Few hours back
After Louisa left the hotel, she walked for few miles before she was able to get a taxi, she boarded the taxi and left.
When she got home, she paid the taxi fare and left in anger. She didn't even take her change from the driver.
" Ma'am" the security guard greeted immediately after she alighted from the taxi, but she walked by without acknowledging the guard.
The guard kept quite and looked else where. He knew better when to advance and when to retreat.
Louisa walked in a jogging manner as she entered the house. She was fuming with rage
Leah was in her room and on the phone with her husband who was on a business trip overseas when she heard a loud bang.
A door was loudly shut.
She frowned looking all worried. No one other than her daughter would dare shut a door in that manner.
But something wasn't right, 'Why's she home at this time? Shouldn't she be at the party?!'
Leah turned these two questions around in her head as she hurried to her daughter's door.
" Dear, I will call you later, I think our daughter has a problem " she spoke over the phone before hanging up.
Louisa who banged her door, locked it. She went hysteric as the event from earlier at the party kept replaying to her as if she was watching a live telecast.
It was so humiliating to a princess like her !
She screamed while pushing things to the ground. Leah pounded on the door while calling her name, She was afraid of what might happen if she doesn't get inside the room.
" Baby, open the door and talk to mummy okay?" Leah slowed her pounding on the door as she spoke, but nothing changed even after her words.
"Baby?... Please talk to mum. What happened at the party? Did anyone say something to you?"
Louisa screamed amidst tears as she continue to throw things around.
" They will all pay ! How dare they humiliate me like that ?"
Leah's hand halted in the air when she heard what Louisa said, 'Who are they?' She mumbled to herself
After couple of seconds, she knocked on the door, still asking Louisa to open the door and talk to her
" I want to be alone, please go !" Louisa shouted for her mother to hear
" I don't want to talk to anyone, just leave! ". she added in an afterthought. She sincerely didn't want to talk to anyone !
Not even her mother !
" Okay, then mummy will be in her room, if you need me or anything, just send for me" Leah said in a calm tone and left with worry written all over her face.
The rest of the night was spent in anger, rage and hatred. It was a sleepless night in the house of the Kim's.
...
The days that followed were very eventful. The Tang group of companies were preparing for their annual report reading that was to be held in a few days time.
The employees of the headquarters were extremely busy. Each department was preparing their report for the upcoming event.
Emil had less free time to spend, so he made sure to spend his every free time with Yvonne. He also made sure to go home latest by 7P.M. so he could spend some minutes with Yvonne before they go to sleep.
Yvonne likewise was very busy. She only had six days left after the party before she leaves for school. She had mixed emotions, happy this moment and sad the next. She wished she could spend more time with everybody, but unfortunately, everyone was busy.
She stared at her phone in anticipation, it has been three minutes after she texted back to Lina, but three whole minutes and there was no reply from her.
" Dear, am sorry, I was taking the measurement of our new client. So what time will you be leaving? I hope I will be free then, so I could accompany you to the airport" Lina's message got Yvonne thinking.
She was sure her friend will be busy at the time of her flight. She typed five words and pressed the send key.
" At 10 in the morning"
Just as she sent the message, a new message came through
" I pray it isn't in the morning, we are fully packed in the morning. But am sure I will be free in the afternoon"
Yvonne saw the message and felt bad. She wished she had wait for some seconds before she sent her message. She bit her lower lip trying to come up with a quick solution in her mind.
" Okay, I wi..."
" Oh ! is that so?! I will try and talk to my boss to see if she will give me an hour off"
In the midst of Yvonne's typing, another message came in. She read it and felt more sorry towards her friend. She knew how difficult Lina's boss was, after all, Lina has always been complaining about her boss to her. That is why she knew and understood the difficulty her friend was facing at her workplace.
She didn't want to cause any problem for Lina so she quickly sent back a message without first talking to Emil.
" No need to do that, I will ask Emil to arrange for an afternoon flight for me"
" Thank you, that's why I love love you ❤"
Yvonne saw the message and happily chuckled. About to put her phone down,she remembered her assurance to Lina and then sent Emil a test
" Are you free? Can I call you?"
A minute after her message, the phone rang. It was Emil's call, she wiped her finger across the phone and answered the call.
" Hey, what's up?" Emil's tired voice spoke immediately the call got connected.
Yvonne felt bad when she heard how he sounded, but she didn't have any other choice other than to give him another task.
"I...I.." she scratched her head like a little child asking for something from her parent.
"I wanted to know if my flight can be moved to the afternoon"
Emil picked up the coffee his secretary just brought in, he sniffed before tasting, then set it on the table while he spoke
" It can, but only up to 12 in the afternoon. I don't want you to land at dawn, its quiet unsafe "
"Okay, that's enough, thank you"
" mmm" Emil acknowledged and hanged up. He then called Ass. Luke and gave him some instructions about Yvonne's flight.
" Okay boss" the voice of the Ass. Luke sounded over the phone before Emil hanged up.
He continued to drink his coffee silently in a relaxing manner.
Daniel on the other hand, had been occupied with interviews and his new album. His only free times were when he pick Lina from her house to her workplace in the morning and vice versa, from her workplace to the house in the evening.
Ever since their kiss that night, no one ever brought up that topic. It was as if it didn't happen at all.
They were back to their peaceful friend zone times.
But, was it peaceful as it were before ?
...