Playboys
#12. Cover
Hi, I want to tell you a little leak about these lilies. I know a lot of you guys who like why the story of this lily is not happy - happy at all, I understand how, lili will be happy really, really, but the road to happiness is not as easy as in the shadows.This is just the beginning, there are still surprising things in the next part.
And I want to tell you the bad news for this story, maybe starting next month I will update playboy 3 times a week, from Monday, Wednesday, Friday. If you are lucky, I can update every day, so if I on the day that is called it does not update, you can collect, ask, or whatever it is so that I update. I don't want a minimal update, but it's like this.
Thanks also to you who are faithful to comment and read this work, believe me, you are the source of my spirit to write this much. Without you guys constantly, I probably wouldn't have written it this far. Maapin yes if this story is far from your expectations. I love you all :)
Sorry for the opening, happy reading^^
It was never imagined when Liliana, Enzo, Dimitri, and Evelyn would be in this pretty cramped box room. At least it can still accommodate them all, even with a very awkward atmosphere. Liliana had even subconsciously held onto Enzo's arm tightly. The restaurant they had come to was on the third floor, so it wouldn't be long for them to get off.
The eagle was still comfortable in Enzo's warm embrace, making Dimitri's sharp gaze only on the man, alternating with staring at the tiny baby in the man's arms. How could a foreign man hug his own son while the real Father could only stare at all that?
The clanking of the elevator doors roused everyone in the box room from their minds. Enzo immediately led Liliana out, he was well aware of how tightly the woman's hand held her arm since earlier.
“Liliana, can we talk to you for a minute?”
Liliana and Enzo's steps came to a halt, both of them looking back and looking at Dimitri who was already putting on a cold face. Evelyn was still next to him, I don't know what the woman was trying to do.
“Maybe next time, we should go home soon.” Enzo said that sentence calmly. Although Liliana did nothing and looked calm, her heart was very volatile.
Maybe later he will really ask about the relationship Liliana and the man who always made the woman afraid. Even if Liliana wanted to answer that question, their closeness like this still created an invisible distance between the two. Regarding her feelings for Liliana, I don't know, she just had the feeling of wanting to protect this woman from anything. Does that include love?
“Leena, we should really talk.” Dimitri said all that with great emphasis, he did not care about the man or Evelyn yan still looked at him not understanding. Dimitri also did not understand why this woman was still here with him.
“Maybe next time, Dimitri.”
After that Liliana walked first to Enzo's car, she did not care about Dimitri who was already upset. The call was only used when he was upset and Liliana did not see anything that upset him. Aren't they both broken? Then what else is left? They have been told that they have no relationship, except for the Eagle who is among them.
“Are you not divorced? Did you come all the way here because of your ex-wife?” ask Evelyn. He did not read the situation at all and kept asking very sensitive questions for Dimitri.
Dimitri looked at Evelyn coldly. Can this woman come back to her life as if she has no guilt at all?
“Do you have no shame at all? Is being cheap really your life goal? How many men have been in your trap? At least if your age is not possible to establish a relationship with a young man, be honorable! I really feel sorry for your ex-husband and your son.”
This is the ultimate limit of patience Dimitri has. The events of one year ago were really a trap for her, under the pretext of representing her husband to launch an ongoing project, this woman made an agreement contract with a fantastic amount of money and the opportunity to expand Dimitri's business to other countries.
Dimitri is not new to the business, and he knows exactly which ones are trying to cheat him, and which ones really want to work together. All the tactics of the woman were so smooth, that it made Dimitri tempted. That part was indeed his mistake, and he had also admitted it many times, right?
After all that happened, Dimitri began to trace the ins and outs of Evelyn, and the woman had absolutely no grudge or desire for revenge on Dimitri or Liliana. She was just a woman who really liked young men, the husband also covered himself and covered it all neatly, although still, Evelyn knew it. Perhaps that was one of the reasons for flirting with another man, and Dimitri was his first victim.
So Dimitri's fault here is, he didn't tell me about Evelyn trapping him and making them look as if they were sleeping together. Dimitri didn't really remember the incident, because he was very drunk, maybe they really did, maybe they didn't. Believing
whatever you want to believe.
Dimitri wants to protect Liliana from all the realities, because he wants to finish the project quickly and then return to his beloved wife. But, he never reckoned that Liliana would know about it, and the fact that Dimitri had done the same in the past made it even worse
liliana's confidence in Dimitri was reduced. Dimitri forgot such a small detail.
When Dimitri said he wanted a divorce, he wasn't serious, he regretted it even today. All that was left at the moment was that regret, and Dimitri really wanted to make up for it.
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“You actually have something to do with Enzo?” ask Katherine. For the umpteenth time after three days ago.
It all started with Enzo asking Katherine to always be by Liliana's side as long as she went to Berlin. A little exaggerated, but that's exactly what happened. Katherine even had to always go home and go to work with Liliana, of course with the lure of Enzo who would clean up the mess of the woman on her Uncle.
They are currently walking towards their apartment building. Katherine was even forced to board the subway because Liliana refused to drive by car. A very strange woman for the size of Katherine who is used to cars.
“We don't have any relationship, Kate. I don't even understand why he asked you to take care of me, I can take care of myself.”
Liliana was also annoyed with the man, she was so grateful with all the help the man had given her all along. They are also not that close to taking care of each other. In essence, Enzo is very exaggerated, although he also sometimes smiles with the small help that Enzo always makes for himself.
