
The Arturo restaurant is the most luxurious restaurant in the Bogota city complex, a restaurant serving Latin American specialties, Although this place is especially famous for its Argentine barbecue style and crazy party atmosphere, the restaurant is, actually, The Arturo restaurant starts with typical Colombian cuisine and most of the classic Colombian dishes. But after being bought by Kendrick, the food menu is growing.
Kendrick spends a huge amount of money to remodel the entire look of the restaurant, the classic and natural style is the choice. The dining room has a part of the open space.
Its colorful decoration shouts Colombian culture Located in the center of the city with buildings that are still ancient, to attract tourists.
Matheo had entered Kendrick's restaurant, according to information obtained from the restaurant clerk that someone was waiting for him at the table right next to the pool.
Matheo walked according to the instructions the waiter of the restaurant said. From behind, there was a man and a woman. When he arrived at the table, how surprised Matheo was.
"Mr Juan."
"Mr Matheo." They both shake hands. Juan's face was slightly flat, there was a scar on his cheek. But it doesn't reduce his good looks. Then Matheo reached out her hand, shaking Elizabeth's hand. There is a stiffness between them. Not with Juan.
"How are you today? Surely good isn't it?" Juan asked Matheo.
"good. And the woman next to you?" Matheo asked.
"My girlfriend, and we're getting married soon."
"Married?"
"Yes, once our foster child guardianship is sorted out, we'll be married soon."
Elizabeth's face turned red. He really did not know that the purpose of the new man in his meeting happened like this. And child guardianship? Whose child's guardianship? Don't tell me it's Nina. Elizabeth was tense and panicked. From the beginning he had not made a sound at all.
"Whose trade?" Ask Elizabeth.
"Our son? Honey how could you forget?" Juan said, his left hand moved to Elizabeth's shoulder. Elizabeth is getting clumsy.
Matheo looked at the two feeling fed up, how could his best friend be fooled by Elizabeth's appearance.
"Sorry Mr. Matheo can I speak to Mr. Juan alone." Elizabeth said a little.
"Please." Matheo.
Elizabeth and Juan walked away from Matheo, looking for a quiet place to talk.
"What does that mean? Don't tell me you're Nina's guardian!"
"Didn't I have delivered it through my assistant. Make Kendrick fall in love with you soon."
"I've been trying. Mr. Juan, please don't continue this."
"About guardianship? Depending, if you can get close to Kendrick, I'll cancel."
"I promise."
"Aren't you happier, I can help you get closer to Kendrick. And it certainly helps you make Kendrick jealous."
"But he's not Kendrick, he's just his best friend."
"You must not be a fool, not just ears that can hear, and eyes that see. A wall without a soul alone had the senses to convey this news. Just wait how angry he will be. And remember you can't fall in love with her."
Juan said half-intimidatingly, his fingertips sweeping through Elizabeth's hair, tidying up and wiping the child's sweat on the woman's forehead with his handkerchief. Anyone who sees it thinks to both are lovers. No exception with Matheo.
"Well, I'll talk to Mr. Matheo, in order to postpone this plan. And if this one week you can't give me the good news, then don't blame Nina's guardianship for falling into my hands. Understood?"
Elizabeth nodded her head in agreement.
Three hours earlier, when Elizabeth was picked up with a black mercedes her heart felt unsettled, a handsome man with colorful hair, with a slight cut on her cheek.
The black night dress that Juan gave Elizabeth wore was so fitting on her body. Elizabeth enters the black Mercedes with a feeling of fear and anxiety, what the face of the person who has bullied her looks like. A man who used to meet him and was known as Mr X's man, opened the car door for him. Turned in with a little bowing his head.
"Miss Eli, nice to see you again."
Elizabeth replied with just a slight smile, she was not at all happy with this situation. Elizabeth looked increasingly depressed.
Elizabeth entered the Mercedes, the first time she saw the strange looking man's hair, electric blue, the man's face facing the windshield. One of his legs was crossed over the other. He did not foresee Elizabeth's arrival at all. They both sit far apart. For a long time there was no sound coming out of his mouth.
"Don't be afraid and stay away, as long as you don't make a mistake, I'll be quick to set you and Nina free."
"Where are we going?"
"You'll know later."
"What do I do, and dress like this?"
"Something that makes you happy."
"But, puzzles sometimes have a bad impact. Can you show us where we're going?"
"Not to be afraid, I'm just asking you to nod your head if I tell you to, okay?"
The man he just met this time was so cold, that certainly in every conversation he was very disliked Kendrick, anger and resentment, what wounds he suffered, between the two was just a secret.
The two were both stiff and unfriendly. The mysterious man had not yet introduced himself. The journey is not too far but the path traveled is an area with fairly dense traffic creeps.
"My name is Juan."
Elizabeth did not answer the words of the man beside her.
"I only care why you're holding my nose. That's it, the rest I don't care. Aren't we related at all?"
"Don't be so naive, in time you'll care who I am, and what's the relationship between you and Kendrick."
"If it's about Kendrick or the rest, or maybe it's about revenge. Whatever it is I don't care. You got the wrong address, me and Kendrick have nothing to do with it."
"What if I make it there."
"You mean?"
Juan did not continue the conversation, he left Elizabeth in curiosity.
The meeting with Matheo that Juan had planned from the beginning went according to plan. And finally Elizabeth felt in play.
*****
Elizabeth returned to her seat, while Juan walked behind her.
The tension on Elizabeth's face, inversely proportional to Juan's character.
"Thank you Mr. Matheo, we are waiting faithfully for us to negotiate. As per the agreement between me and my fiancee. We are not continuing the guardianship rights of our adopted children. I'm sorry."
"No problem, of course, you love your fiance so much that the decision is not in your hands. Then I'll do what I have to see you, wouldn't it be better if I slept in the apartment and didn't have to listen to you both."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry again. Instead, can you introduce me and Mr. Kendrick, I'm interested in doing business with him."
"No!" Elizabeth said in the middle of the conversation. Matheo and Juan looked at each other. Elizabeth's face stiffened.
"Okay, what's the benefit for me? Surely every effort must have results, and you are not obliged to replace my wasted time."
Matheo tried to bluff.
"I know you're running for the head of a legal association in government. I can help you."
"I'll think about it." Matheo said firmly.
"You're so smart." Juan tried to praise to drop.
"Matheo, I beg you. Stop getting here. You don't know what you're going to face." Persuade Elizabeth.
"My woman was rightly considerate. Come on baby, let's go home. After this pack your things we'll go to my palace ok."
Juan's words were so shocking to both of them. Especially Elizabeth, what Juan really meant. Shouldn't he be approaching Kendrick? Why stop him from getting here?
Hmmm Jakarta PPKM again, do not forget the process. May we always be protected by God. Amiiine. Thanks