SUMMER LOVE | CHAENNIE VERSION

CHAPTER 37

"Mom, where have you been?" Ella asked Jennie, she just finished took a bath, Ella sat on the couch, played with her iphone.

"Strolling around, honey."

"Alone?"

"Hmm, no."

"Are you with uncle Roseanno?" Jennie turned to face her.

"How do you know?"

Ella put her phone on the couch, "you look so happy this past days. I saw him in the lobby four days ago."

Jennie sat beside her, "are you mad with me, Ella?"

"Of course," Ella pouted her lips, "because you didn't tell me, mom. I told you everything about Cooper. I will forgive you if you tell me about him."

"What?"

"Is that him, mom? Is he the man whom you always missing?" Ella staring to her mom, "I know you are always crying every night, while looking on the box in your room. Is that him? You have a lot of his photos. He wore the same ring like you wore in your necklace."

Ella touched Jennie's hand.

Jennie amused by her words, "how do you know, sweet heart?"

"I looked on the box, because I was so curious. I asked aunty Chu and she told me everything, mom."

Jennie took a deep breath, "yes, it's him."

"Do you still love him, mom?"

Jennie smiles warmly, "I always love him, Ella. But I falling in love with you. I love you too."

She hugged Ella.

"After your wedding, did you ever meet him again?"

"I went to his exhibition once---"

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JENNIE POV

That was autumn in Paris. I went to Paris to meet my parents, they want to see my baby girl. I told them I have a baby girl, her name is Ella Kim. Yes, Kim. I never used Hank surname after mine, so do my daughter. Ella was two years old. I was strolling around with my baby girl near Museum de Louvre. It's windy, I put Ella in her stroller, she was sleeping. I saw a big billboard.

"CAPTURED WITH HEART"
Photography Exhibition by ROSEANNO PARK

Something hit my chest to read his name, but there is a hope in my heart to see him. I miss him so much. It's been 5 years, how is he doing? I walked inside the hall, pay for the ticket and the woman in the locket gave the guide book.

"THE LAST EXHIBITION OF THE WINNER OF THE WORLD'S BEST PHOTOGRAPHER THIS YEAR," I read it on the cover.

The last exhibition, it must be an important event for him, but why it suppose to be the last?

I walked inside, to the exhibition room, I never imagine it, there is a photo that I know so well, It's the silhouette photo of a man whom kissed a girl, with sunset as the background. I know whose shadow it was.

We were in Ha Long Bay back then. He took some pictures of sunset on the deck at our yacht, I was watching the sun set, suddenly he came and pulled me to his embrace, he kissed me. That was us.

Under the picture there was written: "AWARD WINNING PHOTO AS THE BEST PHOTO IN WORLD PRESS PHOTOS THIS YEAR."

I feel the empty space in my heart screamed for him. I walked to the next room, as I walked further, stronghold in my heart is collapse. In other room, there was a photo of me and him.