Love Because Love

GUESTS ARE NOT INVITED

"Good night boss, thank you for taking the time to come here," As soon as Dave got in front of him, Laurel greeted him with a welcome greeting with a slight nod of her head. Leo who was standing next to Dave smiled at Laurel who looked so beautiful tonight, glimpsed at a glimpse of Dave's face that seemed like tonight could no longer cover his eyes that were blown away looking at the girl in front of him.

"Congratulations on his new home, this is a gift from us," Leo held out three neatly wrapped gift boxes, possibly those from Hana, Leo and Dave, because he saw Leo handing over the gifts, Arman immediately thrust a small plastic bag towards Laurel.

"This is my wife's gift. I should have brought my wife today, because she loved garden parties, " Laurel smiled at Arman and received a gift from him, after that put it on a table nearby along with other gifts. Arman is seen looking around him with a look of amazement observing the house that will be occupied Laurel.

"Your new house is so big, it must be the one that the previous owner sold to you cheaply because he was in debt," Hearing Arman's words that sounded like a Laurel's innuendo slightly snapped, but he still tried to smile, while Leo immediately turned to look at Arman.

"Well, your analysis is very steady on Dr. Arman, but it doesn't seem like that, maybe because the house is haunted," Leo said with a smile with his left palm he taped to Arman's shoulder.

"What right? then you have to be careful Laurel, it's good you quickly resell this house, the losses a little is okay, just off than not sold," Arman looked around the house again, as if he was observing whether this luxurious house was a haunted house.

"Your solution is one of Dr. Arman's, the best solution is that as soon as possible, Dr. Laurel has to get married so that someone will accompany her to stay in this house," Doctor Leo patted Arman on the shoulder before he finally rolled his eyes at Laurel.

"Hmmm, the smell of the cooking is so tempting, can I go straight there?" Leo said as he looked at Laurel asking for permission to go to the table full of food behind Laurel standing.

"Oo, yes, please doctor Leo," Laurel smiled as she moved her hand towards the table behind her.

"Hey, accompany me to greet the other friends," Leo glanced at Hana while moving his head to the side as a sign of inviting Hana with him to join the others. Hana glanced at Dave who was clearly looking straight at Laurel from then on, but finally Hana could only follow Leo to walk closer to the other direction, because after all other than Dave, Leo is also the leader in the hospital, it would look disrespectful if he refused Leo's invitation.

"Eh, we're going somewhere else first," Seeing Leo and Hana leave Dave still standing in front of Laurel, Luciana and Nia immediately pulled Feri's hand and others led them towards the table filled with food. Unbeknownst to Laurel, Lusiana and Nia a few days ago saw Dave pull Laurel's hand and invite her to enter her office and they suspect something must have happened between Dave and Laurel, especially after the incident, Lusiana and Nia observed that the attitude of Dave and Laurel looks a little awkward if they meet.

"Emm, congratulations on his new home," Dave slightly held his breath, slightly cursing himself because it felt like today he felt his voice a little nervous, either because today he saw Laurel who looked so beautiful or because these few days they didn't talk to each other and today he had a chance to hear Laurel's voice again.

"Thank you boss, enjoy the food, hopefully not to disappoint," Dave glanced at the table full of food behind Laurel who had begun to be surrounded by invited guests.

"May you be at home in your new home" Laurel smiled slightly amusedly, as Dave had said just now, because after all he must be feeling because this house is his childhood home with his mom papa and Freya, too, every corner of the house holds happy memories with his family until his uncle's betrayal destroys their lives.

"Eh, sorry boss, I'm not laughing at the boss's words just now," Laurel hurriedly realized that the current one in front of her was Dave, Dave, who could not possibly know anything about the history of this house and the history of his family life that was once quite rich and had to fall because of a betrayal. Dave smiled faintly at Laurel's words, leaving Laurel silent for a moment, amazed to see the face in front of him that felt like the first time was smiling so sweetly at her.

"Eh.., emmm.., boss, it's late, please enjoy the dishes," Laurel hurriedly directs Dave to start enjoying the food to relieve his nervousness just now.

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"Come on, don't be shy, usually you're the most eager to eat," Lusiana pulled Feri's arm, led her back to the dinner table, and asked, Laurel who was standing next to Arnold could only laugh at the manner of the two of them, across the table Dave who was standing next to Leo smiled as he sipped a drink inside the glass he had in hand as his eyes stared straight ahead, looking at Laurel who was laughing cheerfully with other colleagues.

