CHANGE PAIR
CHAPTER 76. LOVE AND HATE

Verdi stood up again and closed the elevator door. He pressed three times the arrow-shaped elevator button up. Not long after the elevator went up again. Regardless of Reina's previous refusal Verdi grabbed Reina's shoulder and made her stand up.

“You can be angry after your crying subsides.” he said then memapah Reina and take her out of the elevator.

Reina who was still confused where Verdi would take her could only resign. Moreover, Verdi forced him to keep walking and when Verdi invited him through the white door, Reina was surprised to see the scenery of the city that spread wide with blue sky that soared above them. Verdi released his handrails on Reina's boat.

Then he opened his expensive suit and floated on the floor. “Sit! The air is very fresh and the view is also beautiful. You must feel more relaxed after sitting and enjoying the panorama here.” he said.

With the body still sobbing Reina also approached Verdi. And sure enough where he stood he could see everything.

The view is more beautiful because the place is higher. “Long right? From here you can see the view of the city with a more ignorant distance. This is the highest place in our company building.” Verdi said as he sat on the floor and pulled Reina's hand to sit on his suit. Reina was silent as she wiped her tears.

He was still crying as if his tears would not stop coming out. His shoulders were still trembling because of the restrained stuffing. “Cry if you still want to cry. It's better to cry in an open space like this than in a room. You will only feel stuffy if you cry there. Let's just say I'm not around, don't mind me.”

Hearing Verdi's words made Reina's sobbing begin to sound which began from the sound of a long sobbing turned into a cry. Reina's roaring cry sounded pitiful and heart-wrenching.

Verdi etrenyuh heard Reina's cry, her heart also grieved. Verdi laid down his body, laying both hands under his head.

He closed his eyes as soon as the shadow of a girl played around in his memory. A beautiful and funny girl who always cries. Verdi often makes the girl cry by disturbing her or seizing her toys.

The flashback

Twenty years ago.

“Ayen. Huaaaaa!” a three-year-old girl complained while crying.

He cried while staring at the ground loli candy in his hand. The boy, three years older than her, gave her candy. “Varen replace with this.”

The girl shook her head while giving her candy. “Eina Ayen...hu hu hu.”.

“Varen buy new candy huh?” the boy held the girl's hand and took her away. But the girl was crying while squatting.

“Pemen eina Ayen...pemen eina....” again the girl gave her loli candy.

The boy took the loli candy belonging to the girl and licked it until the ground attached to the candy was gone. “It's clean. Don't cry again later you are ugly.” said the boy while handing back the clean loli candy. The crying of the girl stopped as well.

“Eina menu?” ask the girl. The boy nodded with a smile. The little girl's hand was outstretched, taking her candy.

“Pemen Ayen.” pinta the child while extending his left palm. The boy frowned because he was not willing to have his candy asked as well.

“Ayen!” screech the girl with teary eyes. Inevitably the boy handed over his candy. “Promise no more crying yes?” ask Varen.

The girl nodded while taking the candy that was extended to her. With a smile the girl put the two sweets into her small mouth.

Flashback off

“Why does Reina always avoid conversations about Verdi?” Verdi thought of the reason, but he did not find the answer. It is impossible for someone to hate and like the same person.

Especially at the same time but Reina did. Reina only wants Varen without accepting Verdi's whereabouts. And it was reinforced by Reina's own words in the elevator that Reina hated her so much.

‘What do I have to do so that you will accept me? Me and Varen are the same person. Why do you distinguish us?’ whispered heart.

Her hands were sincerely wanting to touch Reina's back but ended up with empty fists in the air. Suddenly Verdi's courage to be honest shrunk. What if Reina doesn't want to forgive him?

What if Reina hates Varen too? What if Reina made her lie an excuse to part from him.

Thinking of it all made his heart filled with fear. Verdi does not want his honesty even bad for his relationship with Reina.

‘What should I do now? Should I be honest with him? Or do I remain silent and move on with two identities? What about Reina?’ whispered Verdi's heart.

After Reina's crying subsided, the two of them returned to the office. Now Reina is finishing her job typing reports. Verdi is in a meeting with Felix.

Kriyongwag!

The phone on Reina's desk rang and she immediately picked it up. “Reina...please make coffee like you did last afternoon. Later deliver the armour of Mr. Verdi.” said Felix.

“Good Sir.” sahut Reina. The telephone connection was cut off and he immediately got up from his seat walking towards the pantry.

Reina brews coffee according to the measure Verdi gave her. Only this time Reina replaced the coffee powder with tea. After the drink was finished, he lined up to Verdi's room.

Reina knocked on the door and after hearing the voice he entered the room. Verdi and Felix are seriously talking about something.

“This is your drink, Mr.” said Reina while putting drinks in front of Verdi. Then he withdrew from his boss' room.

Felix frowning. “Why did Reina give you a drink? I was the one who asked him to make coffee?” his protest. This afternoon Felix finished Verdi's coffee because he liked it. So Felix asked Reina to do it again.

But Reina instead presented the drink to Verdi. “It should be mine.” Felix said as he shifted the cup in front of his cousin.

Smelling the smell of the tea that makes Verdi immediately pull his cousin's hand. “This is mine!”

Felix scowled to call Reina and asked her to make a drink but Verdi forbade it.

“Create your own drinks or have an OB make them. Don't bother my wife!”

Felix moved his lips indistinctly sneering at Verdi. It's not that Verdi's offended that he's laughing. He was happy that Reina was no longer angry with him. At least this time he gave her tea, not coffee that harmed her stomach.

Verdi sipped his tea. “I want to go home soon.” he said. Felix rolled his eyes pushy. As with his cousin's attitude that was suddenly unstable, this afternoon he was frustrated with his wife's attitude but now he was even eager to go home.

“Besides making people stupid it turns out love also makes people so inconsistent.” lips Felix.