Chapter 19: Proposal

Ayesha looked at her father asking for answers but he only smiled. Failing to figure out the reason, she just truthfully answered his question.

"I don't know. I'm only expecting to meet my father and he did not tell me about it."

Now it was Dante's turn to get surprised. He thought that Ron would be excited to tell her daughter the good news. So, he looked at him and slightly raised his eyebrow.

Getting the message, Ron shyly replied "I wanted to surprise her."

Seeing how they communicated, Ayesha has now a puzzled look on her. She looked at her dad with a face asking for an explanation when she heard Mr. George interrupting.

"I can explain it to her" he excitedly offered.

"Go ahead" Dante said not caring who will explain to her.

"So, this is what happened, your father was given a task to take care of a dying plant. That plant has a sentimental value to our beloved young master. It was given to him by her mom when he was a kid. Every morning, he would water the plant and stare at it for hours. Sometimes he would even talk to it. So, when the plant was wilting and is on the verge of dying, our young master here, asked your dad to rescue the plant in exchange for one wish. He was like a genie, isn't he? But a stingy one I must say…" he was so excited that he added a few dramatic points to the story.

"Ahem" Dante cleared his throat to warn Mr. George of his overly dramatic story.

"Sorry. I got too excited" he awkwardly laughed.

"The point is, your dad has rescued that plant and I am granting him what he wants" Dante explained before Mr. George could continue telling the events with his hyperactive imagination.

Ayesha was puzzled further. "So, how am I related to this?" she directed the question to her father.

"It is related to you because I asked him if he could sponsor your education" Ron happily shared his wishes.

Ayesha gasped in surprise. She never thought that his father would ask something for her own benefit not for his. Her eyes moistened a bit and was about to say her thanks to them when Dante abruptly said

"However, I will only grant it if you can pass the entrance exam of Harrington University. I have a few connections in there and I could arrange a schedule for you. Are you willing to do it?"