Your love gave me life
Both with Alden

“Our discussion seems to be over today, Mr. Reyhan.”

With a face of sumringah. Sarah Belle picked up her bag on the dining table chair and walked over to Alden with a big smile.

Alden knitted his eyebrows, but Sarah Belle laughed.

Sarah Belle approached Reyhan who was still staring near the entrance. His face was as confused as Alden who saw Sarah was happy to see Alden's presence.

“Remember our plan, dear,” whispered Sarah Belle when her position was quite close to Reyhan. “Do not make Alden suspicious.”

“I say good-bye first, Mr. Reyhan,” Sarah Belle raised her voice while nodding her head and opened the door, turning to look at Alden who was still flinching in his place.

“Do you still need with Mr Reyhan, Den ?”

“Ehh.. no...” Alden immediately shook his head and just nodded at Reyhan as he passed the man.

Reyhan came out and stood in front of the door, looking at Sarah Belle with an unwilling face as she had to go with Alden. But Reyhan can be a little relieved because Sarah really proves herself that she will not make physical contact with Alden.

“You didn't ask why I was in Reyhan's place?” sarah Belle asked as the two were in the car, leaving the apartment parking lot.

“Make what listen to lies,” says Alden flat with fixed gaze focused forward.

“Always nethink the same me,” grumbled Annabelle while throwing her face to the side of the window.

Alden kept quiet without giving any response making Annabelle feel upset herself.

“Alden, I'm not going home yet. I want to talk to you. It's been a long time.”

Alden did not answer and continued to drive his car.

“Alden, I'm talking to you. You're upset that I'm in Reyhan's apartment?”

Alden still remained silent and drove the car into the parking area of one of the cafes.

Still without saying anything, Alden got out of the car.

“Why do I still like this model guy,” grumbled Annabelle come down from the car.

Even when entering the cafe, Alden did not wait for Sarah Belle until the woman sighed many times withstanding her annoyance.

“Since when do you like strawberry ?” Alden frowned, looking at Sarah Belle.

Both of them just ordered food and drinks. Sarah Belle ordered one strawberry milkshake and a quiche.

“Since amnesia,” says Sarah Belle returned Alden's gaze.

“Since the accident I became fond of chocolate, sweet food and also a sweet man also in women,” Sarah Belle smiled wryly Alden.

“What do you want to talk about ?”

“We are not just a lover, but a future husband and wife, why did you suddenly become like this to me ?”

“Didn't you yourself apply many rules ? Postpone our wedding for 100 days and no physical contact during that as well.”

“No physical contact does not mean no communication, Alden. You haven't even contacted me since I got back to work,” grumbled Sarah Belle with a sullen face.

“And that becomes the reason that allows you to go to your boss's apartment alone and let yourself work with Reyhan's condition as before ?”

“You're jealous ?” Sarah Belle smiling.

“It turns out like this the face of an Alden if you are jealous,” continued Sarah Belle in a soft voice.

Alden remained silent and did not answer Sarah Belle's question. The man looked indifferent while busying himself with his phone.

Not long after a waiter delivered their order. Shamelessly Sarah Belle enjoyed her milk shake and tried her quiche.

“Eat,” Sarah Belle thrusts one piece of quiche near Alden's mouth.

“You must love it, the skin is good and the cheese feels great too. You like the cheese. Every time I make macaroni, there's always an extra side of cheese for you.”

Alden looked at Sarah Belle chattering with a smile. Unaware that his words made Alden knit his eyebrows.

“Try, you'll love it. If later I have another chance to eat here, I will definitely order this quiche at once 2.”

“Why should later ? Just add if you want now.”

“No need,” Sarah Belle shook her head with a sad face. “Try, piece only. I promise I won't force you again after you spend this.”

Finally Alden opened his mouth to make Sarah Belle's face slightly sparkle.

“Thank you,” shriek Sarah Belle.

“For what ?” Alden again knitted his brows at Sarah Belle who lowered her head.

“Because you want to eat from the mouthful of my hand,” Sarah Belle looks up with a smile.

Both of them were silent, dissolving with their own minds. For Annabelle, an opportunity like this would never be given again.

“Alden,” call Sarah Belle in a soft voice. “Can I ask you about Annabelle.”

“I don't want to discuss about him.”

“I just want to know why you hate Annabelle so much, even you consider her toxic in your life.”

Alden kept quiet and sipped his drink.

Alden was silent, as if he had not heard Sarah Belle just now. But not long before his outstretched hand touched Sarah Belle's fingers to make the woman freeze.

“Honey, just think of the problem as a past that does not need to be remembered anymore. Just as I forgot what happened to you, then forget whatever happened before the accident and become the new Sarah

Sarah Belle was stunned as Alden suddenly called her dear and spoke in a gentle tone.

