SOME THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE

CHAPTER 87

Julianna retracted her hand and stood up. Raya clutched onto her blouse voluntarily as she smiled shyly. The child was born with good looks, and the smile only made her more endearing and adorable.

Julianna rubbed her daughter’s head. Then, she bent down and scooped the child up.

“Mummy is not tired, and Raya is also very light. We can walk faster with me carrying you.” With that, she carried her daughter and walked out. Her left arm was still weak, so she had always been using her right one to carry her daughter.

Raya obediently hugged Julianna’s neck. Her beautiful face was lit up with a smile of pleasure as she swung her legs. She should be happy because she would be getting a new pair of shoes. Julianna bought a pair of pink leather shoes with a nice-looking design. When she was trying them on Raya, the girl had a look of extreme discomfort on her face. She was barely tolerating.

She was putting up with it because it was her mother. If it was another person, she would have given them a kick.

“The child has very good-looking feet.” The shoe salesperson was admiring the cute little feet in Julianna’s hands, and she had wanted to reach out and touch them. However, before she could do so, she was stopped by the sudden stern look on Raya’s face.

Her hand stopped in mid-air, and she withdrew awkwardly.

The look in the child’s eyes was so weird that she could not describe it.

“Mommy.” Raya buried herself in Julianna’s arms and tucked her feet away.

“I’m sorry. My daughter does not like her feet to be touched.” Julianna explained apologetically.

“Ah... that’s alright. So this was the reason why.” The salesperson nodded her head as it dawned on her. It seemed that she had the same encounter with another person with such a weird temper. Yet, she could not remember with whom.

“We will make a move first. Thank you.” Julianna carried her daughter and the pair of old shoes in her hand while Raya wore the new shoes.

After Julianna left, the salesperson continued to think about her encounter with the person who had the strange habit.

All of a sudden, her eyes lit up.

“I know. It was that Diego who was always appearing in the business magazines.” She had heard it from her sister who was working in the Henson Enterprise. She said that man had a strange habit; one could step and touch him anywhere but his feet. He would go crazy.

“You...”

She looked up and realized that she had been talking to herself. She stared out as she felt a feeling of regret. How wonderful would it be if she had such a beautiful daughter?

It would be the envy of everyone.

Julianna carried Raya as they walked in the streets. The warm sunlight shone on them, which made them both comfortable. It might have been the pair of new shoes which made Raya exceptionally happy today. Her eyes curved into a crescent as she ate the ice cream cone in her hand.

“Is it nice?” Julianna stopped and looked at the satisfaction on her daughter’s face. One candy or an ice cream cone was able to make Raya feel like the happiest child.

“It’s nice.” Raya licked at the cone, and she offered it to Julianna. “Mommy, have some.”

Julianna pretended with a look of dislike. “That is very sweet. Raya likes it, but Mommy doesn’t.”

Raya slanted her head curiously, and then she continued to lick the cone. It was so yummy; the adults were so weird.

Julianna held her daughter tight as they stood outside a shopping mall. Raya was constantly peeping at the incredibly beautiful doll behind the display window. It really looked pretty with long eyelashes and a mini-skirt.

She had not had one yet.

She bit her lip and lowered her head. She really, really wanted it.

“Raya, tell Mommy. Do you really like that doll?” Julianna pointed at the doll in the display window as she asked her daughter, who had a look of yearning on her face.

Her eyes had not left the doll since the beginning.

She walked closer until she saw the price on the price tag. She made an inward sigh. The doll might be pretty, but it had cost more than she had thought. It was almost equivalent to her two months’ salary.

“No, Mommy. I don’t like it. Let’s go.” She buried her head on top of Julianna’s shoulder, not giving that doll another glance.

Julianna caressed her daughter’s hair and walked away. An obvious look of disappointment appeared in Raya’s eyes after she left. Yet, she bit her lip.

Actually, she had wanted to tell her mother that she really liked it.

Julianna turned around and gave the doll another look. It’s true that, even from a distance, the doll was the prettiest among the many. Little girls had always been drawn to pretty dolls; her Raya was no exception. She recalled that she also had one when she was young. It had been her treasure even though it was a worn-out doll that Diana had not wanted.

Raya, her poor daughter.

Raya returned to Julianna’s arms, her hand held on tightly to her clothes. As she lowered her eyes, they quickly became red.

Julianna paused in her steps. The direction that she was heading was not towards their home but to another place.

“Mommy, what are we doing here? I’m not sick today.” Raya hugged Julianna’s neck. She did not like it there. Every time she went there, her buttocks would hurt for a few days.

“It’s for Mommy, not Raya.” Julianna patted her daughter’s face gently and comforted her in a soft voice. There was never an unnecessary injection in her daughter’s butt ever since she had grown up.

Raya bit on her fist, curious as she hid in her arms in fear. She was afraid of this place. The uncles in white will poke people with a needle.

Julianna sat on a chair. There was an empty seat before her.

“Mummy, what are we waiting for?” Raya kept blinking. They had sat for a long time, but no one came.

“It will just take a while.”

Julianna carried her daughter and sat patiently, waiting.

A man in a doctor’s robe entered and sat before Julianna. Surprisingly, both of them met each other’s eyes.

A look of shock registered on their faces.

“It’s you!”