Look at Me, Elle
Chapter 11 Meet

The sky in Semarang City now looked quite dark. Leonathan's car was still pulled over, just as the owner saw the name of a restaurant from the outside. "I've got to the front" Leonathan, who was still in the car, told someone from across the phone. "Have you arrived or not?" ask again when the call was received.

The sister who had not reached the destination also asked Leonathan to enter first because she was still waiting for her lover who was busy dressing up. Leonathan, who had been puffed with the habits of most of the women, could only nod his head. Moreover, this is an event that is not too relaxed, considering Leonardo and his lover want to ask for blessing while getting to know him more closely. Must have to look at appearance.

"Don't forget to ask for my order table," his sister's message before Leonathan closes the call.

As a result, Leonathan parked his car where it was available. As per Leonardo's reply, the man wearing a dark blue shirt with his hair neatly combed back, put his two hands into his pants pocket while walking upright towards the entrance. Once opened, the natural theme of the restaurant greeted him and made Leonathan think of an idea to beautify some of the cafes he would create.

Enter deeper into the restaurant themed garden or garden, all green because many plants such as baby tears, star cactus, peace lily flowers, and still some other plants. Approaching the section of employees standing next to the cashier, he asked, "where is the table on behalf of Leonardo Hardika?" just as the female employee greeted and said welcome.

Twisting the body one hundred and eighty degrees, the employee picked up the book on the table. "On behalf of Mr. Leonardo Hardika, table number twenty-two first floor," he replied as soon as checking the name of Leonathan's sister. "Let me drop off" he added, which Leonathan agreed with.

Both of them went quite far because the table that Leonardo chose was at the very back in this ground floor area. As expected Leonathan, his sister chose a place in the corner of the room because this topic smelled of seriousness. "Please" said the employee, developing a smile. Leonathan himself only nodded briefly before sitting down and reaching out to one leg on the other. Then the waiter went out from before him.

Not wanting to stay silent, Leonathan then contacted the sister who had not also given him news. "Hello, where are you? Could it be faster? You keep your guests waiting."

Instead of feeling guilty, Leonardo just laughed. "I'm in the parking lot, if you want a message, just order it."

"If I order the table, I'll order the food, Nard. Stop talking, and come quickly."

"Oke-okay .. relax first."

Then Leonardo closed the call that made Leonathan immediately check some messages from the chairman of the cafe Mixture from several regions, as well as messages from his man. For three years he had been looking for Brielle and he had not found her. Now he wants to focus on developing a Mixture cafe in Semarang City with his sister who also has a clothing store in the capital of Central Java. Tonight, two-day Leonathan will spend the night in Lumpia City.

Hearing the footsteps from beside him, Leonathan turned to the left where the male figure was approaching towards him. "Finally we meet, Nard!" leonardo was wearing a white shirt and immediately hugged his brother as soon as the man woke up.

Receiving the brother's embrace, Leonathan patted his back. "How many months have we not met in person like this?"

"Almost a year."

Both of them chuckled and in the middle of them asked each other for work, the resto employees then approached the number twenty-two table. Leonardo ordered roasted chicken and iced tea for him and his girlfriend, while Leonathan chose tofu gimbal which since yesterday he wanted to try plus a cold drink of ice-thumb, typical of Semarang.

"Why are you alone?"

"No" Leoanrdo answered, shaking his head and returning the order book to the waiting woman. "He went straight to the bathroom because his stomach was heartburn after seeing you," he added after a beautiful employee who had stood up to his feet earlier. Leonathan nodded in understanding even though he wanted to laugh. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"What do you imagine, Nath?" ask the sister full of questions. Leonathan still shook his head and suddenly thought about the reason Leonardo's lover went to the restroom after seeing him. Is there anything wrong with her until Leonardo's lover leaves after seeing her? "What's wrong?"

"Wait, what did you say? Your new boyfriend left after seeing me?"

"It seems, because he suddenly wanted to go to the restroom after passing through the entrance." It is not only Leonathan who is now wondering, but Leonardo also just realized that there is something strange. Now he was curious, is this just a coincidence or his lover was heartburn after seeing the look of Leonathan. "It would be funny if he couldn't stand your face, Nath."

Unlike his brother who was devastated despite being detained, Leonathan's heart was thumped. He came to mind about Leonathan's remarks a few months ago saying that he wanted to marry a woman who already had children, and that she was a friend of Naomi's. "You've never told me what your lover's name is."

"Yes, because I want to see you meet him in person. That's why I met you with her tonight, right on our anniversary."

The person they were talking about was panicking. Women who wear a clean white, knee-length canal with black hair rolled up amid confusion inside the women's toilet. "What should I do now?!" his screams were stifled, still holding his chest that was beating quite loudly. "Why did he become Leonardo's older brother?" asked Brielle who immediately could not shake his mind who remembered the incident three years ago.

When he felt that all his world was new, his old life was closed tightly, now the man he had been avoiding actually appeared before his eyes. Worse yet, the man was the sister of her future husband. "If it's like this, I can't forget you," said Brielle, who could no longer hold back, letting her tears escape from defense.

"Elnathan" he murmured, thinking of the baby in the right hands, Naomi. "Is it time for Elnathan to know everything?" with a tear-filled face. The natural makeup on her face had to be erased bit by bit because of the damn water that appeared continuously without stopping it.

So suddenly the arrival of Leonathan, until Brielle confused how to. The only safe place right now is the toilet, he can't go out and see Leonathan now. The woman's heart was not ready to show a huge explosion.

"What should I tell them?!" brielle was frustrated, and a second after that she heard the sound of a ringing call sign coming in from inside a tiny rectangular sling bag. The achievement of the android phone is careful and as feared, Leonardo contacted him. "I hope you'll forgive my lies, dear."

