Chapter 14

"The boy behaves irrationally sometimes that I wish to snack some senses to his brain" jasmine sighed exasperatedly, sitting on the sofa while messaging her temple. She was feeling a slight headache.

"Dear" her husband - Leonard called softly, in a gentle voice, "You said boy" he pointed out, "he's still a boy" he concluded, unfortunately adding fuel to the flame.

She threw the newspaper that she was holding at her husband angrily, glaring hard at her husband who gulped nervously and smiled sheepishly at her before shrugging his shoulder. For a petite lady like her, she was pretty intimidating. Small yet mighty. Leonard stood up from his seat and walked up to her, sitting beside her then took her right hand, massaging from her shoulder to her tiny fingers, "you know I didn't meant it like that love?" he defended himself softly without creasing what he was doing while jasmine closed her eyes, feeling relaxed from the headache her sin was causing. He was her golden son, the apple of her eyes.

"What are we going to do…"the intercom in the living room blared out in its sickening annoying voice," A visitor". Leonard stood up to check the unexpected visitor and saw Isabella - his friend's stepdaughter. He raised a quirk brow at his wife, motioning for her to look at the person at the door, "What!" she replied flatly.

He opened the door and was greeted with a bouquet of flowers which was dumped on his arms, "congratulations on being the latest soon to be grandparents in town" Isabella wished, smiling to the fullest, leaving his stepfather's friend who she had pushed the bouquet of flowers at before pecking his cheek then ran off to where jasmine was and sat down beside her, giving her two kisses on her cheeks also.

"Aunty!" she beamed in happiness, her radiant smile never leaving her Asian looking face.

Leonard still stood at the door robotically, cradled the flowers in his arms not knowing where to put them, "Uncle, why are you still standing there?" Belle asked, jumping up and down on her seat, she couldn't contain her happiness and inquisitive, she wanted to know why Aunty picked her best friend- Angelina out of all the ladies.

"How are you?'' Jasmine asked, taking a sip from her cold which tasted bland on her tastebud then pressed a purplish button beside her to request for a maid assistance.

"I'm fine aunty" she responded, playing with the scrap of her handbag.

"I can already see that you are fine" Jasmine eyes twinkled, "with your eyes filled with unanswered questions" while Belle nodded eagerly.

"So, hit me with those questions" jasmine smiled and quickly glanced at her husband who had found a place to put the flowers beside the chair he was sitting on, lost in his own wonderland, playing the recent game he was obsessed with - that was the work of the butler by introducing the new game to him while she shook her head disappointedly.

Boys and games!, she tsked, turning her attention to the girl.

A beautiful brunette in a maid outfit with her hair neatly plaited in French braid entered, carrying a big tray which was filled with brown cookies, a chill orange juice and two empty glass cups. She set the tray on the table and put the empty glass cups at their front before taking the bottle of the juice, shook it then filled the empty cups up with juice. Afterward, serving the brown cookies in a pavelette while Belle moved to the edge of the couch, sitting at the tip, anticipating for the served cookies as she stuck out her tongue in between her lips, visibly drooling and rubbed her hands together.

The maid went, leaving both of them alone as Belle stared at her aunty hand to take a bit before she took hers, Belle raised her head to know what was delaying jasmine from eating then saw her that she was already looking at her with a knowing smile and then she nodding her head, giving Belle permission to take a bit before her and Belle dived into it without missing a bit shaking her head excitedly as she was humming happily.

Isabella and food!. Upon all what she always eats, she never used a day to add weight and exercise. With just a bar of chocolate, Isabella was easy to be kidnapped. Well, truth to be say, she was kidnapped when she was young with a bar of chocolate.

After she had eaten five cookies, she rested her back and burped loudly then smiled sheepishly at her aunty before taking the cold juice and drank it in a go.

"I'm filled!" she exclaimed, smiling to the fullest.

That was her everyday slogan after eating anything for her to eat more within five minutes.

"Aunty," Belle called, rubbing her invincible big stomach, "I just had my fill at home before coming here" she yawned, "I can't just say to no to that innocent cookies as it was staring" she mumbled slowly, "so I just have to taste it" she tried to defended her renovenous self.

"I see," Jasmine muttered, shaking her head.

"So… YoYou called?".

"Yeah…" jasmine paused,moving closer to Belle, "I want to ask you about your friend who is also my daughter in law" she said, taking remote of the television, changing the channel from new report to another lively channel although her mind wasn't on the program showing on the TV.

"Angelina" Belle sighed, smiled softly, "she's a nice, beautiful, caring, innocent, lovely and kind lady" she said, "A daughter every parents wished for, a wife every man needs in his life and a mother every child should have" her voice shone adoration for Angelina. She turned to jasmine and looked at her in eyes fiercely, "she meek yet strong, she's shy yet bold, she's simple yet complicated, she doesn't get angry easily but when she does, the earth shake with her unfathomable wrath" she spoke, "her father is her weakness, strength and everything but her mother is a sore topic for her" she added, eying jasmine juice, gulping loudly while jasmine smiled, tapping the button for another juice.

"Angelina is exactly who my son needs and I wish for also".

"But.." a pregnant pause, knitting her brows in confusion while Jasmine raised her brow, "Why her?, why did you choose her when there were many options? '' she asked, she needed an answer. Jasmine called her yesterday when she was reluctantly getting dressed for the wedding after being forced by her mother, telling her that she needed a lady who could do a diligent job for her. Belle didn't think twice before knocking on her friend's door to have the opportunity unknowing to Belle, her aunty wanted a substitute.

"Ah?!" Jasmine's eyes widened, touching her hair while furrowing her eyebrows in surprise, "I don't know" she responded dismissively. She didn't know why she was drawn to Angelina at first glance maybe because her grey eyes reminded her of someone from the past or her face looked familiar. So, she left her doubts for another time.

"Oh!" Belle whispered dejectedly, she was still baffled while her aunty chose Angelina.

After some beautiful silence with the sound of the TV fading to nothingness, her aunty grinned cheeky at her, staring at her mischievously while she stared at her also.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Jasmine wiggled her brows.

"No aunty, but I think if you tell me then I'll think what you are thinking?" Belle grinned impishly, wetted her lips anticipating what Jasmine was thinking.

"What if we become a cupid matcher" she voiced out her opinion. She could use one stone to kill two birds If who she was thinking Angelina to be was truly Angelina then jasmine would be happy and delightful, and if she wasn't, there was nothing bad in trying. All what she needed was to bring both her son and Angelina together being a cupid matcher.

"And what do you suggest we should do to bring them together?" Belle asked eagerly, couldn't wait to become a love matcher.

They hummed at the same time as they stared at each other before screaming in unison, "Honeymoon!!!" they giggled excitedly.

"That's a good idea" Leonard piped in, going back to his game.

"Now I'm calling Nathaniel PA to clear all his schedule till next week and prepare the private jet ready because vacation is calling my son".

*That's a brilliant idea aunty".

"A beautiful island will do" they cheered and Leonard left them with their screaming, muttering, "Women and their devious plan".

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