It's been three days since my family go back to our province. We had fun at our previous days, I had enough with the days I and my family spend with the effort of Raze and mommy Rousey yet I'm bothered.

I keep receiving threats from the unknown and a warning from Mr. Rance that I must leave and forget Raze or else he will do it forcedly himself. Selfish!

I'm getting scared each day and I don't know what exactly to do. However, Raze's smile and everything he do made me want to fight.

"Ranz I'm going out for a bit, I'm just going to meet someone at the café nearby." I informed him before I leave.

I'm going to meet Raze's father and I'm kinda tensed about it. I check my face through my reflection at my phone screen, well, I'm fine it's just that my heartbeat concerns me.

Luckily, Raze isn't around because he is busy so I don't have to worry about where I go. Mr. Rance didn't allow me to tell Raze about everything so I really have to zip my mouth.

I booked a taxi and arrived at the café after only 10 minutes. The place was a bit crowded so. I hardly search him until someone approach me and ask my name then lead the way as he confirms that I'm Lorence.

The atmosphere change as I step near the garden. He choose open air and it's only three of us around plus the waiter nearby like waiting to be called. I saw Mr. Coleman sitting comfortably there with a man behind him, his guard maybe.

"Just continue ma'am" the man who accompanied me spoke as I slowed my steps then he turn his back, leaving me nervously.

I heavily step my feet closer and greet him as I arrived. "Good afternoon Mr. Coleman!"

"Have a sit Lorence" everything he said makes my insides tremble though he is doing nothing. Gush!

"Coffee?" He added.

"A-ah! Sure sir, thanks!"

"Here's the menu book" he is not intimidating this time.

"I want dalgona sir"

"Okay! Waiter, please give her dalgona coffee and give me more tea." The waiter comes close and bow before he continue to leave.

"Sir, why you invite me here?" I ask straightly. I wanna leave now.

"We could talk about that later!"

"How's Raze?" He continue while looking at me like he was a scanner.

"He is fine sir, he is doing great though I sense that something's off and I feel like he is hiding something from me!" I honestly answer, waiting for him to say what I want to hear.

"I see, he is still selfless." He responded and smile, suddenly my heartbeat calms like I'm just talking to my dad.

"What do you mean sir?"

"No need for you to know. Anyway, what did you like about my son?" That's unexpected question.

"About him? He was so rude, ungentleman, grumpy, intimidating, cold and crazy yet I'm wrong. He has something inside him that can make every girls fall in love. Actually, I don't really know how to answer your question sir. I can't find the exact word to explain or I don't really have to explain. I love him and that's it" I manage to answer him and I sounds like insane.

"Okay, how's he as a boss?" He sounds like he don't know what his son's like. Is he playing around?

"He is very kind, thoughtful and the most awesome boss sir. He grow like a perfect fruit and you're the tree sir."

"I'm the tree? You're wrong at that part. If he was a fruit of me then why he is a grapes while I'm an apple? We're pretty much different." He replied seriously then he lean at the backrest and sigh like he has a deep thought.

I didn't respond. He is right, Raze was far different that him. They're far from being similar yet everyone has their own character and traits.

After a minute the waiter came with his tray. I hope I won't palpitate because of dalgona.

"Thanks!" I utter as the waiter place my dalgona.

Why I sense that he is a good father? Maybe he is not strong enough to drop off his pride, to show Raze that he already accept the past.

I don't know but I can see in his eyes the change as he ask about Raze. It's full of love and concern.

"Lorence my next question doesn't make sense but I still want you to answer it. Do you think Sabrina and Raze will do great like they're compatible for each other?" Like what he said his question doesn't make any sense.

"Maybe they are because you're risking everything just to make them together. Both of them can create different world through properties, power and fame but my parents taught me one thing and that is we cannot buy everything, not all the time those what I mentioned earlier can make us happy. Sometimes all we need is a priceless love, attention and effort to make every new day more unforgettable and also memorable." I answer straightly then look at the sky, it's bright and clear though it's already noon time.

