Stars Align✅

CHAPTER 48: HEY, STRANGER

~Barcelona, Spain~

"Your father and I are both lawyers. And because of the nature of cases we take, our lives are constantly in danger" Maria explained to her daughter, who's having a hard time digesting all the news.

They don't blame her though. It is a lot to take in.

"Is that why you left?" Jannah asked, still fiddling with her fingers. Doing that is the only thing that kept her sane.

Maria and her husband nodded. "Yes" the woman replied, "Your father was hospitalized because his life was threatened. That was the last case we took, until recently"

"Recently?" Jannah rose a brow.

Maria nodded, "I took upon the case of my brother which his wife, Saheeb's mother, filed. I promise to help her"

Jannah gulped thickly. Of everything she's figuring out that irks her the most. So all this while she's related to Saheeb? Saheeb Mr S? The same man that caused her pain and she never knew?

Her life sure is messed up.

She's still having a hard to wrap her head around the newfound facts. So all this while she had been related to the people close to her yet she never knew.

She's related to both Suhad and Daihaah.

Life can sure be surprising.

And Mamita...the one woman she always believes hates her turns out to be her aunt?

One thing that wasn't that surprising to her though she was shocked when she found out is the fact that Kamal is her real brother. She always believed that he's someone extremely close to her, especially from how he treats her. He had always been the siblings he had ever hoped for.

Jannah blew out a loud breath. She swallowed thickly as her shoulders sunken. "How did I end up in Baba and Mama's care?"

"He is a good friend of mine, and the only person your mother and I could trust with you two" This time around, it was her father that spoke. "Your mother thought he'd raise you both together, but his wife couldn't handle two kids at the same time since she has her own child too. So, she gave him over to her sister"

Jannah nodded slowly. She knew he's far from being done explaining. So, she kept shut and allowed him to continue.

"We left our wealth in his care, at least most of it so he could take care of you two and his family"

Now that he said that, Jannah understood why he left all the wealth in her and Kamal's name, since it wasn't his to begin with. How comes he never thought of that? Probably because she had been so caught up in their loss that she didn't have time to think about it.

Then her marriage with Suhad happened.

Suhad...Just the thought of him made her heart ache. She missed him terribly. She didn't want to leave but she had to. She had to find out the truth because she didn't want to continue living a lie. She just hoped that Kamal is there with her. She wanted her whole, real family there with her.

But he's not. And she'd be lying if she says she's not bothered by the lack of information about him. Is he okay? Is he hurt? Is he...dead?

Subhan Allah. She shook her head. She didn't want to think of that possibility.

Jannah blinked. After everything she had found out, there's one thing that had been bothering her. So, she parted her lips and asked. "Did you ever plan to come back to us?" She spoke, staring at both her birth parents.

Maria was quick to nod. "Of course. We did plan on coming back when your father regained his health. However, my brother came back and since he was targeting both you and your brother, we had to deal with him first"