Attracting Attention

A lively and warm engagement ceremony was currently taking place at the Maheswara Family's house. The event was held in a very large private garden, where the venue was beautifully decorated with various flowers and a stage for the owner.

Indriani Maheswara was seen wearing a white dress that wrapped her body so beautifully, making all the women there feel jealous of her curves. Beside her, stood a man wearing a suit of the same color. Haikal Adisurya looked very neat that day. He stood tall, like a royal prince.

With smiles on their faces, they welcomed all the guests attending their event.

"Haikal, is Christian really coming today?" Indri asked in a soft voice. A spoiled smile appeared on her face which was decorated with light makeup.

Christian Adipamungkas was a very important figure in this city. He could be considered the leader of the city, a figure who was almost never seen due to his mysterious nature.

Since he rarely appeared in public, only a few people saw his face.

The Adisurya and Adipamungkas families were still related by blood, although they were not very close. They were still considered distant cousins.

While distributing the invitations, the Maheswara Family sent the invitation to Christian, hoping that he would attend their event.

But Haikal himself was not sure whether Christian would come or not.

"We'd better wait," Haikal looked around him. It was clear on his face that he was expecting Christian too. He tried to comfort Indri with a gentle smile on his face, the same effort he did as usual.

…

This was the place she recognized…

As Ella walked down the path, the cold expression on her face seemed to melt a little.

A trace of anger and regret appeared in her eyes.

That's what she felt when she saw her family's house right in front of her.

The house she knew very well, the house where she lived until she was 18 years old. The house that was once her paradise, her hiding place from the cruel outside world.

At this moment, the sound of jokes and laughter rang out from within, as if stabbing Ella's broken heart.

It was true, heaven and hell were only separated by a single step.

How could the place she thought was heaven before, turn to be a hell that burned down all the beautiful memories she had?

Just as Ella was deep in thought, she heard a car honk from behind. Reflexively, she immediately turned back and saw the very bright light of the car's headlights.

All of this caused her to lose her balance…

Just as the black car was about to crash into her, it braked so hard that the friction between the tires and the asphalt squealed in her ears. Ella felt her head buzzing, as if she could watch all of this in slow motion.

"Are you okay?"

A man's voice rang in her ears. Ella opened her eyes and looked at the indifferent-looking face above her. Before Ella had time to answer, the man had already stood up…

"Boss, this lady seems to be in shock."

The man spoke very quickly and reported this incident to the man in the car in a very polite tone.

Ella looked up at the open car window. A man in a black suit was sitting in the back seat. His perfect figure looked extremely charming in the sunlight and his entire body exuded a noble aura, one that made others afraid to approach him.

Ella narrowed her eyes, feeling that the man was very familiar.

"I have a meeting in 10 minutes."

Christian ignored his assistant's words. He didn't lift his head and his eyes remained fixed on the laptop in his lap. His answer sounded simple as he delivered it in a cold and undeniable tone.

The assistant looked confused. Had the boss gone mad?

He had a meeting in 10 minutes, why did he come to someone's engagement party now? That would mean he would stay at the party for less than 10 minutes.

Ella frowned and looked at the man who didn't care about her.

"Understood. I'll finish this matter right away."

The assistant immediately took out a wad of money from his pocket and gave it to Ella. He said it was compensation money.

After that, he rushed into the car in a panic and said that he had to leave right away.

"I am sorry."

Just as the car was restarting, Ella stopped in front of it and blocked their way while looking at the car coldly.

"Oh, it turns out you're alright," said the assistant with a sneer. "I already gave you money, right? Go away. My boss can't be late," the assistant looked very arrogant. His voice was even tinged with a condescending tone.

"Apologize to me!"

Ella ignored the assistant's threat. She put her hand on the hood of the car and her eyes looked through the glass with a nonchalant look.

"You are the one at fault! You shameless…"

The assistant felt extremely angry and panicked. As he was about to get out of the car and approach the woman, the man sitting in the back seat finally lifted his head from the laptop. He looked at Ella who was blocking the speed of his car.

"Go." Before the assistant could come out, the man gave the order in a lazy voice. He sounded completely unconcerned.

"Pardon?" The assistant turned to the back seat and looked at his boss in shock.

He wanted him to run the car? Did his boss want him to kill this woman?

The man didn't say anything else, he just looked at his watch with an impatient gaze, he really couldn't wait to get to his destination.

The assistant immediately turned around in fright, clutching the steering wheel in both hands while sweating. His boss had already issued an order and he didn't dare go against it.

He could only close his eyes and step on the gas deeply.

The car started again, hurtling toward Ella.

Ella's eyes widened. She had no idea that the man would dare to run her.

But she didn't dodge. She kept looking straight at the car with burning eyes, not wanting to budge at all.

The car hit her knee, sending her falling. But the crash wasn't too loud. Ella was only lightly pushed by the force, not too great but was enough to make her fall to the ground.

After the car hit her, a screeching brake screech sounded in the ear. It wasn't the assistant who hit the brakes, but Christian who pulled the car's handbrake.

"Boss, did I kill someone?" The assistant asked fearfully. From start to finish, he closed his eyes and asked Christian fearfully.

Christian paid no heed. He frowned and got out of the car.

He walked over to Ella and looked at the woman who had fallen on the ground.

Ella opened her eyes and looked at Christian without the slightest fear. Her jet-black eyes stared intently at the man.

They looked at each other for quite a while. One of them glared with a piercing gaze, while the other looked extremely haughty.

"Miss, using this method to attract my attention will only disgust me even more."