Breath (TulHin)

Chapter 21

Light and shadow

It's been a week since Tin returned overseas. And right now, a French restaurant is the meeting place for a birthday party, where, in any direction you look, it is easy to come across famous faces and people who appear in the social news pages, so the young Metthanan who participates at that party as the companion of the woman who takes care of him as “her son”, he is smiling inside himself; a smile that he gently expresses a few seconds later.

“PTul.”

Tul smiles at the person standing in front of them...

And that person is Wadee... The daughter of the owner of the place and who receives guests, above all...

“Aunt Swadekha.”

As soon as Naphawadee sees the young half-breed wearing a dress from a well-known brand, the girl smiles elegantly. The beautiful face of the young girl, already sweet in itself, now with that smile, appears even more attractive. The girl doesn't forget to greet Rassa by paying her respects first, which makes the woman next to Tul ask in a pleasant voice.

“Hi, Wadee. And where is your mother?”

“The mother is greeting the guests. Over there, aunt.”

The girl responds well before looking at the tall and handsome boy who, especially today, is wearing a tailored suit and not the usual school uniform, so his originally pink cheeks blush even more; especially remembering the last time they met, so his hands accidentally shake a little.

“Hello P'Tul.”

“Hi Wadee.”

The young man responds with a warm voice and a beautiful smile, his gaze is sweet, so the girl unconsciously falls into his gaze. She wants to talk more with the young man, but the presence of Rassa, who still has her eyes on both of them, makes the girl look away from him and hurry to speak.

“Come this way aunt, I'll take you to my mother.”

“No need, you can talk to Tul, aunt will go alone.”

The person slowly shakes his head as he looks at the attitude of the two young people, his gaze does not show any satisfaction. That's just a loss to his Tin. Of course, the mother would like her real son to be the best prospect for that possible marriage, but when she thinks about the age of the son, the stepson seems more suitable, and that's fine, as long as Tul remains obedient and continues to show him love and respect like a real mother. Then Rassa smiles sweetly.

“You guys keep talking. Hin... Follow me.”

“Ah, P'Hin!”

At that moment, Wadee just realized that there is a guy who, although not as well dressed as Tul, is still the one who always accompanies the other safely. So, she hurries to greet him.

Gornhin, holding a gift box, forced a smile.

“Hello Khun Wadee.”

“Hello P'Hin, sorry I didn't say hello from the start.”

The girl does not hesitate to raise her hands to pay homage, but this makes Hin feel worse, she looks at the hostess who is staring at him, before saying in a soft voice...

“Wadee, you don't have to show respect to Hin.”

“But...”

The girl wants to reply but then lets it go. Tul's stepmother is no different from her mother. Then the beautiful girl looks into Gornhin’s eyes with a sense of guilt. But this makes Hin... Feel even more miserable.