THE INVITATION

While having a tea on his Drawing Room, Shun received an email from Larry Bastien. Later after everyone decided to take a rest and went to the guest rooms of this mansion, Shun went to his study room to make a video call to the person.

As for Blaire and Meisha living in the same Estate; they went home with Kier, and Jean for Blaire to show Jean around of their homes, as she will now begin working in The Peninsula as an event singer.

"Hey, Shun! How's going, man?"

"Larry, everything is good. What important stuff you wanna talk about?" He answered.

"Ah… I just wanna tell you that Loura and I finally decided to get married this summer."

"Wait, you did finally propose to her?"

"Yes. I think it is time for us to get serious. I mean, I do madly in love with her, however, we both weren't prepared yet to have a family… but, she's the one I wanted to spend my whole life with."

Shun could tell how Larry is true to his words. He almost choking telling him them about. How if it was the very day of his wedding? He could already tell, he will going to cry on his big day.

But why does everyone is getting married lately? He thought.

"Congratulations, man! Am wishing the best for you and Loura."

"Thanks… by the way, how was Cassandra? I mean, Cassie…"

"She's doing fine."

"Glad to hear that, Loura can't wait to see her again. Would you bring her along here in Paris?"

"Of course, I will. I have a few things I need to take care in Italy, but I'll bring her with me."

"Alright, glad to hear that. I'll be expecting for you both to be here in Paris two months from now on."

"Yes, we will be there," Shun affirmed.

"Loura would be very happy, am sure of it after hearing Cassie could come. Then, President Crow is such a busy person, I'll hang up soon," Larry said.

"Alright..." he smiled.

"Hmm... you don't look tense now than before."

"Am I?"

Larry laughs meaningfully. "Yes. But I won't comment more, I kind of know why," he teases him. "Alright, see you all soon."

Shun turn off his computer after his conversation with Larry. He's thinking about what Larry meant he's not tense anymore? Well, he just tilted his head on the side then rose from his chair, and get out of his study room.

"Cassandra? Am going in," Shun knocks on the door before he steps inside the bedroom.

He found the room was empty. "Cassandra?" he called one more time.

The bath door opens and Cassie was startled seeing him about to knock on the door. She gasped and closed the door instantly.

"Ah… I'll go out first," Shun went outside to let Cassie able to get clothes.

Cassie peeks on the door to makes sure Shun was now out of the room. She rushed to the wardrobe and quickly find comfortable house clothes. After she got dressed, she opens her bedroom door to inform Shun she's done and ask what he needed.

She found him leaning on the wall in front of the bedroom door flipping his phone. Now she just notices the medical box he was carrying.

"Are you done?" he asked her.

She nodded and let him entered the bedroom.

"You should have to ask Mrs. Fe to help you."

"No. I can do it alone. It's just a scratch on my head, it's not a foot injury!" She is not used to be served like that and cannot imagine herself serves by maids.

Shun laughs. He found her facial reaction too amusing, so cute how she refuses to be served.

"Alright, come on. Let's change the dressings now." Shun pats the bed to sit.

She climbed to the bed and tried to be comfortable being with Shun in the same room. She's praying that hopefully, he wouldn't hear how loud her heart beats were.

Shun began taking off the old gauze and slowly clean the wounds and replacing clean ones.

"By the way, Larry and I have a talk not that long ago," Shun decided to end this deafening silence between them.

"Mr. Bastien?" She was surprised why Shun mentioned about the owner of the Baudelaire Academy, then she remembered brother Daichi once mentioned that the two are good friends and very distant relatives.

"Yes. He and Loura finally decided to get married this summer."

"Oh, is that true brother Shun!?" she asked excitedly.

"Yup. So they invited us to come and witness of their exchanging vows."

"Wow. That's was very exciting. Miss Bennets are very beautiful, she would be a very beautiful bride on her wedding gown!" She cannot help not to compliments her former French teacher. She began imagining her teacher wearing a beautiful white gown like those wedding gowns design by Bella.

"Yes, I agree. You will be one of her bridesmaids," Shun told her.

Upon her excitement, Cassie makes a sudden twist to face him. She jolted after realizing his face is too close to her. After she regains herself, she quickly turns back around and sits properly, letting Shun finishing to put the gauzes on her head. She doesn't dare to move anymore.

Shun who also a bit surprised, was now grinning. Her eyes would grow round and bigger once she was startled or excited. He can't help to be fond of her.