Chapter 277 - Home In Molave 23

Jane went home before lunchtime with red eyes and puffing eye bags already. Mrs. Lopez saw her entering while watching some shows in the living room. She glanced at her, and her forehead creased when she saw her face.

"Darling, you're crying."

Jane giggled as she bent down to kiss her mother before she answered. "Yes, mom. I was watching a movie while taking breakfast. Is Kyle already at school?"

"Yes, dear. Ajie took him with Chloe today."

"I see."

Allie and Ajie had moved to their residence and decided to build their own home next to them. They owned a huge area anyway, and even if ten more buildings were to erect in the site, it wouldn't make the place crowded.

"Dear, Hayri just left. He wanted to see you but you were not here." Jane froze for a while but she was quick to hide her reaction.

"I'll call him, mom," Jane lied to keep her mom from asking, but the truth was, she blocked him, instead. She would never hope again. If only she knew how it hurt.

She decided to go to Allie's place. She really needed someone to confirm or deny her suspicion. Ever since the threat broke out in Ryan's time, the very reason that brought them here, Allie moved her office permanently in her home. Ajie was also too overprotective of her that he even wanted her to resign from Rough Seas Marine Supplies and Equipment and entrust it fully to Cherry and Shiela.

"Jane, is anything bothering you?"

"None at all. I just want to ask about something."

"Sure. What is it?" Allie guessed it could be related to the reason why she was crying.

"When you and Hayri were in Turkey, did you have a client named Rona?"

"Rona Graciano?" It was a name she couldn't forget because she owned a fleet and had them repaired at Gretel's Shipyard.

"I don't know the family name."

"How did you met her? Is she here in Cebu?"

Jane had already thought about how she would answer her if in case she would ask. "A friend of mine mentioned about this person and that she also said that they both came from Turkey. Yet, I assumed that perhaps you also know her."

Allie felt something strange in her expression, but she kept it to herself.

"Miss Rona is an old client of Gretel's Shipyard. She's a good friend of Hayri because this lady opens up to him. Now, I remember-" Allie snapped her fingers, and her eyes lit up, "Perhaps, she's here to buy a yacht. Hayri just asked me to forward more designs to him. This lady is a bit picky, but she's nice anyway."

Jane did not take long. After finding an excuse, she left. She drove aimlessly, but unconsciously, she brought herself to Beautiful Haven. And since she was already there, she decided to come down and check on Chloe and Kyle.

"Dad, uncle Ajie took Chloe and me to school together this morning..."

"Kyle?" Jance cut him off. He was busy placing his lunch box on the table when she came in. Kyle did not notice her because he was talking to someone.

"Mom!" Kyle ran up to her and threw his arms around her neck. "Are you okay?'

"Yes, why?"

"Because your eye bags are puffing."

Jane chuckled at how observant Kyle was. He was still a few days with her, but she was emotionally drawn fast to him because of his sweetness and thoughtfulness.

"Because I watched a movie."

Kyle looked at her in the eye for a long while. He seemed to have something to say, but he chose to smile in the end and said, "Take care always, mom. I love you." 

Overwhelmed and surprised, she hugged him also. "I love you too, baby!"

Jane was about to go after a few more exchanges, but she remembered something she would have wanted to ask first. "Kyle, I saw you were talking to someone when I arrived, but  I notice that your phone is not with you. How long are you in the habit of talking to yourself?"

"I only talk to myself every time I miss dad. Mom, by the way, daddy was here."

"Your daddy?" Jane got annoyed with whoever allowed entry to the premises without telling her first.

"Yes, mom. Daddy Hayri. He was here to see you."

At the mention of Hayri's name, her urge to cry came back again. She hurried to get away, afraid that either Chloe or Kyle would see her tears. She drove aimlessly again that she didn't realize she had gone far. She was even late to realize that it was already dark, and the roadside had turned to trees, farms, and wild bushes. She laughed at how crazy she acted just because of that beautiful woman!

After a few more miles, she saw a coffee and wine shop by the roadside. Perhaps, she had reached another town already. She was always careful, but at that time, she couldn't care less if she was far away from home or that it was already late at night. The distance she had traveled was still not enough to ease the pain in her heart. Why did she always have to fall for a wrong man?

She went inside to order a cup of coffee. The attendant was perhaps charmed by her looks that she warmly accommodated her. She led her into a table and gave her the menu list. At the column where the names of the cold drinks were listed, a drink name caught her attention. 

"For the heart..."

"Miss, what do you mean by this?" Jane asked, laughing.

"That is our bestselling wine. A balm for the heart." The attendant giggled, amused by her curiosity."Would you like to try, ma'am?" 

"If you say that this is a balm for the heart, then I'm willing to try."

She knew this was crazy, but something in her inner thoughts suggested she should try. Although she had never tasted any wine, she knew that many brokenhearted people like her treated themselves to a momentary relief of pain through these fluids. Perhaps, she could try it herself.