76 The Investor (1/2)

Sipping inattentively, Jia's mind was in a total mess!Why was her heart so deceptive? Why did its beats suddenly became so erratic when she saw his back? Few days from now,she would finally be marrying Jim.And she was sure, she had learned to love him already. It was clear as the bright,blue skies, Anthon existed only in her memories.

She thought of distracting herself. It was the only way to save herself from betraying Jim. After selecting few funny videos, she started watching one of it. Yet,no matter how many falls and bumps the actors on the video got, to the extent ofjoint dislocations and bruises, it could not make her laugh!All of them was just too boring. How coud she appreciate the fun in those videos when her eyes would often stray to the door,setting up a mental telepathy that Anthon would finally barge in to look for her,aw... kuya Nap! And then he would find her there.

In the next moment,she realized something. Why would Anthon look for kuya Nap in the first place? Her musings were just impossible. And wait,why not?He would still need to establish a legal consultancy department for his company's legal issues. Thinking about it again,she brushed it off. From what she only knew,Anthon was only working for a shipping industry and it was not his concern yet to hire his own lawyers for his contracts. The shipping line surely had it's own consultancy personnel.

The coffee she ordered had only a medium strength of caffeine but her hands were surprisingly trembling. Her tolerance to its stimulating effect was already so high that drinking just a single cup would no longer affect her.

She suddenly became conscious. She slipped a hand inside her bag and fished for a mirror. Perhaps,her lipstick had already faded and her blush on removed. After doing some retouch, she took photos of herself. She really wanted to make it sure that she was already attractive enough! But no matter how many times she removed and retouched different shades,her look was still the same!

”Jia,why are so foolish? You're not a teen anymore!” She inwardly cursed herself.

To induce herself a relaxation technique,she placed a headphone on and played her favorite piano instrumentals by Richard Clyderman. The soothing strain of the music would somehow neutralize her chaotic feelings. But after a while,the music brought her into a state of melancholy. Her heart was no longer beating erratically. But she was wrapped into a sense of a deep loneliness that she instantly missed Anthon.The man in her reveries and elusive fantasies!

There was no one in this world as foolish as her, she thought. She should never feel this way. That was maybe why Jim would often address her as a silly girl as his way of endearment.

When a change of light flickered again over the screen,she looked up. The door into the function room was slowly opened. However, the camera was obviously placed at the back so that one could only view the back views of the people entering in.

Her eyes suddenly rolled wide and her gaze was fixed on the man entering in. Wearing a grey suit,his steps and movement was very familiar. This was the same back view of the man she saw lately at the coffee shop. And the same back view that set her heart into a dangerous voltage!

He walked slowly at first then doubled his paces. Then,he suddenly stopped and froze!

Jian was absorbed in coloring,a hobby he was always hooked up at a tender age. When he sensed footsteps coming into his direction,he did not look up. He was too occupied with his coloring.

”Uncle? I'm almost done. Look!”His eyes lit up and a smile broke into the corners of his mouth,head still lowered down .