Vienna
31. another Winter.

Like the previous deal he made with Hyuji, Val no longer appears around Reyna's desk. She even heard Reyna had started working again today.

For some reason, the pounding in her heart became a time to get a reply message from Hyuji if Reyna wanted to meet him at the end of December.

Val grabs a paper with the numbers sitting sweetly on his desk. Today, still the fifteenth, still mid-December.

"Did he want to say something on the day of my birth?! "

Indeed, the end of December, more precisely thirty december is the day of Val's birth. Where on that date too, the two of them became lovers, at that time.

Val boasted a smile, grabbed his phone and reopened a message from Hyuji a few days ago.

Reyna wants to meet, late December, late afternoon, where you used to meet first! Don't forget, or you'll be out of my hands!

Val instead chuckles at Savage's message from a Hyuji. The girl never changes, but she's sensitive when it comes to Reyna.

"Alright, maybe I'll be selfish for the umpteenth time! I'll meet him there! "

Evil huh? Maybe Val will be cursed in the next life because he has toyed with the feelings of girls as good as Reyna, but he is willing to be reborn as anything to atone for his sins at this time. He still loves Reyna and doesn't want to let her go even though he's betrayed the good girl.

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John, the young man was busy reading the sales reports in his cafe during the winter.

Not bad, in fact, the sales are on the rise. Until a knock crossed the shade, showing a cafe supervisor with other presences behind him. She is none other than her mother, Joana Wilson.

The red-flamed woman sometimes comes to see the state of the cafe of her second son.

"Mama, why don't you tell me if it's coming? "

"Mama happened to pass by here on her return from the office! How's your cafe John doing? "

"No one to worry about! Everything went well and according to plan!"

The woman in the expensive brandy dress nodded gently, walking closer to the window on the second floor, staring out where it was getting dark.

"A few days ago, your staff said, you went out with a girl, who is she and what is her family background?"

John was silent for a moment, watching the mother who was folding her hands in front of her chest.

"Friends, he's just a friend of Mam's..."

"You know, mama doesn't like you hanging out with girls! "

"Yes, I still remember it! "

"Then, say! Who and where he came from! And what is his family like?! "

Judging in an observant manner, John felt it was something that was not worth talking about in an office like this.

"I'll come to your house later!"

Slowly, the mother approached. Swiping the shoots of his son's mane gently, full of affection.

"All right! Mama wait! Take her with you!"

The woman grabbed her shiny black bag that she had placed on John's desk when she arrived, then sauntered out. Leave John who is still fixated, thinking about what answers he will give later when his parents ask.

Sighing deeply, then straightening his burly back with his broad shoulders, John grabbed his phone. Pressing a contact number stored on the smart square, until on the third beep, someone across the corner replied in a soft voice.

"What's up, John? "

"Hyu, no, I mean Brother Hyu---"

"Hey, call me as usual! "

"Oh, okay!"

"So, what's the need to contact me?! "

John hesitated, but there was no other choice.

"I... I mean, have you finished your work? "

"Eung, I'm home! Wh why? "

"I-I need your help! "

"Say! "

"My-my mother got a report from an employee when I took Reyna out of the cafe some time ago! She wants to meet, and I can't possibly bring Reyna with her current condition right?! "

Far away, Hyuji, who was enjoying his afternoon by chewing on a bag of his favorite spicy cassava chips, was flabbergasted. Rounding out the two manics at the same time when he heard the young John asked him to come to see his parents.

Hyuji's heart was pounding incoherently, maybe just a charade, but he felt he was being given grace by God . Looks like Reyna's words the other day came true. Do they both end up being a pair of soul mates that have been written by the Creator?

"W-what??! "

"Mama asked me to meet, you... want to help me, right?! "

"Where might I---"

"You can talk just as you are! "

"That'sit? "

"*The rest, leave it to me! Or if not, I'll end up with someone I don't love*!"

Hyuji did not know whether to refuse or accept it. However, what's wrong is just helping, John has also helped him a lot.

"Alright! "

"Then, be prepared! Send me your address! I'll come get you! "

"L-yes... "

The call ended, and now, she's busy scrambling the closet contents in search of clothes she deserves to wear to meet John's family. There was a pause of about thirty minutes for him to prepare himself.

"Yaliceh!! Why are there no good clothes and fit anyway!"

Hyuji hope, at least, there is a piece of dress that he can wear tonight. And presumably, God did give way, there was a black dress hanging at the very end in the closet.

"Ah, I survived! Thank you Lord... "

Hyuji hurried over, changing his casual clothes to the black dress he wore during his office event about two years ago. A bit of hairdressing and following Reyna's advice when she first met John.

"The make-up doesn't need to be too thick! "

Until finally John came, and the two of them without feeling until just in front of John's parents' house. Hyuji does not know if John's parents' house is that grand, he does not even know if he is hosted like an important family guest.

"Follow me, or just do what you can! " whispered John when he found a worried look Hyuji saw the tableware that was so varied in front of him. The girl nodded.

Two presences are descending the steps, a woman and a man she believes is John's parents.

They bowed to salute when the two were spelled eating out wide, then also sat down when both of them had secured themselves.

"So what's your name, son? " ask John's father.

"H-hyuji, uncle..."

He caught a glimpse at the sixty-year-old man, the man smiling kindly.

"Let's finish our dinner first, after that we can talk as much as possible after the stomach is full! No need for that giggle, son," continued the little-faced man.

"Ah, yes." replied Hyuji politely while slightly ducking and not forgetting to put on his sweetest smile. But the manic shook when the presence of the woman who was parallel to John's seat began to open her voice.

"There's so much I want to know about you, I hope you've prepared the right answers to convince me to let go of my son! "

Hyuji found the dislike of John's mother. He even saw the intimidating smile of the middle-aged woman. And again, Hyuji didn't know what Mama John said about taking her son off. Did she think John and he had a special relationship?

"Mam,--"

"I don't want my son to end up with the wrong woman!"

For some reason, Hyuji's heart felt sadistically sliced. His head was bowed deeper and deeper, he who had felt low before meeting earlier, now felt increasingly falling down. John grabs Hyuji's palm without breaking his contact with his mother.

"Mam, I love him for who he is!"

Lying, this is just a show, right? If John does so far, then I will be dragged into his life and his family, right?, Inner Hyuji thrashed.

"Life is not about love! But life is about choices, once you make the wrong choice, you can lose everything! "

"really? So what kind of thing do I have to drop my choice for, Mam? "[]