CHAPTER 25

In the morning, when I opened my eyes, I saw Cassy and Nicole were sleeping beside me.

"I feel hungry. I forgot to rate last night because I passed out." My stomach was growling.

Nicole woke up suddenly and asked me, "Arien, did you wake up already?"

"Yes, because I passed out early last night. I'm sorry Nicole, I couldn't celebrate your birthday last night."

"That's fine. We didn't expect you to pass out. We are very sorry. Are you hungry? Wash up first Arien. I will call the maids to prepare our breakfast." I nodded to Nicole, and she went out to call a maid. And I suddenly jumped out of bed.

"Where's my bracelet? Where did I put... No! I remember I didn't remove it last night. Maybe I dropped it somewhere?" I started searching for the bracelet. But I couldn't find it in the room. So, I went to the restroom just in case I dropped it there when I tried to escape from Jessica last night. After searching for it in the restroom, I was glum because I couldn't find it there. I tried to search for it from another area where I went last night. Unfortunately, there's no bracelet.

"Arien, what are you doing?" I was startled when I heard a voice behind me. I turned around to see where the voice was coming from.

"Jake!? You surprised me!"

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you. So, what are you doing?"

"I dropped something precious to me and I couldn't find it everywhere."

"Why don't you ask Nicole? She can ask her maids if they found anything while cleaning up after the party."

"Oh right! Thank you, Jake."

"No problem." And I went to find Nicole.

"Nicole!"

"Oh Arien, you haven't washed yourself yet?"

"I haven't. I have a favor to ask Nicole. Because I dropped my bracelet last night. Could you ask your maids if they found it when they were cleaning last night?"

"Sure. I will ask them right away. You go wash yourself now. I will come to you later." I nodded and thanked Nicole.

I headed back to the room to shower. While taking a shower, I thought about the bracelet.

"Maybe it's OK if I don't find the bracelet. Maybe this is a sign that I need to stop my feelings for Zion. Only in fairytales do happy endings happen." I mumbled.

I woke Cassy up after I took a shower.

"Arien, five minutes more, please."

"No! Get up now and take a shower. This is not our house. Now move!" Nicole got up off the bed and the door suddenly opened and it surprised us. I hid immediately under the blanket.

"Geez, Nicole, will you please knock on the door first before you enter? You scared us to death!"

"I'm sorry Cas. I didn't mean to scare you guys, and it is daylight. There's no ghost yet. Hahaha! Where's Arien?"

"Hahaha! Funny! Ghosts did not scare us. You can go out now, Arien." I removed the blanket.

"See? Arien hadn't changed her disguise yet. That's why we were startled." Cassy continued.

"Oh! I'm sorry. I will knock next time. I didn't know Arien hadn't changed her disguise yet. Anyway, Arien, the maid, said that they didn't find the bracelet. But they will look for it again. I will inform you if they find it."

"Thanks Nics."

"What kind of bracelet did you dropped? Is that what Zion gave to you?" I nodded at Cassy.

"Anyway, it doesn't matter to me anymore. We are not fit for each other. He was too perfect for me. And I have nothing to show him or his family. I don't know if I deserve Zion. And I don't think that his family would accept me, a person who doesn't have a family background." I sighed after telling them my thoughts.

"Oh Arien, how could you say that? Of course, you deserve to be with him. Your kindness is one of a kind, and besides that, you're beautiful." Nicole eases my heavy feelings with her words.

"Anyway, don't think too much about that, Arien. There are a lot of men everywhere. I'm sure there is someone who will accept you, whoever you are. I'm sure of that." Cassy stated.

"Right! What do you think of Jake? His parents are very kind. And Jake is handsome and kind as well. What do you think, Cassy?" Nicole suggested it, and Cassy suddenly frowned.

"No! Don't suggest Jake, he's mine." Cassy opposed Nicole.

"I'm sorry I didn't know that you had a relationship with Jake Cas." Nicole apologized to Cassy.

"It is fine, Nics, and we are not yet in a relationship. But I'm working on it. Anyway, why don't you choose my cousin, Dave? You know him very well, Arien." Cassy suggested it, too.

"Seeing the two of them made me a little envious. But I'm happy for them because they can easily be with the people they love." I spoke in my mind.

"OK, I'm fine. Nevermind about that now. And stop suggesting people to me. Don't worry about me. For now, I will focus first on my work and studies. I need to pay for my next tuition for next month. Let's forget what we were talking about now." I told them with a smile.

Nicole and Cassy agreed with me. And Cassy went to take a shower. Then suddenly, someone is knocking on Nicole's room door. Nicole opened the door and asked the person.

"Who?"

"It's me, Dave. May I come in?" Nicole looked at me to ask permission. I nodded to Nicole while changing my disguise. Dave entered the room and approached me. He assisted me with putting a wig on my head. And he offered to send Cassy and me to our apartment. He left the room after informing me. Cassy got out of the shower and, after she prepared herself, the three of us went downstairs to head to the garden for breakfast.

Everyone eats silently at the table. Then Zion broke the silence, who was sitting in front of me.

"Arien, I will send you to your apartment." Zion offered to me. Dave suddenly reacted.

"I'm sorry, Zion, but I already told Arien that I would be the one who would send them to their apartment. And Arien already agreed with me." Dave stated.

"I have something to talk about with Arien Dave." Zion insisted. Everyone was looking at each other. Lawrence interrupted them.

"Hey, another fight? Why not talk to her here at the table, Zion?" Said Lawrence.

"No! It's very confidential." Zion responded.

"I am sorry Zion, but I want Dave to send us to our apartment." I declined Zion's offer. Zion frowned when he heard I rejected his offer. After we finished our breakfast, Zion gripped my hand and dragged me to his car forcefully.