Rain is pouring down heavily almost around the city, including Aldebaran's luxurious residence. All of the members of the Aldebaran family are busy preparing their self to go to the party. At a gala dinner, Elverne invited them to attend the grand opening of their new hotel.
Esme fixes Louise's tie before moving on to her son, Leonardo's. Her nail fingers are decorated with beautiful nails painstakingly smoothing the folds of her son's bow tie.
"Mama's handsome boy. Oh, why has time passed so quickly? My baby already become a man now." Esme stroked Leon's handsome face, then kissed his cheek lightly.
"Don't do it, Mama! Mama's lipstick will stick all over my face!" Leon says irritably.
"Tsk, this boy! Since when did you refuse a kiss from Mama? Besides, Mama's lipstick is matte, and doesn't stick to your face." Esme shakes her head slowly.
"Well, as you said, Leon has grown up into a man. it's no longer appropriate to be pampered like a child." Leonardo buttons his coat, even though when he was with Jasmine, Leon was very spoiled to the girl.
"Oh My Gosh! My boy!! What's wrong with you today? are you eating something wrong, huh?" Esme blinks when she heard Leon squeak.
"Ish ... Don't be silly, Ma," Leon grumbles annoyed.
"You have to maintain your manners while you're there, Leon! Don't be cold and arrogant, we're guests." Louise pats Leon's shoulder.
[ Woah, Surprise? Louise Aldebaran asks me to be grounding and humble.] Leon thinks in shock. Usually, his father told him to act like the heir of Aldebaran who was able to intimidate anyone he spoke to. So it's okay for being arrogant and cruel.
"Okay, Papa." But Leon nods, not intruding.
"Serge, get the car ready, let's go!" Louise has his secretary prepare the car.
"Yes sir."
"Come on, dear!" Louise gives his elbow to Esme, and the middle-aged woman immediately wraps her arms around it. While Leon just follows behind them with a lazy movement. He prefers not to go with them and better spent time with Jasmine, but Louise and Esme order him to go and Leon can not deny them.
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Classical music softly plays in the party ballroom. All the guests are coming one by one, filling this huge and high ceiling room. they chat with each other, talking about light things about entertainment and high-end lifestyle, to the heavy things like business and politics in their country.
The waiters also spread out, serving them drinks, cocktails, and desserts, and also cleaning up the dirty plates that had been used. including Jasmine, her hands continue to work dexterously, it is life's experience that makes Jasmine able to work so well. She steps agile with a tray full of glass champagne in her hand.
"Tired?" Elle asks Jasmine when she happened to cross paths with Jasmine.
"No." Jasmine smiles, she is happy, working can reduce her logging and restless feeling about Leon.
Before long, the hustle and bustle of the party seem to fade away. All focus immediately turns to a family who had just entered the ballroom. To their surprise, the biggest family in the city came to the party tonight. El Richo and his wife Kyara immediately rush to welcome their special guest.
Everyone's attention is more and more distracted when they see Leonardo's arrival behind his parents. The tall young man with a sturdy posture looks so dazzling with his special visuals. Good looks like a Greek god, athletic torso, and has a superiority aura that makes anyone both depressed and curious. His arrogant aura can make every woman's knee before him, kneeling to become his slave, because they are feeling hot and wet at one glance.
"Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. Aldebaran." El Richo greets them.
"Evening, Mr. and Mrs. Elverne, congratulations on your new business," Louise replies to their hands.
"I'm flattered that you'd come to our little party," Kyara adds her husband's words, modestly.
"The party was amazing." Esme nods.
"Oh, yes, this is my son, come here, Leon," Louise calls out to Leon, the handsome young man can't help but obey and come forward.
"Leonardo."
"Wow, you're so handsome, so much like your father, Leon. It's said that you're so genius that the ministers are amazed." El Richo praises Leon so high.
"Not really." Leon is lazy to reply to his chat, Leon had memorized the types of sycophants scattered around him.
"Ehem, Leon, watch your manner!" Louise immediately clears his throat and whispers to warn his son.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, Whatever. Leon will get a drink. Excuse me, Uncle, Aunty." Leon says goodbye to the host.
"Sorry, teenager behavior." Louise apologizes on behalf of his son for being so disrespectful.
"It's okay, I understand too." El Richo keeps smiling. They chat throughout the event.
The ballroom atmosphere is again shocked by the arrival of a beautiful young girl. Her face is so beautiful with a touch of flawless makeup, her red knitted dress is sparkling and dangles so beautifully, and her curls are tied to the side. Her white skin looks so smooth, soft, and radiant.
She walks gracefully down the stairs one by one, to catch all the guests' attention. Yes, her sweet smiles are successful in making the entire room chuckle in awe, including Louise and Esmeralda. They both look at the girl with sparkling eyes, as they expected, Ariana would be a suitable daughter-in-law for the Aldebaran family. Walking next to their son Leonardo.
"This is our child, Ariana." Kyara proudly takes Ariana and invites her to meet the two Aldebaran's.
"Ah, you're so beautiful, honey," Esme compliments her.
"Thank you, Auntie."
"We hope to have a daughter-in-law as beautiful and as good as you," Louise's words immediately make El Richo and Kyara puff their chests out of joy.
"Thanks for the flattery." Ariana lowers her head slightly in honoring his wish.
"Go, Ariana, accompany Leon!" Louise asks her to get near with his son.
"Okay, Uncle, Aunty, I'm looking for him," replies Ariana, then leaves the group, looking for Leon's whereabouts.
However, due to a bit of a rush, Ariana bumps into a waiter. Luckily the glasses on the tray she is carrying do not fall and break, only clinking.
"S—sorry, Miss," Jasmine says.
"Hey!! Use your eyes when you work!!" The manager who sees what just happened rebukes Jasmine.
"Sorry I didn't mean to," Jasmine replies.
"Don't get mad at her. I wasn't careful, so it's not her false." Ariana suppresses her anger, to keep herself looking kind and gorgeous in front of everyone. Every eye that looks at them begins to shift its focus back to something else.
"Thank you, Miss." Jasmine lifts her face, making their two's eyes meet each other.
"Jasmine???!" Ariana immediately yells.
"A... Ariana?" Jasmine is taken aback.
— JUST MINE —