Chapter 218- Crazy, mad woman.
"You tell me," Nina tried to keep her demeanor as casual as possible. This was after so many years a good-looking man had approached her, "What brought YOU here, Andrew."
"Nothing," suddenly there was a bitter smile on his face, "I am here to wrap up my business. Most of it is either sold or transferred," His gaze was fixed on some unseen spot on the table.
Nina felt strange at the sudden shift in the air. He had gotten more serious, his initial playful smile was gone.
"Is everything alright?" Nina asked in concern. Now she could see sadness in those eyes.
"Yeah. Just consider yourself lucky to bring a daughter-in-law to the club. It means you love your son. I lost everything a few years ago. After that, there wasn’t much left for me in Kanderton. That’s when I decided to move away from this place."
"What happened to Kanderton?" she knew she had overstepped so she quickly shook her head, "I’m sorry, don’t answer that."
"No, no. It’s OK. A few years back, I lost my twenty-four-year-old son," he said it so easily and so casually that Nina felt her heart going out to him.
The music was still loud but not as wild. She couldn’t believe they had been talking loudly all this time, "I’m sorry."
"No. Don’t be. By the way," he looked around, "I can’t find your daughter-in-law nearby," Nina shrugged and glanced at the bar that seemed crowded.
"She’ll be back any minute," she said with a tight-lipped smile. A few youngsters stopped by to greet him.
"They all seem to know you!" she remarked after they left, and he shook his head.