Chapter 746: Marie's Past
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Nicolae gasped when suddenly the women opened their eyes and they all turned their heads in unison toward him. He felt awkward because the two women caught him admiring their faces.
"Eh ... I was thinking, you both look so alike..." Nicolae smiled and explained before they asked. "I feel like I'm seeing Marie 20 years from now, or seeing Mother from 20 years ago ... This reminded me of the concept of a time machine. Someone comes from the future and meet their younger self in the past."
"Ahh, is that so?" Mrs. Lu asked softly with a gentle voice while nodding in understanding. "Marie was actually very much like her father when she was born. But in recent years, she has started to take after me..."
"Mother, you are very beautiful, Marie is lucky she takes after you," Nicolae said soothingly.
His words somehow made Marie's face turn red. Indirectly Nicolae was also saying that Marie was very beautiful. Which woman didn't like being complimented for their beauty by a handsome young man?
Mrs. Lu just smiled at her daughter and Nicolae alternately. "Thank you, for visiting me here. I am very happy to meet you both. I'm sorry... because I slept too long, there are so many things I don't know about you."
Marie shook her head softly, "It's okay, Mom. The doctor said you need to rest so that you can recover."
"The doctor told me this morning that today is the end of September ... I remember the last time I woke up, it was the day after the new year ... It's been a long time," Mrs. Lu complained in a low voice. "Please tell me what has happened to you in the past nine months, and how you can meet your husband ..."
Nicolae was speechless. He didn't prepare any stories, because he guessed that Marie would already make up and tell the story of how they met to her mother. He turned to the girl and nodded. Marie smiled and nodded back.
The girl was very good at acting. She just laughed cheerfully and patted Nicolae's shoulder tenderly. "This is actually quite embarrassing, Mom. We met through an online dating application ..."
Mrs. Lu smiled sweetly and joined in the small laughs upon hearing that. "Ah, it's nothing to be embarrassed about. It's modern times. It's very difficult to meet a partner in the real world now, especially with your busy schedule. Then, what happened when you both met? How did you fall for each other?"
"Well, it was quite normal..." Marie glanced at Nicolae and smiled broadly. "We met for dinner, and it turned out that we clicked really well. It didn't take long for us to realize our feelings and decided to get married soon. Unlike Mom and Dad. You both had been friends since childhood, but only realized that you loved each other before Daddy left ..."
Mrs. Lu pulled her daughter's hand and patted it gently. Nicolae could see a line of sadness on her face, but the woman forced a happy smile.
"I'm glad to hear that. You didn't make the same mistakes as I did..." she said softly.
The sad words, spoken by those smiling lips, made Nicolae wonder. He guessed that Marie's father died shortly after he and Mrs. Lu realized that they loved each other. But, unfortunately, it was too late ... because as Marie had told him, her father died while she was still in her mother's w.o.m.b.
What unfortunate fate these two women had, thought Nicolae sympathetically.
"I have promised not to repeat your mistakes," Marie said proudly, "That's why, now Nicolae and I are together. We love each other, and he has promised to protect me and keep me happy for the rest of our lives..."
"I am very happy to see him ..." Mrs. Lu nodded.
Nicolae was both impressed and scared to see Marie's acting skills. He was afraid that if one day this girl would pretend in front of him and deceive him, he wouldn't be able to tell if Marie was honest or if she was lying.
Fortunately, they would only meet for two days. He and Marie would have nothing to do once he acted his role as her fake husband and left.
"What do you do?" asked Mrs. Lu, turning her head to Nicolae.
Nicolae gasped and, for a moment, was rendered speechless. During this time, he had done several different jobs, and he did not know what work he should currently use in front of Mrs. Lu.
He chose a profession as a writer in his current identity card, but he didn't feel comfortable claiming to be a writer in front of such an intelligent woman like Mrs. Lu. He was worried that he will instead be trapped in a new web of lies. He was not ready to mention whatever books he had written.
"Uhm ... I am a freelance investor, Mother. So, I analyze the market and then invest in companies that I think have the potential to make a profit. That's all. This work can be done from anywhere in the world. So, I can be flexible with my time and location. " Finally, his brain worked quickly and made up a new profession to tell Mrs. Lu.
