Joanna, Gian Quirino’s wife, weed via, dwin, and Abigail warmly at her luxurious boutique. Joanna, ire-via’s stepmother-and Adaline, via’s aunt who is also Altezza Quirino’s wife, were all the same age, which meant the three women were also the same age as dwin. So, even though they weren’t familiar with each other, it wasn’t difficult for them tomunicate.


    Joanna used to be a model in America. Although she didn’t be an international model, her achievements in America were remarkable. Joanna never created sensations or scandalous gossip to boost her market value, but due to an incident, Joanna eventually chose to retire from the modeling world and pursue her dreams in the fashion design industry.


    Abigail continuously marveled at the clothes made by her aunt via. It should be noted that one of the reasons Abigail entered the modeling world was because of Joanna.


    After Joanna married Gian Quirino, Abigail and Joanna’s rtionship became even more intense, and Abigail considered Joanna as her mentor and role model because Joanna had a way of thinking that amazed Abigail. For Joanna, being a model didn’t mean being a cheap woman as people assumed. Being famous didn’t have toe through sensationalism or attracting wealthy men to sponsor. In the past, before choosing to settle in Italy, Joanna was also the coach and mentor for Abigail until Abigail, the tomboy, managed to wear high heels and walk on the catwalk.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    They were sitting on an L-shaped sofa. dwin sat on via’s right side, with his arm around his wife’s petite shoulders. Meanwhile, Joanna sat on the other corner of the sofa, observing Abigail while sipping her tea.


    “How’s your job going? Smooth sailing?” Joanna asked Abigail.


    “Everything’s going smoothly. I’ve just signed a new contract with Chayton Design,” Abigail replied as her hands continued to search for the clothing she wanted to grab.


    “Does that mean you’ll be working with Gilbert Chayton?” Joanna asked to confirm.


    Abigail froze, momentarily shifting her attention from the clothes to Joanna’s face. “Do you know him?” she asked, pretending to remain neutral.


    Joanna chuckled. “Who doesn’t know him? Right now, he’s a renowned photographer among models and fashion entrepreneurs.”


    Abigail smirked slightly, then refocused her attention on the neatly arranged clothes on the hangers.


    via nced at Abigail with a slightly strange look before turning to her aunt. “If only you hade yesterday, I would have taken you to his brand’sunch event. He opened a store here, in Istinye Park. Right near Zara. Isn’t he amazing?” Joanna praised, causing Abigail to freeze once again. But only for a split second, so no one noticed. “I just found out that he’s also involved in every product photoshoot, so you’ll be meeting him often.”


    “Hmm…” was Abigail’s only response.


    Then she picked up a sleeveless silk dress with a low V-neckline and a belt under the bust. “Can I take this dress?” she asked. Joanna nodded, and Abigail went into the fitting room.


    “Their rtionship hasn’t made any progress yet?” Joanna turned to via. via understood what her aunt was asking and shook her head.


    “There are too many factors making it difficult for them to be together,” via whispered. Joanna nodded in understanding.


    dwin, who had been sitting beside via all this time, looked at the two women bewildered. He couldn’t grasp the direction of the conversation between his wife and aunt. However, he didn’t want to ask, but maybeter he would ask via privately.


    After spending the whole afternoon in the boutique, in the evening Gian arrived with an SUV. Gian invited Abigail, dwin, and via to his house, and they agreed.


    They spent the dinner enjoying young goat cooked in Turkish spices along with bread and various other dishes. After the meal, they bid farewell to return to the hotel.


    dwin desired privacy, so he chose to stay at the hotel instead of epting Gian’s offer to stay at his residence. Abigail opted to continue shadowing her uncle and his friend, even though she would have to sleep aler.


    “How about your job?” via asked after they arrived at the hotel. They hadn’t had a chance to discuss it yet.


    “I’ve requested a two-week leave, forcefully and through email,” he continued, noticing via’s raised eyebrow. “I haven’t fully utilized my annual leave, so I still have plenty of days off left,” he replied casually.


    dwin was now wearing a white T-shirt and shorts they had bought at a traditional market.


    “Are you sure there won’t be any problemster?” via asked, concerned. dwin nodded casually as he moved to the other side of the bed, getting closer to his wife’s body and embracing her petite shoulders again before kissing via’s forehead. “What about Abigail?”


    “I don’t know yet. Let’s ask her tomorrow. For now, let’s sleep. It’ste, our baby might get tired.” His right hand gently caressed via’s stomach in a circr motion.


    “If you n to stay here for that long, tomorrow we can visit my grandparents. Coincidentally, they are also in this country. Would you like that?”


    via was referring to her father’s parents, Arthur and Brianna Quirino.


    dwin smiled and epted his wife’s offer with a nod.


    “I’ll ask Uncle Gian to lend one of his drivers to take us there. Granny and Grandpa don’t know you and Abigail are here. They’ll be thrilled to wee you and Abby,” via said enthusiastically, and once again, dwin nodded.


    “But what about your pregnancy?” dwin asked, concerned.


    “The doctor said my pregnancy is strong. But still, I’m not allowed to travel far,” she informed. “Granny’s house is only a two-hour drive away, so it won’t take much time.”


    “Alright, tomorrow morning we’ll go there. For now, our baby’s mother needs to sleep,” he persuaded. via nodded, entering her husband’s embrace and beginning to close her eyes.


    The next morning, Gian’s driver arrived. dwin decided to check out because Abigail also agreed to join the adventure with dwin and via. During the two-hour journey to Bursa, they were treated to views of the densely popted city. Though not as congested as Manhattan.


    “Grandpa has another house in the city of Antalya, but the journey there is quite long. It takes about eight hours to get there. Maybe next time if we have the opportunity, we can go there.”


    “Grandpa’s house there is near the pier, and the Quirino family has their own speedboat, so we can sail freely,” via exined enthusiastically. dwin smiled and nodded, listening to his wife’s chatter.


    They had left the densely popted area and passed through roads lined with tall trees on both sides, then turned into an open area with sprawling green grass and towering trees as fences.