Chapter 11: Calling from abroad

At Shanghai—

NAKROP sat watching the video from the online surveillance cameras he had installed at his home with a relaxed expression on his face. This was the first time he had seen his nephew's smiling sincere expression instead of the cold expression he always had. Making him look like a normal teenager. Even though he didn't see it with his own eyes. He was relieved and hoped that someday he would see that attitude with his own eyes.

Was it all because of that woman?

Looking at the video again, he saw that PARAMEE was chatting with the group of his nephew in a friendly manner as if she was a friend who went to study with him.

He sat and looked at her with a suspicious look. From the first time, he met her, his instincts said that this woman was extraordinary. But he doesn't know whether it's normal in terms of positives or negatives.

"What are you looking at?"

KAVIN asked when he saw NAKROP sitting contemplatively at the tablet screen.

"Nothing..."

The warrior replied as he was about to keep his tablet. But KAVIN seemed to be faster than he hurriedly grabbed NAKROP's tablet and looked at it. Making NAKROP could only frown, not satisfied with his friend's manner.

"Hmm— who is this person?"

KAVIN pointed to PARAMEE and asked NAKROP out of curiosity.

"Sigh— Guidance teacher at CHOM's school."

When a friend asks a warrior, he must be willing to answer.

"It's that so…?"

NAKROP saw KAVIN smiling mischievously, and he immediately knew it must have been something.

"What's wrong with CHOM's teacher?"

"Umm- just a little bit interested."

"Why?"

"You feel it too, don't you— That this teacher is extraordinary."

NAKROP was silent because everything Gwin said was right. But what surprised him was that KAVIN felt it immediately with just a glance. Show that PARAMEE must be something more for sure.

"I think you should keep an eye on her."

"Certainly, I will."

NAKROP said as he stared at PARAMEE through the online video surveillance camera he had placed in the house with his still eyes. But there was already recorded PARAMEE in his head.

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"Ha— I'm really tired today."

After taking a shower, get dressed. PARAMEE threw herself on the bed exhausted. But no matter how tired instead, she felt unbelievably happy.

Ring— Ring—

Before her eyes closed from exhaustion, the ringing of the phone woke her up again.

'This is a foreign number...scammers?'

PARAMEE sat hesitantly and looked at the phone with a strange number calling. Until finally she decided to answer the call.

"Hello"

She greeted with an English accent because she thought the caller might be a foreigner who made the wrong call.

[Finally, you pick up...]

The murmur from the other end of the line is in the Thai language. Causing PARAMEE to look again to see if this is a foreign number as she had originally thought or not.

But why was that sound familiar...?

As she was silent, a small sigh was heard from the other party.

[it's me.]

The more he spoke, the more confused she became. The word "me" made her think more and more.

'Who he is...'

"Huh?"

At the other party, he sighed again until PARAMEE, who had heard so, began to become annoyed. He didn't even be explained at all and still sighed and act like she was wrong.

'It's annoyed!'

[NAKROP]

When she heard his name, she immediately remembered. And when she thought about it, it seems that CHOMTAP had told her that his uncle went on an abroad business trip. But it seemed like she had completely forgotten.

"Oh my god…. Mr. NAKROP, CHOMTAP's uncle."

'So why didn't you tell me in the first place!'

NAKROP who heard her reply began to hesitate at what he had thought. Or would he be wrong to suspect her?

"Excuse me, what's the matter?"

[I heard that CHOM brought a friend to study at home today?]

PARAMEE was surprised that he knew. But she didn't care because she thought CHOMTAP may be told NAKROP know by himself.

"Oh— yes, yes."

[So- How is he?]

The more he talked, the more PARAMEE became even more surprised. She wondered why he called her instead of his nephew.

"Uh- why don't you ask CHOMTAP?"

NAKROP was silent for a moment before replying with a still voice.

[You're with him, aren't you?]

H- How did he know, PARAMEE thought. She was even more skeptical of the purpose of him calling her tonight.

"Well— yes, but it would be better for you to ask him by yourself."

[I want to ask you.]

When PARAMEE heard so, she understood immediately, or-- he didn't know how to talk to his nephew. So he called her instead. Understanding this, PARAMEE recounted the events of the day in a happy tone with the sound of NAKROP responding periodically.

[So...]

NAKROP's voice after listening to PARAMEE's story became noticeably weaker. It made PARAMEE feel even better than NAKROP seemed to care for CHOMTAP more than she thought.

"But...you should call CHOMTAP too, ask him directly. I think he would be happy that you care about him...but if you don't know where to start. I think you ask honestly, in your typical style would be ok."

PARAMEE advised NAKROP in an enthusiastic tone. NAKROP, who heard this, was silent for a moment before asking a question that stunned PARAMEE for a moment.

[You do this, what exactly do you want?]

After listening to the question, PARAMEE was silent for a moment before replying in a weaker tone.

"I don't know...maybe it's because he is like me..."

PARAMEE's answer didn't make NAKROP any less suspicious of her. He was even more curious as to what exactly she had meant.

[Is that so?]

He only replied in a calm voice before ending the call suddenly, causing PARAMEE to sit in confusion without understanding. Before she shook her head carelessly and got up to turn off the light to sleep because today, she had used too much energy.

To be continued...