Babysitter For Rain
CHAPTER 53

"Give me your car keys. I'll have someone take it."

Ana looked at Marius who was in front of her at this moment. He was completely unaware of Marius' arrival.

"Magar ..."

Ana looked at Marius and Noel in turn. Both are equally good at offering her help. But for some reason, Ana's feelings say she shouldn't choose any of them.

"I'll ask Naomi for help later. You go upstairs, Rain is upstairs" Ana said, putting her car keys back in her pocket.

For a long time Marius stared at Ana. During that time, Ana did not dodge. He remained standing in front of Marius, staring at Marius who was probably wondering why today Ana did not avoid him.

However, Marius did not ask much. He did what Ana asked. Afterwards, Marius left Ana and Noel for the upper floors.

Ana waits until Marius is completely out of sight. Right after Marius disappeared from his sight, Ana immediately sat down on his two legs that had been limp from earlier. He covered his face with both hands.

When Ana heard Marius' voice, she had already prepared herself to face Marius. He thought not to avoid staring at Marius today. Ana was afraid that if she avoided him again today, Marius would really think if she already did not want to meet him. But actually not.

Therefore, even though Ana saw all those flashes of memory while looking at Marius. Although that glint looked like it was going to attack him. Although Ana's heart feels very sick because it continues to pound with the hard. And even though his legs were no longer strong. Ana kept holding him. He kept staring at Marius even until Marius was out of sight.

"What's wrong? Are you sick?" asked Noel who was nearby. As soon as she saw Ana sitting down like that, Noel immediately checked on Ana. Her hand held Ana's forehead to check if Ana had a fever or not. Then, she swiftly held onto Ana's wrist to check Ana's pulse.

"Does your chest hurt? It's hard and fast" he said. "Come, you sit down first. I'll get you a drink."

Noel asked Ana to sit on the couch before he went to get Ana a glass of water. Ana wants to prevent it, but Noel moves faster.

When Noel returned, he once again checked Ana's pulse after giving Ana water. She did not stop counting Ana's pulse while watching her watch.

"I'm fine" Ana said as she pulled her hand to stop what Noel was doing.

"You sure? Your face looks pale."

"Thank you for worrying about me. But I'm really okay."

Noel didn't really believe it at first. But Ana kept convincing him. Finally, Noel was no longer willing to force anymore. But Ana let Noel check it out once again. After she felt Ana was getting better, Noel went home.

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After Noel's return, Ana goes to the kitchen to prepare some drinks to bring to the top. But when Ana takes her, there's only Rain, Ryu, and Lucas in the room. Again, Ana showed a look of disappointment.

From Lucas, Ana finds out that Marius just stopped by to see Rain and Ana. She came home first while Ana was in the kitchen. Marius did not even want to wait for Ana to say something.

"What do you expect? A thank-you? Don't be a calculating person, Ana," Ana snapped to herself.

Even when she had tried to hold on to Marius for longer, still Ana felt so far away with Marius.

Before Lucas came home with Rain, he told me about what happened back then, who Dylan was and why he did it.

From that story Ana thought about how Rain would feel if she knew all that. "Did Valerie never think of Rain's feelings? Can Rain handle it?"

Then Ana recalls Naomi's words when she picked Ryu up.

"There's a lot going on right now, Ana. The rumors seemed to have really swayed DYNE. For the first time in more than 10 years, DYNE's stock value has dropped. It's not too big, but it's enough for everyone to know that DYNE's not okay."

"Can Marius handle it?" asked a worried-looking Ana.

"If it's Marius, I'm sure he can. Everyone knows his ability. Therefore he was able to bring DYNE to the peak of its glory. But ... That's if those rumors don't exist."

"You mean ... "

"If the rumors about Rain and Valerie still continue to appear, Marius will really be in trouble. There was no marriage between her and Valerie. Now there is Rain. It's just the beginning, Ana. They will definitely continue to make this rumor even hotter. Especially if you see the reaction is this big. Even DYNE's stock value is affected."

"How can a rumor cause it all?"

"not gossip. But Valerie."

"Vallery?"

"He was the biggest scandal in the entertainment world. Everything related to him would definitely become famous, but because of the scandal. This is just gossip. And if the rumor turns out to be true, Rain is Marius' son, then Marius will be caught up in the scandal. And everything around him will be dragged into it, including DYNE. Then, over time it will slowly disintegrate."

"But Rain is not Marius' son. Will it still affect him?"

"If Marius could prove it, it might still be beyond repair. Depends on how Marius copes with it."

"What did Marius do?"

"Publicly? There aren't. But behind everyone, he was trying to put out the fire. You could see for yourself this afternoon. All those reporters ... that's not all of them."

"So many ... not all?," asked Ana who was surprised to not believe Naomi's explanation. "How much if it all comes down?"

"Some companies that Marius can still control, will definitely not be rash to issue news about DYNE. But even so, it can't take too long. Because if this gets too hot, inevitably they will do it too. Especially if the evidence is already out. They won't have any other choice."

"Included ... WINZ?"

"Don't worry, Ana. WINZ is under my leadership. If that happens, I will do everything I can to help Marius. I'll be your Marius supporter from behind" Naomi said, patting Ana on the shoulder.

From Naomi, Ana knew how much burden Marius had to bear at this time. And that guilt came when he thought about it. How not? If Ana were at Marius's current home, perhaps Marius would have someone to share with. But now ... Ana is in her own home. How'd he help her?

"Magar ... Rain ... Why do you have to face all this? What can I do to help you?"