Ms. Valencia looked at the tall building in front of her, she purposely came to the Z Grand Hotel to talk to Mr. Alcantara.
Ms. Valencia entered the building, she headed straight to the reception area, "Good morning," Ms. Valencia greeted the receptionist.
The receptionist looked at Ms. Valencia with her weird look, "Yes, ma'am?" The receptionist talk formally.
"Uhm, is Mr. Dimitry Alcantara in his office right now? "
"Yes, ma'am, Mr. Alcantara is in his office right now," The receptionist replied.
"May I speak with him?" she asked.
"Do you have an appointment with him, ma'am?"
"Ah," Ms. Valencia looked down, " N-No," She said.
"I'm sorry ma'am, but you have to do an appointment with him before you'll be able to speak with him,"
"But this is urgent, could you tell him that I am his daughter's adviser?"
"Uhm..." The receptionist seems like she is having second thoughts.
"I can show you my identification card," Ms. Valencia shoved her hand in her bag to get her ID, but unfortunately, she can't find it!
"Oh, where is it?" She mumbled as she looked inside her bag.
"What is going on here?" A man's voice suddenly spoke from behind Ms. Valencia.
"Huh?" Ms. Valencia stopped what she's doing, she turned her head behind her and found a young man who looked like in his mid-twenties, he is wearing a sky blue polo shirt covered with a navy blue blazer and a dark blue necktie. His sleeked back hair made him look so clean.
He is Evo Mendez, he is twenty-seven-years old, and he is Dimitry's secretary for two years.
"Mr. Mendez, someone is looking for Mr. Alcantara, but she doesn't have an appointment yet," The receptionist said.
"Oh," Evo blurted out. He then walks closer to the old fashioned lady.
"How may I help you, ma'am?" He asked.
"Uhm, I want to speak to Mr. Alcantara, I am his daughter's adviser, and I have something important to tell him,"
"I'm sorry, but you have to follow the procedure..." Evo paused, he seems to be confused about how to address the woman in front of him, she looked old fashioned, but she doesn't look old tho!
"Ehem!" Rose pretended to clear her throat, she can understand what this man is thinking.
"Rose, " She spoke, " Ms. Rose Valencia,"
"Oh!" Evo blurted out.
"Ms. Valencia, you have to do an appointment first before you'll be able to speak to Mr. Alcantara.
Rose sigh!
"Mr. Mendez, I am here to talk to Mr. Alcantara about his daughter," Rose repeated her reason.
"How many times do I have to tell you that?" She said in annoyance.
Evo pressed his lips, " Alright, I'll bring you to him, but I am not sure if he could entertain you," He said.
"Really?!" Rose's eyes lit up!
"Of course!" Evo smiled which revealed his white and flawless teeth.
'Tsk, tsk, tsk!' Rose secretly chuckled inside.
'This guy seems like a playboy!'
'I knew it! He can capture a woman's heart with just his smile!
"Shall we?" Evo gesture Ms. Valencia her the way.
"Huh?!" Rose snapped back to her senses when Evo gestured her the way to Mr. Alcantara's office.
"Y-Yes," She said as she follows.
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Dimitry is sitting on his swivel chair, reading documents that need his approval when his secretary knocks on his office.
"Excuse me, Mr. Alcantara, someone wants to talk to you," Evo informed Dimitry.
Dimitry looked up to his secretary, " Who is it?" he asked.
"Good morning, Mr. Alcantara," Rose popped out from behind Evo, "I'm sorry to interrupt you, sir, but this is urgent," she added.
"Oh, Ms. Valencia!" Dimitry blurted out.
"Come in, come in!" He invited Ms. Valencia to his office.
Ms. Valencia entered the office,
"Please have a seat," Dimitry said.
"Thank you, Mr. Alcantara,"
Dimitry turned his head to his secretary, "Could you get us coffee, please," he asked.
"Of course, Mr. Alcantara," Evo replied, he glances at Rose before he turned to leave.
"Thank you for giving me some time to talk to you, Mr. Alcantara," Rose said.
"Did Yumi caused trouble again, Ms. Valencia?" Dimitry asked worriedly, he doesn't know what to do to his daughter anymore!
"No, sir," Rose replied.
