Thirteen

“The best thing you can do is marry my daughter before the baby comes out, "said the old man.
"If you're willing to know how hell your daughter's life can be with me, I agree," said Lance.
The old man's gaze was burning on Lance.
"I will monitor your every move, Engineer. When you do something bad to my daughter, you will go to hell. I'm the one who planned my daughter's wedding, so you can't escape," said the old man.
Suddenly, Lance came out without informing the old man. I followed him without even saying goodbye to that old man. As I got inside the car, I could see that he seemed to explode in anger. He noticed that I also got into the car.
“ I don't remember if I ever owed that person. Whatever I think, I don't know if I did anything wrong to them,” Lance said as his hand was on the steering wheel.
"Why did you agree to get married?" I asked.
"I'm going to try to change the course of my life, Marcus. After all, my life seems to have no direction now." He says, looking away.
"What if your wife comes back?" I asked him.
"She’s not going to come back, Marcus, because our relationship has been broken for a long time," he answered me.
I think we became friends because we were both left by someone we loved. The only difference is that he did not have a child with his girlfriend, while I had three children. I don't know why there are women who are narrow-minded, who are given too much love and care, and who are still looking for another man. I don’t know where I should place myself. I’m already driving the car.
"Where are we going now?" I asked him.
"I don't know, but it looks like I want to find a woman tonight," he says.
"Stupid, you're looking for a new problem," I said.
He is laughing. I just shook my head at what he said. Lance is the kind of person who doesn't always send in how he feels. Sometimes he likes to gamble on things with no certainty. He loves to invent things that only he knows. His title of "engineer" belongs to him.
“By the way, Marcus, I have already talked to the owner of the land on which we will build the building. I have already settled the payment. 500 square meters, worth 3 million. " she says to me.
“What about the area? Don't we have houses to run over when construction starts? " I told him.
"Nothing, Marcus, it's just trees around there," he replied.
“It's good for sure because I don't want any family to be affected. I'm not like the others out there who run around a lot just to get what they want.” I said.
A week later, I was restless and I’m only at home right now because it’s Sunday and no office works. And what I wonder is why my aunt still hasn't come home until now. She didn’t even call or text me. Ever since I slept in Winter’s house, Geoff hasn't shown up here at home. I'll pray that he won't come here again because he might do something bad to me, especially right now that my aunt wasn’t around.
I was just at home facing Thompson. This man was right to tell me he would be back next week. He dropped a brown envelope in front of me.
“It's all about the woman you're talking about, "he said to me.
"Read it, Thompson. I'll listen." I command him.
"I put it all there for you to read," he says.
It could do nothing but drag what was written, which was inside the envelope. Thompson opened the sealed envelope and took out the contents, and he read it.
“Gianna Moran, 26 years old, single. Based on the information I gathered, she had no parents. She was abandoned and adopted by her aunt until she grew up and finished school. She liked going out at night and entering different bars every night. The neighbor said it was too fond of men. It happened that a man was going to her house. " Said, Thompson. I frowned at what I heard.
"Wait, you said in the beginning that she was single. Why were there boys? " I will ask.
"Single" means unmarried. Do you care if she has many men? She did the right thing because women are for men," was his answer.
“Damn you, I need an honest answer from you Thompson,” I said.
“It's true what I said. Why, do you want to be one of the men she has? " Thompson asked.
"Shut up! Go ahead, read it until it is finished.” I command him.
“But I found out something else. Gianna didn't know that the house she lived in was mortgaged to the bank. And the bank had already taken it. And the person I asked said that her aunt was always away from home. "
“Redeem their house from the bank. " I said.
"What?" it asked me.
"Do I have to repeat what I said, Thompson?" I will ask.
"You go to the bank and ask how much their house is worth," I told him.
"All right," he said, then stood up.
Before he left, I gave him a check to pay for his services. When Thompson left, I leaned back on the couch.
The next day, I woke up early to get dressed. I didn't think of taking a bath because I seemed to feel bad. carrying my Prada bag and leaving the house. I am on the side of the road now, waiting for a taxi. Pia texted me that she was in the company and was waiting for me.
I didn't bother to call my aunt because what was the point of me calling her if she wouldn't even tell me the truth? A minute later, a taxi pulled up in front of me. I rode into the company. An hour later, I arrived at the company. I got out of the car after paying.
I noticed Pia was outside. When she saw me, she suddenly approached me and took my arm.
"Are you okay, Gianna?" She asked me.
"I feel bad, Pia. I didn't even take a bath because I caught a cold." was my answer. She confronted me.