"My stomach hurts" Brielle replied as soon as her boyfriend greeted her. Without further ado, he told her the reason for not being able to get to their table. "I'm going straight home, honey. Sorry .. because of me, our dinner failed."

Clearly lying, Brielle was completely fine and her stomach was not troubled in the slightest. In that instant he passed the toilet door and walked quickly to get out of this restaurant, while listening to Leonardo's unexpected voice that he chose to go home alone.

"Are you sure you're home?"

"Already, I'm on the way, honey. I'm still looking for a cab, it's not nice if you go again to drive me home. Your brother must miss you, eat with him and spend your time together, baby. I turned off the phone" said Brielle hurriedly and immediately turned off the call before Leonardo uttered a few sentences that might have forced him to lie.

Storing his phone back into a white sling bag and intercepting a taxi that just happened to be dropping off two female passengers. Brielle quickly opened the back door that was closed, and entered. "Erlangga Raya Road, yes, sir."

The driver who had just pocketed the money then looked back and smiled kindly, "get ready, Ma'am."

While at the nature-themed restaurant, Leonathan did not stop thinking. In fact, she's been feeling weird ever since Leonardo said that her lover had permission to go to the bathroom as soon as he saw her. Plus the reason for his sudden departure because the condition of the woman's stomach is not fine.

Back checking the phone when he found a message from the lover who felt bad and apologized from him once again, Leonardo conveyed it to his brother. "I also did not know that his stomach suddenly hurt. Stomach heartburn also can't be held, Nath."

"But I'd love to see your lover. His behavior makes me curious."

"You didn't mean to call her from me, did you, Nath?"

"No, I mean .. I don't know."

Leonardo, who did not expect the answer of the older brother so touched his feelings, suddenly raised the volume of talk, "does that mean you are interested in your own sister's lover?!" Leonathan frowned while staring fixedly at his sister with a hardened jaw. "Javab, Nath! Are you crazy?!"

"It's so weird."

"Any? He already said that his stomach hurts, what else do you think?!" Leonardo was completely distrustful of Leonathan's way of thinking and of the man's heart.

Leonathan checked his cell phone and contacted his men. "I feel like something's wrong with her. I thought of someone, "he replied with a sharp gaze pointing at the screen of the phone. "Goodoo, tomorrow I can see it and you introduce it to me."

"For what?!" ask her again and the man before her just shook his head. "Why are you being like this, Nath?" Leonathan continued typing a few sentences on his phone screen as soon as possible so seriously that he did not glance at the little sister who was confused not a bitch because of him.

"There's something I need to investigate before giving my blessing to you" pressed Leonathan before keeping his phone on the table.

"Do you think my girlfriend is not a good woman?!"

"More than that."

"What in?! What do you think he looks like?! You're crazy, Nath!" Leonathan just shrugged his shoulders. "You're really crazy! I know her very well, and she's not a woman who's not right.

"That's not what I mean, but there's something else I want to know." Leonardo frowned more and more confused and puffed his body that was originally upright, became towards the brother. "Can you tell me about your lover's origins and everything you know about her?"

"I'll tell you, but once he's with us, Nath. If he's willing to tell you about his past, I agree. It's about her disgrace, I can't tell you everything without her consent."

"All right, I'll wait for that time to come." Leonardo was pounding and mangosteen. "Quickly, I want to know his origin and identity as a whole, without exception."

"You're not gonna fall in love with her, are you?"

Leonathan shoots lightning from his blue eye at Leonardo. His body was getting more upright when Leonardo was also sitting straighter. "I just want to know if he's a good fit for you or not. That's all."

"You sure?"

"Yes, so that I can give my blessing to you and your lover sincerely."

As soon as the heated conversation was over, five minutes later a waiter came and brought a tray. He gave Leonardo and Leonathan's food orders carefully. Presenting the menu in front of two handsome people is enough to make him heart gymnastics, to the point that he nudged a small pot containing cactus plants to the side and almost fell off the table. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, sir." Leonathan who helped take it just smiled, and returned the white pot to its original place. The servant bowed before retreating.

While Leonardo has been watching the menu presented in front of them with heavy and long breaths. "If you have already sent this much, who will spend it?"

"You can wrap it up or throw it away" Leonathan replied lightly before he tried Semarang's signature cold drink, ice-thumb. Only then did he storm the bean sauce food, tofu gimbal which made him impatient to taste it.

"I still love money, Nath."

"You think if I had the message, I wouldn't have wrapped it?"

Leonardo's head bobbles. "You can just act all you want and feel rich, so you can throw it away like you said."

"Rather than bewildered looking for breakfast tomorrow morning, I'd rather heat up the meal and eat it. Save the rich base." Leonathan even prayed before actually putting the first tofu gimbal into his mouth. Leonardo who saw it also felt slapped, then followed the brother to be grateful for the blessing before him now on the Creator.

While the woman who just got out of the taxi was taking money from the bag and gave it to the general transpirtation driver before running towards his house. With a face that held back anger, annoyance, and disappointment, Brielle banged on the brown door in front of her. Still not open, until he shouted, "Naomi! Please open the door! Naomi!"

"Yes! Waita minute!" yelled someone from inside. Brielle who had displayed a reddened face because she was annoyed was banging on the door with all her might. "Why? You done dinner?" asked Naomi who seemed to be breathing while looking at Brielle who was shaking her head from top to bottom. "Why are you coming home again?"

"Why are you hiding this from me?!"

"Me-hiding what?"

"IF LEONATHAN WAS LEONARDO'S BROTHER! WHY DON'T YOU EVER TELL ME THIS, NAOMI?!" brielle's no longer powerful spray held back her accumulated anger during the trip from the restaurant here. Passing through Naomi's body, she went inside and threw her body onto the sofa. "You're missing!"