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

The detailed flower design of the ceiling lights caught Laurie's attention as she stared upwards at her bedroom ceiling. Her eyes were fixed on the light fixture above her but her mind was back at the memories of her life in Hong Kong with Terrence.

They stayed in Hong Kong for a short period of time - seven weeks in total. She counted them fatefully, for the day he left her was one she would never forget in her life. It taught her a lot of lessons in life and love. Mostly about love. The most painful lesson of self-love and keeping your dignity intact -- or losing it in her case, was when Terrence left, choosing his career over his declaration of love.

Love. An emotion that she can never trust. She grimaced at the shadow being cast on the shiny surface of the white ceiling. Love failed her many times.

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