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 party theme tonight is masquerade." She eyed Laurie who was hugging a pillow in bed. "You can't come as a panda."

Laurie threw the pillow she's holding at Madame Bae. "I'm not going."

"Dear, you must. You don't want this night to be something that you'd regret your whole life."

She threw the blanket off her legs for she felt that call of nature. She tends to pee whenever she drinks lots of wine. "I already had a lot of regrets in my life. One more won't make a difference," she called over her shoulder as she headed to the bathroom.

She stayed inside for a long time even when she was already done with her business. She had washed her face and even took a quick shower to remove the stench of alcohol over her body. She came out fresh, wearing a silk robe and a white towel tightly wrapped around her head.

She was expecting Madam Bae to be gone but she was still right there waiting for her.

"You must come to the party tonight."

Preparing For A Party