
Iqbal pensively looked out the window, with clenched hands covering his lips. Recalling the expression on Rani's face that was in pain earlier. Regrets and guilt are starting to break out.
Zain glanced at Iqbal, trying to deepen what his master was feeling.
"Master don't be rude to Miss Rani.... There he'll be further away from you." Said the old Zain was anxious himself with the obscurity of Iqbal's attitude.
"Either....I didn't intend to hurt him. I couldn't help myself seeing him close to another man."
"That means you're jealous, and jealousy is a sign of love."
"Maybe I love two girls at the same time. I'm heartbroken at the closeness of Alyn and her husband, which means I still have a taste for Alyn."
"And you're heartbroken too when Miss Rani is close to another man."
Iqbal turned towards Zain... Can't refute his words.
"For months you feel guilty and always worry about Miss Rani's condition, after the captivity. Every day you terrorize Miss Rani just to be able to hear her voice. And make sure Miss Rani is okay." Zain.
"Do you think I still have a face after he humiliated me in the hospital, let alone in front of Arya and Alyn." Iqbal.
"If it continues like this then you will also lose Miss Rani. I see there's love in Miss Rani's eyes for that man." Zain tried to pump up Iqbal's heart.
"Shut up, Zain. Give me the guy's data immediately."
"I've already told someone to investigate his identity."
***
Iqbal read the results of the investigation Zain gave a few minutes ago. Heru Hermansyah is an advertising entrepreneur. There is no bad history in his life.
There should be no reason for her to refuse Heru to be present in Rani's life. But the positive things that exist in Heru make Iqbal restless.
Iqbal begins to feel that his feelings for Rani are not the usual feelings of a man toward his best friend but rather the feelings of a man toward a mature woman.
But Zain deliberately did not attach the complete file of Heru Hermansyah to Iqbal. Because Zain wants to know what Iqbal's reaction is like when Rani is close to a good man. Zain wanted to open Iqbal's eyes.
Heru's complete identity information that Zain did not leave to Iqbal is Heru a widower with one child, divorce with his wife because the mother does not like Heru's wife because the wife of Heru is pregnant out of wedlock.
***
"Sir, what do you want to order?... It's the food and drink menu at our cafe." Said the waiter at Rani's cafe to Iqbal.
"I'd like to meet the owner of this cafe."
"Miss Rani..."
"Yes." Yeah."
***
"Who?..."
"Sorry he didn't mention her name."
Then Rani moves out of the kitchen, seeing who the man the servant is referring to is. Iqbal was sitting at the customer's desk flipping through the food menu. Rani went back to the kitchen.
"Tell him, I'm busy not having time to see him." Rani rules her ministry.
Then the ministry approached Iqbal and relayed a message from Rani to Iqbal.
"Tell Rani, if she doesn't want to see me, then I'll destroy her Cafe right now." Iqbal's words made the servant shudder in horror. Then the waiter approached Rani and relayed a message from Iqbal to Rani.
"Huuufffh...Crazy fucking psychopath. It can only threaten and be violent. Tell her...I'm not scared...Just try to destroy my cafe if you dare. I'll hate him all my life." Said Rani who had begun to be upset with the attitude of Iqbal who was always as good as his intention to manage Rani's life.
Then the servant approached Iqbal and delivered a message from Rani with Doubt, but Iqbal did not budge.
"Is there anything else you want to tell Miss Rani."
"Nothing."
***
"I'm hungry. Make me food." Said Iqbal who suddenly stood behind Rani. Rani's reflexes flipped her body back to look at Iqbal not like. Instead of responding to Iqbal's words, Rani instead went to the dishwasher and crouched down and took the crowbar. Rani hurriedly approached Iqbal.
"This take... He said he was gonna destroy my cafe." Rani said after cramming the crowbar into Iqbal's hand. Iqbal looked at the crowbar in his hand then looked at Rani's annoyed face.
"Don't get mad...I'm just kidding."
"Your jokes are never funny Iqbal."
"It's Ran don't be noisy... Make me food since morning I haven't eaten."
"Dear Lord Iqbal please wait in the customer's seat. The food will be served soon." Rani said with a forced smile.
"I'll accompany you here."
"Whatever..."
Then Rani immediately processed food for Iqbal so that Iqbal could quickly get out of his presence. Iqbal just sat there watching Rani peel the cucumber.
"Itahhh....." Rani screamed as her hand was slashed by a knife. Iqbal grabbed Rani's right hand and then kissed Rani's index finger with blood. Rani watched Iqbal's face closely.
"Iqbal isn't the one who got hurt but this one." Rani said showing her injured finger on her left hand.
"You're Ran... Just ruin the romantic mood."
***