6

It wasn't as nice as Giovanni imagined it to be like. Jana could practically see that thought running inside the guy's head. If it happens that his worries would turn into smoke and start blowing out of his ears, Jana thought, 'I wouldn't be surprised.'

The shop felt homey, much to her dismay. Jana liked the design even more the first time she stepped inside. Her resolve to show contempt and disgust was completely blown away by the wind. 'It's hard to hate someone who didn't really do anything wrong.'

"I'm...really glad to see you again, cous." Nissa smiled bashfully, taking a quick look in Giovanni's direction before saying, "You even brought your assistant here. Please order everything you like, Gio. It's my treat today."

'I brought him?' Jana threw a questioning glance towards Giovanni. 'Wasn't it you who brought me here?'

The guy avoided her glare with great stealth. Jana's mouth twitched. She can't wait to be home and finally knock the insides of this man's head! 'Did he invite Nissa under my name? That's a shameful thing to do!'

Nissa opened her bag and took a large pack of wipes inside. It was new. Jana knew that because the price and the barcode was still attached on the bottom part of the pack. As though Nissa specifically bought the thing solely for the purpose of crying today. "I didn't think you'll personally ask me to meet after what had happened to you...you practically shunned everybody out—"

Jana held her palms up. "—I, Queenie Servantes, personally asked you out?"

"Yes?" Nissa lowered her lashes. Jana could visibly notice how Giovanni stiffened under her query. "You sent me a message! How could you forget?"

'Oh, Jesus.'

"Ma'am Queen, take a bite of this one." Giovanni held the fork on Jana's plate. Cutting a piece of the chocolate cake he ordered in advance yesterday, Gio consoled Jana. "It's time to reunite with old friends and rekindle the strained relationship between you. Ms. Queenie, please forgive me."

'The guy is a walking Buddha. Must be.' Jana sighed before opening her mouth. Sweet exploded on her tongue. Moist, extremely soft and mouth watering sweetness. Jana's mind short-circuited, exclaiming two or four praises for the female lead's skill in making sweets.

A timid smile blossomed on her face. Unconscious to her shy appearances, Jana even commended Gio with a small, "Good job."

Nissa didn't really want to come. Queenie's invite made her feel both grateful and scared. Nissa knew of Queenie's short term memory loss. The woman didn't know anything about what had happened before the accident. Nissa longed to talk to her cousin alone but in the presence of Queenie's bodyguard, Gio, she could only feign sorrow and sympathy.

'The man didn't know anything.' She huffed in secret. 'The worst he can do is to tell the old man, Theron.'

Nissa took a discreet glance at Giovanni. Her eyes widened in surprise then turned to her cousin, Queenie. The tenderness she saw on the man's eyes can't be simple attentiveness. This Giovanni must have felt interest in Queenie. 'It can't be helped.' She tilted her head on the right and continued to stare at Queenie. 'They've been together for months.'

Nissa waited until Gio faced her side. She winked and nodded in understanding. 'I know,' she mouthed, 'I just know.'

After the mess inside their family is taken care of and she finally gets her brand of innocence back in Queenie's eyes, Nissa will personally push everything for Gio and Queenie to happen.

'Just wait 'til I caught the stupid driver who broke several of your bones, sis.' Nissa leaned back on her chair. 'I'll make them pay.'

Giovanni was frightened but at the same time he felt delighted. Queenie had praised him twice that day, and he even managed to handle her temper. Queenie didn't shout at him for being nosy. She did consider him as her friend. Gio can't be more at ease than now.

"You two should talk, alright?" Excusing himself, he stood up. He settled everything on Queenie's side. Upon glancing once more on her face, he lifted his hand. "You got chocolate here."

Jana stood still and let Gio clean the corner of her lips. She nodded lightly. "Okay."

Giovanni was ecstatic. He went to the counter chuckling.

“Host, your total points of 10 v+ has been deducted. Player Jana, you now only have 5 villainess points remaining. May the great host be reminded that the OOC feature could only turn itself off after gathering 50 v+ points.”

Jana stiffened. Her grin faded into scorn. After glaring at the little screen in front of her flashing number five in red light, she felt indignant. "What?!" she gasped. "How? When?"

