She doesn't need to ask who the girl is, as she bore a striking resemblance with someone she knew well.
"Lucy!?" Gina came rushing down the stairs with a huge bag of snacks in her hands.
Spotting the figures below, her eyes lit up and she also ran forward and hugged the stunned girl, after shoving Lucy aside.
"Sister-in-law, you're here... Wow, seeing you after a very long time, you look more beautiful__ I must admit that you're more pretty than I, but after a few years, my beauty will also elevate to an ultimate level__ don't worry, I don't have any grudges against you, Big bro is all yours," Gina started babbling non-stop and Clara felt like crying while giving the girl an awkward smile.
"Gina? Stop embarrassing yourself" Ken broke out of his shock and sighed helplessly while staring at his crazy sister. He shook his head, then started walking upstairs to give the girls space.
Maya chuckled and glanced at her friend who was on the verge of breaking into tears then turned to the cheerful girl and winked. "Good Gina, you're so correct... Only Clara can match up to his beauty... Right?__ Hehehe."
Gina nodded frantically with a wide grin while saying, "Yes, sister-in-law__ Lucy, let's go and get more snacks and juice." She turned to Lucy who was still staring at Clara with a fawning look then grabbed her hand and they dashed off in a random direction.
Clara's eyes followed the girls' backs and she sighed exasperatedly then turned to Maya who was still chuckling softly and gave her a helpless look.
"Clara, see? Even his little sister loves you," Maya said with a pleasant smile then grabbed her hand again, and just as they were about to start walking upstairs, the door suddenly opened behind them and they turned back.
"Clara!!!" Mira barged inside the room with an excited expression and instantly wrapped her arms around the shocked girl.
"Mira, you're also here,"? Clara exclaimed with widened eyes and felt a headache coming, this is apparently not a housewarming party. 'Argh! What have I gotten into?' It is obviously a trap.
Both Mira and Maya glanced at each other with a glint in their eyes then chuckled and turned to the apprehensive girl, then each of them grabbed her hand and continued walking up the stairs.
"Ahhhh!" Clara gasped and started wriggling out of their tight grips. "Let go of me. Mira, Maya!?" She shrieked helplessly while both girls dragged her upstairs with chuckles.
They soon stopped in front of a door after passing through the long hallway in the left-wing of the building.
Both girls pushed the door open, still holding tightly to the struggling girl, and after they entered the room, closed the door and pushed her on the bed.
"You." Clara sat properly on the bed then glared at the girls and folded her hands with a pout.
Both Mira and Maya glanced at each other with a sigh. They also knew about what had happened at the hotel that night, because the news had spread everywhere the next morning and everyone that graced that event had been talking about it.
It was fortunate that the reporters did not have the opportunity to capture her face, otherwise, some people would have instantly found her familiar.
"Clara?" Mira called out softly with a gloomy expression as she sat beside the girl.
"Big brother had not really planned to propose to you that night, it was actually a misunderstanding," she explained carefully while holding the girl's hand.
Clara slowly looked up at her and sighed. She was not really angry about the proposal. However__
"Clara, she's right... Remember he promised to wait until you fall for him." Maya who had also sat down beside the girl seconded softly.
Mira nodded as she watched her friend dropped her head. "It was actually a prank by my boyfriend and Big brother is very mad at him... now that we're speaking, he's currently receiving punishment..."
Clara sighed again and slowly shook her head. "Mira, Maya... I'm not mad about the proposal, it's just that__"
"Clara, don't tell me you're still thinking about that guy in your dreams. Shit!, Clara, come back to your senses already. He's not real." Maya cut her off and sighed exasperatedly while Mira slowly shook her head and glanced at the girl with a sympathetic expression.
She couldn't understand how the human brain works. Or maybe her friend's subconsciousness doesn't want to forget him yet.
"Huh?" Clara stared between both girls and shook her head gloomily. "Honestly, I'm trying my best to forget him, but it's just too hard. And Big brother..." She trailed off and bit her lips. The guy is really kind to her. And she could see it in his eyes that he really loved her, but__
"Clara?" Mira called out and Clara snapped out of her thoughts.
"Maya, Mira, I'm just worried," She said softly then told them everything that happened that night in the washroom and the lady she saw, who had threatened her life.
"What!?"
"What!?"
Both Maya and Mira exclaimed with widened eyes then their expressions instantly darkened, after hearing the whole story.
"Argh! That Vivian is she a witch or what!?" Maya yelled inside the room while clenching her firsts.
"And Did you say that she slapped you!?" Mira also exclaimed while trying to control her anger. Just to what extent would that girl go to make her friend's life hell. And what would happen if she finds out that Clara is actually her cousin?
Clara stared at both girls with knitted brows and wondered how they knew the lady. "Maya, Mira... Do you perhaps know her?" She inquired unhurriedly and watched as both girls nodded after calming down.
"Yes, Clara... She has been hovering around Big brother since they were young. She's his step-cousin... However, he doesn't love her, " Mira explained softly and Maya nodded then took the girl's hands and also added.
"Clara, he only likes you... Can't you see how he's trying so hard to make you fall for him?"