Ethan:
Ethan had been quiet for a while, watching Yuna as she spoke about fashion design.
There was something different in her eyes.
Not just excitement.
Determination.
He leaned back slightly, then spoke calmly,
"I know someone."
Yuna looked at him.
"Someone?"
"A friend," he continued. "She works in fashion."
Luca raised an eyebrow.
"You have friends in fashion too?"
Ethan ignored the tone.
"She's not just anyone. She runs her own label."
Yuna's eyes widened a little.
"Really?"
Ethan nodded.
"I can ask her to help you."
Yuna blinked, surprised.
"You would do that?"
Ethan looked at her.
"You're serious about this, right?"
"I am."
"Then you need the right start."
Before she could say anything else, Ethan stood up.
"I'll call her."
He walked out of the dining area and headed upstairs to his room.
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Yuna watched him go, still a little surprised.
Luca leaned back in his chair.
"You're lucky."
She looked at him.
"I know."
"That man doesn't help people easily."
She smiled softly.
"I think I'm starting to understand that."
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A few minutes later—
Ethan came back downstairs.
Both Yuna and Luca looked at him immediately.
"Well?" Yuna asked.
Ethan walked toward the table, calm as always.
"She agreed to meet you."
Yuna's face lit up.
"Really?!"
"But—" he added.
Her excitement paused.
"But what?"
Ethan looked at her.
"She has one condition."
Yuna frowned slightly.
"What condition?"
"She's hosting her birthday party tomorrow."
Yuna blinked.
"…Okay?"
"She wants you to come there."
Yuna looked confused.
"At a party?"
Ethan nodded.
"She'll meet you there. If she likes your personality and your approach… she'll help you."
Luca let out a small breath.
"That sounds like her."
Yuna looked between them.
"Is she… strict?"
Ethan answered simply,
"She doesn't waste time on people she doesn't like."
Yuna swallowed slightly.
"So this is like… an interview?"
"Something like that."
She thought for a moment.
Then—
A small smile appeared on her face.
"Fine."
Luca looked at her.
"You're going?"
"Yes."
Ethan studied her expression.
"You're not nervous?"
"I am," she admitted. "But I won't run away."
Ethan nodded slightly.
"Good."
Then he added,
"We'll go together."
Yuna blinked.
"We?"
"Yes."
"You're coming too?"
Ethan looked at her.
"You think I'd send you alone?"
Her lips curved into a soft smile.
"No… I don't think so."
Luca crossed his arms.
"I'm coming too."
Both of them looked at him.
Yuna laughed.
"Of course you are."
Luca smirked slightly.
"I need to see who this 'friend' is."
Ethan gave him a look.
"You already know her."
"That doesn't mean I trust her."
Yuna shook her head, smiling.
"You both are impossible."
Ethan ignored that and said calmly,
"Be ready by tomorrow evening."
Yuna nodded.
"I will."
Then she added playfully,
"I guess I really needed that dress after all."
Ethan glanced at her briefly.
"I told you to keep it."
She smiled.
"And now I know why."
For a moment, the atmosphere felt light again.
But underneath—
Something important was coming.
Tomorrow wasn't just a party.
It was the first step toward Yuna's new life.