Cayenne's words were abruptly cut off by her son's voice. Her attention was successfully shifted as she watched her son raised his little hands, kicked his legs on the air and giggled happily towards Jade.
Yes, towards Jade.
At first, not many people noticed the odd atmosphere around them, but one after another, the other guests became interested of what was going on.
"Sis"
Aziel blabbered again which was not by mistake.
Cayenne was already aware of Jade's worry since Jillyanna texted her about it just a little while ago.
However, she thought that it was probably just a mistake - something that her son mumbled carelessly with no meaning.
But now...
"How heartless can you be?" Cayenne told her son playfully and lightly bit his chubby arm in retaliation. "You just turned one year old and you already know how to pick beautiful girls. Hmm?!"
"Sis" came Aziel's response.
It didn't take long for everyone to guess what happened.
"Oh! So, Aziel called his "sis" first before mom and dad," Reuben commented on the side. "Jade is such a good sister. No wonder our little guy likes her."
"Jade, I know you are young but you must set as an example to your little brothers and sister," Riley added to ensure that no other meaning will be taken out of context from this situation.
"Sis" Aziel called out again.
"Stop calling her," Stefan expressed and glared at his son. "How can you skip the process? You have to call your mom first, then your dad. And by any chance, what kind of sis are you viewing her? Shall I talk to Travis and get you through back door?"
"Hey! What are you talking about?!" Cayenne exclaimed and knocked his head. "Stop teasing Jade."
"I'm not teasing her though. I'm serious. Can't you see it on my face?"
Indeed, he looked serious and the guests were divided into two factions. Half of the guests believed that he was serious about the arrange marriage he just mentioned, and the other half believed it was just a joke no matter his poker face.
"Don't you want me to become your father-in-law, Jade?" Stefan asked that raised an eyebrow from Travis.
"I...I have liked him for so many years. I would never give up because of a stranger's opinion."
Hearing her words, Luiz blushed on the side while keeping a certain distance from his girlfriend.
Because of what happened in the past, he can't appear in public with her anymore, and even though she looked different today, he can't stay by her side because people would start wondering about her identity.
He can't bring her trouble.
"Thank you so much for coming, Clarisse. I'll give you the room information later. I hope you'll enjoy the party," Cayenne added and gave her a brief hug as she whispered. "My brother loves you so much as well. Please note that he is not hiding you from the world, but protecting you instead."
"I know and I understand. Working in an entertainment industry isn't easy."
And since Clarisse was sharing a table with Cayenne's friends from Clover Hotel, many people thought that she was her colleague from her previous work.
Thankfully, Cayenne's friends always included her in their conversation so she didn't feel that she was left out.
Hesitating on his steps, Luiz finally turned around to entertain the other guests especially those that had connections to his work.
From time to time, he would look back to see how his girlfriend was doing.
***
Mini Theater
"Sis"
Aziel called happily while raising his hands and kicking his legs. He was giggling, too - which wasn't really new since he was always cheerful.
Seeing how everyone's attention was shifted to them, Zeki kicked his brother.
Unfortunately, he was ignored.
"She's not your sister! Zara is!" Zeki expressed which came out as gibberish words to the adults.
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"Sis" Aziel called again happily.
Watching him smiling at Jade while calling for her, Zeki could now confirm that he has a stupid brother.