"I see." Rena replied briefly and continued eating. She seemed to understand and accept Elise's reason. But somehow in her heart, Rena felt a suspicion that she couldn't get rid of. Because Rena saw a big difference between 'Elise' who she met before and Elise who was in front of her right now. Rena is not too old to remember what clothes the "two Elise" were wearing tonight.
Their clothes are very different. The 'Elise' that she had previously met was wearing a loose plaid shirt with jeans, while Elise in front of her was wearing a casual dress with a cardigan overlaid. Isn't that a huge difference!
But Rena did not say that to demand Elise's explanation. She would quell these suspicions and secretly investigate herself. Because there are too many changes and oddities that Rena feels from Elise. It was as if there were two Elise with different personalities but with the same face.
Brian, who was standing next to Dean's crib, also heard Rena's question on Elise. He fell silent. And his smart brain quickly came to a conclusion. Elena just came and met Dean. The woman also met Rena. So, the woman Brian saw in the hospital garden was indeed Elena. He wasn't hallucinating at all.
But why did Elena run and avoid him? Why doesn't she want to meet Brian? Didn't Elena know that Brian really missed her? And there are lots of questions Brian wanted to ask Elena straight away, such as why did she leave without saying goodbye to Brian? Brian hopes he can meet Elena because he misses her so much.
. . . ..
The next day Dean's fever had gone down. Doctor Arif said that if Dean's body temperature remains normal and no longer hot, then this afternoon, the baby can go home. Hearing the news, of course Elise and Brian were happy. Dean finally recovered and was able to go home.
"You take a shower, I'll go buy breakfast first," said Brian, taking his wallet and cellphone on the nightstand. Last night Brian and Elise stay at the hospital to stay with Dean. Meanwhile, Rena came home and rested at home. In fact, the middle-aged woman, rejected Brian's idea of asking her to go home and insisted on staying in the hospital looking after Dean. However, Brian demands and forces Rena. Brian knows that the woman is very tired looking after Dean, plus her age is old enough to make Brian unable to make Rena stay in the hospital. He and Elise were already here, after all. So it's better for Rena to go home and rest at home.
And before Doctor Arif arrived to check on Dean this morning, Brian had already finished taking a shower. he took a bath in the bathroom inside Dean's ward. Meanwhile, Elise waited for her turn to take a shower. But before she took a shower, Doctor Arif had come to check Dean's health. That's why only now she can take a shower. And Brian can go buy breakfast for the two of them.
Elise turned towards Dean who was still fast asleep. She had to take a shower at this time.
A few minutes later Elose came out of the bathroom wearing only a towel. She walked over to the small wardrobe and picked up the set of clothes she had brought last night. Elise thought of wearing clothes in Dean's ward, since no one was here.
When Elise was still half naked, the door to the room suddenly opened. Elise, who hadn't finished wearing her blouse, frantically turned her head towards the door. Who's coming?
A middle-aged woman entered without knocking on the door. And she saw Elise who was silent with her blouse still rolled up over her chest. The blouse that Elise is currently wearing only has two buttons on the top. And she hasn't had time to tidy up and lower her blouse. So that almost the entire upper body is open and visible to Rena. Elise's face turned red when she realized that Rena could see the sexy black lacy bra she was wearing right now.
"Did you just take a shower?" Rena asked in a relaxed and casual tone. As if she didn't see Elise's open body.
"Yes, Mom." Quickly Elise lowered her blouse and tidied up her clothes. Her eyes saw Rena who was walking toward the baby box. Seeing Rena's usual response, made Elise not ashamed anymore. She turned and took a small towel to dry her hair.
Without Elise knowing, Rena's gleaming eyes were very sharp and serious. The middle aged woman replayed the look of Elise's body in her mind. She saw very clearly the smooth and white belly possessed by Elise.
Rena frowned in confusion. Why is Elise's stomach so smooth? There should be a cessar scar on Elise's lower abdomen? Why is that woman's stomach so clean? As if there had never been any injuries or operations performed on Elise. Rena knows that nowadays it is increasingly sophisticated and there are treatments that can remove scars. But of course the remedy sure has a few traces. Elise's stomach was too smooth and clean. This is very suspicious! This mystery must be solved immediately so that Rena does not continue to live in the dark and does not know the truth. She didn't want to be an ignorant fool.
Thinking about the possibility of another 'Elise' so far, made Rena even more eager to reveal the truth. Yes, she must investigate everything. She had to very clearly investigate Elise's background, curriculum vitae, and keep an eye on Elise's movements all this time. She was sure that sooner or later she would find the truth.
. . . . .
Rena's curiosity about Elise's mystery and weirdness made the middle-aged woman move very quickly. This afternoon, she already has an appointment to meet with a private investigator.
Rena chose to meet the detective at a small restaurant on the edge of town. She did this on purpose so that neither Elise nor Brian found her investigation. Rena even had to lie by saying she was going to meet her friend outside the city. She didn't want Brian or Elise to be on the alert and cover up all the truth about this detective in her order.