THE BEST BROTHERS

S4 Chapter 56 "Where's the Prize?" The Best Brothers

It was two months after Rania's mother died. Rania was able to be friendly with the situation. She always gets input from her ex-husband, Dio. She has always been on good terms with her ex-husband. However, just a chat or phone, that's also if they want to discuss work only.

While diving drink water. Yes, they are like that, like that proverb, because they exchange news and tell stories while discussing work. They still do not want to be honest about the feelings in his heart. I don't know when they're hiding their true taste.

Dio who does not want to disturb Rania's life anymore, he prefers to be her work partner. He lets Rania get close to Evan, despite being in his heart sick and wanting to rebel. Dio also sometimes secretly follows Evan and Rania away. Not out of jealousy or anything, Dio was just afraid that Rania was being spurned by Evan, because Dio knew what kind of man Evan was.

"Dio, are you in dad's office?" ~Rania.

Dio smiles at the message from Rania, asking her in her father's office or not. Dio did not answer him directly. He deliberately had Rania ask again. And, he was indeed busy because he had just met a client.

"Pity also if I don't reply, maybe important," said Dio lirih.

"Yes, I just got to my dad's office, I just saw my client." ~Dio.

Dio replied to Rania's message. He put his phone back on the table, and left it to the bathroom.

Rania saw a reply from Dio. Waiting for a reply to a message from Dio for 10 minutes, he was very nervous, even though Evan had been intensely sending messages to him, but he had not yet responded.

Rania saw a reply from Dio. A single smile gushed across her beautiful face saw the incoming message from the one she was waiting for. Rania read it, she really wanted to meet Dio, all this time she just told Dio through a chat or phone only. Rania picked up her bag and some documents that Dio had to give her, which she had just signed.

"I'm headed to Dad's office, wait a minute don't go anymore." ~ Rania.

Rania drove forward her car, she did not kidnap Evan who from earlier chat asked her. For him it is not important to reply to a chat that contains writing asking what he is doing. Because according to Rania, Evan should know what Rania's hours are.

"I don't need a chat like this, Van. You send a chat every day like this, there's no boss. Ask what, have lunch not yet, like a high school or Junior High School. We're old, want to be serious also do not need to be like this," muttered Rania while driving her car and saw a chat from Evan.

Rania thinks again about Evan's words yesterday, Evan really wants to propose to Rania, but he is not ready to have a serious relationship with men. Not to mention with Evan, Dio wants to come back again he still thinks long, although his heart still holds a million love for Dio. The incident between him and Dio yesterday, still leaves a deep trauma on him. He also did not believe that Dio loved him. Even before parting ways, Dio was eager to maintain his household with him. But, he did not believe that Dio could love him anymore.

Rania's phone rang again, there was a message coming in from Dio. But, she did not open it, because she soon reached her father's office. Rania got out of her car and immediately entered her father's office. He went straight into Dio's room.

"Rania, have you arrived?" dio asked with a bit of shock seeing Rania already on the doorstep of her room.

"Yes, I'm already here," he replied as he walked up to Dio's desk and sat down in front of him.

Two months of not seeing each other made them a little nervous when they met. Yes, any need with Dio, or provide Dio with important documents, Rania only told Astrid or other employees. And, just this time he met Dio directly after the incident that night, when Rania ran away from home.

"Emm..want to drink what?" dio asked with a little awkwardness.

"It's up to you to do what you want to do" replied Rania.

"I'm making coffee, huh?" he said nervously.

"Okay" answered Rania.

Dio headed to the pantry next to his room. Indeed there is a small space that used to be used by Reno just for casual coffee. And now the room was used by Dio.

Rania walked towards the small room that was used as a pantry, she saw Dio making coffee for her.

"Don't love creamer" said Rania who stopped Dio from putting creamer in his coffee.

"Okay" he replied casually.

Dio brought coffee towards Rania who was still standing in the doorway. Rania sees Dio now as different from before. His face was increasingly thin and like there was no spirit to live on.

"You're dieting?" ask Rania.

"Oh, fat is not diet time." Dio replied by giving Rania coffee.

"Thank you." Rania took a cup of coffee from Dio's hand.

"Kirain aja diet, I see you add more kurusan because," added Rania.

"Yes, it's like this" replied Dio.

"You've got, haven't you, the documents you signed?" ask Dio.

