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Merliah's POINT OF VIEW.
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"Madam and sir are summoning you. Please proceed to the dining table."
"All right, nanny. Please tell them I will just take a shower. "
After the nanny left, I immediately took a shower. I hastened my action because my parents hate waiting. They will tell us again that every time we waste time, a lot of money is lost too, so we should be as productive as possible every time.
"Good morning, mom and dad," says I.
"So, how's your life outside our mansion?" dad asked after I had a spoonful of rice. I smiled at dad's question because I thought of the dean.
'Shit! It scares me, I'm already smiling as I spoon the rice.'
"It's okay, dad. It's more convenient, and I've adjusted. It was difficult for me at first since there was no cook to cook the food. No one is taking care of me."
"How about you, Maurice? Are you watching over this sister of yours? Isn't she doing a scandalous thing again? I heard that Juvilan and Stacy have returned to Elysian."
Tsk! I only had a scandal once and it wasn't at university, very few people know the story that I pulled Stacy's hair, yeah we fought at the comfort room of an event. My parents paid the media not to release the footage because it could damage mommy's campaign and my future campaign as our local SK.
"Nope, actually Juvilan is the troublemaker. My sister had moved on from that jerk, she's not giving a fuss about it. "
"Good. I see you guys are growing up. For your reward, I will give a car to each of you. I will increase your monthly allowance for gasoline by 1000. However, if you are going to use the vehicle you need to let us know where and who is with you. I embedded a GPS in each car. "
Wow, I thought I could travel using that car. I also expect an additional monthly budget, it is very difficult for me to manage the allowance because it's where my rental fee, utilities, and food come from.
"We are doing this not just for your independence. You should learn how capitalism works as early as possible. I won't let you grow in lavishness, for you to value money, you need to appreciate every dime."
What daddy said was also true. I used to spend 200k on just one shopping day. Now that I am in charge of my budget I have learned that budgeting is not easy.
"So, how are you and Lore?" mommy suddenly asked Maurice.
"So far, we rarely meet. I've been busy studying office work since I'm about to enter after my senior years," he replied.
"Good. If your grade drops, your daddy and I will order you and Lore to separate first. So if you don't want a breakup, make sure you end up with the highest honor. Not that I'm forbidding you to have a relationship, I'm confident since I've known your girlfriend since she was a child. I also know that she is more mature than Liah."
Ouch! If it's Maurice, it's okay to have a relationship even if it's a year ahead before we graduate college?! Yet, I can't date? Anyway, I can't reveal that I have a relationship with the dean. We need to keep it secret for the sake of his profession.
"Liah, doll yourself, we are having dinner tonight," says mom.
I was just about to ask, but suddenly someone was looking for mommy on the phone. Mommy stood up and didn't finish eating. Dad's phone rang too. He also stood up and left the dining area. In short, Maurice and I are left at the table. We just continued eating. Just as we finished eating, we caught dad hanging up the phone.
"Are you done?" mommy asked when she noticed we were just standing and looking at them. Maurice and I just nodded. "I need to go to city hall, I'll take my leave now. I'll send a new dress for you, and wear it later tonight. "
"Honey, are you leaving now?" Dad butted in after hiding the phone in his pocket.
"Yeah, emergency," mommy replied.
"Let's go. I'll drop you off."
We headed to our own rooms. I am sleepy, yet I shouldn't sleep because I'm still full. I browsed my phone and saw a green light on Deans' account, so I beeped his mess*nger.
We were on cam so I could see his newly awake face. His hair was even messy, there was a trace of water on his face. He was probably just washed up.
"Have you eaten?" He said while sipping coffee.
"Yep, how about you?" I can't believe that I can casually talk with him. I laughed at that time, I remember teasing him to reply.
He just nodded. We were just staring at each other. I had nothing to say, I just called to see him.
"I miss you," says I. I laughed because he coughed at what I said.
"I-I miss you too. Don't surprise me. My tongue was almost burnt by the coffee. Anyway, I'll drop this call first. I'm busy with school work. I'll just call later, but if you're busy, you don't need to respond."
I nodded my head and dropped the call.
I miss him already, Damn!
Instead of sleeping, I went to the dean's wall. Just scrolling on his account, seriously, what kind of FB is this? I still remember being annoyed before because I could not stalk his account. It turned out he only had pictures of dogs and cats.
I closed my eyes. I smiled suddenly upon remembering that he would call me later. My heart is racing! I slapped my pillow before going to sleep.
I woke up at three o'clock, it's good that our dinner is still at six o'clock. The truth is I wouldn't wake up if my nanny wasn't knocking outside. She handed me the box and when I opened it, there was a red knee-level backless dress inside.
I didn't pay attention to dinner because I almost flew my way to my side table when my cp rang. My dean is calling...
"Busy?"
"Nope, just woke up."
"Ah, that's why no one answered my call this afternoon. You sleep like oil," he said.
I just laughed, suddenly I received a notification from messeng*r, when I opened it, my picture popped up. I lost my eyes while laughing when he stole a screenshot of my face.
"I would have posted it in FB's my day if it wasn't for our situation," he said.
I blushed at what he said. "After a year, we can do that. So, let's just remain lowkey first. Besides, dating in private is a good thing, we don't need to let everyone know what we have."
We didn't realize the time, we were just talking about something. We were in the getting to know each other stage. I wish I could talk to him more, however I need to get ready for dinner.
Soon Maurice knocked and escorted me to where our parents were. We went straight to the VIP. When we arrived, Arvin's mommy, daddy, and parents were already there.
"Let's get straight to the business," says Dad.
I looked at Maurice and Arvin, they both couldn't look directly at me. "What's the meaning of this, dad?"
"We are going to discuss your engagement party with Arvin."
"What?!" I stood up in confusion.
Engagement party?! What the hell is going on?!