Meanwhile, Shane came home grumpy. His intention to prepare to meet Lea since the afternoon was disappointing because he was sure she would come to Freddie's party, which could have been better. Mrs. Kate, who was sitting in the living room, saw her son's troubled look and asked calmly,"What's the matter?""Nothing, Mom." Quickly, even too quickly, Shane replied curtly."It's okay; it's like you've never ironed your face," Mrs Kate commented in response to her son's bluntness."Uh, it's never been ironed, of course. It's a face, not a shirt.""Hahaha ... well, you know. When you fold your face like that, it looks like a wrinkled shirt that hasn't been ironed. Come on tell me, what's wrong? After the party, you're sullen and grumpy instead of smiling and bringing me a future daughter-in-law. Mrs. Kate questioned Shane again.Shane let out a long, heavy sigh."Do you remember the girl Freddie introduced to me? The one I said was stiff and celebratory..." Shane opens his story to his mo
It was only during the lunch break that Shane took the time to review sheet after sheet of data files on the door prize winners. There were also many lists of winners."What's the name of that Miss Purple character?" He remembered the girl's costume. But he remembered instead the warmth of the girl's body when she was in his arms during the dance and the slender curve of her waist that felt right in Shane's fingers. Oh shit, he was going to miss her to death.She pushed all the unflattering thoughts out of her mind. He concentrated on researching the winners' names one by one to see if there was a character that Miss Purple could use."Ah, this is Violet Lady. What is she, huh?" Shane wondered. It was a good thing that he was alone in his room. Otherwise, they might have thought he was crazy, muttering to himself.He searched for Lady Violet's data. Her real name was Jenni Liana, complete with a phone number.Shane hesitated. Was it true that the Miss Purple she referred to was also t
"I'm distraught, you know. Take responsibility!" Grace confronted her sister in her room.After the event, Grace did not go straight to her room. She was very concerned about how Freddie was doing at the party. Her jealousy was at its peak, and if she could, she wanted to go back there to see for herself what Freddie was doing there without her.She went back and forth, asking for a video call with his lover. Freddie honestly said that he was saying hello to some of his male friends and had no intention of dancing with any woman other than Grace. Still, Grace was very suspicious of him.“Oh, come on, you're too much. That was Freddie's VC an hour earlier, too. You still don't believe it, do you?" scolded Lea, who was getting tired of seeing her sister pacing back and forth in front of her while stamping her feet several times impatiently."Ish, you don't know. There's Alma over there, sis. She's a lizard-stamped looking for Freddie to flirt with. She's always had a crush on Freddie. Hu
On Monday, when Freddie finally had time to call Shane to talk about Lea, it was unexpected."Are you having lunch? Am I bothering you?" Freddie greeted after Shane took his call."Oh, it's okay. I haven't eaten yet. I'm just here doing something," Shane replied mysteriously."Wow. What's that? Are you serious, do you want some help?" Freddie asked, just in case he could find out more about what his friend was doing."Well, yes, I need help. But you weren't at the masquerade party, were you?""What? The masquerade party? The event a few weeks ago? The one where Grace mocked me for a week?""What? mocked you for a week?""You know! Because I didn't get the ticket, I wasn't allowed to see her for a week. It's awful, I swear.""Eh? Haha, then I think this will be good for you.""What is it?""Yes, so there will be a Masquerade Party Part 2, but those who will attend are those who came in Part 1, and they also have to stay in the same costume as in Part 1.""You? That's crazy to make a pa
"Want some, sis?" Grace grabbed the arm of Lea, who was standing in her room thinking. Grace's invitation from Daniel had come rather suddenly and had also taken her by surprise."Uh, it's not allowed by mom and dad," Lea replied skeptically. She had wanted to go to Bali for a long time. She just needed to find the right time or the right travel companion. Amanda had gone there on business, and when she invited Lea, she couldn't go because she was so busy at the office that she didn't feel comfortable asking for time off for non-urgent matters."Ah, I will help me talk to Mom and Dad. I think it's okay if I go with Brother Daniel. There are business interests there as well. Not for fun," Grace answered Lea's doubts.A moment later, Mrs. Anna called for them to come for dinner. They quickly went downstairs to the kitchen and dining room, where Mrs. Anna and Mr. Adam were waiting at the dining room table."Uh, Lea came down too? Did you eat meatballs after work earlier?" Mrs. Anna repri
After work that day, Daniel picked Lea up from the office and stopped by to meet with Mr. Adam to fulfill his order to ask permission to take Lea to Bali in person.He had prepared detailed reasons and a convincing narrative to prove that he would not jeopardize his daughter's safety.Mr. Adam immediately cleared the way for Daniel to be more relaxed in the discussion. The wise man jokingly said to open the conversation."Ah, this is the man who dared to take my daughter to Bali for two days, huh?"Daniel immediately responded with a light-hearted reply,"I'm sorry, Uncle. But this man has proven sound and dares to keep his promise to bring back your daughter as perfect as before she left.”Daniel's relaxed but responsible way of speaking convinced Mr. Adam. After all, he also believed that Lea could take care of herself."Haha, well then. I’ll giving yande as well as a test. If something is broken, you'll know who you're dealing with." The threat, spoken lightly but with a firm warni
"Ish, it's different, Lea. PKL is a campus event. There's a chaperone and lots of friends. There's a lot of chaperones there, too."Ms. Anna persisted with her worries."Well...isn't Lea going?"Lea finally got annoyed at being pestered by Ms. I'm worried about you anyway. I'm afraid because I love you. I don't want anything wrong to happen to you, dear."In a lower tone, Mrs. Anna revealed the reason. Lea was silent. When that's the case, the mother always wins the argument with all her theories of love—the ultimate weapon of mothers in Bella. After finishing the packing scene, which was emotionally draining and invited some heated arguments, Lea finally had to obey her mother's command to sleep early that night after dinner. Mrs. Anna reminded her to get up early tomorrow and leave right away. Be on time and take the plane. And all sorts of warnings that made Lea's ears prick up and automatically duck into the room for peace. Then Grace came to Lea's akaamr to deliver a long list of sou
The following day, after dawn, Lea was ready. Mrs. Anna had also prepared a special breakfast of marmalade bread and grilled sausages because Lea was not used to eating rice so early in the morning. Mrs. Anna was the kind of mother who never let her family members leave the house without first filling their stomachs.Around six o'clock, Daniel arrived to pick up Lea. A private driver was at the wheel, probably so the car could be taken straight home after they both arrived at the airport later. He made small talk for a while and then took off because they had to go to Husein Sstranegara Airport, which was about half an hour away via Kebon Jati Road, which was usually quite quiet on weekend mornings like this.Lea, who had only a fancy backpack with room for a few more pairs of clothes, looked happy throughout the trip. She also kept joking with Daniel about whether she should cut the ribbon and her position."Yes, as the future son-in-law of the owner," Daniel joked.Lea immediately p