Devyn

Everybody was seated and there was someone she hadn't met yet. Devyn resembles his mother and appears more feminine. His skin is pale and smooth. He smiled mischievously while walking towards her. His expression baffled her.

"Hi Isabella, I'm Devyn."

"Hello, nice to meet you." She wanted to shake his hands, but she was pulled to his embrace instead. She was shocked, but before she could react, someone pulled her from Devyn's embrace. Dean was so furious. He hasn't embraced her yet, and this fool took advantage of her. Devyn took out his tongue and made a peace sign chuckling, then he returned to his seat.

She understood that he was teasing Dean. She laughed at him for being childish. Then she looked at the hands that were gripping her left wrist tightly. Dean's face showed anger and bluish veins were visible, seeming about to burst. She sighed. Slowly, with her unrestrained hands, she reaches for his face and touches his cheeks. She smiled dazzlingly. It paralyzed everybody. They never saw her directly touching him and they are nervous about what would happen to her. Everybody knows that he becomes violent from sudden touch.

Just when everybody's emotions were at a mess, someone went to heaven….'ehem almost.'

Dean was so overjoyed! His anger at Devyn vanished and changed to gratitude. A blessing in disguise. His face is now red as a tomato. He smiled, placed his hand over hers, covering his cheeks. He closed his eyes and tried to savor the moment.

Dean's parents sighed in relief. His Uncles and Aunt were patting their chests. His cousin's jaws were on the floor. His grandparents were clapping with joy, daydreaming of a plump grandchild. Devyn took photos from different angles. Taking advantage of the situation when nobody's paying him attention. He already had a plan to sell it to Dean later. He covers his mouth while giggling.

She knew what she was doing. At that moment, she wants to comfort him. She's happy he's fighting for her attention, he's worth it. She wants those blue veins to disappear and return his smile. His sincere smile, that is slowly healing her broken heart. Sadly, the joyous scene ended quickly.

"Bang!" A sound of broken plates echoed. Everybody turned annoyingly to see the source of the noise that ruined the moment. The maid's hands were still hanging, but the plates were on the floor.

"I'm so sorry!" the maid suddenly drops to her knees and lowered her head. She didn't want them to see the insincerity in her face. She couldn't control her facial expression now that she saw something horrible. ' He's mine! I should have been the one receiving his touch. Not her!'

Her head was so low she didn't see some of their expressions. Faces that mocks her while planning her punishment in their heads. Especially Dean, who almost threw the chair if he wasn't holding Bella's hand. He was so infuriated.

To shift the ruined mood, Grandma approaches Bella. She's beaming with joy.

"Your hands work miraculously! I slept like a stone! I would've slept until dawn if my stomach didn't ache from hunger. Thank you, dear!" She signed embarrassingly.

"Welcome Grandma, I can do it again anytime." Bella's eyes twinkled while holding Grandma's hands with both hands. She released her hands from Dean when the maid fell on her knees.

Everybody went to their seat. All the gentlemen at the table helped the ladies to their seats. Ignoring the crazy maid still kneeling. The meal was served, and they dined while chatting unrestrained. Grandpa Jin doesn't mind table etiquette when they're home, so everybody enjoys eating together. Unlike other families who want to attain perfection or those who think reputation is more important than blood.

Same as yesterday, Aurora puts food in Bella's, Sean's, Devyn's, and Dean's bowls. Devyn saw this, and he froze. Then his jaw dropped when he saw Dean actually ate it! 'It's a miracle!!!!!' He wants to address it. But the timing wasn't right. He noticed that nobody else reacted. Like they were already used to it. His mother called him last night and told him what had happened. But seeing it in front of his eyes is really rewarding. He's thrilled for his brother. Thinking about it, it should be his brother's time for marriage. Both of them should start thinking about having their own family, especially Drake.

Then Grandma Dy saw that Devyn was looking shocked at Dean. She chuckled.

"Devyn dear, how are you?"

"I'm fine, Grandma."

"You should come home often. I missed you."

Devyn chuckled. "I missed you too! But you know it's a critical time for the company."

" I know, I know, but please don't overwork your body."

"I know, today I slept till noon!"

"Good!" Grandpa Jin's face twitched hearing their conversation.

"So Bella, tell me more about yourself," asked Devyn.

