Ghost of My Heart - Chapter 75

Luca sat uncomfortably on the chair while eating his breakfast at the ground floor restaurant. He sat at a secluded area, far from the other people who came to have breakfast. Luckily, all of his staffs were already on their tour early this morning.

He was not in his best mood today. His hips were aching so much. Plus, he also felt he had been played with for so many times already but he couldn’t pinpoint the reason for what he felt.

‘Damn that lewd dream!’ He cursed inwardly and stuffed bacon in his mouth. Blue veins were popping out on his temples.

Felix watched him in silence and drank his tea slowly. Something was indeed not quite right about his boss’ behaviour when he woke up from his sleep. His boss was so restless but he didn’t tell him anything either.

Very suspicious indeed…

Luca finished his breakfast and wiped his lips. “Ask Jerome about their current location.” He said.

“They are currently at City S for the city tour.”

“Good, I’m going to ask Jennet out for lunch before I take her to meet my mother.”

Felix didn’t say a word but just nodded his head in agreement.

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Jennet gritted her teeth angrily when Mira, accidentally spilt hot coffee over her shirt. Both of them gasped in surprise.

“Oops, I’m sorry!” Mira apologized. “I didn’t know you’re behind me.” She handed a handkerchief to her with a smile. But, the smile was clearly not an honest one.

Jennet stood up and pulled on her drenched shirt and headed for the nearest restroom. She ran her handkerchief under the running water before pressing it in the hot coffee stain over her shirt.

“Urgh, she never let me have any peace!” She grumbled alone and exert more force on her shirt as if doing so could remove the stain. The skin on her chest was pricked in a slight burning feeling.

Shortly after that, somebody ran into the restroom with the sound of heavy breathing.

“Jennet!” Marvina appeared at the door with a worried expression. She was panting hard like a fish out of the water.

Jennet glanced at her and smiled, “Hey, what are you doing here?” She asked instead of explaining her situation.

“Are you alright?” Marvina asked in alarmed and went through her handbag, taking out anti-burn spray. She shook it before handed it towards Jennet.

“Here, spray this on your skin. That coffee was hot you know.” She looked at the wet shirt over Jennet’s chest area. She saw her skin getting redder.

Jennet gave her a slight smile and said, “Thanks.” She took the spray and was about to lift her shirt but then she stopped. She just remembered something.

“Look after my handbag please.” She said and gestured at her handbag on the counter.

“Ehh, where are you going?” Marvina asked.

“I’m going in real quick to do it,” Jennet answered and held the spray in her hand.

“Just do it here. There are no men here. Just us women.” Marvina said. She was so worried about the spilling coffee just now. She knew how hot that coffee was because she was the one who bought the coffee for the two of them.

Jennet was hesitant because if she lifts her shirt, her friend will see all of those horrendous love bites on her body. Not just her neck but her entire body was covered in them.

“Nah, I’ll go in.” Jennet dashed into one of the toilets and locked the door.

Marvina didn’t say much but kept silent and waited outside for Jennet to come out. “Do you need me to buy you a new shirt?”

“No need,” Jennet answered from inside the toilet. “I’m fine with this shirt.”

Marvina bit her lower lip and leaned her back against the wall. “I can’t believe she purposely spilt the coffee on you. She was jealous and that I can tell you.” She started to complain.

“I have no comments. Everyone is unhappy to be in the same group tour with me. If I’m not around, they can enjoy the trip to the fullest.” Jennet replied from inside the toilet.

She thought she could enjoy the trip but Mira always finds fault with her. Even, among the rest of the colleagues on the same trip, few unhappy rumours still linger around, hurting her ears and her heart.

“Hey, by the way, let’s just forget all about their unhappy faces. Do you think you’re, you know, your husband will do something to them if he finds out about their attitude towards you?”

Jennet stopped spraying more anti-burn on her skin. She shook her head, “No, I don’t want to involve him. He’s out of the question. He’s a different story from my trouble at work.”

“He’s a beautiful story that had ever happened in your life, isn’t it?” Marvina guessed.

“Yes,” Jennet replied without any second thought.

Last week was a different story and just a few days ago, she had actually taken the bold step and married him instead. She will take everything slow and steady before she could inform everyone about her marital status.

“You know, I was wondering if one day they find out that you’re with a man on par with Luca Tybelg, I wonder how they will look at you.” Marvina snorted, thinking of their faces when they found out about the man that had been with Jennet.

“More disgusting look that I have to digest everyday I guess,” Jennet answered.

“Hahaha, they will be dead jealous. I can’t wait to see that day come to light.”

“Dream on Marvina. I didn’t intend to show him to the world.”

“Hey, he’s super handsome you know. He could be a supermodel that could make your name well known to the world of women.”

“Still, a ‘no’ from me. The man that I have my heart on must never be shared with other people.”

“That’s surprising.”

“It’s the truth.”

“Jennet, I wonder what kind of upbringing did you have since your childhood. Everything about your love life is, well, private. Even your family background is also, mysterious. You never tell me anything about your family members.”

Jennet exhaled a deep breath. Marvina had always tried to dig her story but she never shared anything with her. Although they are close friends, Jennet still couldn’t be open with her yet because she had a life so pitiful. She never shared the story of her family with her because she wanted to forget about all of the pain that she experienced many, many years ago.

“My life and your life is different and you should rejoice for what you have, Marvina. Mine cannot be compared with yours.” Jennet said.

