AS A SLEEPING FRIEND

47. Confirmed (Author POV)

While elsewhere, Irina daydreamed in front of her balcony room.

"So, is Elin really Javier's girlfriend? That means Liam didn't lie to me" he muttered as he bit his own fingernails.

Irina seemed worried, at first she could not believe the news that Liam gave. He thought Liam was lying to him and this was just a way to get close to him again.

Irina did work at the restaurant before Elin worked there. There was no intentional element to the first meeting. However, Irina knows that Elin is Liam's younger sister. She has seen Elin in family photos on Liam's social media.

Knowing that fact, enough to make Irina want to be kind to Elin considering Liam is also always good to her even though Irina knows if Liam does that because he likes her very much.

Irina was not a careless worker at the restaurant. He works there only to fill his free time when he is bored with his family business. The restaurant belonged to one of his cousins, so he chose to work there happily.

Irina used the name Cathy so that no one would know her as a figure of her own because she was used to hiding her true identity while working at will like that.

A few weeks ago, Elin did not appear to be working at the restaurant anymore, even though the girl had just entered work. Although many servants are like Elin, aka in and out of restaurants to work but Irina feels a little lost because she thinks she can be good friends with the younger sister of Liam.

Indeed, Irina has indeed considered Elin as her friend since that meeting.

But now, his thoughts changed after today. After he finds out that Elin really has a special relationship with Javier.

At first, Irina did not know they had a relationship. He got word from Liam a few days ago that Javier was getting married.

"Irina, do you know if Javier's getting married?"

"I don't know that and I don't want to know."

"I'm serious, Irina."

"You just want to get close to me again, don't you? To make up a story like this so I can crush you?"

"No, Irina. I'm serious, even very serious. I heard myself if Javier was getting married. I saw her at my stepmother's grave."

"Tomb your stepmother? Why would Javier go to your stepmother's grave?"

"He asked for his blessing there, because he was going to marry Elin, my sister."

"You kidding? Did you introduce them to Liam?"

"Of course not. You know my relationship with Javier isn't good. I never introduced them both."

At that time, Irina immediately reflected the tired face of Elin when they both worked at the Restaurant. It is unlikely that Javier's choice falls on a very young Elin. Is Javier's taste really a girl like Elin?

Irina did not immediately believe Liam's remarks from the phone line, so she wanted to prove it herself.

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Irina with her recklessness to know all these facts, began to trace the real address where Elin lived. He looked up the girl's data from the restaurant where he worked and got information about the house that Elin had rented.

From the rented house, he found nothing. Until finally he was tired to find out where Elin is now.

Irina tried to ask Liam again that day. However, Liam was not sure where Elin was currently living. It's just that Liam's hunch says that Elin must have lived with Javier in the man's house.

Irina, who knows the apartment unit that Javier lives in, tries to find out about the building, but again she gets nothing.

"Liam must be making up about Javier marrying Elin. I don't think I need to find out about this anymore. Liam must be just pranking me," Irina's inner.

To dispel her thoughts on this, Irina finally chooses to spend her weekend shopping at a shopping mall.

Unexpectedly when he ate at a Chinese restaurant with a friend, he saw the figure of Elin who sipped noodles with chopsticks in the corner of the place to eat.

"That's Elin. Wow, what a coincidence. It's good I just went to see him. I was wrong to think that she was the girl Javier was going to marry. I think a plain girl seems unlikely to know a Javier who in fact is an influential man. Circle Elin is also not among the likes of Javier," Irina muttered reassuringly to herself.

Finally, Irina ventured to prove her mistake to Elin. He said goodbye to the friend who sat next to him in the Chinese restaurant.

"I'll be there for a second."

"okay."

Irina got up and walked slowly towards Elin.

"Elin's? You're Elin, right?" Irina greeted the girl.

Elin looked towards Irina.

"Cathy?" sahut Elin's.

