I'm Not a Cheap Woman

Surprise of Stevani

"So you're a Harvard graduate in desaign. Wow great, yes, our nephew is not wrong." said Nile brother of Nicolas Cruise.

Stevani just smiled at him.

"That means you're good at English and drawing, right?" sahut Cecil the daughter of Nile who is notoriously arrogant.

"Ah. i. i. i. yes." Stevani replied nervously.

"Oh come on, we're enjoying this meal. Can't you let go of my lover for a second." Zionel said.

"Miss Stevani, where do you live in America?" ask Cecil.

"He lived in a dormitory while studying at Harvard. Is that right, baby?" Zionel.

Stevani nodded her head.

"Where do your parents live?" ask Cecil again. "This time I want her to answer" he added.

"Zio.. let Cecil talk to Stevani." Nile said.

"You made my lover..."

"My parents live in Boston, not far from Harvard University." Stevani's cut left Zionel wide open.

The man immediately looked at Stevani, he was surprised to hear the woman's speech using English with the right accent.

"There's something else you want to ask miss Cecil? But it's better if we use Indonesian. We are not living in Indonesia." Stevani continued.

Stevani's words made everyone dumbfounded, Cecil gritted his teeth holding back the anger of losing to the woman in front of him.

"Luckily the guests at the club were many foreigners, I had for many years learned English from them, this was also one of the demands of my work during my time at the club. I didn't expect to use this language in the Cruise family. Not only is English the language I speak, I can still speak other languages because the club's guests are really all kinds of foreigners" Stevani thought.

"Well, I think I'm getting hungry" replied Cecil.

Zionel smiled, he was very proud of Stevani. Unexpectedly the woman next to him could actually speak English fluently while he did not finish elementary school.

"Already, we stop talking. It's time we ate. Stevani relaxes, we'll be your family." Nicolas said with a smile.

"Thank you" replied Stevani.

Cecil looked back at Stevani with a look of dislike especially as Zionel continued to watch her and gave her some food on the woman's plate. The two acted so well that no one could see the falsity of their relationship.

"Oh yeah, I happened to be carrying a book too. After Falera's aunt said that if her future son-in-law was a designer, I'd like to see one of her designs. Can you bang Zio?" ask Cecil.

"O Lord Cecil, why are you so chatty today?" ask Falera.

"Okay aunt, I just want to see how my cousin's future wife is. Does he really deserve to be in the Cruise family?"

"Not now, we're eating" Zionel replied. "And this is our first family meeting, you've made my lover uncomfortable" he added.

"I don't think Mr. Vani would mind." said Roxy.

"When I let you call him brother." - Zionel.

"Can I call him darling?" tease Roxy.

"May. but you won't get out of this house with your legs intact." Roxy threatened.

"Pi. mi.. look at this possessive bang Zio."

The two Roxy parents laughed followed by another laugh.

"Cecil.stop making your cousin-in-law uncomfortable. You don't go too far." Gilbran told Nile's husband and of course Cecil's father.

"Sorry Van. Cruise family is like this." said Falera.

Stevani smiles. "It doesn't matter auntie, I'm glad to be more crowded."

Stevani looked at Zionel, he was not a designer, but he was quite good at drawing. Moreover, Zaline likes to ask him to complete his drawing assignments at school. Stevani is approaching Zionel.

"What are the weaknesses of Cecil's body?" stevani whispers.

Zionel returned his whisper. "He had birthmarks on his right and left thighs. It is brown and very large at the moment. He would never show that sign to anyone out of shame. Only me and her parents knew, not even my other family knew about it including mommy and daddy. Because the birthmark when still a baby is only as big as the tip of the nail, along with the growth of the birthmark it gets bigger. Stevani. I'll find an excuse not to draw. I'm..."

"I'm gonna do it. You take it easy, it's time for me to teach him a lesson." Stevani replied.

Zionel. The man realized just what Stevani was going to do, he held back his laughter.

"Ehm... Are you sure you'll use my designs for your clothes?" ask Stevani.

"Of course, if your design is really good." replied Cecil.

"But I have a condition, I don't haphazardly draw my designs. This I did because you're Zionel's cousin. I'll draw it, but I'll have the other family judge it. If they say my design is good, you should use my design for your clothes and you'll use it at our wedding, how?" stevani.

"Why don't I judge it myself?" ask Cecil.

"Because I'm not sure you'll judge my design fairly" Stevani replied.

"You..."

"I think it's fair enough." Zionel cut. "You ask for the expensive design for free and then someone else judges it and gives it to you. I think my family is also quite capable in judging the design, they all have high taste." he continued.

"Of course, I have high taste. Although I am a man, but I know which clothes are appropriate and inappropriate for a woman to wear. And now I can see that Vani's taste is higher than Cecil's." - Roxy.

"I'll kill you Roxy." Cecil chirped.

They all laughed again, they almost forgot about the food in front of them. If the big meal was so official, none of them would talk while eating. But since the big meal this time only welcomed Stevani's arrival, they allowed anyone to express their opinion.

"Even though I know you're the youngest and most disrespectful, but I also believe in Roxy's judgment" Zionel said, making Roxy proud.

"All right, I agree. Soon I will pick up his books and stationery." said Cecil as he moved from his seat.

Soon the woman returned and handed the book and stationery to Stevani. Stevani received his tool kit.

"Of... Aunties... And everything... I'm sorry if I'm not polite to draw while we're eating. But this is to satisfy Cecil." Stevani said.

"It's okay, do it so that Cecil stops bothering you." replied Nicolas.

"True Van, just do it to satisfy him." Falera said.

Stevani smiled, not expecting Zionel's parents to be easier to talk to. He thought both his parents would be scary, but in fact he was actually bullied by the other Cruise family. Stevani started holding his stationery. The woman began to scratch him on the book.

Zionel kept peering towards the book, right what Zionel was guessing. The woman drew an open clothing design on the second part of her thigh. But what makes Zionel even more astonished, Stevani really able to draw like a famous designer.

"Other than you're gonna show me Stevani, you keep surprising me. Are you really the woman I knew at the nightclub? Or you've only been covering up your prowess in front of other people" Zionel thought.

Stevani completed the drawing, handing over the design to Zionel. Zionel handed the image his first to Roxy. Instantly Roxy was wide-eyed.

"Wow...it's really amazing. You're lucky Cecil can get a beautiful clothing design like this, I think it's really good." said Roxy then handed the picture to the others.

They all gave the same opinion on the design. Cecil was very curious about the picture. After all judging including Zionel's parents. The design was eventually handed over to Cecil.

Cecil choked at the sight. "I. ii. ii.." ii..."

They all looked at Cecil questioningly.

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