The woman nodded in satisfaction.
"What about your family? Do you have parents and siblings?" asked Mrs. Lu again.
"My mother died while giving birth to me ... My father is still alive, I also have a younger brother and four nephews and niece," Nicolae answered.
Marie seemed to pay attention to all the information that came out of Nicolae's lips carefully. She actually frowned because she thought Nicolae was lying about his family.
She knew Nicolae had two children, but the young man did not even mention them in front of her mother. So, Marie guessed that Nicolae was making up stories about his family on the spot.
"You're very lucky. You still have a lot of family members ... I can imagine you must have a warm home. When holidays came, everyone gets together and shares the joy..." commented Mrs. Lu.
Nicolae could only nod. Inwardly, he could only keep his sadness to himself. During this time, he had always avoided family events because he still could not face Aleksis.
On the last Christmas holiday, he went somewhere alone. He only came and met everyone last July because of the birth of his two new nephews. That event couldn't be avoided at all.
"I'm grateful for my family," Nicolae finally replied.
"Marie doesn't have anyone. Apart from being an only child, I also don't have any family in this world anymore. Her father and I grew up in an orphanage. We don't know who our family was ... Our fate was the same, we were sent to the orphanage when we were infants."
Nicolae remembered his brother who also never knew his parents and grew up in an orphanage. He felt growing sympathy for Marie and her mother.
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Nicolae gasped when suddenly the women opened their eyes and they all turned their heads in unison toward him. He felt awkward because the two women caught him admiring their faces.
"Eh ... I was thinking, you both look so alike..." Nicolae smiled and explained before they asked. "I feel like I'm seeing Marie 20 years from now, or seeing Mother from 20 years ago ... This reminded me of the concept of a time machine. Someone comes from the future and meet their younger self in the past."
"Ahh, is that so?" Mrs. Lu asked softly with a gentle voice while nodding in understanding. "Marie was actually very much like her father when she was born. But in recent years, she has started to take after me..."
"Mother, you are very beautiful, Marie is lucky she takes after you," Nicolae said soothingly.
His words somehow made Marie's face turn red. Indirectly Nicolae was also saying that Marie was very beautiful. Which woman didn't like being complimented for their beauty by a handsome young man?
Mrs. Lu just smiled at her daughter and Nicolae alternately. "Thank you, for visiting me here. I am very happy to meet you both. I'm sorry... because I slept too long, there are so many things I don't know about you."
Marie shook her head softly, "It's okay, Mom. The doctor said you need to rest so that you can recover."
"The doctor told me this morning that today is the end of September ... I remember the last time I woke up, it was the day after the new year ... It's been a long time," Mrs. Lu complained in a low voice. "Please tell me what has happened to you in the past nine months, and how you can meet your husband ..."
Nicolae was speechless. He didn't prepare any stories, because he guessed that Marie would already make up and tell the story of how they met to her mother. He turned to the girl and nodded. Marie smiled and nodded back.
The girl was very good at acting. She just laughed cheerfully and patted Nicolae's shoulder tenderly. "This is actually quite embarrassing, Mom. We met through an online dating application ..."
Mrs. Lu smiled sweetly and joined in the small laughs upon hearing that. "Ah, it's nothing to be embarrassed about. It's modern times. It's very difficult to meet a partner in the real world now, especially with your busy schedule. Then, what happened when you both met? How did you fall for each other?"
"Well, it was quite normal..." Marie glanced at Nicolae and smiled broadly. "We met for dinner, and it turned out that we clicked really well. It didn't take long for us to realize our feelings and decided to get married soon. Unlike Mom and Dad. You both had been friends since childhood, but only realized that you loved each other before Daddy left ..."
Mrs. Lu pulled her daughter's hand and patted it gently. Nicolae could see a line of sadness on her face, but the woman forced a happy smile.
"I'm glad to hear that. You didn't make the same mistakes as I did..." she said softly.
The sad words, spoken by those smiling lips, made Nicolae wonder. He guessed that Marie's father died shortly after he and Mrs. Lu realized that they loved each other. But, unfortunately, it was too late ... because as Marie had told him, her father died while she was still in her mother's w.o.m.b.
