Becoming The Rich Heroine

CHAPTER 20 : DINNER

After explaining everything to Nicholas, Bella decided to go home by ordering an online taxi. She didn’t want Alvin to see her go home together with Nicholas. After taking a few minutes of trips, she finally arrived home. As she headed to the front yard, security opened the gate for her.

“Hello, my beloved daughter!” her mama greeted loudly from the terrace with her papa as well.

“Huh? Why are you here?” Bella asked after noticing that her parents were there.

“What do you mean? Do you think that we can’t go home?” asked papa annoyedly.

“Haha, I’m just kidding, Dad. Besides, you two are rarely at home.”

“Why aren’t you with Alvin?”

“I was from a friend’s house, Mum, so I went home by ordering an online taxi.”

Bella continued to walk and went into the house. She felt awkward talking with both of Bella Jensly’s parents. She had just met them for the first time. Moreover, she didn’t know them at all well. She decided to go to her bedroom, changed her uniform, and took a rest.

………

Bella went downstairs as she felt bored being inside the bedroom all day. Initially, she was reluctant to go outside the bedroom because she would meet her parents again. She just arrived on the first floor when she noticed that her parents were there, watching the television together.

“Bella, where are you heading?” asked her mama.

“I want to cook something in the kitchen. I’m starving,” she replied.

“Since when can you cook something?”

Everyone thought that Bella couldn’t cook, including her parents. So, when they heard that Bella wanted to cook, both papa and mama were surprised.

“Do you think I can’t cook, like, forever?” Bella said in an annoyed tone.

“It’s not like that, dear. I was just surprised to hear that you’re able to cook now. It’s like a miracle to me, haha,” her mother laughed.

Bella went into the kitchen and prepared everything necessary to cook. This time, she had an idea to make a large pizza so that everyone in this house could eat it together, especially since her parents were here too. She took a bag of flour, chicken meats, sausages, some bottles of sauce, mozzarella, and some vegetables. She made the batter using flour, then cut the chicken meats and vegetables altogether. After she shaped the batter to be a circle, she put all the ingredients onto the batter and put it into the microwave.

When Bella was waiting for the pizza to be done, her mama called her.

“Bella, someone is looking for you!”

“Who is looking for me currently? Ah, maybe it’s Sherla,” Bella murmured.

She washed her hands and immediately headed outside to find out about the person who wanted to see her. Bella was disappointed to realize that the person who looking for her wasn’t Sherla but Marco.

“What are you doing here?” Bella asked peevishly.

“Don’t say that, dear,” said her papa softly.

“Why not? I don’t like him being here,” Bella protested.

“Hey! Who taught you about such bad manner?” her mama yelled.

Marco couldn’t help but kept silent and took two boxes from his bag.

“Here. I just want to give you a new smartphone and this new headphone as well,” Marco explained while giving Bella the two boxes.

“Now we’re talking! It was so miserable for me without a smartphone around,” Bella received the boxes harshly from Marco.

“Bella, at least you can say thank you to him,” her mama said.

“Why should I thank him? It was his fault, anyway. He broke my smartphone in the first place.”

“Since when did you become a bad brat like this?!”

“It’s okay, Mam, it’s fine, really,” said Marco softly.

“It’s fineee~ really~” Bella mocked Marco since she thought his saying was disgusting.

“Marco, please forgive Bella’s attitude. For the compensation, how about you have dinner here with us tonight? Bella is cooking something right now,” mama asked Marco to join their dinner.

“Hey! I am cooking pizza for myself, Mum!” Bella protested.

“Don’t be cheap, Bella. You can buy some afterward.”

“What a good idea, since Mum and Dad must have a lot of money already,” said Bella while leaving the parlor.

Bella headed back to the kitchen to make sure the pizza was done.

“Oh, it’s done already!”

She wore a pair of gloves and took the pizza from the microwave. The pizza looked so delicious. Bella hoped today’s experiment was successful. If it wasn’t, she could be mocked by Marco later.

Bella moved the pizza onto a large plate and put it on a dining table.

