My beloved sister
Being late to realize

"So Ethan? You were here? I thought you were going to Finland, brother."

"Yes, a week ago I was in Finland, but my business in Finland is done, and now I just have to finish my business here. And you?"

Chelsea smiled faintly. "Maybe I'll continue my studies here."

"Maybe? Why maybe Chelsea? Aren't you sure?"

Chelsea smiled wryly. "What exactly are you, Chelsea? Then how's your relationship with Arsen?"

Chelsea also extended a thin smile, not answering a word of Ethan's question, it felt very sick, when the wait had always led to rejection. But what can he do? Love can't be forced, and it's probably his fault that Arsen had expected too much. Seeing Chelsea who seemed uncomfortable with the question, Ethan also distract Chelsea.

"I'm sorry, Chelsea."

"It's okay, Brother. I'm the one who should be apologizing for not answering your question."

"Arsen is stubborn, Chelsea. So he still can't accept you?"

Chelsea fell silent again, Ethan felt guilty about Arsen returning to Chelsea. "I'm sorry Chelsea, sorry I accidentally brought up his name again. Hey, didn't you come here for fun? How about we have dinner, Chelsea?"

"Eat dinner?"

"Yes, dinner."

"It doesn't seem like a bad idea, so isn't your wife jealous of me if I'm having dinner with her husband?"

"Didn't my wife know you, too? You're my childhood friend and Arsen, why you're jealous of you."

"All right, Ethan."

They then went to a restaurant in the center of Cambridge.

***

Meanwhile, Shanon who had just hung up a phone call from Ethan looked glaring at Arsen. "Arsen, what are you doing? What if Ethan knows I'm with you."

"Hahahahaha.., let it be. Are you scared?"

Shanon. "But this is inappropriate, Arsen. What if Ethan finds out? He'll be very angry with me. Emh, not only me, but also my parents. I don't want anything to happen to them until something happens to my marriage and Ethan's."

"Something happens to them? What do you mean, Sha?"

"Arsen, I was originally married to Mas Ethan because of the request of my parents. Indeed they did not force me to marry Mas Ethan, but I pity Papa because at that time he was in need of investment assistance from Mas Ethan, and I think Mas Ethan was a good figure, he said, so I didn't turn down Papa's time with Mas Ethan."

"Sha, I'm sorry I asked you this. Is your move to Indonesia because your parents' business in Japan went bankrupt?"

"Yes Arsen, my parents' business went bankrupt. Then, we moved to Indonesia, initially with the rest of the money, Papa only intended to invest the money in the stock exchange. But suddenly Papa gets acquainted with Mas Ethan at an event, to talk about business, and they end up running a business together. Two months later, Mas Ethan came to my house and asked Papa for permission to marry me. Papa did intend to match me with him, but the matchmaking, was not a pressure, because I had the right to choose. But I want Papa's business to run smoothly, and I think Ethan Mas is a good man, so I'm willing to marry him."

Hearing what Shanon said, Arsen smiled wryly. "Why are you smiling like that, Arsen? What's your return to Indonesia because it has something to do with all this?"

"With all this, what do you mean, Sha? Isn't it in your eyes Ethan's a good man?"

Shannon smiled faintly, with eyes that looked empty. "Sha, how are you?"

"You're right, Arsen. I've been misjudging about Ethan."

"So?"

"I'm sorry I realized too late" replied Shanon.

"You're right, Ethan is not as good as I thought, I've misjudged. In the past, I was too quick to make a decision. I just decided to get married to Mas Ethan without first finding out what his nature and background are. And now I just found out he's been lying to me a lot."

"The lies? What lies, Sha?"

"Arsen, Mas Ethan said that he was the biological son of your father, Chandra Bimantara."

"WHAT?"

"Yes Arsen, he said that to me and my parents. And I just found out the real fact of Bi Ijah yesterday that you're half-brothers."

"So, he's been lying to you and your parents all this time?"

Shannon nodded her head. "Basic jerkkkkk! What does he mean he said that?"

***

Ethan appears to be walking in a long corridor on a magnificent castle-like wake. His steps then came to a halt in front of a solid brown door.

TOK TOK TOK

"Now.."

Ethan then enters the room. "Good morning Professor Charlotte."

"Good morning, you're Mr Ethan?"

"Yes Prof, I'm sorry that my arrival has disturbed you."

"No sir, I'm not busy. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Oh well, Professor, actually I came here to ask for help. Lately, my company is going through a bit of trouble, as there is some company data being breached by someone who is not responsible.

"Geez, this is very dangerous, Mr. Ethan."

"Yes, that's why I came here to ask for your help because I've heard there's someone from Cambridge who's so great in the field of computer programmers."

Professor Charlotte also pulled the corner of her lips. "Yes you're right, he's a genius but unfortunately you're late, because he's back in his country by now."

"Go back to his country? So, he's not a U. K. citizen?"

"No, she's Indonesian, just like you."

"What's? So he's Indonesian? What's-her-name? Good times I can look for it."

"Oh, his name is Arsen. Arsenio Chandra Bimantara."

Ethan was so surprised to hear the name Arsen ejected from the man in front of him.

"BABBUCKKKK!"

Seriate...

NOTES:

The difference between the UK and Indonesia time is 7 hours, so yesterday's scene is the same today, if in Indonesia it was early at around 05:30 when Shanon and Arsen just woke up, there at 10:30 pm. So Ethan took Chelsea out to dinner.