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

[This chapter is dedicated to vilelouch. Thank you for bestowing your power stones to this story. Your support is greatly appreciated.]

"Nice meeting you, Big D. I'm a fan!"

Laurie furrowed her eyebrows at what Haru said. When did she start listening to rap music, she wondered.

"Thanks," Dominic grinned and winked at Haru as if her husband wasn't sitting next to her and clasping her shoulder tightly.

Laurie couldn't help but giggled that Haru's husband's face darkened with what  Dominic did.

"Can I have a photo with you?" Haru's eyes were twinkling in excitement.

"Sure, but I think it's difficult to let you have a photo with me now," he said, cocking his head to the side, indicating the other customers of the coffee shop that is now, watching them with their phones up in their faces, either taking a photo or video of Dominic. "How about I invite you guys to my studio?"

First Love Never Dies