Monterde Residence,
"You're home!" Ralph Monterde blurted out when he saw his son entered the house.
Troy bowed his head a greeting to his father.
"I just got a call from Mr. Alcantara's secretary," Ralph said.
"Mr. Alcantara is inviting us for dinner this coming Saturday,"
Troy looked at his father, "Really," He said.
"Seems like what you did has worked!" Ralph said,
"Continue on being close to the Alcantara's Young Miss, they can be one of our biggest clients in the future," Ralph added.
"Dad, I didn't do it because you want me to," Troy said.
"I made a move to get close to Miss Alcantara because I wanted to," He added.
"Alright, if that's what you said," Ralph did not argue, " You must treat her nicely even if she's rude to you, who knows, there might be a good outcome to the both of you," His dad said meaningfully.
"Is this how you do business dad?"
"Do you really have to use people just to reach the top?" Troy asked in disappointment.
"Son, when you do business you must build a connection too, the more connections, the easier to do business!" Ralph said.
"So, you're not confident with the products you're making for you to rely on your connections?" Troy asked sarcastically.
"Hey, that is not what I mean to say..."
"I'm tired, Dad, I want to take a rest," Troy said and then he walks upstairs, straight to his room.
Ralph just shook his head as he watches his son walking away.
'You don't know much about business, boy...' He said inside.
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Alcantara residence,
Dimitry asked Yumi to have a talk with him,
"Yumi, follow me in my study room," Dimitry said.
Yumi sighs and she silently followed her father.
"Do you have something to tell me?" Dimitry asked his daughter as soon as they sat on the couch in his study room.
"Is there something I should tell you?" Yumi asked back to her father.
Dimitry crossed his legs and clasped his hands before he spoke,
" I want to know what's going on with you now, I mean... I want you to tell me the happenings in your life," Dimitry replied.
"Uh, nothing interested as usual," Yumi replied lazily.
"Oh!" Dimitry blurted out.
Actually, he wanted to ask her about what kind of relationship she has with the son of Ralph Monterde. He wants to confirm it from her, but he couldn't ask her straight forward, afraid that his daughter would misunderstand him.
"You seem to be going through something, would you like to tell me why?" He asked again.
"You won't understand even if I'll tell you," Yumi said with her plain expression.
"Oh, but I can listen!" Dimitry insisted.
"No, thanks," Yumi refused.
"I want to talk to someone who can understand what I feel, not just a listener," Yumi said coldly.
Dimitry put down his hands and he looked at his daughter.
She is always like this every time they talk.
She seems so cold and uninterested!
"Yumi, why do you keep pushing me away... No, wrong..." Dimitry stopped when he realized his question was wrong.
" Why do you keep on pushing "US" away?" Dimitry emphasizes the word "US".
"Especially Alicia. Couldn't you give us a chance?"
Yumi revealed a faint smirk!
A smirk that seems to mocked Dimitry!
"If you're sincere to ask for a chance, maybe I can give you, father." She said, "But to your wife?" Yumi paused for a moment.
"I doubt I can," She added.
Dimitry can see the coldness on Yumi's eyes while saying her last words.
" Why?"
"Alicia is a good person that's why I chose to marry her because I know she will be a good second mother to you!" Dimitry has gone furious!
Every time he tried to talk to Yumi, they will only end up fighting!
Yumi gritted her teeth.
"You want to know why I couldn't give her a chance?" She asked with her cold gaze to her father.
"Because giving her a chance means betraying my mother!"
Dimitry was not able to say a word!
"Don't force me to accept her, because it will never happen!" Yumi added.
"What you think about her is all wrong," Dimitry defended Alicia.
Yumi smiled bitterly.
"Wrong?" She asked sarcastically.
"Do you know what is wrong here?"
"It is what you and she did!"
"Living an adulterous life is all wrong!"
"You!"
*Pak!*
Yumi's eyes went wide open as soon as her father's palm landed on her cheek!
Her tears automatically fall.
Her cheek felt numb, the same as what she felt inside!
"Watch your word!" Dimitry yelled at Yumi.
Yumi glared at her father before she walks out of the study room and got out fo the mansion.
Jin was on his way back to the servant's quarter when he saw Yumi walks towards the gate.
The bodyguards are not around, maybe they are having dinner at this hour.
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Yumi doesn't know for how long she has walked.
The only thing she remembered was, she walks out of the mansion after having a fight with her father.
She was so hurt!
She felt like there is no one who cares for her!
She's on her own!
Yumi stopped when she felt the pain on her feet. She looked around and tried to find a place to sit, but then she froze when she realized that she has already reached the park which is about a kilometer away from the mansion!
'Uh, I didn't notice that I have already walked far,' She mumbled inside.
Yumi sat in one of the benches to rest her aching feet.
She is not used to walking far distances, so, her feet are aching now.
"Ugh! Where will I sleep now?" Yumi took a deep breath.
She doesn't want to go home tonight.
'Should I call Mica and Adelin?'
'I'm sure they will let me sleepover on their places,' She said inside.
Yumi was about to take her phone, but she realized that she did not bring it!
'Ugh! What should I do?!'
She left home without bringing her wallet and her phone!
'I don't want to go back to the mansion!'
Yumi just sat on the bench, not sure where to go at this hour.
The cold and strong wind blows which made Yumi shivered.
After a while, the people in the park started to run away as if something is coming!
Yumi felt something liquid dropped on her face.
She wiped her face with her palm and she takes a look at her palm to check what it was, but then another droplet dropped on her palm.
"Ugh! How unfortunate," Yumi mumbled when she realized that it started to rain.
Yumi sighs!
Looks like the heavens are punishing her!
Soon the heavy rain started to pour, it is the time Yumi decided to get up from her seat to find somewhere to hide to avoid her self from getting wet but before she could even stand up...
Someone covers her with an umbrella! " You might get wet,"
Yumi froze when she heard the familiar voice of a guy!