Layla"So you guys were dating before?"I choked slightly on the chicken slice I chewed on."Mum""What? I just want to get to know her more.""There's nothing to know, mom.""Let me be the determiner of that."He sighed, and I ate the potatoes, which were looking rather delicious and tender. Nana interacted with Nathan constantly, ignoring the rest of us, and Ariande seemed busy in her own world.The rest were especially interested in me except for Mr Cooper, who was also in his own world. He was probably wondering how he would tell Mrs Cooper the news and, considering the smile and happiness on her face, I didn't want it to be gone.I ate more of the potatoes and faced Mrs Cooper, who was asking more questions. Mrs Stathom was in on it too and Mr Stathom tried to have a conversation with Mr Cooper, but it was very brief."I saw the news... In the tabloids" Mrs Cooper started"Yes, that's right, that Nathan is Leo's son. Is it true? I thought it was just rumors, so I didn't pay much
Leo"I didn't plan to run into you like this", she started, and I sipped my Americano."Me neither.""I'm guessing you know, since you look so cold.""Oh, were you expecting me to be warm then?"I stared at the baby in her arms, actually in a baby carrier."I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way."I sipped my drink again and looked out the transparent window."I'm really sorry about everything. I didn't mean to get pregnant for him and I didn't expect him to tell his wife, though that was the right thing. Maybe I should just have kept it to myself, but I guess... Things just happen. How is... He?""My father, you mean?"She nodded, "he must be having it hard right. He really loves his wife.""Then he wouldn't have slept with you.""Fine, people make mistakes, and it was a stupid one on both our paths. I had approached him for money and been the one to seduce him. He isn't really to blame.""Whatever. Is she a girl?"She smiled and shook her head, "no and seriously, even though all this
Ariande"What? I know her.""What?" Chloe was surprised, and she signaled me to raise the upper part of her bed up, so she could sit up."You know her?" she asked again, and I nodded."Of course. Apart from the fact that she's the owner of the LAYNAT brand as you've said, she's also a close friend of my fiancée.""Close friend?"She noticed the scowl that was on my face and cocked her eyebrows."Well, I think there's something more between them and I hate it.""That's right, you should. You're the fiancée. What are you going to do now?""I don't know, they keep saying there's nothing between them, so I can't take any action, but if I do catch them, I'll make sure I get my revenge.""You should.""How do you know her though?""She and my husband were together.""He was cheating on you... With her?"She nodded but wasn't looking at me, strangely"She should be punished, don't you think?" I suggested."Of course, but in what way?""I don't know her business, her personal or love life. I
LaylaHe was Nathan's father.Leo was Nathan's father and I confirmed that when the results came in about two weeks later.Nathan was playing in the living room as I made him dinner before bed and I didn't need to ask before knowing who rang the doorbell at that moment."Leo"He walked past me into the living room where Nathan rushed into his arms to greet him and I wondered if he had slept any properly since we gave the samples two weeks ago."I'm guessing you've seen it" I said as I walked into the kitchen, and he nodded, bringing Nathan into the kitchen with him."I still can't believe it.""Me neither."Like how did my ex-boyfriend end up being the father of my child? It felt surreal. The spaghetti and meatballs I had left to steam on the stove cooked very well some minutes later, and I served all of us.Leo couldn't keep his hands or eyes off Nathan and I couldn't keep my eyes off him either. He had this super excited smile on his face that I hadn't seen before. Maybe once, when
AriandeChloe got discharged the next day with her baby and I led her into my house with her luggage in my hands."Welcome to my humble abode""Humble?"She walked in viewing the whole place with this shiny look in her eyes and I could tell she was awed."You must be very rich..." She said."Well you should have known that by our first meeting, besides you know that I'm an A-list actress, so..."She sat on the couch and straddled her baby, proceeding to feed her breast milk. I prepared a crib for your baby and put it in the guestroom so you guys could be together.""Oh, thank you so much, I really don't know how to thank you""It's fine. Do you have a job or something?""Not really... At least for now, since I just gave birth. I mostly worked with my husband in the company, but now..."I patted her arms and sighed, "I'll see what I can do, okay?""Okay"She continued with what she was doing, and I wondered why I was doing all this. Like, yes, we may have become friends, but we met in
LeoMummy was back and looking quite better than when she left. I picked her up from the airport where she had landed about two minutes ago, and she seemed happy to see me."Mum..."I hurried to her side and hugged her passionately."I thought you weren't going to come back.""What? Why? Why would you think that?"I shrugged when we pulled apart, "you must have felt really hurt at the betrayal and probably didn't want to be around him again""I still love him though, and I'm willing to give him a second chance.""Really?"She nodded and I smiled.We got into my car in the parking lot and started the ride home to the house. "What have you been up to?" She asked."Nothing much, just business and that's all.""What of that lady?""Who?" I knew who she was talking about, of course."The lady you brought to dinner, Layla or...""Yeah Layla, she's good.""I noticed the way you were looking at her throughout the dinner. You can lie to yourself, but you can't lie to me that you love her."I di
KaiThe painting looked familiar. The more I painted it, the more I realized who I was drawing and I dropped the paintbrush. "Sh*t"My phone buzzed, drawing my attention to where it stood on the table, and I went to pick it up, but not before cleaning my hands."Woojin""Mrs Xiao""How have you been?"It was no surprise that my therapist was calling only after a few weeks of arriving, and I walked to the living room. We had promised to call each other from time to time."Good and you?""Good too. Just called to check up on you""I know, I'm fine really.""Have you found anyone yet?"I shook my head even though she wasn't there, "no, not yet.""Oh."I had promised to find someone to date after a lot of our sessions together, but LGBT had not been a favorite topic of the people in Asia."Have you contacted your mum yet?""I would if I knew where she was.""What about your dad?""I haven't found the courage to go meet him yet. All I have is a diary that states that he's my father""But s
AriandeThe shoot was over.Finally,After almost a year of filming constantly for days and weeks, the two seasons of the film we were acting were done and on their way to being released.The production had wanted to release it at once, so, the whole season was going to be released together.I clinked my glasses to that of the male lead when we sat at the club. It was kind of a private club for most actors and directors and the crew had been invited too. To celebrate the finishing."I'm sure this movie is going to be a hit", the director said,"Yes, we have our popular actress, Ariande."I smiled at the happy crew and the drinks kept on coming until almost everyone was passed out. I picked up my phone to call someone when we were done. Jeremy had gone home because the club was mostly meant for actors and actresses, no managers or secretaries, and I hadn't seen the reason for him to hang around.I called a number without thinking, and he answered a few minutes later, "Ariande?"He must