The Dandelion Motel

A Love That Doesn't Want to Be Revealed

"I'm sorry, brother, I'm really sorry" she said in her tears.

"Dante, stop crying. You're a boy, don't cry." said Rosaline trying not to cry.

Dante looked at his brother, "I'm not going to college in the US."

"Why, haven't you been wanting to go to college there all this time? Though our savings are enough." inquired Rosaline curious.

"My grades don't go in." replied Dante a little hesitant.

Suddenly Rosaline broke down. Even at this heartwarming moment, Dante can still make him laugh with his silly behavior.

Dante starts to get upset with Rosaline for laughing at her. "Can you stop mocking me?"

The woman tried to stop laughing, although from the look on her face she looked hard to hold it.

"In addition I want to stay with my brother and take care of my brother" said Dante again making the atmosphere become sad.

"Dante, you've taken care of me without me asking. Brother has seen you grow up well, even now you are taller than brother. There's no need to go to college in the US to make your sister proud. Your job is to learn and live your life according to your wishes. Prove that you can be a great person, okay?" he said while rubbing his sister's hair.

Dante nodded surely with a wide smile. Dante's mood was indeed quick to change, he had just sobbed in his brother's arms but now his expression had returned to whiny.

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"Sir leon.here sis..!" dante exclaimed as he waved his hand making Rosaline turn.

The man immediately approached the two of them after seeing Dante waving a hand at him.

Rosaline glanced at her sister with a cynical look. "Geek..."

"I'm sorry, brother. This will be my last mischief. I have a test this afternoon. Brother go home with Leon's brother, yes!" Dante.

Dante immediately ran into the car avoiding the rampage of his brother and then passed by his car. While Rosaline was still standing looking at Dante with her grim face.

The woman turned her gaze towards Leon who was getting closer.

"You okay?" asked the man while holding onto Rosaline's shoulder.

"Dante says your mood is not good" he added.

"It's better." replied Rosaline.

"Do we need to do the countdown method again?" Leon Goda.

"Chhhh..." Rosaline.

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They both started walking down the beach.

"I'm curious about one thing" said Rosaline.

"What's that?" ask Leon.

"I'm sure you're very good at seducing women, do you always use the countdown method to calm them down?" inquiringly.

"Never, I just did it to you" Leon said

"really?" still can't believe the man's words.

"Of course, I never lie" he said.

"Then who taught you that method?" ask the woman again

"Ah, that's a secret."

"Son, you just said you never lied now you want to play secrets with me?" grunts Rosaline pissed.

"At least tell me he's a man or a woman?" he added.

"Woman." replied Leon briefly.

"Aishhh, she must be one of the nala*g you've dated, right? Let's answer quickly! Is that really my guess?" his emotions began to rise.

"No, dear." she said gently while holding both of the woman's shoulders.

"He's my mother. Mom's with me." Leon explained with a sigh. And his face turned grim now.

"Ah yes, sorry. You should have told me earlier." Rosaline felt a little guilty for mistaking.

Leon directs Rosaline to sit by the beach.

"Rosaline, I'm not sure if you've heard this before. Sam's father was my real father but my real mother died when I was very young and I can't even remember her face at all. After I was taken from the orphanage, Anna's mother took care of me" Leon said.

"When I was a kid, I had nightmares and Anna's mom always won me that way" she added.

"Ah, you must be very close." Rosaline speculates.

"It used to be, but not anymore. I hate him."

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It's a secret, but I'll tell you.

There are so many things Leon hates in this world, he hates his father, his birth mother, even more so his mother.

Yeah, he hates Anna

Not because he treated Leon badly, but because he was too kind.

Isn't the good we can't repay a burden?

Unlike when someone scolds you, you can hate him, curse him, and even pray his death to God with pride.

Because Leon doesn't know how to repay Mother Anna's kindness so she 'hates' mom.

He always felt guilty. Leon still remembers when he was almost 10 years old.

The woman ran through the flames, breaking through the walls and smoke to save her trapped and near death as their house burned to the ground.

Because of Anna's mother's great affection for her, Leon becomes the target of Daniel's hatred for his older brother, who is in fact Anna's mother's biological son and Sam's father.

From then on he tries to get away from them, often making a mess and living as he pleases is Leon's way of making his family hate him.

Even so, in running the company he remains professional and does not want his family to suffer losses even he tends to be ambitious.

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Rosaline knew the man was lying, her facial expression did not show hatred but affection that she did not want to reveal.

"Did you miss him?" the woman asked as if she knew what Leon was feeling.

"Omong empty! Can hate and longing exist at the same time?" deny the man.

"Of course, when you love someone so much but you can't reach them and try to push them away from your life" Rosaline said.

Leon just stared, the man was speechless. He has to admit that what Rosaline said is true, all this time he missed mom a lot.

On the beach, Rosaline and Leon reveal their true selves, pasts and memories to each other. Something they had never done before could even be considered taboo. Now they have opened everything without any cover-up.

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That afternoon Leon escorted Rosaline right in front of the motel.

"Rest, today you cry a lot. I can't stop by because there's still a little business" Leon said.

Rosaline who was about to drive away from the car only answered him with a nod and a sweet smile.

"Later tonight I'll pick you up. I want to take you somewhere special."

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