Citra closed her eyes, only able to lament her fate that now forced her to face a situation she herself didn't understand how it came to be.A long sigh escaped her lips, her gaze completely fixed on the car's side window, which she found far more interesting than anything else at that moment.Realizing what the woman was doing suddenly made Nike feel certain that something must have clearly happened to her.He knew that something bad must have occurred to her."You still don't want to tell me anything, Citra?" Nike asked, his tone of voice clearly interrogating Citra, questioning what was making the woman daydream and fall silent like this.A long sigh escaped the woman's lips; she didn't want to say or tell the man anything at all right now.For some reason, Citra just wanted to stay quiet and cover up everything that had happened."Let's just go back to my place, okay?" Nike said, once again receiving a nod from the woman.It was clear how Nike could only resign himself at that mom
Citra opened her eyes, then looked around with an expression as if she came from another world.She seemed to just remember what had happened then."Just a dream," Citra muttered in her heart.Citra had gotten a nightmare at that time, she really didn't expect that she would be carried away by such a dream.How could she not? Citra had unintentionally dreamed about herself and Martin standing at the wedding altar.She felt that she had become a bride wearing a wedding dress that she had designed herself.No! Citra would never make that dream come true.It would all feel very painful when it turned out that Martin was the one who got the wedding dress with the wedding gown design made by Citra.Knock! Knock!The sound of knocking on her bedroom door made Citra suddenly look over there."Citra? Are you awake? It's quite late in the afternoon and almost evening. Are you still going to stay inside? You haven't eaten your food since earlier. You probably haven't eaten anything since this m
Ethan didn't know what else he could do now. Everything felt heavy and difficult for him to understand.The shadow of the growing misunderstanding between himself and Citra couldn't escape his mind at all now."I want to explain everything to her. But... is there still time? How can I even meet with her? Right now, I can't contact her at all anymore. I don't know where she is, and I don't know how to reach her again," Ethan muttered in his heart.Currently, Ethan was back at his office.He worked on all his office tasks more quickly, not wanting the problems that kept emerging in his mind and life to grow and hinder his work.No wonder he decided to ignore it temporarily, trying as much as possible not to think about what was happening in his life."Even if everything becomes clearer and that woman knows I don't have any relationship with Mahira, it won't change the reality and fate that she'll still be with Martin, right? What am I really hoping for? It seems nothing will change even
Ethan parked his car in his apartment's parking area."Hello, sir! By the way, Amel will probably be home a bit late tonight. Please tell her I'm attending a dinner with Mr. Leo. I've sent her a message, but her phone seems to be off again. I'm worried she won't be able to read my message and might look for me. So please relay this to Amel, sir," Ethan instructed the security guard at his apartment, wanting to avoid any complications later.He didn't want to leave any room for worry in Amel's mind.If she knew where Ethan had gone, she would surely feel comfortable going straight to rest when she arrived home later."Yes, sir. I'll definitely pass this on to Miss Amel."Ethan nodded; the middle-aged guard had always been reliable.Not once had the guard disappointed Ethan whenever he left messages with him.A long sigh escaped his lips as he began walking through the lonely apartment corridor once again.Faintly, the echoes of laughter he used to hear accompanying his steps seemed to
Amel furrowed her brow, feeling very unfamiliar with the road they were traveling on again.This was the second time the woman was taken away by Professor Malik, due to Amel feeling irritated with her bad mood.A long sigh escaped Amel's mouth, clearly showing how the woman was about to give up and wanted to ask Professor Malik where they were at that moment.However, the woman had no other choice now.She could only resign herself now.Her energy felt completely drained if she had to respond to that man.It was clear how the day was already turning to late afternoon and could be said to be approaching evening.Who knows how many hours Amel had been sitting in that car with her gaze never shifting from her sharp eyes.She was still staring out the side window that she had intentionally left open."We'll be there soon," said Professor Malik, which made the woman turn to look intently at Amel.He thought that the woman's anger towards him would have started to subside, considering how l
"Just wait until sunset appears. I'll be busy with that woman first. You just get everything ready. Remember, don't let anyone else try to enter this area I've reserved," Professor Malik said firmly to the man.He just nodded, following Professor Malik's instructions.Once Professor Malik made sure that person had left, leaving only himself and Amel, he immediately put both hands in his pockets.He would make sure that woman would let go of her anger towards Professor Malik, since he had brought Amel to a place she had surely never visited before."Sometimes, if someone needs to scream to release everything they're feeling... well, you could say that's okay. You can try it, Amel, because no one will hear you in this place except me and the few people who are supposed to be here."While Amel was focused and lost in thought staring at the rolling ocean waves, a voice suddenly interrupted her concentration."I don't need to scream right now. This place would be too noisy and disturb the
Ethan had now arrived at Leo's residence, where the man was clearly visible waiting on the porch, anticipating Ethan's arrival.A long sigh escaped from Ethan's mouth as he gathered his resolve to meet Leo, who was obviously waiting for him up front.A sweet smile appeared perfectly at the corner of Leo's lips; the man looked extremely happy right now.Meanwhile, Ethan only returned that wide smile with a modest one, not appearing as excited as Leo was showing.In his hands was a fruit basket that he had bought earlier to give to Leo."Finally, you've arrived, Mr. Ethan. Oh my! What's this you've brought? I invited you here for dinner, yet you bring such a gift."Ethan smiled thinly, then shook his head indicating that he didn't mind at all."It's fine, Mr. Leo. Actually, I would feel uncomfortable if I came empty-handed," said Ethan, making the man just nod again.He then made space for Ethan, clearly giving way for the man to enter his house."Please come in, Mr. Ethan. By the way,
"I've prepared dinner for the two of us," Lecturer Malik said suddenly. That naturally drew a glare from Amel, who turned to him with an intense gaze. "Hm.. but, won't we get home late if we eat first? It's already getting dark. I'm scared that we'll get home too late and Ethan's brother.." Amel, who had previously agreed that she would not call the man in front of her with a polite nickname as long as it was just the two of them, seemed more comfortable talking. He felt much more free, not feeling that there was a different level between the two of them. "Already, take it easy. Besides, I'm pretty sure your brother would get even angrier if I brought you home hungry," said Lecturer Malik, to which Amel nodded her head. The woman followed wherever Lecturer Malik's steps took her. She blinked her eyes when she caught sight of a dining table that was enough for two with so many plates of food on it. A long sigh came out of Amel's mouth, she felt that the man was always doing thi