Tom and Rita were struck helpless.Their multiple efforts to assuage the agitated parents only ended up with them getting involved in the conflict, and they got blamed for matchmaking. What could have been a simple announcement to cancel the engagement ended up being a battlefield with everyone criticizing each other. Tom and Rita were the ones who bore most of the burnt as they both defended both Liam and Lina.As far as they knew, those kids were not scheming and were not prone to lying, especially regarding something this big.They also knew Jack and Leena were together and had a solid relationship. Considering Lina’s close bond with them, they did not believe anything regarding whatever had supposedly happened between Lina and Jack.But who knew saying that out loud would even further agitate George?He said things that made Tom and Rita question their decades-long friendship.Tom had always considered Lina as one of their own, and being told to mind his own business by the Day
Anabella was fuming when she reached home.She had repeatedly called Liam the entire ride back, but he did not pick up even once.Frustratingly, she didn't even know where he was, so she could not find anyone to fetch him.She tried calling him again but found out the line was busy.When the call went through after a few minutes, he did not answer.Realizing that he was on the phone and deliberately ignoring her made her furious.She finally called Supriya instead and asked her if she knew Liam’s whereabouts instead. Supriya had been staring at the picture of William and Rosaline making out, the same ones that Tina had shown everyone earlier.Her stalkers had caught William and Rosaline making out several times today.Coupled with the pictures of her running away, William chasing after her, and most importantly, the glaringly apparent hickeys on both of their necks made her unable to think straight.She had not done anything to them because her intuition told her they were acting.Bu
William and Rosaline were fooling around when they both received calls from their mothers.That told them their little play in the afternoon had already borne fruit. Rosaline was surprised at how quickly Tina had reacted. But it was all for the better since she wanted out of that engagement anyway.They both tacitly decided to ignore the calls from home.Rosaline asked William to sneak out of the house before coming back in.William complied even though they both knew Tessa was already aware they were in her bedroom. Rosaline walked out of her bedroom to see Tessa making funny faces at her.Before Tessa could get one word out, she cut her off.“Save it, Tess. I might have spent the day making out with him, but I went home and ran into Tina. So, I'm not in the mood.”“What happened now?”When Rosaline was about to reply, she got a call from Rita. “Hello, Aunty”“Lina, I’m so sorry.”“What’s wrong?”“Your uncle and I met with your parents and Liam’s mother today. We wanted to call of
William had sneaked out of Tessa’s home and was about to go around the house when he received Lina’s text.Just as he realized he had missed their appointment, he got another text saying she had missed it too.He sighed in relief. Before he could reply, he received a call from Tom.“Hi, Uncle!”“Liam, your engagement has been canceled.”“That was fast.”“Your mother has some colorful words for your girlfriend. Poor Lina got implicated in the crossfire. That Tina is trouble. Stay away from her.”“Huh! What happened to Lina? I never liked Tina anyway, so don’t worry about that.”“She is dating someone, and Tina happened to see it. She turned it into a massive scandal as if we are living in the stone age, and she cuckolded you.”George did not mince his words as he stood aggravated.“Your mother has lost it. I don’t know why she is so against your girlfriend. She hurled insults at Lina as well by grouping them. Poor girl!”“I’m sorry, Uncle. It must have been unpleasant for you.”“That’s
Rosaline thought it was a good day.Her engagement was off.Uncle Kevin’s shop had started the renovation.It called for a celebration. Rosaline and Tessa went to Tipsy Topsy to have fun. Since it was under Albert’s care and had good surveillance, it made for a good choice.They got a private box and started to eat and drink and talk.Somewhere in between, they started to talk about their childhood. The past brought memories - both good and bad.Albert felt a headache coming looking at the drunk girls who were laughing, crying, singing, but mostly drinking the entire time.For some ungodly reason, they decided to go to the cemetery to see Tessa’s grandma.Albert had no choice but to wear a server’s outfit and escort them.Drunk Rosaline had forgotten that they were getting stalked and photographed.She only remembered that the server guy was William’s brother, so her brother. “Miss, you must be mistaken. Let me escort you home.”“But, you are my little brother as per seniority.”“Ye
Tessa looked at Albert and cooed, “Husband!”Albert had thought the surprises were over when she called him husband.Little did he know it was just the beginning.“Husband, be careful. You are so handsome. What if you get into an accident and get disfigured?”“Yes, little brother, you should be careful. Or you’ll look ugly in the wedding pictures.”“Husband, don’t worry. I’ll still love you the same.”“Tess, you should love him more if he becomes disfigured.”“Husband, it’s good if you get disfigured. Then no one will covet you. There are ugly bitches everywhere who will snatch handsome husbands from others. You should become especially ugly, and they don’t look at you.”Albert would have found it funny and even a tad bit touching if he was not the one being discussed or disfigured. ‘Thankfully, they don’t want to go to the cemetery anymore. It’s worth it, as long as these two don’t insist on going to the cemetery.’Albert had barely finished his train of thought when it got jinxed a
Tessa and Rosaline were so quiet on the way to the cemetery that Albert wondered if they were alright.Sure enough, when they reached the vicinity of the cemetery, they began to sniffle.He could not help but ask, “We can come tomorrow if you want.”“Husband, Grams will be happy to see you.”Albert felt he was stupid. He should have just kept quiet instead.They were stopped by a guard when they arrived at the gate.Albert managed to convince him to let them go in, though he only realized later that he should have just used that excuse to bring them back home.The drunken girls had made him drunk.For someone dead drunk like they were, they managed to reach Grams’s tombstone directly.Albert was surprised at that but shrugged it off as muscle memory.They kowtowed at Grams’s tombstone three times before sitting in the front. With no regard for their clothes, they simply slumped on the ground. “Grams! Are you cold?” Rosaline asked.“It’s so chilly these days. Are you wearing Rosy’s ha
After their meal, Supriya and Tina asked for Albert again.The staff told them Albert had clocked off. They asked about his address, but the waitstaff declined, citing the employee’s privacy.But the guests were well off, and they discreetly handed him a 100-dollar bill.The server decided to tell the truth.Tina and Supriya found out that Albert lived in the hotel only.He knew someone from the management or the owner. The other staff wasn’t clear on the details.But it was an open secret that he lived on the bunk bed in the basement. And his meals were free. He was not allowed drinks, but he could choose any one-person meal - 4 times a day. He also clocked in and out by the second.Mostly he just stayed in the basement and seemed a bit recluse.Supriya then sneaked another 100 dollars bill to him to get Albert to them.Albert, who had been watching them from the surveillance room, quickly changed into suitable clothes and went out to see them in all arrogance.The two girls were ple