The Scards: Start!
Chapter 48
Ellios enters one of her foster father's cafes in district D. The red-haired youth circulated his gaze and found a familiar figure sitting in the corner of the cafe with a girl. He immediately approached them and joined them.
"You've been waiting a long time?" Ellios asked starting the conversation making them turn their head.
"We just arrived." Albert replies and puts his face seriously.
"So what did you call me here for?" Ask Ellios curiously.
A waitress came carrying their order and arranging it on the table making Ellios furrow her eyebrows.
"I ordered food for you, brother. Don't worry, I didn't put cyanide in there." Said Kirania while eating her order.
Ellios nodded and looked at Kirania annoyed. After the waitress left, Albert immediately made his point.
"I'm here to take you to dinner at one of the district's most famous restaurants. The name of the place is Draka Restaurant."
"So?" Ask Ellios who is still loading.
"I'd like to introduce you two as my children to the Athena Group's top brass. If there's an arranged marriage, you can turn it down if you don't want it." Albert is at length.
"How could that be, Dad? Your reputation may fall." Tukas Ellios did not accept.
"If you really want to return the favor because I take care of you, surpass me and grow up well." Albert said firmly.
"Why do you really want us to refuse an arranged marriage? Aren't many people forcing their children to accept arranged marriages? Some are even willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of their parents." Kirania issued her opinion.
Albert took a sip of his warm matcha then looked at his beloved daughter with a shady look. These two teenagers have grown up well in this lawless city and he still wants to hear their silly quarrels, the requests of his two adopted children, their stories for today, tomorrow and beyond. And he didn't want to hear or see them destroyed.
"Because in this lawless city, sweet things are useless. And I still want to see your silly quarrel." Albert answered, making them look at each other.
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"Dad, do I have to look for these cursed clothes?" Said Kirania looking at the horror of the row of party dresses that look beautiful to most women. Many dresses and rushing hanging pretty with models that he thinks are terrible.
"Remember, you have to act like Kiran's 'woman', just for tonight." Persuade Albert.
'He doesn't call me papa anymore.' His mind is a little sad.
"I don't like it." Her protest was in search of a dress that suited her.
"How about this." Ellios handed her a beautiful dark blue dress with a hexagonal strap with no arms.
"Try." The orders of Albert and the girl received the dress given by the brother and tried it in the dressing room.
While waiting for Kirania to change clothes, Ellios decided to start a conversation with Albert.
"It looks like tonight's gonna be something interesting." Albert's words made Ellios look at him curiously.
"What was the meeting with the Anderson family or something related to the fistfight?"
"Maybe both." Albert replied without taking his eyes off the spot where Kirania had disappeared.
Shortly thereafter, Kirania finally shows up with Ellios's dress and seems to fit in with the girl. Dark blue dress made of velvet with sleeveless hexagonal straps along the knee, which has a knee-length symmetrical skirt. Ellios and Albert looked at him with satisfaction.
"You fit the dress perfectly." Ellios said and approached Kirania and turned the girl around.
"Eh."
"alright. I'll just take this one." Said Kirania and immediately went back into the dressing room. Albert continued, "Ellios, you may act as you please, you may fight those who oppress you, but you must not do anything that will make you regret it in the future. You are still a teenager and your life is long. You can't follow in my footsteps as a hit man."
Ellios was speechless to Albert, the man who had been taking care of her with Kirania since they were children. If all this time he had been silent like a loser when bullied and once made a fuss with the reason of not wanting to trouble the man. He steadied his choice and looked at the man warmly. "Thank you, Dad. I know you care about us. I'm sorry if all this time I've been causing you trouble."
"Good, Dad."
Ellios was happy if Albert had been concerned with her and did not mind the excitement he had been making, such as fighting with some thugs and people in special uniforms. But if at school he is more often silent when bullied by other students.
While Kirania who had finished changing clothes came out of the dressing room and approached them.
"I'm done." Kirania's voice shifted their attention.
"You want to buy another one?" Albert asked while looking at them.
"No." Answer them compact. They had spent a lot of time shopping and there were some paper bags in the hands of Albert and Ellios.
"Let's go home."
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A luxury car enters the courtyard of a 2-story luxury restaurant. The car was parked neatly among the rows of several luxury cars that were there. Seen the car door open and seen 3 passengers out simultaneously from the car.
Kirania looks really pretty tonight. Blue dongker dress with hexagonal straps along the knee without arms, combined with black angkle boots.
She wore natural thin makeup with hair in half bunds. Not forgetting the hairpin the father gave adorn his head. The ears are decorated with beautiful water droplet-shaped amethys stones.
Albert wore a matching shirt with Kirania, a black vest with a dragon pendant necklace and a Kirania-given watch. The man's right ear was decorated with a piercing and an earring with purple amethys stones. The man looked handsome and cold at the same time.
While Ellios was wearing a maroon red shirt with a matching vest with a Kirania dress. He also wears a watch as well as a piercing earring with tiger eye in his left ear and 3 piercing in his left ear. He looked handsome and savage at the same time.
They immediately flanked Kirania with the girl in their midst and walked into the 2-story restaurant.
Suddenly the three of them became the center of attention of the people who were there as soon as they entered the restaurant. Soon they entered the VIP room located on the 2nd floor, where several people were gathered there.
"Sorry, we're late." Albert said as he entered the VIP room in the restaurant.
"You're finally coming too. By the way who are the 2 teenagers that are coming with you?" Roy asked as he looked at the 2 teenagers standing behind Albert.
"They're my children." The short answer that managed to make them choke, except Joshua.
"What is true?! Aren't you single and unmarried?! How could you have a teenager when you were just three heads?!" Arabella does not believe in representing others.
"They're foster kids." Reply Albert cuek make them sweatdrop.
"Ah, yes. You guys sit down." Aretha invited those who had been silent to watch the two teenagers.
"Eh."
They immediately sat down where they had been provided. Kirania sat between Albert and Joshua, making the brunette-haired man sparkle happily able to sit near his nephew. When else would Albert and Ellios try to let the girl get close to him? Moreover, he also rarely relaxes and enjoys time with Kirania.
"I heard that there are people who want to propose cooperation with us." Arabella drew their attention.
"Eh."
They wait for the arrival of clients who apply for cooperation for 10 minutes while chatting for a moment. At last, their faces look upset.
"So where is that guy, isn't he coming?" Joshua asked curiously as he glanced at his watch. It had been a few minutes past the plan of the agreement that was set but that person had not come yet.
"It looks like he's a snail. Does she dress up like a prince or disguise herself as a princess? We're not cooperating with them." Spicy Ren. Looks like turah lambe this man relapsed because he was upset with someone's delay.
"It looks like a snail has come here." Albert said as he saw the door of the room open. Appears a middle-aged man with an 18-year-old teenage girl. Albert clasped Kirania's hand and Joshua rubbed the girl's back as if to give her composure and said 'don't worry, we're here, ' making him look at the two men who gritted their jaws. They were worried that Kirania would yell hysterically or go berserk at the sight of her former family.
"I'm fine, Papa, Uncle. You guys don't worry."