"Bring, it's on the table" replied Rania.

"You alone?" ask Dio again.

"Yes, who else would you be, " replied Rania.

"Cirain is the same as Evan, usually where Evan is," said Dio.

"Hmmm.again males the same as him," he said in a sloppy tone.

"Why, lazy just like it, right?" ledek Dio while checking the documents that Rania brought.

"Lazy, he's like a child" Rania said.

"Like a child how?"

"Ah, don't talk about Evan" said Rania.

Rania enjoys coffee made by her ex-husband. Still the same taste as before, indeed Dio is good at making this smart coffee. Rania looked around her father's room, which Dio now wore. His gaze was fixed on the small transparent cupboard he had just seen.

In the closet, there are several photos of his father with himself and his mother. Rania got up from her seat and walked towards the closet.

"Dio, why is there this closet?" ask Rania.

"Emm.I deliberately bought the closet, because there are so many photos of father with you and mother, so let me neatly arrange in the minimalist closet," replied Dio.

"Oh, like that?" rania.

Rania did not expect, Dio was really guarding her father's relics. He took a picture of himself with his father. Rania was still looking at the photo. He remembers the good times with his father. And, inside that closet, tucked away a small picture frame that appeared to her with Dio while they were at the riverside cafe.

"Dio," call Rania.

"What?" Dio replied without looking at Rania.

"You still have this photo?" rania asked by taking a picture frame and pointing it at Dio.

"Oh that, yes I printed yesterday, and I installed. It's okay, right? If you object, you can throw it away" replied Dio.

"What's that?" rania asked by approaching Dio who was busy with her work.

"Yes, if you mind, I put up a picture of you and me, it's okay to get rid of it" Dio said.

"Keep it, I don't mind" Rania said as she sipped her coffee.

Rania looked at Dio who was seriously checking all the documents. It felt like someone was dancing in Rania's heart, being able to meet Dio again. And, somehow he wanted to go straight to his father's office when Dio replied that Dio was in his father's office.

"Ran," called Dio who broke her daydream while staring at Dio.

"Hmmm.." she replied only nervously muttering.

"Don't look on, is there anything to ask or say?" ask Dio.

"No, I'm here to give you that, '" he replied.

"Are you not busy at the office? How can you come here? Usually your employees or Astrid?" ask Dio.

"Astrid's busy" she replied. Dio just smiled seeing Rania seriously being flipped open her phone.

Dio did not expect, her marriage bond with Rania ended. But, she was still grateful, with her taking care of her father-in-law's company she was still able to communicate with Rania well. Although holding back the turmoil in his heart because more and more days flourished his love for Rania.

Dio saw his phone ring, there was an incoming message on his WhatsApp. He did not open the message immediately. Mostly from Astrid, or some other insignificant person. Yes, Astrid's secretary Rania, has been close to Dio. Dio thinks he's just a friend, but not Astrid. He's always been considerate of Dio.

"I don't care" he answered.

"Tuh Astrid's chat. It's important" said Rania.

"Astrid's? How do you know Astrid used to send me messages?" ask Dio.

"Let's see, you said, when I went to his desk, he was in the pantry. You brought lunch yesterday, didn't you?" rania replied while asking Dio.

"Yes, I had her lunch yesterday. He's giving you documents" Dio replied.

"Oh." Rania answered like that.

She did not expect Astrid to be close to her ex-husband whom she still loved very much. Dio glanced at Rania who seemed to be not okay, judging by the look on her face. Dio looked at the incoming message, and it turned out to be from Rania. Who answered the message earlier.

"Ran, have you had lunch?" ~Dio.

Once the contents of the message that had been ignored by Rania, because she had reached her father's office so ignored the message from Dio, and only replied to him earlier when after seeing the photos in a small closet.

"Yet, do you want a deal?" ~Rania.

Dio smiled seeing that message turned out to be from Rania. Dio answered the message from Rania.

"Corn in, lunch. I haven't eaten either. Where do we eat?" ~Dio.

Rania's phone rang, she saw the incoming message. Rania smiled looking at the contents of the message from Dio.

"Ehemmm...from Evan, huh?" ask Dio.

"From the former, who was a bitch" he replied.

"Basic! Let's eat what, I buy it," Dio asked.

"That's dong, don't keep Astrid who he lunch with" said Rania.

