AS A SLEEPING FRIEND

46. Already planned? (Author POV)

After buying some goods, Javier only realized that they were today riding a motorcycle and the groceries would be difficult to carry later.

Inevitably, Javier finally called his assistant to pick up their groceries.

Javier could have requested that all the items be sent to his residence, but Javier was reluctant to do so because he felt it was inefficient and slow.

"Jack, can you go to M's shopping mall?"

"Good, Sir." Jack answered from a call.

"Okay, I'm waiting for you at the Chinese restaurant on the 2nd floor." Javier immediately disconnected his call after Jack understood the direction he gave.

"Is Jack going to take it all?" elin asked while chewing the noodles he ordered at the restaurant.

"Yes, don't be interested in him" Javier said.

Elin had not seen Jack in person for a long time. The last time was probably when her mother was still hospitalized. And now Elin knows that this must have something to do with Javier deliberately making the distance between him and Jack. Does this still have anything to do with Javier being jealous of his own assistant? If you hear from the story of Javier just now it seems this man is still afraid if Elin will be interested in Jack.

"Sister, we're getting married in a minute. What are you afraid of?" said Elin gently while stroking the back of Javier's hand.

"But still. I can't forget how excited you used to be when you told me about Jack and said you'd start getting close to him."

"Gosh my god." Elin peed long. "I wasn't really serious at the time, brother. I just feel like Jack is more often with me to escort me wherever I go."

"Yes, but now there's me who will follow you wherever you go."

"I mean .. don't be jealous of her anymore. I couldn't possibly be interested in him, I was just kidding."

"Jealous? I'm not jealous" Javier blurted out.

"So, what does this attitude mean?"

"Of course, obviously I won't let you get close to him anymore and if you need to be given a bodyguard then Carla can take care of you to replace me who might be busy and can't put off work."

Elin scratched her temple at a glance. "You always have a hard time interpreting your own feelings, brother," he said slowly.

Moments later, Jack actually came to the restaurant. He called Javier to tell him where he was.

"Wait outside, you don't have to go into the restaurant. I'll meet you there."

Sangking did not want Elin to meet with Jack, Javier himself who was intent on meeting his assistant in front of the restaurant. Elin until the head gurgles saw it.

"Wait here, I'll see Jack in front." Javier moves while carrying their parcel to hand over to Jack.

"Is that what he said not jealous?" Gerrutu Elin while looking at the back of Javier who walked away from their seat.

Elin continues to eat her noodles regardless of anything Javier does. Whatever. He never really meant to get close to Jack.

While enjoying his meal alone, someone greeted Elin there.

"Elin's? You're Elin, right?"

Elin looked at the source of the voice.

"Cathy?" greet Elin, it was one of the friends he knew quite briefly while working in the Restaurant the other day.

"Well, it's really you. You're alone?" ask Cathy.

"No, I'm with my boyfriend. It just so happened that he was ahead to take care of something," Elin said referring to the direction outside the restaurant.

"Yes, yeah, how are you Elin?"

"As you can see, I'm healthy and well. You alone? Do you still work at that restaurant?" Ask Elin.

Cathy shakes.

"Let's sit here. I want to hear your story. Why don't you work there again" asked Elin.

"Is it okay? I'm afraid your girlfriend's mad if I'm here."

"No, he's not that kind of person. He'll be happy if I have friends."

Cathy finally sat down next to Elin.

"I actually work at the restaurant to fill my free time. And now I've got another bustle."0

Elin was able to guess the truth, since knowing Cathy he could see if the appearance of the girl was not like a person who was short of money.

"Why did you suddenly stop working?" Cathy asked Elin.

"Uhm, I've moved out of the house I rented near that restaurant. Besides, I'm done with it and I'm not allowed to go back to work there."

"Well, it seems that our choice is almost the same: to choose to leave the restaurant, because actually there is very tiring" Cathy responded.

"Yeah, you're right" Elin said.

They laugh together until they do not realize that Javier has walked back to the table.

"Elin?"

Elin turned to Javier still with the remnants of his laughter, along with Cathy also saw Javier who was there.

"Irina?"

They both looked shocked, as did Elin who heard that Javier called Cathy by another name.

"You know each other?" Ask Javier about Elin.

"Well, he was one of my friends when I was working part-time at the restaurant" Elin replied as she was.

"Is he your girlfriend, Elin?" Cathy asked who had another name, Irina.

Elin wants to answer Cathy's question but Javier interrupts.

"Is your meal done? Let's just go home, Elin," said Javier, who appeared to be evading.

Elin frowned, he was confused why Javier's response and attitude suddenly changed.

"But, Sister …"

Javier clasped Elin's fingers, then he said goodbye to Cathy.

"Sorry we can't linger here. Excuse me."

Elin had to step down when Javier pulled his hand to leave the place immediately. He does not yet understand what is really happening and he will definitely demand his answer from Javier later.

All the way home, there was silence. None of Javier or Elin wanted to speak first. It was the sound of the roar of the motor that became the accompaniment to their return.

Arriving at the Apartment, Elin could no longer hold back her curiosity. He wanted to ask Javier directly. When and why Javier got to know Cathy.

"Sir …"

"City …"

Their voices were almost simultaneous. Javier asks Elin to speak first but Elin asks Javier to say what he wants to say.

"Don't hang out with Irina anymore."

"What does Cathy mean?"

"Yes. Whoever his name is you know."

"Why? I know he's a good man."

"Where do you know him?"

"I told you that he was one of my colleagues when I worked at the restaurant."

"How long have you worked there? A day ... two days? You don't know him well enough so hear my words. Never hang out with him again" Javier stressed.

"You why brother? You forbid me from hanging out with Cathy who used to help me a lot while working at the restaurant? You said as if you knew him quite well—"

"Yes, Elin. Well ... I know him quite well," Javier interrupted Elin's words.

Elin was silent for a while, as if he was digesting Javier's words and he came to a conclusion.

"Is he your ex-lover?" ask Elin at last.

"No!" answer Javier straightforwardly.

"Ah, maybe she was once the girl you were looking to approach."

"No. It's more about him who was obsessed with me. If I don't know now. So I want you to stay away from her and not hang out with her because she's a girl beyond prediction."

Elin had opened her mouth to voice protests but her words could not be spoken because Javier resumed.

"... She's the same girl Liam loved. He's the spark between Liam and me."

"What?" Elin's forehead is wrinkled deep, shocked and shocked as Liam's name is mentioned by Javier. "You mean ... Liam my half-brother?" tanyanya.

"Yes, Elin. All this time I always asked my people to monitor Liam from a distance. But I forgot about Irina. He escaped my sight. What I'm afraid of is that your meeting with him while working at that restaurant .. was actually planned."

Elin is further confused by Javier's words.

"Irina's been chasing me, a long time ago. I didn't bully her, I was afraid that she would take revenge on me for my rejection and get angry when I found out I was going to marry you. I told you she's a hard girl to guess."

Elin begins to be able to draw the intent of Javier's worries on her.

"Can he hurt me?"

"Maybe!" answer Javier quickly.

At that very instant, Elin felt her body bristling. If he hadn't known this fact earlier, maybe Elin would never have known Cathy was Irina. The girl who is obsessed with Javier, is also the girl who is loved by Liam–his stepbrother.

What would happen if Elin were slow to learn this fact? He could be in danger, right? I don't know.

"From now on, beware. Um, one more ... What if you start practicing martial arts? I'd be pretty calm if you had that ability" Javier suggested, which Elin eventually agreed to.

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