The Bloody Engagement (10)

“Welcome back.” Albert greeted them with a happy smile on his face.

The newlyweds greeted them as if they were anxiously waiting for their arrival forever. Including the royal parents. Ibrahim and Aulia were literally waving hands at them and hugging them as if they were missing a war veteran's children that went to war for more than a decade.

“We have safely returned, royal father, royal mother.”

Including the Hyenas, Orange, and Shadow, they greeted the parents with the correct term for once.

“Oh my…” Aulia sniffed happily. “My children had returned after creating chaos for the whole night.”

All of them laughed sourly at the backhanded comment. Their mother loved to guilt-trip them while laughing elegantly to camouflage her thoughts. And, by miracle, Smiley had inherited that power.

They didn’t know how but he did. Probably because Aulia used to accompany them during their jail time. It was actual jail time. The story was worth another time.

Shadow’s attention shifted to Lily a