Everybody stop chatting and look at Bella.

"Well, right now, aside from learning from Dean, there's nothing interesting."

"Oh, can I have your number? So I can tell you Dean's secrets!"

Dean frowned.

"Hahahahahaha, sure it's 8xxxxxxxxxx." Everybody took their phone out at the same time and saved her number.

Bella chuckled at the funny scene. Dean looks at her dotingly.

"Oh Dean, I have a party invitation on Saturday, wanna come?" asked Devyn.

"No," Dean said with a firm voice.

"Yeah, I'm not planning on attending, anyway."

Everybody. "...."

" Hey Bella, do you want to hang out on Friday?" said Danika

"Sure, can I bring my best friend?." Bella smiled sweetly.

"Yes, of course!"

The dinner ended, and Bella went home. When Dean was about to climb the stairs, Devyn suddenly flashed his phone in front of him. It was the photo he took when Bella touched his face. It was marvelous like a professional photographer took it. Dean tried to snatch it but failed.

"How much?" Asked Dean, while his pocket was inside his pants.

Devyn smirked. " I saw a new limited-edition Porsche 802…"

Dean took his phone and typed something. Then Devyn received a text. He smiled and sent the pictures to Dean.

"It's a pleasure doing business with you, Doctor Zhang!!" Devyn whistled while hopping away.

Dean's face twitched. But it was worth it. He walked to his room smiling like a fool while looking at his phone.

Bella went home. She chatted with Adelle and then went to her room. She sat on her bed while thinking of what happened. She had to admit; she feels her heart-melting recalling Dean's gentle face. She went to bed satisfied and excited to see him again.

The next day, she did her morning run, practiced her defense moves, and went to shower. She went down to eat breakfast. Adelle was preparing the table when her phone rang. She looked at the screen. 'Here we go…'

"Hello?"

"Hey, Sis, I missed you! I'm thrilled right now! I'm having a party this Saturday night. Please come and bring your friends too!" Diara was smiling brightly on the other side of the phone.

"So what's the occasion?"

" They selected me to be the endorser of Freschi Parfum! I'm so excited!"

It was the same as her last life. They hid it from her until the party. Bella wants to laugh and tell her she already knew about the engagement, but where's the fun in that?

"Oh, Congratulations! I'll be there."

"Great! Bye!" The smile disappeared when she dropped the call. She smirked. 'I'll give you a surprise, dear sister!'

"Who was that?"

"It's my fake sister who became an endorser of that famous perfume brand, do you want to come on Saturday?"

"Hahahahahaha, she's been a model for quite some time, right? I heard other models celebrate when they sign the contract, and it's usually on the news. Did she even sign? There's a saying, don't count the chicks if the egg hasn't hatched yet."

"It doesn't matter, it's just a cover for bigger news!"

"Oh, what is it?"

"It's her engagement with Aquan!"

"Whaat??? Ohh I smell a scheme right there."

"They thought I still care."

"Are you sure you're fine about it?"

"Of course. You know, when I think about it, it's not like we spent so much time together. For me to fall that hard, maybe it was because I was young and everybody was excited about it. I was eager to experience what everybody's talking about. He was so popular at that time. Being the center of his attention, I felt satisfied. I also felt very proud, because, among the girls, he chose me."

" I remember you cried when you saw him on the cover of a magazine," Adelle added.

"He never contacted me when I was kicked out. At first, I convinced myself that he was just busy. After a while, I realized that I was the fool who's waiting for the rain in the desert. So when I saw him in the magazine, moving on with his life without even knowing I was suffering, I felt really awful."

"So you mean, you only saw him on the day of their engagement after that?"

"Yeah, and the endorsement was just a cover-up."

"Even so, why would they want to hurt you? It's not like you pushed yourself to him. It was him who asked for the engagement."

"I'm too lazy to think about it when I'm free I'll you know…"

"Pfffttttt hahahahahahaha!"

"Danika invited me to go shopping, I said, I'll bring you along."

"Sure, let's go to your shop. I heard they invited a famous designer from Galvin Country. They said he also designed Princess Mia's dress on her 18th birthday."

" I know nothing about my own shop."

" Hahahaha coz you lazy!"

" Hahahaha yes yes I am!"