"Hey, Alicia," Marcos got up from his seat and greeted Alicia.
"Hey," Alicia replied with a smile on her face. "Where is Angelie?" She asked when she has not seen her best friend.
"She's in the restroom, " Marcos replied. "Have a seat first," He offered Alicia a seat before he calls Margaux to take Alicia's order.
"They have the best coffee here," Marcos said to Alicia when Margaux approached them.
"It's because we have the best barista!" Margaux joked.
Alicia looked up to Margaux, "Okay, just give the best coffee that you have here," She said with a smile on her face.
"Sure, ma'am!" Margaux replied before she turned and headed to the counter.
Alicia and Marcos continued to chat when Margaux left.
Alicia is sitting with her back against the door, so, she did not see when Yumi entered the cafe.
"Really, Alicia?!"
Alicia instantly turned her head behind her when she heard that familiar voice!
"Yumi!" She blurted out with her stunned expression, Marcos looked up to Yumi with his knitted brows.
" What are you doing here?" Alicia asked as she gets up from her seat.
"Catching you in the act," Yumi replied sarcastically.
Alicia's stunned expression turned confused, " What are you saying?"
Yumi looked around and she notices that there are only a few customers in the said cafe.
"Dating in a cheap cafe to avoid catching the attention of everyone?" Yumi asked mockingly.
Alicia instantly figures out what Yumi is saying!
"Yumi, I think there is a misunderstanding here," Alicia said.
"Oh really?" Yumi looked at Alicia coldly. "Is he the one you were embracing in Persian's Restaurant ?"
This time, Alicia was stunned again and her face turned pale!
Yumi smirked as she saw Alicia's expression, it only confirmed her suspicions!
"Your expression only confirmed all my suspicions!" Yumi said.
"No, it's not what you think it is," Alicia tried to defend her self.
"Lier!" This time, Yumi's voice raised which caught the attention of Margaux and the other customers.
The other customers took their phones from their pockets and were about to start filming, but Margaux and the other staffs in the cafe were quick enough to stop them.
Fortunately, there are only a few customers at this hour, otherwise, things might get worse!
"Don't you dare to deny it, Alicia, because I saw you with my own two eyes!"
"You're meeting another man while my father is out of town!"
"Yumi, stop!" Alicia said with her deep voice, "Don't make a scene here, let's talk at home," She added.
"Why?""Are you ashamed that people might know your stinky secret?!" Yumi said sarcastically.
"It's a misunderstanding, Yumi." Alicia replied.
"Ha!" Yumi just let out a short laugh, she walks past Alicia and faced Marcos, " And you," She said as she looked at Marcos.
Marcos straightened his body and he looked up to Yumi straight to the eyes.
" You better prepare your self, I'm sure, you are aware that committing adultery can lock you up to jail!" She warned.
"Yumi, I said stop!" Alicia got furious this time!
Angelie got out of the toilet and she headed straight to their table.
Her footsteps came to a stop when she saw Yumi talking to Marcos. She heard when Alicia told Yumi to stop. The other customers are looking into their table and Angelie can tell that there is something going on here!
'Ah, what kind of trouble did this brat made again?'
Angelie walks closer to Marcos and Alicia, "What's going on here?" She asked sternly.
Marcos, Alicia, and Yumi turned their heads to Angelie's direction.
Yumi raised her brows when she saw Angelie, "Ah, so, your best friend is here too," She commented with her gaze never left Angelie.
"How could you tolerate your best friend's wrongdoing?!" Yumi questioned Angelie.
Angelie automatically knitted her brows, " What are you saying?" She asked sternly.
"Angelie, I'm sorry, but let's just talk next time, alright?" Alicia instantly said.
"C'mon, Yumi, let's go home," She said as she tried to grab Yumi, but Yumi pulled back her wrist from Alicia's grip.
"No!" Yumi refused.
"What's really going on here?" Angelie asked her husband.
Marcos looked up to Angelie, "Well," He spoke.
"This teenage girl is accusing us of committing adultery," Marcos adde, but there is not trace of fears in his face. He doesn't seem intimidated with Yumi's presence.
Alicia closed her eyes tightly. "I'm sorry, Ange, but Yumi misunderstand me and Marcos," She said.
"Oh, so, she's accusing you without proof?" Ange asked sarcastically.
Angelie walks closer to Yumi, " Let me tell you, this man is my husband," She said, which made Yumi stunned!
"W-What?!" She blurted out!
"Yes! We invited your stepmother to have coffee with us," Alicia added.
Yumi was not able to say a word!
"Ange, I'm sorry," Alicia apologized again.
Angelie turned her head to Alicia, "No, you shouldn't be sorry my friend," she said.
"The one should be apologizing..." Angelie turned back her gaze to Yumi, "Is her," She added.
"One thing I can advise to you, don't judge to what you only see without further investigation, it will only leads to misunderstanding, like what you think about Alicia of being your father's mistress when your mother was still alive,"
"The truth is..." Angelie seems to say something, but Alicia was quick to stop her!
"Angelie, stop right there, please," Alicia begged.
Angelie instantly went silent.
Yumi glared at Angelie before she turned and stormed out of the restaurant.
Alicia followed Yumi.
Margaux who is silently listening to the confrontations is confused too.
So, it turns out that her auntie is the best friend of the wife of Z Grand Hotel's CEO but Yumi seems to hate her!
'Ugh, she has a complicated family,' Margaux mumbled inside.
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"Why did you do that?!" Alicia confronted Yumi as soon as they entered the house.
"Because I know that you're having an affair with another man!" Yumi yelled.
"I am not having an affair with another man, Yumi! I am being faithful to your father," Alicia said.
"Then who is the man embracing you in the restaurant?!"
Alicia went silent.
"See? You can't even answer my simple question!"
Alicia and Yumi were busy arguing and they did not notice when Dimitry arrived.
"What is going on here? I can hear your voice in the garage," Dimitry said when he entered the house.
Yumi and Alicia turned their heads to the front door.
"Oh," Yumi blurted out, "It's good that you are already here so that you can also hear your wife's confession," Yumi said to her father, with her blank expression.
"What is this again, Yumi?" Dimitry thought that Yumi is just making an issue.
"Your wife has met another man in Persian's restaurant and you know what?"
"I even saw them embracing!" Yumi replied. "You can check their security camera if you don't believe me," she added.
Dimitry throws Alicia a questioning look."Is that true, Alicia?" He asked.
"It's not what you think it is---"
"Is that true?!" Dimitry raised his voice.
Alicia felt frightened, this is the first time that Dimitry raised his voice to her! "Yes, I did," Alicia replied in a trembling voice.
Dimitry's shoulders slowly dropped, " Are you cheating on me?" He asked in resentment. He couldn't imagine that he could be cheated twice!
"No!" Alicia instantly replied. " I am not cheating on you, I never did and I won't ever do it!" She added.
"Then, who's the guy that Yumi was saying?" Dimitry asked in a faint voice.
Alicia lowered her head before she answered, " It was Mr. Monterde," She said.
"What?!" Yumi and Dimitry were stunned!
Alicia looked up to Dimitry, "Remember when I wanted to talk to you before you went out of town?"
"This is what I wanted to tell you, I wanted to talk to you about Mr. Monterde. I wanted to tell you that I knew him." Alicia started to explain. " And that he is Yuhan's father,"