The banquet ended at eight o'clock in the evening.
Lilia's name was now known not only as a supermodel in the entertainment industry, but also in the upper class of Jakarta and even Indonesia.
Tonight, there were many important guests attending the dinner and at the end of the event, the three eldest Mayer brothers were standing at the door smiling.
When the guests walked out of the garden courtyard, there were still people talking in twos and threes.
"I really didn't think that the Irwan family could be careless and raise the wrong child."
"I didn't expect it either! I met Leila a few years ago and she looked like a quiet and elegant little girl, I would never expect her to have a rotten heart."
"The Japanese proverb about humans having 3 masks seems true. At first, I thought the Irwan family would fly Leila to the sky at first, but it turns out that she is extremely manipulative and evil."
"Didn't we hear earlier that Mr. Dennis wanted to explain the truth about Mellisa? I think Mellisa's car accident is related to Leila."
"Shhh, shut up! God, don't talk about dangerous things like this, we haven't left the house complex yet."
When this reminder reached their ears, everyone suddenly fell silent.
However, everyone couldn't stop thinking about this matter. Leila had discovered the identity of her biological parents more than ten years ago, but she still occupied her position as the daughter of the Irwan family.
As the guests left the Mayer family's mansion, an icy wind immediately blew leaving a chilling sensation on their cheeks.
After most of them left, a person was seen pressing his back against a wall with a cigarette stuck in his mouth for a long time.
A dim light in the distance weaved threads of cold yellow light around him. He looked like an ice sculpture at night, only his eyes were flashing a different color.
The sound of the wind gradually rose, and the trees beside him began to rustle in the wind.
He didn't know how long he had been standing outside, even his fingertips were cold. When he took out his phone out of his pocket, his movements were a little stiff.
He clicked on the contact list and went to the settings. The white light from the cell phone's screen lit up his handsome face, faintly exposing the darkness that was in the corner of his eye.
There was a number that had been on the block list for a long time.
He dropped his thumb on the screen, but he hesitated for a moment before removing the number from the block list.
Immediately after finishing this, he received a call from his cell phone.
He looked at the caller ID, closed his eyes and collected himself. After all of his thoughts had diminished, he calmly answered, "Brother?"
"Where are you? I was waiting for you in the parking lot!"
After hanging up, he looked towards the mansion. His gaze swept past the floor-to-ceiling panoramic window, seeing a person's figure.
He only concentrated a few seconds then smiled self-deprecatingly, then he threw away his dead cigarette, turned around and left the Mayer family compound quietly.
...
After all the guests had left, it was already half past nine.
At this moment, Caleb's face lost his seriousness. He was standing not far from the door and bidding farewell to Florence.
"Brother, before I leave, I must congratulate you once again for finding such a wonderful granddaughter."
Caleb leaned back on the crutches and said cheerfully, "It's true, our Lilia is much better than Leila. But, why are you in such a hurry to go home? How about you rest at my house for one night and return to Yogyakarta tomorrow?"
Hearing this, Florence turned her head to see Alfred beside her. Then she refused with a smile. "No, I don't dare to take Mr. Caleb's kindness anymore. After all, I've always wanted to rest at home with my family. I'm no longer young, I think you understand me."
"Our family happens to have an apartment in this capital. I'll be there tonight and I'll just return to Yogyakarta tomorrow morning. Also, I don't want to disturb your family's joy over getting the two members back!"
Seeing Florence insist, Caleb said nothing more.
After personally sending Florence and Alfred out of the banquet hall, Caleb saw the old woman stepping into the darkness of the night. Her old figure was standing in the cold wind and couldn't help feeling that age had them wither with time.
Their era had finally become a cloud of smoke in memory.
They were old!
Caleb stood silently outside the door for a while, not long after Axel had found him following the night light. "Master, why are you? standing here? It's very cold tonight, you'll catch a cold."
Caleb turned to look at him and tapped him on the shoulder quite touchingly. "Axel, how many years have you been with me?"
Axel was dumbfounded and then replied, "It's been over forty years."
"It's been over forty years. Time… flies so fast. I still remember when you used to be a soldier standing in front of me to salute me for the first time, and your hands kept shaking. Look now, do I still deserve your respect? The current me is just a useless old man."
"Master, please don't say that. If Miss Mellisa and Miss Lilia hear this, they will be sad."
As the words came out, Caleb nodded repeatedly. "Yes, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's go back and take a look at the two girls, Simon is still here too. I'm afraid that one old man will take advantage of this moment to gain sympathy from my two grandchildren. I have to protect them!"
Axel then followed him and shook his head while laughing. These two old men had extraordinary status in Jakarta, but they had never stopped fighting since they became in-laws.
Time did pass quickly.
...
In the banquet's hall, only members of the Mayer and Irwan family remained.
At this time, Richard and Janice were standing in front of Lilia and Mellisa. Perhaps tonight's banquet had given them confidence and courage so their expressions looked much more relaxed than before.
"Lilia, Mellisa, I saw you two ate not too much tonight, aren't you still hungry? Should I go to the back kitchen and make some food for you?"
Janice glanced at their previous seats. The rice on their plates was basically uneaten, their plates looked clean and there was only a trace of soup in their bowls.
Richard also spoke from the side. "Even though today's event is important to you, don't let it affect your appetite. Even if you guys feel fine, it's better if we take care of our bodies,"
The couple's attention sounded like typical parents' scolding, feeling so natural and caring.
Lilia shook her head calmly. "No problem, we're not hungry."
"Lilia, did you drink the soup that i made for you this afternoon?" Janice stepped forward curiously, her eyes fixed on the tip of Lilia's nose, and her expression looked really worried.
"Yes, I drank it, thank you."
When the voice fell, old man Caleb walked slowly from the door and saw the four of them talking. He then said loudly, "Lilia, Mellisa, what are you guys talking about?"
"Grandpa."
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