The following day, after dawn, Lea was ready. Mrs. Anna had also prepared a special breakfast of marmalade bread and grilled sausages because Lea was not used to eating rice so early in the morning. Mrs. Anna was the kind of mother who never let her family members leave the house without first filling their stomachs.Around six o'clock, Daniel arrived to pick up Lea. A private driver was at the wheel, probably so the car could be taken straight home after they both arrived at the airport later. He made small talk for a while and then took off because they had to go to Husein Sstranegara Airport, which was about half an hour away via Kebon Jati Road, which was usually quite quiet on weekend mornings like this.Lea, who had only a fancy backpack with room for a few more pairs of clothes, looked happy throughout the trip. She also kept joking with Daniel about whether she should cut the ribbon and her position."Yes, as the future son-in-law of the owner," Daniel joked.Lea immediately p
"Ish. That's not right. A man must yield to his wife. Go to bed. I'll sleep anywhere." Daniel insisted and plopped down on the sofa instead, making a face that refused to be denied.Lea smiled briefly at Daniel's polite attitude, then slipped into her room and locked the door. Her mother texted her back and forth, telling her not to forget to lock her room. Haha, oh my! Double security is indeed necessary.Before closing her eyes, Lea sent a chat to Daniel,"Good Nite! If it's important, just call, don't knock on the door, it's locked!"Daniel read it, giggling. What a Lea! While he made himself as comfortable as possible on the sofa, which was too short for his tall body, Daniel finally used the thick blanket from his room as a mat on the thick carpet in front of the sofa and slept on his back there. It was much more comfortable, and he fell asleep immediately because he was so tired that day.The next day, Lea, used to waking up at dawn, came out of the room and saw Daniel sleeping o
Meanwhile, after Shane received word the next day that his proposal to hold Masquerade Party Part 2 had been approved, he had to make several trips to the organizing club's base camp to coordinate.This time must not fail; Shane must succeed in finding the Miss Purple who stole his heart. No matter what. Because she was the only one who could make him leave Lea, who was already with another man. Damn it, he muttered angrily.Finally, the invitations were successfully made with the same number as in Part 1. There were many considerations to distribute them only through club members who at least knew who had gotten diversion tickets from invitees who couldn't attend. The purpose is to keep the invitations in a mode that is not for the public but only for their limited circle.Then, this time, Shane also put in personal funds to increase the list of door prizes so that more people would stay until the end of the event for the door prizes.Now, he just hoped that somehow Miss Purple would
"I know, no, sis. I got this," Grace reported when Lea came home from work that afternoon."What is it?" she asked curiously, looking at the phone her sister held out to her.There was a photo of two tickets, just like the ones Adelle had given her at the office that morning."Wow? That's good. I don't have to worry about you getting the mumps anymore." As she said that, Lea reached into her briefcase and showed her the tickets.Grace's eyes lit up at the sight. Her sister was always one step ahead of her. Lea had gotten to them first."So, Sister Lea, where did you buy the costume first? Later, Freddie will pick me up to look for a couple of costumes too, here," Grace said, starting to question her sister.Lea told Grace the name and address of the store and then went to her room to shower.After showering, Lea remembered something, but when she looked for Grace, it turned out that her sister had already left with Freddie. Mrs. Anna asked what her sister had planned and why she seeme
Amanda was now faced with a dilemma. If she told Daniel about the party and why it was being held, he would be furious and object to Lea going there.But she also couldn't bear to tell Daniel about the party. Daniel wouldn't have gotten an invitation because he came in the back door. How could that be recorded, right?Finally, after some consideration, Amanda told him only about the Part 2 party. I also informed her that there was no need to worry about tickets. She had two. She and Alvin could not attend because her boyfriend was out of town and would not return until Sunday."Huh? Until part 2 of the party? Why?" Daniel asked in surprise."I don't know. Maybe it's because too many people wanted it to happen again, haha, who knows, right? Maybe many people met their soul mates there, so the organizers were inspired to do it again." Amanda tried to joke.Daniel joined in the laughter, dismissing his astonishment."Oh, yes, there's a note on the invitation that participants must wear t
"Yes, Ma. Freddie said he wants to propose to Grace when he graduates. What do you think?" Grace suddenly spoke up in front of her parents and Lea, who were all sitting together on the terrace.Lea's heart sank. This would make her rush to ask Daniel to marry her.And sure enough, her mother's eyes were on her."No, you can't! It has to be your sister first, Jo." Mrs. Anna immediately gave an ultimatum. Mrs. Anna was very strict. The neighbor's talk already convinced her that it would be a publicity stunt if Grace got married first instead of Lea.Grace scowled blankly. Then Mr. Adam intervened."You're still very young, Jo. After graduating from college, instead of using your knowledge to help society and the country, you want to get married right away. Isn't that wrong?"Grace listened with a straight face."But Pa. Grace can work after marriage. You don't have to work right after you get married. It's even better when you're married," Freddie said. So Grace can work in the family b
"Should we tell Daniel or just you, Lea?"Mrs. Anna asked that morning as Lea inexplicably possessed, helped her in the kitchen. The girl woke up with a rumbling stomach from last night's bad meal, so she rushed to the kitchen to find something to fill her stomach.Lea grabbed the potato cakes from the colander where the oil had been drained. Her fingers were slightly overheated, and she dropped them back into the bowl with some annoyance."There...take the one on the serving plate!" Mrs. Anna, who saw the incident, reprimanded her, pointing her finger at the shelf."Ish, why did you even bring it here, Ma? You made Lea's finger blister!""It's your fault for picking up the new one, try it!"Face down, Lea sat on the pantry chair. She could no longer ignore the rumbling of her stomach that demanded to be filled."Don't tell me yet, Mom. I'll tell Lea after the masquerade, okay?" Lea finally answered her mother's earnest question. She wasn't ready to tell right away. At least this excu
74. The party beginsOn the other hand, Shane, who was busy organizing the Masked Ball Part 2, prepared several actions to ensure that he would not miss Miss Purple's presence this time.They are starting with preparations to install extra CCTV cameras later on the scene to record every corner of the hall. Also, two additional officers were explicitly prepared to record the attendance book at the beginning of the entry. The officers will ensure that the guests fill in the data as requested.This should make Miss Purple easy to spot. She would probably just be at the entrance waiting for him to arrive. Well, that's all she wants to do, because the most important thing about this event is to meet him and then ask him for an introduction.Oh dear! If her dad knew what she was up to, he'd probably have a heart attack. How could Shane eagerly organize a second session of a masked ball just to find a girl?So Shane didn't even tell his mommy. When Mrs. Kate asked why he rarely came home for