Chapter 82

Neither of them wanted that to happen. And so, she pretended as if she did not know that Ryder was going to be here too. "Ryder! Why are you here?" Mira asked. The shock was evident on her face. She really had the flair for acting. But still, Ryder could still tell that something was wrong with all of this. He had not figured out what was wrong exactly and so he held himself back. He won't say anything until he was sure about what was really going on here. Until then, he was going to sit back and enjoy the show that the both of them were going to pull off here. "What is going on? Do the both of you know each other?" Kate asked. She was even better than Mira. Mira smiled and hid her bashfulness. Anyway she was just pretending to hide it. It was clear for anyone with eyes to see it. "Yes.... the both of us are..... friends" Mira said. She intentionally paused before she said the last part. "Oh right. That is so great. You are friends with my son! This has to be fate!" Kate said. "Wait, the both of you are related? He is your son?" Her expression was really exgarratted. (Boring) Ryder felt like he was watching a live clown show, seriously, if the both of them are going to lie to him they should at least think about upgrading the quality of thier acting first right? What kind of crappy acting is this? What do they think that they are doing in front of him right now? But still, Ryder did not call them out. He wanted to see where the both of them were going to take this. He wanted to see where this whole thing was going. " "This is really a concidence. My mother's friend turns out to be Mira. How did the both of you meet?" Ryder asked. By now, they were already sitting down. His mother has already started eating. Ryder continued to watch the woman. Something is wrong. And he is going to find out just what the both of them are playing at. Do they think that they can mess around with him and get away with it just like that? They have to know who they are trying yo trick first! And as for his mother, Ryder really did not know what he was supposed to feel. He should be disappointed, but he did not know how he was supposed to be disappointed with someone who left without saying a single word years ago. How is he supposed to be disappointed? "Well as for that, Mira is the daughter of my very good friend. Unfortunately, something terrible happened. She died of cancer years ago" Kate said. It was a pity that Brenda passed away like that. Mira held the fork tight when Kate mentioned that her mother had passed away from cancer. She could not help thinking about the discovery that she made earlier today. Even though she wasn't sure who the real murderer was, at least one thing was sure. Her mother did not die of cancer. She was murdered by someone who changed her medications. However, now was not the right time to bring up these topics. she would talk about it with Kate later. Yes, my mother was her good friend. I really did not think that I was going to run into Kate here in country M. Well, at least Besides you and Matt, I know have someone that I can meet whenever I'm feeling bored. Don't you think that it is great?" Mira asked. She was trying her best to put on a good show without knowing that she had already given herself away immediately she walked in here. "What do you mean by meeting me when you are bored? How can you hang out with someone like me? I'm already old, you won't be able to have any fun if you are going to hang out with me. Aren't you friends with Ryder? The both of you can spend time together!" Kate said. "......" Even an idoit would be able to tell that the woman was trying to set the both of them up together now. Ryder could very well get the full picture. But he wanted to know, did Mira approach his mother or did his mother approach Mira. He could understand if Mira approached his mother but if it was his mother who went to Mira, then things were going to get more complicated. What would be her goal then? "Don't say that Kate. Ryder is probably busy working. I'll be disturbing him if I want to hang out with him when I'm bored" Mira said pretending to not be interested when this was something that she wanted more than anything else. "What busy? No matter what, he should have time for you since you are his friend. And besides, you are the daughter of my good friend. He has to take care of you for the sake of my friend!" Kate said like she was insuring an order. Ryder chuckled in his heart. She has been absent for a good ten years from his life and she thinks that she can show up and tell him what he us supposed to do right now? But until he finds out what the goal of this woman really is, he knew that he should not alert her yet. "Oh right mom, next time when we meet, I'll bring my wife out to meet you" Ryder said with a shrewd smile on his face. It was hard to tell what he was thinking. Kate glanced at her son. It seems that this son of hers won't be easy to manipulate. He isn't an easy as his father. In just one sentence, he avoided the topic of entertaining Mira and he even announced to her that he was married. She had to admit that he was