The AUCTION BRIDE

Dinner Invitation

Saturday, and still a busy day in the Coffee Shop. Chelsca was occupied with all the orders as John and Sheenah were on a day off. She was very surprised by her next customer.

"Akane? What are you doing here?" she quickly lowers her voice, avoiding somebody would hear. "Are you alone?"

"Nope, I was with mom and dad!"

Not that long, Chelsca now saw Akane's parents entering the cafe. They smiled but they knew she acts like a stranger.

Akane made the order and Anthony replace her for awhile. He knew who they were and he understands that she wants to talk with them.

"Go and have your break now."

"Thank you, Anthony!" she whispered while her eyes spark.

She quickly makes their orders and serves it by herself to able to talk with them.

"Here are your orders!"

"Thank you, sister Chelsca!"

"How are you, Chelsca?"

"Am fine, aunt Riley," her response to her mom's best friend, Riley Isagawa.

"Are you really, sure?" the middle-aged man studied her face. So like him, he is a noisy man but one of the best father she ever knew.

She smiled then responded to the man, "Don't worry, uncle Daichi, everything is going smooth in my studies."

"We're not talking about that, Chelsea."

Riley's gazes are like measuring her emotions, argh, this couple really is... She is having a cold sweat like she was in the middle of the trial.

"Tell us if you are having a problem and are pressured. We heard that your aunt Claire is preparing your engagement with Albert."

She knew it already! Nothing will pass from them.

"Don't worry, aunt Riley, uncle Daichi. I was aware of how aunt Claire wanted me to marry her son so that, our wealth would stay within the family. Although, I just don't understand." she sighed.

"Okay, let's have a dinner tonight, you and Nadia. How is she by the way?" Daichi asked her.

Nadia is his niece, daughter of his youngest sister.

Chelsca keeps silent before she answered. "Uhm. . . For now, she is fine."

"Something happens?" Riley sense that something is not right.

"They broke up with her boyfriend. She found him cheating so she alone confronts him." she honestly told them.

"Tell me who's that guy?"

"Oh, don't worry uncle Daichi! Nadia already kicks his balls, he won't able to use it for a while!"

Akane giggles just listening to their conversation. She is fifteen years old, and her older brother is twenty-three, and her older sister is twenty.

"Shush!" Her father gives her that kind of look saying 'you're still a baby, close your ears'!

He is such an overprotective dad of course.

"I will tell Nadia, Uncle Daichi. We have the same class later."

"Okay. Akane already messages you our hotel, right?"

"Yes, aunt Riley. Thank you," she answered.

"Alright. We're living now for our lunch meeting. See you both later."

"Okay, uncle Daichi."

The Isagawa Family now leaving the shop and she began cleaning the table. Her eyes caught someone who she guesses that never left her since she began talking with the Isagawa Family.

It was Lewey Collins. Her heart nervously pounding slightly. Could he recognize aunt Riley? She may wearing sunglasses but could be possible that Lewey could recognize her.

They visited the De La Rue family 11 years ago in Italy. Although it is a long time ago, she never forgets him...

(to be continued)

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