"Dear, how did the dinner with Ethan's family go? Did they treat you well? Did they bully you? Uh, my child?" Joana asked as she closed the door after Aviana who had just walked in. She had the worried look of a mother on her face. She followed Aviana who went straight to the dining room. Joana took a sit close to her and waited patiently for Aviana to say something, atleast. She had been worried sick all day for her daughter. She was worried that his parents would not accept her and might look down on her due to her poor background. She couldn't help it, because she knew how cruel their world could be. Though, it wasn't always cruel. But more often than not, in the high society, the rich people stepped on the poor people without batting an eyelid. They didn't care if they hurt the latter's feelings at all. As much as possible, Joana wanted her daughter to get an ordinary partner, one who would fit in their class, and not someone who belonged to the high society, way out of their le

Ethan couldn't stop smiling to himself, especially when he recalled Aviana's last words before she left him unattended. Her sexy smile still lingered in his head. He walked back to the mansion and decided to go to his room and take a cold shower, first. Later, he would start making plans, though he had no idea where he should start from because he didn't know anything about the romance thing. He wanted to make it a memorable night for Aviana, so, starting as early as now wasn't a bad idea at all. He aped up the stairs but stopped mid-way when he saw Auntie Garcia who was still doing her cleaning in the kitchen. He called out to her, "Auntie Garcia," to which she responded by walking out of the kitchen and looked up at him, waiting patiently on him to give his instructions to her. However, Ethan remained silent. So, she asked, "Do you need something, sir?" Ethan thought about asking her for ideas, but he was a bit reluctant. She was older, so she must know little about romance. Ho

"I'm going out for coffee with Scarlet–" Aviana stopped through her words when she noticed Ethan quickly hide something on his back. She frowned instantly. She asked while she stared at him, suspiciously, "Ethan, what did you just hide on your back?" Ethan said casually, "Nothing. Going out with Scarlet? Okay, take care of yourself. Be sure to come back early because I'm taking you to lunch." "Ethan, don't try to change the topic here. I saw you hide something on your back as soon as I walked in," insisted Aviana. She walked closer to his desk. "And, I said it's nothing. Aren't you going out with Scarlet, hurry up and go, you don't keep your guest waiting," Ethan said to her. "Scarlet can wait, but this can't. I want to know what it is you are hiding on your back. So, are you going to tell me, or should I take it out myself," she said sternly and walked to his side. Ethan sighed, "Did you see anything?" "No, I didn't see anything. That's why–" "Exactly. You didn't see any

"You can't go in, sir." Ethan heard the heated commotion outside his door. The book fell to the ground as he tried to hide it when the door to his office suddenly opened and Alex walked inside with Devin rushing to stop him though it was already too late, since he was already inside. "I tried to stop him but he insisted on meeting you–" "It's okay, Devin. Go back to your post," Ethan instructed to which Devin bowed slightly and left the room. Then he turned to look at Alex and asked indifferently, "Why are you here?" He picked up the book that fell on the floor and placed it back on the desk. He didn't try to hide it anymore because Alex already saw it. "Dude, are you–are you reading what I'm thinking it is!?" Alex's eyes were fixated on the book as he asked, extremely shocked. He didn't seem to hear Ethan's question, so Ethan ended up asking again. "Why are you here, Alex?" "Well, I'm here because of some business dealings. Also, I wanted to see you, so I thought I should pass

Aviana didn't leave the mansion immediately. She was searching around for Stanley. Hayden told her that butlers knew so much about their masters, which is why she was looking for him. Though, sometimes they could be a little secretive, she didn't know if he would tell her anything but she had to try her luck nonetheless. Aviana was still looking around when she saw him standing in the garden giving instructions to a few of the servants who were working there. He was done giving them instructions and wanted to leave. She called out to him immediately as she ran to him. "Sir! Sir, wait up!" At that instant, the butler stopped in his track. He turned to look at her and pointed a finger to himself as he asked, "ME?" Aviana reached to him. She said, "Sir, can I have a minute of your time if you don't mind? You see, there is some important information I need, and you're the only person who can help me with it." "Yes, sure. Whatever information you need from me, I'm willing to tel