MY NAME IS DAISY - NOT A BAD DUCK
7. He's Loved You Ever Since

While walking towards Fiore's house, Maxi catches up with Daisy. Taught his steps.

"Daisy.." call Maxi. He's already walking next to Daisy.

"It took me nine years to say my name, Maxi's brother?" daisy said without looking.

Maxi chuckles. The little girl next to him must be putting on a dislike face. He can imagine it.

Then look at the girl. Sure enough, his face scowled slightly irritated with lips bent. But it's still funny to Maxi.

"You're always funny" he murmured.

"Am I a clown?" hiss Daisy.

" Aah is certainly not a clown. You're a little duck" Maxi said. Daisy stopped her steps.

"My name is Daisy..."

"Fiorella Alessio" Maxi cuts off Daisy's speech.

"You were amazing" said Maxi.

"Thank you" Daisy said as she turned to her house.

"Your house is going that way, Kakaaak" Daisy said as Maxi continued to walk beside her.

"Well, I forgot" Maxi looked disappointed that she still wanted to be near Daisy.

"I still want to talk to you" said Maxi .

"Is there anything you want to tell me?" ask Daisy.

"Many.just not now. Next time we'll talk again"Jawab Maxi.

"All right, see you" Daisy said. Daisy was astonished. Why is Maxi now turning out to be kind and friendly. But if he's being nice like that, he looks a little fun. Although it is still a bit annoying because it still catches a small duck. Think Daisy.

Daisy has arrived at the entrance of her house. He looked back. Maxi's still in place. Daisy feels like this happened a few years ago when she locked Cleo up in the library. At that time, Maxi was waiting for him to enter the house.

Maxi waved his hand at Daisy. Daisy returned a wave of her hand. Because behind Maxi there was Cleo who was looking at Maxi and herself with annoyance.

Maxi smiled happily. Daisy too. Because he could make Cleo resentfully burn with jealousy.

Ever since he heard of the incident in the library back then. He knew that Cleo liked Maxi. Cleo had always hated him and was always looking for a way to bully him. Not meant for revenge. He just slightly pranked Cleo. Even though he knew, Cleo must have hated him even more.

Daisy went into her room.

"Taraaaaa......" Clarissa shouted behind the door of her room. Make Daisy put up the horses swiftly.

"Wooow.wooow..sabaar..this is Clarissa" Clarissa shouted.

Daisy chuckles. He lowered his hands from the position of the horses.

"You surprised me, Clariss" Daisy walked into her room while putting her sling bag on the study table.

"With such a beautiful grooming, it was possible to swiftly put up the horses" Clarissa clapped her hands.

"Today's your birthday, I want to surprise you. Even I'm surprised" Clarissa pinched Daisy's cheek. Daisy grimaces.

"How could I not have known that you were so good at playing the piano" Clarissa murmured.

"Don't you have other skills that everyone doesn't know about?" Clarissa looked at Daisy with a smile and eyes as if probing.

"Well, I can only play the piano a little, Clariss" Daisy low.

"You are indeed a child who is not arrogant" Clarissa pinched Daisy's cheek again with anxiety.

Daisy went back to grimacing.

"You brought me a gift?"at once Daisy jumped happy to see a rectangular box wrapped neatly with a pink ribbon on top of her bed.

"Look. Hope you like it" Clarissa said excitedly.

Daisy opened. A pair of flat shoes Manolo Blahnik brand in gray.

"It's pretty..."Daisy immediately put it on her feet and walked in front of the mirror.

"I know your taste" Clarissa was happy because the shoes fit perfectly on Daisy's feet and were pure white.

"Thank you, I'm kakaang.." Daisy embraces Clarissa tightly.

"Sama-sama, little sister" Clarissa said.

"I think Maxi liked you a long time ago" Clarissa said, distracting Daisy from her new shoes.

"Maxi?" asked Daisy with a frown.

Why the sudden talk about Maxi?, Daisy thought.

"Yes Maxi. Our cousin sister. The one at the party was always staring at you barely blinking" Clarissa replied. Daisy chuckles.

"Yeah.I know our cousin Maxi. No need to explain like that even I know" said Daisy.

"I mean, why are you suddenly talking about Maxi? isn't there a better language to talk about on my birthday?" ask Daisy.

"Of the many things in the world, why choose Maxi. Why isn't it about how you can get these Manolo blahnik shoes?" ask Daisy again.

"You're asking me, Claris" Daisy said.

"No need to lurk. Everyone can see you guys walking together" Clarissa denied with a wry smile again.

"He was chasing me. We were just talking a little trite talk" Daisy was still staring at her new shoes.

"He can be stale?"ask Clarissa muttering.

"Well, today he was very strange. It was at the garden party, bringing you strawberry juice and also pieces of fruit"

"But he has always liked you. I read it in his diary about two years ago. It turns out that boys love to write diaries" Clarissa said.