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

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

Irina smiles hearing Elin already has a boyfriend. It's definitely not Javier. Once again Irina assures herself that there is no way a girl like Elin can get to know Javier, let alone Liam saying never introduce them both.

"Yes, yeah, how are you Elin?"

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

Irina also nodded.

"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." Actually Irina was also curious about the figure of Elin's girlfriend, so she wanted to prove to herself that it was not Javier.

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

"I actually work at the restaurant to fill my free time. And now I've got another bustle." Irina said she should not suspect Elin at all.

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

"Uhm, I've moved out of the house I rented near that restaurant. Besides, my problems are over and I'm not allowed to go back to work there."

Irina could not find Elin in her rental home. Elin had moved, he thought.

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

"Yeah, you're right" Elin said.

They laugh together until they don't realize that Elin's boyfriend has walked back to the table.

"Elin?"

Elin looked to look at someone who called out to her. Simultaneously, Irina also saw the man who had just arrived there.

"Javier?" Immediately Irina's body felt repulsive, her eyes were perfectly rounded.

"Irina?" javier's response also looked shocked. Maybe he didn't expect to see Irina and Elin get this close.

Irina did not get to see how Elin reacted when Javier greeted her with a different name.

"You know each other?" It sounds like Javier's questioning Elin.

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

"Is he your girlfriend, Elin?" Irina asked with a trembling voice. It turns out his beliefs were wrong. Elin really knows Javier and the possibility that they will get married is undeniable.

Elin seems to want to answer Irina's question, but Javier interrupts first.

"Is your meal done? Let's just go home, Elin."

Irina melengos when she realizes the tone to the worry that Javier spoke to Elin. At that instant, he felt envious and wanted to be in Elin's position.

"But, Sister …"

Javier seemed to be clutching Elin's fingers, as if not letting the girl protest her invitation. Then, Javier was really saying goodbye to Irina right then and there.

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

As much as Elin and Javier, Irina's body felt limp as boneless. He's loved Javier for too long. They often meet in business meetings involving both family companies.

Even so, in fact, they have known each other since they were still studying at the same university and Javier always rejected his feelings.

This time, Irina really felt defeated. Lose by circumstance and be defeated by a plain girl like Elin.

At that moment, Irina chose to go home. Then he thought about this in front of the balcony of his room.

Until finally, Irina called Liam, to say what she already knew.

Irina didn't care if Elin was Liam's younger sister, because with Liam complaining about this to her, it meant that the man would be on her side.

Yes, Irina was sure Liam would side with her because the man liked her so much and probably loved her so much. After all, Elin was only Liam's half-sister.

"I've confirmed it and they do have a relationship" Irina confronts Liam via a cellular connection that she does.

"So, you believe it? I can't lie to you, Irina."

"Can you help me get them separated?"

"Why should I do that? If they get married it'll just make you stop wishing on Javier and my chances of getting close to you get bigger."

"Liam! I don't want anyone to have Javier, if I can't have him then Elin can't!"

Liam's laughter was heard at the end. Although without being asked by Irina, she was determined to make the marriage plans of the two men fail. Not only because he has a grudge against Javier who can always get anything. But on the other hand, Liam is also still willing to take advantage of Elin which can make him earn a lot of money.

"Liam's? You still hear me? You want to separate them, right?"

"Calm down, Irina. Everything will go according to your wishes."

"Thank you."

"Whatever to you," said Liam with a grin–though Irina could not see it.

"... But, everything is not free," continued Liam.

Liam thought that he would also take advantage of this to get Irina. Liam is the type of person who always remembers the term while diving drinking water.

"So, what do you want? Just say!" said Irina who is willing to give Liam anything, as long as the man wants to help him so that Elin can not have Javier– like him.

"You," said Liam meaningfully.

And this time, Liam was really going to make things go his way. Javier is devastated by the loss of Elin. Utilize Elin again and the most important thing is to get Irina out of this situation.

Liam won't waste this opportunity because he will get 3 things at once in just one plan.

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