Ellia Im Sorry
CHAPTRE 10. A FACE THAT IS NOT FOREIGN

TING'S.

The shop doorbell rang, signifying someone entering.

"Welcome home." The little girl's voice greeted. Anders was glued to where he stood. Looking at a little girl sitting at the checkout table.

"Master?" Jeff's voice resuscitated him.

"Eh." Anders again continued his steps into the shophouse, approaching the cashier's desk.

"Hello sir, are you looking for something? maybe Emily can help?" Ask Emily politely. The eyes of the two met, the two hazel eyes were staring at each other. Anders looked back at the tiny face.

DEG

Anders felt a strange tremor in his heart. The pair of hazel eyes flickered and were still staring at him. Jeff looked at the two of them.

"Hello sir, what are you looking for?" Ask Emily to come back. Anders regained his senses, his hazel eyes twitching.

"I'm..."

"Emily, who's coming?" Ellia approached them both.

"Anders?" Ellia looked at the man standing not far from her.

Anders turned his gaze to Ellia. The woman was still the same as before, looking simple with her thick glasses.

"Ellia, you..." Anders' tongue suddenly twisted. It seems like he is unable to talk.

"Anders, how are you?" Ellia asked, seeing Anders' temple wrapped in bandages.

"I... I'm fine." Answer Anders stammered. His gaze could not be separated from the woman.

"Thank you for helping me last night." Reciprocity.

"Together." Ellia published her smile. Seeing Ellia's reaction, Anders believes that Ellia does not know what she did in the past.

"Do you remember me?" Ask Anders.

"certain. You're Anders Calvert Willians, we used to go to school." Answer Ellia.

"It turns out you still remember me. I thought you forgot." Sahut Anders's.

"You still remember me?'' Ellia asked back.

"Elliana Scherie, that's your name, right?" Ask Anders.

"Yes, you remember my name. I thought you only remembered the pretty girls in our school." Timpal Ellia in irirngi laughter. A little in disbelief if Anders still remembers his name, even his full name.

"Mama, who's this Uncle?" As Emily interrupted, the little girl tilted her head at Anders, Ellia turned to look at her daughter.

"Em, this uncle used to be Mama's schoolmate, baby." Answer Ellia.

"Hi, my name is Anders. What's yourname?" Anders introduced himself, gently rubbing the little girl's hair.

"Hi Uncle Anders, my name is Emily." He said, looking so adorable in Anders' eyes.

"Then who's Uncle in the back?" Emily asked as she pointed to Jeff, who was still loyal, standing behind Anders.

"His name is Jeff, this uncle is my secretary, Emily." Anders replied, while Jeff just nodded small. Emily's face reminds Jeff of someone.

"Secretary? Great Uncle Anders can have a secretary." Emily said with admiration in her eyes. It couldn't make Anders not smile.

"Ellia, is she your daughter?" Anders asked who turned to Ellia. The young lady nodded.

"Yes, she's my daughter." The answer.

"When did you get married? Why not invite me?" Anders's question made Ellia's face suddenly turn grim. Jeff and Emily looked at them both.

"Uncle, Mama's not married." The little girl's voice answered. Because Ellia was silent.

"Uncle Fredy always asked Mama to get married, but Mama didn't want to." Her chattering.

"Emmyl..." Ellia gestured for her daughter to shut up.

"But Uncle Anders was asking, Ma. And Mama said, if anyone asks, we have to answer." The little girl protested.

"But Uncle Anders did ask Mama, baby..." Goldfish Ellia.

"But Mama was silent. Emily is the one who answered." Emily said, the little girl did not want to lose it turned out.

"You're not married yet?" Anders asked, looking into Ellia's brown eyes that were blocked by glasses. Ellia was silent, and only replied with a bitter smile on her face.

Anders tried to calm his heart that was beating faster, the initial guess could not be wrong.

"What are you doing here?" Ellia asked, she placed two soft drinks on the table. They sit in the corner of the shop that does provide seating for visitors.

"Thank you." Anders and Jeff answered at the same time.

"I'm opening a business here." Anders answered before sipping the drink Ellia gave him.

"Usaha?" Ellia sat down to join the two men. While Emily was still sitting waiting for the cashier.

"Yes, I just opened a restaurant here." Answer Anders.

"Restaurant? What do you mean the newly opened AC restaurant?" Ask Ellia.

"Yes, Anders Calvert Resto or AC resto." The answer. Ellia widened her eyes,

"Well, I didn't think the fancy restaurant was yours. That means the AC hotel is yours too?" Ellia asked who remembered that AC not only opened a restaurant, but also a hotel that was almost completed.

"Yes, I can say that. You alone, what are you doing here?" Anders asked back.

"I work and live in this shophouse." Answer Ellia.

"Died here?" Ask Anders. While Jeff only listened and became a good listener while occasionally sipping his drink.

"Yes, after my mother died I moved to this city. About seven years ago." Ellia's face turned sad, but there was still a smile there.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..." Anders feels bad.

"It's okay. It's been a long time anyway." Ellia re-published her smile.

TING'S.

The shop doorbell rang again.

"Hi Uncle Fredy." Sapa Emily is carefree.

"Hi princess." Sapa Fredy is back.

"Where's your Mama?" Ask.

"That's right there. Sitting with Uncle Anders and Uncle Jeff." Emily replied while pointing to a corner of the room.

"Anders?" Birthday Fredy.

"Yes, Uncle Anders. Does Uncle Fredy know him, too? Mama said Uncle Anders was her schoolmate." Ask Emily. Fredy seemed to think.

"So Anders was Ellia's schoolmate? It's worth Ellia saying last night that she seemed to know him." Inner Fredy.

"Uncle didn't know him, Emily. Uncle went there first." Said Fredy.

"Ok, Uncle." Emily's Law.

Fredy walked up to the three men.

"Good day." Sapa Fredy who then sat down joined the three of them.

"Hi Fred." Reply Ellia.

"Mr Fredy, good day." Sapa Anders's.

"Good day Mr. Anders, Mr. Jeff."

"How are you doing, sir?" Ask Fredy.

"Call Anders only. I'm doing fine. Thank you for helping me last night." Anders said sincerely.

"Yes, equally. Emily says, if you're a schoolmate?" Ask Fredy.

"Yes, we used to be one school." Answer Anders. Fredy watched Anders, it felt like his face was no stranger, let alone the hazel eyes of the man.

"You know Fred, Anders used to be the most famous playboy in school." Ellia.

"really?"

"Hey, it's been a long time. Now that I've changed, I'm not a playboy anymore." Anders.

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