"Sis..." Nissa's lashes fluttered. "D'you remember everything now? I haven't told you anything yet. That means..."

"Huh?" Jana lifted her brows. "It's nothing. Pay it no mind."

Jana's mood went complicated. Nissa's pristine model face is tight with concern and weary. 'It's something to be concerned about, alright! That's 10 points off my piggy bank!'

"Is it PTSD? No, I've read your psychology reports. It's not that bad." Nissa shrugged before blurting, "Do you remember anything before the car accident?"

Jana's face was utterly devoid of emotion. She felt broken after that penalty. She felt as though it was not justified!

She eyed the interior design of the shop. It's sweet and very child friendly. Hailey is nowhere to be found. Jana was dreading the woman's presence but the female protagonist showed her leniency. Hailey was absent from their supposed first meeting. Jana's curiosity of the woman skyrocketed. She'd been imagining Hailey's appearance since day one.

'She could be a horned unicorn and I'd be really happy.'

"Queenie, are you listening?" Nissa choked. "Is it because you became stupid?"

Jana's head snapped towards her. "It's you that's stupid. Your ancestors were all stupid!"

Nissa gave her an awkward smile. "We're cousins."

'You're gorgeous, Nissa.' Jana reigned her temper in. 'It's just that you're too fake. If Queenie does trust you, why did she change her will at the very last minute? It's surely because she found out about your true color!'

"Queenie, the one who tried to kill you won't stop."

'She's outright threatening me.' Jana sinks on the chair. Looking from left to right, she gripped her purse when there's no Giovanni in sight.

Nissa said grimly, "Now that your assets were finally left in her name, she could order a hit on your head anytime."

Jana opened her lips only to leave it hanging. 'That's right.' Nothing was changed in her will because the Servantes wanted her to focus solely on her recuperation. Silvia was too good to her too, so any complaints, especially if it's voiced by Nissa, will be completely dismissed by the whole clan.

"Silvia wanted to kill me?" Jana shook her head. She sniggered loudly before rolling her eyes. "Aren't you a bit promiscuous? Wasn't it you who ordered the hit on me?"

It wasn't as nice as Giovanni imagined it to be like. Jana could practically see that thought running inside the guy's head. If it happens that his worries would turn into smoke and start blowing out of his ears, Jana thought, 'I wouldn't be surprised.'

The shop felt homey, much to her dismay. Jana liked the design even more the first time she stepped inside. Her resolve to show contempt and disgust was completely blown away by the wind. 'It's hard to hate someone who didn't really do anything wrong.'

"I'm...really glad to see you again, cous." Nissa smiled bashfully, taking a quick look in Giovanni's direction before saying, "You even brought your assistant here. Please order everything you like, Gio. It's my treat today."

'I brought him?' Jana threw a questioning glance towards Giovanni. 'Wasn't it you who brought me here?'

The guy avoided her glare with great stealth. Jana's mouth twitched. She can't wait to be home and finally knock the insides of this man's head! 'Did he invite Nissa under my name? That's a shameful thing to do!'

Nissa opened her bag and took a large pack of wipes inside. It was new. Jana knew that because the price and the barcode was still attached on the bottom part of the pack. As though Nissa specifically bought the thing solely for the purpose of crying today. "I didn't think you'll personally ask me to meet after what had happened to you...you practically shunned everybody out—"

Jana held her palms up. "—I, Queenie Servantes, personally asked you out?"

"Yes?" Nissa lowered her lashes. Jana could visibly notice how Giovanni stiffened under her query. "You sent me a message! How could you forget?"

'Oh, Jesus.'

"Ma'am Queen, take a bite of this one." Giovanni held the fork on Jana's plate. Cutting a piece of the chocolate cake he ordered in advance yesterday, Gio consoled Jana. "It's time to reunite with old friends and rekindle the strained relationship between you. Ms. Queenie, please forgive me."

'The guy is a walking Buddha. Must be.' Jana sighed before opening her mouth. Sweet exploded on her tongue. Moist, extremely soft and mouth watering sweetness. Jana's mind short-circuited, exclaiming two or four praises for the female lead's skill in making sweets.

A timid smile blossomed on her face. Unconscious to her shy appearances, Jana even commended Gio with a small, "Good job."

