
After a long journey, because it happened to be the distance between the location of the salon and the restaurant quite far, the car driven directly by Kak Ana, finally stopped also at a parking lot provided by the restaurant. Haven't gotten out of the car yet, somehow Renjani's premonition is a little less palatable. It was like something was going to happen, but I didn't know what.
With a flat face, Renjani stared at the brother who was currently busy releasing his seatbelt. Here Renjani tries to find answers from a bad premonition that suddenly greets her. There must be a reason behind this feeling.
As if it was difficult to guess, Renjani decided to ask directly to the brother. The girl really hoped that the question she would ask would get an answer from her brother. Because you know for yourself, if Kak Ana again hides something, it will be very difficult to give a definite answer. His sister was too good at pretending, acting as if nothing had happened when there was really something big waiting. Although Ana is his older sister, Renjani is also not too able to trust him one hundred percent. Wh why? Yeah, because Ana looks so gray.
"Sir Ana?" Call Renjani who directly get the authorization from the brother.
"Why deck?"
"Sir Ana's not hiding anything, is she?" Tanya Renjani is strangely able to make Kak Ana speechless with both eyes rounded big, as if in shock.
If only seen from the way it is now, Sister Ana is indeed the same as the person who is keeping a secret. But, what's the secret? That's what Renjani was trying to figure out. Fear that secret is about yourself.
"Nothing," replied Sister Ana trying to relax.
"If there isn't, why is big brother so weird? Honestly rather than not at all," urged Renjani who was so eager to hear a confession about honesty from her brother.
"Well where did it come from? Maybe it's just your feelings, deck," said Ana, who kept looking away from Renjani, as if she was reluctant to look into the eyes of her sister.
"If it's about Ardhi, sister Ana can tell me the same story," Renjani began to mention the name of the man, who knows his brother so to the trigger and want to say about the things that are being hidden.
"Everything else you want to tell me about Ardhi? Don't you know everything? The matchmaking is off and your sister is intending to go on holiday to Paris with Bimo" said Ana, who now seems much more relaxed than before.
"Yes, but—" has not had time to say anything, Sister Ana has already cut.
"Have the deck, stop being suspicious! Can't a brother hurt his sister?" Ana refused to hear or answer the words of her sister.
"We better get down now and eat. Sister has booked a place and asked them to prepare all the food you like," continued Kak Ana then stepped down from the car.
With a bad feeling and also a sense of suspicion that is still stirring within, Renjani inevitably also came down from this car, too, following the older brother who had now stepped first entered the restaurant.
When they were inside, they both immediately got a warm welcome from one of the employees. Not focusing on greetings, Renjani was busy circulating views. Apparently the girl had no stop to get an answer from her bad premonition and suspicion.
"Dad?" Call the brother while patting his sister's shoulder.
Because Renjani was so focused on looking around, he was not aware that the restaurant employee who had welcomed their arrival had started directing to the order seat from Kak Ana. Is Renjani's bad feeling wrong? He tried to find it, but he still could not get the right answer.
"Have I told you to stop being suspicious?" Tegur Kak Ana who feels very uncomfortable with the behavior of her sister.
Without any sound, Renjani just stared at the older brother with a faint smile. Until finally, one of the waiters from this restaurant came back to them both while giving a menu book. The waiter was ready to take orders from the two of them.
When Renjani just opened the menu book given by the waiter, suddenly her brother asked permission to go to the toilet. He said his stomach hurt, like constipation.
"You order first, deck... I want to go to the toilet for a while" said Ana and quickly ran towards the bathroom leaving Renjani alone.
The feeling was always right, a few minutes after the brother left, unexpectedly a man who looks very familiar comes to Renjani and without hesitation takes a seat exactly on the chair that was used by the brother. Renjani had suspected that Ardhi's presence in this restaurant was a trap plan made by her brother. Now understand the reason why Renjani does not want to trust Kak Ana too much?
Still do not want to look at the man named Ardhi, Renjani was busy looking for the existence of the brother. Why is he still trying to find? It was clear that her brother had left her. Wanting to go to the toilet is just an excuse to get away. Supposedly, Renjani did not give permission, is now her brother still here?
