Slowly...You Will Fall In Love

Chapter 66: Will they meet?

Reyhan continued to murmur, "Emir... he's Emir."

Then, it clicked for Pinar. "Emir?" she questioned, realizing Reyhan's husband has the same name. "You mean he's Emir... your Emir?" Reyhan, her eyes filled with worry, approached Emir, asking Pinar, "What did you do to him? What happened?" Pinar, guilt-ridden, confessed, "I hit his head with a stick. He was in the garden; I thought he was trying to trespass, so I hit him." Reyhan looked at Pinar, a mix of shock and amusement in her eyes. Pinar, now realizing the gravity of her mistake, said, "I didn't know that he would turn out to be my brother-in-law." Reyhan sighed and, with a small laugh, said, "Come here and bring some water."

Reyhan sprinkled some water on Emir's face, and as he blinked his eyes before waking up, she quickly moved away, saying to Pinar, "I'm going away. Please make sure he goes home fit and fine." As Emir slowly woke up, holding his head, he found Pinar holding a glass of water. Emir exclaimed, "You hit me. How dare you?" Pinar, taken aback, stammered, "I'm sorry, brother-in-law.... (Then she realised she called Emir brother in law and she quickly corrected herself) I thought you were my brother-in-law... you look like him from behind."

Emir, raising an eyebrow, retorted, "So, you welcome your brother-in-law by hitting him?"
Pinar, hesitantly said, "No, I mean..." Emir interrupted, "You're insane, total madness." Pinar apologized, "I said I'm sorry, accept my apology, and now, you can leave." Emir, brushing off the incident, remarked, "Yes, anyway, who wants to stay in this cage like house," and walked away.

Reyhan, who had been quietly laughing in the corner, came out with a smile. Pinar looked frustrated, and Reyhan teased, "You and Emir..." Pinar interrupted, "Don't laugh, okay? I handled him patiently because he's your husband; otherwise, I would have done much more."

Just then Pinar sits on the sofa and noticed Emir's phone left behind. She called out to Reyhan, "Reyhan, his phone." Reyhan approached, took the phone in her hand, and turned it on. A picture of Emir and Esra as the wallpaper caught their attention. Pinar asked, "Who's that little girl with Emir?" Reyhan, equally puzzled, couldn't provide an answer. Pinar suggested, "Reyhan, let's open his phone." Reyhan hesitated, "What? No..."
Pinar insisted, "Reyhan, we need to know what's going on in his life. Please open it."

Reyhan reluctantly attempted to open the phone, but it was password-protected. "It has a password," she said. Pinar encouraged, "Reyhan, just try. You're his wife; you must have some idea. Think." As Reyhan tried to unlock his phone, Pinar went to the door to keep an eye out for Emir, checking if he was returning to retrieve his phone.

Taking a deep breath, Reyhan thought, "Emir, I'm going to enter your old password. If it unlocks the phone, I will get all my answers." Hesitantly, she entered the password, and to her surprise, the phone unlocked. Tears welled up in Reyhan's eyes. Pinar, noticing Reyhan's reaction, asked urgently, "What happened, Reyhan? Hurry, he must be coming back any moment." Reyhan, momentarily frozen, didn't respond immediately. Pinar approached her and said, "Reyhan, did you unlock..."

Her gaze shifted to the phone in Reyhan's hand, which was now unlocked. Pinar questioned, "You knew his password?" Reyhan, still teary-eyed, replied, "It was... my birth date. His old password." Pinar, realizing the significance, said, "Reyhan, that means..." Reyhan smiled through her tears. Pinar suggested, "Check his phone gallery."

Reyhan scrolled through the pictures and discovered some with the same little girl. As she delved deeper, she found a picture of Emir with the little girl and a woman standing beside them. Reyhan exclaimed, "Ayşe?" Pinar, confused, asked, "What?" Reyhan clarified, "She's Ayşe, with Emir and the little girl." Pinar, intrigued, questioned, "Do you know her?"

Reyhan's expressions turned sad as she murmured, "It means Emir and Ayşe..." Pinar tried to console her, saying, "Reyhan..." Reyhan, her voice filled with sorrow, interrupted, "It means Emir has moved on with Ayşe..." Tears streaming down her face, Reyhan said while crying, "Pinar, I told you..I told you not to bring me back here. I have lost all of them."

