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
75. Showdown "It's okay, sis." Grace replied directly without asking Freddie's opinion."Can I get you a drink?" she asked later."No, no. We'll get it ourselves later, won't we, Tur?"Daniel went to get Lea a drink and returned, holding glasses of ice and ponding with both hands. As Lea had said, she always liked to get ice pong instead of other beverages at parties.Daniel, who was used to being a wine drinker, felt terrible about continuing his habit in front of Lea."Thank you," Lea said and took the glass from Daniel. She stirred the contents of the glass thoughtfully for a moment and then sipped it little by little; this time, she could absorb the contents in the ice, pineapple, grapes, apples, kolang-kaling, and pudding. Unlike when she sat with Mr Bopeng, she could only sip the water through a straw because the mask was so tight that it did not allow her lips to swallow freely unless she wanted to lift it, risking exposing her face completely."Lea?" Shane snapped back. It se
76. It's you!Shane's eyes narrowed, and his two thick eyebrows knitted together until they looked very adorable in Lea's eyes. Oh dear! It turns out that this is the feeling of being in love, Lea thought.He was even more handsome than John Statham, who was her idol. Blinding love is true, she thought to herself. She even forgot to maintain her image by retracting her outburst earlier because she was so carried away."I was looking for your news, but Freddie told me you were getting engaged. I also saw you outside with that guy a couple of times." Shane answered slowly as he looked closely into the eyes of the girl in front of him."Well, you've been gone for a while. You never want to call or chat me first," Lea grumbled while pursing her lips."Do I have your number?" Shane replied curtly."Oh my God! You just have to ask Freddie. Don't you guys see each other a lot? It's that simple, Shane!""Well, if it's that easy, why didn't you chat with me first?""Well, because-because I'm a