After showering, Yanis passed by Jack’s room, and saw him preparing his bags. New Year’s was still a few days away, so it was too early for him to prepare for the trip.
Yanis went into his room, and said, “You don’t have to be in such a hurry to pack. We have plenty of time left to do it.
However, he didn’t listen to her, he didn’t even raise his head to look at her. He was too focused on his business.
Feeling ignored, Yanis angrily called his name, which forced Jack to turn around to see her.
Said Jack, -I always do things ahead of time to make sure. I don’t want to procrastinate everything like you. You don’t take actions unless it’s urgent, so you always make mistakes and forget important things.
Faced with such criticism, Yanis felt offended and asked him to make the apology to herself. Notwithstanding, Rebel Jack told her that he did not feel guilty for what he had said, because his mom Alice had also made similar comments about Yanis.
She was surprised at how good Jack’s memory was for remembering what Alice had said so long ago. Even though it was true, she still wanted to defend herself for her self-esteem. Therefore, she said:
-Children should respect their elders. You shouldn’t criticize others. I am very angry, you know that. I warn you now that your criticism has defended me, and I demand that you apologize to me. If you don’t, I won’t take you to the airport. You’ll never get to see your mother.
Jack was not afraid to go to the airport alone, but with his younger age he would not be allowed to board the plane overseas without a guardian by his side.
Jack had no choice but to obey her so he could be reunited with his parents and his great-grandfather George. He had to please her, so he stopped packing, and began his “performance”.
She ran up to Yanis, hugged one of her thighs, and pleaded, -Aunt Yanis, I’m so sorry. Forgive me for my earlier foolishness. Being the prettiest in the world, you should be my uncle’s future wife…..
Yanis felt glad of what she had done and said, and said to him with much joy, -What beautiful words! I will do my best to take you to see your loved ones, but… on one extra condition. That you stand up for me if your mother scolds me for taking you abroad.
Jack accepted her at once, promising her, -I’ll tell my mom that you’re the innocent one. It’s all because of my threat of death.
-That’s right! Perfect! Make up more so your mother won’t kill me,” said Yanis, who was very pleased with Jack’s intelligence.
Seeing Yanis graceful, Jack did not want to snatch her happiness by telling her the grueling truth: it was impossible for Alice to believe her because of such silly lies. Yanis’ innocence became an object of Jack’s ridicule. Of course, at this very key stage, Jack only made them behind his back.
A few minutes later, Yanis became very serious and warned him, -By the way, your uncle Zain still doesn’t know about it. No way you’re telling him. Once he finds out about our plan, he will stop us from going on our trip.
Actually, Yanis wanted Zain to go with them, it would give her a chance to develop a relationship with him during the trip. However, she was worried about Zain’s reaction after learning about their secret trip. Everyone knew that Zain spoiled his sister Alice so much and would not do anything against her will. Alice would not allow Jack to go abroad, so he would not allow it. If she invited Zain to travel with them, he would do everything possible to prevent it.
One day when she had just booked the flight tickets, an unexpected visitor came to see her. She was in the office preparing the documents, suddenly her assistant told her that someone was waiting for her in the hall. Yanis immediately went there, and imagined it was a client. However, when she opened the door, she saw someone she never wanted to see, it was Nathan!
When Yanis saw him, she was stunned. After he had been injured, she had not seen him for so long. At this moment, he was recovered, but he had a deep scar on his face.
It took Yanis a few seconds to work up the courage to go inside.
When he saw her, Nathan immediately stood up and smiled and greeted her with a smile. When Yanis approached him, he was surprised at how much his face had changed.
Nathan had lost a lot of weight compared to before, so this time his chin looked sharper; the contours, deeper; the looks, firmer.
Such a deep scar would destroy any beautiful face, but Nathan’s case was exceptional. That scar on his face increased the masculinity of his face, something very attractive to most women.
That scar reminded Yanis of the day when he was wounded, and the strong pain he felt when he saw his bloody face at that moment. The wound faded away but, that memory of Yanis, did not. It became indelible for her.
She also greeted him with a smile. Then she said to him with concern, “How are you? Have all your wounds healed?
Nathan was stunned for a while before he nodded and answered, “I’m fine, don’t worry. Thank you for your consideration.
The next second, the two remained silent, not knowing how to continue their conversation. Yanis wondered why there was such an awkward atmosphere, was it because of the previous discussion? Yanis took a while to choose a topic to kill this awkward silence. Finally he asked, “What is the reason for this visit, do you need help?
Nathan nodded and told him to sit down for a quiet chat. Then he took out his identity card and put it on the table. Such a gesture totally puzzled Yanis. “What’s going on here?” she wondered. She asked, “Why did you do that?
Nathan was making every effort to organize the words in his mind, but could not find the right way to explain himself. Finally he decided to get to the point, saying, “Are you going abroad to look for Alice and Kennedy?
Yanis froze, and immediately asked how she knew. As he finished the question, she realized that his question had already sold her, because asking how he had known was an answer of yes, yes he would go abroad for Alice and Kennedy. “What a fool I am!” she secretly said to herself. Immediately she changed her tone and added, -No, where did that rumor come from?
When Nathan saw how awkward and funny she was, he tried very hard not to let out a laugh, because he needed to keep his face very calm and serious in that situation. He answered, -I have my ways of getting that information out. I guess Zain doesn’t know your plan yet, does he?
Yanis became so nervous that he clenched his fists without realizing it. He did not know how to answer him, but he knew perfectly well that this man had come prepared.
Nathan took his silence as affirmation, so he added, “If Zain doesn’t know, you certainly haven’t warned Alice.
Yanis frowned and said, “What do you want? Have you come just to confirm your assumptions? Do you want to stop me? Or do you want to give me away to Zain and Kennedy?