178 I Donst Want To Hurt Her (1/2)
”Does it still hurt so much,Sel? ”
Casey asked as she stood up to usher them into their seats.
”Not so bad anymore.” Giselle smiled politely at Casey before Anthon pulled out a seat for her.
After the meal prayer, everyone stood up to get their food. Jim helped Jian with his choice of food while Jia prepared the coffee for her and Jim. She waited for everyone to finish before she stood up to get some food for her and Jim.
While she was occupied with placing food in her plate, Anthon was suddenly standing beside her. She glanced up to him then resumed to her food picking.
”Need help? ” He said while he watched her with a plate in one hand and a soup bowl on the other hand.
She smiled thinly and shook her head. ”Thanks. ”
They were seated around a big,round table so everyone was facing each other as they ate and talked. While Jim was helping Jian with his food,Anthon was also helping Giselle with hers. Not only that,he was also the one who put the sugar and creamer to both of their coffee.
”Ton,only my limbs are bruised,not my hands. ” Giselle whispered softly to his ears but Jia heard it well.
Their conversation went jolly and interesting that they all got carried away. No one noticed that Jia did not eat anything except Anthon who stole glances at her, wondering what could it be that bothered her. She just kept on placing food on Jim's plate while he engrossed himself with the conversation. Once again,Kuya Nap was the initiator of it all.
While no one expected it, Casey suddenly changed the topic and raised a question that made everyone burst into laughter.
”Nap,have you ever thought about having a woman in your life? ”
Kuya Nap laughed. ”That's too troublesome. I'm so fed up with the heartaches of these two that I become afraid for my own fate. And then,to hear about dad's story lately makes me all the more scared.”
Jia shranked in discomfort to see them all laughing. Of course,she was the subject of the 'heartaches of these two' that Kuya Nap talked about.
”There will always be heartaches, Nap,but the sense of fulfillment and the wonderful feeling of having someone you can call your own will be incomparable to the pain you will encounter along the way.” Casey tried her best to explain ,being the only one around whose lovelife was not complicated.
”I'll think about it.” KuyaNap said,still amused and uncomfortable to become the sudden subject of the conversation.
Anthon, on the other hand,suddenly grieved about the fact that while he was sure of who was the love of his life, she was someone he could never call his own in this lifetime.
To free herself from the awkward atmosphere, she excused herself.
”Please excuse me, I'll get Pearl over here so that she could take her
breakfast.”Pearl was the name of Jianna's nanny.
”Stay here,sweetheart. I have already sent a packed meal for her. ”
Jia sanked in her seat. It meant that she had to bear the discomfort of this topic.
Thenfrom a distance,someone was walking towards them,waving his hand.
”Hello,good morning everyone! ”
”Dr. Aijohn! ”
”Koko! ”