“Is that so? I hope you don't just come here, Gianna, you're just resting at your house," she says.
I don’t want to stay home alone. I also couldn’t quite imagine that my parents had abandoned me. In this state that I am in, my anger will grow towards them. And who will take care of me there? Not even a shadow of my aunt could I find.
I don't say anything. I don't like to say how I feel, but this time when I feel like I'm going to get sick, I want to report to Pia all the things I hate in life. We were already walking to the second floor of the building. We were right in front of the door. Pia pushed the door open for me. I feel like I have a fever right now. When Pia opened the door, we entered the office. I sat on the couch and closed my eyes for a moment. Pia approached me and gave me medicine and water.
"Take some medicine first, Gianna. I can see you're feeling really bad." She says.
I took what she gave me and drank it.
"Did you eat, Gianna?" Pia asked me.
"No, Pia, as long as I felt bad, I'm not eating," I answered in a low voice.
"Didn't your parents know you had a fever?" She asked me.
I laughed.
“I just forgot to tell you, Pia, that I don't have parents anymore.” My answer.
"I was just taken out of the world and left aside.”
She gaping. And I haven't even commented yet.
It parked in front of me and left the office. Two minutes later, it came back inside with a carry-on full of food placed on a disposable plate. It landed on the table in front of me.
“Let's eat first. I'll join you here because Miss Maureen isn't here. I said goodbye to Rohit and joined you. It's good that the idiot didn't get angry, he was so inspired." She is frowning.
“Why are you so bitter? I can taste it. " I said, in a hoarse voice.
“You know, you're sick. You still tend to squirm, "she said to me.
“Why, because you know you still love him, why did you leave him right away? It’s better you thought it carefully before you decide. " I said and started eating.
“So we women are always hurt by delusion because we send in the instinct that we feel,” I told her.
"I'm not affected," she replied.
“Seriously? You don't act like that when you move on with him. Pia, not all relationships end in a breakup. Some relationships seek a comeback but also separate eventually. " I said, smiling wryly.
“Damn you. It shouldn’t break up just to get back together, and it shouldn’t get back together if it needs to break up again, "she said, shaking her head.
I laughed softly.
"That's how complicated a serious relationship is," I said. She looked at me emphatically and said,
"Why in the no strings attached relationship you're in, can you avoid it? Probably not because you're being chased now as well,"
At the same time pointing at my vibrating phone. She handed me the phone and showed me the caller. I shook my head.
“Because the hearts of men who think like that are not stone, Gianna, they will also come to the point where they love you.” She explains.
I grabbed my head.
"We have no choice, Pia," I said, smiling.
Geoff still doesn't stop calling me.
"That's another man. He's very hardheaded, "I said.
“Which head, Aurora, above or below? Pia asked with a smile.
"Damn you, Pia, you're such a maniac!" I exclaimed.
" I'm just easing your mood, Gianna," she says.
"Thank you, Pia," I said.
I'm in the house, Geoff and Laila are facing him in the living room of the house. Laila was bent over and couldn't look at me.
"Uncle Marcus, forgive me. I don't want to involve you in the problem I'm having, but I have no choice, " she says.
"Daddy wanted me to marry the old man with nine wives. Because he owed the old man ten million. So I devised a plan: I pretended to be pregnant, and I involve Engineer pretended to be the father, and I taught.” laughed bitterly. I was shaken by what I heard from her.
"I hope you come to me first before you decide. I feel sorry for other people that you involve in your problem. " I told her.
I didn't know that Uncle Damien had a money problem right now. I laughed at the thought. I guessed it. He likes to borrow money, but his daughter has to pay for it.
"You can't escape your parents' decision, Laila, so stand up for the mistake you made until the very end," I said.
" Engineer and I have already talked. Uncle, I have already apologized to him," said Laila. I nodded.
“But the name I keep has been ruined, Laila. You don't feel guilty about the sin I didn't commit. I hope you come to me first, so I can see what's going on. We won't meet in person after they accuse me of raping you. It's hard to imagine your age, Laila," said Lance.
Laila vow down her head after hearing what Lance was saying.
Laila stood up and both hands were on her waist. She shouted at Lance,
"It's better for you to rape me than to be with that old man!"
Lance was stunned.
“Even if my father kills me, I can't let the old man touch even the tip of my finger. You don't understand, Engineer," she said, and she wept with resentment.
I didn't know this girl had this problem, ever since we had a misunderstanding between me and Laila’s parents. They prevent Laila from going home or even approaching me.