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Flashback: Story of Faiq & Karin (2)

His father's party is crowded today. Everyone from the elite gathered and mingled with each other, discussing things that they found interesting to discuss.

The many guests choose to sit in groups and talk with a pleasant response. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the event, and were dissolved in chatter with each other.

But there was a different view than what was there. A man in a black suit was sitting with a glass of a drink that he enjoyed himself without anyone else. Although dozens of pairs of eyes were watching him, but none of them moved from their position to approach and approach him.

Whispers of admiration and interest from the surrounding women should be able to hear, but the cold nature that he has has dismissed all that. He seemed to be unconcerned about all the things that were meant for him.

Seeing that made Karin feel compelled to approach her. The logical reason that Karin had was, about her status as the daughter of the owner of the party, which should not be ignored even if the man was very cold. His manners as a guest would not allow him to ignore Karin.

The legs that were previously so steady Karin stepped out, slowly shrinking as their distance got closer. The cold aura of the man grew even more pronounced, but Karin had no way to retreat if she wanted to maintain her pride.

Before Karin arrived at the table where the cold man was perched from earlier, Karin took two glasses of juice of color in line with the juice previously enjoyed by someone she was going to go to.

“Your glass starts empty.” Karin said as she pushed the glass she carried in front of men who were none other than Faiq.

Faiq stared at the glass for a moment, and slowly raised his gaze to look at the woman who had previously shoved the glass full of the same drink he had previously enjoyed.

Faiq smiled, he recognized that the woman in front of him was the daughter of the party owner who was being enjoyed by hundreds of people.

“Only? Why not mix with the others?” Karin asked as she sipped her drink, she tried hard to look natural and brushed off as much nervousness as she could.

“How can I blend in? The others had their own conversations. Time yes I always come and follow in their chat” replied Faiq. “By the way, thanks.” Faiq raised the glass Karin had given him earlier, and gulped down his drink slowly.

“He was not as cold as he looked” Murmured Karin saw a pretty good response Faiq according to him.

“Nobody came to me either, so I could only enjoy my drink here until my father took me home”

Karin chuckled, it was so funny for a man of Faiq's age to be waiting for his father to come home, like a little boy who was part of a family party and couldn't go home by himself.

“You can't go home by yourself?” Karin asked trying to hold back her laughter.

Faiq smiled, he knew the answer just now really sounded like a joke.

“Laughter alone, don't have to be held that way. In fact, I can't go home until my father comes home”

“Why?? Afraid to go home alone??” Karin still held back her laughter.

“Ya may be so”

Karin could no longer hold back her laughter hearing Faiq's reply. His laughter finally escaped even though it did not explode considering that there were so many people there. He could attract people if he could not control his laughter.

“You're like a kid just”

“Yes how, I'm here with my dad” replied Faiq casually while raising both shoulders.

“There, but I'm lazy. Or do you want me to come home??”

Karin, who had not stopped laughing at Faiq's child-like answer, stopped hearing Faiq's last question.

“Eh?”

Karin could not hide her surprised expression.

“Ha ha ha I'm just kidding”

Now Faiq laughed back.

It doesn't take long to make both comfortable. The cold that Karin had felt from Faiq, was now gone. A very thick barrier was seen before, collapsing just like that as they began to dissolve in the chatter.

Karin really enjoyed the conversation between her and Faiq, she felt comfortable and began to guess what kind of person Faiq was. Yes, a thought too naive to sum up.

Yes, Karin who does not know more about people like Faiq, clearly feels that the sense of familiarity that occurs in both is purely a feeling that arises due to those who are attracted to each other in chat. Faiq, the chat that feels interesting to Karin, is something she controls so Karin can feel that way.

Faiq deliberately made Karin able to dissolve in their chatter, deliberately giving the impression that he was a comfortable person to be the interlocutor. Faiq was aware of the power of the business that Karin's father had, he said, so it does not rule out the possibility someday he will need Karin to help him achieve what he wants without doing tricks that are very dirty as he had done before.

Faiq continued to play his role as a very pleasant person in Karin's eyes, he also began to realize that several pairs of eyes were fixed on them. Yes, Faiq managed to attract people's attention, and it would make it even easier if one day, one day, he manages to pull Karin into a business problem where he needs the help of a woman who is clearly no stranger to some business players. By showing his familiarity with Karin, people would not suspect him if one day, he used Karin as a stepping stone when playing tricks in his business world.

Of course, not only the other guests who set their sights on Karin as well as Faiq, Faiq's father also took occasional glances from a distance, seeing his son who was busy chatting with his interlocutor.

Desired one wish on a single parent with a son, he hopes that his only son who he now knows has changed, can slowly return to what he used to be after knowing Karin. Although he did not know what the future was like, but his expectations were great, his son's chat with Karin today did not end there and will last until his son can return to his original state.

Again, he did not know his son. What he saw today, was just a trick his son created so that the people around them could think what he wanted.

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Time passed since the day that Faiq manipulated people's views about the familiarity he had with Karin. He who previously had deviant intentions, chose to retract his mind, and chose to end the drama of familiarity that he made by utilizing Karin.

For Faiq, what he had right now was enough to allow him to have even greater things ahead, so he no longer needed someone to be his stepping stone.

But Faiq's intention to end what he had started with Karin was not finished. As if fate had indeed determined the path of both, their parents became God's accomplice to bring them plunged into the same destiny.