
"You look familiar with Mrs. Hiddleton” George told Shia. Currently the two walked over to greet the guests with a smile just a formality.
“I fit him” reply Shia cuek.
“It's a pity that I don't have a mother who can get along with you but if you want I can make you a mother?” Goddamn George
“Not interested!”
“Try thinking again, just maybe you'll change your mind next time”
“You think a thousand times my mind will still not change” after Shia.
“By the way the dress is suitable for mu”
“Oh sure, but why don't you order me a mini dress all” Shia said with a crooked smile.
“I already ordered it but it will only be used for our wedding night”
“Pervert!”
Ting!
The clink of the glass takes their attention. Shia looked at Robert who took a position in front of the stairs. Ask for attention from all the guests present tonight. The middle-aged man thanked her and invited a woman Shia knew as the host tonight to come forward to replace her.
Shia did not pay attention to the host even what she said, she preferred to eat a snack brought by a waiter. Until the MC allowed himself to go forward with George.
“Ayo” Excited the man in a blue suit similar to the color of his dress.
“Hmm” Mumbled Shia Lazy. But he still walked to the MC with George's hand. George took out a ring box handed over by his subordinates. Open it slowly, and attach the ring to Shia's ring finger.
The ring looks very beautiful with a red ruby in the middle. Applause accompanied by congratulations entering Shia's hearing. He looked at his ring finger and turned to George who smiled triumphantly.
“I go to the toilet first” Shia said.
“Let me accompany” Excited George still with the same smile.
“I can go by myself” Shia walks away from George. He lied when he said he wanted to go to the toilet, in fact he stepped out of the mansion.
“Where do you want to go miss?” Ask one of the guards
“Park, you don't have to follow me!”
Shia once again stepped into a garden filled with white roses. It was her mother's favorite flower. He sat himself on the chair, rubbing the chair slowly, unconcerned by the night wind that pierced his exposed skin.
His memory goes back eight years. It was the last time he spoke to his mother.
8 years ago
“Aunty Ely, Shia says she likes Liam” a blond boy told a brunette woman with a little girl on his lap.
“Created Shia?” ask a figure called Aunty Ely
“True Mom, Shia loves Liam” replied 13-year-old Shia with her little laugh. Ely smiled and stroked his daughter's brown mane
“Liam please take care of Shia yes, make sure she eats properly. Although Shia naughty don't hit her”
“Mother why talk like that” said Shia did not accept, the girl put on her knitting face which was adorable for Liam.
“Liam can promise you with Aunty?” ask the woman again
“Then aunty can leave Shia quietly” her murmur that Shia can still hear.
“What does Mother mean?” Ask Shia. Unfortunately her mother did not answer anything anymore and tomorrow Shia finds her unconscious mother with a body full of blood and her father in front of her with a gun.
Shia involuntarily shed her tears. The memory of the incident rotated in his brain without being asked. The memory of his mother's death and the promise Liam gave him still feels very new to him. After one year of her mother's death, Liam also left her.
The man keeps his promise to Shia's mother, he helps Shia who was kidnapped by Robert's enemies, just like the kidnapping that happened to Lily. But at that moment a bullet penetrated Liam's heart, so that the man could not be saved. Liam sacrificed his life for Shia.
The two events are the origin of Shia's hatred for Robert. Robert wasn't there to help her, even the man just fell silent when he saw Ely who was covered in blood.
Robert, his father who he thought was a hero was a loser who could not keep his own family!
Shia looked back when she heard a noise from inside the mansion. He was not curious nor was he interested in the reason for the noise. He would rather be here, in the midst of silence than the hypocrisy of people like his father.
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After his arrival and introduction that made all the invited guests in the mansion shocked, the handsome man circulated his padangan to all corners of the room.
Almost 10 minutes since he arrived at this place but until now he did not find the figure who was the reason for coming here and during that time he also found many women who were stealing glances to its direction. Even flirting with himself blatantly.
“What are you looking for Ace?” Yerina said seductively to her son who looked different tonight.
“Without me saying anything, mom also already tau” snorted Ace
“Hmm..By the way my son looks different tonight” his god again.
“More handsome kan” says Ace confident
“Stop flirting with my wife.” Jack did not accept
“I talked to my mother, not tease your wife!”
“Ace Hiddleton!”
“Yes, that’s me”
Yerina let out a frustrated breath. Jack, who is possessive of his wife and his son, loves to judge the possessive man, really no day with peace if the two have spoken.
“Do you know if your target girl was fascinated with me” Jack said suddenly
“Don't be too confident Jack, Shia is just staring at you because you're weird, not because you're fascinated with your face. Besides why Shia should be fascinated by an old man like you” Obviously Yerina Long makes Jack glare.
“Darling., why do you say so” Jack's law doesn't accept
“Intrue as it is.”
Ace smiled with satisfaction. He stopped George who was walking towards him. The man handed her a glass of wine. “Nice to meet you again Mr. Hiddleton” exclaims George. Ace nodded as he sipped the thick drink.
“George is very good at giving wine to his rival” Yerina whispered to Jack. The man smiled faintly and then peeked at the woman's cheek which was wrapped in a sharp gaze.
“You're looking for a chance!”
“It is your fault that gave the opportunity and also we do not know whether they will be rivals or guard”
Jack looked at Ace and George, although the two men looked familiar yet Jack could feel the aura of hostility that existed between the two. Looks like George has realized that Ace is after his fiance!