FAMILY DINNER (PART 1)

This morning, Felix was already in his office. He must attend a meeting with the executives. Besides that, he also had to finish his work before nightfall. Yes, the night he was waiting for. He smiled to himself as he thought about it. Fortunately, he was still able to focus at the meeting earlier. If not, maybe his subordinates had caught him smiling to himself like an idiot.

Unexpectedly, people who were not invited at all burst into his room. Who else if not them?

"DUDE!" shouted Dennis, stretching out his hand. Felix who saw his friends came, smiling sideways and stopped his activities.

"Why did you all come here?" Felix asked as if he didn't know what his friends meant to visit his office.

"Hey, you're bad, Jullian. We always come here, don't we?" said Edric who was welcomed by High-five by Dennis.

"So what did I miss?" Justin asked. They all sat on the sofa in front of Felix's desk.

"Ah, you guys must have watched Felix's reckless actions last night, I wouldn't have guessed if the end would be like this." Arthur said then laughed.

"Stop it, I have to work today." said Felix, clearing his throat.

"You do have to work every day, Jullian." said Dennis. "But, today you look so excited." he added.

"Not me." said Edric, raising his hands followed by Arthur. Meanwhile Justin just laughed while opening the lid of the wine bottle he took from the drink cabinet.

"Sooo?" teased Edric, playing with his eyebrows and showing a mischievous smile that seemed annoying.

"Fine!" annoyed Felix. He did not expect the day to finish his work, instead he used to tell the events of last night. Which according to him, he should not need to explain again. He was sure Arthur had explained everything to them, why were they here?

Arthur had already told Dennis, Edric, and Justin. Yes, they certainly want Felix himself to explain it directly. What for? Of course for their joke material. Especially Dennis.

"Ah, Jullian, don't forget your hand, either intentionally or not, you rub Roxanne's head, you know, I almost threw up when I saw it." interrupted Arthur.

Felix just sighed. "That's how it is," he said, leaning back on the sofa and smiling in relief.

"Do you need us tonight? Who knows -?" Dennis had not had time to continue his words when Felix had interrupted him.

"I didn't even invite you to my office this afternoon, why should I invite you to the event tonight?"

"Who knows, you need our help again, Jullian." kekeh Edric continued Dennis's words, and laughed.

"Nope." Felix answered casually but sounded straightforward.

"I think we just need to come back to his office tomorrow." said Justin. Felix immediately turned to Justin after hearing that. "For what?" he asked.

"Of course to listen to the beginning of your love story, Jullian." said Arthur who immediately got a laugh from his friends.

*

Roxanne is sitting in front of her dressing table. After choosing what clothes to wear, she will give a little makeup on her face. Luckily this morning she and his mother had done a little maintenance. Even though this is an evening event, she will still show slightly natural makeup. Then, she immediately put on her midi dress and other equipment such as pouches and stilettos.

Feeling satisfied with her appearance, she immediately left the room and went downstairs. Mother, Jeanette, and Victorina are downstairs. They are all ready. Her sister wore a green midi dress, while her mother wore a navy-colored dress suit combined with a batik cardigan. Her sister, Jeanette, wore a floral midi dress in green color. Roxanne admitted her mother looked younger wearing a dress like that. Her sister also looks more elegant.

"Where is daddy?" Roxanne asked her mother.

"Still in his room..... ah, there he is." her mother said when she saw that Roxanne's father was down the stairs with a smile.

"What about Victor?" Asked Victorina.

"Dad got a call from him. He had to go to Canada to take care of something," he said. explained his father.

"Busy, as always." Roxanne shrugged her shoulders.

"Then, we will just leave now. We also have to stop by somewhere to bring souvenirs." said her mother.

In front, there are already 2 drivers and 2 cars that they will use. They will use a separate car. Adrien and Agathe will drive Adrien's favorite black Rolls-Royce, while Victorina, Roxanne, and Jeanette drive Victorina's white Maserati.

On the way, Roxanne smiles nonstop. She imagined what would happen tonight. Not unexpectedly, her sister who sat in the rear passenger seat, this time caught her smiling like a fool.

"hey, Big Sis, are u okay?" Asked Jeanette.

"Of course I'm fine." Roxanne said quickly and cleared her thoughts earlier.

"Sis, I think there's something wrong with her." Jeanette whispered to Victorina.

"You know, that's what is called being in love." Victorina answered.

"I think people are getting stupid when they are in love." said Jeanette originally. Victorina who heard it only shook her head in astonishment at what the teenage girl, as well as her younger sister, said.

"How much do you know about that, Jena?" Asked Victorina.

"What thing, Sis?" this time Roxanne asked, feeling that her sisters were talking about something she didn't know.

"Jeanette said -" before Victorina could continue, Jeanette had shut her sister's mouth with her hand.

"Nothing." Jeanette replied while grinning. Roxanne frowned.

"You'd better not talk about me behind my back, you know, I wouldn't like that." Roxanne explained and turned around.

"Nope." said Victorina and Jeanette together.

*

A man with a manly body seemed to enter a mansion carrying several food parcels.

"Jeffrey, you're home." said Felix's father to a man named Jeffrey, Felix's brother.

"Hmm, isn't the event coming soon? Here I bring some bread for this dinner." he said while putting a parcel of bread on the kitchen table.

"Hi, brother!" shouted Lawrence, his little sister. He shouted as he ran toward her. "Be careful, little princess!" Jeffrey warned. "Where is Orson?" he asked. Lawrence draped his arm spoiled on his brother's sturdy arm.

"What is wrong?" Jeffrey asked in surprise.

"She must have a wish," his mother said suddenly. "Hurry up and change your clothes or Felix will keep nagging because you're not ready yourself." her mother added, taking the bread package that Jeffrey had bought and arranging it on the dining table as well as the spacious family gathering room.

Jeffrey just laughed and immediately went to his room. Lawrence had approached his father who was in the family room to prepare the room so neat.

Shortly thereafter, Felix came down from his room. He looks neat, not too formal but not too casual. He uses a black shirt with matching cloth pants and wrapped in a light gray suit. Plus the leather shoes he used made his appearance so perfect tonight.

"Wow, look at this handsome young man!" shouted Felix's father when he saw Felix who was so handsome with his appearance. Joanna smiled at Felix and approached him. "You're too excited, Son. You look so perfect." he said.

"I'm curious as to who the princess will be attracted to by my self-righteous brother." said Lawrence mockingly. Felix who heard the princess's call for Roxanne, the woman Felix invited to dinner, only smiled cynically.

"First, I'm the one who was attracted to her first. Second, her name is Roxanne, little princess, and she is my aurore." said Felix proudly.

"Looks like someone is unrequited, hahahaha!" Orson came with Jeffrey and he had sent a line of ridicule to Felix. "So, all this time the woman you like doesn't like my handsome brother?" he asked. Jeffrey tried to warn Orson, his younger brother, after seeing Felix who only covered his face with one hand.

"Not yet," said Felix confirmed.

"In that case, you should try harder, Bro." sneered Orson as he left and approached his father. Everyone laughed, except Felix, who thought it wasn't funny. Not funny.