“Hey, Vaughn. We’ve just arrived at P Country and we are heading to Evan’s house as planned, aren’t we?”

“Indeed, my lady.”

“Then tell me... am I hallucinating? Is this some kind of illusion? Why am I seeing Uncle Ben blocking our path?”

“If it were an illusion, I’d say it’s a very good one since this butler is seeing the same thing in high definition. Ah, what a wonderful experience it is, to be caught up with an illusion you.”

( ◠‿◠ )/

“Who asked you to play along with your unwelcome sarcasm?!”

(╯°□°）╯︵ /( ‿⌓‿ )

“Estelle, welcome back!”

“Haha... Uncle Benjamin, fancy meeting you here... at the airport’s arrival area... just in time for our arrival, haha...”

=͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪ ‧̣̥̇)

“Estelle... I’m here to pick you up, Ed is too busy so he sent me instead.”

“Hahaha...”

“So father knew?”

Benjamin shook his head as he entered the car, “Initially, no. On the second day you were missing, he was about to contact the police and the media about it when I stopped him and investigated things myself. I found that two tickets to J Country was booked with the card I gave you and that there were a lot of other purchases made there as well.”

Estelle put two and two together and felt like her father’s best friend betrayed her, but what was more important was her father now knows she disobeyed him. She sat next to Benjamin while her butler wordlessly sat next to the driver. “Is father mad at me?”

“He’s not mad enough to disown you.

“But he did say that even though you are legally an adult, still depending on him financially meant that you shouldn’t go against his will.”

“Forgive my rudeness, but I feel that Master Lucio is being too strict on her. After all, my lady was adamant on paying back all the expenses with her own money. Even though it was just something she saved up from her father’s money and definitely not something she worked hard for.”

“Are you taking my side or just making things worse on purpose?”

(눈_ 눈;)

“Haha... well, regardless, Ed was really worried, Estelle. He just needs to feel assured that you won’t do something audacious in the future.”

(๑•́__•̀๑ )

“I know that, but my life is my own...”

<After 1 hour of silence in the car>

“I suppose I’ll be spending the rest of the school holiday being grounded.”

“I made sure that it won’t go any longer than a week...”

“Hmm... You can bring all the luggage back to my room, Vaughn.”

The ignored Uncle Ben sighed.

“As you wish.”

“Oh, I need to tell Evan that I can’t make it to our appointment...”

“There’s no need, Estelle. I asked Evan to stay at your house, with Ed’s consent of course. She should already be inside. It’s a very convenient loophole in your current situation. This is all I can do for you after selling you out to your father. I’m really sorry, please don’t be mad at me.”

(๑>﹏<๑)

“It’s alright... he’ll find out eventually anyway. How can I possibly stay mad at you?” Estelle hugged the middle-aged man with a gentle and delicate temperament. “Thank you, Uncle B!”

Only then was Benjamin able to leave with a less-heavy heart. Estelle, on the other hand, went straight to their high-ceiling living room where a tall slender teen greeted her with a hug.

“Esty!!!”

╰(⸝⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝⸝)╯

“Queeeeen!!!”

╰(⸝⸝⸝´3`⸝⸝⸝)╯

“Spill it, sister! How was your honeymoon with the hottie? Please tell your good friend all the juicy details~!”

( ˵¯͒ ᴗ ¯͒˵) ✧

“You...!

“What honeymoon? What good friend?!”

┻┻ミ(≧皿 ≦;)