Earth Without Dusk
70. Who's That Man?

Andika stared fixedly at Dusk. He could read there was something between Earth and Dusk. The proof was that Dusk looked surprised as he mentioned the name of Earth.

“So, this is because of banana chips or because of Earth?” repeat Andika who still hopes Dusk will open to him.

The twilight instantly controlled him. He did not want his father to suspect that there was anything between him and Earth.

“Papa, this has nothing to do with him. Dusk crying because touched by the gift of Mr. Aris,” replied Dusk.

“OK, Papa believes you're crying because of it. But... Papa also wants to know about you and the Earth. Is there something you covered from Papa about Earth?” search Andika.

“It doesn't matter to discuss it, Pa. We are just a business partner,” kilah Dusk while sitting back in his chair. He did not dare look at his father anymore. It would be very obvious if he was lying.

“About business partner? Papa has never seen Earth hug his business partner other than you.” Andika is still trying to dig out the truth from her son.

The twilight is silent again. It seemed like his father had started to be suspicious of his proximity and Earth. But he couldn't possibly tell her about his feelings for Earth. Earth is Nesya's fiancee. He won't take his cousin's fiancee. It's not just about Nesya, but about her uncle's family too, Adrian. The brotherly relationship between his father and his uncle can also be tenuous if until the engagement of Nesya and Earth is destroyed by it.

Nah! Dusk didn't want that to happen. No one can know anything about him and the Earth.

“Pa, it is not good to discuss the fiancee of people, let alone the fiance of his own cousin. If Papa sees Dusk and Earth near when at the engagement party, maybe because we are business partners who already know each other, no more.”

“So there really is something between you and Earth?”

“Pa, even if there is only friendship, no more. Dusk will not snatch his own cousin's fiancee. It's yes, Pa, don't talk about it anymore. We must appreciate the feelings of Kak Nesya, Om Adrian and Aunt Tari.”

Dusk grabbed his father's hand and tried to smile loudly. “Senja is fine. Papa don't worry.”

I hope one day you're more open with Papa. You know there must be something between the two of you. Andika in the heart.

***

After work Dusk, who originally intended to go to the beach to see the sunset, even canceled his intention. He was afraid to meet Earth again. He decided to go straight to his house.

In the middle of the journey, when stopped at a red light, Dusk was like seeing his uncle's car stop right next to his car. When Dusk will just lower the window of his car, suddenly his uncle's car window glass has been lowered first.

Dusk thought his uncle would greet him then, but he was wrong. He saw a woman standing next to an open window. The woman bought a box of tissue at the merchant who was selling at the red light. After he finished buying, he again raised the window of his car.

That lady... Adrian with a woman?

Dusk was back to remember the incident at Adrian's house some time ago. She was convinced that she was Adrian's second wife.

When the green light is on, Adrian runs his car. Dusk, curious about Adrian's second wife, follows their car from behind.

It turns out that Om Adrian is still often associated with his second wife. Does Aunt Tari know about this? Ask Dusk in your heart.

Dusk followed his uncle's car until it stopped in front of a large house. Dusk saw clearly a woman getting off her uncle's car. Before long, the car came back out of the house again.

Seeing that his uncle's car was gone, Dusk started his car again and planned to leave. But suddenly there was something that made him undo his intentions. After the departure of his uncle's car, there was another car that stopped and even parked in front of the house. From the car came down a man who was more or less the same age as his uncle. The woman who had been delivered by her uncle to the house seemed to be in a hurry to attract the man to enter his house.

The twilight became more curious. Is that really her uncle's second wife? Who is the man who came to the woman's house? Why did he have to pull the man in such a hurry to get inside his house?