“Thank you for loving me so much,” Sarah Belle said with teary eyes.

Not because touched to hear Alden's expression on Sarah, but the sadness of an Annabelle who must accept the fact that Alden's love is only for Sarah.

“But this once I can hear from your own mouth about Annabelle. At least I want to remember someone who suffered an accident with me.”

“What do you want to hear ?”

“Why do you hate Annabelle?”

“Because he has always been a bully to me. He had no idea how I was being ridiculed all out by my friends as he tried to get close and familiar with me. The little boy in thick glasses who was carrying it always disturbed my calm, he said, being a ngadu at mommy and making me continue to be ridiculed at school because they think I like the geeky who is the only child of the family driver Hutama.”

Sarah Belle was stunned to hear Alden's last words, her heart ached because Annabelle's parents' job made Alden ashamed to befriend her.

”Is it so embarrassing that a Hutama befriends a chauffeur's son?” lirih Annabelle with her face down.

“It happened when I was very young and prestige to be number one in life,” Alden said as if to correct Sarah Belle's misconduct.

”That shame disappeared with time and my feelings were normal with him. But like the old wound that was scratched again, I really do not like the plan mommy who intends to make him the future daughter-in-law of the Hutama family when I just returned home from study. I who feel my life is supported by many rules and obligations as a consequence of Hutama's heir, do not like the desire of mommy. Plus, she grew into an aggressive girl. Maybe because you feel mommy and daddy support you to become a daughter-in-law in the Hutama family. As if not understanding all my rejection, he was always in the important moments of my family. My heart that had initially only refused out of embarrassment finally turned to hate. Hate because he keeps abiding by mommy's desire to stay where he is until I like him.”

“Annabelle just stayed where she was, she didn't chase you, Alden,” says Sarah Belle.

“Defend on mommy and daddy's request to make my heart break. Even she asked daddy to put her in my office.”

“Annabelle never asked for a job as your secretarial assistant, Alden. Om Wira put him there. Even when Annabelle rejected him, Om Wirs still forced her.”

“Where did you know about it ? You don't like a girl like her very much. You say he's like a bitch who disturbs the peace of others. There is no way you guys spend time chatting like friends ?”

Sarah Belle fell silent and quickly finished her food and drink.

“I'm done and want to go home. I go to the toilet first.”

Sarah Belle got up and left the table with her bag to the bathroom. Annabelle didn't want to cry in front of Alden.

On the way home, there was no conversation between the two. Sarah Belle leaned her head while staring at the side window. As Annabelle her heart suddenly ached and disheveled, but Alden's honesty was what she wanted to hear.

“Alden,” suddenly Sarah Belle enforce her sitting position. “Please stop for a moment.”

Fortunately, Alden's car speed is not too fast because it has entered the residential road.

Without saying anything, Sarah Belle removed her seatbelt and got out of the car after Alden's car pulled over.

“Ray !” Sarah Belle calls a guy in a high school uniform who walks towards her.

“Sorry, do we know each other ?” the man in uniform knitted his brows, trying to recognize the figure of the woman in front of him.

”I Be.. ngg.. I mean my name is Sarah. I'm a friend of your brother's. I'm sorry to hear your brother's condition is still lying in a coma.”

“Ooo thank you. And how can you recognize me when you have never met ?”

“Belle once showed me a picture of you. Even on the phone screen attached to your family photos,” said Sarah Belle while smiling bitterly.

“Can I hug you ?” ask Sarah Belle.

Ray was flustered, confused about what to answer, let alone the man in the car who got down and stood beside the car door.

“Kak Alden ?” call Ray.

“Hai Ray,” Alden caged his hand.

Sarah Belle who could not help her longing immediately hugged Ray tightly made the man shocked and silent.

Ray turned his head towards Alden who only gave a nod of his head.

“Greetings to papa Rano and mama Mira, Ray. I'm sorry for not being able to come to see them,” Sarah Belle said as she let go of her arms with tears in her eyes.

Ray who was still confused could only nod with his mouth slightly open.

The woman in front of him wiped away the tears that had soaked both of his cheeks.

“Student learning, Ray, soon you will finish your High School. Be a proud child papa and mama.”

Sarah Belle smiled looking at Ray who was still dumbfounded. Without speaking anything else, Sarah Belle returned to the car and let Alden take her back to the apartment without saying anything.

“Sarah,” Alden held Sarah's hand before the woman got out of the car.

“What's up, Den ?” sarah Belle's sad eyes looked at Alden who was still holding his hand.

“I just wanted to say that the first one who thought the girl was toxic was Sarah.

Sarah was the one who always called it the toxic of Alden, until finally it was ingrained in my mind that he was toxic.”

“Thank you for telling me everything,” Sarah Belle said with a bitter smile.

Alden looked only at Sarah Belle from the car until he was not seen again and continued his journey home.