Make Me His Substitute
Why Not Ask Me?
"Sir Aga, Brother Anjani, then I go to the room first." Pamit Amara after Aga and Anjani finished speaking.
"All right." Aga answered while Anjani just nodded her head in response.
After the departure of Amara and Anjani's assistant, Aga also invited Anjani to go to a coffee shop located close to the hotel. Upon arrival at the coffee shop, Aga invited Anjani to sit on the second floor and be on the balcony.
Anjani feels very happy to be alone with Aga like this. It was evident on his face that kept smiling ever since they left the hotel. A servant came to them and handed them a menu. Aga then just mention the menu of drinks he ordered while Anjani look at the available menu first.
"You don't want to have coffee?" Anjani asked after the departure of the waiter.
"No. I don't want to have coffee tonight."
Anjani nodded in understanding and no longer let out a sound. For a moment, silence enveloped Aga and Anjani. Aga looked straight ahead at the sight of the streets that seemed still crowded while Anjani was composing words starting a conversation between them.
"What do you want to talk to me about?" Aga asked breaking the silence between them.
Anjani stared in both eyeballs Aga who was staring at his face. "Didn't you want to talk first? Don't you want to tell me something too?"
Aga shook his head. "Just go first,"
"All right." Anjani sighed before making a sound. "Room, why didn't you take me with Amara? I thought you were gonna take me out tonight. I've been waiting for you since seven."
Aga looked at Anjani's face with an expressionless look. It turns out that the assumption is right if Anjani will talk about his departure and Amara earlier.
"Sorry, I don't know if you're waiting for me. I went with Amara to Daniel's best friend's cafe. Because we didn't make an appointment before, so I thought I'd just take Amara."
Anjani folded her lips inward. How can you not think of asking him even though they have not made an appointment? Agh, that's really annoying. Although feeling annoyed, but Anjani still showed a smiling face.
Anjani nodded then shook her head. Seeing Anjani's response then it makes Aga confused to see it. "There's something else I want to ask you."
Aga raised his thick eyebrows as if asking, what?
"I've seen lately that you've been paying a lot of attention to Amara. You're also willing to sacrifice your body to help Amara."
"Then, what's wrong?" A fine wrinkle was now imprinted on Aga's forehead.
"Nothing's wrong. I just thought if your relationship was that close."
"You know it's not that Amara is the best friend of my sister and the younger sister of Daniel's wife. As a sister, I already consider Amara as my own sister. Just like protecting Agatha, I will also protect Amara in danger."
Either have to feel happy or anxious Anjani at this time. On the one hand he is happy because Aga only considers Amara as a sister but on the other hand he feels anxious if the affection of Aga is not just a brother's affection for his sister. But the love for a woman.
"Oh, I think you put your heart on him," Anjani finally let out her opinion.
Aga chose silence to give no answer.
"Didn't you want to say something to me, too?" Anjani's question shifted the conversation between them about Amara.
"Have you finished talking? If there's anything you still want to say then just say it before I say something to you."
"It seems like nothing. Just tell me what you want to tell me."
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