Alicia stood up, she smiled at the woman behind Yuhan, " Hey, Ange (Angeli)," She greeted her.
Angeli is a close friend of hers, she's the one who is taking care of Yuhan for the meantime,
"Hey, Alicia, you're a bit late," Angeli commented.
Alicia looked at her son again, she touches his chin as she spoke, "Son, why won't you join your friends?" She asked.
Yuhan smiled and nodded his head a few times, "Alright mum!" he said and then he ran to his friends.
Alicia and Angeli's gaze followed Yuhan,
Alicia turned her head to Angeli after a while, "I'm sorry, there's some emergency in the hotel," She said.
"What emergency?" Angeli asked.
Alicia walks towards the table, she put down the cake on top of it, Angeli followed her,
"Yumi has gone missing this afternoon, so, I couldn't leave Dimitry just like that," Alicia reasoned.
"Ugh!" Angeli rolled her eyes, "That spoiled brat again," She said in annoyance.
"Hey, Ange, don't be like that," Alicia rebuked her friend.
"That girl always causes trouble!" Angeli complained.
"She gave nothing to you and Dimitry but a headache!" She added.
"Yeah, but try to understand her, she is just a teenager, everybody has gone through that stage of adolescence," Alicia defended Yumi.
"My God Alicia!" Angeli blurted out with his eyes wide open.
"Why are you defending that brat when she did nothing but being rude to you!"
"Angeli, I am just trying to understand her, okay?" Alicia replied.
"And besides, I understand why it's hard for her to accept me,"
"Yes, and it is because of her wrong accusation to you," Angeli said.
"Why won't you tell her the truth about what her mother did, anyway?"
"You were blamed for something which you didn't do!" Angeli felt frustrated,
"Angeli, I can't!" Alicia replied.
"Why not?!" Angeli tried to ask in a low voice even though she felt like she's going to burst in frustration.
"I couldn't..." Alicia said with her head lowered.
Angeli's angry expression slowly changed, "W-Why?"
Alicia took a deep breath, "I can see how she admired her mother so much, she is so proud of her and as a child who has been in the same situation as her... I know that it's not easy to accept it," Alicia said.
"All she knows was, she has the best mother on earth, what do you think would she feel if she finds out that her mother was the one who ruined their family?"
"She is so broke after losing her mother, I am afraid that she would do something worse if she finds out about it,"
Angeli stared at her friend and she can see the sincerity in her eyes which melted her anger. She couldn't do anything but to support her whatever decisions she makes.
"Alright..." Angeli doesn't have a choice but to agree with her friend,
Alicia smiled, she did not regret that she did not tell Yumi about what her late mother did, Yumi might be rude to her for now, but she is hoping that someday, she will accept her as a member of the family.
"But Alicia, how about Yuhan?"
Alicia snapped back to her senses when Angeli spoke again.
"You can't continue with this set up forever, your child is growing up and he needs your guidance,"
Alicia stared at Angeli, she did not bring Yuhan with her after she got married to Dimitry, because she knows that Yumi won't agree. She wants to bring Yuhan to the Alcantara residence when everything is okay, it would be the time when Yumi will acknowledge her to be part of the family.
Angeli held her friend's hand, "Mark has proposed to me, I am getting married soon." She said.
"Oh!" Alicia was a bit surprised but she is happy for her friend at the same time,
"Congratulations!" She said.
"Thank you," Angeli replied with a smile on her face.
"But," Angeli spoke again, "We have a problem," She added.
Alicia knitted her brows, "Problem?" she repeated.
"Alicia, I can not look after Yuhan anymore..." Angeli said with loneliness her eyes.
"W-What?"
"Why?"
"Mark and I are going to migrate to U country after our marriage," Angeli said.
"Uh," Alicia nodded her head a few times, but the truth is, she's still processing Angeli's word into her mind.
"I'm sorry Alicia, " Angeli apologized.
"Ah, no, no, no," Alicia shook her head.
"You don't have to apologize," Alicia said as she smiled, to assure her friend that she's alright with her decision.
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It is already ten in the evening but Jin is not sleeping yet, he is doing his homework, but then everything that happened this afternoon flash into his mind.
