The Temptation of the Former
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Ah I remember, his name ...," said Nino cut off when mela suddenly came.

"Nino don't disturb Jihan's older friend" Mela said.

"No, not really," said Nino.

"Good afternoon aunt" said Malik who was now standing from his seat and reached out to Mela.

"Good afternoon" said Mela who has now received a helping hand from Malik.

"Let's sit down" said Mela.

Malik sat back in his place, before long Jihan came from behind, "Talk what"

"Jihan, I just go home, yes, it's too late in the afternoon" said Malik.

"Why hurry once" said Mela.

"Sorry aunt, I have a family event, so I have to go home quickly" Malik said.

"Oh well, thank you for saying Jihan yes" Mela said.

"You be careful on the road" said Jihan.

"Yes, I say goodbye to auntie, Nino," said Malik, Nino only looking at Malik expressionlessly.

Mela and Jihan take Malik to the front. Malik got in the car and drove away. Mela now turned to look at Jihan who was beside her.

"Who was just a friend?" ask Mela.

"Yes aunty, just a friend" Jihan said.

"That was the case yesterday .. aunty agrees with both" said Mela while touching Jihan's arm.

"ish auntie what the hell," said mela upset, then turned into the house, while mela could only chuckle, while looking at the teeth of Jihan.

~~

Night at the residence of the Alexander family.

Malik and his mother named Selfi just arrived and immediately welcomed a warm embrace from Maria.

Selfi and Maria had planned to have dinner together even without their husbands, understandably both their husbands are the top brass of a large company that is very busy.

"Welcome," said Maria while hugging selfi and took turns hugging Malik.

"It's been a long time since I've been here" selfi told Maria.

"That's because you're busy accompanying your husband, so it's like you're back in Indonesia, I'm calling to dinner here" Maria said.

"I'm sorry mbak, just had time to come," said Selfi.

"It's okay, let's go in" Maria said.

Malik and his mother followed Maria into the luxury mansion, since Toni Alexander Johan's father managed to develop a construction company, property, and several processed food factories, toni alexsander's entire family had a very positive impact in terms of material.

For example, the Malik family, Malik's father is Toni Alexander's only brother named Teguh Alexander who is now successful as a businessman importing luxury cars and various other international businesses.

Johan and Malik are the sole heirs of their respective family fortunes, but by the time Johan has taken the throne. Malik is still struggling to find his identity and life experience.to forge himself in order to become the successor of the business empire that his parents built for his future.

Malik and Selfi, now already in the dining room, they were really in the herbal medicine very well by Maria. The food was so much that it filled the dining table.

"Johan where's mbak?" ask Selfi.

"The waiter just called him, he was when he came home from the office must have gone straight to the room, sometimes he did not want to eat dinner," said Maria.

"Together with Malik, sometimes I like the meaning of him to eat, it is at this age that I still often treat him," said Selfi.

"Ma kok night open secrets anyway," said Malik, making Maria and selfi chuckle.

Finally, his curiosity disappeared when he found Malik and Selfi who came to visit.

"Eh Johan, you are more handsome," said Selfi.

"Hy brother Johan" said Malik.

"Good night aunt, Malik," said Johan then sat down beside his mother.

"How is Malik performing in your office, is he troublesome?" ask Selfi to Johan.

"So far there have been no complaints from the head of the finance department about him, and he's quite great, because until now no one has known his true identity" Johan said.

"When do you want to hide your identity?" ask Mary to be curious.

Malik had insisted from the beginning that he would not use the name Alexander behind his name until he was ready to take over his papa company.

It's been almost a month and it seems like everything is going well, except for Jihan who already knows everything from Maria, fortunately Jihan agrees to keep Malik's true identity a secret.

"Come aunty, maybe until I'm bored" Malik said.

~~

After finishing dinner, Maria invites Selfi to have tea in the back garden, while Johan and Malik go to the library on the top floor.

Malik saw every corner of the room filled with books lined up neatly. Johan took a cold drink from the refrigerator available there, then memorized Malik.

"Drink," said Johan, offering a can of soda to Malik.

"Thank you" said Malik and grabbed a cold drink from Johan's hand.

Malik and Johan sat down on a sofa in the middle of the library room, and now they sat facing each other.

"It must be tiring to pretend to be an ordinary employee, when you can be the boss in the Company itself," said Johan then sipped his drink again.

"Not really, because Jihan I so linger at the company of Johan's brother" said Malik.

Johan was silent for a moment, staring at his cousin's sister who blatantly said he liked Jihan.

"Why Brother Johan looks at me like that, I already know, Jihan was a former lover of brother Johan during High School right," said Malik.

Johan looked up at his position, he did not expect Malik to know that.

"You know where it came from?" ask Johan curiously.

"Sister Johan does not need to know, which is clear I like Jihan and will fight to get it" said Malik casually.

"No... Can't!" exclaim Johan.

"Why not, your relationship is long gone, what's wrong if I want to start a relationship with him," Malik said, even though he already knew what Johan meant against him.

"A. .. I just don't want you to deal with people I know very well, after all our relationship ended badly, it would be bad if you were in a relationship with him" Johan said nervously.

"Is that the only reason?" ask Malik.

Johan was silent again he was really confused what to answer like, he did not expect his cousin's sister who used to be so innocent now, had dared to look into his eyes and speak firmly to him. Not that he does not want to be honest with Malik, but he does not like his privacy disturbed, the relationship he and Jihan still have not found a bright spot, revealing it now will only burden the mind, he said, if Jihan really isn't ready to open her heart again.

"Say sis .. is that the only reason?" malik asked, again urging Johan to answer.

"Yes that's all, that's the reason" Johan shouted in annoyance.

Malik smiled slanting, hearing Johan's words, he already knew if Johan still wanted Jihan, but why Johan did not want to be honest with him.

"It's enough .. I don't want to because of this, our family relationship becomes uncomfortable" Malik said and stepped out of the library.

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