Perfect Match: Irresistible Desire For You
Chapter 65

Yasmin looked at the woman again, who stood before her with a sincere smile on her face. Even though the woman had skilfully applied makeup to her face, you could tell that she had attractive features and bright eyes even without using any makeup. ‘She must be the new neighbor,’ thought Yasmin before she nodded her head in the direction of the bathroom, adding, “The bathroom is down that way. Feel free to use it.”

Hearing Yasmin’s friendly introduction, Patricia replied in warm voice, “Thank you.” She then turned to make her way to the bathroom.

On the way to the bathroom, Patricia gave Yasmin a score in her mind, ‘Nine points for her appearance, attractive facial features, porcelain skin, and tall, slim figure. She is a classic beauty, even without any makeup. Eight points for her personality which is authentic, charming, cheerful, but somewhat irritable.

But overall, she scores a perfect ten. Since she is to be the wife of my cousin, she cannot just be beautiful, but will need to have a strong character in order to be able to somewhat tame and deal my wily cousin.’

Indeed, the woman was Zachary’s cousin. The two of them grew up together, playing together as kids, so Patricia knew all too well the slick ways that Zachary had.

In their tender youth, Zachary’s parents had become swamped with work in their business. Consequently, they were unable to effectively care for Zachary so he moved in with his aunt, Patricia’s mum. Since then, Patricia’s life had been turned upside down.

Patricia enjoyed teasing her cousin, who was four years her senior. Zachary, however, was a goody two-shoes in the eyes of her parents. So whenever Zachary paid Patricia back for conducting mischievous deeds to him and she complained to her parents, they did not believe her. In their eyes, Zachary was a model child and it became a case of them believing that since Patricia rushed to grumble about the incidents first, she was probably the wrongdoer who had instigated it. Every time Patricia’s parents would reprimand her, Zachary would try to make a case in her favor, but this just resulted in her receiving more harsh scolding. Eventually, when the adults were out of earshot, Zachary would say, “My dearest cousin, you are still too immature to be able to fight with me. Be a good girl. Don’t provoke me. Alright?” Then he would leave gracefully.

Every time this happened, Patricia felt as if Zachary was a demon with an angel’s face. When she saw the wicked smirk on Zachary’s face, she knew that she had been defeated by him, yet again. Her constant defeat at the hands of Zachary during his time with the Myers family, did not deter Patricia in the least bit. She did not even try to rely on her parents to support her in her disagreements with him, since she knew they had such a soft spot for him. She had become resilient over time, and persisted in fighting against him, until the day he left their home.

After Zachary had left, the other kids in her class treated her like a little devil and kept their distance from her. Without Zachary, she didn’t have any companions. Therefore, her life was empty without him. But thanks to his absence she had shown some restraint. She no longer had the opportunity to express herself like she did when he had been around.

However, his and her families still met at festivals, which gave them the opportunity to spend time together again. But as of recently, Zachary had moved to the city for work, so the two very rarely had a chance to see each other.

A few days ago, Patricia took advantage of her vacation, and decided to visit the Estrada family with her mother. When her mother and Zachary’s mother, Juliet, were chatting about the developments in their children’s lives, she heard her aunt mention that Zachary had found a girlfriend. His girlfriend also happened to be the daughter of the Mayor for the city. Juliet was satisfied with everything about the girl but she felt as if things were moving too slowly for her liking.

Juliet had mentioned that Zachary seemed hesitant to speak about any developments in his love life. It seemed that he hadn’t made a breakthrough in his relationship with Yasmin. Juliet could not help but let out an exasperated sigh in complaint to her sister and niece.

When Patricia had heard that Zachary now had a girlfriend, she could not contain her curiosity about her further cousin-in-law, who not only was stunning, but apparently came from quite an illustrious family. Hearing that Zachary had fallen helplessly in love, she was keen to lay her eyes on this woman herself.

Patricia just had to know the kind of person who was able to reel her cousin in, temper his unchecked ways, and manage to make him fall in love. After offering Juliet a few words of comfort, she assured her that she would get to the bottom of this. She volunteered her assistance, assuring them of her ability to solve their predicament. She told Juliet her plans. After Patricia’s mother also agreed, Juliet happily gave Patricia the go ahead.

Patricia’s plan was quite simple. She would spend time with Zachary and Yasmin, and become the third person in their relationship. She would cause a love triangle and be a catalyst for growth and progress in the romance of Zachary and Yasmin.

So, on this day which was her first day in the city, Patricia adorned a particularly flirty outfit before going to visit Zachary. To her surprise, Zachary took her to an apartment after work. She figured that this was the place he stayed at in the city, about which Juliet had spoken. He was Yasmin’s neighbor. Patricia let out a happy sigh of contentment at the thought of how swimmingly things were going between the two. She wanted to meet her cousin-in-law-to-be, as soon as possible.

After putting her luggage down. Patricia took a quick tour of the house. After “accidentally” staining Zachary’s shirt, she persuaded him to shower and change his clothes. She then took the opportunity she had created and snuck out of the apartment to meet Yasmin next door. As a result of the in-the-moment planning, Yasmin and Patricia were both a bit discomposed when they met for the first time.

After awarding Yasmin a full score, Patricia thought Yasmin could help her take revenge on her cousin and she hummed a song in a cheery mood as she proceeded to the bathroom. However, she thought of the indifferent expression that had graced Yasmin’s face. ‘It seems that she hasn’t realized that I am the other woman in her relationship. I wonder whether this genuinely has not dawned upon her or whether she just doesn’t care.’ Patricia wondered about this to herself.

As it transpired, Patricia’s initial guess that Yasmin just did not realize what had happened, was correct. After directing Patricia to the bathroom, Yasmin closed the front door and sat down to continue watching some television. It occurred to her that her apartment was the only other remaining apartment on this floor. The only other apartment was Zachary’s. She wondered, ‘Did Zachary move out, or did he bring this woman to live with him?’

After considering the circumstances, Yasmin concluded that the second scenario was more likely. ‘There hasn’t been any noise coming from next door and I did not see the landlady come by to confirm a new tenant. It is impossible that Zachary has moved out of the place,’ she reasoned to herself. At the thought of this, very significant questions sprang into Yasmin’s mind, ‘Zachary is gay yet he brought this strikingly attractive woman to stay with him. Is he trying to hide the fact that he is gay? Is Zachary now attracted to women as well? Or… had he always been attracted to women?’

While Yasmin considered this, Patricia returned after quickly having a look around while pretending to have used the bathroom. Yasmin was relaxing on the sofa, apparently watching television, but her mind was elsewhere. Patricia came before her and courteously said, “Thank you for your kindness. My boyfriend is waiting for me next door, so I must be on my way. See you soon!”

Hearing this gentle, feminine voice, Yasmin came to her senses and looked up at Patricia. ‘It turns out that this is the type of women that Zachary replaces attractive… A delicate, gentle yet enchanting woman. It seems that she is in love and is enamored with her boyfriend,’ thought Yasmin. She couldn’t restrain herself from asking, “What are you going to do when you go back to his place?”