's your future wife? Can you see and know him?" he turned to Raymond.

"Later I'll know."

"Tell mom now!" press Xena, make Freya throw a look in the other direction.

Freya was in no mood. How can Xena, who used to support him, now look like she does not pester him anymore, after knowing that Raymond already has his own choice?

As for Xena, why did she continue to force Raymond with Freya, if her son still insisted on rejecting the woman? The most important thing for him was that Raymond was soon married and he could hold grandchildren as well as be given offspring to inherit his property and business.

"Come, where's the evidence! You have no proof that you're in a relationship with another woman. You're lying, Ray! You think I don't know," Freya said with a dismissive smile.

Raymond was confused himself, he did not like his words to be broken like this let alone by Freya. At the very least, he should have a little bit of evidence to silence this woman's childish mouth.

For whatever sake Raymond regretted having ever dealt with Freya's annoying woman.

Raymond racked his brain. Who could help her this time? Other than Abrine, she doesn't have a candidate for wife.

He remembered Anne. Anne owes him a debt of gratitude. Yeah, sure the girl wants to help him this time.

"You can bring your girlfriend here, Ray?" Xena's voice broke Raymond's daydream.

"uh? Yeah, yeah, sometime."

"Did mom know her? What's-her-name? You got a picture of her?"

"Uhm. Of course." Raymond immediately grabbed the phone in his pants pocket.

"Where?" This time Freya is back. He couldn't believe Raymond had a lover. He's sure the guy hasn't moved on from Abrine. Definitely Raymond was making up, he thought.

Raymond was looking for a picture of Anne in his cell phone gallery. Yeah, a picture of Anne sleeping in a hotel when she helped her out the other day.

"It's...." Raymond handed Xena his phone. Freya approaches Xena to see a picture of the girl Raymond says is the man's lover. He wanted to judge Raymond's chosen girl, was she prettier than him?

While Xena herself was surprised instead of playing when recognizing the figure on her son's phone.

"Isn't this Miss Anne? He's this right.he---" Xena can't go on with the sentence. She knew Anne was Abrine's secretary whom she even suspected of having a relationship with Raymond. It turns out his guess is true. Not wrong anymore.

"Yes, mom. She's Anne" Raymond said, making the girl's figure clear.

Freya's face paled next to Xena. He didn't know who the woman in the photo was, but did he ever seem to meet? When's? I don't know. Does the girl's face look familiar?

Freya did meet Anne when she met Abrine at a restaurant, some time ago. When that happens, Anne even warns Freya to keep her distance from Abrine. The incident ends with Abrine hitting Freya and finally Freya reporting Abrine to the police. Unfortunately, Freya forgets the moment of her meeting with Anne.

"But, Ray, why does Anne's picture here look so messed up."

"You mean?" Raymond did not understand the meaning of his mother's words.

"Ah, don't-don't you and him..." I don't know what Xena's thinking. He thought Raymond was photographing Anne after something happened between them.

"What's? Why, Mom?" Raymond still did not understand where the mother said.

"You should marry her soon, Ray. I don't want to hear any bad gossip and rumors about you among my colleagues."

"What?" Raymond and Freya said in unison.

"Yes, especially if Anne's pregnant... Before that happens it's good to get married. I'll propose to her soon, today!"

Xena went from there without inviting Raymond along. He even ignored Freya's instantly raging feelings of knowing all these things in just a few minutes.

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