chapter25 Mia Xin

Grace invited herself and Maya to lunch at Anna's house for two reasons

reason 1: she had a feeling that she is always being followed -scratch that- she knew she was being followed and watched, she just haven't spotted the spies yet. how else would Trevor have no that she went to the warehouse but thankfully there was no way of knowing what happens inside the restaurant

reason 2: although Ethan Long is all smiles and laughs. he is basically everyone's heartthrob but he is not someone messed with because he is of high standings in the business world and in the underworld. so, grace reasoned that whoever is following her would at least think twice before following her into the Long mansion, which work because she no longer felt watched as soon as she passed through the gate

reason 2.5: Anna graduated with first class honours in psychology and her advice would come in handy. Grace did try to think of a solution on her own but how is a businesswoman supposed to know about the fundamentals of reverse psychology in break ups (Maya had to tag along for moral support)

she didn't want to involve them into her mess but she knew that if she wanted to get out alive and well, she would need some help.

she does plan to keep them as far away from the truth as possible. she only had two friends one of which is already related to her plus, people didn't even like her. though she prefer the term 'competitive business woman', 'excessive bitch' is the most use term and they are not even wrong.

the universe must think that she deserve the misfortune that has befallen her and maybe she does. looking back, she realized that she had done many mean and uncalled for things and truth of the matter is that she really isn't sorry

she had only few people she could rely on and she wasn't going to lose them because of some crazy lunatic she didn't even like.

after eating lunch in complete silences, the three ladies stared at each other the obviously had something to say but none was willing to speak first

" did you know that Trevor is some kind of Criminal royalty" grace face fell at Anna statement so much for keeping them out of my mess "so you know and you're still dating him"

"it's complicated"

"complicated? then please explain because I can't understand you right now" Anna yelled

"he is a very dangerous man...."

"exactly, so help me understand why you're still going out with him"

the two were bust arguing when Maya suddenly shouted

"Trevor is the reason why Mia is in a mental hospital"

"what?" the two sisters asked in unison

" remember that mysterious guy Mia was dating before her sudden mental issues?'

Grace nodded vehemently

"she was dating Trevor, Mia was dating Trevor back then" Grace ask any questions, she quickly hugged her sobbing friend

' it all made sense' grace thought to herself. that's the reason why Maya was so anti Trevor, the reason why she refuse to go to the anniversary party despite the fact that (grace's)her dad is a father figure to (anna)her. it was all because of what Trevor had done to her sister.

Mia Xin is Maya's younger sister. she was such a nice girl. calm, pretty, shy and carefree. while most lastborns were considered to be their parents sweethearts, Mia was under equals pressure from her perfectionist parents. and unlike Maya who turned out to be the black sheep of the family, Mia was a people pleaser, she abandoned her dreams of being a chef just like there uncle, to become a doctor like a parents wanted. an otolarynologist to be exact, because their family's hospital needed more doctors in that field. Grace watched as her best friend's sister slaved away to a life she didn't want to live. all the stress, the late nights, in order to please people who were more focused on being owners and executive doctors at the country's best hospital than being parents

all the energy she used to have as a kid was drained from her. she was like zombie, a hollow shell of her once bright self until her final year in med school. she became happier, more lively but secretive and it was because of her new boyfriend. one would assume that this boyfriend dude was good to her, maybe he was but after Mia's graduation, it all went south. she became overly dependent on the mysterious guy. soon after, she started to show signs of mental instability and it kept getting worse and worse. the poor girl.

"she used to be so depressed and sad until she met Trevor, I...I... thought was a nice guy, a good boyfriend. but she started to NEED him so much that she would get sick anytime she did not see him for about two days. I got worried. Mia wouldn't tell me who he is, so I found out and confronted him. I didn't see my sister for two weeks after that and when she came back, she started behaving weirdly and it went down hill from there. for someone who claimed to love my sister, he did even visit her once since she got admitted to the mental hospital"

grace didn't know what to say or how to react. she was rendered speechless by this new revelation.

"I don't want to loose another sister, just break up with him already"