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"Hi, Louisa," said Lenore over the video call from the cellphone. 'Oh, hi, Lenore. How are you?" Louisa asked with a small friendly smile on her face. Lenore smiled back. "I'm fine. How about you?" "I'm well. What are you calling me for?" "I just saw the news on television and wanted to say congratulations to you." Hearing this, Louisa immediately glanced at Henry who was currently in front of her. They both furrowed their brows in confusion. Then Louisa returned her focus to the screen of her cellphone which still showed Lenore who was smiling broadly there. "What it means?" Louisa asked. Lenore seemed to roll his eyes immediately. 'Gosh… of course with your relationship and who's that… um, Henry! Yes! You guys are in a relationship now, right?" Louisa and Henry instantly rolled their eyes. Looks very nervous. 'H-how did you know that?" whispered Louisa. And that's when Henry turned to sit next to Louisa. "Of course I know. Me and my girlfriend, Miliana, were in the Sky Light club too that night. And of course I saw you and Henry there. And yes… I also saw some paparazzi who were really very aggressive even though they were secretly taking pictures of the two of you," explained Lenore. Louisa was silent, not at all expecting Lenore and his lover to be there. And seeing everything she did with Henry. This feels completely unexpected. As for Henry, this felt uncomfortable. After all, the two of them had agreed to keep quiet for now. "But don't worry, I won't say anything to anyone. After all, all decisions are yours. Both of you. If you're not ready yet, then don't do it. Don't do anything about being offcial publicly. It's pretty easy, if you really trust each other, then you doesn't have to worry about." Louisa and Henry immediately breathed their sighs of relief. Louisa shifted her body slightly, so that now Henry could be in the same screen on his cellphone. 'Thank you so much Lenore, it really helped us. What's more, neither of us expected that the paparazzi would get photos of the two of us there so quickly. And we've also agreed to keep quiet for now. Until my situation allows, we will make this relationship official as publicly," explained Louisa and Henry nodded his head slowly. Lenore nodded. 'I understand your condition, so don't worry, I promise I will keep your secret. And yes, I want to say that my parents want to meet you, Louisa. It was really sudden and I knew it. But after much effort, they finally agreed to reject the offer given by Mr. George to them last time. And I'm very happy. Of course, I'll introduce Miliana to them at the same time. You can take Henry along if you want…" "That's very good news. Of course I'll come. Henry, you want to come with me, right?" Louisa asked while turning her head towards Henry. "Of course. We'll both come," Henry replied with a relieved smile on his face. "Good then! Come to my parents' house at seven o'clock tonight. I'll be waiting for your arrival, okay? See you later!" After that, Lenore immediately turned off the video call. Louisa also turned off her cell phone and placed it on the desk. "I'm so relieved right now," Louisa muttered as she leaned back in the chair and turned her head towards Henry. "Let's go home now and get ready to meet Lenore's parents tonight, yeah." "Yes. Come on..." Henry answered as he stood up first. Kring Louisa, who had just stood up, suddenly looked confusedly at Henry. When she realized Henry's cell phone was ringing. Henry immediately picked up the phone call. "Mr. George?" He muttered, and looked at Louisa. With a frown, Henry picked up the call and set it on speaker. So that Louisa could also listen to it. "Yes, Mr. George?" "I don't want to make a small talk right now. I didn't get to say anything just now, because it was Louisa who talked too much. Were you at the Sky Light club when Louisa kissed that guy?" Mr. George asked. Henry and Louisa instantly looked at each other with their eyes wide. The atmosphere suddenly felt very tense at this moment. Then Henry took a deep breath. "Yes, Mr. George. It's just that at that time I was going to the bathroom because I had a stomach ache. So I couldn't be near Miss Louisa at that time for a while." "Shit, Henry. How could that be happened?! I need the details and you... damn it! I can't even bribe the club to provide CCTV footage or any information from the club's barista," replied Mr. George angrily. Bribe? I didn't think Uncle would be so reckless this time. But fortunately, the club and the barista were not affected in the slightest by Uncle. Louisa's mind spoke. "I'm so sorry, Mr. George," Henry said as flatly as he could, at least that way, he hoped that Mr. George wouldn't be the least bit suspicious. Click Henry took the phone away from his ear and looked at him. The call was terminated unilaterally. 'I don't know if he's getting suspicious or what. But from now on we have to be more careful," Henry muttered as he tucked the phone back into his trouser pocket. Louisa nodded her head slowly, although she still couldn't shake her annoyance towards Mr. George – his uncle. "I still can't understand what he really wants from me," Louisa muttered as she stepped out of her desk area over there. Then stopped tensely, and looked at Henry who was also silent behind him. 