Ice Prince: Rewrite The Star

Diego ate pringles in the corner of the room, refusing to be close to Yuna, who was now flanked by his two curious sisters. Dietrich and Max sat nearby and let the girls enjoyed their talk.

Max and Dietrich were not people who liked to start a conversation first. Both preferred to remain silent if nothing was interesting to discuss.

This was precisely what made Diego feel awkward and discomfort. Diego himself was not one to be silent. He likes to tell stories and talk a lot, but these two quiet men sat next to him like statues.

Diego sighed and decided he was the first to speak. After all, it seemed that Dietrich and Evie would end up in the marriage, especially considering that their two families had given each other their blessing. Sooner or later, Dietrich would become part of the family. Diego tried to familiarize himself with a man who was almost seven years ahead of him.

"Shall we play a game?"

"Game?" Dietrich seemed interested in his suggestion.

Of course. Those who have to listen to the enthusiastic voices of gossip from women would feel more interested in doing something than allowing silence to devour their mood.

"What game do you suggest?" 

"I have scrabble here. How about we play that?"

"That's a good idea. I haven't played scrabble in a long time." Max immediately agreed.

To be precise, it had been more than fifty years since he had played it since his birth mother died. He remembered the last time he played it when he was on vacation with his parents on a beautiful island near Nigeria. He felt nostalgic hearing the name scrabble, and suddenly he missed his parents.

Diego picked up the board and his scrabble pieces.

Scrabble game was not an easy game like when playing crossword puzzles. This game sharpened the brain and set the right strategy.

The method was actually pretty easy. Each player would take a piece of letters at random from the bag containing the letters and then use the letters to form a word.

They would get certain points based on the values ​​contained in pieces and the game board through this word. Whoever gets the highest point score wins.

And coincidentally, the three men both have above-average IQs. This game would be exciting.

Before this, Diego played with his brother and cousins. Mostly Diego always wins and sometimes loses on purpose so that his younger siblings wouldn't protest. This would be the first time for Diego to use his brain to its full potential.

While the three men were busy playing scrabble, Evie and Chleo were still eager to know Yuna better.

What Diego described this young girl was very contrary to what they saw. The two of them saw Yuna smiling sweetly and exceptionally politely. Even the girl was very loveable.

They couldn't believe that Yuna was just acting because her eyes couldn't lie. They could see the look in this beautiful girl's eyes was so pure and sincere. In an instant, the two accepted Yuna in their circle.

Even so, Chleo was still worried about his young brother, whom this girl wanted to marry.

"Yuna, I know about your first kiss at school. Not that I'm defending my brother, but this engagement… isn't it too soon?"

"Why? Do you not like me?"

"What? Of course not. I really like you. I think you two will be a great match in the future."

Yuna smiled happily at the words of her future sister-in-law.

"But still… Diego is still very young. His mind is only playing online games."

"Don't forget him who wants to be a motorcycle racer someday. He's so immature," added Evie.

"Yeah, that too. Anyway, he's still not ready to get married."

"It doesn't matter. After all, we're just engaged. I won't force him to marry me. I know very well people who force their partners to marry them by threatening that person's family. In the end, they didn't have a happy ending." For a moment, Yuna glanced at Max sarcastically. Then she immediately smiled back at Chleo. "That's why I won't force him."

"Who dared forcing someone by threatening her? That person is really, really bad." Evie cursed bluntly without knowing the person in question was in the same room with her.

Of course, the person did not feel sarcastic, for he did not remember anything about his past life.

"Yeah, bad, right? Sister Chleo also definitely doesn't like being forced to marry like that, right?"

"Of course I won't like it. But we can't judge someone without seeing the truth on both sides. There might be a reason why that person threatened her."

"Chleo, you think too naively. In this world, not everyone has a kind heart like you. Sometimes you have to increase your vigilance towards strangers." Evie suggested.

"I don't think naively. Now I ask you. Did that person end up harming his spouse's family in the end?"

"..." For a moment, Yuna felt reluctant to answer. "No. Instead of that... he helped his father-in-law's almost collapsed company."

"He did?" Evie asked in disbelief. "Did he perhaps threatened not to help her family's business if she didn't want to marry him?" Evie still saw the dark side of the person.

"No. At first, the girl's family was still at the peak of its glory. Other people want to harm the girl's family, and he helped them."

"So it seemed to me, that person threatened her using her family to protect her. Am I right?" guessed Chleo causing Yuna to sigh softly.

"You are right. That's exactly what that person did."

Evie gaped in disbelief when she heard that. "Chleo, how did you know?"

Chleo blinked a few times as she searched for the answer. How could she guess there was a truth behind an incomplete story? Had she heard the same story somewhere?

"I don't know. Maybe I've heard the same story somewhere. That's why I quickly suspected that there was a hidden reason behind that person's coercion."

"Wow, it looks like this couple is quite famous. Why have I never heard of it before?"

Yuna just smiled sadly, hearing the two women. She glanced alternately at Chleo and Diego, then at Max.

Little by little, Chleo's memories of her previous life began to surface. When Chleo turns 21, the memories will burst out, and Chleo will remember everything about her past life.

Yuna wondered, would Chleo still love Maximillian once she remembers Axelard?