Rainy Aroma
Influence of Mark

"Do you want to mess up? Just stop, because it won't work." Galen replied indifferently.

"It's not like that, it's just my opinion personally. Besides, obviously here you have the chance to choose between Aurora and Mina. They're both beautiful and attractive girls."

"Are you crazy?! Choose you say? Mina and I are getting married soon" Galen said, not understanding Mark's way of thinking.

"I think you're crazy! You're gonna be a father in seven months. Do you think you can have a quiet and happy marriage while you know there's a girl out there that you've tainted, being a single parent to your baby."

"I've been trying to get Aurora out of the problem she's having right now, finding the best way for both of us, but she's resisting and still wants to keep the baby."

"Did you ask Aurora to abort the baby?" mark was not sure. It was also impossible for Galen to dare to go that far.

Galen silently did not answer. But Mark was sure, his guess was one hundred percent correct!

"Oh my God, I think you're completely insane! Do your mom and dad know about this?"

"If they find out it must be because of you." Galen replied, he sipped another drink.

"I'm asking you one more time. You seriously want to get rid of that baby?" Mark wanted to make sure solemnly because before him at this time Galen was not like the figure he knew.

Again Galen hesitated. Mark knew that man would never. It was just the demands from Mina that made Galen forced to be cruel like this.

"Galen look at me! This is not you, the Galen I know is someone who seems cold outside but has a warm heart. Everyone close to you knows the fact that you like children more than anything. You protect them, spread laughter, even wretchedly to save their lives. I still remember when we were in the second grade of High School, you got hit by a motorbike to save a little boy who ran halfway to chase the ball. Don't you remember all that?"

"Mark, stop! Don't make me wobble." Galen's pinta so much.

"That's my main goal, making you throw away the sinful act you almost committed for Mina's sake. You are really yes! Love can, but don't be stupid!" reply Mark with a stinging look.

"Here you go, Mark and Aurora agreed to keep the baby without Mina's knowledge. The girl's gonna go overseas and take care of the baby there."

"Don't you ever think how hard it would be for Aurora to go through alone? You may not know, just like me, but I've seen with my own eyes how hard it is to have a baby. My sister complained about everything during her pregnancy, but she had a faithful and patient husband to give her all the help she needed. Don't you think Aurora will have the same hardship while she's there?"

"He should have known about the risk. Follow my advice to drop it. Aurora wasn't interested in marriage anyway, so why the trouble of having a child?" reply Galen lightly.

"Take care of me, Galen!" Mark shook Galen's shoulders. It could no longer hold him back, forcing his best friend to stare at him fixedly.

"Do you want that baby to disappear?"

Galen lowered his head then shook his head in a doldrums. That's the answer Mark wanted.

"I wanted to take care of her after the baby was born along with Mina, but Mina and my future mother-in-law refused. They don't want the baby to be born into the world." Galen explained.

"I understand now. Did Mina use the old ways to make you have to comply with all her wishes?"

Galen nodded.

Galen rubbed his face rough, feeling very worried, everything Mark said about Mina was the truth.

Even Aurora who had only met Mina a few times could already guess the girl's true nature. Forced, selfish, and a menace.

Several times Galen's phone on the table shook, Mina tried to reach him and sent dozens of messages asking Galen to immediately accompany him in the hospital. This time, however, Galen ignored him.

"Go to calm down. I'll call Mina, tell her you can't go to the hospital today."

"Yes, Mark. thank you." said Galen. "For the time being it seems like I just need a drinking buddy."

"I think we can do it together."

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Secretly this morning Anna went to contact Briella after last night she had a discussion with Mark.

They agreed not to hide this because after all Briella was the only family Aurora had.

Briella comes to the hospital in a hurry after Anna recounts the circumstances of Aurora who had an accident last night. Also the pregnancy problem that Aurora hid.

Before Briella arrived, Anna, who accompanied Aurora in the hospital since last night, rushed to go home even though it was still too early, she was only afraid of being exposed to Aurora's anger because she had dared to complain.

"I've said it over and over again, if you're in trouble, don't you dare touch your car. You have a low level of concentration, it's easy to daydream." said Briella as soon as she arrived at Aurora's nursery.

"I'm sorry." said Aurora, looking down in fear. If he is in the wrong position.

"Why didn't you call me? Why do I need to know about this from Anna?"

"Anna complained to you?"

"There's no need to deflect my questions with any other questions!"

Aurora's lips are already pursed. "That girl is absolutely unbelievable."

Briella was already visibly annoyed half to death because Aurora deliberately kept ignoring her question.

"I had no intention of contacting anyone at first. But unexpectedly Galen received a call from Anna through my phone. The man also asked Anna to come over and e" Aurora immediately shut her mouth so aware that she had slipped. "Ah, I mean"

"That's it.." interrupted Briella. "It matters that you're okay."

Aurora was amazed because it seems that Briella was not surprised at all nor did she feel surprised when Galen's name was accidentally mentioned. Or maybe Briella didn't hear? Yeah, I hope so.

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