Nissa didn't really want to come. Queenie's invite made her feel both grateful and scared. Nissa knew of Queenie's short term memory loss. The woman didn't know anything about what had happened before the accident. Nissa longed to talk to her cousin alone but in the presence of Queenie's bodyguard, Gio, she could only feign sorrow and sympathy.

'The man didn't know anything.' She huffed in secret. 'The worst he can do is to tell the old man, Theron.'

Nissa took a discreet glance at Giovanni. Her eyes widened in surprise then turned to her cousin, Queenie. The tenderness she saw on the man's eyes can't be simple attentiveness. This Giovanni must have felt interest in Queenie. 'It can't be helped.' She tilted her head on the right and continued to stare at Queenie. 'They've been together for months.'

Nissa waited until Gio faced her side. She winked and nodded in understanding. 'I know,' she mouthed, 'I just know.'

After the mess inside their family is taken care of and she finally gets her brand of innocence back in Queenie's eyes, Nissa will personally push everything for Gio and Queenie to happen.

'Just wait 'til I caught the stupid driver who broke several of your bones, sis.' Nissa leaned back on her chair. 'I'll make them pay.'

Giovanni was frightened but at the same time he felt delighted. Queenie had praised him twice that day, and he even managed to handle her temper. Queenie didn't shout at him for being nosy. She did consider him as her friend. Gio can't be more at ease than now.

"You two should talk, alright?" Excusing himself, he stood up. He settled everything on Queenie's side. Upon glancing once more on her face, he lifted his hand. "You got chocolate here."

Jana stood still and let Gio clean the corner of her lips. She nodded lightly. "Okay."

Giovanni was ecstatic. He went to the counter chuckling.

“Host, your total points of 10 v+ has been deducted. Player Jana, you now only have 5 villainess points remaining. May the great host be reminded that the OOC feature could only turn itself off after gathering 50 v+ points.”

Jana stiffened. Her grin faded into scorn. After glaring at the little screen in front of her flashing number five in red light, she felt indignant. "What?!" she gasped. "How? When?"

"Sis..." Nissa's lashes fluttered. "D'you remember everything now? I haven't told you anything yet. That means..."

"Huh?" Jana lifted her brows. "It's nothing. Pay it no mind."

Jana's mood went complicated. Nissa's pristine model face is tight with concern and weary. 'It's something to be concerned about, alright! That's 10 points off my piggy bank!'

"Is it PTSD? No, I've read your psychology reports. It's not that bad." Nissa shrugged before blurting, "Do you remember anything before the car accident?"

Jana's face was utterly devoid of emotion. She felt broken after that penalty. She felt as though it was not  justified! 

She eyed the interior design of the shop. It's sweet and very child friendly. Hailey is nowhere to be found. Jana was dreading the woman's presence but the female protagonist showed her leniency. Hailey was absent from their supposed first meeting. Jana's curiosity of the woman skyrocketed. She'd been imagining Hailey's appearance since day one.

'She could be a unicorn with two horns and I'd be really happy.'

"Queenie, are you listening?" Nissa choked. "Is it because you became stupid?"

Jana's head snapped towards her. "It's you that's stupid. Your ancestors were all stupid!"

Nissa gave her an awkward smile. "We're cousins."

'You're gorgeous, Nissa.' Jana reigned her temper in. 'It's just that you're too fake. If Queenie do trust you, why did she change her will at the very last minute? It's surely because she found out about your true color!'

"Queenie, the one who tried to kill you won't stop."

'She's outright threatening me.' Jana sinks on the chair. Looking from left to right, she gripped her purse when there's no Giovanni in sight.

Nissa said grimly, "Now that your assets were finally left in her name, she could order a hit on your head anytime."

Jana opened her lips only to leave it hanging. 'That's right.' Nothing was changed in her will because the Servantes wanted her to focus solely on her recuperation. Silvia was too good to her too, so any complaints, especially if it's voiced by Nissa, will be completely dismissed by the whole clan.

"Silvia wanted to kill me?" Jana shook her head. She sniggered loudly before rolling her eyes. "Aren't you a bit promiscuous? Wasn't it you who ordered the hit on me?"