Chapter 74: Friendship's hangout. (1)
"What's wrong?". Duncan asked surprisingly, he couldn't understand the exclamation from Aria.
"Huh? Nothing at all". She smiled forcefully.
Her eyes squeezed as if she just saw a disgusting object, she tried to change her expression as much as possible.
Micheal knew why she had exclaimed, he smiled and tried to keep it to himself. "How are you Aria". He eventually said to her.
His thick muscular tone sounds simple and smooth. "I'm fine big brother". She smiled back at him.
"It alright, I'll leave both of you to yourselves, make sure you enjoy yourself". He reminded her.
"Alright, thanks big brother". Aria waved at him as he left.
She was so young when she last saw him, she had heard various rumors from people and even from her brother, Maxson.
He had told her he was just like their brother, Scott, but to her, it seems really far from the truth. He looks little cold from the outside though, but he seems more kind than her brother.
"Aria! What are you looking at? Or would you like to follow him?" Duncan laughed as he called her attention back to him.
"Huh? I am not looking at him, it was a car passing by that got my attention". She lied and hit him on his shoulder.
"Let's go in". She said and walked away.
Duncan shook his head and ran after her. "Aria". He called to her.
"Yes". She raised her eyebrow at him, expecting what he wanted to bring up.
"Do you like my brother?" He said it like it was a joke and as if he would regret it.
"No, wait! Why would you think of me that way?". She fumed and her eyes turned red.
"Hey girl, don't cry please, I was only teasing you".
Aria looked up at him, she could say, he almost got her. "Alright, alright, we're cool". She tried changing the subject matter.
"I don't like your brother, there's someone else I like". She confessed.
"Someone else?". Duncan got curious.
"Let's forget about that. What are you ordering for me today". She walked into his office first, leaving him alone inside the elevator.
"Emmm, anything you want". He was deep thinking about the someone else.
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Noon.....
"I'm on my way right now". Micheal who was driving connected his earpod to his call.
"Have been here waiting for you, who do you think you are?". Scott reprimanded him strongly.
"I could remember I supposed to be the king to the queen, but I left that for my beloved friend, so can't you sacrifice this for me?". Micheal laughed silently.
"Well, the king here belongs to the queen and the queen belongs to the king here. Can you now see you never had a space to jump in?". Scott smirked.
Both of them were good at tormenting each other. They've been a best buddy since childhood.
The Mareed family was once a strong empire in City B, before the great emergence of the Silver family.
"I'll need your two ears strictly, to design some beautiful killer plans". Scott spoke in parables, but they both understood each other.
"Alright, I'm parking already".
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....Farinto Cafe and Bar
At the exquisite place, in the VIPP section, Scott and Micheal sat opposite each other. Both putting on the same design outfit but with a different color and aesthetic.
"No scratch on Joan, what's your perspective?". Scott smoked and spoke.
"He's trying not to offend us by offending us". Michael spoke coldly, his smoke was coming out furiously, not being able to kill the cold aura in him.
"That broken empire of their mafia clan, I once had a lead on it, but the investigation was only done half way because a case came in urgently at that time". Scott explained his attempts to finding the stranger.
"Arthur doesn't have anything to do with this right?". Micheal asked.
"Not at all, we've been watching him, no move yet. But, we got a clue on how he used Cylene and her son to disturb us". His smoke covered his face.
"I'll make sure he pays for hurting Flora, my wife". He purposely said that to his friend, intentionally announcing his dominance on Flora.
"Let's make him a prey to that hidden mafia guy". Micheal suggested, as he laughed wickedly.
His laughter wasn't because of what he said, but referring to Scott claiming Flora in his presence.
"Alright. I'll send the boys to do some work soon". Scott's face looks vigorously cold than usual, he dropped his tobacco and took his drink.
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Still noon.....
There was lesser work for Flora to handle at the office today, she had planned with Beauty to create a special time together.
Beauty was the one to pick the location where they would be going to. "Baby, I'm at the front of your company". Flora announced to her via phone.
"Darling, don't you see me standing next to you?". Beauty laugh erupted as Flora looked behind her.
"Hey girl, it been so long...". The two friends hugged each other as they ran to meet themselves.
That day Beauty planned to meet her, they were not chanced to fulfill that agreement, so instead, they pushed it up to today. "What about my packages?". Flora asked her best friend while she smiled wildly.
"Babe, everything is in my car, let's move". She held Flora's hand and the two friends walked to the car.
On getting to their destination, it was after 30 minutes of drive.
"Yes baby, you were saying something on the phone which I couldn't hear you well". Flora tried reminding her.
"Yes my love, guess what?". She stood up from where she was sitting and danced, turning around.
"What baby?". Flora curiously asked.
"I and Roy are back together?". She said blushing.
Flora was caught up, she was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say. Beauty looked at her, since she couldn't hear anything from her.
"Babe, aren't you happy for me?". She asked as she took her seat. Beauty felt sad and dejected, she expected Flora to be happy for her.
Flora, seeing how her friend's mood was getting ruined because of her, quickly held her hand.
"No baby, I am really happy for you. I was just only surprised because I wasn't expecting that".
Flora suddenly laughed. "Hahahaha, babe, I could remember how you always speak against Roy, saying you would never have anything to do with him again". She laughed out again.
"So babe, tell me, you guys had it again?". Flora wanted to provoke her friend to clear up her bad mood.
Beauty who had been blushing hit her friend's hand. "Flora, stop it! When did you become bad like this? Or are you trying to learn from me so you can go home and explore on Mr Silver?". She laughed also.
"Eyyy, who told you that, we don't need your lessons please". She quickly rejected the move.
"Wait! What am I seeing that you are hiding? You're blushing too? Hahaha". The two friends laughed again.
After some minutes of teasing each other, someone came to them.
"Hey sisters, I had saw you from afar, I'm surprised to meet you here though". The young lady said smiling.
She loved the circle of friends Flora plays.
Flora looking up to see the person. "Fiona!?".
"Awnnn, come hug me". Fiona felt something was wrong, she remembered her and Flora had saw each other at the company several times today.
Flora gripped her tightly, hugging her for a long time. "What's wrong to her sis?". She asked Beauty who was smiling.
"Did she.....?"....
"Yes, she's a little tipsy. You don't have to worry, her husband would come pick her when it is time". Beauty smiled again.
"You can sit with us, and please, let's be informal, we are all friends?". She said.
"Oh, alright". Fiona was happy to be welcomed to their midst.
Flora had left her alone, clinging to the glass drink beside her. "Who is this?". She said unconsciously.
"Its Fiona darling. I actually told you not to take any alcohol drink, do you want your husband to come here and chastise me? Huh?". Beauty pouted.
"It fine Beauty, I guess she was just overhappy today". Fiona said smiling.
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"Aria, I have wanted to tell you something". Duncan knelt down beside her.
Aria was already scared, thinking he was about to bring out a ring, straight up?.
"I have really chosen you since the first time I saw you. You were like an angel destined and created for me, can we be more than friends, because I really love you?".
His words summoned a lot of courage as he speaks, making Aria forgetful of what to say.