My Crazy Housemate: What Makes You Happy - Chapter 271

After Jeremy’s story, not minding the fact that Mia was there, Chloe pulled him up and embraced him. Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click <a href=”#._52229182083614061″>#._52229182083614061</a> for visiting.

Even though Jeremy acted like everything was fine while he told them all about it, they could see how much he had suffered. The action surprised Jeremy and Mia.

Mia thought it was best to let them be so she returned to her room.

It had become her ritual to always look at the pictures on the wall whenever she entered inside the room. Now, her favourite picture was the candid shot he had taken of her two years ago.

To some people, they may consider it stalking— finding a framed picture of you which had been taken years before you met each other. But to her, it brought her great joy. She was happy to have been a part of her life for a long time. So whenever she saw the picture, it made her happy.

When her phone rang, she rushed to get it, hoping it was a call from Leo. When he said he was going to be really busy this week, she hadn’t thought it would be like this.

But the call was from Mira which made her disappointed. Regardless, she was still happy to hear from her friend who was also preparing for her final exams.

“How are you sweetheart?” Mira asked.

“I am good.”

They talked for a while. Mia told Mira what happened today with Jeremy but she didn’t go into depth about the story Jeremy told them just now.

“Wow! That is… I don’t know… is he okay?” Mira asked, concerned.

“He is fine. We are glad he wasn’t expelled. But everyone in school is talking about it.”

“I don’t know whether to say poor him or lucky him. He has a rich family but lives like that. Chloe is lucky to have a boy like him.”

The conversation moved away from Jeremy to Mira.

“How is it over there?”

“Good. I met this boy…”

“A boy again? I thought you still kept in touch with Richard?”

“Long distance relationsh.i.p.s isn’t my thing. You should know by now. And it isn’t his too. But we are still friends.”

“What about James?”

“What about him?”

“I thought there was like a spark between you two?”

“…” Mira was quiet.

“Why aren’t you saying anything?”

“It’s pretty awkward between the two of us. We have only spoken on phone once since we travelled back and I never want to experience such awkwardness again.”

Mia didn’t know what to say. She could tell her friends liked each other but both didn’t want to take the first step or maybe they were just scared it wouldn’t work out and eventually ruin their friendship.

“I’ll tell you all about the new guy later. Tell me how you’ve been since Leo left. Are you okay?”

She wasn’t okay. She missed him so much that she had even thought about leaving the house to another apartment because everything reminded her of him— The sitting room, the dining, the kitchen especially, their bedrooms. Every single thing. She wished she had told him how she felt about his sooner. It wasn’t even up to a month since he left and she felt this empty.

“Are you crying?” Mira asked in alarm.

It was at this point that Mia realised she truly was crying. She wanted to say no but instead, she began to confess..

“I miss him. I miss him so much.” She said in between tears.

“And I am scared because I know he won’t be returning any time soon. And I am also worried because I don’t know how he is faring over there. And I’m also insecure because I’m sure he’ll be seeing a lot of women who are better than me. I just… I don’t know. Everything is making me so worried and sick and not sure about myself. I just want to see him. Everywhere I look, I see him. His smell is everywhere and it’s driving me nuts—”

“Hey! Take it easy.”

“I have never felt this way before so it’s really a scary thing for me. I can’t… I can’t live without him. I just want to see him and be sure we are still together but it’s so difficult reaching him these days.” Mia’s quiet sobs graduated into full blown tears.

She had never thought herself to be this weak. She had been treated like she was trash for many years at home and even during her part time jobs, she had been harassed several times including s.e.x.u.a.l harrassment, she had been beaten up by people and some were her sister’s friends. They were mad at her because the boy Mary liked liked her instead. Mary was good to her at one point until their mother began to fill her mind with hate towards her sister, plus when that incident occured and her friends began to suspect Mary was no longer happy with Mia, they beat Mia up while Mary watched at the side. All those times, Mia didn’t feel half of what she was feeling now. She didn’t feel her heart hurting as much as it was hurting now.

“It’s going to be okay. Everyone knows Leo loves and adores you. He is just busy with work at the moment. Remember he’s helping with your international passport so you can come meet him over there? If he didn’t love you, he wouldn’t bother with any of it. He even put up with your nasty attitude, so cheer up girl. Leo is completely into you and nothing is going to change that. If you do not trust your instincts, at least believe me. I know the truth when I see it.” She assured her.

“Are you… sure?” Mia asked.

“I am. Trust me! Look, I have to go now. I’ll talk to you later, okay? Promise me you will stop crying and you’ll eat well?”

“I will try.” Mia said weakly.

When the call ended, she was about to go freshen up in the bathroom when another call came in. She grabbed the phone but was also disappointed when it wasn’t Leo’s number but an unnamed number she didn’t recognize.

“Hello? Is this Mia Lucas?” A man asked.

“Yes. Who is this?” She asked in a gentle voice as she cleaned the tears from her face with her hand.

“Well, I don’t usually reveal who I am to people. But I work as a private investigator. A certain Leo King sought my service two months ago in regards to one Mr Joe Lucas who went missing eight years ago.”

Mia became alert. “JOE LUCAS? My father?” She asked in surprise.

When did Leo employ him? Why was this man calling her right now? By chance…

“Well, we finally found him.”

“REALLY?!” Mia asked, heart beating rapidly in her chest as she waited for him to continue.

“The case has been reported to the police. I will leave it to them to break the news to your family. Have a good day.” He hung up without giving her a chance to ask further questions.

The Police?

Why?