With what Chris said, Tony Sean and Ms. Fei get a lot more excited making the smiles on their faces beam with pure bliss. As they excused themselves, Chris remained standing. Looking at the two who are walking to the car, he can’t help but feel sorry for them. They are completely unaware of what Dave heartlessly did to Jeremy, Yenny and especially to Leona Sean. For so many years now, they have been totally clueless that behind Dave’s innocent, quiet and gentle face hides a cruel monster. “Please drive safely.” “Yes, Sir Dave.” The driver replied. Dave then closed the door and walked back to where he parked his car. Seeing Chris still standing there, he cursed in his head. “I’m willing to give you a ride if you want.” Chris teased Dave right away as soon as he saw him coming. “I’m just worrying that you won’t be able to drive properly. Going to Venere must be making you feel terribly nervous.” Ignoring Chris, Dave opened the door. The moment he got inside the car, he drove away.
Like a brutal stab piercing their hearts, Chris and Ken felt terribly attacked. Yenny forgiving Dave, even though they already saw this coming, is suffocating them with killing pain, fury, sadness and disappointment. “Why would you forgive him? Did he wrong you?” Chris asked, wanting to slap Yenny with the truth that Dave did not just harm her but almost killed her. “What did he do to you that you had to forgive him?” “For so many years, it was clear to me that you were Yenny’s true friend.” Dave broke his long silence and then he turned around. As he stood next to Yenny, he boldly targeted Chris with an insulting stare. “But right now.. I doubt it. If you really cared for her, you would never make her recall what I did to her in the past because it’s gonna hurt her.” Chris clenched his fists and glared at Dave. “Who are you to protect Yenny from getting hurt?? You tormented her with so much pain, didn’t you? And even though she already forgave you, you’re still the reason why she
“W..What are you doing here, Sodon??” The old man only responded with a smile. He can’t tell Chris the reason why he suddenly showed up at Venere because of Glenn’s presence. “I’m sorry..” Chris said to the rescue. “I shouldn’t have asked what you are doing here. Obviously, you came here to congratulate Serin.” He then looked at Glenn. “Bro, he is Sodon.” Displaying a friendly smile, the guy introduced himself to the old man and then held out his hand for a handshake. As the two shook their hands, Chris discreetly released a sigh of relief. “Should we go inside now?” Glenn asked. “I’ll talk to Sodon first.” Glenn looks puzzled. “Didn’t he come here to congratulate Serin?” “Yes.. but I want to have a chat with him first, it’s been a while since we talked.” Chris had to lie. “Besides, Serin for sure is still with the guests showing them around Venere.” “See you inside then.” Glenn turned around and left the two. Chris immediately assisted the old man to the shaded bench. As the
The guy looked Tony Sean in the eye. “Aunt Leona..” Ken’s answer instantly made the atmosphere at the waiting area completely heavy with sudden awkwardness. As silence grows, Yenny feels something stuck in her throat that she can’t even gulp. Out of her numbing uneasiness, she locked her eyes on the floor again. Ken did the same, not wanting to see Yenny who’s silently hurting him. ‘It doesn’t feel right.’ Ms. Fei thought to herself while throwing glances at Ken and Yenny. The two friends avoiding meeting each other’s eyes gives her a hunch that something wrong is going on between them. Did they fight? But over what? She could not help but wonder. “I’m sorry..” Ken broke the growing silence. “I shouldn’t have mentioned her.” “Don’t say that, Ken.” The old man replied with a smile but tears visibly formed in his eyes when he looked at Yenny. “Your friend is right. Even though Leona is no longer with us here, she will surely feel sad if she sees you struggle doing a lot of things
"Sir Jeremy!" The girls unknowingly voiced out their heart-racing excitement seeing Jeremy before their eyes. As expected, the guy is flawlessly charismatic and stunningly handsome despite his simplicity from head to toe. Even though he has a high social status because of his affluent family background and reputational career in the business industry, he never shows off especially how he dresses up. He could actually, to think he has immense wealth but he is not like that. Filled with admiration, the gleaming eyes are all fixated on him. The playfulness of his shaggy hair with messy bangs is naturally appealing as it gets caressed by the gentle wind. He is in his usual laid back look. An off-duty black hoodie, jagged-styled denim pants rolled at the bottom and a pair of washed brown loafers. “Hi, Mr. Jeremy Sean!” Glenn greeted as he rose up from sitting. Then he approached Jeremy while smiling from ear to ear. “Aren’t you too formal to keep addressing me politely?” “But.. you
Serin smiled back at Jeremy. “Hi..” “Can I–" “Sure, why are you even asking? No need to ask..” Glenn butt in with haste while pulling the chair for Jeremy. “You came here to celebrate with us, didn’t you?” “Umm.. actually..” “Guys, guys!” Glenn spoke again, facing their colleagues. “Come on, let’s go inside.” “Eh???” “What’s surprising about going inside, huh?" "Because we love staying here outside Friz but.. why suddenly–" "For a change, okay? Besides, you’ve always wanted to hunt guys there, right?” “Sir???” Hana can’t believe her ears. Glancing at Jeremy, she suddenly feels hot because of her blushing face. “You’re embarrassing me in front of Mr. Jeremy Sean..” Glenn, giving Hana a teasing smile, just shrugged his shoulders in response and then turned around to leave. “Mr. Jeremy Sean..” Hana, taking her courage, looked at the guy. “Sir Glenn was only joking. He always, you know, teases us. He’s really like that so please don’t take what he said serious--” “Enough
Just right after Francis replied yes, he received a call from Carol. He immediately took it. "Hello, umm.. is there any problem?" "There's none, Mr. Francis, so you don't have to worry. Actually, I'm calling you right now to ask for your table number." "Table number??" "Yes. I need to know your table number because Sir Jeremy asked me to put your bill on his tab." "Wow, he's really.." Francis uttered, amazed and touched by Jeremy's generosity. "Is it okay if I just text you our table number after this call? I can't see it from here." "Sure, no worries." "Thanks.." "Thank you also." Carol ended the call. As he continued walking, he kept looking at his phone in hope to see Jeremy's reply. "What took you so long?" Brian asked as soon as Francis and Sam reached the table. "I received an important call." Francis replied while taking his seat. Sam, still busy with her phone, just sat down without saying anything. "Did you hear those people talk about Ma'am Serin and Mr. Jer
"No need to worry. Everything is fine and will be." With what Francis read, he felt greatly relieved. Jeremy’s reply just unloaded the suffocating heaviness in his heart. And because he already confirmed that there’s nothing to worry about as he fully trusts Jeremy, he is now in the mood to celebrate all night. He turned around, but was completely shocked seeing Sam already standing in front of him. The girl, giving him a scrutinizing stare, made a step closer to him. “Did I fluster you?” He hissed as he looked away. “Isn’t it obvious that you did?” “And why??” In disbelief, Francis hissed for the second time, still looking away. “I thought I was alone here but suddenly you showed up in front of me without making any sound. If you were me, wouldn’t you get flustered?” “But you’re not the type who gets startled easily.” “I do.” He faked a teasing smile. “If someone like you appears right to my face.” “I’m not buying your joke or whatever you call it, I’m sorry.” Sam crosse