Jyojiko

"What the fuck did you send over, Nicky?" Laurie is screaming over the phone at six fucking  o'clock in the morning.

"It has a note. And I believe that the message was clear." the name Nicky answered.

"Well that's exactly, why I am asking!"  she exclaimed angrily, glaring at the innocently looking red leather pill box, that is instantly recognizable as a famous jewelry brand, sitting on her kitchen counter, with a note that says - I heard you cry over a guy, here's a small gift to let you know that I'd marry you anytime.

With the familiar scrawling penmanship in the white piece of paper, she would know who sent her the note, even without calling the guy on the phone.

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When the guy you confessed to rejected you, and your two exes came back running—declaring they would marry you any time, what would you do?

Would you choose a familiar old love or the one that has your heart but doesn't want you?

And to add to the chaos, her mother is on a mission to marry her nearing thirty-something ass to any man who breathes. 

What should a girl do in such a situation? Run away, of course! 

But then, how far can you run away until all the life's decisions you screwed up in the past caught up with you and you ended up with no choice but to face them. 

Welcome to Laurie’s adventure and just to be clear this is not a love story BUT a quest.

[WARNING: Some chapters may contain mature R-18 content.]

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Book cover by Sendaline_16

Capture A Husband: My Asian Mother's Quest

After leaving Ryu's office, she sent Jiro a message. Since they were awkward when they parted last night, she wasn't expecting any reply.

She has another errand to do before going home. She has to get more art supplies from the first store she visited when she arrived. She chose that store since she knew the owner and it would be easier for her to get her supplies there in the future.

Also because she realized that if she's going to stay in Japan, she needs people other than the Nakamura's. She has to establish a different circle of friends other than the Nakamura's siblings.

When she was in high school, adjusting and having friends was difficult especially that she was orchestrated in the class for being the only foreigner in their class. But she got a few classmates that she had some casual contact with through the years.

The Invitation