Chapter 18 - Who Is That Girl?

Dean stopped the car that Bryana lent, right in the yard of a minimalist house that looked diligent with a terrace surrounded by several kinds of potted flowers. The man immediately got out of the car and walked towards his house which was dominated by white and silver paint on the windows and doors.

"Sofia, daddy is coming!" Dean went straight into the house and called his daughter who turned out to be having breakfast with her grandmother and also a beautiful girl with a very visible Asian face.

"Daddy!" Sofia immediately got out of the chair, ran over to her father, and then hugged his waist, because she was still very short.

Dean immediately squatted and stared at the beautiful face of his daughter who had not met face to face for several days. "Daddy missed you, Dear."

"I don't think Daddy will have a day off. grandmother said that daddy's job is hard and I have to always pray for daddy so that always healthy and safety," said Sofia in her cute voice.

Dean smiled and then pinched Sofia's cheeks with exasperation. "Incidentally, daddy's boss is a good person, she gives daddy a week off."

"So, today daddy will be with me?" asked Sofia enthusiastically.

"Of course, we're going for a walk today," replied Dean with a smile then stood back up and pointed Sofia back at the dining table chair.

"Kareen, how are you?" Dean asked the girl who was having breakfast with his mother.

"As you can see, I'm very kind," Kareen replied with a smile then continued her breakfast activities.

"Is your job hard, Dean? Does your master have a lot of enemies for you to fight?" Lily asked, huffily.

"No, mom. I just need to protect her from bad people who could rob or commit other crimes," explained Dean, although there were quite a few enemies who always bothered Bryana or Calvin, making him have to fight against lots of people on the enemy side.

"If your license didn't disappear, you could just apply for a job in the office and don't have to work as a bodyguard anymore," Kareen said with a look of regret.

"Being a bodyguard is easy. I'm not sorry about this job," Dean replied then smiled remembering that he liked the boss.

"I'm also going to work in Jakarta, for a while I'm staying here before I get the right and comfortable apartment," said Kareen. After finishing her breakfast activities, she got out of her chair and cleared away the dirty dishes.

"Wow, where did you move?" Dean asked a little surprised because previously Kareen worked with a fairly large salary in Surabaya city.

"Moving to a company ... ah no, I forgot the name, tomorrow I'll have an interview," Kareen replied then walked to the kitchen with the dirty dishes to be washed.

dean is still in the dining room with Sofia and his mother.

"Is your boss good, Dean? Usually, you will find it hard to get a day off if you are already a bodyguard." Lily felt that her son also looked more radiant than usual which always included obvious sadness.

"Very well, mom. she is a unwedded and has children almost the same age as Sofia," explained Dean.

"Unwedded?" Lily looked incredulous.

"Yes, Mom. She is very beautiful, has characteristics like Clarissa," explained Dean again.

Lily sighs, then remember that when Dean married Clarissa, he did not receive the blessing because of his lower social status.

"Don't like her, Dean, I'm worried that your past will happen again," Lily warned.

"No, Mom, I wouldn't like her. we're different, I'm just the bodyguard," replied Dean with a reassuring smile, but inside he felt hurt that he couldn't help but like Bryana.

"Dad, it's my birthday soon, I want a dress like a princess," said Sofia with her cute voice looking up at her father's face.

Kareen, who had finished washing the dishes and walked back towards the dining room, heard Sofia's request.

"Aunty will buy a pretty dress for you, dear. Aunty is sure, your Daddy is not paid yet," said Kareen while glancing at Dean who immediately smiled thinly.

"I haven't paid yet and my savings are running low," replied Dean.

"I want my birthday celebrated!" exclaimed Sofia with a sad look. "Last year I was teased by my friends for not celebrating, they said daddy was stingy."

Kareen sighed, then glanced at Dean, who was looking down restlessly. "You can borrow my money, Dean."

"No, Kareen. I'll just borrow my boss's money, so my salary will be cut later, "said Dean and then got up from the chair. "I will invite Sofia to buy the dress she asked for, incidentally I still have enough money if only to buy a small dress. "

"Yeah ... I love daddy." Sofia scrambled to hug her father's waist because she was short.

"Dean, can I come along? Maybe I can pick out a nice dress at a slanted price." Kareen volunteered.

Lily glanced at Dean as if giving a code to say yes to Kareen's request.

"All right, we'll leave at ten o'clock," said Dean and then invited Sofia to play in the living room.

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During the day, Bryana takes Calvin and Louis to a famous mall in Jakarta. The woman visited her regular boutique to buy a dress she would wear to attend Soraya and Johnny's wedding.

"Louis, please keep Calvin here, I'm just picking out a dress for a moment," Bryana exclaimed.

Louis nodded and sat in a chair with Calvin, who was playing a robot that his mother had just opened.

Bryana immediately chose the dress that was displayed in the statue in the glass cabinet, the price of each dress is quite fantastic. There are five colors of the same type of dress, the young widow was hooked on a long, sleeveless red dress.

"Gea, I want to try this dress," Bryana shouted to the boutique owner who is already familiar with her.

"Your choice is right, so many women want this dress, but can not afford the price," said Gea with a smile glancing at Bryana. She immediately opened the cupboard and took the statue wearing the dress then took it off slowly.

"I'll try to wear it," Bryana said as she took the dress and walked toward the dressing room.

After 15 minutes, Bryana had finished wearing the big elegant dress, she walked over to Gea to judge whether it was suitable or not.

"How, Gea, is this suitable?" Bryana asked, staring at her reflection in the large mirror. She looks sexy, her cleavage is slightly visible and there is a cleavage on her thigh that shows her smooth skin.

"Gosh, you are so beautiful and I'm sure all the guests will just be so impressed with you that they forget the bride," said Gea in amazement.

Louis, who heard Gea's words, turned his head to look at Bryana, who he admitted was very charming, he was reluctant to even blink because of his employer's charm.

Bryana chuckled with a happy hue on her face. "Don't brag, Gea. Soraya will be prettier than me because she is a bride."

"And I guess you should be a bride soon." Gea corners Bryana.

"I haven't thought, nothing captivated me yet," Bryana said then walked back into the locker room.

Until a few moments, Bryana finished changing and came out of the room. she asks Gea to pack the dress since she has already decided to buy it.

"Is it possible that Dean would want to be invited to the party? Because only he is close and makes me always comfortable," Bryana murmured while feeling some statues wearing tuxedos of various colors.

While looking at the tuxedo, Bryana's gaze was fixed on the figure behind the transparent glass walking with a pretty little girl and woman.

"Is that Dean and his daughter? Then, who is the woman beside him?" Bryana wondered, she felt aground and discouraged her from buying a tuxedo.. "Maybe the woman is his lover," she thought, disappointed.