“What do you mean?”

“I just want you to be happy with the life that your parents gave you. You have a happy family and I can see that from your eyes.”

“You sound like you have an unhappy family,” Marvina said.

“No, I have a happy family,” Jennet answered. “It’s just that we have our own history. Yours is yours and mine is mine.”

She had never dream to let anyone know how she had been brought up by her family. She never wants to listen to their pitiful feedback about how she had lived her life because no one really cares about her well-being.

“I’m sorry if my question from earlier sounds like I have offended you. I was just curious why you’re so strict even with the man you’re living together with. Well, my bad for being a busy body. Please forgive me.”

Jennet stepped out of the toilet and smiled at her, “Don’t apologize. You make me sounds like a bad person. This spray will be mine now.” She wiggled the anti-burn spray in her hand.

Marvina smiled widely. “Go ahead, take it. I can buy more for myself.”

Jennet tucked the spray inside her handbag. She looked at her shirt in the mirror and sighed again, “Well, I’ll have to wash this stain once we’re back in the room.”

“Cover it with this scarf.” Marvina pulled the scarf from her neck and wrapped it nicely around Jennet’s neck, covering the stain.

“There, it’s covered perfectly and do you feel any discomfort on your skin?” Marvina asked again.

Jennet shook her head and smiled, “Thanks for your help. I’ll return the scarf back to you soon.”

The two of them left the restroom and Mira approached them with her troubled looking face.

“Are you alright, Jennet? I was not paying attention to my surrounding earlier. But, here, I bought this spare shirt for you.” She handed her a paper bag with a white shirt inside.

Marvina took the paper bag, more like snatching it from her hand. “Thank you for your kindness, Mira.” She said, pressing her tone.

Mira smiled but when her smile faded when she saw Luca Tybelg walked towards them with Felix following from behind.

Both Jennet and Marvina was in shock, especially Jennet who suddenly had the urge to run from the scene.

Luca smiled at her, “Jennet,” he called out for her name, “fancy meeting you here.” He kept smiling until he stood before Jennet.

Jennet forced a smile to appear on her stiff face. “Oh, hello Luca.” She greeted him, shivering in her tone.

Isn’t this meeting a bit too early than planned? It’s just day one in Country N and now she had already met the man that she had wanted to avoid.

“What are you doing here?” Jennet asked and at the same time, she stole a glance at the stupefied looking Mira by her side.

Mira was about to explode but she struggled to keep a firm and professional expression. She forced a sweet smile over her face however, Marvina who stood beside her was about to burst into a burst of laughter.

Luca exchange glances between the three women. He smiled, “I have something to tell you personally and I would like you to follow me.” He said to Jennet.

He had meant to bring Jennet to meet his mother as soon as possible before he loses the chance. He had to race against the clock to avoid more trouble from arising. Most importantly, he had to make sure the other woman didn’t appear to mess with his future.

“Oh…” Jennet was in confusion either to agree or to decline but, since he said he had something important to tell her, she replied with an ‘okay’.

“No worries, I’ll take you out for the tour after lunch,” Luca said as if he can read her worries. He asked her out for lunch while they are still on break from the tour.

Mira was seething with anger while staring at Luca Tybelg taking Jennet away. The man that she had adored for years was escorting another woman in front of her. That other woman was also her enemy at work.

Marvina glanced at the red face beside her. She tsked her, “Tsk, tsk, pity you Mira. It’s Luca who was head over heel on her. Just so you know, Jennet never liked him. You can rest assured.”

Mira glared at her, “You’re the last person I want to hear that from.” She said and walked away, leaving the area to cool her head off.

From afar, Little Veen watched the drama while the man who read the upside-down newspaper beside him was gritting his teeth in jealousy.

“I finally managed to get here but this is the scene that I have to witness?! This is unforgivable!” Hue said angrily.

He and Little Veen flew all the way to Country N over the whim of Hue who can’t hold himself to trust his wife to be all alone out there. He had forced Little Veen to appear beside him as a little human child to lessen his power from overpowering the other humans.

Now, he had to witness his wife cheating on him from behind his back. How dare she cheat on him!

Little Veen who was dressed in dark blue overall, turned his cute poker face towards Hue, “Daddy, don’t let anger control you.”

Hue also made Little Veen call him as ‘daddy’. The reason was to make sure no humans dare to approach him if he had a child with him.

Hue was sitting on a bench. To keep a low profile, his long blonde hair was kept inside the cape that he had on his head. He also wore a dark blue jacket to keep his scent away from the other humans.

“Where were you last night?” Asked Little Veen.

Hue glared at him, “I didn’t go anywhere. Why are you asking me this question?”

“The Punisher punished you again last night. You break some laws again.”

“I didn’t go anywhere. I was sleeping beside you last night.”

“Are you sure? I was awake last night but you’re not in the same room with me. Plus, I couldn’t trace you, meaning you did something fishy behind me.”

“Little Veen, I don’t know what you’re talking about but I have no idea why I was punished. They must have been toying with me as usual.” Hue pointed up to the sky, referring to the rest of the deities who had never fancy him.

“They didn’t toy with you.” Little Veen replied flatly. “It’s you that we’re concerned of. The Punisher won’t punish a god without a cause.”

“I have no idea of what you’re talking about and I never want to know the reason. All that I care for right now is to get my wife back.”

Hue rolled the newspaper and pulled on Little Veen’s small hand. They looked like a father and son who went out together for the first time.