Chapter 15: Chapter 15

"I'll go upstairs to see Leo, auntie!"  He just went upstairs.  My aunt nodded.  When he disappeared at the corner, my aunt said:

“Britt!  Sit down here and eat cake with auntie!”  My aunt sat next to me.

"Okay, I'll go upstairs to see what happens, it's his fault that he caused a world disaster again!"  I refused and quickly ran up there.  He's bathing Leo, where did my aunt get such a sexy nanny?  Wearing tight clothes, the collar is lowered to reveal the whole bust, it looks disgusting.  I went in to see her trying to seduce Simon as she kept fixing her posture over and over.

“Serena!  You get out!”  I ordered her, she's four years older than me, her name is Serena, the reason I know her name is because the day the other girl quit her job, my aunt said she would come to take her place.

I waited for her to come out before I asked Simon.

"Don't you get annoyed when that girl squirms around like an eel?"

"Is not!"  He answered more soberly than I thought.

"I'm annoying!"

"Why?"

“Jealousy” I spoke my true feelings out.  Jealousy, I say jealous, what to hide.

"She's not as attractive as your wife!"  He flashed a wicked smile.  "Isn't that right, son?"  The boy was sitting in the bowl playing with the ducks, not interested in politics.  He just applies soap and then rinses with water.

After bathing, he picked the boy up, laid him on the bed and dried him.  I was only allowed to be a "coolie" for him.  Run around to get clothes, perfume for him.

After ten minutes of struggling, he "released" a Leo Wang.... Wrong, Kudo is extremely cute.  He gave it to me to hold, holding it in my warm embrace.

“Admittedly, Leo looks like a scary handsome dad!”  He looked at Toshiro and complimented himself.  But the boy smiled happily.  Handshake really.

He and I carried Leo downstairs, Serena was sitting and talking with my aunt.  As soon as she saw Simon, she pulled on her shirt again and adjusted the collar.  Looking at her, I want to pour boiling water into her breasts, so that all the pus drains out.  If you look at it, you know it's fake.

"Auntie, I have something to say!"  Simon said, she seemed to understand so she stood up.

"Tell me something, son!"  My aunt asked.

“Yes, I plan to bring Britt and Leo to Thailand this New Year!  Okay, auntie?"  He asked my aunt.

"Okay, but does Angel agree?"  Auntie looked at me.

"Yes, she agreed!"  I swear to god I lied to eat porridge for the rest of my life, I never opened my mouth and he never discussed this with me.  This guy put me in a fait accompli situation.

"So when are you two going?"

"This weekend!  I asked aunt's permission, so now I'm asking my aunt's permission to go back to prepare."  He politely said goodbye to my aunt.

"I'll go back, daddy's back, son!"  He kissed my forehead, kissed Leo's forehead, and left.  I kept leaning over, why didn't I ask if I wanted to go or not!  Translation name.

Time passed so quickly that I had no time to prepare.  From the day he planned to now, I only talked to him, not met.

Today is Sunday, the day we will travel together in Thailand.  The plane ticket and passport I received from yesterday afternoon.  The flight from Switzerland to Thailand will depart at ten-fifteen.  So at eight o'clock I went to the airport.  Have to do a lot of procedures, so go early to be sure.

My aunt was going to follow me and keep Leo for me to do the check-in, but due to an unexpected meeting, my aunt could not accompany me to the airport.  So I had to settle down on my own.  Fortunately, there were a few people at the airport to help keep my luggage for me to check in.

All formalities were completed by me an hour before the flight time, so I had to wait for him.  It was half past nine and he still hadn't come, so I worriedly called:

“Have you come yet?”

“Not yet, I…I…will be coming!”  His voice was hesitant, like something was going on there.

"Okay, I'll wait for you!"  I began the tiring wait.  Doing all kinds of games, from playing phone games, playing with Leo, then going out for snacks, etc. Half an hour has passed, it's already ten o'clock, he still hasn't arrived, the flight is late.

There was an order to enter the quarantine area to wait, only fifteen minutes left, how could he make it in time.  My phone rang, it was Simon.

"Honey, maybe I'll have to go there later, you just take your kids there first, I already have an address for you where I live, so you can just give me the letter I wrote and everyone will know it.  Your car caused an accident for someone, now it has to be taken to the emergency room, so…” He explained the incident to me in a long stream.

"Okay, I'll go there first, which hospital did you take that person to?"  I ask.

"International Hospital!"

"Okay, I'll hang up, it's time to fly!"  I hung up the phone, dragged my luggage and quickly walked out of the airport, I will not go there, mainly this trip I want to go with Simon, but…

***

Three days after the flight was cancelled, I silently watched Simon.  Unexpectedly, he hid so many things from me.

I hid behind the wall about three meters from where he was standing to make a phone call, hoping he would tell the truth.

"Where are you now?"

"At home!"  The first sentence he lied to me, I asked again with a smile.

