
AUTHOR POV
In the midst of the Harper family drama. From behind the crowd, Wyatt and Irene are shocked to see her beloved only son, Declan, in the ring.
"Darling, what exactly is Declan doing? Why is he there?" Irene whispered to her husband.
"I don't know either, baby, we just got here" Wyatt replied.
Irene patted her husband on the shoulder and her finger pointed at Declan. "Try to watch our son carefully! How could he suddenly wear a maid uniform? Her usual hair drizzle looks disheveled and wet. On his clothes was a dirty red stain. What really happened to Declan?"
"Just look at that brat, when we're home we'll have to interrogate him!" Wyatt growled.
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Meanwhile, Daphne now began to walk up to her father and said, "But, never mind putting him under pressure like that."
"Who distressed Daph, Papi just invited him to come home. That's all!" timpal Keenan's.
"Keep that he has come home, Papi what will he do? Want interviewed? Be interrogated? It's Papi, forget it.." said Daphne, who whispered a little right in the father's ear.
Keenan glanced at his daughter at a glance, "Don't overdo Daph! Papi just wants to get to know your lover better. Besides, why didn't you ever tell me you already had a boyfriend?" Keenan asked back.
"Ak-I'm hhh-just not ready yet." said Daphne stammering.
Declan who was standing from a distance eavesdropped slightly on the talk of the boy and the father. "No matter what Daph, I'll come to your house" he said loudly.
With ease Declan responded to a request from Keenan to visit his house. Declan thought, there was no harm in accepting the invitation. The turmoil in his heart seemed to be challenged.
Glekk....
Daphne was surprised not to be a bitch. Why is this man complicating things even more? It was good that Daphne distracted her Papa.
"You just decide the day and the date, sir. I make sure to attend." Declan replied firmly without hesitation.
"good. I'm glad to hear it. What about tomorrow? Faster is better, right?" Keenan wanted to test how serious Declan was about being in love with Daphne.
Keenan himself is not the type of old man who likes to look at people in terms of status and physical. For Keenan, it's important that Daphne is happy.
Even so, he also certainly has his own standards for men who want to date or even marry his daughter. The man must be responsible, loyal, and sincere in love with Daphne until death do us part.
Daphne wants to stop this shit right away. Unfortunately, the one who asked for help also followed silence. They couldn't do anything to help Daphne. When Papi Keenan said it, no one dared to argue.
Keenan chose to ignore Daphne's words. He was more interested in looking directly at Declan. The man who is suspected as the lover of her favorite princess.
"Tomorrow Sunday at 8am, come to Daphne's residence. It just so happened that our family was having a big family friendly event. There'll be plenty of fun activities and games out there."
Declan nodded ready. "Okay sir, I will gladly fulfill your invitation."
Daphne's body went limp for a moment. It's purely his fault. Starting from his recklessness that is so rash to claim a foreign man as his girlfriend. And now he has to get stuck with the game he made himself.
Daphne then hurriedly pulled Declan's hand to dodge the crowd. Culling a group of his extended family who were gathering into one.
Keenan and Darius are eager to catch up with Daphne who starts to get away from the radar, but Mami Eva stops them.
"Let Daphne calm down first, she needs space to talk to her lover" Eva said wisely, holding her husband and son's arms back to where they were.
The three of them also approached each other, eroding the distance to whisper negotiating something.
"Fire..Why am I not so sure if that man is Daphne's lover." Darius still doubted his sister's suspicious behavior earlier.
Daphne movements that look unusual can be read easily by Darius. One secret little known to the public, Darius secretly hires a shadow bodyguard to watch over his sister from a distance.
In the reports of his sister's activities are routinely obtained almost once a week, not once mentioned there if Daphne has a lover or is close to someone.
Keenan touched his son's shoulder as he said, "That's why Papi invited the man home. Because Papi is just like you who's not sure, Dar!"
"Ahh.so Papi has a veiled plan?"
Keenan laughed a little. "More or less like that.."
Darius nodded obediently. Next he will leave this business to his Papi.
"You please take your mom and your wife back to the table, let Papi take care of your Grandma and Grandpa first. Papi would also like to apologize to Hadley and his parents for the mess of their party today" Keenan ordered.
"Good, Pi..." Darius immediately agreed.
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