Look at Me, Elle
Chapter 22 The Observer of Love

Inevitably, this morning Leonathan relented. The man, a little disappointed, had to get into the car and drive the machine cart to his place, the ice cream parlor. She needs to think of a fitting and appropriate way to get Brielle to talk, whatever it is. "I can be rich, free because of a lot of money and happy. If I can't bring you into my life, why do I get so much treasure? I want you and our son to spend it, Elle."

Just as he said, Leonathan did not stop pursuing his love, neither for Brielle as the last woman of his life nor for his little hero, Elnathan whom he believed to be his first son, not the only one. Today he may lose and choose to withdraw, but he does not remain silent.

During the day, after finishing his lunch, he had to go to the Mixture cafe he had built in Lumpia City. As always, his hobbies are funneled there. Behind the bar he concocts a dark drink that can add energy to the audience. Yeah, Leonathan started making coffee that the buyer ordered. Calmly and casually he roasted the coffee beans and the capacity of the hot water to be given.

Just serving three buyers, namely five cups of coffee, he had to stop because the sister came. The man who has a body that is not too full and forms muscles in his two arms was already sitting in the most comfortable chair and away from many people. Leonardo has not even ordered a cup of coffee and therefore Leonathan himself made it, as is his custom.

"You want to talk about that woman?" leonathan asked without a name because until now he was not allowed to know his name from his brother. Since Leonathan is not the type to force brothers, he does not bother about it either. "If so, I might get sick of you."

"Is it wrong that I still love him?"

"Are you sure you asked me that?" Leonardo took a coffee from Leonathan after taking a quick glance at his brother. "The answer is wrong, of course."

"Don't you still love that missing woman?" This is where Leonathan feels slapped. He only realized that he himself was also fighting for a woman he loved, like Leonardo who also pursued his love even though the rejection of the woman was really clear. "You still love a woman who ran away from you and hasn't even had time to listen to your explanation."

"Then what do you want to do? Forcing your relationship with him?"

"Sure, Nath. Because that's all that's keeping me alive today. I work hard because of her, I want to get married because I'm sure she's the soul mate God gave me."

"Well, if that's how you decide to do it."

"We're both fighting for love." Leonathan chuckled and confirmed the sister's statement. "Today I have to go back to Jogja, my business is not completely finished."

"You also need to take a vacation to clear your mind before you try to approach her again."

"Yes, I'll do it."

On that day, Leonardo said goodbye to his brother to go to Jogja. But what he did was not just that, he secretly followed Naomi even though that day he failed because Brielle had gone to the store with Elnathan who had returned from his activities to attend school at PAUD. Leonardo's current focus is on his ex-girlfriend whom he believes Naomi is desperate for him and Brielle to break up and instigate Brielle to stop continuing her relationship.

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The next morning, Leonardo's never-used car was forced out of the garage. Leonardo began his observations in this day and the location that made it possible for him to observe Naomi was the woman's florist. From a distance, he must monitor that Naomi is completely alone or without Brielle. Later, he will invite the woman to eat outside and launch a completely composed action in the head since Brielle asked to break up.

Sure enough, when Brielle drove her son to school, Naomi was outside the store to take care of the flowers. The woman was spraying water on some kind of flower, and at that moment Leonardo contacted her. "I want you to get ready. There's something I want to tell you," Leonardo's plea that without waiting lingered, Naomi agreed. "Do you really love me?" naomi then put a spray of plants under the table in front of the store as a flower pot.

Leonardo runs his car to the florist's shop after ten minutes, so Naomi doesn't suspect she's been watching. Leonardo opened the car window as soon as he reached the parking lot and called Naomi without coming down. Naomi who saw that reflex ran.

"No, you're so quick" he replied, which is slightly inversely proportional because Leonardo knew the woman next to him was even waiting outside the store after picking up the bag from the inside.

"Good, there's actually something I want to do with you."

"Whatis that? Aren't you taking me to lunch?"

"I want to take you on a vacation to Jogja, you know yourself.. Breaking up from our loved ones is not easy."

"Holiday?" Leonardo smiled. "Yourselves?! Em... I mean, just the two of you?"

"You're my best friend now, you know, you're the only one I've ever had a good relationship with. Do you mind if we're just on vacation together?"

"Em, I have to discuss this with Brielle first, if she doesn't matter, I agree."

"I'll beg him if he won't let you go with me."

Naomi who was shocked after getting an invitation from her ex-lover was increasingly unable to hide her shock and pleasure in the heart. How can Leonardo choose him as a friend to move on, as a place to complain after the man broke up. Wasn't that a great opportunity for him to stand beside Leonardo and be able to draw his heart into glancing at him? Uh, this is the dream from the beginning. Want to get back with Leonardo without taking him from Brielle.

"How's it?"

"OK, I'll tell Brielle and beg her."

"Good," said Leonardo as he stroked Naomi's head. In Leonardo's heart squealed happily, this was the beginning of his plan. Hope it works.

Arriving at a place to eat, a restaurant that they used to often visit while dating. Naomi who did not know that she was invited here also flowered, even she was already teary. "I didn't think you'd remember this place."

"Sweet memories always remember, as well as the worst memories I can't forget either." He immediately took Naomi's hand and caused a restrained smile to frame her on Naomi's sweet face. "We will remember the old days. Come on," he asked who immediately took the woman to the middle, where that place became Naomi's favorite.

"You still remember that?"

"You always wanted to be here because the big fan is right above us." Naomi laughed and nodded. "Other likes it near AC, but you picked a big fan."

Both were visited by waiters who had brought menu papers and a small book for them to write orders. That day was only used by Leonardo to make Naomi remember all their past while eating at the restaurant. He also tries to make Naomi laugh and actually get into his plan, which is to make the girl believe that Leonardo really needs her to forget about Brielle.