-Do you like me? -Yanis asked Nathan.
Nathan remained silent.
It was only a few words, but they made Nathan stunned.
Nathan could not believe what had happened.
He even thought he had an acoustic hallucination.
If this were not the case, he could not hear that Yanis had asked him if he liked him.
In any case, Yanis did not sound like the person who asked this question.
But Nathan had really listened to her.
-Well,” Nathan’s face turned red and he became more confused. It’s not like what you think. You misunderstood.
-Did I misunderstand? -Yanis became confused and looked at the glass of water.
Nathan did not know what to say.
A glass of water did not mean anything. Even though he liked it before, he did not accept it. Since Nathan now had a scar on his face, it would be even more impossible for him to like it.
Besides, his scar would only scare her.
-It’s okay, Yanis shrugged his shoulders. I misunderstood. Go back to sleep.
He had never thought that Yanis would recognize that he had misunderstood him like that and would drink the water directly.
Nathan began to feel sad. Looking at Yanis, who did not care what happened, he wanted to tell him that he had not misunderstood and liked him.
But when he remembered the scar on his face, the thought of telling him disappeared.
Nathan hesitated many times, but in the end he left the kitchen speechless.
After drinking a glass of water, Yanis saw him leaving quietly and was surprised.
Was it his illusion? Yanis felt that Nathan was not well.
Was it because of the question he had asked him? Yanis did not ask it on purpose, but because Nathan’s appearance resembled hers when she saw Zain.
That was why she had asked him directly.
But this was not right. In any case, Yanis had put Nathan in a bad place and it would be very embarrassing for the two of them to meet later.
Yanis shook his head, finished the last of the water in the glass and returned to the room.
But he didn’t notice that there were about ten missed calls on his cell phone in mute mode.
***
Alice had slept well.
She felt she had slept for a long time and dreamed about a lot of things. When she woke up, she still remembered some of the dream.
But when she opened her eyes, the dream came fading.
After turning over and looking at the sunlight, she forgot all about the dream.
Later, she found that only she who stayed in the room and Yanis was gone.
She got up and went out.
The house was quiet and no one was there. Alice called out, -Yanis? Jack?
No one answered.
She went to Kennedy’s room, opened the door and found that no one was there.
She stood there barefoot, staring at the empty room.
Was what happened yesterday just a dream?
Hadn’t Jack been here?
But why was it all so real as if it had happened?
Just as she felt confused, a voice was heard.
-Alice?
Who was it?
Alice turned and saw Yanis behind her dressed in an apron, holding rich food in her hand.
-What are you doing here? You’re pregnant, why aren’t you wearing shoes? Are you awake?
-What nonsense are you talking?
Alice went back into the room to put on shoes. She saw that Yanis had set the table, she sat down.
-What time is it? Why isn’t anyone here?
-I’m here. I came here with them from far away and I’m taking care of Jack during the whole trip. You don’t care about me now.
-You want to become Jack’s aunt,” Alice laughed.
Yanis sighed.
-Well, future aunt, are you taking credit for it?
Yanis didn’t know how to answer her and thought a bit.
She certainly wouldn’t have to take credit if she could become Jack’s aunt.
Yanis said-Okay. Didn’t you want to ask about both of them? They’re out in the wee hours. We just stayed home.
-In the wee hours?
“What are they out so early for?” she thought. When she wanted to ask Yanis, Yanis had served her food.
-Don’t ask any more questions. You are pregnant, eat first. The baby in your belly will be hungry.
After mentioning Yanis, Alice realized how hungry she was.
She stopped talking and began to eat.
Yanis was relieved to see that Alice was eating calmly, -I’m afraid you’re hungry. She’s pregnant and you’ve been living abroad for so long. Your brother worries a lot about you.
As there had been mention of Zain, Alice asked him.
-Speaking of my brother, is he okay with you coming here with Jack?
Yanis became nervous and said nothing.
Noticing Yanis’ change, Alice ate more slowly and asked him, -Did you come here hiding from him?
After a while of silence, Yanis was very poor.
-Alice, my Alice. I don’t mean to. But if I told you, you wouldn’t let me come here with Jack. Jack and I had arranged for Nathan to come too, which makes it safer to come here.
Alice nodded her head and thought a little, -So, you have gone out with another man hiding from my brother?
-What are you talking about? Nathan is Kennedy’s assistant. He’s no relation to me.
Alice smiled.
Yanis became nervous, “Don’t talk nonsense in front of your brother. You’ve known for a long time that I only like your brother.