Chapter 524 - How Can You Survive? (2/2)

”It's not good for pretty girls like us to come home too late. We'll go first. Goodbye!” After saying that, Nadine immediately pulled Anya's hand toward the bus stop.

”Let me take you,” Raka said.

”You're not going in the same direction as us. We better go home by bus so we don't bother you,” Nadine answered quickly.

In contrast to Anya who didn't know how to refuse, Nadine didn't even have to think about rejecting Raka's offer out flat. With Nadine around, Anya didn't have to say anything.

Raka stood in his place, watched the two women leave with an empty heart.

Once back in Indonesia, his parents forced him to return home, without even being able to tell Anya. Both of his parents disagreed about his relationship with Anya.

Today, he was finally able to leave the house. But he saw Anya together with Nadine, Aiden's niece instead.

Before he could persuade his parents to accept Anya as his life companion, once again a member of the Atmajaya Family appeared by Anya's side, making Raka feel even more afraid.

Even though Anya didn't get back with Aiden, it didn't mean that things would remain like this in the future.

During the last two years, Aiden frequently visited Anya in France.

Even though Anya didn't know, Raka knew everything. He saw with his own eyes that Aiden still loved Anya so much and could not forget about her...

He knew everything...

...

While waiting for the bus, Anya looked at Nadine with a faint smile on her face.

”Did your uncle tell you?”

”Uncle is very stern and arrogant. He really cares about you, auntie, but he will never say it. If I don't help him, who will? Auntie, please give him a second chance,” Nadine immediately begged for her uncle.

”I just want to focus on my career now,” Anya replied briefly.

”Me, too. Indeed, money is very important. Being broke these past few days has been giving me trouble,” Nadine said with a bitter expression.

When the bus arrived, Anya immediately took Nadine's hand and looked for a seat together.

After working together for a while, Anya felt she's a good match with Nadine. Today's bus ride was so tedious that Anya asked about Nadine's life while she was away from the Atmajaya Family home for the first time.

”I went with Sister Keara to look for new plants, but the place was dangerous so our guide didn't want to accompany me. In the end, we had to spend three times as much money to persuade the guide. The guide's fear really happened, a crocodile suddenly attacked us and dragged Sister Keara. The guide escaped and I saved Sister Keara. She lost a finger and I broke my arm,” Nadine said with a bitter smile.

”What?!” Anya looked at her in shock. They had been together for a few days, but she did not feel anything strange from Nadine's hand movement.

Nadine pulled her long sleeve and showed it to Anya.

A scar was clearly visible there.

”I was lucky that I got injured on my left hand. Even though my hand can't go back to how it was, it doesn't really affect my life that much. It's just that it's not pretty to look at,” Nadine said, as if nothing had happened.

But Anya could see Nadine's two arms were different in size. Her injured left hand looked much smaller as if it was malnourished. So far, Nadine had always covered it with long sleeves.

”How did you survive?” Anya asked.

”I saved Sister Keara, but then she ran away. She said she wanted to find help for me. I couldn't wait any longer and had to help myself. My left hand was bitten by the crocodile, and I used my right hand to pick up a rock and hit his head hard.”

Remembering the incident made Nadine feel scared. It continued to haunt her. ”If I had waited any longer, the crocodile would've dragged me into the water and torn me apart.”

Anya pulled Nadine's sleeve and covered her injured arm gently. Then, her hand gripped Nadine's hand tightly.

”Don't be afraid. Everything is over now,” she consoled. ”After that, how did you survive? Did Keara go back with some people to save you?”