Mentari in the Night Sky

The Past: Dating

"I've given the candy that Miss bought for the children to one of the servants and Mr. Ken seems to be waiting for Miss to enter the room."

"Uncle?"

"Yes?"

"The picture of the Phoenix Bird in this painting is not the same as the picture of the Phoenix Bird in Arthur's wallet?"

My question led Uncle Stephan to closely observe the painting in front of us. I had even observed and enjoyed this painting when I first visited this daycare but only this time I saw the image of the Phoenix Bird at the bottom of this abstract painting. Just looking at it once can make me believe the bird image is a symbol of the painter.

But, why is the Phoenix Bird the same as the Phoenix Bird in the violin of Bu Jasmine?

And also, I just realized that I see this Phoenix Bird in Arthur's wallet a lot, a wallet that he always keeps very well. No one in the house can touch his wallet. Even if he left his wallet at home, he would scold anyone who touched it even though some of the servants and bodyguards had the good intention to deliver the wallet to him.

It's only fitting that I'm so familiar with the picture on Miss Jasmine's violin.

"Has Uncle ever been looking for classified information?" I asked after waiting for uncle to answer my question but the result was nil because Uncle was still busy observing the painting in front of us.

"Didn't Miss not want to get involved in such an illegal world?" asked Uncle a little surprised.

"Zeta got permission from the concerned and honestly Zeta has also asked Stephanie for help but until now there has been no reply."

"What does Miss want to know?"

"The reason Ms. Jasmine stopped playing the violin on stage."

"Good."

I looked back at the painting full of blue. There was something about the painting that made me unable to take my eyes off of it, just like when I first saw Alvin's blue eyes. The difference was that Alvin's blue eyes gave me a calmness I had never felt before but this blue painting in front of me gave me a fear I had never felt before. It was as if the painting had kept a wound from the painter and I was indirectly carried into the painting to find out what wounds were stored inside.

The sound of two women talking and laughing was heard approaching where I was standing. I turned my attention to look for the two female figures who let out happy laughter. No need to search, my eyes were already staring at one of the women, the woman who had met me by accident and the woman who was my father's flesh and blood.

"Sina!!!" shouted someone with a distinctive voice of his. I turned my body towards the room where Alvin had previously played the piano and had already found Alvin running towards the two women. Seeing how his face was filled with smiles, he would definitely pass me and continue running towards the two women. And my guess wasn't wrong, Alvin did pass me.

The woman beside Sina gave an awkward smile. The woman tried to hug Alvin who was only answered with a handshake, making the woman's smile more awkward.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you that my cousin came to London and he wanted to spend some time with me today. Doesn't matter if he joins us?" alvin asked upon his return from where the two women stood enthusiastically.

"..."

"Ah, and the woman next to my cousin, the woman wearing the yellow shirt is my cousin and the woman next to him is my childhood friend. It doesn't matter if they join us?" alvin asked back before I could answer the question he had given earlier.

"It doesn't matter but I will still consider today as our date and I won't have any debt to Brother."

"Do whatever you want" said Alvin, aligning his eyes with mine and ruffling my hair. Even the movement of her hands ruffling my hair could not make my hair fall apart, I did not know as weak as what energy she used to ruffle my hair. She also did not forget to give her smile and gentle gaze to me. As soon as I nodded and took my eyes off her, she immediately ran back towards where the two women were standing. At first glance, just at a glance, I could see a hateful gaze or perhaps an envious gaze belonging to Sina aimed at me.

"Miss," called uncle with a tone of anger so as to make sure Alvin was not looking at me and was busy with his two new guests.

"Zeta will call Uncle once as a sign Uncle can watch Zeta from 3 meters away, Zeta will call Uncle twice as a sign Uncle can be next to Zeta, and Zeta will call Uncle three times as a sign Zeta wants Uncle to take Zeta away. Is enough?"

"Enough, Miss."

"..."

"Miss, when I make Miss's phone ring one time it indicates I am asking the condition of Miss or I am walking closer to Miss without the consent of Miss. Miss just needs to look for my whereabouts and signal whether I can get close or stay where I am."

"Alright, Zeta will go straight to Uncle as soon as Zeta's phone rings."

"Thank you, Miss."

The moment where I said I would regret not coming close to him, it seemed like this was the moment that would make me regret not sooner to open my heart to him. For the first time, I could see her happy smile that she had never shown me. The smile of happiness that he always gave me was only limited to being able to be with the woman who filled his heart but the smile full of happiness that he showed at this time in front of his cousins and childhood friends his little is a sense of happiness for getting them as part of his life.

I think the woman he said as his childhood friend wasn't just a childhood friend. Now, I've got the right sentence to end all this.

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