After Rain's

Episode 26: Old Friends

The sparkling lights of the city adorn the beautiful night, the skyscrapers so majestic so towering. Alone walking while enjoying this crowd is also able to entertain the heart.

His steps deliberately he stopped in front of a cafe that is quite famous to have many branches around the world and always crowded with buyers. Pretty crowded but he chose to order Ferrero Rocher, they said it's a secret menu. After paying and taking orders, he sat on the terrace.

“What still likes sweet drinks,” sahut voice that suddenly sounded. Then the owner of the voice sat in front of him, “ I hope you will be a little longer stop here, it turns out just stop by,” he said again while sharing a big smile until his eyes look narrowed.

"Diego's.. "

“Ah... Previous thank you, Bryan. You want to be an investor in one of my companies. You're a savior,” continued Diego while laughing.

“You have another event?” bryan asked because he saw the suit Diego wore in an expensive brand suit. Bryan was busy drinking.

Then the man in front of Bryan was none other than Diego directly checking what Bryan saw and realizing, “ah.. You know I'm now a royal fiancee?” the question is like a fleeting statement.

Bryan raised both eyebrows like an ignorant man, “are you engaged?”

Then Diego put on an annoyed facial expression and grumbled, Diego does this half-heartedly, “why be willing if you don't like it?” bryan asked for fishing.

Diego then somewhat advances his chair, “does there be such things? We are doing a political marriage to enlarge the company and raise our image,” Diego said proudly.

Bryan finished his drink and put it on his desk, “then why are you so heavy-hearted? Just walk it, this is all for the money, right? Do not want to go immediately "Diego" the royal fiancee,” said Bryan with a mocking tone.

Diego's expression looks weird, “then? When are you getting married?” ask Bryan again.

“Entah yet determined, maybe waiting for my candidate to ask for marriage,”he explained casually, “what matters is that I am already a royal fiancee, my business is smooth because there is backing.”

Bryan laughed, “you just continue your family business,” tone in.

Diego kicked the table slowly, “fucking you! If not me then who? I'm an only child.” His jaw was hardened, I'm sure he wasn't offended by Bryan's words but was probably thinking about his fate.

Bryan and Diego knew each other well enough because Diego was Bryan's first friend when Bryan moved to school in Washington, more precisely also was a classmate who either happened to Diego or indeed the fate of Diego was my countryman Bryan.

Perhaps because of their fate, one alma mater is at Stanford University, every time met with Diego, with his new status is now bound, he said, Bryan always remembered how Diego had planned his future or rather the future of his romance.

Being married and committed to a woman when she was 30 was not her style. Maybe Diego who used to be so fiery plans to commit when he stepped thirty-five years and above with the criteria of women who are younger than him and intelligent.

But now seeing her end up engaged to an extraordinary woman of her age who had just turned thirty, made Bryan iris. Apparently he was just like most other single children he knew.

Born and lived to fulfill the desires of parents. It is self-deceiving that this is all for the good of his future and the family, especially the good name of the family among the conglomerates.

Diego is one of the lucky men chosen but also pity, “I go first,” he exclaimed as I saw him chuckle. Bryan replied with a mocking smile as usual and Diego then disappeared from his sight.

Now Bryan is in the country of Heiress, as well as his best friend and business partner, Sirius. A few days ago he contacted Sirius several times but was not picked up.

Bryan's thoughts were clouded, Bryan was willing to bet if Sirius would definitely agree to his engagement plan. A lot of benefits he would get, but that's if his thinking is the same as Diego's. But if Sirius allowed his own heart to choose and set aside his personal and family interests, his desire to live a quiet life without the frills of a prince would materialize.

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“Sorry to keep you waiting,” says Aquila.

Sirius smiled in response, “I should have apologized, already made you pick me up.”

“You're an important guest of my papa, right?” he said he was trying to convince Sirius that it wasn't serious for Aquila to pick him up. “Let's peel your tie.” Aquila approached Sirius and immediately held a tie to make her knot.

Sirius had refused that he could do it himself, but because Aquila's hand was faster before Sirius actually finished his repeated denials, Aquila was done with his work.

“It's done.” Her smile.

Sirius can't do anything, it's true the tie is neatly installed now, “te-thank you. I'm so not good.”

“Do not be awkward. We'll just relax.”

Sirius nodded approvingly and stepped in his suit. Ready to leave the hotel. This banquet seemed to be a boomerang for him, because Sirius was not at all interested in performing in royal circles.

If the paparazzi find out about this.

“Hmm... does it have to come together? I-I mean I don't want reporters to see me,” Sirius is trying to give Aquila some sense. Aquila's facial water changed and this made Sirius feel guilty.

Sirius hastily clarified it, “wait, I mean, can we avoid gossip. I don't want to make a scandal.”

Aquila nodded with a forced smile and this made Sirius really very awkward. Sirius could not enter the palace without Aquila, but he wanted to find out what happened to Polaris.

But on the other hand, Sirius knew that Aquila was beginning to feel for him and Sirius could not feel what Aquila was feeling.

It's just that as a kind and friendly man, Sirius can't if he's not being nice.

Aquila stayed in the car the whole way. There was no talk he tried to do every time with Sirius as he usually did.

Sirius is the type of man with high prestige, but feeling the atmosphere in a car that was never as ugly as this makes him feel guilty.

Can't Aquila act like most classy women who pretend to be okay. Or work hard to be a pleasant person despite difficult circumstances. Sirius in his heart.

Sirius was increasingly convinced that his decision this time would really be right, but the only person who could save him from his battle plan was somehow disappearing to where he was at the moment.

Polaris is higher than Aquila, both parents will most likely not mind if the choice falls on Polaris. I don't know what kind of luck he has right now.

Sirius occasionally glanced at the busy Aquila with his own daydream while staring at the street scene through the car window. The drizzle began to fall back, the first thing Sirius thought about was finding out which men were often with Polaris.

The most likely and quickest way to know this is to ask directly with the crown prince even though uncovering his identity is what he is at stake right now.