Married a Mysterious Widow
Guilt
At the company, Ayna lives her first day without any obstacles. In fact, everything is running smoothly and safely under control until the office hours are over.
When Ayna began to busy herself with tidying up the workbench, her attention was diverted to the screen of the phone that lit up and displayed a message without the sender's name.
Ayna frowned, then grabbed the flat object to check the incoming message.
[Your boyfriend is at the Romance Golden Hotel, with a woman]
For a moment, Ayna froze after reading the message. I want him to think that it is just a message from a stranger who is not working to do fun with him. But he also took the message seriously.
Moreover, all this time he has also had a lot of suspicion on the lover, Darren Nilsson.
Therefore, Ayna decides to go to the Romance Golden Hotel just to ascertain the truth of the anonymous message she received.
However, Ayna hasn't gone anywhere yet, her phone is ringing and she immediately answers the phone call upon seeing the name ‘Ny. Waltons’ is on the screen.
“Yes, Mrs Waltons?”
“Ayna, you're home from work, right?”
From the speaker hole, the soft voice of a woman pierced Ayna's ear .
In fact, just hearing her soft voice lash out, everyone would know that the woman was from among the nobles.
“I just want to go home, what's up, Mistress?” Ayna's voice sounded polite and gentle as usual.
“That's great,” said Mrs Waltons sounded excited, then she continued calmly. “Ayna, go to Romance Golden Hotel and meet someone for me.”
Ayna frowned, feeling the orders of Madam Waltons and the messages she received were a little coincidental. So, he asked curiously. “Who should I meet there?”
“Master Austin Shinkar,” said Mrs Waltons, short, solid and clear.
“He's your friend?” Ayna's brows furrowed deeply, she had never heard of the name despite having followed Miss Waltons for so many years.
After all, the way the middle-aged woman mentioned the name ‘Master Austin Shinkar’ was as if she respected him so much.
Mrs Waltons rolled her eyeballs, but declared Ayna's ignorance . The woman was not only lacking updates, but was also impressed not to care about the lives of the respected people in Golden City.
“Master Austin Shinkar is a well-known entrepreneur in Golden City,” Mrs Waltons briefly explained. “She has a long-time widowed niece and I plan to meet her to match Viona with her niece.”
Ayna nodded in understanding, then asked, “Oh, what time should I see her and what should I say to her?”
“Go now, we will meet there,” said Mrs Waltons. “You just need to say some good things about Viona to impress Mr. Austin.”
“Good, Mistress, I understand.”
***
Upon arriving at the Romance Golden Hotel, Ayna immediately searched for the whereabouts of Mrs Waltons at the restaurant and she found the middle-aged woman wearing a blue suit complete with a matching colored hat, waving at her.
Ayna walked up to Mrs Waltons and asked as a form of pleasantries. “You've been waiting a long time, Mistress?”
“Not yet,” said Mrs Waltons indifferently. “Sit.”
Then, the woman who looked so elegant and graceful despite being in her twilight years, waved her hand and called out waiters, before finally ordering a drink for her and Ayna .
After a moment of sipping his drink while chatting with Ayna, the gaze of Madame Waltons who continued to point towards the door, finally caught the figure of Austin Shinkar entering the restaurant with his majesty.
Mrs Waltons immediately stood up and blocked Austin Shinkar's path as the majestic man passed her desk. “Halo, Mr Austin, how are you? I thought, after moving out of Golden City I won't see you again. Turns out, fate still brings us together, how about you sit down and have a cup of coffee with us.”
Austin Shinkar frowned, trying to remember who the old woman who stood up and spoke kindly to him was. Then, she turned around to say hello, “Halo, Mrs Waltons.”
Even so, Austin Shinkar remained friendly and rejected the invitation of Mrs Waltons politely. “Thank you for your offer, Mrs Waltons. However, sorry I already have an appointment with someone.”
Not wanting to give up so easily, Mrs Waltons was even more eager to prevent Austin Shinkar from leaving before her. “Do you want to meet your nephew, Mr Austin? If so, it's a coincidence. I'd really like to meet and introduce her to my eldest daughter, who knows if they're a match.”
Hearing the words of Mrs Waltons, Austin Shinkar was slightly interested. He had long tried to persuade Adam, his stubborn nephew, to find another woman and remarry.
But Adam always refused for various reasons.
Austin looked at Ayna who he thought was the eldest daughter of Madam Waltons with a judging look, before finally smiling.
However, as yet Austin Shinkar said nothing, he heard a familiar low voice coming from behind.
“Uncle, why are you standing there?”
Austin Shinkar turned around as soon as he recognized the voice of Arthur, his nephew. “Oh, have you arrived? I was chatting with an old friend, Mrs Waltons and her daughter.”
Hearing that, Adam turned to the two women called by the uncle, before finally his gaze locked on Ayna, the woman who managed to make him rise in blood while in the MRT.
Not realizing that there were burning coals raging in Adam's netra, Austin thought that the nephew had been lured to Ayna . So, he smiled and whispered. “Sap them.”
Not wanting to spoil his uncle's good image, Adam kept greeting, “Halo, Mrs Waltons.”
Then, he turned to look at Ayna with a face that looked very cold, even her gaze looked sharper than a dagger. “Halo, Miss Waltons.”
In his heart, Adam was eager to strangle the woman who had defamed him in a public place.
Moreover, upon seeing that no guilt had crossed Ayna's eyes upon meeting her again.
In fact, Adam could see there was a cynical look behind the woman's polite smile.
“Not.” Ayna shook her head. “I'm Ayna Maurice, not Miss Waltons,”.
Then, Mrs Waltons quickly chimed in, “She's not my daughter, she's just a staff.”
In the next instant, the woman tried to clarify her words. “You could say he's my foster son.”
Austin and Adam seemed unconcerned by Ayna's identity, they just nodded.
Afterwards, Mrs Waltons looked at Ayna and said, “Try showing Viona's photo to Young Master Adam, she wants to see it.”
The clueless Adam looked at Austin with a gaze demanding an explanation, but the uncle pressed his shoulder.
“Mistress, it is not necessary,” said Adam tried to refuse, but Mrs Waltons had put the phone in front of her face so she could not dodge.
In fact, Mrs Waltons also directly talked about a lot of good things about Viona in the photo as if she was promoting the princess.
Having no other choice, Austin and Adam are forced to listen to everything Mrs Waltons has to say with no interest.
Not knowing how long he had been listening to Mrs Waltons' nonsense, Adam finally rolled his eyes when he felt he could not stand it anymore and immediately stopped the woman. “Alright, Mistress. Can we talk about your daughter and me next time? Today my uncle and I have to meet an important client.”
Hearing that, Madam Waltons instantly silenced for a moment, then smiled awkwardly. “Alright, Young Master. I'm waiting for good news from you.”
If Austin or Adam did not give him the good news immediately, then Mrs Waltons would have caught their attention in some other way.
In essence, he was already determined to do whatever it took to get into the Shinkar family.
Especially through her daughter!
Just like that, he was forced to stop talking and let the two leading men in Golden City leave from before him.