What unfortunate fate these two women had, thought Nicolae sympathetically.
"I have promised not to repeat your mistakes," Marie said proudly, "That's why, now Nicolae and I are together. We love each other, and he has promised to protect me and keep me happy for the rest of our lives..."
"I am very happy to see him ..." Mrs. Lu nodded.
Nicolae was both impressed and scared to see Marie's acting skills. He was afraid that if one day this girl would pretend in front of him and deceive him, he wouldn't be able to tell if Marie was honest or if she was lying.
Fortunately, they would only meet for two days. He and Marie would have nothing to do once he acted his role as her fake husband and left.
"What do you do?" asked Mrs. Lu, turning her head to Nicolae.
Nicolae gasped and, for a moment, was rendered speechless. During this time, he had done several different jobs, and he did not know what work he should currently use in front of Mrs. Lu.
He chose a profession as a writer in his current identity card, but he didn't feel comfortable claiming to be a writer in front of such an intelligent woman like Mrs. Lu. He was worried that he will instead be trapped in a new web of lies. He was not ready to mention whatever books he had written.
"Uhm ... I am a freelance investor, Mother. So, I analyze the market and then invest in companies that I think have the potential to make a profit. That's all. This work can be done from anywhere in the world. So, I can be flexible with my time and location. " Finally, his brain worked quickly and made up a new profession to tell Mrs. Lu.
The woman nodded in satisfaction.
"What about your family? Do you have parents and siblings?" asked Mrs. Lu again.
"My mother died while giving birth to me ... My father is still alive, I also have a younger brother and four nephews and niece," Nicolae answered.
Marie seemed to pay attention to all the information that came out of Nicolae's lips carefully. She actually frowned because she thought Nicolae was lying about his family.
She knew Nicolae had two children, but the young man did not even mention them in front of her mother. So, Marie guessed that Nicolae was making up stories about his family on the spot.
"You're very lucky. You still have a lot of family members ... I can imagine you must have a warm home. When holidays came, everyone gets together and shares the joy..." commented Mrs. Lu.
Nicolae could only nod. Inwardly, he could only keep his sadness to himself. During this time, he had always avoided family events because he still could not face Aleksis.
On the last Christmas holiday, he went somewhere alone. He only came and met everyone last July because of the birth of his two new nephews. That event couldn't be avoided at all.
"I'm grateful for my family," Nicolae finally replied.
"Marie doesn't have anyone. Apart from being an only child, I also don't have any family in this world anymore. Her father and I grew up in an orphanage. We don't know who our family was ... Our fate was the same, we were sent to the orphanage when we were infants."
Nicolae remembered his brother who also never knew his parents and grew up in an orphanage. He felt growing sympathy for Marie and her mother.
Nicolae gasped when suddenly the women opened their eyes and they all turned their heads in unison toward him. He felt awkward because the two women caught him admiring their faces. "Eh ... I was thinking, you both look so alike..." Nicolae smiled and explained before they asked. "I feel like I'm seeing Marie 20 years from now, or seeing Mother from 20 years ago ... This reminded me of the concept of a time machine. Someone comes from the future and meet their younger self in the past." "Ahh, is that so?" Mrs. Lu asked softly with a gentle voice while nodding in understanding. "Marie was actually very much like her father when she was born. But in recent years, she has started to take after me..." "Mother, you are very beautiful, Marie is lucky she takes after you," Nicolae said soothingly. His words somehow made Marie's face turn red. Indirectly Nicolae was also saying that Marie was very beautiful. Which woman didn't like being complimented for their beauty by a handsome young man? Mrs. Lu just smiled at her daughter and Nicolae alternately. "Thank you, for visiting me here. I am very happy to meet you both. I'm sorry... because I slept too long, there are so many things I don't know about you." Marie shook her head softly, "It's okay, Mom. The doctor said you need to rest so that you can recover." "The doctor told me this morning that today is the end of September ... I remember the last time I woke up, it was the day after the new year ... It's been a long time," Mrs. Lu complained in a low voice. "Please tell me what has happened to you in the past nine months, and how you can meet your