When they were done shopping, Mira put two identical dolls in a separate bag and allowed Zach to carry the rest.
" Who are those for?" His brows knitted as he tried to peek inside the bag.
" They're for Clara's babies," she replied nonchalantly and closed the bag then walked forward.
' w..what!' Zach stood still for a second before his eyes widened. ' Sister-in-law had babies?' He quickly followed behind Mira almost bumping into her. " Wait, do you mean those are for sister-in-law's babies?" He asked anxiously.
Mira tried to suppress her laughter and put on a calm expression. " why, don't you know. She has babies, they're twins."
" T..twins?" Zach stammered. Now that he thought of it, she had really mentioned that she has children that night in the car. But they were not his big brother's right.
She chuckled while watching his stupefied expression and couldn't control herself anymore. She burst into laughter then ran away and he quickly followed her. " Mira, you, wait there. Are they really sister-in-law's babies? How old are the twins? Who is their father? Where does he live? Argh! answer me." He called out as they entered the candies shop, not knowing that someone was trailing behind them and snapping their pictures now and then.
After they were done, they left the market and headed toward where the car was parked.
" Handsome brother, you're back."?
" Sis Mira, will you go back to the city soon?"
" Yes, are you two going to get married soon."
The three girls appeared in front of them from behind the sport's car which they had been admiring.
" Girls, what are you still doing here. won't you go back to school?" Mira sighed helplessly and dropped the bag inside the car's trunk which Zach had opened for her.
" Do you want a ride? I'll take you back to school." Zach offered with a bright smile and the girls' eyes darted between each other and the car while contemplating. They don't actually want to go back to school but if they agreed, they would get to ride the spacious car.
" Okay."
" Sure."
" Yay."
The girls nodded concurrently and rushed into the back seat whose door was already opened by Zach.
He closed the door with a chuckle then went inside the driver's seat and started the car.
" Sis Mira? Is he little Mira's daddy?" One of the girls called Stacy suddenly asked and the other two girls nodded.
" Handsome brother, when will you bring little Mira to us, Sis Mira said you came and took her to the big city." Another girl that was called Amy stared at the two people at the front excitedly.
Zach almost stopped the Car and he stared at Mira in astonishment. So she didn't tell people that their baby died. Was she worried that they might see him as an irresponsible father? He sighed heavily and slowly looked ahead while shaking his head.
Mira looked down while biting her lips then sighed in relief as the girls had diverted their attention to another topic that had suddenly caught their interest. she glanced at Zach and noticed his sad expression then sighed again.
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Clara climbed the stairs to her apartment with a small smile while staring down at her phone. He had just dropped her off but why was he suddenly texting her.' hehehe'.
CARL ❤: [ Sleeping?]
She chuckled and shook her head.
CLARA 💘: [ Nope, haven't reach inside.]
CARL ❤: [ Okay. Good night. ❤]
CLARA 💘: [ Sweat dreams. Love you too❤]
Clara put her phone back inside the bag and retrieved her keys then entered her apartment.
She had already eaten and was about to change her clothes after taking a bath when Jack's call suddenly came in.
" Hey, Jack, what's up?" She put the phone on her ear and asked cheerfully.
" Clara? are you home," Jack asked from the other end and stopped his car.
" Yeah."? Clara frowned and opened the closet, filled with pajamas.
" Hmmm, did you forget already?" He said after a while and her eyes widened slightly.
" D..Do you mean now." She dropped down the pajamas and started rummaging through her closet to search for clothes.
" Yeah, I'm waiting in front of your apartment." He chuckled then cut the call.
Clara stared down at her phone with a frown and quickly put on her clothes. She had received his test earlier, reminding her of the place he had asked her to accompany him last week which he never mentioned the location.' 7:59?' Her eyes darted to the wall clock and she sighed. Maybe it will be quick. She put on her sneakers and quickly left the apartment.
" Jack, where are we going, " she asked after sitting down in his car and buckling her seatbelt. She stared at the glamorous black suit he was wearing and a frown settled on her face.
Jack chuckled and started driving then glanced at her with a smile. " Remember, it's a surprise."
" Oh." She slowly nodded and also looked ahead.
Some minutes later, they arrived at a very tall building and Clara marveled at the sight of the mall.
" Let's go." He opened the door for her after going out and she climbed out of the car excitedly.
" What is up there,?" she asked excitedly and skipped after him as they both entered the ward.
He chuckled and held her hand then they both entered the elevator which took them to the second floor.
Clara gawked at the enormous place filled with different fashion materials and make-up tools then turned to him with widened eyes." Wh..what are we__"
She did not get to finish her sentence as he slightly pushed her inside the adjacent room and closed the door after giving her a reassuring smile.
" Wait." She attempted to open the door when two ladies suddenly walked toward her and grabbed her arms.
" Wow, she's so beautiful."
" And her skin is incredibly flawless."
" I can't wait to start. This is going to be easy "
" Me too."