"When he finds Ana, he's not here anymore" Ardhi told the restless-looking girl.
"Sir Ana must still be in the toilet. Earlier, he had permission to go there," apparently Renjani even acted denial.
"You can check it out yourself. She must be no longer in the toilet," Ardhi tries to make the girl believe in the fact that she has been abandoned by her brother.
"How did you know? You just came" said Renjani, who would not believe Ardhi's words.
"So, I accidentally ran into him. He left with his car" Ardhi said again trying to convince the girl who was being stubborn.
Renjani knows that sister Ana has betrayed her, but now she is in desperate need of her brother. Despite feeling annoyed and angry at being lied to, Renjani still expects the existence of Kak Ana to face the man named Ardhi. Renjani does not want to be stuck back with men who always make her feel uncomfortable and afraid.
Without saying anything more, Renjani boldly chose to stand up from her seat and set foot away from the table towards the bathroom. Ardhi, who knew that the girl had left, told the secretary to follow her. Not without reason, Ardhi was only afraid that the girl would go along, just like Ana did. Getting the secretary to accompany him is just a way of being on guard.
With a hasty-looking step, Renjani starts to enter the ladies' toilet with Nindi continuing to accompany behind her. As people panicked, Renjani began to carelessly open all the unlocked doors and as a result all the bathroom door cubicles were empty. Renjani could not find the whereabouts of her brother. Does the girl now believe that Sister Ana has indeed left her?
As if he did not want to give up, Renjani also took his phone and tried to contact his brother, but again all he got was a continuous tone. His call was not rejected, but simply ignored.
"If you're done making sure, miss can go back to the table. Mr. Ardhi was waiting for the presence of miss," Pinta Nindi sounded quite polite.
Because indeed he did not want to deal or meet again with a man named Ardhi, Renjani firmly gave a rejection.
"I will go home, because there is no more business in this place," said Renjani, but his desire was immediately stopped by Ardhi. Yes, the man came back to him.
"Please, I don't forbid you to go home, but remember this... One step you go through that door, I'll tell your parents everything" Ardhi said, sounding like a threat.
"Are you threatening me?" Renjani glared at the man with anger.
"It can be said that way. All this time I tried to keep my mouth shut even though I knew that I had been cheated by you two just because of you. Yes, I know that all this up to the ears of Mr. Aries who will definitely get into trouble is you, not Ana," Ardhi said with confidence.
Actually, Renjani also felt that what Ardhi had just said had a point as well. Wh why? Because Ana will definitely try to use various ways to defend herself. Mr. Aries will certainly be angry with Sister Ana, but perhaps the most angry is Renjani.
"Hows it? Do you still want to go home or stay here and have a little chat about the deal with me?" Asked Ardhi who only got a sharp look from Renjani.
...•••...
Having no other choice, Renjani who looks so charming in a black dress is sitting in a nervous facial expression, as if uncomfortable. When viewed from the condition and atmosphere now, it is very natural for girls who are just sitting in the third grade of High School to feel so. Because now, it is at the same table and sitting opposite each other with a famous man, the dream of all women in this country.
Although not the first time for Renjani to meet the man, strangely the feeling of nervousness and awkwardness still remain in him. Renjani, whose status is still a student, also feels less worthy to be in the same place as the man. Especially now that the man already knows about the identity of self that from yesterday always tried to be covered by Renjani.
Without knowing the reason for this meeting which he said had been canceled, Renjani decided bravely to apologize to the man. An apology for being so rude and also about lying about self-identity. Actually Renjani is not a person who is so brave, in him also still stored fear of the man named Ardhi.
"I'm sorry for lying to you, but it's real.... I have absolutely no evil intentions" Renjani said, bowing her head, not daring to look at the man's face.
What else can Renjani do other than say sorry just for this to be done? Even now her brother has gone somewhere leaving her alone to take care of the problems that should not be the responsibility of Renjani.
"S-I'm not afraid," Renjani said covering up her own feelings.
"really?" The man did not believe the words that came from the mouth of the girl named Renjani. How to believe? If Renjani gelagat does look like a person who is undergoing interrogation.
"Yes. I am not at all afraid of you, sir" Renjani said.