"Yes.yes, once lunch with an ex, let his ex-girlfriend get angry" said Dio.

"What's Astrid doing, she's the most chatted you," said Rania.

"Yes, here's the chat I piled, I haven't opened yet. Lazy, possessive of him. Ah, come on, let's go hungry." Dio took the car keys.

Rania picked up her bag and got ready for lunch with Dio. There was a strange taste in his heart, not expecting Dio to be close to his secretary and often walking with Astrid.

They got into Dio's car. Rania hasn't been with Dio for a long time. And, only this time did they leave together again and his status was already an ex.

"Ran, that's Evan chat" Dio said when he saw the phone in Rania's hand rang and there was Evan's name.

"Let's go" said Rania.

"Don't be like that. Reply first" said Dio.

"Yes, yes" he answered.

Rania replies to a message from Evan that she thinks is not important, because it only asks the news or asks what is going on, and has eaten or not. According to Rania it is the chat of the Junior High School children.

"Have you?" ask Dio.

"Already," he answered.

"The answer is a meeting" Dio said.

"Son, lunch with you" replied Rania.

"No way, dare to send that same girlfriend I love a gift," ledek Dio.

"Are you really giving gifts? Look, I reply like that." Rania shows a reply to Evan, and it's true that she said she was having lunch with Dio.

"Honestly, ma'am. Don't think about how he feels about you" Dio said.

"Just let it be, rather than a lie. I don't like to lie. You know what it feels like to be lied to. I'm the same Evan honest with each other, there's nothing I cover up, 'emang you," said Rania.

"Yes, yes, believe me" said Dio.

"I'm already lazy with Evan" said Rania with annoyance.

"Where's the prize?" Rania collects a gift from Dio.

"Yes, later." Dio smilingly looked at Rania who was charging a gift from him with a cute and adorable face.

"You're still the same as you used to be, Ran. Your face never changes either" Dio murmured.

Rania opens her phone because Evan replies to a message from her telling her that she is with Dio.

"Oh, yes, I have. Watch out for falling in love again." ~Evan.

Rania just smiled through the chat from Evan. Rania knows, Evan is jealous, but how else, indeed Rania still has a bond with Dio about her father's company that is managed by Dio. So Evan understands and understands it, even though he is in the thick of jealousy.

"Neither, fall in love how? He already has a lover." ~Rania.

"Yes, you go home careful. Tomorrow so right, fulfill papah and eyang invitation for dinner?" ~Evan.

"Yes, pick me up tomorrow at home." ~Rania.

"okay." ~Evan.

Rania put her phone in a bag. He changed the vibrating mode to avoid being distracted by Evan's chat.

"Have you?" ask Dio.

"What's it?" Rania asked Dio.

"Chat her," Dio replied.

"Already, Evan's taking me to dinner with his family tomorrow night." Rania said with a lazy look.

"Hmmm.. don't forget the invitation if you want to formalize your relationship" said Dio.

"What the hell, I haven't thought of that yet" replied Rania.

"Dio, you and Abah are fine, right?" ask Rania.

"Yes like that. I rarely go to Abah's house, I'm ashamed. Coming to my parents' house, it's like a stranger now. At least if you miss my mother I come," replied Dio in a flat tone.

Rania knows the feelings of Dio, who until now is still ostracized by his family, especially his brother. He goes to Arsyad's house if he misses his mother and talks about the office with his mother. That's all, he wasn't there long.

"I have persuaded Abah to accept the situation and do not blame you, but I see, Abah is getting further away from you" said Rania.

"That's the case, I know Abah's nature is selfish. Let alone opa, they're the same, plus Aunt Shita. Yes already, what I can, indeed in this case I made a mistake. And, I got it, lucky opa, Aunt Shita, Abah still wants to talk to me, and just say hello to me a little bit" Dio explained.

"Sorry, Dio. I was also wrong, supposedly.." Rania's speech was cut off by Dio.

"Ah, don't discuss this, I live this life as it is. The important thing is that you are happy with Abah, and Abah is not hurting you" Dio said, cutting out Rania's words.

Dio did live his own life, he was home alone, nothing he did himself. His life had completely changed after the incident in that villa. She also loved her older sister who loved her. Shifa was now indifferent to Dio, and was completely unwilling to greet him if Dio did not greet him first. Dio didn't know why everything turned selfish, just forgiving him in his mouth wasn't from his heart.