The Second Meet.

The girl frowned. "F-forgive me, sir! I don't know!" said the girl bowing her body.

"Who are you, and what is your relationship with Uncle Frans?" he asked. He was curious about Frans' status with the cat girl, that was Edward's nickname for Gracia due to the incident two days ago.

"She's my nephew, sir!" said Frans. Edward couldn't believe what Frans was saying, he looked seriously at Gracia. There is a big difference between her and Frans, and none of the physical characteristics or traits are similar to Frans.

"This drooling cat girl is Uncle's niece?" he pointed.

"Yes, Sir--"

"Hey... watch your mouth. I'm not drooling!" Grace protests. Frans cut off.

"Keep your mouth shut, Gracia!" Frans snapped. Gracia was silent, she was very annoyed that Frans had defended Edward more than his own niece. "Have you met my niece before?"

"Yes, two days ago. She nearly drooled to death!" Edward said, inviting laughter from the people watching and passing by. Likewise with Frans, he smiled faintly. Gracia snorted, glaring at Edward.

"Not funny! Where there are people who die just run out of drool. Those who have bloating swallow saliva!" said Gracia angrily.

"Grace!!" Frans glared at the girl. Gracia immediately covered her mouth and lowered her head. frown.

"It's already dispersed! This isn't a spectacle!" shouted Bryan and Dominic. Instantly the people watching dispersed following Bryan's instructions. Bryan and Dominic stood between Edward and Frans.

"Thanks God, if you already know each other!" said Frans. "And you should be saying thank you to Mr. Edward, not yelling at him!"

"But that's not funny, Uncle!!" screamed Gracia. "I'm not a drooling girl!"

Edward cleared his throat. "You forgot who drooled when she saw me?"

"Enough, let's not talk about it anymore !!" protested Gracia annoyed.

"Yes, Edward, she's a beautiful girl. How can you call a drooling girl!" Dominic said, secretly watching Gracia. "Hey...my name is Dominic. You can call me Dom!" said Dominic introducing himself. Gracia accepted Dominic's handshake while saying his name.

"You look pretty too, do you want to be my girlfriend or not?"

Frans laughed slyly. Swept off Dominic's hand that held his niece's hand for too long. "She's still too young to date you who are older than her!" The old man embraced her and kept her away from the three men who, according to Frans, were bedridden. "Besides, she wants to focus on college and work at a television company! Right, honey?" Frans continued, she deliberately did not call her beloved niece's name.

"What you said mean, Uncle, I'm old?" Dominic protested slightly pursed his lips. "Look at my body still--"

"It's been noisy!" cut Edward covered his mouth. "We all still have a lot of work to finish. We better eat first!" Edward continued, tugging at Dominic. The young man tried to remove Edward's hand from his mouth.

Bryan caught up with Edward, then Frans walked behind with Gracia. The girl didn't pay attention to what Frans asked. Her eyes were fixed on Edward who was now talking three of them.

Watching Edward who laughed so loosely, and the youth's voice seemed to be addictive to him. A pleasant voice to hear compared to Frans's voice which sometimes sounds shrill.

"Hey ... what are you looking at?" Frans asked, interrupting every daydream in her mind about Edward. "Uncle asks you, but why you keep silent?"

"Eh ... not really. It's okay! Sorry, I didn't listen to it," said Gracia. Averted his gaze. Frans looked ahead, he knew what his niece saw.

"You're watching Edward, right?" Frans guessed teasing Gracia. It was obvious Gracia was looking at Edward, not Dominic or Bryan.

The girl looked away so Frans wouldn't notice her blushing slightly. She didn't know why her heart suddenly pounded when Frans teased her about Edward.

Frans's voice could be heard, "He is indeed a handsome boy. But remember, he is also a playboy. Uncle doesn't agree that you have to like him!" he said. Breaking Gracia when her joy a little appears.

"Aaah ... Uncle what's wrong? How could I like him, besides he must have a high level when it comes to women's affairs?" Gracia avoided her feelings. She kept it to herself, and didn't want Frans to know that at this moment Gracia's heart felt different towards Frans. The first glance was quite horrifying. "All right, then I'll excuse you first. Uncle, please just eat with Mr. Edward!" Gracia let go of Frans's hand from her shoulder.

"Oh, where are you going?"

"I still have business on campus! I just happened to be passing by and met Uncle on the street!" said Grace. "I'm sorry, I must go. Excuse me first, Uncle." Grace waved.

But Edward would not let her go. "Where are you goin?" hold Edward spread her arms.

"I-I ... I have to go to campus, sir!"

"Did I tell you to leave?"

Gracia frowned, she didn't understand what he meant. "Sorry sir, but I wasn't invited by you!" added Gracia. "Besides, I'm not one of your company's employees. I don't think it's right to just go with it."

"I didn't invite you, but who's going to pay for all the food we eat when you go? So you can't leave without treating us all!"

"W-what?" Edward's words made the girl half scream "Don't talk nonsense, I... I never promised to treat you all!"

"Hey... have you forgotten? I helped you almost get beaten up by that bastard, so you should return the favor by treating us all!" Edward sneered looking serious.

"Hah ...?"

Edward grabbed Gracia's hand. Interesting to get into the restaurant. Frans looked confused, frowned while tilting his head. Dominic and Bryan also don't understand why Edward is so stubborn.

"Uncle... Uncle help me!" screamed Grace. Frans just shrugged his shoulders, the old man looked mocking and as if he was saying "Feel it My niece, that's the answer." Even though his lips didn't speak directly, his body gestures and expressions looked real as Frans showed Gracia.

The girl pouted, opened her eyelids wide with lips slightly forward. "Uncle ... just watch out for you, okay?" he grumbled in her heart. Following Edward into the Italian pasta restaurant which is quite expensive.

"Sit down!" Edward ordered roughly. Gracia couldn't help but sit on the chair. The girl sighed, her face still looking disheveled. She looked at Frans. But her uncle seemed not to care about her suffering. Dominic chose to sit beside Gracia. Then Bryan was beside Frans and Dominic.

The dark brown haired boy's smile widened. Unfortunately, Gracia did not want to serve it. Her heart was too upset, she felt that the meeting was a disaster for him.

"Waiter!" he called. A young man approached them with a menu.

"Please menu, sir!" The menu list was given by the young man. There are five menu lists given by the waiter.

"Please order as much as you want, this lady will pay for all your orders!" Edward exclaimed casually.

"WAIT!!" Gracia shouted while standing up. "What if I can't pay for it? I don't have as much money as the food here!" said Grace. The prices for the food were simply terrifying for her who was only a final year female student.

"That's your business! And this is your punishment for being impolite to cover my mouth and also as a token of gratitude three days ago!" he concluded. Grace sighed exasperatedly.

"Uncle!" she whined looking at Frans. Once again, her uncle just shrugged. Gracia was really annoyed with the current situation. "Aaaarg... why do we have to meet them today?" she screamed. Resigned. Sit back.

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To Be Continued.