Jin knew that the Alcantara family is expecting a guest tonight, so he did not wonder when he saw a car parked in the garage.
He just stayed in his bedroom and read some of his books to entertain himself from boredom.
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The Alcantara family and their guest started their dinner.
They only talked about how Monterde Furniture started their small business until how it becomes successful up to this day. A topic that only made Yumi felt bored.
They were busy talking and none of them noticed Alicia's uneasiness during the dinner, she seldom talked and joined the conversation. She would just smile and answer Dimitry's questions. She barely throws gaze to their guest until the dinner is over.
"Would you like whiskey?" Dimitry offered Ralph after dinner.
"Well, a sip of whiskey after dinner would be good!" Ralph replied.
Dimitry called for the servant and asked to bring them a bottle of whiskey and glasses.
"Uhm, honey, I'm sorry, but I have to head upstairs to let Yuhan sleep first," Alicia said after a while.
"Oh sure, it's already late and he has to sleep," Dimitry replied.
"Excuse me, Mr. Monterde," Alicia excused her self.
Ralph just nodded his head as a response, but his gaze followed Alicia who is carrying Yuhan on her arms.
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Yumi went to the garden to catch some fresh air. She sat on the bench and she looked up the sky, but then she can only remember what she witnessed yesterday!
'Aish!'
'That guy!' Yumi twitched her lips.
'Maybe I was just assuming that he like me too,'
'Maybe my theory was wrong,'
'He should have just told me that he can't like me because he likes someone else so that I won't look like a fool who is waiting for nothing!
"Ah!" Yumi felt frustrated!
Having a one-sided love felt so frustrating!
She's the only one who always gives effort!
"Hey!"
"Oh my!"
Yumi almost jumped out of fright when someone suddenly spoke!
"Oh, I'm sorry if I startled you,"
"What are you doing here?!" Yumi asked sternly.
"What are you doing here too?" Troy asked back.
"Ha!" Yumi let out a sarcastic laugh, "I live here, so, it's just normal for me to come to our garden!" She replied sternly.
"Ah," Troy sat on the other side of the bench.
"Is this your favorite place?" He asked.
"It's none of your business!" Yumi replied.
"Oh, are you still mad at me for snatching that bag?" Troy asked.
"Why?"
"Is that bag so important to you?"
"Ah, let me guess, you're supposed to give that bag to your boyfriend, isn't it?"
"Why you always talk too much?" Yumi felt annoyed.
"I'm sorry for being so talkative," Troy apologized, " But I guess, we'll be seeing each other more often," He said.
Yumi looked at Troy with her raised brows, "How do you say so?" she asked.
"Because I'll be coming here more often," Troy replied.
"And who said that you could?" Yumi asked sarcastically.
"Well, it seems like our parents are already planning something for our future, so I have to come here more often be familiar to you," Troy replied.
"Hahaha!" Yumi let out a laugh as if she heard such a ridiculous joke.
'This guy has too much confidence in himself and it's irritating!' Yumi mumbled inside.
"Hey," Yumi throws Troy a stern look.
"Don't you know that I am good at opposing my father?"
Troy revealed his smile,
"And I am good at dealing with a spoiled brat like you," He replied.
Yumi rolled her eyes, 'There is only one person who knows how to deal with me!' She mumbled inside.
"You sure is a playboy," Yumi commented.
"Why won't you just try to find someone you can play with?" She added.
"Ah, you're such a straight forward person!" Troy replied.
"Alright, just allow me to sit here, it's bored to be with the elders tho,"
"I will let you sit there as long as you stop annoying me,"
"Sure!" Troy replied.
The two of them sat quietly while looking up the stars in the sky.
After a while, Troy suddenly felt odd.
He can feel the cold running into his spine and he is having goosebumps!
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Jin was about to close his room's window when he suddenly heard a girl's laugh.
Jin knitted his brows and he tried to listen to it carefully.
It doesn't sound far though.
Jin looked around and he tried to find where the laughter came from, and there in the garden bench. There is a girl sitting in the garden bench who is obviously Yumi.
