Charms

"Co-come with you at a party a-and be your partner at the party?" Daniella confirmed what she had just heard.

"Yes," Andrew replied simply.

After hearing Andrew's short answer, Daniella immediately averted her gaze in another direction and sink into silence, there is a look of confusion on the girl's face which is greatly supported by the slowly frowning of her forehead. The confusion is because Daniella doesn't know whether to accept Andrew's request or not.

"I feel guilty and apologized to you not because I want you to come with me to the party, I've realized that my attitude to you last night was very bad since I arrived at my house last night and I just thought about asking you to come to the party with me a few tens of minutes ago, these are two different things and have nothing to do at all, believe me," said Andrew shortly after the silence between himself and Daniella caused by the girl's silence was created, this man thinks that Daniella reacted like that because she thinks that his apology was just a lie so he could invite her to a party tonight with him.

"Um, yes, I believe what you say, from the beginning I have also realized that your apology was sincere, not because there was any intention behind it, but there are some things I want to ask you, Sir," said Daniella, Andrew just silent so that he can immediately hear the girl's questions.

"The party ... the party that you want to attend with me, what party is that?" continued the girl.

"Tyler Smith and Marjorie Williams engagement's party, even though it's basically not all about a party, it will be more focused on their engagement," Andrew replied to her. Daniella looked a little surprised to hear this.

"Tyler Smith and Marjorie Williams getting engaged tonight?" said the girl.

"Yes," answered Andrew.

'Does that mean Andrew and Marjorie aren't actually in any romantic relationship?' thought Daniella.

"Then why did you invite me to come to the party with you? Neither Tyler Smith nor Marjorie Williams invited me to their engagement because they don't know me, will it be all right if I come to their engagement?" Daniella asked the man again.

"I want to come to the party in pairs with someone, but I don't have a sweetheart, so I asked you. Either they invited you or not is not important, as long as you attend with me, it is not a problem, moreover, you will come to the party as my partner," said Andrew.

'Damn, this really is a very troublesome situation, and I was already planning to come to The Gold Rush Theater tonight to meet Susan. Rejecting Andrew's invitation is certainly a stupid decision, something like that might be an opportunity that will never come again, but my best friend is also as important as my mission, moreover, her condition was obviously very bad and I have a bad feeling about her, I must meet her again immediately and take her to the boarding house where I live, but ... I can't afford to waste this wonderful opportunity ... Andrew and I might start getting close if I accept his offer ... but ...'

"Miss Miller, how? Will you come to the party with me tonight?" Andrew asked Daniella while the girl was still considering her decision.

"Engh ... there are a few more things I want to ask, Sir," said Daniella.

"Does the meaning of being your partner is like ... I ... I will ...-"

"Without we explain it people will think that we are a real couple, and maybe that's how we will look later. It doesn't matter for me, how about you?" said Andrew.

"Of course, it doesn't matter to me either, Sir," Daniella replied to him quickly.

"All right, I'll pick you up tonight between seven and eight o'clock, put on your best gown," said Andrew.

"Have a nice day," continued him, he then intended to return to his horse, but Daniella quickly held the man's right hand because there is still something she wants to ask Andrew.

"Wait, Sir!" Daniella held that muscular hand with her palms. Andrew then turned to the girl with a cold face.

"There's still something I want to ask you, and I haven't given my answer either, have I?" continued the girl.

"Oh, all right," said Andrew, he then facing Daniella again.

"S-sorry if I ask you too many questions and wasting our time, Sir," said Daniella when she had released Andrew's right hand, the girl then began to show slightly strange gestures, she looks a little nervous, but there is no reason of that could have guessed by Andrew.

"I don't mind," said Andrew, who is indeed realized Daniella's slightly strange gestures.

"Thank you, Sir. Engh ... this is ... this is the last question, I promise." Now the girl is starting to look a little shy, her face even looks a little red.

"Forgive me if this last question may be impolite because I may seem to be intruding on your decision, but ... I ... I want to know, why did ... why did you choose me to be your partner at the party?" asked Daniella. After asking this, the girl looked away from Andrew's gaze because she couldn't make eye contact with him any longer because her heart started beating very fast again.

Not only averted her gaze, but Daniella also averted her face slightly from Andrew because she realized that her face is flushed right now and she doesn't want Andrew to notice it too.

'Her question ... there's no way I can tell her that I chose her because I have no other choice,' thought Andrew who is still staring at Daniella.

Daniella succeeded to control her feelings in a short time by simply turning her gaze away from Andrew and turning her face a little away from him, her face also returned to its normal color, as well as her heart which is also beating normally again.

'Sigh, he has a too strong charm, if only he doesn't have it maybe I could have said that more easily earlier. I hope I can hate him like most people in this city, I really hate to admire his charm,' thought Daniella, a moment after that the girl is freezing as the fingers of Andrew's right hand gently touched her jaw, Andrew then directed Daniella's face and gaze to facing him again very slowly and gently.

"Look at me, I don't want any more misunderstandings between us because of things like this," said Andrew to Daniella after the completely frozen girl made eye contact with him again.

"Y-yes, S-sir," said Daniella, she doesn't know what to feel now, the target of her murder is so successful in making her doubt the success of her mission.

'Oh my God ... his touch, his eyes, his lips, his nose, this man ... his charm ... is the real perfection,' the girl sinks in her mind.

"I ... I chose you because you are beautiful, Miss Miller," answered Andrew.