After thirty minutes drive, the car came to an abrupt stop in front of a very nice and famous restaurant. The restaurant was famous for its rich and delicious food. It was also known for its members being of high class, they are open six days in a week but never have they serve more than ten tables. Their clients were less or up to ten.
Emil got down from the car, walked to the other side and opened the door for Yvonne. He then toss the key to the guy in uniform who stood walked up to him, and extended his arm to Yvonne, she gladly crossed arms with him.
But, the place was awfully familiar to Yvonne. She look to left, right then forward.
'Why does this place seem familiar ' She muttered softly but Emil heard her
"Have you been here before? this is owned by the Qins. " Emil simply said not realising anything wrong with what he said
"The Qins?" Yvonne asked unconsciously but Emil still responded with a "mmm"
At that moment, Emil had totally forgotten about Yvonne's last name.
Emil took a step forward but found out that he was being pulled from behind .
He turned to his companion ready to ask her as to why she had stop moving but got shocked when he saw tears being formed in her eyes and her face looking pale.
It was as if she had seen a ghost!
Asking her why would be the stupid thing to do now, so he pulled her closer to him and made a turn and walked back to their car which was parked at the garage.
His head was full of questions and his heart was paining with her every tear.
He began to worry.
"The Qins, the restaurant, everything. They stole everything from my family and killed my parents. " Yvonne inaudibly rambled on and on.
None of her unclear words escaped Emil's ears and eyes.
He heard everything. The restaurant, everything stolen and parents killed!
'What does she mean by parents being killed? '
He really wanted to ask her but he also knew that Yvonne was in her own world. She looked lost and seems to not be aware of his presence.
"My mother started that restaurant, although it didn't look this glamorous back then but she built everything from scratch with her hard earned money. She wanted to prove herself to my father's sister who had always blamed and criticize her. I was young back then but I clearly saw my mother rejecting my father's help.
why? , why did they have to kill my parent? If they wanted money they could have ask for it and my father would have gladly given them any amount. If it was the restaurant, they could have ask for it and not resulting to killing mother and father! "
Yvonne rambled on and on. She looked lost but deep down in her heart, she knew she was with a person she trusts.
Pain, sad, enrage and the likes were the feelings Emil felt at that moment.
'How far can a person go as to kill a fellow human! '
Now he remembered that Yvonne's second name is Qin.
"Sh*t !" only if he had considered things carefully, things wouldn't have escalated like this! . He blamed himself
"Mother would always say; "Baby, when you grow up and give birth to my grandson or granddaughter mummy will make him or her into a great chef so he or she can run this restaurant and expand it to many countries. I know your daddy want you to learn business so you can run the Qin industries when you grow up, so I won't bother you with the restaurant. Am building this for my first grandchild! " Yvonne spoke with not so clear words because her voice was shaky from crying.
Emil wanted to embrace her but the girl just wouldn't let him. She looked scared and broken.
"Mother....mother...mother wanted to see her grandchildren but she wasn't given the chance to see me grow up. She wanted to see her grandchildren but she wasn't given the chance to see me in a white gown and reciting vows to her son in law. She wasn't given the chance to advice me before I go to my in-laws house. Mother wasn't given the chance to see me graduate from high school and probably from College.
Mother was a cheerful person but that day....that day..... Yvonne got chocked with her tears, but still strive to speak. That day...."
"Hush now, shhhhh, let's rest a bit okay? " Emil forcefully but carefully pulled her onto his lab and embraced her.
As much as he wanted to know everything, he couldn't bare to see her so broken and lost.
As if Yvonne has sensed his presence, she held tightly onto him and closed her eyes.
She was tired, her eyes were weary from the tears. So the moment she sensed him through his masculine scent and touch, she fell asleep.
Emil didn't have it easy at all. The car wasn't spacious to begin with, and with her on his lap, it was quiet uncomfortable but that's okay as long as she was okay.
He made it a point to ask her what had really happened when she's alright.
He has to make anyone who caused her pain pay double for it!
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