“Yuhuuu… the pizza is ready,” said Bella.

Her parents and Marco approached the dining table as they heard Bella's calling. They were so curious if Bella actually could cook or not.

“Seems good,” her papa murmured.

“Obviously, Dad,” said Bella confidently.

“Don't judge a book by its cover, Dad. The same goes as well with Bella's cooking. I'm afraid the taste isn't as good as its looks,” taunted Alvin who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

“i***t, my cooking is definitely delicious!”

“There there, you two. Now let's eat together, shall we?” said mama.

Everyone then sat around the dining table. Papa and mama were in the corner of the table, Bella was sitting on the left side of Alvin, and Marco sat right in front of Bella.

“Hey, at least you can take a pizza for Marco,” Alvin said.

“The heck, I am not his maid,” Bella replied, “He still has both of his arms, so he can take it himself. Or maybe I should cut off his arm first?”

“Psychopath!”

“Whatever,” said Bella while sticking her tongue. She started to eat the pizza.

Everybody was busy eating. There was not only a plate of pizza on the table, but many foods were also served as Bella's family was rich. It was a rare moment as this family gathered as a whole, except for Marco.

This moment made Bella long for her family in the real world. She didn't know that Bella Jensly's family turned out to be so kind and lovely, even though they weren't at home frequently.

‘Maybe this is the warmth of the family feels like…’ thought Bella.

She thought the life of Bella Jensly was a great one, as Bella Jensly lived with so many lavish facilities, and whenever she wanted anything, she would get it easily. Even though there was also a side effect of being rich such as being prone to feel lonely despite her recently living in a huge house. But what was the point of living in a huge house where there was no one inside but her? Her parents and Alvin were busy doing their business so she felt a lack of compassion given by anyone else, especially family.

‘So… perhaps it is how Bella feels about herself as she is always seeking attention from Valconoes boys and Alvin…’ Bella thought again.

As Bella read in the comic, Bella Jensly tended to seek attention from her brother and Marco. Honestly, Bella felt funny when she read the story about the spoiled side of Bella Jensly herself. But now she comprehended Bella's situation. It wasn't good at all to be left alone by the family who were busy with their own work.

It was different with Bella's family in the real world.

Bella Avalia's parents always asked her about the activity during schooltime, always had dinner together, and even often held a picnic together every week in the city park. The more days she spent in this comic world, the more Bella missed her own family. Alas, there was no way to go back to her real world, just yet. Bella got drowned by her own thoughts so she unconsciously drank a glass of water a couple of times.

“Hey!”

SPURT!

Bella was choked as Alvin scared her so that she spurted the water from her mouth and it splashed onto Marco.

“Oh, I'm so sorry, Mar. It was unintentional,” Bella immediately apologized to Marco, “Alvin! Are you crazy?!”

“Hahaha, how pitiful Marco is, to be splashed by water from your mouth. The smell must be worse than a garbage smell,” Alvin taunted.

“Smell my ass! I often brush my teeth, y'know!” said Bella while sighing in her own palm. She smelt her own breath but fortunately, it didn't smell bad, “Damn, Alvin!”

Marco stood up, “Everyone, thanks for having me tonight. I have to go home since it is already late…”

“Bella, walk Marco to the front gate,” her mama had Bella accompany Marco.

“Why? Can't he go outside by himself?” Bella lamented.

“Bella!”

“Alright, alright!” Bella rolled her eyes lazily.

Marco walked toward the outside of the house, followed by Bella behind. Marco rode his motorcycle while wearing the helmet.

“See you tomorrow,” said Marco.

“Yeah yeah, off you go. Don't ever come back again,” Bella harshly replied.

“How rude.”

“So what?”

“Alright, I'll go home now, pretty girl,” said Marco while patting Bella's head.

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!

Bella's heart thumped fast and she could feel her face getting warmer.

She was blushing.

‘s**t! I hope he doesn't see me blushing!’ Bella thought while looking down.

Marco drove his motorcycle away from Bella's front yard while smirking gladly.