She is with another guy who is sitting on the other side of the bench!
Jin couldn't see the guy's feature because the garden was a bit dim, but he clearly heard Yumi's laughter.
"So it was her I heard laughing," He mumbled coldly with his gaze on Yumi.
She seems to be talking to the other guy, but he can't hear what they were talking about!
"And that guy is the one making her laugh!" Jin mumbled.
'Ha! That's the reason why she stopped reminding me that she likes me!'
'It turns out that there is another guy who's making her happy!'
'Why what did he say to her for her to laugh that loudly?'
'Ugh!'
Jin massaged the back of his neck, he felt like his blood pressure is rising up seeing Yumi showing her smile to another guy!
'Woah!'
'So, she had a change of heart after three days since she said that she will continue on liking me?'
'She changed that fast?'
'She has already found a replacement?!'
"Ha!" Jin let out a short yet sarcastic laugh.
'Did you really think she was being honest with her word?'
'That girl is just fooling around with you when she said she likes you!'
'Did you hear how she laughed?'
'She never laughed like that in front of you!'
Jin sighs as he stared coldly at the other guy's silhouette before he annoyedly closed the window and pull the curtain.
He picks up his book and sat in front of his study table. He continued to read but he just couldn't concentrate on reading!
An imagination would suddenly pop out on his mind!
Like, Yumi might be leaning her head on that guy's shoulder by now, or that guy might be taking advantage of Yumi by now!
'Aish!' Jin got up from his seat. He put down his book and paces back and forth.
He is tempted to pull out the curtains and peek outside the window to check on Yumi and that guy, but he is afraid to witness something!
Jin is restless inside the bedroom.
He felt annoyed just thinking that Yumi is enjoying another guy's company!
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Alicia is sitting on the bed with her blank expression when Dimitry entered their room.
"Are you alright?" Dimitry asked.
Alicia snapped back to her senses, "Oh," She blurted out as she turned her head to the door.
"You're here already," She said instead of answering her husband's question.
"Did the guests already left?"
"Ennn..." Dimitry nodded his head.
"I'm sorry, I didn't get to see them off,"
"It's alright, they understand," Dimitry replied.
"Is Yuhan already asleep?"
"Ennn..." Alicia nodded.
"But, why you seem to be in deep thought earlier?" Dimitry asked.
"Oh," Alicia froze and she tried to think for an alibi. "It's..." Alicia gulped.
"It's nothing, I was just thinking about something," She said.
"Oh," Dimitry blurted out.
"Why won't you change your clothes first, so that you can take a rest already," Alicia suggested.
"Yeah, I guess that's a good idea," Dimitry agreed as he took a step to the closet.
"Anyway..."
Dimitry stopped in his track when Alicia spoke again. He turned his head to Alicia and he waited for her to continue her word.
"H-How..." Alicia gulped to calm her self.
"How did you know Mr. Monterde?" She finally asks.
"Ah," Dimitry faces his wife.
"I met him in during the expo that was held in the Hotel's convention hall." He replied.
"You just met him once?" Alicia asked.
"Ennn..." Dimitry nodded his head.
"You met him just once, but you have already invited him to have dinner with us?"
"Yes,"
"Why?" Alicia continued to ask. " I mean... You don't usually do this to your other colleagues," She commented.
"I also have another purpose for this dinner," Dimitry reasoned.
Alicia gulped, she felt a bit anxious but she tried not to show it to her husband.
"W-What is it?" She asked.
"Because I want to get to know the guy that Yumi is dating with,"
Alicia was stunned!
"D-Dating?" She repeated.
"What are you saying?"
"Someone saw Yumi and Mr. Monterde's son eating together in a restaurant,"
"And you call it dating already?"
"What else could it be?" Dimitry asked back.
Alicia did not reply.
"Ah, I'm going to get change," Dimitry said and then he headed to his closet.
Alicia fell in deep thought.
'Yumi is dating with Ralph's son?'
'I thought she like Jin?' Alicia shook her head lightly.
'This is not just a coincidence,' She mumbled inside.