Chapter 21: Scarf

LUCI drove to visit Latton but when he arrived she was not there. He then went straight to her room to rest while waiting for her. He sat on the bed and was about to remove his shoes to lie down and possibly take a nap on her bed when a box under her study table caught his eye. 

He took the box and opened it. He saw that it was a scarf. He was happy to see that she had already finished one of the things he requested and tried the scarf, but the design got him confused. 

It has the zodiac sign Sagittarius embroidered on it. Luci is a Pisces, and she was an Aries. While he was staring at the design, the door opened and it was Latton. 

"What are you doing?" She asked. She then took the scarf away from him. "This is not yours, I haven’t finalized the design for your scarf." She added.

"Is the scarf for him?" He asks while staring at her, waiting for her reaction.

She blushed and said, "It doesn’t concern you. Get out of the room." She then pointed the door to him.

"I never thought I would see the day that my baby sister would fall for a boy." He says gleefully.

"What the fuck are you talking about? Stop saying nonsense." She retorts. Her cheeks reddened in embarrassment.

"Now I want to meet this boy you are seeing," he says.

"First off, it's just sex, good —I mean great! Also, stop calling him a boy, his a man. He's probably older than you." She says, her head lowered in embarrassment. 

"Probably older than me? How old is this man?" He asks with a curious tone.

"Late 20’s and early 30’s? I don’t know. I never asked and I’m not planning to. The less we know about each other the better and I never told him my real name."

"You’re playing with fire here, Latton. I hope you won’t get burned in the end."

Their conversation got cut off when they heard a knock, the door opened and it was Catherine inviting them for breakfast. When they got downstairs, her father was already sitting in the dining room. 

He was seated in the middle, while Luci was on his left, Catherine on his right, and beside her was Latton.

"Are you planning to go back to the company soon, Latton?" He asks.

"I might, but you know I’m getting married in 2 months. So I would like to use all of my free days to roam around the city like a normal daughter of a rich man before my verdict." She says.

"It’s a wedding, not a death sentence," he responded.

"To-may-to, Toh-mah-toh. Wedding = Death sentence. It’s the same thing," She responds.

Luci almost choked on the fried eggs he was eating while Catherine felt the tension and tried to change the topic. 

"Do you want me to roam around the city with you, Latton?" She asks.

"No, no need. You know my Dad 's a jealous type. He might think I’m taking you away from him. I appreciate the thought though." She responds and then pats Catherine’s hand.

He stares at her and says, "Maybe if you’re a bit docile to your Daddy, he might let you off the hook."

"Maybe if my Daddy loves me, he will stop this madness." She retorts.

"I lost my appetite," she added, then walked away. Her footsteps are as loud as fireworks in new year.

"Stop stomping your feet young lady," he yelled, then shook his head in dismay.

"I never thought drama and morning breakfast would kick up my appetite," Luci says while eating happily. 

"Since you are already here, let's talk about C.I. They won the Project bid and if everything works well I’m planning to accept the partnership they’ve been asking for a while." He says.

"I think it’s a great company and partnering with them is beneficial," he responds.

"Good. I would like you to personally handle everything about them and if we move forward with the partnership I’ll appoint you as a Managing Director." Luci stops eating and stares at his uncle in disbelief. Managing Director is a position that he’s been eyeing since after graduation. 

He gulps and responds with, "If that happens, rest assured I’ll do my best."

"How about Latton? What position are you planning to give her? Her skills are way beyond her position now." Catherine asks.

"I’ll move her to C.I with Luci while you will move to the COO position at our company." He says.

Everyone seated at the dining table is pleased with his assessment that they were able to finish breakfast in peace. 

Meanwhile, one of the maids sent food to Latton’s room. The maid knocked and opened the door. She saw that Latton was staring at the scarf on the box.

"Miss, here’s your breakfast." The maid says while putting the tray on the table.

"Thank you, Sarah." 

"That’s a beautiful scarf you got there," she says. 

"It is, I hope the person I’m gifting it to will like it." She says without looking at the maid.

Sarah thought that the scarf was for her father and responded with, "Your dad will love it, he will like anything from you."

She was startled by Sarah’s remarks but she did not retort. She just smiles and gestures to go out of her room. 

She then put the scarf inside a smaller box and put it inside her backpack so Luci would no longer see it.