On the weekend evening The Lamborghini stopped in front of the luxurious villa. Ethan and Aviana did not get out of the car immediately. "Are you ready to go in?" Ethan asked, as he looked at her. Aviana turned to look at him and then back, at the door that led inside the villa. Honestly, she was worried about everything. She was really worried about meeting his father even though it wasn't going to be their first but second meeting. It still felt like it would be her first time, and she was worried whether he would like her or not. During their first meeting, it was obvious he did not like her. She could only pray things turned out well this time around and whatever bad view he had about her would have changed. She remained silent. Ethan said, "Look, no one's forcing you to accept the invitation. You really don't have to go in for my sake, Avi. We can go back if you want us to, I can always find an excuse to tell him.""No–that won't be necessary, Ethan. I want to go in, and meet

The dishes were soon brought to the table. Old Mr Urkel slowly approached the dining room and took his seat at his usual position. Kelvin and his mother, Susan as well, walked in together, and took their position at the table. Ethan and Aviana were the last people to show up at the table. He walked in front of her and pushed a chair for her to sit down. Everyone's eyes at the table were fixated on the two, especially on Ethan, and shock was the only expression on their faces at the moment. This was another side of Ethan that they never thought he had. Aviana looked down as she sensed their intense gaze on her. She slowly approached him before she sat down. Ethan took his seat just next to her, afterwards. The maids were still bringing more dishes to the table, so everyone present remained silent and no one dared to make a sound. Aviana continued to look down and didn't dare to raise her head, out of fear that she might accidentally come into eye contact with Old Urkel. The silence wa

Ethan paced around the corridor. He seemed to have been waiting for Aviana because he strode over to her as soon as he looked up and saw her head in his direction. "Are you okay?" he asked worriedly while his hands held onto her shoulders. Aviana smiled reassuringly as she spoke, "I'm fine, Ethan. Do I look like someone who is not okay?"Ethan sighed. She was at it, again. She was pretending to be okay, like nothing happened, and for what? Just to make him happy? If this was another day, he would choose to remain silent. However, he had witnessed everything that took place at the table. He saw how his step mother insulted her. "I know you're lying, Avi. The tears on your face is clear evidence that you have been crying," he said. "Really?" Aviana faked a frown as she spoke. "Oh, now I get it. I just washed my face, I guess it's the few droplets of water that was left while I was wiping my face." She moved to wipe the corners of her eyes as she pushed out those words. She was ly

"I'm not going to beat around the bush, I'll just go straight to why I summoned you here," said Old Urkel. "I want you to stay away from my son" he said sternly. The way he said those words, it didn't sound like a request or a plea. It sounded more like a command, and he was giving no room for little hope to her heart. Aviana wasn't surprised at all, either. He never liked her from the beginning and he never hesitated to show it. But, she could not denie his words suddenly crushed the little hope she had remaining in her heart. She continued to look down while she bit at her lower lip as she faught so hard the urge not to cry. When she didn't say anything, he continued, "I'm not all that bad, so, I'm willing to compensate you with a large sum of money or assets, whatever you want. Just name your price." Her attempt to keep her tears from falling was in vain as they flowed endlessly like a stream of water. In other words, he wanted to pay her off in order for her to break up with E

Beverly HillsMeanwhile, Jayden was busy working on his laptop when his phone started ringing. He casually glanced at the ID caller, and saw that it was Rufus, the bodyguard he had assigned to keep an eye on Chloe while at the country. He wasn't willing to pick it up, either, so he tossed it back on the sofa and immediately went back to what he had been doing. Rufus often called him on daily basis to report to him about Chloe's daily activities, where she goes, whom she has been talking to, and all? However, most of the things he reported to him about Chloe were unimportant. The previous week, he called him on phone to inform that Chloe had gone missing. At that time, he had been in the middle of an important business meeting when he answered the phone. "Hello, Rufus. What is it?" he asked impatiently. "What about Chloe? What did she do this time?" he questioned. "What? Chloe is missing?" he shrieked, startling everyone in the room. He lowered his voice immediately, frustration tak