Daisy. Clarissa reading Maxi's diary?

"When it was school holidays, I came home from the dorm. When I went to the library I found a book lying under the table. It turned out to be Maxi's diary. Not because I sneaked. I dare not sneak into the boys room. Let alone Maxi's room" Clarissa explained. Worried Daisy thinks she's sneaking into Maxi's room.

Daisy laughs. Clarissa is lucky and talented as a detective like her.

"I took pictures of all his writing. I'm still keeping it" Clarissa opened her ipad.

"His name is Daisy Fiorella Alessio. My two sisters call him a ugly duckling. But I think he's a pretty duck. He was like a duck, funny and if walking is always slow" Clarissa read out the writing in the photo she saved.

Daisy shook her head. Hhmmmm so he really called me a duck, Daisy muttered.

"She's beautiful. I don't think I'm the only one who realizes she's beautiful. Yazid and Cedro also knew that the little duck was beautiful. He thought by wearing wide glasses and bangs and braids, he would look ugly. That makes it so adorable and so funny"

"Aaah no. There's no way I like her. That little duck is just funny. She's still my cousin's sister anyway"

"I'm always worried that he's being bullied by Marie, Joane and Cleo. So every time there's a family event, I feel like I should always take care of it even from afar. Not willing to feel if he is bullied and hurt"

Clarissa was silent for a moment. "He is your guardian angel".he said blinking one eye at Daisy.

Daisy was embarrassed to hear it.

Clarissa had read it many times. But still always feel funny if reading the writings of Maxi.

"The little guy is very smart. At the age of fifteen, he was already in college. That makes me so cool."

Clarissa stopped reading. He agrees with Maxi. My cousin is really cool.

"How could I possibly be familiar with him. If I were around him I would feel bad. Finally pretending to be fierce"

"Maybe I should wait for him two more years. When he was seventeen. He's still a kid now." He stopped his reading.

Clarissa shut her ipad.

"What will he do when you're seventeen?" Clarissa looked at Daisy.

"Where do I know, Clariss" Daisy shrugged her shoulders.

"I think he's been in love with you a long time. Try you think. He was handsome and twenty-three years old. But until recently she had never been close to a girl" Clarissa sat next to Daisy.

"She herself wrote that she couldn't possibly like me. We are all cousins after all. Anybody can have that kind of feeling" Daisy said.

"But it turns out he's always been keeping you from the distractions of Marie, Joane and Cleo. It means he loves you"

"He dared to let himself like you, because he's not Uncle Luca's real son. Maxi is the daughter of Victoria's deceased aunt in England, as well as her father Maxi's death. I heard Maxi's father is very rich there. Maxi was brought in and cared for by Victoria's aunt because the family was far from her father's side and was not entitled to custody. They are declared not to meet the requirements to take care of Maxi" Clarissa stopped telling stories. Daisy looked at him in amazement.

"Where do I know???" Clarissa's asking already guessed the question Daisy was going to ask.

Daisy nodded.

"I've seen a letter sent from England. Wrongly sent to my house. Of course I didn't open it. I put it in their home mailbox. Intended for sir. Maxi Edward Hamilton, son of Sir Edward Hamilton. Usually the one who wears the title of sir, it is a noble. Like our family. In front of the name is always pinned the title. Then I tried to figure out who Sir Edward Hamilton really was"

"It turns out his late father Maxi was a wealthy nobleman in England. He was the owner of one of the largest vineyards there, descended from his grandfather. Her father was an only child. Very active in social and humanitarian activities. Donating some of its business profits for social purposes. His father died in a car accident. Not long after her mother died in an accident as well"

"So he's actually an orphan. Just like me" Daisy muttered.

"He knows who he really is. That's why he dared to approach you. Because Grandpa and Grandma would not ban it" Clarissa said.

"You're a better fit to be a detective, Clariss." Daisy put her body on the bed.

"Does anyone know about this other than you?" ask Daisy.

"It looks like Cedro and Cleo know. But just to know that Maxi is not the biological son of Uncle Luca and Aunt Victoria. They don't know who Maxi really is. Don't know about Maxi's background" Clarissa replied.

"So get ready to face Cleo.hehehehe" Clarissa laughed.

"He's really liked Maxi a long time ago" Clarissa continued.

"I'm not his rival. I'm not interested in Maxi" Daisy said as she placed her new shoes on a shoe rack inside her wadrobes.

"Hhhmmmhh.we'll see. You will meet often at the company. Love will come because it is used to." Clarissa chuckles.

Daisy just laughed at Clarissa.

Aaa...Again, he knew something that was still secret. Daisy hasn't even told anyone that she's going to help grandpa at the company.

Looks like Clarissa has a special network in the Edoardo family neighborhood. Because he always knew things that were still secret in this family.

Indeed, the basis of Miss Detective, muttered Daisy while glancing at her cousin's sister.