husband ..." Nicolae was speechless. He didn't prepare any stories, because he guessed that Marie would already make up and tell the story of how they met to her mother. He turned to the girl and nodded. Marie smiled and nodded back. The girl was very good at acting. She just laughed cheerfully and patted Nicolae's shoulder tenderly. "This is actually quite embarrassing, Mom. We met through an online dating application ..." Mrs. Lu smiled sweetly and joined in the small laughs upon hearing that. "Ah, it's nothing to be embarrassed about. It's modern times. It's very difficult to meet a partner in the real world now, especially with your busy schedule. Then, what happened when you both met? How did you fall for each other?" "Well, it was quite normal..." Marie glanced at Nicolae and smiled broadly. "We met for dinner, and it turned out that we clicked really well. It didn't take long for us to realize our feelings and decided to get married soon. Unlike Mom and Dad. You both had been friends since childhood, but only realized that you loved each other before Daddy left ..." Mrs. Lu pulled her daughter's hand and patted it gently. Nicolae could see a line of sadness on her face, but the woman forced a happy smile. "I'm glad to hear that. You didn't make the same mistakes as I did..." she said softly. The sad words, spoken by those smiling lips, made Nicolae wonder. He guessed that Marie's father died shortly after he and Mrs. Lu realized that they loved each other. But, unfortunately, it was too late ... because as Marie had told him, her father died while she was still in her mother's w.o.m.b. What unfortunate fate these two women had, thought Nicolae sympathetically. "I have promised not to repeat your mistakes," Marie said proudly, "That's why, now Nicolae and I are together. We love each other, and he has promised to protect me and keep me happy for the rest of our lives..." "I am very happy to see him ..." Mrs. Lu nodded. Nicolae was both impressed and scared to see Marie's acting skills. He was afraid that if one day this girl would pretend in front of him and deceive him, he wouldn't be able to tell if Marie was honest or if she was lying. Fortunately, they would only meet for two days. He and Marie would have nothing to do once he acted his role as her fake husband and left. "What do you do?" asked Mrs. Lu, turning her head to Nicolae. Nicolae gasped and, for a moment, was rendered speechless. During this time, he had done several different jobs, and he did not know what work he should currently use in front of Mrs. Lu. He chose a profession as a writer in his current identity card, but he didn't feel comfortable claiming to be a writer in front of such an intelligent woman like Mrs. Lu. He was worried that he will instead be trapped in a new web of lies. He was not ready to mention whatever books he had written. "Uhm ... I am a freelance investor, Mother. So, I analyze the market and then invest in companies that I think have the potential to make a profit. That's all. This work can be done from anywhere in the world. So, I can be flexible with my time and location. " Finally, his brain worked quickly and made up a new profession to tell Mrs. Lu. The woman nodded in satisfaction. "What about your family? Do you have parents and siblings?" asked Mrs. Lu again. "My mother died while giving birth to me ... My father is still alive, I also have a younger brother and four nephews and niece," Nicolae answered. Marie seemed to pay attention to all the information that came out of Nicolae's lips carefully. She actually frowned because she thought Nicolae was lying about his family. She knew Nicolae had two children, but the young man did not even mention them in front of her mother. So, Marie guessed that Nicolae was making up stories about his family on the spot. "You're very lucky. You still have a lot of family members ... I can imagine you must have a warm home. When holidays came, everyone gets together and shares the joy..." commented Mrs. Lu. Nicolae could only nod. Inwardly, he could only keep his sadness to himself. During this time, he had always avoided family events because he still could not face Aleksis. On the last Christmas holiday, he went somewhere alone. He only came and met everyone last July because of the birth of his two new nephews. That event couldn't be avoided at all. "I'm grateful for my family," Nicolae finally replied. "Marie doesn't have anyone. Apart from being an only child, I also don't have any family in this world anymore. Her father and I grew up in an orphanage. We don't know who our family was ... Our fate was the same, we were sent to the orphanage when we were infants." Nicolae remembered his brother who also never knew his parents and grew up in an orphanage. He felt growing sympathy for Marie and her mother.
