Joe William
What is my lack?
The silence in the room of Joe's apartment continued for several minutes before being broken by a heavy gasp from Talia Gordon.
Joe revealed a small blanket covering his face when he heard the heavy breathing.
"I'm sorry brother. Maybe we shouldn't have come to your apartment. Then we'll go home first!" The girl said to ask herself.
Joe did not answer. Xenita also seemed to be silent. This of course made Talia feel wrong.
"I know Tiara is very pretty. I also know that you have been in a long relationship. If your quarrel was caused due to our coming here, then I will personally meet him and explain everything to Tiara. However, one thing is still a question mark in my heart?!" Mumbled the girl.
Joe immediately shifted to sit down. He immediately folded his blanket and placed it on his thighs. Then, staring at Talia, he asked. "What's the question mark, Talia?"
"I'm sorry about before, brother. Tiara is beautiful. But I also did not lose. Not that I want to be proud. But, in terms of status, I am much more everything compared to him. I'm willing to chase you all the way to Quantum City. When I found out that my brother was in Indonesia, I was even willing to chase you all the way here. I despise myself as a woman only for someone I love. What lack of me compared to Tiara? At least you never appreciate what I've done" Talia said, keeping her tears from flowing.
"Huhf!" There was a heavy breathing from Joe.
"Look at Talia!" Joe said as he placed his hand on the girl's shoulder. "You're beautiful. You are kind and you come from a rich and honorable family. You asked me what your lack is compared to Tiara. That right?"
Talia nodded. But, he did not dare to look at the face of the young man whose hand was still on his shoulder. While Xenita, this girl is only a generous listener.
"You knew me when I was a young master of the William family. What's more because it's peppered with matchmaking plans. Sorry, I didn't underestimate your love for me. But, the ambitions of both of our families that I must refute. The comparison between you and Tiara is, if you know me as the young master of the William family, Tiara is far from it. He accepted me when I didn't even know who I was. If I told you, you'd be amazed by that girl." Joe took a breath for a moment.
"Then, my father kept a secret about who he was. At the age of one year, I was entrusted to be educated in Mountain slope. After I turned 14, my great-grandfather died. I was returned to another teacher. For almost four years, I was humiliated, in caci, in bully. It says bule kere, poor bule and more. Not many people wanted to be friends with me at that time. There was only Udin, and the other one was Tiara. He accepted me for who I was. Not because of status. I don't even know who or what family I come from. Either the family is rich or destitute. That's what separates you two. I hope you can understand that it's not easy to love. I can accept you. But not because of love. Instead, out of pity and fulfilling the ambitions of my family, and your family. Do you want to be a puppet?" Ask Joe to the girl.
"It is very difficult to distinguish between holy love, and lust. Look at love, I don't think it's love. It could be lust. You have to be able to distinguish. I, Joe William was not born to take care of this kind of problem. I was born, educated, wrought to end the feud between the William family and the Miller family. That's my main goal. I have spent a lot of time booking myself. Should I shift my focus to something else? Please don't add to my burden, Talia! You're a good girl. Will find a good one anyway. But maybe it wasn't me. Or, you'll find more even more everything compared to me. Who knows?!" Joe said again in his attempt to raise the girl's heart.
"It's hard to have a heart attached to one person!" Said Talia who immediately got up and stepped out of the room while covering her face with both hands.
Xenita who saw Talia leaving just like that immediately scoffed at Joe. Then, the girl immediately chased after her best friend who had first left the apartment room owned by Joe.
Joe could only gawk at the scene.
"It's fallen, it's been hit by a tile, too," Joe said. Like a sane person, he immediately ruffled his own hair.
Kriy!
The sound of the phone ringing made Joe stop ruffling his hair.
He immediately groped towards the table to retrieve his phone.
"Uncle Person?" Ask Joe in my heart.
He immediately wiped the screen to answer the call.
"Hallo Uncle!" Sapa Joe's.
"Chairman. Are you feeling better?" Ask the voice of the friend across there.
"My face is fine, Uncle. Only my mind is tired" Joe replied as he was.
"Actually I want to tell you that the two girls are coming. But late. I hope there is no misunderstanding!" Said the hopeful.
"It happened, Uncle. Oh yeah? Uncle called me is there anything else you want to tell me?" Ask Joe curiously. This was because, he could sense that it was not the purpose of the Shabbard calling him.
"It turns out you're very observant too, Chief!" Said the Shake a little laugh. Then he continued, "it's true that I called you not to ask you a trivial matter. There is information from our people who are in the city of Lake Putri, that at Samporna restaurant is currently in progress meeting between Marven, Irfan, The two foreign nationals, that, along with the former chairman of Jordan's men, Skull Gang and black cat gang. Counting over fifty people!" The official said he gave the information he got to the Chairman.
"Hmmm. So rushed they. Apparently this Marven is already very impatient."
"We are living witnesses of the feud between him and Bang Tigor. It was only natural that he was so ambitious this time. Moreover, now behind the scenes there is a great power that sustains their movement" said Jabat.
"Alright, Uncle. Keep up with developments. Then, do as we planned this morning. Let them do things that they find beneficial to them. I have set many traps. If the traps were they nudged, then the drums of war had them hammer. We have to be like a cat that hides its nails. Arrived at the right moment, just acted!"
"Understand, Chief!" Said Jabat.
After a short chat, the cell phone call finally ended. And now, Joe inevitably has to divide his attention between two problems.
Seriate...