Gretta's Warm Embrace.

Colombia University

In the classroom…

Class ended at eleven o'clock in the afternoon, all the students immediately left the classroom and leaving three girls involved in a small argument.

"Oh come on, Gretta. This is the umpteenth time you've turned down our invitation, do we mean anything to you? We're your friends."

The annoyed voice came from a woman with long hair, the softest but sharpest mouth especially when arguing with Gretta.

"But Grandma asked me to attend the event. Next time, Elena," Gretta said defensively with a real statement.

Yes, Elena was the one arguing when Gretta again canceled their 'party'.

Actually she herself didn't know what time it was for lunch, who knows what happened after lunch. She just didn't want to lie to her friend, who she said had prepared a party for her.

Elena even turned her face to the side and let out a shaky breath. While the other girl, prefers to remain calm and puts on a face as if she understands, even though in reality she really wants to swear.

"Is this event related to the company?" Starla asked in a soft tone, different from Elena who was now squeaking in her heart.

"Yes, it's about the family company," Gretta replied, forced to lie. She didn't want her two friends to know if she was betrothed by her grandmother and ended up with all the campus residents knowing.

"Humph... how else. If it's about-

"Starla! You can't do that!" Elena interrupted the other girl's words—Starla, who was staring at her with the code of silence, made her squeak in annoyance at what Starla had done.

"It's okay, Gretta. But, next time it must be for sure yes. We…, just want to hang out with you, really," Starla continued in a sweet tone and looked at Gretta with a reassuring nod.

Gretta looked at each of the girls in front of her with a small smile, feeling lucky that her two friends understood her needs. than usual, the two girls in front of her fell silent for a moment.

Grip!

"Thank you, you guys are really best friends. I'll try to attend our little party."

There was no answer, because neither Starla nor even Elena were currently processing what Gretta was up to.

What was this? Gretta hugged me, both screamed in disbelief

She didn't realize that she felt that her two friends had turned their attention like this. Until the joy made her forget that hugging her two friends was the rarest thing in her life.

Gretta let go of her hug slowly and flinched slightly when she felt a vibration on the cellphone on the table.

"Ah ! Randie has already picked me up. Then see you, Starla, Elena," Gretta continued as she got up from her seat and left the two of them still thinking about her actions.

Starla was the first to wake up, she saw where Gretta had come out and was out of sight, before finally nudged Elena who finally came out of her senses.

She was speechless.

"Gretta hugged us?" Elena muttered in disbelief.

She immediately faced Starla who nodded, with a face as if she was still digesting what had happened.

"Is Gretta seriously saying thank you?" continued Elena still not believing what she heard and felt.

Gretta's warm embrace.

"Yeah, it's all true and this scares me," Starla muttered in reply, her face still a confused expression.

"There's no need to be afraid. Anyway, we will still hate her," said Elena, hardening her heart again and trying not to care about what Gretta did.

For her, Gretta is still someone who deserves to be hated.

Starla was silent for a moment and exhaled, as she regained consciousness with the hatred she had.

"Sigh… you're right. She was still a descendant of Grinson. A greedy man with wealth," said Starla, finally hardening her heart.

Back to Gretta, who was currently on her way to the boutique according to her grandmother's words.

Up ahead, Randie who was driving occasionally glanced at his young lady and fell silent, seeing that sad look.the

In the past, Randie really liked it when those lips smiled and even laughed out loud. However, since that incident, he no longer saw his young lady's smiling face.

Randie admired his young lady since they were little, he even knew how his young lady grew from infancy to old age, six years and forced to be separated from her father and twin brothers.

"Huft…, hopefully one day Young Lady can smile and find happiness," Randie thought sincerely.

Finally, they arrived at the family's favorite boutique. Gretta got out of the car and left Randie alone in the car.

Brakh!

Inside the boutique Gretta served as a VIP customer, as she had come on behalf of the famous Grinsons. familiar with the advertising business as well as many other businesses.

Gretta was silent when the waitress put on a knee-length backless dress, with her back now plain and she was silent when she was seated on a chair.

Gretta saw how a hairdresser made her straight blonde hair curly at the ends. She looks more mature in the reflection of the mirror, especially when her blue eyelids are given a nude touch and her own eyeliner has a tail at the end.

Gretta didn't show a smile even though it was thin enough to admire herself. In fact, the stylists behind her were already showing faces of excessive admiration for her.

"Miss! You are very beautiful, especially the color of those blue eyes. Even though there are those who have them too, yours is clearer," said one of them sincerely.

"Really? These eyeballs remind me of my father," Gretta said without taking her eyes off the mirror.

The image of her father filled her vision, with her younger brother smiling and she woke up immediately when the makeup artist's voice reached her ears.

"That's right and I'm jealous, I want to have one too. He-he ..."

For a second Gretta laughed too, although only her brick-red lips moved briefly. After that, Gretta got up from her seat and left the boutique after thanking them.

A few moments later…

Gretta arrived at the restaurant and walked gracefully into the inner area with a friendly greeting. She mentioned the order on behalf of her family and followed the waiter who brought her.

Gretta Fernanda's every step of the way adoring gazes. However, this young lady paid no heed and straightened her gaze, and displayed a cold, untouchable face.

Gretta wanted to cry. But who should she lean on?

"Please, Miss. This is the room," said the butler as he knocked and the door opened from inside.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Crack!

Gretta saw the three people inside turned their heads towards her and a man unfamiliar in her sight smiled deeply at her.

And Gretta, wanting to run away right now.

"Come in Gretta!"

Thump!