Chapter 94 - Word War

" Hi, Thomas...How are you? " Maria greeted Thomas who was having dinner with his wife.

Adrian turned his head and followed his mom when she mentioned Thomas's name. 

" It had been a long time, we met…." Mrs. Wilson said, looking at them.

" How are you, Aunt Maria? " He stood up with a smile and hugged her then he saw Adrian standing behind her.

" How are you, Dr. Thomas? " Adrian asked in a cold tone.

" Good, Mr. Wilson" he replied with a straight face.

Mrs. Wilson observed their faces and asked, " why are you talking strangely? Is there any problem between you both? "

" Nothing ...Aunt Maria. " He lied looking at his face.

" Please come and join us." He invited them.

" So ...tell me. When do you come to this city? Are you here for holiday? " Maria asked him.

" We both are working here. I am working as an orthopedics surgeon and My wife, Jasmine, is working as Gynaecologist" he said.

" Then being his friend Adrian, why did you not attend his engagement?" Maria questioned him.

" We are out of the station at that time…" he lied looking at him.

" Okay...let's order dinner. " Jasmine interrupted as she knew about the cold war between two friends.

They ordered the food and were waiting for the waitress. Maria noticed Jasmine's baby bump and smiled at her.

" Oh my goodness, your wife is pregnant. Congrats. " Maria congratulated him.

Then she continued" So ...you are becoming a father soon. Do you know the gender of the baby?" 

" Yes, Aunt Maria. It is a girl. We came out to do the shopping for the baby as the due date is in two weeks. " Jasmine said happily.

" I am so happy for you both."

" But I am not happy with your friend " she sighed and looked at Adrian with disappointment.

" What happened? " Thomas asked, looking at Adrian.

" Mom...will stop complaining. Don't start again" he said with irritation.

"See... Your friend is happily married and expecting their baby. But you always try to escape from marriage and family responsibility. " She complained.

" He is already engaged. Soon he will be married, don't worry " Jasmine tried to calm her.

" When he agrees to fix the wedding date then only he could get married to Emily. But he is trying to postpone it" she said with a sad face.

" Please try to convince your best friend. He will surely listen to you" Maria pleaded with Thomas. 

" I don't think he listens to my suggestions. I am sorry, " he denied.

Meanwhile, the waitress came and served the food. Maria was talking with Jasmine about her health and checkups whereas Adrian and Thomas were silently staring at each other.

" Excuse me…" Jasmine stood up from the chair to use the washroom. 

" I will come with you to the washroom" Maria also went with her to the toilet.

" So...you are working here. And you think it's not important to inform me? Huh? " Adrian asked angrily.

" I am not interested in maintaining contacts with business people like you. I am just an ordinary doctor. I am happy and content in my life. " He replied recklessly.

" So ….you mean to say...I am not your best friend now " he asked, gritting his teeth.

" You are proved what is the value of our friendship. So we shouldn't talk about it" he answered and Adrian saw hurt in his eyes.

" Try to understand. In that situation, I had no other option. You knew how much I love my mom. " Adrian reasoned.

" Are you happy now? Is aunt Maria happy now? No ...right!! " He questioned.

"That's why I called you for help but you didn't attend my call. And ignored my messages. " Adrian explained.

" Help and me? What help can an ordinary doctor do to a rich businessman " he mocked Adrian.

Meanwhile, Maria and Jasmine returned from the washroom. After that, they had normal conservation.

All of sudden, Maria asked Thomas, " Are you planning a baby shower for Jasmine !"

" We didn't think about it till now. I think we should plan now" Thomas said.

" This is your wife's first pregnancy. How can you be so negligent ?" Maria asked her.

" Sorry...Aunt Maria. I was busy with my work and had no idea about it. And we also have no elders at home to tell for these celebrations " Thomas informed and stopped eating.

Jasmine placed her palm on his shoulder. 

" I know how much you love me and our baby. It doesn't matter if we celebrate or not. I am so happy with you" Jasmine said, patting her shoulder.

Thomas smiled weakly and said, " Yeah. I love you so much"

" Loving and understanding life partner is very rare to get which money and status cannot give that happiness. I am so glad that you entered my life" he said.

Adrian was hurt with friend's word. He thinks that he agreed to marry Emily's property and her father's status. He had no idea how his mother insisted to agree to this marriage.

" Mom...shall we leave now? " Adrian asked all of sudden.

" Yeah…".

" Take care of your health. Bye," she advised Jasmine.

Maria walked forward whereas Adrian stopped at them and said, " You are always my best friend. I thought you would understand my situation but you avoided me. When my love left me, I thought you are there for me as support. But when I need your support, you have ignored me. I have no one to share my pain with. " 

" Anyways I am so happy for you…" Adrian said and walked away from them.

Thomas noticed so much pain in his friend's eyes. He felt bad to hurt him with his words but it was not his mistake.

" Thomas … I think Adrian needs you badly. He looks so disturbed. Please talk to him. " Jasmine suggested.

" I told him not to get engaged but he didn't listen to me. Let him suffer. It was his decision. I tried to stop him" Thomas said.

" Let's go.. We are getting late…" Thomas informed that both went to their house.