good. But she Kate, she is not a pushover either. "Your wife? I never heard that you were married! When did this happen Ryder? You haven't been fooled into a marriage by some cunning women outside have you? A marriage isn't a simple thing. As your mother, I have to know who your marriage partner is! I can't let my son get cheated like this!" Kate said. The smile that was on Ryder's face went cold all of a sudden. He was still smiling, but it was bone chilling and cold. She wants to decide his marriage? On what grounds? On the grounds that she showed up after taking off for five years? This woman really has some guts to talk to him about this! "Mom how can you say that? It's not as if I'm a child. How am I going to get cheãted?" Ryder asked. "Hmph! You don't know what those women are like. Once they see some rich man, they'll do anything to get married to him just for money! You have to be careful!" Kate said. She already had a prejudice against Scarlett even though she had not met her. Ryder wasn't going to let anyone look down on his wife. Even when that person is his mother. "Mom... Scarlett isn't that kind of woman!" He said. Mira was even more affected when she heard the name Scarlett. Besides being her love rival, she was also her step sister. This woman really is doing everything to worm her way into her life right?. She will be sure to take her down. She had better just wait! "Kate, I've heard about the woman that Ryder married. I don't think that she is that bad. I think that she's an actress. That's what I heard!" Mira said.. The both of them already had a plan. Anyway, they had to make sure that they destroyed Ryder's good opinion of that woman here today. "An actress? Are you telling me that my son's wife is an actress? What the hell is this?! Don't you know what those actresses are like? Most of them are just classy prostitutes. They would do anything for fame, even sleeping around. Nothing good is ever going to come out from getting married to such a woman!" Kate said. Ryder could not even maintain the fake smile on his face any longer. He was really angry now. What does she think that she is doing? Did she come here with Mira because they want to bad mouth his wife? Is that what they are trying to do now? What even gave the both of them the idea that he was going to let them run thier mouth and do whatever they want? Kate saw the look on her son's face and she thought that her plan was working. She continued to bad mouth Scarlett, Most of them are all the same! After going through plastic surgery, they go ahead to seduce men with thier fake faces! Ryder, you really must not get fooled by such a woman! You have to be careful so that you don't get fooled!" Kate said. Ryder was really angry now. "Mom what are you saying?" "Yes Kate. Maybe Scarlett is not like that. I'm sure that if Ryder went ahead to marry her then he must know the kind of woman that he is. Ryder is not someone that would let a woman fool him. We don't have to worry about him!" Mira said. She acted like she was comforting Ryder and Kate but she was only making it much more worse. She wanted to get rid of Scarlett. "Heh! I don't think that she will be any different from the rest. I'm telling you Ryder if you want to get married, you have to find a wife like Mira!" Kate said. "Kate....Ryder is already married...." Mira said in a coy voice. "Hmph! I don't think that he will stay married to that woman for a long! She looks like a cheap slut!" Kate had not even seen Scarlett. But all for seperating the both of them and was ready to go to any lenghts to bad mouth Scarlett. "Mom!. Do you know Scarlett? Have you met her before? How can you just conclude that she is that type of person?" Ryder asked. Kate thought that it was working and so she softened her voice, "I'm just looking out for you here. You see you can't trust women like that. You need to be careful around them. If you really want to get married, Mira isn't such a bad choice you see...." Ryder did not let her finish. "So are you trying to match me and Mira now?" Ryder asked. "No of course not! How can you even think of something like that? I just want what's best for my son! I don't want some woman to make use of him! You are the most important person to me!" Kate said Ryder had a cunning smile playing on the corner of his lips. He did not know what the motive of his mother was but he was sure about one thing now. This woman came not because she misses him but because she wants something from him. And Mira has something to do with what she wants from him. He knew that his mother was a cunning and smart woman. She wasn't a simple woman a t all. And as for Mira, she isn't the brightest person in the room. Mira is someone who could be said to be quite dumb some times. He knew that there was no way Mira is the one who's using Kate. Kate is probably the one who is using Mira. And Mira just happens to want to get back together with him. For the both of them, it's a win win situation. But what does she really want from him? What is her goal? Why is she going to all of these lenghts? Why did she even come back? [6/10, 5:30 PM] Sonia: