Taehyun laughed humorlessly. "Wanted to, huh?" He turned towards Leonica. "I bet you feel so special. Well, best enjoy it while it last."

He said and turned around. Owen knew it was a silent signal for him to follow. But he hesitated, pissed at his father,

"Hey." Leonica's soft voice had him turning his head towards her. "It's okay. It's just one dinner, how bad can it be." With a deep sigh, he nodded. "You're right. Let's get this over with." 1.92 Rillion Dollars!

"It's just one dimmen, how bad camitbe"

stepping into the rather grand dinning Hall with it's tables full of foods, Leonica had to mentally face palms herself for being too naive and underestimating the level of her men curiosity.

If there was ever a phrase that was able to describe how bad the dinner was going, it would be the saying "the calm before the storm!

Leonica had to admit, she had seen her fair share of dinnes-thanks to herparents and grandparents, but this one was a whole level

The silence, the tension and the canal awkwardness that followed after each time, one of them picked up their cutienes and made a small clanking noise was almost unbearable

She could have wom that at some point, the tension between Owen and his father could be cut with a life

And then their washer, the unwanted grest.

she felt as if she didn't belong there and that feeling only increased when Owen's fathes, Tachyon, used to his long time friend and business partners, who he had invited, along with the daughter of course. Aria," He started, the smile on his lips directed to the woman and her daughter was one she had come to see in his son. "I hope the meal is to your liking. And you tee Victor

"Yes. Tas," The woman, Arla, responded.

"Everything is perfect," Her daughter, a young woman with light brown hair and hazel eyes, added.

"That's good to know. He responded and then his attention was back to his son w

Thaven't introduced you to Claudia, have 1?"

"Father, "Owen gave a silent weming, but Tahyun ignored him, turning back to face Claudia as he intended to carry on with the one sided introduction

quietly watched the interaction and surveyed the entire

so that's it,' She thought as she stuck another

to set Owen up with this Claudia of a lady. Even when he was

Leonica cared about people's opinion, but knowing that Taehyun didn't approve of their relationship and was even trying to set Owen up

notice of the way her expression dampened a bit. And he knew it was because she had caught onto what his father

it a gentle squeeze, flashing her a

"It

this is my son,

words "It's

stop this already. I won't seat here and watch you try to set me up on a date, right in front of

uproar. In seconds, the entice dinning room was filled with sounds of coughing from Aria

thought, glancing questioningly

if it is, it's not funny! His father

rest of my life

while Taehyun

you," He turned back to his father. "You should start

was enraged by his son's words.

you can continue wasting your time trying to pairme up with women which thully isn't going

"This isn't the

Leonica could do nothing but stare at his extended hand and then back at him. It took her a

"Sure, let's go."

he led

were outside and the cold night air blow past them, Leonica couldn't help but ask, "Why did you

you said back there, about me being

and tumed to face her. He had a smile on his lips and in his eyes, the smile was elected. "It wasn't a lie, I do want you to be the

rest of my life with, and if you're asking about the fiancée part," He paused and reached into his pocket, pulling out a red velvet box. "I was going to keep it until we got home, but since you brought it up, might as well give it

box open and Leonica found her breath

in the shape of a rose and two smaller ones, one on

of my

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