The Temptation of the Former
Love Should Not Have

Jihan opened the door slowly, looking at the busy Johan behind her desk.

"Good morning sir" said Jihan.

"Where's my mom?" asked Johan when he did not see his mother with Jihan.

"Madam, already home master, he said there was a sudden march, so did not have time to see the master again," said Jihan.

"O so .. well," said Johan.

"Then excuse me, sir," said Jihan, who was about to leave.

"Wait a minute, come here" Johan said.

Jihan approached Johan, while Johan stood up from her seat as she was at her desk. Johan stepped closer to Jihan.

Now facing each other a short distance away, Johan grabbed Jihan's hand and put down the necklace he had taken from Jihan's dresser, as he drove Jihan home that time.

Jihan was quite surprised, and a little confused, because it had been a few days, why did Johan just give it now.

"I'm sorry for taking your necklace" Johan said.

Jihan looked at Johan fixedly, there was pain in her heart as Johan said that it was her necklace. Jihan grabs Johan's hand and puts the necklace back in Johan's hands.

"Sorry sir, it has been a long time since I wanted to return this necklace, even before your departure to America seven years ago, I have no rights to this necklace, I have no rights to this necklace, please throw it away" said Jihan.

Jihan did not even dare to wish more to Johan, because Johan is not the ordinary man he used to be, now Johan is a successful businessman who has a treasure, he said, in addition, Johan's own mother who said that Johan, will be in a match with Vita.

"Disposed of?" johan said in disbelief, somehow there was pain in her heart, when Jihan told her to just throw the necklace away.

"Ehm, yes well if that's what you want, you can get out now" Johan said with annoyance.

Why is he angry, Jihan.

~

Late in the afternoon, Jihan was still working on some reports, seeing the watch in her hand that showed at five in the afternoon, she immediately tidied up her desk and prepared to go home.

Just as he was about to get out, Malik suddenly came in and approached him at his desk.

"I've just come to you" said Jihan.

"I finished early, so I'm here ... how do I eat it?" ask Malik.

"Yes, hehe" said Jihan chuckling to herself.

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Johan came out of his room and found that Jihan was chatting with Malik, he squinted his eyes when he saw Jihan was laughing freely while laughing freely along with Malik. That laugh, Johan still very expensive the sound of laughter off Jihan who used to always buzz in his ears.

"Hy Brother Johan!" cried Malik when he saw Johan standing in the doorway.

Jihan turned her head towards Malik's gaze. Johan walked up to them.

"Call me, sir, when you're in the office" Johan told Malik.

"Ah yes, I forgot," Malik said as he patted his eel.

"What are you doing here?" ask Johan to Malik.

"O this, Jihan and I have made a promise to go home together" Malik said.

Johan turned to look at Jihan, while Jihan immediately threw away her face, as Johan's gaze was fixed on her.

"You can go" Johan said with eyes that kept staring at Jihan.

"We'll excuse you, sir, my weekly report will be completed, tomorrow I'll submit it" Jihan said.

Jihan and Malik leave, Johan's eyes never come out of Jihan, until Jihan disappears from behind the door.

Johan returned to his study, he threw his body on the sofa, Johan laid his body which now felt tired with his mixed thoughts.

Seeing Jihan can laugh freely with other men, making Johan re-thought his mistakes Let go of the jihan first.If they were still together, would Jihan be able to laugh like that again when with him.

Now everything feels awkward, no more, jihan who used to always call him brother Jo, now always be formal to him.

If Johan had known for a long time that this was all a misunderstanding, he would have quickly returned to Indonesia to fix everything.

But now as if there was no chance, Johan did not understand where to start, the bitter smile that Jihan gave him when he apologized yesterday, makes him afraid to dig too many wounds in the past.

Johan began to think, to find out what events have passed over the past seven years without him.

Johan suddenly has an idea, he must meet Kinan, a close friend of Jihan, Johan thought, Kinan must know what he wants to know.

~

In a star-studded restaurant, the sound of classical music echoed in every corner of the room. Jihan rattled her gaze around the classic American-concept restaurant.

"Why you?" malik asked who was astonished by Jihan's attitude.

"It looks like this restaurant is very expensive, what if we just move," Jihan whispered to Malik.

"There is no need, I am the deal" said Malik.

"Fix, I asked for a deal. I don't want to burden you, let's just move on" Jihan said.

Malik smiled his smile at Jihan's words "I like it when burdened by you."

"Ah you are this .. well, do not regret yes, I eat it a lot of tablets," said Jihan while reading the menu book.

"Yes, just order" said Malik while continuing to pay attention to Jihan who was in front of him.

~

Johan has arrived at Kinan's boutique, and it just so happens that Kinan is just about to close. Kinan was surprised to see the figure of the man before him.

"Sister Johan" said Kinan terbatabata.

"Can we talk for a minute" Johan said.

Kinan was unable to even answer, he could only nod in agreement.

At a cafe not far from Kinan's boutique, Johan sits face to face with Kinan, Kinan feeling like he was being intimidated when he saw Johan's sharp eyes.

"What does Brother Johan want to talk about?" Kinan asked, breaking the silence that had shackled him.

"I just want to know what happened to Jihan in the past when I wasn't around" Johan said.

"What does brother mean?" kinan asked, he was quite surprised when Johan asked this.

"A few days ago, I came to your boutique, and I heard your chat, about Vita trapping Jihan, I was curious, what happened when I wasn't around, I tried to figure it out from Jihan, but Jihan didn't want to talk, I could see the deep wounds in her eyes" Johan said.

"Does Brother Johan still care? ... For seven years Jihan suffered a lot, telling her now will only make Jihan remember her difficult times" Kinan said.

"I'll tell me, I want to fix everything, even if it's too late" Johan said.

"Well, if you really want to fix your mistakes, I'll tell you the story" Kinan said.

"That day, the day that Brother Johan left for America, Jihan and I went to see Brother Vita to hold him accountable for all the slander that Vita gave to Jihan. I was so upset that when Vita didn't even apologize to Jihan, Jihan and I decided to go to her house, and it turned out that she was already at the airport. So Jihan and I took a taxi to see my sister at the airport, midway, Aunt Jihan called, telling me that Jihan's parents were in the hospital in an accident, we did not go to see Brother Johan, when he arrived at the house of aunt Jihan got a call that both of Jihan's parents were gone, at the same time as the brother went to leave him to America ... Jihan slumped long enough to try to end her life. For seven years Jihan tried to rebuild her life. But brother Johan came by waving a war flag to him. I always asked Jihan to tell the real incident to brother, but she did not want to," Kinan said at length.

Every word Kinan had that Johan heard cornered him, cut him in the heart, and made him feel what Jihan felt, regret always came later, but to correct, it was never too late.

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