Chapter 188: Going away; goodbye my lost love 1

Since they were going to spend at least three months at Touching lives healing village, they needed to pack all the necessary things that they would be needing there. Carlien woke up early in the morning and started packing her stuff into two blue middle sized luggage bags and her mother also helped her. They chatted as they did the packing together.

Miss Arthur looked at her daughter with a smile. Her baby was now a big girl before she eve realised it. Seeing her mother's smile, it warmed Carlien's heart.

''Mom, you have to take care of yourself. Don't spend all your time at the store. If you are feeling lonely, you can go and visit uncle Thomas and have a chat with him. I already told the boys to help out since they are also on vacation''

''Carlien…'' her mother held her hands and pulled her over to the bed and they sat down, ''Carly, is there something bothering you lately?''

''Huh? Why are you asking me this, mom?''

''You see, mommy understands that young girls nowadays don't share their worries with their parents, but, you also know that you are all mommy has, right?''

''I know, and mommy is all Carly has too''

''Mommy is worried about you. You don't look happy lately. Is there something bothering you? Has someone bullied you? If that is the case, you have to tell mommy. I don't mind getting a lawyer and fighting it out''

Carlien chuckled after hearing her mother say that. Still, it made her heart warm that her mother was willing to go through all that for her, ''mom, you don't have to get a lawyer because no one is bullying me. Have you forgotten who I am? If there is anyone to bully, I will be the one doing the bullying''

''Then, what is making you sad these days? Your eyes don't shine anymore. Each time you smile, your eyes shine so bright and mommy sees herself in them. My girl is the brightest when she smiles, but, I don't see myself in your eyes anymore''

''Mom, I'm just stressed up because of the internship application. You don't need to worry so much about me because from now onwards, I will smile so brightly that you will see yourself more in my eyes''

''That is a given. Carly, let mommy ask you something very personal. This question is not because I don't trust you or I want to invade in your privacy, okay? Are you in love with someone? Did that person not like you back? Last night, mommy heard you sobbing and it broke my heart''

''Mom, is nothing to worry about. Your daughter is so beautiful; which man wouldn't like her?''

''That's right. The man who doesn't like you back is considered blind and a person with poor taste. Heartbreak is normal when you are growing up, but don't dwell too much on it or mommy will be sad''

''I won't mom. Actually, I feel better. He is just someone I got to know recently so my feelings aren't so deep. I am fine''

''That's my girl. No matter what, mom is always on your side'' Carlien pulled her mother into a hug and her phone which laid on the table beeped.

''That must be Paige'' Carlien said and stood up to pick the phone, ''hello Paige. Yes, I am done. Okay, I will be down in a few minutes, bye''

''Who is sending you girls?''

''Paige's boyfriend. Mom, let me tell you, he is a good man and he is very good to Paige''

''Look at you all happy for her''

''Off course, Paige has been through a lot and she deserves the happiness she has now''

''You too will find your happiness soon, my child'' she said and closed Carlien's bag. Carlien looked dazedly as her mind went to a certain person. She looked at the time on her wrist watch and wondered if he arrived safely. Shaking her head suddenly, she resorted to not think about him anymore.

Paige and Jordan saw Carlien and her mother carrying the luggage out and they rushed forward to help them.

''Big sis'' Jessi who sat at the back called out excitedly when she saw Carlien. Jordan took the luggage in Carlien's hand and she went near to Jessi.

''Jessi, how are you?''

''I missed you second big sis''

''Why are you so cute?'' Carlien said and touched Jessi's cheeks affectionately. They were in their own world.

''Aunt, let me have that'' Paige said as she took the luggage from her.

''Paige, look how happy you are''

''Aunt, how are you doing?''

''I'm fine. You are not doing bad yourself. This must be the boy, right? My son in law?''

''Aunt, he is called Jordan Attoh'' Paige and Jordan stretched his hand to greet her.

''Aunt, hello, I've heard a lot of good things about you'' Miss Arthur shook his hand but her eyes lingered on his face and an uncomfortable feeling seethed in her heart at the mention of his last name, still she maintained a smile.

''Jordan, please take care of Paige''

''Yes, aunt''

After putting the luggage into the car, they goodbye Carlien's mother and took off. When they were out of sight, she sighed and shook her head. Jordan's last name kept ringing in her ears.

''It can't be so coincidental, right? That bastard Damien Attoh isn't in this country anymore. I am just probably overthinking things''

…..

Paige and Jordan stood at adistance chatting while Carlien and Jessi also stood near the near that was about to take off.

''Take care of yourself, I will visit after I put things in order''

''Okay''

''Don't you have anything to tell me?'' Jordan asked and smiled mischievously.

''I don't have anything to tell you''

''Aye, what a pitiful boyfriend I am. My girlfriend is going away for three months and she doesn't have anything to tell me. I suddenly feel that all my efforts into wooing her was in vain''

''That's enough, we are in a public place, I can't kiss you''

''Then, let's go back to the car, I want to kiss you and touch you and maybe…'' he didn't complete his sentence, but he instead leaned over and bit her earlobe.

"Pervert'' Paige's face turned crimson as she looked away from his gaze.

''I just love how you look when I tease you''

Looking at them from a distance, Jessi touched Carlien's hand saying, ''don't they just look good together?''

''They do''

''Big sis, I really admire you that day at the party. You put Lazarus in his place and I suddenly felt that you were someone I want to grow up to be like''

''I'm not so perfect, I have a lot of things that will make you hate me once you get to know me. You should just be yourself, I am far from likable''

''That's my decision to make. Big sis, can I ask you something?''

''Oh, what is it?''

''Do you like elder brother Lucas?''

''Huh?'' Carlien looked into her eyes and bit her lips nervously but her face remained neutral as she replied, ''no. Why do you ask?''

''Lucas didn't kill Mali. What happened that year was an accident. Lazarus has always seen Lucas as competition, so anytime, Lucas found something good or someone he liked, Lazarus would destroy it. A lot of women after finding out that Lucas isn't the true heir of the family's business and everything, always leave him. After Mali died, Lucas didn't want to be in a long term relationship with any woman because in the end, they all leave him. I don't support how he treats women but he is also someone who can be sincere with his feelings. When he starts to care about someone, he would be serious with that person and protect that person. It could be that he just played with those women because he knew they weren't with him because he was Lucas but because of his family''

''How do you know all this?''

''Lucas and I are very close. He usually doesn't express his feelings to anyone but strangely, whenever I am sleeping and he is in the house, he would come to my room and say whatever was in his heart. He always thought that I was asleep and said those things. The night before he left for Cosmos, Jordan went to send Paige home, so Lucas and I played in the house. After I was tired and fell asleep, he started talking about a woman, he said that he didn't want anything to happen to her. he was afraid that she would end up like another Mali. Later on, I realised that the woman he was talking about was you''

Carlien looked at Jessi with a complicated gaze. Her mind was messed up after hearing all that.

''Jessi… I''

''Second big sis, please, can you not give up on him so soon? I think that you are the only one who can help him right now''