
Aleya was still in disbelief with the two men who were now throwing smiles at each other while enjoying her dinner. It looks right on their faces that this togetherness is what they wanted to be. Even Han Byeol couldn't stop smiling since Aleya ‘forced’ agreed to stay in that house. Aleya could not resist to look at the smiles of the two men who were now supporting her life system.
“Pak Leo said that your brother will arrive in Korea within two days,” San Hyuk began discussing the case of the arrival of the least awaited person.
“What has Mr Leo become your man?” Aleya could not help but be surprised by San Hyuk's words. Mr. Leo was obviously the one who was hired by his parents, but since when did that person want to cooperate with San Hyuk.
“He's been our guy for a long time,” San Hyuk explained briefly, “Han Byeol, as long as your uncle is here, you will be picked up by the driver as well as personal bodyguard Appa.” Han Byeol simply nodded in agreement. He believed in his father, who had always looked after him. There was never the slightest doubt about his father's decisions.
“Wah, you are also Byeol-a, it turns out that you are as obedient as your App,” Aleya can only be surprised by the attitude of her son. All this time there must have been a debate first if Aleya made the rules for Han Byeol.
“And you..” regardless of Aleya who still does not accept, San Hyuk immediately locks the woman with his gaze, “stop lying to yourself. From now on you should be more courageous to confess your feelings.”.
“Oppa!” Aleya pinched the arm of San Hyuk closest to her.
“Akh..sick!”
“I enter the room first yes..” Han Byeol self-consciously parted from before the two. He does not want to disturb his father and mother who now look closer than before. Even Han Byeol was aware, his mother's attitude was already not what it used to be. He no longer maintained his attitude and manner of speaking to San Hyuk and was more relaxed than before. The changes were not missed from the observation of his son who was very observant to pay attention to his parents.
“Thank you Byeol-a!” San Hyuk appreciates the sharpness of his son's intuition, “Byeol alone can know and so mature why you are precisely the one who became like children.” grumbled San Hyuk who was again rewarded by a pinch from Aleya.
Han Byeol sped up his pace. He walked without looking back so that the old man who was in love drunk did not know that he was smiling happily. Han Byeol really wished that this was the real start to making his mother happy.
“Oppa why is it like that anyway!” Aleya immediately protested as soon as she saw Han Byeol enter her room.
“I why? I just want to reclaim my rights!” San Hyuk could see Aleya's ears starting to turn red. He smiled and wanted to tease his wife more and more, “you have no idea how happy I was when that useless contract was finally done!”
Aleya simply pensively responded to San Hyuk's remark. What San Hyuk said was nothing wrong. It was Ayela who had been lying about her feelings all along. He kept looking for excuses to cover up his cowardice. He was only afraid that if San Hyuk's feelings changed, he would lose his way to walk. He was afraid that San Hyuk only pity him. He was afraid that his hopes would be dashed once he let it grow.
If the news of Jagad's parents and arrival doesn't reach him, maybe Aleya will forever be a coward and let San Hyuk last longer. The fears he has are getting bigger as the day of the arrival of Jagad is getting closer. He continues to convince himself that he can get through the past well. If he succeeds, then Aleya thinks he can give a better heart to San Hyuk.
But it turned out that the past was still stuck in Aleya's heart like a crust that was difficult to remove.
Aleya lost all the defensive walls she had built in a single blow. His body could not accept that and his heart continued to send out help signals.
“Oppa...” Aleya stopped suddenly, she was like she was arguing with herself to say it to San Hyuk or not.
“What's up?” san Hyuk's gentle gaze made Aleya Return to strengthen herself.
“Kak Jagad...” Aleya swallowed her saliva, “that man once told me that he...”.
“He loves you?” San Hyuk who saw Aleya's hesitation instantly guessed it.
“How...”.
“The person will not do such a heinous thing to you if he does not love you unless he is indeed crazy.” San Hyuk knots.
“But that's the problem..” Aleya's eyes vibrate, “she loves me and she's crazy..”.
San Hyuk chose to be quiet because he knew that what Aleya was going to tell him next was another dark side that he had never revealed. He was eager to find out but he also did not want to impose his will on the woman who was definitely injured.
“I have no friends as long as I am in Indonesia. Even on the phone I have only his number and our parents include the driver who was in charge of picking me up..”.
“And it was he who made it that way..”.
“Our age is not so far away that we study together, we both go to school in the same location from elementary school to high school. There are several private schools that make the education system ranging from playgrounds to high schools. That thing that makes me stuck in the circle that he deliberately made.”.
“So I can't have friends, he always watches me. If our break time was the same, he would visit my class with his friends. I can't even talk to anyone else. I sit alone, even group tasks I do alone.”.
“Everybody was afraid to approach me including our teacher.he did everything, even the principal and the head of the Foundation were silent knowing this. This is because we are both noted brothers and our parents have the power to move the Foundation as they please.”.
“There was someone who invited me to make friends, but after a few days he disappeared. When he came back to school, he didn't even dare to look me in the eye. It was from then on that I began to accept my circumstances and no longer interact with anyone. I'm afraid my brother will hurt them.” the more Aleya tells me the tighter she grips San Hyuk's hand. He still remembered how influential his brother was in his life.
“That's what made me secretly take study plans abroad. Maybe that's why he got mad at me and did all that to me.”.
Aleya could not cover up her fear. Moreover, Aleya was afraid that her brother would touch Han Byeol or San Hyuk.