Chapter 975: Moving To Ludus

Chapter 975: Moving To Ludus



Just as Andy and her guests finished having breakfast, the doorbell rang, and Andy hurried to answer it.

When she opened the door, she found Candace standing there with Jamal by her side.

"Where did you drop your stupid phone? You seem to always forget how to use a phone whenever he's around," Candace snapped, and Andy giggled.

"Sorry. I've been busy. Come in!" Andy greeted them warmly. "I'm so glad you could make it, Jam. How are you feeling today?" she asked Jamal who was unusually quiet.

"I'm fine," he said as he took the hand she held out.

Andy led them inside, and Candace paused when she spotted Alex standing by the staircase. She looked at him for a moment, unsure how to greet him.

"Alex, you know my sister, Candace. This is my nephew, Jamal," Andy said, and Alex looked at Candace, not sure how to greet her too.

Andy looked between them both and rolled her eyes, "Jamal, meet my boyfriend, Alex," Andy said, and Alex shifted his gaze to Jamal since it was easier.

"Hello. It's nice to meet you, Jamal," he greeted, curious to know the kid, who would be Mari's friend.

Before Jamal could say anything, Susan descended the stairs with Mari, who had gone up to change her dress because she spilled juice on it.

Jamal's brows pulled together as he looked at Mari, "And this is Susan. She takes care of Mari and Alex. Susan, this is my sister, Candace," Andy said, and Susan smiled and nodded at Candace.

"It's nice to meet you, Susan," Candace said to Susan while Alex remained where he stood awkwardly.

"And this," Andy continued, gesturing to the shy little Mari who was now hiding behind her leg away from Jamal, "is my little doll, Mari. Mari, this is Jamal."

Jamal stepped forward with a serious expression on his face. Mari peeked out from behind Andy, her glasses perched on her nose as she looked at Jamal shyly.

Andy knelt down beside Mari. "Jamal is going to be a great big brother, and I hope you two can be best of friends."

Jamal, still thinking about Dawn, looked at Andy with sad eyes. "I can be a good big brother," he said, his voice small. "But Dawn is my only best friend."

Andy smiled and patted his shoulder. "That's okay. As long as you're kind to Mari, that's what matters."

"She wears glasses like Lucy," Jamal said, and Candace smiled, realizing the reason he had been staring at her so intently.

"Yes, she does," Andy said with a soft smile as she exchanged a look with Alex.

Jamal thought for a moment, remembering his first encounter with Dawn and how they had argued. Not wanting a repeat of that with Mari, he held out his hand to her. "Don't be scared," he said softly. "I will be nice to you."

Mari hesitated for a moment, then reached out and took his hand. She smiled shyly at him, and Andy's heart melted at the sight.

Andy stood up and beamed at the two children, knowing that this was the beginning of something special for both of them.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

As Andy ushered the kids away to go bake cookies with her, Susan excused herself, and Alex was left alone with Candace who was watching him.

"I know you probably don't approve of my relationship with her," Alex started, and Candace raised a brow.

"That is not happening. We already agreed to settle down after I'm done with school. And that's in some years from now," Candace said, and Andy raised a brow.

"You both discussed marriage already, huh?" she asked, and Candace shrugged.

"It's not like we are dating for fun. He has made his intention known from the start," she said,

and Andy nodded.

"Yeah. I guess so. Do you think I would be able to convince Dad to move down to Ludus? His girlfriend is here after all," Andy asked and Candace eyed her with partial amusement. "And what happens to HAJ studios?" Candace asked, and Jamal raised his head at the mention

of HAJ studios.

"Did something happen to HAJ studios?" He asked, sounding alarmed since he was now the J

in HAJ.

"No. No. Nothing happened, sweetheart," Candace rushed to assure him and he relaxed and then returned his attention to Mari as he began to tell her about HAJ Studios and how he

planned to be very rich and get married to Dawn.

"It's not like Dad goes to the company daily. He has people taking care of it..."

"And you forget that Jamal goes there weekly for his succession training. We can't move to

Ludus..."

"Can we move HAJ studios to Ludus?" Jamal asked curiously.

"It doesn't work that way, Jam. But you can build another HAJ here in Ludus when you take

over. If you want to," Candace assured him.

"I will do that," Jamal said with nod as he imagined having a company as big as I-Global, having Dawn with him like Tom has Lucy, and then they would both be close to Lucy here in

Ludus.

"Seeing how you're talking about schooling, I guess Alex is leaving her with you as you wanted," Candace said, and Andy nodded.

"Yes. Don't say anything negative, Candace. Please. This is what I want," Andy said, and

Candace smiled.

"Sure. As long as you're happy, that's all that matters. If you're looking for a friend for her, you can ask Sharon. Her daughter is around the same age, I believe," Candace said, and Andy

smiled happily.

"You're right. Why didn't I think of that? I'll just ask her at the wedding," Andy said excitedly.

Watching Andy, Candace smiled, happy that even though Cassidy wasn't exactly the ideal partner she would have wanted for her sister, Andy was happy. That was all that mattered.