His Shortcake

Chapter 23

Dustyn Franco

After days of convincing, Mara has finally relented on Alec's qualms. To see her psychiatrist again for a whole month. Alec assured us both that this might help Mara with some of the things that she doesn't want to tell us. At least with her psychiatrist, she can trust her based on her past experience with the very same doctor.

Alec has also arranged for someone to come by and discuss the wedding plans with us. He took it upon himself to hire us a wedding planner despite my rejections of his offer. Apparently, ignoring me has become his new thing. 

I haven't been able to talk to Mara or ask her in depth about what happened to her or how it happened. It's been a constant flow of visits from our friends, mostly to see Mara. It's been crazy but I'm glad that she's at least interacting with a close circle of people that she knows. Honestly, I'm just happy that she is still smiling. It's a relief to just see her smile of let out a chuckle after what happened.

Aside from that, Alec still hasn't released any information about Amelia or her involvement with what happened and what is happening to Mara right now. Both him and Emil still have a tight lip over the matter. It's crazy to get anything out from either of them.

However, it seemed that keeping Amelia away from Tamara has become a futile attempt on our part as she is now standing in my living room, looking as unpleasant as always. She arrived with Jack who is at ends wits with worry for his youngest child.

"Jack, how have you been?" I asked him politely, ignoring the witch that is standing beside him. I am quick to offer him a seat. Alec might find him untrustworthy, but I still would like to give Jack the benefit of the doubt until concrete evidence about him betraying his children showed up.

He takes a seat, Amelia following his actions closely. She's like an eyesore, following Jack everywhere she can. "Where's Mara?"

I give Jack a smile before pointing to my bedroom door. "She's sleeping in my room right now."

Unlike his son, Jack is not the stalking type. I doubt he knows anything about Mara and I except that we're really close and he's hoping that this arrange marriage goes better than he's expecting.

"You mean you share a bed?" Amelia's annoying voice asked. She flips her hair and rolls her eyes. "What a slut."

"Amelia!" Jack shouted in a mortified voice. "I did not let you come with me just to talk bad about my daughter." He hissed at her.

Amelia carelessly shrugs her shoulders. Almost like a kid, she slumps a little on her seat, ignoring Jack deliberately. 

"We don't. I got a new bed delivered to the other room. Although, it isn't as furnished as my room." I said to Jack, ignoring Amelia's attitude towards him. If Jack is embarrassed at her attitude, I'm mortified. Such a woman lived with Mara? Damn. I'm glad she didn't pick up the attitude or her awful taste of clothing. Or whatever it is she calls what she's wearing.

I have a vogue memory of Jack's first wife, May. She was a lovely person. She never talked to Jack this way in front of other people. Frankly, I have never heard her say something bad or curse. She always dressed fashionably but still making sure she doesn't show too much skin. She wasn't one to wear too much make-up either.

Still, it bewilders me that Jack would settle for someone who is clearly on the lowest of lowest of level.

After May died, Jack spent most of his time with his kids. With a barely walking toddler and Alec, Jack didn't see it fit that he leave them under a supervision of a nanny.

I remember all of these because whenever Jack had work that cannot be done in his house, he would leave Tamara and Alec at my house under my Dad's supervision. Of course, Mom was always against it and they always end up having a fight inside Dad's office.