Now it is not Om or you, but Renjani calls the man master. Wh why? He simply imitated what Nindi — normally does as secretary of trust from Ardhi.
"If you are not afraid, why did you bow your head? Why don't you look at me?" Asked the man scurried while smiling faintly.
So that his words look right, Renjani tried to dare to raise his head and briefly look at the face of a man who could be said to be so handsome as a prince from a palace. Because he knew his limits, Renjani who did not want to exchange eyes with the man immediately lowered her head, but it was a pity... The man's big hand stopped him. The man who is the CEO of one of the big companies in the country, did not give permission for Renjani to shift his eyes.
"I'd rather be stared at like this as you are" the man said.
Though unsure, Renjani awkwardly follows the man's words. Now he stopped bowing his head and his gaze only focused on the figure of a handsome man in front of him.
"My arrival here just wants to hold me accountable" said the man who still cannot understand Renjani.
"I mean?" Tanya Renjani looked like a confused person.
"Didn't you say that you would do anything if you could forgive me?" The man reminded Renjani of the words that had been thrown some time ago.
"Yes, right."
"I'll accept that apology, if you'll take responsibility."
After being explained quite a lot, the brain with a small capacity belonging to Renjani can finally understand the meaning. Yes, very understanding if you want to be forgiven, Renjani must take responsibility by following everything the man wants. Does Renjani now have a choice to refuse? Of course, no. It's like a de javu.
"How should I be responsible?" Tanya Renjani wants to know.
Renjani really intends to reconcile with the man. Not wanting to get involved to make his life more peaceful. Missing her normal life before she agrees will help her sister.
"Of course, by staying on a date like we do now," replied the man who was able to surprise Renjani.
Obviously here Renjani has been caught lying, but why does the man still want to continue this dating relationship? It felt like Renjani would be stuck with the man for quite a long time.
"Can't I do anything else to take responsibility?" Tanya Renjani who looks like a plain girl.
"Nothing." Short the man.
Knowing that he was back at a dead end, managed to make a heavy sigh sound so clear. Honestly, despite knowing quite a lot about the greatness of the man, Renjani still does not want to continue this blind dating relationship. Think of Renjani as a fool because it is easy to miss the golden opportunity that many women always want, but if you keep dating the man, it could be that Renjani will also lose her love.
"Once again I'm sorry, but if I had to go on a blind date with the master, I would always feel bad" Renjani said, venturing out to be honest.
Still not knowing what was being planned, Renjani was again confused, when he saw the man pull out a piece of paper from inside a brown envelope. Renjani does not know for sure about its contents, but if carefully observed, it almost looks like a letter of agreement.
"alright. I will appreciate your refusal, but please sign this first" said the man thrusting a piece of paper with a pen towards Renjani.
"This what?" Renjani asked as she took the paper hesitantly.
"Only a letter stating that you will give me a compensation of two hundred million" said the man told him before Renjani had read the entire contents of the paper.
"Compensation? Two hundred million?" Because so surprised, Renjani to close his mouth. Where could he get that much money? Even looking at it, Renjani has never.
"You have two choices. Agreeing to stay on a date with me or refusing and paying that compensation, "unexpectedly it turns out that guy who looks perfect, also has a sneaky side.
"But, what's that much compensation for?"
"For the time I've spent on this blind date. Two hundred million is included in the small amount of profit that I always get every day" the man explained.
After hearing everything, somehow the spirit possessed by Renjani suddenly disappeared. The 18-year-old looked so limp when she found out about two options that were completely unfavorable to herself. How could he be involved in this ever-difficult condition? If you have the power to turn time around, Renjani really wants to do it.
"How's Renjani? Which choice do you want to make?" Urge the man to know about the final decision from Renjani.
"I—" Renjani was silent for a moment while looking at the paper, until finally a decision was taken by the young girl.
"Can you give me a little time to think?" Apparently he chose a safe path.
"Three days? Is that enough?" Ask Ardhi who still wants to be kind to him.
Instead of not being given, Renjani also received three days. He would definitely use the available time to think things through carefully. Learning from experience, Renjani does not want to take the wrong decision again, as she used to do when she intended to help her brother.
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