“But I told you once that you guys are very suitable, right? I was really serious about it, I never thought that man would do something like this to you. After four years ago, he was never seen close again with a woman, even all the women who were betrothed to him, he refused raw,” said Katherine at length.
Liliana tried to digest and absorb all of Katherine's words well. So, you could say, Enzo is a man who is clean from the record of female players. At least, that was what Liliana had in mind at the moment.
“Who is that guy?”
Liliana's steps came to a halt when she saw the scene that Katherine had just pointed out. Who else if not Dimitri who again stood in front of the apartment building.
“What is the man Enzo said?” ask Katherine.
Liliana did not know how much Enzo told Katherine, nor would she protest. After all, all this time the man helped her a lot even though Liliana could not reply to whatever the man did.
“You go in first, he's my friend from Indonesia.” Liliana smiled at Katherine and hinted at the woman to go first into the apartment building without another sentence.
Liliana knew sooner or later she would return to face Dimitri, she had already learned from her previous problems. The more he avoids, the man will still go around around him, intentionally or not, because God has put everything in their respective positions. Just a matter of time, they were rediscovered.
No matter how much time Liliana needs to face Dimitri, she won't be able to get it. Not always time can help us to be strong and slowly erase the memories of sadness in our brains and hearts. Just face it, then we'll know the result. No matter how much theory we apply to deal with matters of the heart, everything is completely useless when we are dealing directly with the source of the problem.
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“Speak, I'll listen.”
Liliana had already called the Eagle's nanny to take care of her a little longer, she was going to get things done with this ex-husband. Whatever the outcome, they are still divorced.
Dimitri looked at Liliana longingly, he would not lie how long he had missed this woman. He wanted Liliana to know that he had not been okay with their divorce, and the fact that there was a child between them added to the longing Dimitri felt.
“How are you?” ask Dimitri.
“Very good. After the divorce it.”
He was not okay, he felt scared all this time, although living himself has been used to it since long ago, it feels different when there are other responsibilities on his shoulders. He's not okay, but he always tries to be okay because he's all he has right now, he has to be strong for his son too.
“Looks like your lover's a good man.” Pause. How could Dimitri praise another man who was clearly his biggest competitor?
Silent.
Liliana did not prepare any sentence that she would say to Dimitri, she had only expected that Dimitri would appear again sometime. Besides, there were no more sentences that Liliana wanted to say, she had already done, and that was enough.
“Can I call that baby ‘my son’?”
Their gazes met for a moment, before Liliana decided to turn her face away. There was hope in those eyes, and Liliana couldn't face that much longer. “Yes, after all he is also your son.”
Lying if Liliana says she's not nervous at all, it's more nerve-wracking than their first meeting after the same betrayal but a different case. This time Liliana herself decided the story of this drama, without anyone's help.
“If there is nothing else you will say, I will go,” Liliana said. Letting his heart and mind waver here is not good for his health. He is still trying to be strong against Dimitri, not really strong.
“I have no relationship with Evelyn, I don't even know she's here either. Everything happened suddenly in that restaurant.”
Liliana dared to look at Dimitri, her face made as flat as possible so it was impossible to know what her heart was right now.
“We are also divorced, why do you have to explain all that to me? You can get in touch with anyone including Evelyn, because I also—“
“I never wanted this divorce, Li,” cut Dimitri.
Their gazes were still glued to each other, Dimitri wanted to prove his sincerity, then if he was lucky, he would try his hardest again to win this woman's heart. As Richard said, there must still be a chance for him, even if it is only a twenty percent chance or maybe five percent chance, he will risk it all to rebuild his small family.
“You should have said that one year ago, you thought everything would go back to how it was when you wanted it? Why do you have to be this selfish? Have you ever, for a second thought about how I feel right now?”
Dimitri. That expressionless face alone was enough to intimidate him, then added the various piercing sentences. Dimitri was well aware of how many mistakes he had, and how deep the wounds Liliana had received because of this.
“It's my fault, if I had spoken honestly to you at that time, I thought we wouldn't be like this. But, you should also know that I am stuck in this situation.”
Dimitri finally told him everything that happened to him, everything without missing a single thing. This was his only chance to talk, and he didn't want to waste it again. He will not foolishly repeat his mistakes as before and lose again for the umpteenth time. God is so
evil for playing with his heart in such a way, is being happy this hard?
This is not true when saying that if God is evil, everything happens by God's will, but as long as we can prevent it well, nothing like this will happen. Let's just say Dimitri still relies on his ego and does not want to be blamed by anything that befalls him and also—mantan—wife.
“What do you expect after saying all that?” ask Liliana.
“I just want you to know the truth, I know this is late and all this is very futile, at least I've said all this.”
Both are equally guilty, if they want to give up on each other and lower their egos, maybe something like this does not happen. But which man has no ego? All have, just to varying degrees.
“Nothing will change, Al,” Liliana said. “Although I still have feelings for you, but I will not come back to you again,” continued Liliana.
“I understand.” Dimitri smiled bitterly. This is what he deserves, after everything he has done.
“It is better that we do not need to meet often, I will greatly appreciate it.”
Liliana would soon move from her seat, when Dimitri blocked her arm. “Can I meet my son?”
“I'll call you later.”
Then Dimitri again released the woman for the umpteenth time. At least this time he has tried, he will do his best again next time.
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