"I'm selfish and greedy Lorence. I can't break a compact. Haaa!" He took a deep sigh before he sip his tea. I think I understand what he have done. If I'm not mistaken it's about the engagement of Raze and Sabrina, he had no choice or he set aside all the choices?

"It's fine sir. We can decide for our future and everything will work if the fate won't mess up!" We exchange answers more calm, serious and honest this time until...

"I like you yet I still want you out of my sons life." The most sweetest word I ever heard from him, at least he like me and we had a comfortable conversation with each other. This day is meaningful to me.

love your son." I

do you need? Tell me, I'll provide then just leave my son."

is worth 1M." He hand me

can't buy everything so you can't pay me just to leave him." I sip one more to finish my

for everything and thanks. I have to go sir,

said it low like he don't want me

as curious. Hmm, maybe life just

around silent night. He often go home

even have less time to message me nor visiting Texno to eat lunch with me. We're busy and I understand him. He has a lot of business and after

time, I learn that

The time is fleeting.

and I also made a pop up box for him with the content of our taken

day will be the most, for us at least. After baking and

minutes and hours passed, he's still not coming home, it's already

at my room without making him notice then I

feel like crying as he said those and he slowly grope my hair and plant a kiss there. Is he facing some trouble? I hope

already 11:45pm. It means I still have 15 minutes. I waited him to go inside his room directly before I fully go out

near the bed. I'm looking at my wrist watch when I

"L-love w--"

to greet. It's exactly midnight. His stern face fade and smiles now ruled

you" he whisper and still

I respond and hug him

love" he said

his ICEcore's mask, while eating he suddenly stood up and get

He was smiling as he hand me a black box and I

but that's not so simple as that, the shirt change what you saw when you look from the side, it's

the real start of our adventure love, I'd like to stay with you forever. I hope that it'll be

until we get sleepy. The next day, he became much more busy than previous days, he even sleep at his company since he has his own room inside his office. I sometimes stole a time and surprise him a coffee with a sticky note beside then he will spent a little time for

the office was so much fun and every time he

our 2nd games next

like our previous creation." I'm excited too. That success opens a lot of opportunities not just for me but for all in the company. Lately, we received a lots of projects and create more too. I'm

going outside, wanna come?" Liza ask me yet

just

a month since our last talk and wondering why he remember me at this time. I just ignore it and do a digital art on my phone, I'm using Ibispaint and started to make tutorial videos on YouTube. Currently, I already have 500k subscribers just in a

received an incoming video call

sis! How are you? Oh? Why you look like that?"

the problem Cy!" I

me that they will drop me out if they won't see you, they just give me two weeks and--" she didn't continue what

her in tears make me feel like

leave immediately" mom yells

"What's going on Sta--"

call you back later sis, dad's in trouble!" She rushly say and end the call. I was froze after hearing

agitated while walking back and forth, waiting

as the girls arrived and excuse myself then go at the free room, I stay at the conference room

I want to know what's going on

Krrrrrrnnngggggggg~

"Stacey! What's going on?"

as they know our family name. I don't know what's

"Where's mom?"

look dad grunting because of pain." I don't know

calling me. She's crying." She said and hung up

a minutes I received a message from mom

need you! Only you

Stacey: sis help!

send right away. I don't know what to do!" I texted and

money sis, we can't

can't understand the pain like it wants me to hurt myself too then suddenly I realize something as I saw Mr. Colemans

need my money, they don't need me there personally but they need me to stop it, stop it by sacrificing one thing. I think the scenarios happened with the

tears and now biting my finger nail because

"Hello!" There he go.

begging. Stop all the things

you

by the Dean to drop her if I can't come to see them within two weeks. Sir please, this only

is the only way we know that'll work. I can't change

we and probably it's with

what to do, I need to save dad.

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