"Oh," Harmony uttered in a low voice as she didn"t notice that she already tightened the way she held Drake.
"Relax," the man whispered to her.
So, she plastered a smile on her face as the people started to come out from somewhere inside the house.
She could feel her heart pounding so fast as she could see that all eyes were on her.
"Good evening," she finally uttered and slightly bowed her head to the people who were in front of her. She couldn"t figure out if the rich had their own way to greet someone they just met.
"Good evening, dear," a woman said and she could tell that she was in mid forties. She"s tall for a woman. As she could see all the clothes that she was wearing were branded clothes.
Suddenly, she felt like she looked like trash because of the dress that she was wearing though Drake said she looked elegant and classy.
"I am Drake"s Aunt Carmela. How are you?" The woman said and then she walked towards her. She leaned forward to her and then she slightly touched her cheeks with her cheeks.
She was surprised but she recovered quickly and then smiled at the woman who was already in front of her.
"Carmela, Drake, let"s all go to the dining table. The food is already waiting. We can continue the introduction there," the man said in an authoritative voice.
It seemed that the man was the head of the family the way that the other family members followed immediately after they heard what he had said.
So, this is Villarama. Drake was living a life that was dreamt by any man in this world.
Harmony looked at the man intently who was waiting for them to walk in his direction. She could say that his age was not far from Aunt Carmela and this man had a resemblance with Drake. Those thick eyebrows and expressive eyes, she was sure that Drake had gotten that to him.
"Let"s go and your dad may get pissed off if the food gets cold," Aunt Carmela uttered and then she guided her to the dining room where all the other family members were waiting for them.
She was right. It was Drake"s dad.
She looked at Drake and she saw the man was staring at her. She didn"t know why all of a sudden, she felt like she needed to do her best for Drake the way that he looked at her.There was something in his eyes which she couldn"t explain.
Finally everyone was already seated on the long table of the Villarama dining room.
Harmony tried to hold back the emotions that were inside her heart. She couldn"t believe that she was actually eating with one of the prominent families in the country. How on earth was she actually chosen by Drake Villarama? Why should it be her? Those were the questions that were inside her mind.
She felt like every action that she was doing, a pair of eyes was looking at her.
"Just relax," Drake said again. She didn"t know how many times the man had already said that to her. Was it obvious that she was a bit pressured?
"I can feel your hands are cold earlier. I got you, okay?" He added in a low voice.
She smiled timidly at him while looking at him in his eyes.
"Your grandmother will be here soon," Nelson Villarama spoke again as soon as they all sat down at the table. "She also wanted to meet your girlfriend," he said and after that he threw a glance at her.
"That"s great. I mean, Harmony loves to meet grandma, right? Honey?" Drake asked her which surprised her.
"Y— yes, I love to meet your grandma. I love to meet the woman who was able to bloom all the flowers outside," she said and smiled at Nelson Villarama but the man remained serious.
She just shrugged it off. She could just do so much. She was here as a pretend girlfriend of Drake and not someone to please his family.
"Oh, so your name is Innocent?" Aunt Carmela asked and she nodded. "And, what"s your last name?"
"Benson," she answered.
She was wondering why no one was starting to put food on their plates.
There was a lot of food on the table. She felt like she was not in an ordinary dinner but she was in a feast. She couldn"t help but think if this was always how they do it.
There were a lot of food served even if there were just like ten on the table.
It seemed that the people with her also didn"t eat much because of their body build. No one was an obese or looking heavy. How could they all finish everything?
Those were the questions that were in her mind as soon as she saw the dinner table.
"Oh, I see. Benson. I know the Benson Pharmaceutical group of companies, I heard that they are already expanding abroad," Aunty Carmela suddenly said. "So, are you also getting involved with the business?" The woman added which made her cough.
Drake immediately asked a glass of water to the servants and then handed it over to her.
She didn"t expect the questions of his Aunt. How could she tell that she was no one? They don"t have any company like what they all thought about her? Was that even a requirement to be Drake"s girlfriend?
"She—"
"Let her answer," Nelson Villarama cut off Drake.Drake just lifted his eyebrows and then turned to her.
"Are you okay, honey?" He said and then he rubbed her back with his hands.
She couldn"t explain the strange sensation that was brought by the touch of the man.
"Yes, I am okay. I am sorry," she said and then looked at everyone. She felt like her butt was getting burned from her chair and all she wanted to do at that moment was to get out of the room.