Siren Song Chapter 11

Published at 29th of December 2018 04:41:05 PM Chapter 11

The assistant looked at Miss Chang engrossed in a deep conversation, he saw there was no need to intervene at the moment, and leaned back against the wall . He eagerly awaited his boss's arrival, and his relief from duty .

Meanwhile at the table, Justin patiently waited a few minutes before he asked," What's his name?"

"Liang Jian Amal"

"That's an unusual name, what's with that?"

"His father's Chinese, mother comes from a different country, Amal was her input into his name . "

"What happened between you two? What made you come to LA? Your mom lives in Sf right, why wouldn't you go back to where you're from?"

"I was just a game to him . I was foolish, had too much to drink at an outing for my last job, and agreed to a stupid proposal from him . . Maybe i was just charmed by the idea of being with a man so perfect . . " She started to trail off and mumble . So he cut her off with another question .

"What was his proposal?"

She bit her lips a moment before blurting out, " we got married . " Justin was shocked, he'd considered several possibilities, but not that they were married .

" So you're a runaway wife?"

She gave him a wry look pursing her lips . "I'm gonna go powder my face, be back in a sec, will you refresh that while I'm gone?" She pointed a wobbly finger to the drink before tottering away .

Justin regretted his bluntness momentarily and got up to get them both a couple more drinks while racking his brain for more questions to ask . Her answer had momentarily blown his mind .

Chang sat in a stall for a moment trying to collect herself and the world around her that seemed to refuse to stop moving around . She knew she was dangerously drunk, and was tearing open the wound in her heart, but for the first time she found herself wanting to share Jian and her's story . She shook her hands dry as she stepped back out to the floor, because of her blurry vision it took her a second to re-find her table and friend . While she was scanning the room it almost looked like she saw Jian against the wall talking to another man . She shook her head at her overactive imagination and plopped herself back down in the seat . She took a big slug of the drink before plunking it down to the table with a sound Pah!

"Alright, where were we . . oh that's right," she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand . " I used to write for a business magazine, analytics, statistics, what have you . I especially wrote columns for up and coming profiles in the technology world . " She lazily waved one hand about as she talked about her old job . " So i went to Shanghai last July to interview some big-shot, well we got real toasted, him, a couple of business partners, his assistant, a couple of my co- workers, my boss, yada yada . I was pretty wasted and ended up letting loose when someone brought up karaoke . I attracted his attention then . He was in the next room being pressured into marry a suitable wife . Who understands rich playboys," she said with a shrug while she took another drink . "He approached me after i left the room, and asked if i would marry him right then and there . Dear god what do you say when some rich, bronzed Adonis comes up to you out of the blue and asks you to marry him . He even off the bat, said I'd never need to worry anything anymore, if i said yes, I just needed to make an immediate decision . I didn't really think and said yes . I was a fool though, it didn't take me long to realize what a fool i was, i was just a toy . I signed divorce papers and left without looking back . I just have never had the courage to tell my mom, she'd probably be so disappointed in me for being so foolish . . It was just a little girl's dreams of a prince to come save her mixed with too much shochu!" She turned her lips up in a smile, and tried to laugh but it merely came out a weak scoff .

Justin noticed her half-hearted attempt to blow off her feelings . He looked away for a moment and excused himself, to give her a moment . he went over a gave her a should a light squeeze in support before he walked away . " Love makes us all fools, at one point or another, don't fret, time will heal everything, even clouds in your coffee will fade away . You got people that love and support you, i don't think your mom would be disappointed in you, you should go visit her soon, its been a long time . " She looked up and gave him a weak smile after that . He gave her another squeeze, " good girl, keep your chin up!" He sauntered to the bathroom unaware of the man who moved away from the wall and towards Chang as soon as he left .

Chapter end

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