"Is the person you caused the accident a man or a woman?"

“Male” This is something I can't determine because I haven't met the person in person.

"Ah, that's it, man!"

“Um, goodbye!”  He never asked how me and the baby were.

When I saw him enter room 107, I followed him.  The door was ajar, just enough for me to hear and see what was going on inside.  My heart was broken when I learned that what he said just now was all lies.

The person lying on the hospital bed was not a man but a girl.  That person was also Myouin.  I wonder why this little girl likes to get in the way of me and Simon's love affair.  When everything I was about to achieve, this little girl was destructive.  I also wonder who the girl and I are next.

Those concerned and worried eyes of him I thought were only for me.  Unexpectedly, that look he gave to everyone for charity.  He also looked at Myouin with extremely gentle eyes, that look… he never looked in my direction.

My hand gripped the doorknob tightly, now if there's nothing to cling to, I'm afraid I'll fall.  My heart is like broken.  Why does he keep rubbing salt in my heart over and over and then healing it with honey.  He even leaned down to kiss Myouin's forehead lightly.  Turns out, now that what he does for me is the same as what he does for others.  I'm just like other girls, nothing more, nothing less.

I slammed the door shut to imply that someone had been standing outside all this time and also to end what I saw.  I don't want to see any more, I don't want to hear any more lines from them.  I do not want to.  I do not want to.

I quickly ran out of the hospital, this is the same place, he used to kiss me, hold my hand, rain to satisfy my request.  And now in this very place, I realized, I'm not the only girl he did that to.  Right now, if he appeared here, I just want to ask one question, between me and Myouin, who is the most important person to you.

If the answer was me, then I would probably cry "happy".  I don't cry for joy, I cry for lies.  If he chooses Myouin, I will gladly let go, I don't want to tie a corpse to me.  If he chose Khue, I would get the body no matter how much I win, but the soul and heart Myouin kept.  I am very noble, I will not bind anyone with the two words "responsibility".  I'm tired of fighting for him, too.  I don't have enough tears to cry anymore.  As long as he says, I will accept, I'd rather suffer alone than all three suffer.

Since the day I got back from the hospital, I haven't called him on the phone anymore.  I didn't call not because I didn't remember, I didn't call because I was afraid I would bother him again.

Every day I am busy cleaning the house to welcome Tet to forget the knife that cut my heart that day.  In the morning, I laugh happily, at night, I hug my pillow and cry.  I blame myself for being too stupid and too trusting of people.  Just two or three words, a few actions is to put your full trust in people.

It's been seven days since that day, no calls, no messages.  He's probably having a good time with Myouin right now, why waste time thinking about me.  I'm different, I just need to look at Leo to remember him going crazy.

“You’re always on my mind…”

I grabbed the phone, secretly hoping it was him.  They say high hopes are great disappointments, yes, I hope he calls but it's not, it's Anne

"I'm listening, Anne!"  My voice grumbled as I picked up the phone.

“Going shopping?”  asked Anne's son.

“Um, come on, the old place?”

"Um, let's go now, see you later, bye!"

I think I should do something to relax, rather than sitting at home waiting for someone's text or call but not sure they remember me.

I changed my clothes and went downstairs, my aunt was like that every day, she was free to hug Leo and never let go.  That way I have more time to study and work personally.  I lean down and kiss Leo lightly on the forehead and then leave.  I've been trying to put on heavy makeup to cover up my sad face all week but I can't, it's probably expired so it won't work.

I took a taxi to Ilumia Plaza, and waited more than ten minutes for Anne to arrive.  Now he won the lottery or why he bought too many clothes.  I just bought some of the newest sets and picked out Leo's stuff.  Anne's son saw it but didn't wonder, he just bought all the shoes, hats, etc., then switched to eating and drinking.

He and I sat in the dining area looking out.  In the distance, I saw a familiar-looking figure.  Tall, thin, looking more and more like Simon.  When the person turned to face me, I confirmed that it was Simon.

The little girl next to her was Myouin, and the old woman was probably Simon's mother, she was quite friendly towards Myouin.  My hands clenched so tight that my fingernails dug deep into my flesh and bled.

Myouin-ah, the person next to Simon should be you, not me!  Life is unpredictable.  You're so good, now I'm the villain in this play, you're the little princess.

As for Simon, you're too good at lying behind my back.  Is your crime considered adultery?  You and I are only missing a piece of paper and a ceremony, but maybe that's hopeless.  Right now, you're looking at me, but in your eyes, you can see that I never existed.  Real pain!

I pushed the chair to stand up, walked quickly towards it, my heart knew what the love beat was, he immediately cut it, you gave me pain in the heart, I gave you physical pain.

“Simon, Simon Howard!”  I called out his first and last name.  Luckily, my son doesn't have his last name, he only has his last name, he will be like his father in the future.  My high heels clatter on the stone floor, and behind me is Anne's voice calling out.  I ignored its cry, ignored the eyes of public opinion.