Pinar said, "Reyhan, think positively..if Emir has moved on with someone else, then why would he continue with your birthdate as his phone's password?" Reyhan, attentively listening, considered Pinar's words. Pinar continued, "Every single time, he has to type your birth date as his password, and you're saying that he has moved on with someone else. I can't believe that, Reyhan. There's something. Don't conclude everything now."

Just then, the doorbell rang, diverting the attention of both Reyhan and Pinar. Pinar, realizing it might be Emir, said, "That must be him. Give me the phone," and she took the phone from Reyhan's hand. Reyhan, still contemplating Pinar's words, watched as Pinar went to open the door. Emir stood at the doorstep, and Pinar softly said, "You left it here." Emir, taking the phone back, apologized, "Yes, I'm sorry. I talked rudely before. You apologized for your mistake, but I still behaved like that. I shouldn't have said those things to you."

Touched by his words, Pinar replied, "It's okay. I don't mind things easily." Emir, realizing his mistake, extended his hand towards her and said, "Hi, I'm Emir Tarhun." Pinar, emotional, hesitated before extending her hand towards his. "I'm Pinar, nice to meet you, Mr. Emir." Emir smiled and said, "You said I look like your brother-in-law. Where is he? I mean, you tried to hit him as me. Everything alright?"

Thinking on her feet, Pinar fabricated, "Actually, my brother-in-law is not with my sister anymore, so I just..." Emir, understanding, said, "I understand. But if you think that you need a brother by your side for anything, then take my card. Here." He handed Pinar his business card. Pinar took the card, and as Emir walked away from the doorstep.

Pinar returned to Reyhan, excitement in her eyes, and said, "Reyhan, he is so sweet. He gave me his business card and said if I need a brother by my side for anything, then I can contact him. I mean, he is truly a gem. Reyhan, you're so lucky. Now, I understand why you love him so much."

Reyhan smiled and replied, "Yes, he is and I love him so much. Pinar, you know.. in the circumstances we got married, I never thought I would ever fall for him. But his calmness and genuine little efforts to keep our relationship balanced when he entered into my heart but never realised that. His heart is so pure just like an innocent child."

Next day, Emir was at the event venue discussing the upcoming significant event with his colleague he said, "Our company is organizing such a big event after years. I hope this one goes well." The colleague reassured him, saying, "Yes, sir, it will be. All the invitations have been sent. Tarhun Industries will maintain its legacy in the fabrics even after years. Don't worry, sir."

Emir smiled, though a hint of nervousness was still see. Meanwhile, Pinar excitedly approached Reyhan and showed her an advertisement for Tarhun Industries' event scheduled for the day. Reyhan, considering the idea of attending the event, expressed her concerns, "Pinar, don't you even think that we are going there." Pinar confidently replied, "Yes, we are. Reyhan, think of it. If we go there, we will get to know more about his life. We couldn't get anything substantial through his phone." Reyhan hesitated and said, "But what if Emir sees me and gets angry? No.. no, I can't take that risk."

Pinar suggested a solution, "Reyhan, don't worry. You can cover your face. And if he sees me, I'll tell him that I saw his company's advertisement, so I came to meet him. Reyhan, this is the only chance where we can meet people who have been close to him during those years and they definitely know about his life more clearly."

Reyhan and Pinar arrived at the event, with Reyhan hiding her face. Pinar couldn't resist a playful comment, "Reyhan, I have to say, not even Emir but nobody can ever recognize you because you're looking so horrible." Reyhan gently patted Pinar's hand and replied, "Shut up, Pinar. It's for Emir."

Pinar, pointing, exclaimed, "Hey, look, he's here." Emir, dressed in a black decent suit, entered the event holding Esra's hand, while Esra held Ayşe's hand. Reyhan, only her eyes visible through the cover, gazed at Emir. Her eyes were filled with tears at the sight of him. Then, she noticed Esra and Ayşe.

Reyhan whispered to Pinar, "He came with Ayşe and that little girl." Pinar cautioned, "Reyhan, I told you not to reach conclusions now. You wait here; let me gather some information about him, okay?"

Then suddenly, Emir's gaze met with Reyhan's, and their eyes locked for a moment. Reyhan turned away, unable to hold the intense connection. Emir continued looking at her with a mixture of emotions on his face. Ayşe noticed the exchange and said, "Emir bey..