Chapter 5 - Banquet

Nicholas repeatedly knocked on his mother's door, but there was absolutely no response from inside. but after waiting for some time, the door was not opened at all.

Because there was absolutely no response from anyone, Nicholas was worried and thought badly about his mother. He was forced to try to break down the door, but before the door could open.

Lala voice was heard from inside the room telling him to stop his intention to break down the door.

"Stop it already, Nichole? We're both fine inside, all you're doing is going to damage the door later?"

Along with Lala voice, her mother added more and more confessions from inside the room.

"Nicholas what are you doing son, mother can't think you would do that?"

Hearing his mother's voice made Nicholas

immediately stopped his attempt to break down the door. Instantly, Nicholas fell silent from behind the still locked door.

"Lala, why don't you answer my calls or open the door?"

"T-That...."

Nicholas entered the room past Lala who was standing right in front of the bedroom door.

Lala voice sounded a little unclear but Nicholas could still understand what she was talking about.

"You can't answer that, can you?"

Nicholas mother, who was in the room with Lala, interrupted the conversation between the two of them, causing the conversation between the two of them to stop.

"That's because mom asked for it, so stop blaming Lala for this?"

"No mom, I never thought like that?"

"Mommy has misunderstood."

The bedroom door, which had been locked, finally opened and Lala came out of the room wearing a long red dress.

Nicholas looked at him, before finally turning his attention to his mother who was still on the bed in the room.

"Mommy..."

He hugged his mother very tightly while looking at Lala who was standing near the door.

Nicholas entered the room past Lala who was standing right in front of the bedroom door.

"Mom, it's okay!"

"Didn't something happen that Lala did to mom?"

"What are you talking about? Mom already told you it's okay."

"Besides, mom told Lala to go into mom's room to accompany mom to chat?"

Nicholas suddenly directed his gaze at Lala by bending his eyebrows.

"Honestly mom, I don't believe this woman at all?"

The two of them sat on the bed while discussing the problem just now.

"What are you talking about, Nichole?"

Lala, who Nicholas was talking about and paying attention to, could only look down.

"But mom..."

"Never mind, no buts."

"Mother has complied with your request, to cancel the engagement that mother has arranged, even though it is very difficult for mother."

"But you always find fault with Lala."

Nicholas mother then called Lala, who had been in the middle of the bedroom door, to be beside her and gather together.

"Lala come here?"

Lala then walked towards them according to what Nicholas mother said. Although he walked very slowly, occasionally glancing at Nicholas who looked at him with a cynical face.

The CEO family conglomerate is experiencing many crises and problems in terms of love and family, which is also what Nicholas is worried about and going through at the moment.

Nicholas looked surprised when he saw Lala slowly walking towards him and his mother suddenly hugged him.

"Ahhh.... What are you doing?" Nicholas felt uncomfortable with the hug Lala gave him and his mother.

"Sorry Nicholas, I..." Lala hugged Nicholas very tightly.

Nichola mother suddenly smiled a moment after seeing Lala hugging Nicholas. "Isn't that what you should do when you're still engaged?"

"I think this is all mommy plan, to unite me with Lala so that I can get engaged to her again."

"Really such a troublesome thing?" Nicholas said, speaking to himself in his mind.

Nicholas mother looks very happy to see her son, who often looks indifferent, especially towards Lala. Currently hugging a woman who she considers her own child, namely Lala.

After a long time hugging each other. Nicholas mother invited Lala to eat together in a moment.

Because it was already 8 pm, Nicholas' mother also suggested that Lala stay the night. However, Lala politely refused the offer because she had to look after her father who was currently alone at home.

Nicholas mother finally understood and understood Lala reasons for rejecting the offer. But at least, for dinner, he wanted Lala to join his family. Because the offer was so urgent, Lala happily accepted it.

Before that, Lala asked Nicholas mother for permission to contact her father who was alone at home so that he wouldn't worry about her and that she would immediately go home after dinner at Nicholas house.

Lala pressed the handphone number button according to her father handphone number on her cellphone.

"Tuuttt.... Tuuutttt....." The sound of a handphone ringing, which was trying to call his father.

A moment later, her father finally answered Lala phone call.

"Hello, dad!"

"Ahhh... Lala! Where have you been, daughter? Why haven't you come home even though it's already this hour, what's more, you're working overtime?"

Lala father was worried about his son who didn't come home until late at night.

"No, dad? I'm at Nicholas house?"

"Nicholas! So you were there?"

"Yeah, I was invited by Aunt Riana to have dinner at her house, is that okay with Dad?" Lala talked to her father about Aunt Riana, who is Nicholas mother.

"It's okay! If you were at Nicholas house, dad was just worried about something wrong with you because it was late at night and there hasn't been a call from you since."

"Daddy, as a parent, is worried about you, daughter? Because you are the only one that daddy has after your mother died?"

"Yes... Dad! Lala apologize for not contacting father earlier?"

"it's okay! besides, are you okay now?"

"If I may, daddy knows! When will you come home and what time?"

"Because dad has to go to work tomorrow morning, so dad will put the house keys at the next door neighbor's house."

"No! Lala didn't stay here, Lala just went with Nicholas' family to eat, and then went straight home?"

"Why, do you want to go home alone this late at night?" Lala father felt very worried about his daughter safety.

Lala, who heard her father was shocked, suddenly felt confused about her father, "Yes dad, why?"

"It's already late, wouldn't it be better for you to just stay at Nicholas house for today? Surely Riana mother won't mind, besides, it's already late at night, it's not good for a girl to be out alone at night."

"But Lala herself is the one who doesn't feel good, because she has bothered them."

"Okay, daddy understand! Then you can just ask Nicholas to go home with you, he's your fiance, he certainly won't mind."

"But... Dad?"

"No reason? This is also for your safety, their family will definitely want to understand your current situation?"

"If you don't want to talk, let daddy talk to Nicholas himself."

"Now, try giving the phone to Nicholas, so Daddy will talk to him?"

The situation became more complicated after Lala's father, who still didn't know about the news about the cancellation of Lala engagement to Nicholas, insisted on talking to Nicholas alone via handphone.