Date night

Austin's arrival at the dinner table made the tense atmosphere melt a little, it was the compliments after compliments that Austin gave to Clarine that made the atmosphere warmer than before. And Angeline who so adored her daughter as high as the moon was very happy when she heard the compliment that Austin gave.

"Still not eating dessert?" Ariel asked quietly to Clarine, who had just put away a small plate of delicious pudding cake made by the main chef at the West's house.

Clarine, who had lost her mood after hearing the news of Reagan's marriage, immediately turned to Ariel quickly. "I don't like sweets."

"Why?"

"Sweet foods will make me fat and fat will make me unattractive," Clarine answered quickly.

Ariel pursed her lips. "Who said sweets would make you fat?"

"Mommy."

Ariel laughed. "Since entering the modeling world at the age of ten I've never heard of such a thing, the model instructors where I studied used to give us incredibly sweet and delicious desserts after every practice. And you want to know why my instructors gave us sweet treats?"

"What's the reason?" asked Clarine curiously.

"Classic because we are human and for that we are treated humanely," answered Ariel sarcastically, Ariel glanced at Angeline as she spoke. She looked very happy to be able to take revenge on Angeline who had previously mentioned that she had a lot of wrinkles on her face.

Laura immediately laughed amused at Ariel's words, she was also happy for the brave action that Ariel took to repay Angeline. Laura felt like taking her cell phone and recording the drastic changes in Angeline's face after hearing Ariel's words.

"Besides, eating sweet or fatty foods or full of delicious cream will not make you fat as long as it is balanced with the right exercise, so it doesn't matter if we enjoy dessert at dinner like this," added Ariel.

Clarine turned her gaze to the mother who looked so angry at Ariel and only Clarine could feel the mother's immense anger.

Not wanting to see her daughter enjoying the victory alone, Laura then grabbed her small spoon and started to enjoy her dessert. "Eat some Clarie, it's okay," she said softly with a smile.

Because she was in a situation where it was impossible to refuse, Clarine finally did the same thing as Laura and Ariel enjoyed the dessert that tasted so delicious. Clarine's eyes even sparkled wide as the dessert melted on her tongue and Angeline who was currently a guest couldn't do anything when she saw Clarine enjoying the fatty food without guilt.

Ariel, who was sitting right next to Clarine several times seemed to steal glances at Angeline who was holding back her anger at Clarine, seeing how upset Angeline was tonight Ariel felt very happy. Her intention to refocus on the modeling world is getting bigger, Ariel doesn't want Clarine to take her position as London's top model. After Angeline said that they would stay in London for a while to accompany Clarine to find campus, Ariel's chest felt tight, because she was absolutely sure that the mother and daughter's presence in London would put her in trouble in the future like what happened several years ago.

Meanwhile, Reagan, whose presence Clarine has been waiting for, is currently taking Crystal to Big Ben, one of the places Crystal has wanted to see since she arrived in London three weeks ago. Fed up with Jarvis provoking him all the time, Reagan ordered his best friend to take a taxi back to his apartment. Reagan was sick of hearing Jarvis' ramblings that made him awkward in front of Crystal.

"Is this clock still working?" Crystal asked quietly, interrupting Reagan's reverie.

Reagan smiled. "Of course, can't you see the movement of the needle?"

What kind of ridiculous question is this? Of course Crystal will not be able to see the movement of the giant clock hands, especially from inside the car which is quite far from Big Ben which is currently still filled with many foreign tourists who also want to see one of the historic buildings in England just as Crystal was immediately amazed when her saw it for the first time in person a moment ago.

"Can we go down to get a better look at it Reagan?"

Reagan stammered, Crystal's spontaneous question now baffling him.

"Can't you?" Crystal answered her own question with a very sad and disappointed expression on her face.

Damn it!

"Wait a minute, I'll find a good place to park the car after that we walk to where Big Ben is. You don't mind if you have to walk." Oh come on Reagan, what happened to you? Why are you talking like this?

Crystal nodded excitedly. "Of course it's fine, when I lived in Melbourne I was also used to walking so it wasn't a problem."

Reagan smiled sadly, damn it. The words that just came out of Crystal's lips made him even more uncomfortable. Not wanting to continue to be in an uncomfortable situation, Reagan then started the car again and took him away from where he stopped to find a comfortable parking space. Despite living and growing up in London but never once had Reagan really stopped and saw Big Ben up close in person, usually he saw Big Ben on his way to work or traveling with Jarvis unlike now.

After finding the right parking space, Reagan then asked Crystal to get out of the car, Reagan wore a black hat to cover his face so that it would not be easily recognized by many people. Even though the news of his marriage to Crystal has been spread by his grandfather, Reagan still feels uncomfortable if he has to go alone with Crystal in a place that is crowded with people like today. Reagan didn't want the paparazzi to get his hands on Crystal.

"How about it, do you still want to go see Big Ben in person?" asked Reagan again.

"Yes."

"But we're going to walk quite a distance and it will definitely be tiring for you who..."

"It's okay Reagan, I even walked my school to my rented house and the distance between the school and my rental house was about eight kilos," Crystal said in full spirit. "Besides, Big Ben is still clearly visible from this place so it means that this church is not too far from Big Ben."

Reagan raised one eyebrow. "You once walked eight kilos on your way home from school, what happened to you to make you walk like that?"

"The money from school that I should be able to use for the next week is gone, so I couldn't help but walk home," Crystal replied with a smile. "But that's okay, it's all over and done so there's nothing more to talk about."

"Why did you lose your money?" Reagan, dissatisfied with Crystal's answer, asked again.

Crystal who had set her sights on Big Ben said. "For a child from an orphanage like me who grew up without parents is an easy target for bullies at school, so that's fine."

Continued