Jean''s sister was wearing an apron decorated with pinkce. The cute apron made ire more feminine than her usual elegant and confident look.


    ire wiped her hands with her apron while smiling broadly, "Ah, you have arrived! Are you tired from the long journey? Sorry, I sent you all the way here. I''m cooking something, so will you guys wait a bit?" She said kindly.


    It took them a long time to reach ire''s house since Lilia''s hotel wasn''t near the city''s centre. In addition, they had already reached the Irwan family''s house when Jean got the news that the dinner was canceled. The two of them were tired and hungry after spending a long time on the road.


    Lilia immediately approached ire, "Sister, please don''t bother! After all, it''s not that far from the Irwan Family''s house." She said with a big smile


    The model stopped in front of ire and looked over at the kitchen over the woman''s shoulder. She didn''t know what ire was cooking, but it smelled really tempting.


    "Do you mind if I help you cook?" Lilia offered.


    ire looked at Lilia in surprise, "You can cook?"


    A secondter, ire realized how rude the question was. She coughed with an embarrassed expression.


    "I mean, I didn''t know you could cook, Lilia." ire corrected her sentence.


    Liliaughed and nodded, "I don''t really know how to cook, but I can make all of Jean''s favorite food!" She said proudly.


    ire was stunned for a moment, then sheughed out loud at that. Satisfied withughter, she wagged her finger at Jean with her eyes glistening mischievously, "Tsk tsk, I don''t know what kind of kindness my brother did so that he deserves a woman like you!" She teased.


    Lilia''s cheeks flushed at ire''s jokes. She took the older woman''s hand and pulled her toward the kitchen, "S-Sis ire, let''s start cooking! What can I do for you in the kitchen?" Lilia asked, impatient to get out of this room.


    Jean watched Lilia and ire''s closeness with a gentle gaze. The corner of his mouth lifted into a faint smile. The man was relieved that Lilia had finally returned to her normal self.


    ire caught Jean''s gentle gaze and frowned. The presence of her brother here interfered with her time with Lilia! ire waved her hand at Jean as she said, "Jean, your brother-inw is in the second floor''s study. How about you just go up and keep himpany? I will call you as soon as dinner is ready."


    Jean knew that his sister wanted to spend quality time with her sister-inw. The man felt a little jealous, but he could never go against his sister. So he just nodded and said, "...Alright."


    The man went upstairs while Lilia followed ire into the kitchen. Mike was left alone in the living room, but the young man was too immersed in his game to care.


    *****


    Lilia was chopping various kinds of vegetables while stealing nces at ire. The older woman was seasoning the grilled fish while humming happily.


    "Sister ire, what happened to Le? Is her illness life-threatening?" Lilia asked curiously.


    As far as she could tell, Le wasn''t the weak type to get sick easily. When they met at what time of day, the young woman looked healthy and in good shape. Maybe the Irwan family meant to say that there was a sudden urgent situation in their family.


    Hearing that, ire turned the surface of her fish and nced at Lilia, "The butler of the Irwan family told me that Le''s asthma suddenly rpsed." ire exined, "He didn''t exin in more detail, but it sounds like Le''s condition is quite serious. They even called an ambnce to take her to the hospital."


    Lilia nodded. Sudden asthma attacks were dangerous and can lead to death. No wonder the Irwan family called an ambnce.


    ire put the fish she had seasoned into a te, "I used to like Le very much. Even though she is young, she is a smart and responsible kid."


    While telling the story, ire finished arranging her fish beautifully. Then she moved to the sink to wash her hands.


    "But after the incident in Surabaya yesterday, my view of Le changed quite drastically." ire continued, "How could a grown woman like her only cry by the side of the road when she got lost? I don''t know if Le is overprotected by her family or doesn''t have anymon sense!"


    Lilia was silent and listened to ire''s long story. In fact, she also hadplex feelings for Le. Lilia had a feeling that the Le figure she had met so far was not her real ''face''.


    "Ah, forget it. It''s not good to talk about other people like this." ire said as if reprimanding herself.


    But the woman still looked like she was thinking about something. ire took a deep breath and shook her head.


    "Come to think of it, I think Mike''s attitude by staying away from Le has a point. If the two of them really get marriedter and Mike continues to be as cold towards Le as they are today, the Irwan family won''t stay silent!" ire said seriously.


    "Sister ire, maybe you are overthinking this." Lilia tried to calm her down, "The Irwan family and the Austin family have been friends for a long time. I''m sure they won''t fight over something silly."


    ire shook her head, "Lilia, you can say that because you don''t know how much Grandpa Simon loves his granddaughter! He won''t let anyone hurt Le''s heart!"


    Lilia suddenly fell silent. Every time she heard about how much Le was loved by everyone, the feelings of inferiority in her heart grew even more. She began to doubt herself and wonder if there was something wrong with her. If there was no Jean by her side, Lilia might get blinded by her jealousy and do something she''d regretter to Le.


    "Anyway, I''m going to talk about their engagement with Andrew." ire continued without noticing Lilia''s mood swings, "I''m sure he too ..."


    "Sister ire, wait a moment."


    The two women turned to the source of the voice. Nobody knew since when Mike had been standing in the doorway ying with his cell phone.


    "Please don''t carelessly decide my future without asking my opinion. I''ll have to marry that womanter, so you can''t ignore my wishes." Mike protested.


    ire sighed once again, "Fine, fine, I understand. Now that you''re here, why don''t you help out with the cooking in the kitchen?" She replied with a wicked smile.


    *****


    An hourter, the dining table at the house was filled with delicious, mouth-watering dishes.


    But Lilia stared at the food with a frown. She wanted to help cook, but ire wouldn''t let her go near the stove. Jean''s sister was worried that the ssh of oil could damage Lilia''s white skin. In the end, she only helped wash and chop the vegetables.


    While in the kitchen earlier, ire casted an apologetic gaze at Lilia, "I know you want to fry Jean''s favorite dish, but I''ll do it. I don''t want you to risk your career for my little brother!"


    Hearing that, Lilia could only give in to ire''s wish.


    Meanwhile, Mike went upstairs to call Jean and Andrew down. The two of them were still busy discussing while walking into the dining room, but as soon as they entered the room, they immediately went over to their respective wives.


    The five of them sat around a dining table and started having dinner.