HATE Before LOVE
Just wanted to die.

Ardan certainly did not allow Elif to go home alone after they were discharged from the hospital. Elif did not refuse, but did not speak at all. The look in his eyes clearly showed a high level of excitement that Ardan understood very much. It makes Ardan curious what happened between him and his father. Even Zehra looked so happy with what happened in the VVIP room earlier.

Elif, who had previously been very passionate about ending all of this charade, chose to shut up in front of his crying father apologizing for all his treatment of Elif.

"Elif, do you want to buy Adit some food first?" ask Ardan.

Elif just shut up. Sculpting. He is like a man without a soul.

"Elif, Elif."

"Yes? Arrived yet?"

"Not yet, do we have to buy food first for Adit?"

"Oh, there's no need." replied Elif. The girl was not as good as before. His eyes are also sad.

"Ted, stop by the usual restaurant." Ardan did not heed Elif's words. Because Ardan sure, when he arrived at home, boro-boro will prepare food for his sister, he may not even eat.

"All right sir." replied Teddy.

Ardan looked back at the languid Elif leaning against the seat, his eyes glaring at the already dark sky above.

"Why didn't you say everything in front of your mom and dad? You said you wanted to end this?" ask Ardan finally. He couldn't help himself seeing that elif selesu. It felt like hugging Elif and throwing all the turmoil at the girl. A wish that had never existed before in the dictionary of life of an Ardan.

"I can't. Dad hugged me. I call to you, my son. The thing that I've been dreaming about for a dozen years is realized today, even if it's a lie."

"Elif, how should I explain it to you again. I like you and it's no longer a lie."

"Ralat, it seems you like me. You're not sure what you're feeling, are you?"

"Defuse me..."

"That's enough sir, don't add any more lies. I won't be able to bear it later. Because whenever my feelings won't change."

Ardan's heart melos. He was completely rejected by someone who for the first time in his life had made his blood rustle and his heart beat was not rattled.

Ardan did not blame Elif, because he was the one who showed the image of a man annoying and arbitrary to Elif, from the beginning, giving him so much pressure in the job that made his father think badly of what Elif was doing. Instead of reducing the unreasonable job desk, Ardan instead gave a deal that Elif could not avoid because it concerned his father's life, a deal that Ardan did not think about how it would affect Elif, he said, because what he was thinking at that time was, he had financed the entire treatment of Elif's father.

Not expecting that the deal actually brings new things that Ardan feels, new things that make Ardan feel a feeling that makes his heart not empty, his mind is not only thinking about work. Not expecting that the deal will actually have a negative impact in the future for other parties.

Elif was right, if Ardan sincerely wanted to help Elif's parents, he did not need to make a deal that he did not think long.

Now, Ardan was very understanding that if Elif really did not believe in the confession of his heart, it was very natural. It was himself who had ruined his image.

"I'm sorry."

Hearing the apology from Ardan's mouth only invited a long sigh from Elif's mouth. But Elif doesn't know, Teddy almost lost his driving focus on hearing his boss, who was most anti by asking for maat because he was always convinced that whatever he was doing was right, but just a second ago, he said, the apology got away with it.

Is he really my boss? Geez, Elif really has made people as selfish and cold as Mr. Ardan changed in unexpected ways.

"Ted, careful! You want to make us all wretch!" Omel Ardan realizes Teddy is losing focus in a split second.

"Sorry Sir."

"Would it be better if the three of us died, sir?" elif said with eyes that looked back into the sky.

"Don't think weird, Elif!" Ardan snapped out his hand to grab Elif's face and looked at her. "Don't you ever dare think that."

"I won't be able to, I won't be able to accept your hatred again." Tears are back. Ardan reflexively rubbed the tears gently.

"Please, give me a chance to prove my feelings, give me a chance to convince you of my feelings."

"What if your feelings are wrong? What if you don't like me?"

"What if it turns out that you're the culprit who hurt my heart the most?"

Ardan remained silent. He could no longer find a sentence to calm the girl down.

Elif removed his face from Ardan's hand. He closed himself to the door and put his head against the window, then closed his eyes.

Ardan nodded. He glanced at Teddy through the rear-view mirror, which Teddy also saw.

How's this Ted? ardan asked soundlessly out of his mouth, just from the glare of the eyes alone.

And only a Teddy can translate it and answer it with the glare of an eye,

Relax sir, give Elif time.

Does Ardan understand the answer Teddy gave? Sure oes. I don't know where such knowledge came from.

***

After stopping by at a steakhouse with pasta, Ardan wrapped up 4 servings of steak. To him, Elif, Adit and Teddy. After that they continued on their way straight to the Elif house.

"Bang Ardan!" Adit immediately welcomed their arrival with a very wide smile. His smile faded as soon as he saw the listless Elif and just passed into the house.

"What's going on?" tanya Adit so approached Ardan and Teddy who brought a paper bag.

"Women's reason, the mood depends on hormones" replied Ardan. "Have you eaten?"

"It."

"really? Ah, too bad, when you buy steak for us to have dinner together."

"Oh just calm down Bang! There's plenty of empty space here." Adit quickly pointed at his stomach. Then the three of them entered the house by leaving the gate and door of the house wide open so as not to cause slander.

"Eat first, you want to lie down first." replied Elif without unlocking her bedroom door when Adit knocked and invited her to dinner together.

Adit went back to the dinner table, where Ardan and Teddy were already sitting there. Ardan had already stripped off his suit and loosened his tie. Nothing has changed with Teddy's appearance.

"Silver seems to want to come the moon, deh" said Adit. "His mood likes it that way if it comes to the moon."

"really?" Ardan raised both his eyebrows.

Adit nodded. "May Adit eat now, Bang, the steak?"

"Of course, let's eat."

They started eating dinner, Adit really enjoyed it. He was so voracious and praised several times that it was the most delicious steak he had ever eaten in his entire life.

In the midst of that comfortable situation, came the memory of how Elif was so restrained from saying everything just because she got her father's embrace. An idea also appeared in his head, why not just look for information from insiders.

"Addit,"

"Yes?"

"Mom can ask."

"Ask what, Bang?"

"On, um, Elif and Dad. What really happened between them?"

Teddy expected it.