After Isabelle met Felix in the lecturer's room this afternoon, Felix decided to visit his high school friend's house tonight. He wanted to make sure what Isabelle said about Evelyn's feelings for him was true or not.
He would look up the girl's home address in the administration department of the faculty.
That afternoon at Evelyn's parents' house, Isabelle was seen watching television with her cute and adorable niece also her parents. They watched while occasionally talking about Evelyn who was at work.
Evelyn worked as a waitress in a restaurant located in the city center to help her father fulfilled their daily needs. Evelyn didn't want to add to her parents' burden because they have a 9 year old child living with them.
"Isabelle, did you meet Felix at campus this afternoon?" Lauren asked.
"Yes, Mom," Isabelle replied with a languid look.
"Why did your face suddenly turn like that? Are you sick?" Lauren stared in amazement at Isabelle.
"I am not sick, Mom. But ... but I am sad and disappointed," She said grimly.
Hearing Isabelle said that in front of her, Isabelle's father-Wesley looked at Isabelle.
"What's the matter with you, My Daughter?" Wesley asked softly.
"Felix, Dad. I met him for a while in the lecture room to tell him how Evelyn feels about him," Isabelle lowered her head, then unexpectedly burst into tears.
"Auntie?? Why are you crying??" Paul turned to his right, turned to Isabelle, and hugged his aunt tightly.
"Auntie ... aunty it's okay..." Isabelle sobbed.
"What were you two talking about when you met this afternoon?" Lauren wondered what had happened to Isabelle to make her cry like that.
"The man Evelyn loves is going move to London ... he also told me that he doesn't remember her as a high school friend at all," Isabelle said in between sobs.
"So Felix is going move to London??" Lauren didn't believe Isabelle's words about Felix moving to London.
"Why did Felix move to London? Did he get a new job there? We have always hoped that he would become Evelyn's lover and then marry her," Wesley took a deep breath
"So am I, Wesley," said Lauren quietly.
"Poor Evelyn, if she hadn't met Roy and dated him, she wouldn't have gotten pregnant ..." Wesley didn't continue because Paul was there.
"Never mind, what's past let it go," Lauren added quietly as she shook her head, gesturing to Wesley not to discuss the matter again in front of their grandson.
"Auntie, is Uncle Felix my father?" Paul was so innocent, he thought Felix was his real father.
"He is not your father, Paul," said Lauren.
"I can't understand why Felix could just forget about his high school friend," Wesley said confusedly.
"Maybe it's because they haven't seen each other in a long time and they have been busy working, so Felix forgot that he went to school with our daughter," Evelyn's mother replied.
"Yeah, maybe," said Wesley.
When they were talking to each other, pouring out their grievances to each other in the living room, outside Evelyn had just arrived at her house. A moment later, she entered the place where her family was chatting while watching TV shows.
"Good evening, Everyone," Evelyn said, her voice so cheerful and happy.
"Good night, Mom," said Paul spontaneously when he heard his mother's voice. He released his arms from Isabelle, then approached Evelyn who was walking to the sofa.
"Hello, My Handsome Son. How was your school today? Have you done the assignments your teacher gave you or not?" Evelyn smiled broadly at Paul, she put her arm around her son and kissed the boy's chubby cheek.
"Yes, Mom. I am also very happy because earlier at school, I got the best grades in mathematics," he answered proudly.
"Is that true??" Evelyn looked at him in disbelief.
"Right," Paul nodded, trying to reassure his mother.
"Your son is as smart as his mother," said Lauren her voice shaking. Lauren almost cried because at the same time she felt happy and sad at the same time.
"Why do you sound sad, Mom?" Evelyn asked, frowning, "What happen to you??"
Evelyn didn't understand why her mother's voice sounded sad even though Lauren tried to put on a happy face in front of her daughter, but still she could not hide her sadness and disappointment.
It's nothing, Eve," Lauren turned her face to the left, while Isabelle buried her face in her bent l
"Isabelle?? Are you crying?" Evelyn looked worried when she saw her sister sitting there.
"Sis..." Isabelle said quietly, Evelyn immediately approached Isabelle and sat between Lauren and her sister.
Paul was stunned to see his mother's attitude which seemed to ignore him, but he wished Evelyn would give the child more praise and attention.
"What happened to you, Bella?" Eve asked anxiously.
"He ... he is moving to London next month," She answered quietly.
"Who is he?" asked Evelyn.
"The guy you loved in high school is moving to london next month, Isabelle says he doesn't remember you at all as a schoolmate," Lauren interrupted, she had to tell Evelyn everything.
"Do you mean that man is Felix?"
"Right, he is Felix," answered Lauren.
"No, he can't be moving to London, can he? Tell me he is not moving there." Evelyn's face turned somber and listless, she looked alternately at Wesley and Lauren.
"He's—he's going to be teaching at Quinland University," Isabelle stammered between sobs.
They were all saddened to learn that Felix had moved to London because they really hoped that the lecturer would one day be a good father to Paul whose presence Roy didn't acknowledge.
Evelyn was sad and disappointed to learn that the man she loved was moving to London.
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