Zach drove them to Clara's apartment building and when they reached there, he excitedly went out of the car and went to the other side to open the door for his brother. ' I will finally get to see my beautiful sister-in-law again and get her on my side so that big brother won't punish me anymore, hehehe I can't wait to brag this to Lucy then let's see who she would think big brother loves most ' he thought mischievously. Although he also loved his little step-sister very much, he liked to tease her a lot and enjoyed the way she always looked when she got angry.
Carl also got out of the car and faced the bustling street, indifferent to the people who were gawking at him.
Zach was restless and he anxiously tapped his foot on the floor while saying " Big bro.. quick quick let's go inside ".he was obviously eager to meet his sister-in-law.
Although Carl already knew his brother's purpose he still had a bad feeling about what he was going to do.
Carl stared at the tall old building in front of him and was deep in thought, he forgot to get her contact that night, all thanks to his brother who did not give them alone time and followed them to the hospital while disturbing them with his babbling now and then. He glared at his brother who was slightly shocked not knowing what he did again.
Zach waved his hands In front of him with fear obviously showing on his face and said quickly " I don't intend to do anything.. I swear, I just want to see sister-in-law and make a good impression." he thought his brother had realized his motives and was afraid that his plans would all fail.
Carl helplessly sighed and shook his head. now that he didn't have her contact how would he get to see her, he thought gloomily.
Zach was still talking continuously without stopping and was being totally ignored by his brother when he suddenly looked ahead and saw a face that looked familiar " Big bro.. Big bro look look it's sister-in-law." he said excitedly but paused a little looking dumbstruck and gasped before saying " but why is she with another guy..???"
Carl looked in the direction his brother was pointing at and his expression instantly darkened. Clara was coming out of a coffee shop with a stranger and they were both smiling happily, he even whispered something to her which she was laughing at and showing her cute dimples. Carl knew that maybe they were just friends but the burning emotion he was feeling right now was indescribable, a possessive instinct instantly kicked inside him, he wanted her only for himself and doesn't want to see her with other men. His heart was burning with something he didn't want to admit, it was jealousy but he was not ready to admit it, he didn't know love could be so dangerous like this he thought gravely. When he looked at the guy he had a gut feeling that he is not just a friend noticing the way he stared at her dotingly he knew that gaze.
Carl was deep in his thoughts when his brother suddenly whispered to him " Big bro.. is sister-in-law in a relationship with that guy.??, I don't think they're just friends.. look at the way he is looking at her ". He didn't know that he was adding fuel to the fire.
Carl felt his heart burn when he heard his brother say exactly what he was thinking. He glared at Zach and went back into the car.
Zach shivered from the look his brother gave him ' what did I say wrong ' he slapped his mouth and thought, he quickly entered the driver's seat and turned to his brother before saying quickly " I don't think sister-in-law is that kind of person, maybe they're just friends and we misunderstood " he tried to placate his brother who was looking calm, he knew that it was the calm before the storm and he may end up being his brother's punching bag.
Carl sighed, he also wanted to believe the same thing but his instinct told him that there was more. He rubbed his forehead wearily and said in a grave tone to his brother who was trying to placate him " Drive"
Zach started driving immediately and sighed heavily, this is the first time his brother had fallen in love he hoped it's not unrequited, his brother was obviously angry.
*****
After Clara came out of the coffee shop with Jack, he went inside his car directly and drove off after saying goodbye and she waved at him. , As she turned around to go directly to her apartment building, she saw a familiar-looking figure, in fact, two familiar figures entering a car and driving off. She shook her head and thought she was hallucinating.. but she had an intuition that he was the one.
" What is he doing around here " she wondered, feeling puzzled.
After that night, she hadn't seen him again. She thought he would come back but realized that it was only her wishful thinking. Maybe he only helped her that day because she was in a terrible situation as any other person would do. ' I'm thinking so much about him that I've started having hallucinations ' she thought gloomily and sighed.
She went inside the tall apartment building and headed to her apartment, while on the way, one of her neighbors called Lara who was a single mother and recently moved there asked her worriedly after seeing her gloomy expression " what happened to you Clara.., why are you looking so sad.. ?". Clara had helped her on the first day she moved in and after that, they got along very well.
Clara smiled at her and said softly " it's nothing Lara I'm just tired.. how are the twins ". Lara was a woman in her thirties and she treated her like a little sister, she especially loved her lovely eight-year-old twins.
" Alright take care of yourself," Lara said and Clara replied " Mm " with a smile.
After she reached her apartment, Clara changed her shoes to indoor slippers. she went to the couch and slouched down on it feeling dejected, and brought out her new phone from her trouser pocket and she held it close to her heart before closing her eyes slowly with a sad expression on her face " what have you done to me " she whispered sadly.
*****
The atmosphere was intense inside Carl's car and Zach blamed himself for suggesting to go there, even though he was a carefree person and sometimes made his brother angry, he hated to see him sad. His brother was now looking like someone who has lost his most valuable thing, he had only seen this kind of expression on his brother's face once and that was a very long time ago.
Zach was still deep in his thoughts when his expression suddenly changed as if he just realized something " But that guy looked familiar, it's like I've seen him somewhere before " he thought loudly.
Carl's attention was only on Clara so he didn't study the guy very well but now that his brother brought it up, he also thought he looked a little bit familiar, he sighed and quickly dispelled the thought before resting his head on the car seat with his eyes still closed.
' Should I give up already..? ' he asked himself, unable to overcome the heartache he was feeling.