
"I know that you like me."
What Niki said clearly made Valdo dumbfounded. He didn't think that the girl knew what she was feeling all along, even Niki said it so casually at this moment.
"What's that brother bod*oh?"
Valdo frowned when he heard Niki's words. "Whatchu mean? How dare you call your own brother stupid." He growled furiously making Niki smile meaningfully.
"Whoever has seen Brother all this time also knows that Brother likes me, maybe only a blind man can't see how he's been treating me all along."
True too, Valdo has always been blatantly showing his feelings for Niki. He will not even hesitate to show his love anywhere and to anyone as he always does.
"And like Brother said just now, how dare Big Brother like his own sister like this?"
Deg.
The last words Niki spoke suddenly made Valdo stiffen, his heart felt like it was being hit by something so hard that it made him throbbing pain.
"I don't know how my life has been. Even though I'm an orphan living in an orphanage, I've never lacked affection." Niki looked at Valdo deeply. "The mother of the orphanage gave me parents-like affection, there was also Brother Devan who had also loved me very much. Then, there is also Brother who has always given me spirit and attention. I really live in happiness because of all that."
Valdo is silent and tries to understand what Niki is saying, even though he knows where she is going at the moment.
"Sister is one of the most precious people in my life, and I love you as much as I love Brother Devan. I love you like a little sister" Niki said slowly, even her voice almost stuck in her throat.
"I've been very happy to get the attention and love from my brother, and I'm very grateful. But ...." Niki pulled Valdo's hand and grasped it tightly making the man smile thinly. "But I don't feel like a partner to you, sister."
Ah yes, Valdo had expected that Niki would say something like this. However, he did not expect that the pain would be so stifling to the chest.
"I really love and appreciate Big Brother, and I will never be able to repay everything that Big Brother has done to me. But, but-"
Valdo immediately pulled Niki's hand and hugged her tightly. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry that I put you in this situation. I don't even deserve to be called big brother now."
Niki immediately shook her head sobbing. "No, I'm the one who should apologize to you. All this time I was just being indifferent despite knowing how Big Brother felt to me. Supposedly, I should have stayed away so that Big Brother didn't feel something like this."
"Why should you stay away from your own brother? I love you, but why do you apologize?" Valdo tightened his arms. He really felt regret for putting Niki in this kind of situation. "There's nothing wrong in this, Niki. Especially you. You're not wrong in anything, nor is this feeling I'm feeling. All is fair in Niki's romance, so don't tarnish my love with your apology." Valdo let go of his embrace and placed both hands on Niki's shoulders.
"I love you too, Niki. I love you as a brother, as a friend, as a couple. So, what's wrong with that?" valdo said, "yes, my feelings are not wrong. But putting you in trouble like this is wrong,"
Niki looked at Valdo with tears that kept flowing. She felt so guilty that she could not return the man's feelings to her, but she would have lived happily if she had loved Valdo as much as he loved her.
"Here you go, don't cry anymore. You're going out everywhere."
Niki immediately flicked her lips when she heard Valdo's words making the man chuckle amusedly.
Niki immediately smiled broadly at Valdo's words. "Curtain, you're too pd once."
"That's obvious, Niki. No one can resist your sister's charm,"
"Right, including Doctor Dea,"
"Huh, of course sa-what?" Valdo screamed in shock. "You, what did you say?"
"Sister has always been focused on me, but next to Sister there are people who really love you."
Valdo. Come to think of it, the friendship between him and Dea had indeed been established for a long time. It could be that the feeling turns into love as time goes on, but, is that possible?
"Of course, Brother."
Valdo jumped in shock. He never thought that Niki knew what he was thinking right now. But why is he pounding? "Basic crazy. Why am I pounding? Though a second ago my heart crumbled softly."
"Think what I say, brother. Don't let your brother be late, and the Dea Doctet has been stabbed by another man,"
"That's impossible." Valdo shook his head.
"Ooh, so Big Brother is that sure, huh?" Niki raised her eyebrows to stain Valdo. "What'sthis? Brother just declared love to me, but why get excited when I say something about Doctor Dea?"
"Si*d. It's smart this kid set me up."
"Hush still. Don't mind us and just focus on your own romance."
Niki who was still busy laughing immediately silently heard Valdo's words. "What do you mean, brother?"
"Haha, look at your red face like that rotten tomato. Do you think I'm bod*oh, because you don't know that you like Justin?"
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Tbc.