'Do you think, in fact, that he did all this… controlling and damage everything about me because he wanted Tomkins House company?" *** "You've finally arrived," said Lenore as she opened the door to welcome Louisa and Henry there. Louisa and Henry smiled kindly. "Yeah, we almost got stuck in traffic," Louisa explained. "Does not matter. Come on in now," said Lenore, pulling over to the side of the door. Henry, who had been holding Louisa's left hand for a long time, immediately pulled her slowly to enter Lenore's parents' house. Currently, Louisa is wearing a black dress with a thigh-length short cut, while Henry is wearing a casual black shirt suit. They both look very harmonious with the all black outfit. 'Introduce, she is Miliana. Maximiliana Hurd, my lover," said Lenore while hugging the waist of a beautiful woman with brown hair there. "Hi, nice to meet you guys," said Miliana with a friendly smile. Louisa and Henry nodded their heads slowly. "Nice to meet you too," they answered in unison. "Alright, I'll call my parents first. You all can sit down and wait a bit. Besides, you guys can talk about anything each other, okay?" said Lenore at last, before leaving the three of them in the living room. Louisa, Henry and Miliana immediately sat together on the sofa. Miliana sat right next to Louisa. "I really thank you for coming to , Louisa I don't even know what I can do if you don't come here," said Miliana slowly. Louisa and Henry immediately turned to look at Miliana. "What do you mean?" Louisa asked. 'Lenore has told me everything, about the arranged marriage between you and Lenore by his parents and also your Uncle too. And I was really heartbroken at the time, but when Lenore's parents finally understood, and turned down the offer, I couldn't contain my joy any longer. I will not be separated from Lenore... he is my lover since seven years. I can't lose him..." Miliana explained. The look in Louisa's eyes softened, and began to hold Miliana's palm there. 'I am also very happy, because Lenore's parents finally refused. What's more now, I also have a relationship. Henry is my lover. Surely it would be quite difficult to get my Uncle George Tomkins to understand. But I promise, after this there won't be any problems that get in the way of your relationship with Lenore." This immediately made Miliana smile in relief and nodded her head. Louisa and Henry smiled too. Maybe it will be hard when you face Mr. George, but they'll do their best. After all, love stories must always be fought together. "Hi everybody." Louisa, Henry and Miliana suddenly rose from their seats and looked towards the stairs, where currently Lenore and Lenore's parents were. "Hello, Miss Tomkins," said Mr. Caldor while extending his right palm towards Louisa. Louisa immediately accepted the outstretched hand and smiled a little. "Hello, Mr. Caldor..." "I'm so glad I finally got to meet you. And I apologize for the inconvenience that had happened before this, "said Mr. Caldor regretfully. Louisa let go of the outstretched hand, then slowly shook her head. "No problem, Mr. Caldor. I'm also sorry, because this has happened to your family, to have caused trouble in Lenore and Miliana's relationship." Mr. Caldor nodded his head, then turned to look at Henry curiously. Understanding this, Louisa immediately grabbed Henry's palm, and made Henry turn to Louisa. "His name is Henry. Henry Stiles ... he is my lover," said Louisa introduced. "Oh... hello, Henry. Nice to meet you," said Mr. and Mrs. Caldor. Henry looked at the two with a polite smile. "Nice to meet you." "Dad... Mom." Lenore called his parents. Lenore immediately walked closer to Miliana there, and tightly hugged Miliana's waist. His parents turned around and looked at the two of them there. "Dad, Mom ... introduce, this is Miliana ... she is my lover for seven years," said Lenore introduced. 'Whoa, my… seven years? Dad, we must immediately carry out the engagement for them..." said Mrs. Caldor was looking at her husband with a smile on her face. "Correctly. Lenore, why didn't you tell us anything about Miliana?" Mr. Caldor asked seriously. Lenore smiled so wide that his teeth could be seen. "I don't know the right way to tell it. Moreover, Miliana is still focused on her education and work as a model for the past seven years. Of course I don't want to be too demanding. And now we're both ready to tell you everything… I proposed to Miliana last month, and she said yes." After that Mrs. Caldor walked over with a happy face towards Miliana and started to hug her quite tightly. They were all happy about the news. And totally unexpected. What's more for Mr. Caldor couldn't believe that his son-Lenore could finally be really serious about such a relationship and commitment. Then after Mr. Caldor walked over and patted Lenore on the shoulder proudly. On the other hand, Louisa and Henry who saw this immediately smiled happily. However one other problem they have been able to solve well and produce really very happy news. At that time, Henry immediately turned his head towards Louisa who was still staring at the Caldor Family. Henry smiled silently. And it looks like after this all things will run smoothly and of course fine.