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"Mom! I don't want to get marry. I'm still young. Are you really going to give up on me?" Ran whine. She is only 24 and her parents are going to married her off to someone she don't know. She also have never see that person
"Ran, I'm doing this for your own good. I don't want you to marry someone I don't know that's why I arrange this marriage with my childhood best friend's son. He's a good person. I wold be happy to marry you off with someone I can trust so I don't need to worry about your safety." She understand her parents really well. She get why her parents want her to get marry at such a young age.
"I know you are worry about me, mom but I want to marry someone I love or someone that love me and never give up on me. I need someone to stand by my side through thick and thin. You know that he and I have never met and know nothing about each other. What if he won't get along with me?" She try giving her a reason so her mom would understand her feelings.
"I know how you feelings but please give it a chance. If you want to know what kind of person he is then what about you try to enter his company and be his assistant. I heard he needs a loyal assistant. Oh and it will be better if you disguise yourself as another person." Her mom said. She should say she's impress with her mom idea.
"That is a good idea but what if I don't like him?" She said
"If he's ugly? Don't worry about that he's handsome." Her mom said.
"You know that I don't care about look. I care about personality."She said.
"I know. I know." Her mom know her pretty well since she has date someone average before but he end up betrayed her. At first, he pretend well and hid his true self from us that's why her mom like him much but since that accident, they've been aware of anyone that came across them.
"You should at least give this one a try and trust me you will like him. He's a good person. And make sure you are not found out, okay?" Her mom said
"Got it. Don't worry." She said as I stand up.
"Ran" Her mom softly call out her name.
"Yes, mom?" She turn back and look at her mom.
"You should move out and live alone. That way he wouldn't know your secret." Her mom is right. If she live here with her parents, he might probably know about her being fake.
"Okay, I will ask someone to find a place for me." She said and text Ella, her closet friend.
"Be careful on your own and make sure to look out. Don't trust anyone easily." Her mom said and she nod.
"I should get ready. I need to pack." She said and my mom nod with a bright smile. She's a little worry about her mom though. She'll be home alone without her. She don't know when her dad and brother will be back from business trip.
ding!
She look at my phone and get a text messages from Ella. She got a place for me already? Wow! so fast!
She thinks and reply to her saying she will leave tonight. She decide to ask her friend to stay with her so she don't get boring. Yes! That's a good idea. she thought.
"I'm doing this for your own good, Daniel." His mom, Mrs. King said firmly crossing her arm.
"Mom, I know but I don't want to get married yet." He always tried to act like a baby to his mother whenever she ask me to do anything and it works, but this time I know it isn't going to work.
"Fine. I will tried to meet her first and if I don't like a string of her hair then, you can't force me." He said before she could say anything.
"I know you will like her when you meet her and I promise I wont force you if you don't like her." She said.
"I will tried to meet her." Daniel stands up from my sit.
"Oh, Daniel. I forget something to say." Mrs.King call behind. Daniel turn back and look at her
"What's it?" He asks waiting for her respond.
"You should better hide your identity?"
" Why would I need to hide my identity?" Daniel ask wondering what got into his mom head.
"You know try to disguise as another person. Maybe like a poor one and see if she will like you. If she likes you the way you are then, you know she's the right one for you." He look at her with wide eyes. He's impress. His mom give a good idea.
"You really got a good idea." He said.
Meanwhile in Sunshine's Apartment
"What?! Are you crazy? I'm your assistant." Ella said
"You are not my assistant. You are also my one and only best friend so please help me this one." She plead
"But you know it's a crime right?" Ella asks.
"It's not like we murder someone though." Ran roll her eyes at Ella.
""Whatever! I'm not going to help." She said. Ran knows she can't convince her with words. There is only one thing that can change Ella mind. She desperately needs Ella help to complete her mission so she decide to use that method to change Ella mind.
"Oh, fine. I will go to your mom and tell her your secret." When Ran stands up from her seat and about to walk out of the room something hold onto her leg. When she looks down she saw Ella on the floor hugging her leg. She smiles and know she've won.
"Don't hug my leg. I need to go." Ran try to shake her leg but Ella wouldn't budge. Ella knows even at this moment she can't win over her friend who knows her secret that no one knows. In order to hide it, she has to be Ran servant. She has to do anything Ran ask her to. A moment ago she forget about master-servant relationship that's why she refuse to do Ran a favor.
"Fine. I will do it. I will help you." Ran lips form into a huge smile. She know she would always win.
"It will save more times if you agree in the first place." Ran said as she try to help Ella on her feet.
They were best friend since childhood and know about each other better than anyone.
Today is the day that Ella has to do a huge favor of her best friend. She regretted that she had share her secret with Ran but it's too late.
In front of King's Company, standing there Ella. She wish she could run away at this moment but in order to keep her secret from her mom, she couldn't run away with that thoughts.
Ding!
She take her phone out and look at her phone and see a text from Ran.
"Don't keep standing there. Just go in." She was surprise that Ran knows she's standing in front of the company instead of going in.
"Are you spying on me?" Ella replies to the text.
"Ahh..no.. I was just passing by and saw you standing there for about 10 minutes so I decide to text you." Ella facepalm. If Ran didn't spy me, how did she knows I was standing for 10 minutes? Ella thought.
"Whatever. I'm going in. Bye!" Ella replies.
Behind the tree hiding there is Ran. She worries Ella might not going so she has been spying on her this whole morning. She makes sure Ella go in so that she can leave in peace.
She put her phone back in her pocket and design to turn around when----
"Bang!"
"Ouch!" Ran rubs her forehead.
"I'm so sorry I bump into you." The man reach out his hand. Ran look up and see a handsome man smiling at her with apologetic look.
"It's fine." Ran said as she takes his hand. The man help her stand up.
"I'm sorry again. Please let me make up to you." The man said.
"It's fine. You don't need to make it up to me." Ran said as she adjust her clothes.
"It's not fine with me. I don't like owning anything to others. At least let me treat you to a restaurant." Since the man resist, Ran couldn't help but agree.
10 minutes later at a restaurant.....
"Are you sure?" Ran ask as she looks around. This restaurant is a 5 stars restaurant and she doesn't want him to treat her to an expensive restaurant.
"I know what you're thinking but don't worry about the price."He says. The waitress come and when he's about to order foods, Ran pull him.
"I'm sorry for bothering you but we have to leave right now." Ran told the waitress and she nod with a confuse look on her face.
"Why did you pull me?" The man stops walking
"Oh, I forgot to ask your name." Ran ask.
"Ah... my name?" The man thought awhile of the name he should use start from now on.
"I'm Kai." Kai reach out his hand
"I'm Ran." Ran shake his hand.
"I gotta go now, bye, Kai."
"Oh wait! I haven't treat you to a meal yet." Kai call out to her. He really want to treats her as an apology. He has never encounter this kind of situation so he wants to make up to the person he hurt.
"It's fine. I have somewhere else to go. Maybe next time if we meet again." Ran said. Next time? When will it be? Well, never mind. I guess I won't meet her again. Thought Kai.
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