The Love Trap of the Ruler.
Chapter 46. Why show attention like last night?
Graciella's beautiful eyes rolled towards the door that slowly opened and her eyes immediately widened when she saw who had entered it.
Graciella never expected to see Xavier enter the room. He walked along with Devina beside him and his two parents behind them. Graciella was stunned to catch the figure who was also directly looking towards her.
Xavier's steps stopped immediately when his eyes caught the face that had been all day in his brain. Graciella and Xavier were silent for a moment looking at each other. Both asked in their minds, how could they now meet here? Instantly, Graciella's feelings grew increasingly uncomfortable.
Questions immediately popped into Graciella's head. How could Xavier be here? didn't he say that he had to do some tasks? But he was here and with Devina. Did this man also just want to tease her? If yes! her treatment of Graciella has been unacceptable.
Devina who saw Graciella immediately had an angry face. Why is that cheap lady even here? But Devina can't hit Graciella right away because she has her grandfather here.
"David Qing, I haven't seen you in a long time!" said Robert. His attitude changed by one hundred and eighty degrees, his welcome to Xavier's parents was completely different to his way of welcoming Greciella.
Robert's voice also made Graciella. Devina directly wrapped her hand to Xavier's arm. Graciella stared at it. Xavier could only remain silent with a face of disbelief. But also did nothing, even just brushed off Devina's hand he did not do.
"Mr Robert Kim, how are you? It's good to see you again" said David Qing, who tried not to see the interaction between Xavier and Graciella. Acting as natural as they may not know Graciella.
"Sit down, we have to eat dinner first and then go to the next event" said Robert seemed so friendly.
Greciella just looked down. He felt really uncomfortable, especially now that Xavier was sitting right opposite to him. Devina who was sitting next to Xavier with the hand link kept looking at him like a fugitive.
"What's Devina doing?" The words of Robert who caught Devina's gaze looked so sharp at Graciella.
"Grandfather! How did this woman get in here?" Devina pointed at Greciella with the tip of her eye.
"She is the wife of your cousin's sister" said the woman sitting next to Devina.
"What's? Is that Adrean's wife?" devina asked in shock. He immediately smiled cynically. "The dissatisfied woman got the moon and was about to embrace the sun, now it's on fire, isn't it?" Sindir Devina who made the atmosphere even more awkward.
Graciella bit her lip. Obviously, those words insulted him. Although subtle but it's the same Devina hints at herself like a woman who likes to tease men.
Xavier just stared at Graciella. His eyes narrowed as he looked towards Adrean.
"Devina, you just don't know my wife …." Adrean clasped Graciella's hand, shocked at Adrean's behavior, putting their hands on the table so that anyone could see it. Their wedding rings seemed to shine under the lights. Make all the attention directly to their hand links. Graciella saw it instantly wanted to pull her hand. He was arrested by Adrean. Graciella is certainly upset but she can't show it. There were many eyes now looking at him. Angry at a banquet full of parents is certainly not a good attitude.
It should be that guy who's embarrassed about being caught. All this time being pushy, even saying only death would be able to stop chasing after Graciella but now it seems resigned to allow Devina to wrestle spoiled on her shoulder.
Graciella immediately raised her head. There's no need to be afraid. Graciella wasn't wrong. Therefore he challenged anyone's view of him.
That dinner was so stiff. Greciella could not enjoy her food at all because she felt foreign and also due to the gaze of the two people in front of her. Both of them looked at him with anger. I don't know if Graciella's wrong with both of them. Fortunately, though I can't enjoy it. Graciella can pretend to be calm.
"Alright, we enter into the core of this meeting of the two families. I'm so glad I finally got to introduce my other granddaughter, she hasn't been with us for a long time, but she's the daughter of my only daughter, Adrean Han," robert introduced Adrean to the Qing family.
"Oh? Did ya? What is the relationship between Devina and Adrean. We had known Devina for a long time and had no idea she had an older sister" Monica Qing's voice sounded soft.
"In their family line they include distant cousins. Ronald's father was my brother. But he died when Ronald was a kid. I took care of it. And that's how they can be cousins" Robert explained.
"Oh, I get it. So Mr Han, you will definitely pass on the Kim family-owned company right?"
"Right now Adrean still refuses to lead my company, but later all mine will be his" said Robert.
"Well! You're so lucky to have a husband like Adrean, Miss ?" Monica glanced at Graciella, pretending not to know her.
Graciella would love to say, what a lucky man to have a husband like Adrean. But saying that in front of them, must be very disrespectful. Graciella just chose silence not to talk.
"Wow! Of course she's lucky to be a mother-in-law. Anyone would be tempted by my brother. It's just that I think she's a less grateful woman. Really greedy," said Devina again insinuated Graciella. Making all the faces of the people who were there wrinkle. What happened to Devina and Graciella?
"Cousin brother. I'm sorry if I don't agree with you. Graciella is not a woman who is interested in the material. We got married when Graciella didn't know who I was. So I'm sure she's a woman who doesn't see my status" Adrean said gently in defense of Greciella. Adrean also looked lovingly at Graciella who was just wrinkling her face. Disgusted at remembering this is how Adrean seduced his mistresses. But Greciella could not show her disgusted expression as again everyone was staring at them. Graciella just smiled forcedly.
Xavier who saw the behavior of Adrean and Graciella in front of him seemed to sharpen his gaze. He immediately gulped down the wine that was in front of him. Instead of making it cold, burn it even more.
"I think you should open your eyes more with what your wife is doing! You'd be surprised to have fooled her innocent face!" Devina's getting hot.
"Yes, that's enough! Tonight is not to talk about Adrean. All we have to discuss is the engagement issue of Devina and Xavier. As the oldest in the family. I have to ask you about this? Hows it? When will their engagement be held?" Robert interrupted quickly because he felt the atmosphere was getting hotter.
Graciella bit her inner lip again. Xavier and Devina's betrothal? Why listening to that makes his heart not prosperous. If you still want to get engaged to Devina, why show attention like last night?