"Welcome home, young miss." Simultaneously the two rows of maids bowed their heads with their hands on their shoulders, welcoming the return of their host.
Mabella entered the mansion. She stepped on the red carpet that stretched on the floor in front of the door to the stairs. She nodded as she handed her school bag to one of the maids there.
"Is there anyone home?" Mabella asked her maid, but before the maid could answer, someone from upstairs greeted her.
"Oh, you're back." Mabella raised her head, looking at the elegant woman wearing a dark blue coat with long hair that is loose and neat. Her age increased, but her face still remained youthful.
“Hello, mom. You get off work earlier today? ”
Mabella's mother, Director Isabella, leaned against the railing stairs, waiting for her daughter to climb up the stairs. “Yeah, I just want to spend my time with my lovely daughter. How’s school? ”
Mabella chuckled. “Oh please mom, don't be too sweet, it does not suit you. School is okay, but bored.”
"Why don’t you just appreciate your pretty mom that so patiently resist hunger just because she want to eat with her ugly daughter?"
“Don’t you think if I’m ugly then I get that gene from you?”
“No, it was from your dad. Your dad is way too ugly.”
“Gonna tell dad.”
“I will treat you to beauty spa so let’s keep it secret between us.”
"Sure, but why don’t you just eat? Why bother waiting for me? You are not busy, mom?" Mabella asked another question.
"It’s kinda lonely to eat alone and of course I was busy, but what so wrong about wanting to eat with my sweetie? Spend a little time for my daughter is not a hard thing to do."
"Mom, do you eat something wrong on breakfast? That's so cheesy when you started to talk sweetly."
Isabella grinned, not offend by her daughter's words.
“And why would you feel lonely? Did my dad abandoned you? Should I scold him?”
“Yes, please do, even though he actually has a meeting that's why he reject to have a lunch with me.”
“You are so greedy. Dad is busy, try to understand him better.”
“Just a moment ago, you sided with me but now you on your dad’s side? That’s unfair.”
“Nah, just kidding, mom.”
“Me too.”
“While we on the subject, my friend asked you a favor. She wants you to be a model for her new dress design. Is that okay with you? ”
"She pays me?"
"I would never recommend it to you if she doesn't want to pay you."
Mabella nodded her head.
“Go take a bath. I will wait for you at the dining room. ”
Mabella opened the room door. She released the hair rubber that used to tie her braid hair. Then, she took off the glasses on her face and started combing her hair neatly.She looked a picture of Aiden pasted on her makeup mirror.
Hah… honestly, it's actually really hard to pretend as a nerd girl when she actually not the one. But what will she do if that's the only way to attract Aiden? Throughout her observations, Aiden only date a beautiful, rich girl, who looks like a model but only temporarily. After a few months, he will dump that girl. So, she has to be different from the others in order to attract Aiden's interest and did not receive the same fate as Aiden's ex-girlfriends.
“Hey, do you really need to take a long time? I’m already hungry here. I can guess that you take the time to dream about your crush first before you go take a shower.” Director Isabella bursts into Mabella’s room and whimpered as if Mabella took too long, whereas she just entered the room.
“How do you know what I'm dreaming about my crush? Did you put the camera in this room?” Mabella looked around the ceiling, looking for a hidden camera.
"Are you crazy? Even if there's a camera in this room, do you think that the camera can see what's in your brain? You have my blood, silly."
“What has that got to do with blood? Oh, you mean, I have your blood, I must be behaving like you, right? I mean, you too, ever dream about your crush? Who's your crush? Dad? "
“No, it’s not your dad.”
“Goodness, gotta tell my dad.” Mabella was about to reach for her phone
“No! No! I’m just kidding! There is no way I would think about other people when your dad is the most handsome and perfect guy in this world. Plus, I’m a proud woman with loyalty, you know. You gotta take after me.”
Mabella chuckled.
“By the way, why the hell you took so long to come lunch with me?”
“Mom, I just went inside to my room and its only been a few minutes. You’re the one who doesn’t have a patience. ”
“Really? Well, actually, I am curious about something. I have come to this room yesterday and I saw a picture in your mirror. Who’s that guy?"
"Oh, that?" Mabella glanced at the picture for a moment before giving her mother a meaningful smile.
“Wow, that’s a creepy smile. Suddenly, I feel bad for him. ”
“He is my future husband. To be exact, your future son-in-law. ”
Director Isabella sniggers. Poor that guy to have a secret admirer like her daughter. "I don't really care who do you like or how you approach the person you like, just don't do something that you will regret."
"I won't."
Director Isabella rolled her eyes. As if she gonna believe that.
Director Isabella raised her left eyebrow. “Being insistent to get someone is okay, but hurting or deceive them is not alright. Don’t do that.”
“Come on, don’t be too serious mom. I’m going to take a bath, and come to eat later.”
“Yeah, please do and come out faster.” Director Isabella walks away from the room.
Mabella take a glance at Aiden’s photo before go to the bathroom while whistling merrily.
Oh my, she can't wait to have him all by herself.