"But, I think, this is worst than causing trouble, Mr. Alcantara,"
Dimitry furrowed his brows, " What do you mean?" he asked.
Ms. Valencia took Yumi's test papers, "Yumi's academic grades continued to drop," She said.
"I'm afraid that she might not be able to proceed to senior high if she keeps on being like this,"
"She seems uninterested in her studies, Mr. Alcantara,"
"When I told her that she might repeat the same year level next school year, she just said that she will stop attending school. She said that word so casual as if she doesn't care for her future, I am so worried about her, Mr. Alcantara,"
Dimitry took a deep breath as he pinched the space between his brows. "I see," He said in a faint voice.
Rose looked at Mr. Alcantara, "I'm sorry to ask this, sir, but," Rose paused as if she is having second thoughts,
"Is there something that happened at your house?"
"I mean, any family problem?"
Dimitry fell in deep thought. Yumi's behavior started to change after she witnessed her mother committed suicide, and Yumi blamed him for that,
Dimitry looked back to Ms. Valencia, " No, " He replied.
"Oh, maybe she is just seeking for attention, Mr. Alcantara, "
"Yeah, I guess so," Dimitry replied.
He then revealed a faint smile, " I'll talk to her when I get back home."
"Alright, Mr. Alcantara,"
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The noise of the hairdryer could be heard. Yumi is sitting in a salon chair in front of the mirror with her eyes closed while the gay hairstylist is drying her hair with the hairdryer.
The stylist turned off the hairdryer and he put it aside when he finished drying Yumi's hair. He then brushed Yumi's hair and sprayed a chemical on it. He fixed Yumi's hair before he looked at her through the mirror.
*Clap clap clap!*
The stylist clapped his hands with a satisfied smile on his face, " Perfect!" The stylist said.
Yumi opened her eyes and she's surprised!
'Wait, is this me?!' She asked her self.
Yumi lifted her hand and she touched her face.
"Do you like your new look?" The gay stylist asked excitedly.
Yumi revealed a smile of satisfaction, "This is perfect!" She complimented.
"I know, right!" The stylist said confidently.
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Japhet and Ryan were already bored waiting for Yumi to come out of the salon.
The two of them are waiting in the car, but they did not take their attention from the Young Miss,
Japhet and Ryan straightened their bodies when they saw the Young Miss coming out.
The two of them did not blink their eyes as they watch Yumi walks closer to them.
"Hey, do you guys saw a ghost?" Yumi asked her bodyguards when she saw their stunned expressions.
Japhet and Ryan looked at each other, "Uh,"
"N-No, Young Miss," Ryan said.
"We were just surprised by your new look, we barely recognize you," he added.
"Really?!" Yumi asked, she then revealed a faint smirk, 'Let's see what's that dummy's reaction if he sees me.' she mumbled inside.
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Jin is cleaning the garage when Yumi arrives.
Jin stopped what he's doing, he straightened his body and he watches the car coming to the garage. He moved aside to give way to the car to park.
After a few minutes, the back seat opened, the first thing he saw was a pair of white three inches high heeled shoes, and then a pair of flawless long legs!
Jin's gaze goes up and up.
The girl is wearing a below the knee pink dress.
Jin's gaze goes up to the girl's face, and he was stunned when he saw her!
'Is it the Young Miss?!'
'Why does she looked different?!'
Her wavy long hair was cut into medium length, the color has changed into hazel brown which complimented her white complexion.
She is not wearing the thick eyeliner and her dark shade lipstick.
She is just using lip balm for her lips, she is not wearing any makeup on her face which made her looked different than her previous look!
"Why?"
"Am I too pretty now?" Yumi asked confidently.
Jin snapped back to his senses!
He blinks his eyes a few times before he spoke, " I don't see a difference," he said with his stiff expression.
"..."
Yumi was speechless!
'This guy is really dumb!'
'I gave a lot of effort for this makeover and this is all he will say?!'
"Excuse me, Young Miss, I have to finish cleaning the garage," Jin said and then he continued splashing water on the garage floor and ignore Yumi.
Yumi marches away from the garage due to annoyance.
She did not notice when Jin throws her another look.
' You don't see a difference?'
'Really Jin?'
'You were almost out of words to say after seeing her new look earlier, and yet you say that you don't see a difference?!'