293 Because Of Destiny (2/2)
”Whose party is it?” asked Yan Ying as she took a seat at a very quiet corner which seemed to have no one except for the two of them. ”Is it yours?”
Calista shook her head as she signaled someone to bring something to drink. ”This is my first time here. Not just in this city but also in this country. Do you really think I can organize this party?”
”You can't but your last name can do wonders,” Yan Ying stated the obvious making the small smile on Calista's face to stiffen a bit.
”You're right, my family name can do real wonders. Isn't that why I'm invited to this luncheon even when I barely know the organizer?” retorted Cali in a bitter tone.
Both of them stayed quiet as the server placed the drinks down. Yan Ying looked at the cocktails and frowned before saying, ”Can I get a lemonade?” Cali frowned at her request while Ying just shrugged her shoulders, ”What?”
”This is my second time meeting you in person and I must say I'm surprised to see how much your personality and taste doesn't match with your identity.” Ying didn't react to her words. ”When I first heard your name Dr. Yan, I was expecting to meet a sophisticated archaeologist. But it turned out that a Professor like you had a passion for digging things up more than I could have imagined.” The corner of Ying's lips turned up slightly into a smirk while she went on, ”And now I'm not even sure about you.”
”Aww!!! You've been paying attention to me. I'm honored to hear that,” replied Ying with such a sickly sweet smile that it took Cali off guard. ”But let's not dwell over what or who I am. Your long journey from Italy to An City wasn't for me after all.”
Cali straightened up as she placed her hands on her knees. ”Where is my aunt?”
Ying took a moment to observe Cali's expressions before she placed a document before Cali. The latter picked up the document, her brown eyes skimming over the content. As she read further, her eyebrows barely lifted up in surprise. It was such a small change that if Ying hadn't been observing her, she might have missed it.
”You don't look surprised,” stated Ying in an obvious kind of tone.
Cali placed the death certificate in her hand down and looked at Ying with calm eyes as she replied, ”I'm a doctor. Death is nothing new to me. I have spent years in hospital watching people die. It doesn't really surprise me anymore.”
”Yes, but that's your aunt we are talking about,” reminded Ying. ”You can be indifferent and cold seeing strangers die but can you keep up the facade with your own family members?”
Cali leaned back on the sofa and crossed her one leg over the other saying, ”The last time I talked to my dad before his death, I already had a premonition that my aunt in no more. Because I can assure you, if she had been alive there is no way she would stay away from her brother for this long.” She took a pause before adding, ”Dad said aunt's punishment for him was to die without seeing her but I think they both punished each other by keeping their egos above their family. And they both died without seeing each other.”
Ying was surprised to hear that. ”If you already had this inkling why did you insist on finding your Carina Novell?”
”Because of Destiny.”