59. Looking AwayUnexpectedly, while enjoying the food on her plate, Lea made eye contact with Shane. Yes, that's right, it's Shane! Almost choking, Lea coughed a little in surprise at the sight of the man who had been looming over her mind. He leaned against the bartender's table and looked straight at Lea with his eagle eyes.When they met, Shane spontaneously looked away, but a moment later, as if he couldn't contain his curiosity, his sharp eyes returned to Lea. The intense gaze continued for several moments without either of them being able to break it.Two pairs of eyes yearning for each other conveyed everything without words. However, the pride of both prevented their brains from understanding the message. Hindered by the high selfishness of each of them, who still considered each other to be of no interest at all. Deceiving each other by maintaining their ignorance."Lea!" Daniel called her name several times, but there was no response, so the man followed the direction of Le
Meanwhile, Shane came home grumpy. His intention to prepare to meet Lea since the afternoon was disappointing because he was sure she would come to Freddie's party, which could have been better. Mrs. Kate, who was sitting in the living room, saw her son's troubled look and asked calmly,"What's the matter?""Nothing, Mom." Quickly, even too quickly, Shane replied curtly."It's okay; it's like you've never ironed your face," Mrs Kate commented in response to her son's bluntness."Uh, it's never been ironed, of course. It's a face, not a shirt.""Hahaha ... well, you know. When you fold your face like that, it looks like a wrinkled shirt that hasn't been ironed. Come on tell me, what's wrong? After the party, you're sullen and grumpy instead of smiling and bringing me a future daughter-in-law. Mrs. Kate questioned Shane again.Shane let out a long, heavy sigh."Do you remember the girl Freddie introduced to me? The one I said was stiff and celebratory..." Shane opens his story to his mo
It was only during the lunch break that Shane took the time to review sheet after sheet of data files on the door prize winners. There were also many lists of winners."What's the name of that Miss Purple character?" He remembered the girl's costume. But he remembered instead the warmth of the girl's body when she was in his arms during the dance and the slender curve of her waist that felt right in Shane's fingers. Oh shit, he was going to miss her to death.She pushed all the unflattering thoughts out of her mind. He concentrated on researching the winners' names one by one to see if there was a character that Miss Purple could use."Ah, this is Violet Lady. What is she, huh?" Shane wondered. It was a good thing that he was alone in his room. Otherwise, they might have thought he was crazy, muttering to himself.He searched for Lady Violet's data. Her real name was Jenni Liana, complete with a phone number.Shane hesitated. Was it true that the Miss Purple she referred to was also t
"I'm distraught, you know. Take responsibility!" Grace confronted her sister in her room.After the event, Grace did not go straight to her room. She was very concerned about how Freddie was doing at the party. Her jealousy was at its peak, and if she could, she wanted to go back there to see for herself what Freddie was doing there without her.She went back and forth, asking for a video call with his lover. Freddie honestly said that he was saying hello to some of his male friends and had no intention of dancing with any woman other than Grace. Still, Grace was very suspicious of him.“Oh, come on, you're too much. That was Freddie's VC an hour earlier, too. You still don't believe it, do you?" scolded Lea, who was getting tired of seeing her sister pacing back and forth in front of her while stamping her feet several times impatiently."Ish, you don't know. There's Alma over there, sis. She's a lizard-stamped looking for Freddie to flirt with. She's always had a crush on Freddie. Hu
On Monday, when Freddie finally had time to call Shane to talk about Lea, it was unexpected."Are you having lunch? Am I bothering you?" Freddie greeted after Shane took his call."Oh, it's okay. I haven't eaten yet. I'm just here doing something," Shane replied mysteriously."Wow. What's that? Are you serious, do you want some help?" Freddie asked, just in case he could find out more about what his friend was doing."Well, yes, I need help. But you weren't at the masquerade party, were you?""What? The masquerade party? The event a few weeks ago? The one where Grace mocked me for a week?""What? mocked you for a week?""You know! Because I didn't get the ticket, I wasn't allowed to see her for a week. It's awful, I swear.""Eh? Haha, then I think this will be good for you.""What is it?""Yes, so there will be a Masquerade Party Part 2, but those who will attend are those who came in Part 1, and they also have to stay in the same costume as in Part 1.""You? That's crazy to make a pa
"Come on, Lea . Let's have a double date for once," Grace whined, repeating her request.What was her reason for forcing her sister to come along? Apparently, their mother forbade her to go out without Lea. Oh, oh ... what the hell, Lea thought irritably."Who else should I bring, Grace? You're being ridiculous!""Whoever, office friends, hangout friends. Isn't there anyone? Come on, please," Grace whined pleadingly to Lea.Lea, who, even though she often fought with Grace, couldn't bear to make her sister disappointed. Finally, she relented by obeying her sister to go to the movies even though she had to be alone. Who else would she want to invite?"Yeah, ... Oh, wait, then how about you watch it with Freddie's friends? Who is the same age as you, and single of course, so who knows while getting to know each other, something more gonna be happen, hehe...," suggested Grace, thinking of another possibility so that her sister would not end up being cheated on.The siblings, two years a
"Let's finish the food quickly. After this, the movie starts." Shane ordered suddenly after he glanced at the watch on his wrist.Lea pushed aside her plate, which was only reduced by a few mouthfuls. She couldn't eat in such an uncomfortable state of mind. For her, eating with an ice block with a blind date theme that would hopefully change her single status into having a partner was the most uncomfortable thing.Grey glanced at the contents of Lea's plate. Compared with his plate, which was also still filled. "You also have no appetite, huh? Or did you eat at home earlier?" he asked just to make small talk."I ate earlier," Lea replied quickly to avoid further discussion."Freddie said that his girlfriend's brother was okay, so I'm fine with setting up a blind date with you. But...." Shane paused his sentence a little."But apparently I'm so far from your expectations that you lost your appetite, huh? Do you want us to go home now? Sure, let's say goodbye to Freddie and Grace." Lea
Lea stopped her steps but reluctantly turned around. And a moment later, someone suddenly grasped her fingers from behind."I’m sorry ...," Shane said while looking at her seriously."Let's try watching the movie first," the man continued in a persuasive tone.Lea no longer knew how to answer. She just obeyed as Shane guided her towards Grace and Freddie and walked hand in hand into the movie theatre.It was already crowded inside. The big screen was already playing the opening commercial. Shane still held Lea's hand while walking along the rows of seats to find the seat number that matched with their tickets.After finding the place, Shane invited Lea to sit down, and he sat next to her. Lea looked around for Grace and Freddie but couldn't find them because the lights had been turned off completely. Only the light from the projector was the only source of illumination.Shane, who seemed to be ignorant and cold, was also caring. He still thought of bringing a big box of popcorn and tw