Mommy Says... (discontinued)

Chapter 11

As the door was opened for Momo, the first thing that caught her eyes is the woman she's living with right now.

Just like that Momo's expression drops. She doesn't know what to feel about this actually. Her mind has been messy since earlier. So, she's just there at the entrance, standing eyes blankly fixed on Jihyo while the two inside were staring confused at her.

Momo scoffs turning her attention on his grandpa, who actually invited her for this dinner.

"I thought it would just be us, Mr. Chairman?" Momo asked entering the room, and casually seated beside Jihyo across him.

"Well, I have something so important to say to you, and to her that can only be discussed now because I need to go back to Japan tomorrow. So, I thought maybe I can say it at once by this dinner."

"Really?" Momo turned her head toJihyo, examining her. "I wonder what it is?" She hissed in doubt, smiling in fake.

"Hi. Good evening, Ms. Park." She finally greeted Jihyo formally, smiling meaningfully while she noticed Jihyo's anxious eyes escaping from hers. She squinted her eyes after Jihyo just shyly nodded to her greetings, and looked straight away quickly. Those little suspicious gestures, are making Momo nervous.

"I'll order and let's talk after." Her grandpa told them.

Momo's grandpa was busy talking to the waiter and the chef who personally came just to serve him, so Momo get that chance to hold Jihyo's hand to take her attention but in her surprised, Jihyo flinched, almost tap her hand away out of shock from her natural action.

"Ah— I'm sorry." Jihyo immediately apologizes, whispering so the Chairman wouldn't hear them. But Momo now, is more certain that Jihyo is nervous more than her right now.

"Tzuyu? Where is she?" But she ignored it, trying to not think on the rumor she heard just this afternoon. Still, it's impossible for her.

"S-She's at my f-friend's house. D-Don't worry about her." Jihyo stutteringly told Momo.

Momo nodded only, sitting straight back minding her business. Playing with fork. Jihyo did the same.

"How about you, darling?" Momo widened her eyes as her grandpa just called her in an endearingly way. "What do you want to eat?" Her grandpa continued now directly looking at her, while Momo unconsciously turned her gazes at the girl on her side who has no reaction about that at all.

"J-Just anything." She answered, confused on why Jihyo wasn't even shock hearing that. But also guessing Jihyo was too nervous that she didn't heard that.

"Hmn... Steak I guess? The most expensive one. My granddaughter loves meat." Momo again gasped, can't help but be bothered, thinking that his grandpa forgot that she's hiding herself.

"M-Mr. Chairman..." She slowly uttered, looking back and forth to him and to Jihyo but Momo noticed no change on Jihyo's expression. Momo is puzzled.

"Why?" Her grandpa asked her back as soon as he finished ordering, and only three of them were on the room now. Momo talks by her eyes, reminding him the promise.

"Ah..." He muttered getting Momo, and then laughs confusing Momo more. "It's okay darling. Jihyo knows that you're my granddaughter." Momo got in shock, looking at Jihyo who's stiffly smiling back to her.

"S-She knows? You mean you told her!? You promised me earlier at the elevator!" Momo complains.

"Actually..." Jihyo suddenly speaks, anxiously. "Y-Your grandpa already told me about you a long time ago." Momo frowned questionably, can't process that.

"W-What do you mean?" She just really felt dumb right now.

"When I was still working on Japan as his secretary, he told me everything about you and her plans for you. I know you from the very start, Ms. Hirai Momo." Jihyo told Momo, shaking because she knew Momo was going to get mad about this. It's actually like she lied to her, though she just wants to keep Momo's secret.