Obviously, all of Mrs. White's assumptions about what was going on between Emilia and Randy were as far from the truth as they could possibly get.
After all, the poor boy was standing so stably in the bro-zone that he even insisted for Emilia to call him big brother!
But just like his wife, poor Mr. White was also kept in the dark about the real truth of the matter by all the involved parties, be it Randy or the two sisters.
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Compared to Crystal, dealing with Danielle's father of course was at a far lower priority in Emilia's mind. Therefore, Cynthia wasn't surprised at all when her villainess made abrupt changes to her earlier plan at its most crucial moments as she prepared to head for Crystal's home.
Emilia's 'elder sister' couldn't help but stare at her in shock as the girl packed a few 'necessities' into a bag, though it was just for show. "A-Are you serious?"
Of course, at this crucial moment when she was uncertain of what was going on with the heroine, Emilia was in no mood to joke around at all. "That's right. Why, is there any problem?"
Samantha couldn't help but gulp nervously. "Y-You know, Emilia, if we went by your previous plan, Dad would be furious with Randy, but we'll still be able to protect him, and our family dynamics wouldn't change much either… But if we do it like this…"
Emilia knew that there was no reasonable way to explain her withdrawal from the previous plan, so she decided to just 'brute force' it. "Please, Sam, I need you to do this for me… alright?"
"B-But—"
"Don't worry, I'll compensate you very properly."
"This isn't about compensation or anything, Emilia—"
Emilia really didn't wish to waste time arguing with her anymore, so after finishing 'packing up', she made her way over to Samantha, who was still standing next to the door, and gave her an offer that she couldn't refuse.
Samantha's eyes were opened wide in shock as she stared at her little sister in disbelief. "Y-You're joking?"
Emilia shook her head. "No."
"Y-You'll really let me…?"
Emilia nodded, looking completely serious.
Samantha dared not say a single word more either. She couldn't believe the 'offer' that her sister had made. In fact, logically, she knew that she should deny it.
After all, this offer was already far worse than her earlier proposal.
"No wait… since Dad is going to believe it anyway, is there even any harm in making it real?"
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Meanwhile, Mr. White really couldn't contain himself after hearing about his wife's findings of Randy and Emilia's supposed relationship, and had directly flown over in his private jet, leaving all the important business matters in the capital to a disbelieving Mrs. White alone.
As soon as he arrived at the mansion, he gave the housekeeper a pointed look. "Where's the boy?"
The housekeeper guessed that he must be talking about the boy who had been frequenting the place quite openly recently, even somehow obtaining both of the young missies' favor.
The old man couldn't help but lament how absurd some people's luck was. Not to mention anything else, he even managed to coincidentally make himself scarce just as 'judgement' arrived today. "Um, I think he left the mansion shortly after returning from school?"
Mr. White couldn't help but frown. Wasn't the boy supposed to report to him about everything? Aside from learning and taking care of his daughter, there really wasn't much he was supposed to be doing, and to be out at this hour made no sense at all.
But of course, the housekeeper wouldn't know of such things, so Mr. White waved him away before making a call to his personal assistant.
As soon as the call was picked up, he couldn't help but question the man angrily. "Who allowed him to leave at this time?"
The assistant was stunned for a moment, having been busy coordinating with Mrs. White to handle their suddenly increased responsibilities in the impromptu absence of the man himself. "Uh, I-I'm not sure? Let me check."
After a few seconds, Mr. White was put on a conference call with the security personnel in charge of watching over Randy, and the man informed him that the 'orders' came from his own daughter.
"Emilia?"
"No, Miss Samantha."
Mr. White sighed, a little relieved. "Un, I understand."
Of course, Samantha had already received news of her father coming back home unannounced, and came down to greet him just as he entered the hall.
Even though she already knew what was happening, Samantha still pretended to look confused. "Welcome back home, Dad! I thought you weren't coming back for a few days yet?"
The older man cleared his throat. "R-Right, well, let's talk about that later. Where's Emilia?"
"She went to a friend's house."
"Oh… when is she coming back?"
"Um, probably not tonight…."
"…"
"Dad?"
Randy missing… Emilia not coming back tonight… It all linked together in Mr. White's mind to form a horrible image.
"Why would you allow them to do that, Sam? Don't you care about your little sister anymore?!"
Samantha couldn't help but get confused. Although she had expected her father to blow his top, she never thought it would be so soon, before she had even told him anything. "Eh? What's going on?"
"What else?! Tell me, where are the two of them?! I'm going to rip that bastard in two!"
Samantha finally understood a little of what was going on in her father's mind, and couldn't help but chuckle. "Are you talking about Randy? He's just running a few errands for me, and Emilia is at her friend Crystal's house, not with him."
Mr.. White deflated like a balloon, and collapsed back on the sofa with a sigh of relief. "Thank god… Hey Sam, tell me, there's really nothing going on between the two of them, right? Children shouldn't rush to do things so quickly, there's a time and place for everything, and Emilia is still so young—"