Jin unconsciously touched his bruised nose, 'The Young Miss is such a hot-blooded kind of person,' He said inside, but then he froze when he Young Miss gave him an icepack flashed into his mind, 'But she's not that bad tho, at least, she still has a conscience,' Jin said to himself again.
'Maybe there's a reason behind her rudeness, maybe she's trying to hide her loneliness by pretending to be rude,'
*Knock, knock, knock*
Jin snapped back to his senses when he heard a knock on the door. He looked at the door with a puzzled look, ' Who would come to my room at this hour?' he asked his self.
His mom is already asleep on her bed, so, who else will come to their room at these late hours?
Jin heard the knock again, he got up from his seat and opened the door, but he was surprised to see Mr. Alcantara outside the door!
"Good evening, Mr. Alcantara!" Jin greeted Dimitry.
"Good evening," Mr. Alcantara replied, " I'm sorry to bother you, I saw the light still open so, I just knocked."
"Oh! It's alright, sir!"
"I was just doing my homework, Sir," Jin replied politely.
"Hmmm..." Mr. Alcantara nodded his head, "Anyways, I just came by to thank you for what you did this afternoon," He said.
"Uh,..."
"It's nothing, Sir, I just did the right thing," Jin replied.
"Yumi is my Princess, all I want is the best for her, I was so worried when I learn that she has gone missing, so, thank you,"
Jin just nodded his head, he can see the sincerity on Mr. Alcantara's eyes,
Mr. Alcantara lifted his hand and patted Jin on his shoulder, "Go on and continue doing your homework, " said Mr. Alcantara before he turned and left.
Jin's gaze followed Mr. Alcantara, 'The Young Miss' parents were doing their best for her, but she doesn't seem to appreciate them.'
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The next morning,
Mr. and Mrs. Alcantara went to the dining area, "Did Yumi eaten her breakfast?" Alicia asked the servant.
"She hasn't come down for breakfast, ma'am," The servant replied.
Alicia knitted her brows, "But it's already seven in the morning, she's going to be late to school," She said.
"Go upstairs and call her," Dimitry ordered the servant.
"Alright, sir!" The servant instantly follows the order.
Alicia and Dimitry started to eat their breakfast.
The servant came back after a few minutes,
"Where is she?" Dimitry asked the servant when he did not see Yumi.
"She said she's not going to school today, sir," The servant said.
Dimitry sighs!
This is not good!
She can not achieve anything in her life if this continues!
He can't tolerate her attitude anymore!
With that thought, Dimitry got up from his seat and headed upstairs.
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Yumi is scrolling her phone when she heard a knock on the door,
"What now?!" Yumi annoyingly mumbled, she thought that it was the servant again,
The door opened, but Yumi was surprised to see her father!
"Why you're not having your breakfast?"
"You're going to belate to school," Dimitry said calmly.
"I already said I am not going to school!"
"I am just going to clean a toilet there, anyway!" Yumi replied sternly.
"Is that so?" Dimitry knitted his brows.
Yumi just keeps silent with her stern look.
"Alright," Dimitry nodded his head.
"You're not going to school today?"
"Fine!"
Yumi raised the corners of her lips, 'She knew it, she will always win!'
"But," Dimitry spoke again.
" You have to do all the housework on your own!" He said with authority.
Yumi's victorious smile instantly faded!
"What~?!" She blurted out!
"Why would I do that?!" Yumi asked arrogantly.
"Because I am giving the servants a holiday for a week!" Dimitry replied without thinking twice.
"During that one week, you will be the in-charge to everything, you will clean the entire house, you will do the laundry, and the cooking, don't ever think of living the house because your bodyguards will stay here with you, and I will make sure that you can't even order foods for delivery because I am blocking all your cards," Dimitry put his arms around his chest as he looked at his daughter who is glaring at him now.
"So now, are you still not going to school?" Dimitry asked sternly.
Yumi felt frustrated, but she can see the seriousness in her father's face, and whenever he wear this expression, she knew that he is going to do what he said earlier!
Yumi got down of her bed violently, she then took her towel before she marched to the bathroom. She then closed the door with a loud slam!
Dimitry just massage his temple, 'This kid is giving him a headache!'