" Well, your face says it all. Never mind, I wish you luck in this case."
Galstorie gulped in fear and stopped looking towards Janet's mother. He didn't know why for the past few weeks when he had seen this damsel first watering the flower beds in the courtyard, he felt a sudden urge to give his all to protect this woman. From that day onwards, he would constantly visit the area under the pretext of some casual matters but unfortunately, never once the woman had laid her eyes on him.
Finally, Galstorie decided to talk with this lady directly today but couldn't find her at the usual spot and on enquiring, he knew that she was the mother of Janet and her bit of the story. Although he knew that she had a family, his feet couldn't stop themselves from coming to the place where she was and that is how he came here uninvited for lunch.
As they were finishing the lunch, a guard came in and gave a note to Jordan. Reading the note, his expression turned sullen and he crushed the note in his hands.
" What happened Jordan? Whose message was it?"
Alex took the crushed note from his friend's hands and he was a bit shocked. He raised his eyes to look at Rosa, who was sitting there like she knew everything long before.
" He finally got what he wished for.. isn't it?"
Hearing her mother speaking about the matter whimsically, even Janet was surprised.
" Miss, did you really know about this thing?"
Rosa stood up at once and the sudden change in her attitude spread chill among the group who was watching her walk towards Jordan angrily. Janet was wondering what the hell had happened and how would Jordan make her mama angry to this extent?
" You brat, do you think that I say words that randomly or casually? If I had the courtesy to accept your goodwill, it is purely because of my daughter, I thought to give my daughter to you and here you are… still calling me "Miss". Let me rethink my decision once again."
" Wait… Mama, you got angry with Jordan because he called you Miss instead of mother? But how is it related to the message which he got now?"
Jordan, who looked at the flustered pair of mother and daughter, knew then and there that Janet's mother was serious when she said about rethinking her decision. He quickly knelt down, " I apologise to you… I.. have lived my 18 years without any familial affections, so I don't know how to behave with family. Please forgive me ...mother."
Teaching her son-in-law a lesson, Rosa patted his back. " Hey, you punk, get up. You are an alpha guard, so don't kneel down in front of unnecessary people. I may dare to disown my daughter but would never take a chance to leave this kind of a son-in-law."
Janet wanted to act angry with her mother's playful comment but all left on her lips was a big smile. A man who didn't have a mother to love and a woman who had no relations other than her daughter now got each other.
" Mother…. but I won't consider that man as the father at any cost."
" Jordan, please… Although he never gave me fatherly love, my mother loves him. So please take her into account and for her happiness, do not take such promises."
Janet was nervous about whether her mother had a bad impression of Jordan before they got married, so she quickly tried to explain things to Jordan.
" My child, there is no need of calling him your father for my sake and there is no love between us at all. You came into my life as once he was drunk and took the chance with me, apart from that..never once have we behaved like a husband and wife inside the room. Well, now that he is blessed with a son at this age, let us cut all ties from the Dagardian family."
" WHAT?"
Three people were shocked in the room, Emmy, Janet and even Galstorie could not believe what they heard. Galstorie was feeling a natural bliss for some unknown reasons. A wide smile bloomed across his face.
While Galstorie's heart was fluttering, Janet's heart pained for her mother. She had thought that her mother had adjusted with that man only because of love and now when Janet came to know the real truth, her heart ached.
" If you knew about this earlier, why couldn't you leave that man? Why bear all the hardships painstakingly?"
Rosa exhaled, " The Dagardian family regard female prodigies as a tool for building relationships with different clans. Until the day Jordan came to rescue me, I didn't have the courage to leave as they might have separated us forever but now with your man protecting us, no ant of the Dagardian family will be able to hurt us."
Janet had gratitude shone in her eyes while she was looking at Jordan. The latter looked at Galstorie and asked, " Do we want to take action against them?"
Galstorie who wanted to impress Rosa felt that it would be better if they cut off ties from that family forever.
" As the concerned lady herself says that she does not like that man and wants to cut off complete ties with him, let us respect her decision. Just make sure, from today onwards he should never meet his daughter and her mother."
Rosa looked at Galstorie and gave him a warm smile. Galstorie nodded his head and quickly said goodbye to all, leaving the group to discuss their things.
" Mama, when did you come to know about this?"
Janet was heartbroken to see her mother's smile as the thought of her mother adjusting only for her sake in a family without love or care, was itching her heart. She wanted to find the whole family and crunch them into a meat patty.
" My dear, I knew about your father's illicit relations after you joined college only. He started bringing a few even home. Anyways even the clan leader has these perverted things going inside his household, so complaining is also not an option. Once I asked him to leave us then he warned me that if I ever leave this household, I would never see my daughter again, so I backed off."
" But now I am glad that you don't have to live a life that your mother lived. Anyways, from the day I knew about your relationship with him, I started to prepare myself as I don't want the history to be repeated. The Dagardians must pay the price of killing their daughter."
When Rosa finished, the other three were not looking at her instead all eyes were on Emmy. Rosa didn't know about Emmy's family background as neither Janet nor Jordan had mentioned it to her before.
" What happened, did I tell you anything wrong?"
Janet sighed and patted Emmy on her hands whereas Alex pulled Emmy to his embrace. Janet then explained to her mother who Emmy really was and Rosa had tears in her eyes before she could completely hear the story.
Rosa walked towards Emmy who was strangely quiet the whole time, Alex also released her from his chest.
" Child, the last time I saw your mother was when the great Shawn came to fetch her, that day I could only help her to run away from her household but for which they punished me heavily. I wasn't strong at that time but now I am… now no one could ever touch a single strand of your hair even.. and one more thing, call me your mother. "
Emmy had tears in her eyes while hearing Rosa but it was her last line which Emmy broke. She hugged Rosa and wept like a small child.
" Hey, you remember taking me as your sister and now you really are my sister...wow, Juliet will be super pissed..hahaha.."
The gloomy scene soon changed into bliss.
" By the way, why haven't I seen this friend of yours, she was your roommate right! "
"Well, Juliet did something which made her husband lose control, so he picked her up and left yesterday. They will return after having their fill."
Rosa was flabbergasted hearing what her daughter was saying. " Cough… hey Jane, I am your mother, a virgin in heart, so please don't bombard me with the lovey-dovey talks of you youngsters."
All of them laughed the way Rosa was blushing while teaching her daughter a lesson.
Meanwhile, Mike finally broke his promise as his wife had pulled the last strings of patience the last day. Juliet begged him to stop but he showed his might in a very strong manner. At last, He stopped only when Juliet fainted.
The next day, waking up near a simple cottage near the hills, Juliet opened her tired eyes. her whole body was sunk in fatigue and she could not even move her hands. Finally, she opened her eyes hearing footsteps near the door.
" Good morning my love!!!"
Juliet rolled her eyes at Mike and kept silent. Mike knew that his actions had gone a little overboard yesterday but as a man who loved his woman dearly and gave their first times to each other, his eyes were completely filled with love.
" I have a surprise for you."