” Soon, baby. You will. Shall we?”, Eloisa said while turning glances at Lucy.
Lucy waved her hands to Austin and embrace him again before leaving him in his room.
“See you later, buddy!”, she mumbled and the little boy looks sad after. Seems like he didn’t want his aunt Greta to go yet.
She followed Eloisa downstairs. She waited sitting on the couch while Eloisa made tea for both of them. She spread her vision around the house and it’s her first time coming here. Back then when she came back to take her son back, they already in the airport, and she failed to come in time. It’s the worst moment in her life. But now, she came back with new hope and courage to take everything back to normal again. She wants her life back.
” Did you wait long?”, Eloisa asked her as she came back with a tray in her hands.
Greta shook her head and told her she’s fine.
She slowly put the tray on the table and serves Greta her tea.
“Thanks!”, she said and took a little sip on it.
Eloisa smiled and sat on the couch too which is on Greta’s front.
She can’t believe how she manages to be so elegant and sophisticated in her simple plain t-shirt and skinny jeans while wearing stiletto heels? Even she can’t pull it off. Greta noticed how Eloisa stared at her so she was the one who breaks the ice between them.
“Your son was cute and he resembled his father so much but I still can’t find any little resemblance to you, I wonder why?”, she sarcastically told Eloisa.
She laughed at Greta but deep inside she felt humiliated by her.
” Maybe my love for Kent we’re head over heels that’s why!”, she replied and laughed again.
Greta just shrugged her shoulders and smiled back.
Eloisa suddenly set a serious face. She changed the topic.
“You know what, you look like my old friend but sadly she died two months ago.” She told her while putting on a sad face this time.
Lucy secretly clenched her fist to contain herself from a nervous breakdown. Every time she remembers that day when a man wearing a bonnet shoot her legs and shoulders and the worst part was, he buried her alive.
“Oh? Well, I feel bad for her. I wish I had a twin sister though. Many said I have many faces but I am the original.” She said trying to act confident and calm.
Eloisa heard her shivering voice while answering her. Even her face hides it, she can’t hide it in her voice and body gestures. She started to fix her hair and fidgeting her hands. She started to look pale too.
“I wish she’s still alive so that I can introduce her to you. Her name was Lucy. She’s my best friend.” She added and act like she felt bad for her friend.
“Fake girl!”, Lucy told to herself.
She will never forget how she betrayed her by marrying Kent and taking her son with a fake adoption contract.
“Smile and rejoice today Eloisa because your time is almost up!”, She told herself while listening to her drama.
Lucy checked her wristwatch and it’s almost three in the afternoon so she decided to leave.
” Come back anytime you want, Greta. You’re always welcome here!”, Eloisa said while waving at her at the gate.
Lucy saw Austin running outside the mansion but if she went down for him, maybe Eloisa will get suspicious of her actions so she ignored it and drive outside the private place.
She wanted to hold back the tears that were on the brink of her eyes already and ready to fall but she couldn’t. Her son needed her. She can feel how Eloisa treated Austin like a stranger and not her son. She quickly dried her tears with tissue paper after arriving at their mansion.
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Eloisa POV
“Follow her!”, I quickly called Brian and his friends to do a task for me.
I had a bad feeling about this woman Greta Stone. I know she’s hiding a very great secret.
” Find out where she came from? Everything about her, I need to know, understand!”, I added before I turned off my phone.
If she’s not Lucy, I won’t still be at peace because of her face. I made my way to my room and opened my secret cabinet where I hid all the extra phones I used during my other transaction at Kent’s dad and Brian. All the documents of our fake marriage and adoption papers were sealed here. He didn’t know anything except his dad. Of course, I’m not a fool to be married to someone I didn’t even love. This is all my dad’s plan and to get my inheritance from him, I will marry the son of his business partner Alexander, Kent, and Gale’s father.