Cunning Friend!

Russel stared at the luxurious villa in front of him. He got out of the car and was immediately greeted by the butler.

“Mr. Russell, let me bring your coat.”

“Hmm.” Russel didn’t say much. He handed over the black coat he was wearing and went inside. All the workers who were there seemed to line up to welcome him with their faces bowed down, full of politeness.

“Where is she? Did she leave last night?” Russell asked the butler.

“Lady is in her room, sir. And last night, Lady didn’t go anywhere. She enjoyed her evening with a sumptuous dinner.”

Russell frowned. Did the woman leave quietly until her departure was unknown? Russell is getting curious.

“Did she know I’m coming?” asked Russell again.

The butler nodded his head. “Yes, sir.”

“Tell her I come already. Bring her to me,” said Russell to the butler.

“Yes, sir.”

The butler immediately headed to the Lady’s room to deliver the message.

“Where is Lady Mia?” asked the butler to the maid, who was preparing Mia’s needs.

“Lady Mia is taking a bath,” she answered.

“Taking a bath? Why the sudden shower? She already looked neat. Didn’t Lady Mia do a photo shoot before?”

The maid nodded her head. “I don’t know, sir. Lady Mia said that her body is hot, and she wants to take another bath.”

The butler sighed. “Okay, tell her that Mr. Russell has come, and he asked to meet Lady Mia.”

The maid nodded her head. “I will tell her.” Then, the butler went to tell his master.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

The maid knocked on the bathroom door. Mia, who was panicking in the bathroom, panicked even more when she heard a knock on the door. “Is that him?!”

“Tsk! What should I do now? Think hard, Mia. Thinking out loud! Or all of this will be taken away from you! You don’t want that to happen, do you?!”

“Lady Mia?”

Mia turned quickly. Apparently, it wasn’t Russell Houston who knocked. Mia breathed a sigh of relief.

“Yes? What is it?” asked Mia from inside the bathroom.

“Mr. Russel has come, he wants to meet you,” said the maid.

Mia’s body went limp upon hearing that. She bit her nail art.

“Eee… just say I’m taking a shower.”

“Yes, Lady.”

“Lady is taking a bath, sir.”

“Suddenly?” his brow furrowed.

“Yes, sir.”

‘Suddenly, she took a shower. Did she intend to tease me knowing I’m coming for her?’

Russell immediately stood up. ‘Disgusting woman.’ That was all that was on Russell’s mind. He hates women, especially if the woman is a temptress.

“Sir?”

Russell didn’t answer. He immediately left the place.

Meanwhile Mia. The woman rushed out of the bathroom when she heard Russell had left. “I have to get out of here. He can come any time. Maybe tonight he will come again to see me. I don’t want to risk being found out by him. More I go from here. At the very least, it can buy time and Russel won’t know that I’m not the woman he slept with four years ago!”

Mia breathed a sigh of relief. She’s in the car now. Meanwhile, she will sleep at the hotel. Not a big deal because she has plenty of money in her bank account. All of this, of course, is the monthly bills Russell sends her.

“I’m grateful. I can still escape from that precarious situation! Anyway, I have to keep Russel thinking I’m Lunatte! That way, the money will always flow for me!” Mia smiled slyly. She wouldn’t let Russel know that, in fact, the woman he slept with was his former friend, Lunatte. If Russel finds out, she will definitely be cursed at and kicked out of the luxurious villa immediately. All the money will be confiscated. Then Russel will look for Lunatte and give all that luxury to Lunatte. Just by thinking about it, Mia could feel all the blood in her body boiling!

“No! Until doomsday, I will not let it happen! Lunatte can’t be happy! I love watching her suffer! Being the butt of jokes for having the quintuplets without a father, and living in poverty just suited her so much!”

***

“I’m home,” said Lunatte. Again, Lunatte failed to find a job. She was very excited because she was called to do an interview. But it was failed. Although she felt tired, Lunatte remained enthusiastic. She didn’t give up at all.

The mother came to greet her. The same goes for her five children who have always been waiting patiently for Lunatte to come.

“Mommy!”

“Angels!” Lunatte hugged her quintuplets. This has become mandatory for Lunatte. It warmed her heart and her children loved cuddling with her so much.

“Lunatte, here. Drink it. Your children purposely make milk for you. They really care for you,” said Lunatte’s mother.

Lunatte was stunned. “Ah, is that so? My angels made this for Mommy?” Lunatte’s smile grew even wider.

“We specially made it for you, Mommy! The kitchen is not messy! We cleaned it up right after, so you didn’t have to be tired anymore to clean up the mess there. You have worked hard today. We are very proud of you,” said one of her beloved babies. Then, Lunatte got kisses from them.

“I want to kiss, too!” They scramble to kiss Lunatte. Lunatte could only chuckle. Ah, her children can always be a consolation for her who is sad.

Everyone seems very excited. The quintuplets lined up. Lunatte cupped her daughter’s beautiful faces one by one, then started kissing her entire face. Starting from the forehead, the plump cheeks, the tip of the small nose, and then the lips. But then Lunatte realized something. She stared at the face of one of her daughters for a long time.

“What is it, Mommy? Are you okay?” one child asked.

‘Their faces. Why does it look like the crazy guy that was in the bar that time?’ she thought.

But then Lunatte shook her head. ‘No. Impossible. It’s just a coincidence.’

To be continued…