AS A SLEEPING FRIEND

31. Hold Your Words (Author POV)

That day, Elin inevitably watched her mother's funeral procession. With a puffy face and a lethargic body Elin looked empty and messy.

Javier embraces Elin by his side while trying to strengthen the girl.

Not many attended her mother's funeral, because Elin did not have any other relatives. Most of the mourners were colleagues of his late stepfather who had known the mother. There is also a friend Arbei while both serving in several places, the last is also the Javier family who was present there to pay their last respects to the woman who had given birth to Elin.

Among those quite a number of people, there was Liam present in their midst. He disguises himself with his sunglasses.

"How could Elin be so close to Javier?" That's what Liam said when he saw the body of his stepbrother supported by Javier in the funeral procession.

Liam never knew if the one who redeemed Elin from the Casino was Javier, because Aro just said that Elin was not there without mentioning who and what caused Elin to make it out of the place.

Elin herself was no longer aware of the atmosphere and circumstances that were there. He also did not know Liam's arrival to the place of grief. All she knew was that her mother was gone forever.

Liam knew it would be very difficult to get close to Elin again if there was Javier between them. In fact, Liam had been waiting for this moment to arrive where he could take advantage of his half-brother back and make a lot of money. But on the one hand, he also realized that Javier was an influential businessman and his rival.

"I'll figure out how to see you again, Elin," murmured Liam with a smile. Seeing from his actions, it seems Javier is very protective of Elin and it makes him interested in increasingly disturbing the step-sister.

Slowly and without causing a trace to be suspected, Liam left the place without anyone noticing.

While the funeral procession continued until finally Elin felt unable to survive there when her mother's coffin was completely closed again by the ground.

Elin fell unconscious again and this time Javier caught her body spontaneously.

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Javier closed the door to the treatment room where Elin was inside. He got out of there after feeling that the girl was okay. Elin's blood pressure was very low, she was also dehydrated due to lack of body fluids. To that end, Javier let Elin be treated for some time at the Hospital.

When Javier came out of the room, he saw that his parents were already there.

If Javier is used to chatting with his mother, then the arrival of his father today is enough to surprise Javier. However, he concluded his father's presence this time because he had attended the funeral of Aunt Arbei.

Javier glanced at Elara, and the mother gave the code through the eyes.

Javier feels that something is not right. He was able to deduce this because of his father's visit before him at this time. Shouldn't they have been home since the funeral? There must be something the old man wanted to talk about, Javier thought.

Javier glanced at the loyal Carla waiting there as a form of guard for Elin.

"As for him, I'll have a chat with my mom and dad" Javier told Carla.

"Yes, Sir!" sahut Carla nodded politely.

Javier immediately approached his father and mother who put a serious face on the waiting chair.

"Is there anything I want to talk to you about?" ask Javier to start.

Shane-Dad Javier-nodding. Seeing that gesture, Javier understood that maybe this conversation would be quite important. He invited his parents to chat at the restaurant opposite the Hospital and ordered a private room.

Now, Javier and his parents are sitting together around a round table.

"Jav, Mom and Daddy have been negotiating this with their heads cold." Elara started her words first in the room.

Javier frowned, not understanding what things will be discussed at this time until he had to negotiate with his father.

Javier is not close to his father, even for corporate affairs, Javier rarely discusses it with Shane. Javier has the same rights as his father. However, that does not mean they are hostile, they only have a fairly clear difference in principles. Commitments that sometimes conflict. They have an equally hard character.

For this reason Javier very much avoids meeting with his father, because if it happens then the debate will be very difficult to avoid.

Even so, Javier is very proud of his father and he has great respect for the man who made him present in the world.

"Regarding Elin," said Shane who directly chimed in.

Javier heard his father say the name Elin. He was afraid that his father would make decisions that were against his principles.

"What's wrong with Elin?" Javier thinned his lips, still trying to cover up his nervousness about their discussion this time.

Javier looks at his parents in turn, waiting for their answer, but Elara and Shane do not answer his son's questions immediately.

Shane took a deep breath, his old face as if unable to cover up the remnants of his good looks. The line of face was also that he put on Javier, until the son like a duplicate when he was young. (That Shane visuals in the other novel, Javier's face duplicates his father's yes️)

"Jav, Daddy's heard about your relationship with Elin."

Javier knows this is what his father's gonna talk about, and what's more? He waited anxiously for what the father would say again, because usually his father was always to the point without making small talk.

"Two choices, Jav!" Shane stared fixedly into the netra of the son. "Marry Elin or leave her without hurting her" he said loudly.

Javier's body froze with eyes staring at his father.

There, Elara also sighed softly when her husband's sentence was already triggered in front of their son.

"Why, Dad? Why should I interfere in what is my personal business?" javier asked in disbelief.

"Your personal business?" Shane's head bobbles. "You're Daddy's son, Jav! Does Daddy have to let you continue living with Elin without a bond? Even in this country you won't be making a fuss about it, but you're carrying the big name of the family behind your name!" be barnaceous.

"Elin is just my therapy method, Dad!" javier protests. Still feel no mistake about his actions.

"If you can't marry her, then leave her! There are only two options, Javier!" press Shane.

"I'll leave him, but not now. At least, until I'm cured."

"Let's see who's with us, Jav! This is your mother, she's a woman, just like Elin. So, if you still appreciate your mother, Daddy, please respect Elin too and don't make her a tool. You remember well that his mother was buried this afternoon."

"I know, Dad," said Javier lethargic. It's like he has no choice now. Just this time Javier seemed difficult to make a decision.

"So you're gonna leave him after he's healed?" ask Shane again.

Javier nodded.

"Okay, Daddy's got your decision. Daddy give you a month, even if there's no change to your recovery, then you should still leave it according to what you chose today."

Javier's face lifted again to look at the seriousness of the Father. He seemed surprised by his father's words.

Javier looked at the mother, trying to ask for a defense, but Elara just shook her head as if her husband's decision was right and they had agreed together.

"Daddy hope you can hold your word today, Jav. You know very well that a real man is the one whose words can hold."

Javier just kept quiet, for some reason now there is a feeling of regret in his heart because he chose to leave Elin someday. I don't know. His feelings suddenly riled up.

"Remember, Jav! Daddy never forced you to leave him, but this was your own decision."

The parents left without touching their drink orders at all, leaving Javier staring at the ceiling.

"Is my decision right?" javier's mind felt that there was a huge stone slashing onto his shoulder right now.

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