The Unexpected Love Journey
ARC II: CHAPTER XV
1 Year later
“Lu will really let him go like this?” said Dimas who worried about Andre for doing stupid things over the past year by torturing himself.
“Sometime, we have to let go of something for the sake of bigger things. You know, if he's in the shadow of my family, he'll never grow. He will always be seen as someone who can only use his family to become famous. So this is the only right way,” replied Andre.
“Ta. but.”
‘Your attention please, passengers of Garuda Indonesia on flight number Gaxxx to Japan please boarding from door gate 11, Thank you’
“Cua first yes. Just chill. If the cave is the same he is a mate, it will definitely unite too kok in the end,” said Andre before leaving Dimas alone and walking through the tike and identity checks at the boarding gate.
He then pulled out his phone, typed something on his phone ‘See you soon honey’ and sent it to Yunita. Shortly afterward—only about a few details after his message turned into blue tick—he instantly got a call from Yunita.
“Halo?”
“You sure you don't want to tell Brandon the exact same Dimas?” Yunita asked.
“No need, the less know the better. Except for Brandon, I'm pretty sure he knows. He will be very sensitive about it,” replied Andre when he walked in the garage to the plane he will ride.
***
A Year Ago, 1 Hour before the First Screening Press Conference
“You two are sure you will do this?” asked Kak Alika, after hearing Andre's words about pretending to break up in public. His face seemed doubtful that the plan could work out well.
Yunita also had a not-so-different reaction when she heard about this plan for the first time; both rejected the plan. It is natural, considering they will deceive many people who are actually quite difficult because it means they can only meet secretly and can not be too often. One time blunders and they will definitely be the lips of netizens; which is a bit dubious if it will be a positive thing.
“Just relax, just trust the two of us, yes?” Yunita tried to convince Alika. He even had to put his face in front of Kak Alika before Kak Alika finally agreed with his plan and Andre. It took a while for Andre and Yunita to convince Alika to follow Andre and his mother's plan.
“But, had this not gone according to plan, what would you have done?” Brother Alika with a sharp eye, asked Andre's plan about backup plan.
“However, the output will remain the same. Step away slowly by rarely showing up together, or announcing we broke up. The goal remains the same: to get him out of the shadow of my family's support. At the very least, people would turn sympathy to him slowly. So, he can escape the scorn of people all this time, that's my hope,” explained Andre
“And if he's even more severely bullied?”
“Sorry?”
“Yeah, you know how netizens judge? Always unpredictable. Gua think you do not need to be explained at length again right? Moreover, things like this have become your daily food,”
Kak Alika's words to Andre did have a point, one thing they could not expect was the reaction of netizens. Although they announced that they broke up in front of the media, there was a fear in his heart that Yunita would even be labeled as a matre girl whose rottenness was already known.
“So, what's sister's plan?” Andre interrupted Yunita and asked Alika. He was curious about Kak Alika's thoughts, because as a Yunita manager, Kak Alika would certainly think of the best for Yunita herself.
“If the question that comes out later is too aggressive, just say your engagement is void or postponed first. After all, Yunita is indeed likely to be filming abroad in a few months if her next project escapes. But this is if only yes,”
“Oke, pretty good. Means it's fixed yes,”
In the end, the backup plan was never used at all. Journalists who interviewed Yunita at that time no one was too skeptical about the breakup of the two of them. Whether it was because they were not too interested or had been threatened or paid by Andre's mother, no one knew.
To be clear, their plan went smoothly without any obstacles. Plus, the situation is very supportive, Andre and Brandon— who somehow also entered the Acceleration— class are very busy with their Acceleration class. Yunita was also preoccupied with filming overseas for her first film as a main lead after her web drama was a huge success by ranking first trending since its first release.
On the plus side, Yunita who was initially looked at one eye by many, slowly broke people with her stunning acting skills for a beginner. Some articles even mention that Yunita has the possibility to go international in a short time with her beautiful face supported by good English skills.
***
“My I help you sir,” a flight attendant tried to help Andre when he was trying to pick up the suitcase he was carrying while he was talking to Yunita on the phone.
“Who is it?” Spontaneously, Yunita immediately shouted at him after hearing the flight attendant speak. One of Andre's latest hobbies after their relationship was announced to run aground was making Yunita jealous who in her eyes looked adorable.
“Just relax, flight attendant doang kok,” Andre replied with a smile. It seems that the flight attendant also smiled a little because the flight attendant was also an indo; because he used a local airline. “Thanks,” he said before the flight attendant left.
“You're aware if you're flirty with other girls. I report to your mama directly later, find out how aunty likes her favorite daughter-in-law?”
“Iya darling, know how, already yes. I'll let you know later if it's landing,”
“Ok, love you,”
“Love you too,”
Her feelings became relieved after hearing Yunita who was getting more confident to call herself a favorite daughter-in-law; which is true as well. ‘Love can make people do everything’ these words she originally did not take seriously. But, given how he changed because of Yunita, he seemed to lick his own saliva.
She used to not believe anymore in the name of love after being betrayed by Diana, after meeting Yunita instead willing to do everything. He who used to be very unwilling to appear in public, is now even willing to put up a body when Yunita is exposed to problems. He who had been cold to everyone since the breakup of Diana, slowly returned to his former self, who was smiling, active in all things, full of silliness, slowly returning to his former self, and become more sensitive to the people he cares about. Whether exaggerated or not, he felt that Yunita was the light that came in the lurch that enveloped him all this time.
And now, he's going to try his best to protect the light in his life. Although he is currently still very curious about the answers to the mysteries of his dreams over the past year, he chose to put them aside for a while. Because like ‘'s wise words backtrack step by step a breakthrough’, he put aside all his curiosity in order to protect the people he loved. And according to him there is only one way, namely by gaining considerable power as his father and mother have done so far.
