Ryanthi: Sweet Cake, Bitter Reality
• THIRTY-FIVE : Twice in a Night

Adrian and Ryanthi instantly stop their kiss scene. The two turned their heads, towards the servant who had lit the lamp.

The waiter bowed. He dared not look at Adrian and Ryanthi. "Sorry, Sir. I don't know that ... um.. I .. sa-I'm going to prepare the cooking ingredients for tomorrow," he said nervously. The woman even directly stepped near the door of the room, where she stored groceries.

Adrian exhaled slowly. He dropped Ryanthi off the table. The man looked ordinary. No shame or anything like that. He leads Ryanthi out of the kitchen. The handsome man's steps were so calm.

"How can you be this calm after ... after that ...." Ryanthi knitted her brows in displeasure.

Instantly, Adrian stopped the move. The handsome man turned his head, then smiled calmly. "Why indeed?" tanyakanya.

"Aren't you feeling shy, angry, or something?" ask Ryanthi again.

"Why should I be like that?" ask Adrian again. Either he really doesn't understand, or he just pretends to be stupid to tease Ryanthi.

Ryanthi put on an uncomfortable expression. "The waiter saw us kissing. Do you think he ...." Ryanthi bit her lower lip.

"What?" adrian asked again while turning his back. He was getting closer to Ryanthi. The man stared mischievously.

"Ah, no. Forget." Ryanthi immediately shies away from Adrian, who again seduces her through body language. The man was really like an anesthetic, which could make Ryanthi lose consciousness in no time.

Adrian smiled calmly. As a very experienced man, he knows that Ryanthi has started to fall into the love trap he set. In a little more, the beautiful girl would be confined in a web of romance, which would probably make it difficult for her to escape.

What Adrian thought was true. During his time at Indira's place, Ryanthi becomes visibly more agitated than before. The girl was misbehaved, when she occasionally stole glances against Adrian. A great victory for the handsome lord. His struggle may soon pay off.

At exactly nine o'clock in the evening, the two lovebirds were saying goodbye. During the trip, Ryanthi was silent. The girl dissolved in her mind. Either because they enjoy the night atmosphere of the streets of the capital, or are thinking about something else.

"Are you okay?" ask Adrian. His heavy voice broke the silence that had been trailing their journey ever since.

"Um, yes. Ah, naw. Oh, i-yes ...." Ryanthi complained softly. "Yes, God." The girl scratched her non-itchy forehead, in order to dispel the nervousness.

"Why do you look so nervous?" ask Adrian. "I don't think it's the first time you've kissed a man" the man said as he continued driving. His gaze was straight ahead, on the still crowded traffic.

"Why indeed?" Again, Ryanthi felt stupid. He did not understand why he had to ask that question.

"It's okay. I'm not sure that your ex-lover, now your brother-in-law, will let a girl as beautiful as you. I mean, which man can resist kissing you, Ryanthi?"

"Is that all you have in mind?" Ryanthi was about to protest. There is also a sense of disappointment in the look of his eyes.

Adrian laughed softly. He stopped the speed of the vehicle, as it had arrived in front of the Surya residence. The man waited for a while, until the gate opened. Then Adrian returned to drive his car into the yard.

Adrian's white Range Rover, stopping right near the steps leading to the terrace. Adrian doesn't come down to open the door for Ryanthi. He also prevented, when the girl was about to go down by herself.

"What else is it?" ask Ryanthi.

Ryanthi did not answer immediately. He just looked at the handsome man, who seemed to be asking for more hope in him.

"Why should I think of you?" Ryanthi asked back. The girl knitted her eyebrows in not understanding.

"Because I feel worthy to be in your mind" replied Adrian lightly. "Have you thought about me for more than an hour?" Adrian's question sounds weird.

Ryanthi who was a little grim, this time can smile. "You're overconfident" said the girl.

"Confidence is one of the most important aspects of my dictionary. At least, that's all I can count on." Adrian laughed crisply.

"You're a freak" Ryanthi said. He was about to open the car door. However, Ryanthi again abandoned her intentions. "What else?" The beautiful girl with a black midi dress turned to Adrian who was staring at her.

"Why not dare to try?" ask Adrian. The man's tone sounded different than usual.

"Try what?" Ryanthi asked back.

"Let go of the past and embrace the future. What else do you expect now?" Adrian's gaze was so shady and soothing. Makes Ryanthi feel comfortable.

"I have a dream that has not been fulfilled. That was my late mother's hope, too. I feel like I have to make it happen, and make mom proud. That's my priority right now "Ryanthi smiled a little.

"I don't think of anything else. Haven't. I don't know. I ... I feel ...." Ryanthi tightly grasped the clutch bag on her lap. He looks agitated. "I have to go in, Adrian." Dodging, that's what Ryanthi wants to do right now. He was afraid that the conversation would go deeper. Ryanthi is not yet ready to commit.

"Is love too scary for you?" ask Adrian. He continues to ask questions that make Ryanthi uncomfortable. The girl did not answer. He doesn't know what to say.

"You didn't resist when I kissed you earlier. You even like it. Aye, right?" adrian Fishing.

"How can you say that? I know." Ryanthi smiled sneering.

"I can tell the difference" replied Adrian.

"Gosh my god." Ryanthi shook her head slowly. "How many girls have you kissed." Ryanthi turned her face out of the car window.

"Are you that naive, Ryanthi?" Adrian shifted his body. The man's right hand grabbed Ryanthi's face, then turned towards her. "Don't be afraid" Adrian said slowly and deeply.

"I'm not afraid. I just ...." Ryanthi did not have time to continue his words, because Adrian repeated the scene while in the kitchen. That night, Adrian enjoys Ryanthi's lips until her time. Meanwhile, Ryanthi himself did not avoid let alone refuse.

The girl smiled gently. He was blown by the wind into nirvana. Ryanthi closed her eyes, feeling the thousands of butterflies tickling her heart. Ryanthi stepped into the room with a raised smile. His feelings are really not funny.

And Adrian too. The handsome man was driving the car at a moderate speed. His face looks ordinary. However, the beautiful twinkle of the pair of eyes of the man of Indonesian-French blood seemed to clearly imply an immeasurable sense of happiness. Adrian wants to jump as high as possible using a trampoline. "Ryanthi," he said.