Chương 21: TWENTY (Mr. Kenato's banquet II)
Ethan suddenly dropped his chopsticks, as if to engage in an argument, but Mia suddenly held his hands and spoke instead.
"Mrs. Griffin, you make it sound like he's a worker but he's not. Music is art and art has its moment, but apparently, you don't seem to understand that." She sneered.
At that moment, she heard Ethan smirk.
"Mrs. Regal, no need to sound so…unkind, I was only saying." She replied.
"She's right Mia, it's just a harmless question, she's older and therefore wiser, you should listen to her…" Tamera chimed in, "You know how kids like him are, they are made to grow up so fast because they are…Different from others, they miss out on their childhood and all and grow up to become…unhappy adults." She shrugged.
Mia smiled sweetly, "Well I can assure you Mrs KAREEM." She emphasized, "My boy is anything but unhappy, he loves to play in the snow, he plays around the house like every other kid, do you know he loves to stargaze at night with his father?" She smiled,
"Wow, that's admirable Mr. Regal, as a busy business man, you still find time to spend with your son." Luke finally spoke.
Ethan simply nodded and managed to smile.
"So thank you so much for your concern, but…I think I know how to raise my son." She smirked,
"There, there ladies, we aren't here to fight, we're not rivals, but comrades! Right?" Ale Xavier grinned, but everyone simply ignored him.
"By the way Mia, how did you two meet?—"
"Wendy!—"
"What?! I'm just curious, Luke—"
"You should leave them alone; you're being quite interrogative right now." He gritted his teeth,
"Well, it's not much of a personal question, I too I'm curious as to how you both met." Lena sneered.
"At the coffee shop—""On the beach." They both said simultaneously then turned to each other,
"Oh" Lena said dryly, "Aren't you two too young to forget how you both met?" Lena sneered with contempt,
"He's right, we met on the beach, we met at a coffee shop on the beach." She replied still staring at Ethan who was giving her a death glare.
"Oh I didn't know there were coffee shops on the beach, must have been really exciting" Suzie chimed in,
"Yes, it was," Mia smiled then turned to Lena, "I had a really bad week at work, so I came to cool off at the beach that weekend, I headed to the coffee shop and I just finished taking my order, I was walking to the door and lost in thoughts when I bumped into him and spilled the hot liquid on his fine blue…t-shirt—"
"Oh!" Suzie gasped, "Mr. Regal, you must have been furious." She added,
"I was." He turned to Mia and gave her a death glare,
"OMG! Mia go on, let's hear the rest of it." Suzie gestured for her to continue.
"…Well, I quickly apologized and tried to clean his shirt, but he…suddenly grabbed my wrist and looked at me so lovingly that I just melted, and the first words that escaped his lips were "…Miss are you okay?" I tried to speak but I was tongue-tied, out of shock, I fainted so he took me to the hospital and stayed by my side till I woke up—"
"Okay Mia dear, that's a lot of detail." He faked a smile as he squeezed her hands "lovingly."
"After the hospital incident, we started dating; you know…The rest is history." Ethan concluded.
"Oh! He's like your knight in shining armor, that's so romantic don't you think ladies?" Suzie turned to them; they simply snubbed her and went on with their meal.
"By the way, I don't see a ring on your finger Mia—"
"Tamera!" Ale Xavier snapped,
"I'm just asking." Tamera shrugged.
"I forgot to wear the ring; it's there in our room. I know you're curious about us, but can you not ask too many questions," She turned to each of them with a fake smile,
"Ale Xavier is right, we are not rivals but friends who have come to bond under a roof, the Ryokan represent peace, love and unity, so refrain from disrespecting the beliefs of this Ryokan and making others feel uncomfortable. With that, I say cheers to you and welcome to Ryokan Kenato." He concluded by raising his glass.
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"....Ahh finally!" Mia sighed as she slumped on the sofa, "Some peace and quiet, those stuck up bitches! Hoping they could bully poor little Mia." She murmured.
"You broke rule number one, three and five. Mia." Ethan began coldly,
Mia smirked,
"I guess I should have just shut up and let them say shit to your face!" She retorted.
Ethan let out an exasperated sigh,
"I wonder why you're simply letting your acting talent go to waste."
"I'm not, I simply haven't gotten the opportunity to show what I've got…I've always wanted to be an actress. " She said with a small smile, turning to Ethan she mumbled "And what do you even care."
"I guess what I'm trying to say is that you did great out there."
Mia nodded,
"Thank you!" She smirked,
"Although you were a little extra on the "how we met part."
Mia laughed out loud,
"Extra?! You're the one who started it, at least we could have been truthful about something." She said.
"Then the hospital part, or the part about how you fainted??"
Mia nervously scratched her head and shrugged,
"....I mean they were not entirely false."
Ethan let out a small sigh and rubbed his temple.
"Look, if we're going to pull this off, then we need to work together for real—"
"If we're going to pull this off Mia, then you should probably listen to everything I say. And stop taking things into your own hands. But first," He paused,
"You need to have a ring on your finger, those three ladies are out to get you at all cost." He told her as he walked into the bedroom and returned with a black velvet box.
"I'm glad you're finally thinking my way." She crossed her arms,
"I'm not thinking your way, if I were, we probably could have been in a worse situation with that big mouth of yours—"
"But you just said I did—"
"I was only doing what I felt was right at the moment." He replied,
"Oh, so you didn't mean that, I guess commendation now is a thing "for the right moment."
Ethan sighed,
"Mia, please can you try not to be difficult?" There was a brief silence before he continued,
".... Meanwhile, here take this, I was supposed to give you this earlier on, I guess it kinda slipped my mind." He scratched his head.
"Here." He extended the box to her,
Mia collected it and opened it, "Whoa!" She exclaimed, in the box was a beautiful princess cut diamond ring.
"They're so shiny and beautiful—"
"Hey! Those diamonds are worth your entire life's salary—"
"Hey! Don't make conclusions like that, you know nothing about me!" She told him sternly.
"Off course not." He smirked, "But still, guard it like your life depends on it." He told her sharply.
"Thanks. I'll keep that in mind." She smirked as she got on her feet and marched to the bedroom.
"....Mia?" He suddenly called,
"What!" She turned and replied sharply,
"....I'm...." He was sure he wanted to apologize for earlier, but he couldn't swallow his pride and do so.
"....I'm.... Sleeping on the futon....Alone. I need to be in the right frame of mind for tomorrow." He said instead.
"Whatever." She sighed then walked away.
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