"How did things end up like this?" Mrs. Borah was shocked. "I thought Mr. Giblo already agreed to accept you into the family. Now that you and Mr. Zayn are married, why did he suddenly change his mind?"
"I'm rather perplexed too…" Carla had a somber expression as she stared at the clouds outside. "What exactly happened? Why have they decided to send me away out of the blue?"
Having heard what Carla said, Mrs. Borah became even more anxious and started to be paranoid of those around her.
For fear of someone snatching the silver box from her, she tightened her grip on it.
Exhausted, Carla slowly fell into deep slumber…
Not long after, the plane arrived at the airport in Coldbridge.
Having dealt with all the paperwork, the bodyguards of the Giblo family sent Carla and Mrs. Borah to a small villa on the outskirts of Coldbridge. The villa looked exquisite and classy. Every furniture and electric appliance that one would need was available in the villa.
After putting down the luggage, the bodyguards gave Carla a bow and were getting ready to leave.
"Wait, hold on." Mrs. Borah went up to the bodyguards. "You're leaving just like that? What's the meaning of this?"
"Mr. Giblo said that it's better for you two to live your lives here and never return back to the country, " the bodyguard finally spoke up. "You can stay in this villa for as long as you need. There's a car in the
courtyard, and your ID documents for this country are on the table together with a briefcase full of money, which should be more than enough to cover your expenditures here."
"What…"
"Take care!" The bodyguard bowed once again and left.
"Hey…" Mrs. Borah wanted to call after the bodyguards but was interrupted by Carla, "That's enough, Mrs. Borah. There's no point asking them anyway."
"Miss." Mrs. Borah tugged at Carla's arm while she queried, "What does the Giblo family wish to accomplish? What did they mean by we're never returning to the country? Do they want us to live out the rest of our lives here in Coldbridge?"
"Perhaps so…" Carla was covering her aching head with her hands while leaning against the sofa.
"What's wrong?" Mrs. Borah hurriedly helped her to lie down. "I'll get you a glass of water."
After leaving the silver box beside Carla, Mrs. Borah went to pour a glass of water for her.
As she was doing so, Mrs. Borah noticed that the bodyguards were still lingering around the courtyard. They were discussing something with a few locals and even gave them some money before leaving.
Curious, Mrs. Borah dashed outside to investigate, but the bodyguards were already gone.
The locals there saw her and gave her a bow. They seemed to respect her a lot.
One of the young men said, "I'm Adoma, your neighbor. If you ever need any help, feel free to come and find me."
"Thank you, " Mrs. Borah replied before going back into the house. "It looks like the Giblo family has paid our neighbors to look after us. So we should be safe here for the time being, " Mrs. Borah informed Carla.
"I don't believe that Mr. Zayn would be so callous toward us. Maybe he just needed some time to deal with Mr. Giblo. Give him a few days. He would definitely find a way to come and get us, " Mrs. Borah added.
"He seems quite cruel if you ask me…" Carla was in distress. "He even vowed to me that no matter what happens, he would never let go of my hand. And yet he just…"
Staring at the wedding ring on her hand, Carla had flashbacks of the wedding ceremony just a few hours ago. But now, she was in a different country, far away from home…
"Maybe he's got no choice in that matter, " Mrs. Borah tried to comfort Carla. "Even if Mr. Zayn doesn't care anymore, we still have Randy, Josh, and Venus. The three of them will undoubtedly miss their mother. And when they start making a fuss back home, Mr. Giblo would be flurried…"
After hearing these words, a ray of hope was rekindled in Carla's heart. "If the Giblo family refuses to accept me, then I'll take the kids with me to the countryside, and we would live a tranquil life there. It's not necessary for me to marry into the Giblo family…"
"Yeah." Mrs. Borah's eyes reddened while she spoke, "But I still don't get it. Why send us all the way to T Nation? What exactly are they up to?"
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