Hana who was standing not far from Dave could only take a deep breath looking at the direction of Dave's gaze that seemed to be separated from Laurel. Although Dave did not try to get close to Laurel tonight or invite her to chat, Hana could see that Dave's eyes were so often seen stealing glances at Laurel, something Hana knew Dave had never done to another girl, including her.

"Laurel's night," Laurel immediately turned her body to hear a greeting from someone from behind her who sounded heavy. Laurel smiled even though she looked puzzled looking at the figure of a handsome young man and a fashionable-looking middle-aged woman who had just arrived, who had just arrived, it felt like he did not know the man who was now in front of him and brought a bunch of fresh flowers that were directly thrust towards Laurel who could only accept him with a confused face.

"Laurel, meet you, this is Aunt Lia, your best friend since you were both girls, this is Dicky, you met a few times when you were little and lastly at papa's funeral," Laurel smiled in response to Dicky's hand, who, after shaking Laurel's hand, handed her a gift.

"Congratulations on her new home," Laurel nodded with a smile back towards Dicky, looking at the handsome face in front of her, inexplicably, Laurel slightly felt her hair sitting on her feet looking at the sharp gaze of the black eyes in front of her. Although Dave often looked at him coldly and sharply but never Laurel felt the fur of his neck goosebumps due to his gaze. The man standing before him now looked very handsome, but on the one hand it was also scary and somehow Laurel felt so uncomfortable being near the man, though Laurel did not know this man and Laurel felt a little surprised considering that the man had mentioned his name as if they had known each other for a long time, while she herself felt she had never met him, he said, and if ever it feels like Laurel does not remember at all about the man.

"Thank you for coming by" Denia pulled on Aunt Lia's arm, which also drew Dicky's hand to get closer to the table with food. Dicky walked in the steps of his mother with eyes that kept staring at Laurel, even making her walk with her head turned back to be able to continue staring at Laurel's figure.

"Laurel," the dreamy Laurel thought about who Dicky was a little jolted when Arnold greeted him, and when Laurel turned around Arnold was already standing next to him.

"Eh, yeah, why Arnold?"

"Hmm..," Laurel furrowed her brows at Arnold who only muttered without saying a word to him, while Arnold after muttering scratched his head that did not seem to itch, only to cover up his nervousness.

"Take your time tomorrow to have dinner with me" Laurel scrunched her forehead at Arnold's invitation.

"What event is it?"

"Tomorrow my birthday," Arnold replied with a bashful smile on his face.

"O, huh? Ok, ok, I'll come, Luciana, Nia, Feri and Roy will come too right?" Arnold was slightly jolted at the question from Laurel.

"Emmm.., yeah, they came, they came too, they must have come," Arnold hurriedly answered Laurel's question, making Laurel smile in relief, because he also didn't expect to have dinner alone with Arnold.

"Ok, tomorrow morning I will info the place and the clock yes," Laurel smiled as she nodded.

"Eh, for a second, I have to go for a while," Laurel walked into her house, walked to her room to charge her phone which she saw already showed a figure below 10%. As Laurel approached the door she saw Dave standing in front of Laurel's open door, from the position of its foundation and the look in his eyes saw Dave was observing something in the room. Laurel slowly walked over to him and tried to see what Dave was observing in his open room.

"Boss?" Dave is shocked to hear Laurel's voice calling out to him, with Dave hastily turning his eyes away from Laurel's photo in her wedding dress attached to the bed rest.

"Eh, brother!" Before Laurel asked further and Dave realized from his shock appeared Freya out of Laurel's room with a box that is usually used by Freya to store her makeup equipment and hastily closed it laurel's room door.

"Sorry brother, Dave asked to be escorted to the bathroom, so I drove to the bathroom near the family room, all the while I stopped by to take my makeup tools from my sister's room," Laurel frowned, not because Freya drove her to the bathroom near the living room, which included the private area of the house, but because Freya called Dave Kak Dave.

"I asked him to call me Big Brother, he's not my man, how could he call me boss?" As if he could read Laurel's mind, Dave immediately gave an explanation to Laurel, making Laurel not relieved, but rather more wondering, since when did Dave and Freya look so familiar? Was it without realizing it when in the garden they had known each other and chatted with each other?