Some clips from previous chapter
"What's wrong?" Crystal asked.
"You need to go.. you need to.. I can't help him.." Aryan said.
"Huh? What are you trying to say?" Crystal asked.
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"What do you mean?" Crystal asked.
"I have a father. A crazy father. He wanted to make me the next king. I don't want to be a king and I don't want to hurt my own friend.But in the same time I don't want to push away my father." Aryan said.
Crystal sat down beside Aryan.
"Who is your father?" Crystal asked.
"Black.. " Aryan said.
"Black?" Crystal asked. She recalled the moment when Auberi and her went out of the castle. A weird person suddenly ask Auberi about her because he said that Auberi used to dislike other keep following him.
"Yeah. My father is the king's advisor.. I don't feel..easy. I have a bad feeling about this. You're the only one that can protect him now.. can you accept this challenge?" Aryan asked.
Crystal looked Aryan in the eyes. Nod.
"No problem! It's my job!" Crystal said with full of determination.
Aryan patted Crystal's shoulder.
"Okay! So I will count on you!" He said.
"Okay! No problem!" Crystal said. Indeed, she wants to do it even if Aryan didn't tell her to do so because she has a little feeling for Auberi.
Sighed. He is going to marry soon. So she is helpless.
"Time fly fast.." Crystal said and looked up.
Aryan glanced at Crystal. Nodding.
"Yeah.. and during the time.. I didn't confessed to her yet.." Aryan said. Crystal turned her head slowly facing Aryan with her shocked face. Aryan turned his head too... and both of them are speechless.
"You.." Crystal said.
"I.. I.. Let me explain" Aryan said.
"You like Ann.." When Crystal is about to say it, Aryan quickly covered her mouth with his hand because he saw Anna entering the private club. In the meantime, Anna was speechless when she entered the private club and saw Aryan is covering Crystal's mouth. Feels a little jealous. The lunch that she brought for them fell down to the floor.
"What.. what are you doing?" Anna said.
"Anna.. I'll explain it. It's not like what you think!" Aryan said.
Crystal nods while Aryan is explaining to Anna.
Anna silenced. Then the atmosphere became awkward.
"Um.. I will buy another one. Looks like, the food can't be eaten anymore" Crystal said while she touch the food that fell down to the floor.
"I'll go then. You two.. speak nicely okay?"
Crystal said and leave them with her step backwards.
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As long as Crystal came out, Anna dropped a tears. Feels helpless.
Aryan was shocked to see Anna cried.
"Anna? What's wrong?" He asked.
"You really a bastard!! I hate you! Why did you make me fall in love with you! Why? But in the same time.. you.. you like my own friend as well! Why!?" Anna said and cried.
Aryan was speechless. He was very surprised that Anna like him as well. Aryan approach Anna and embraced her.
"Anna.. it's not like that. It's because I'm afraid that you will hear that I like you. I'm afraid that you can't accept me and you don't want to see me anymore. So when Crystal find out that I like you, I covered her mouth so that you won't hear it." Aryan said with a soft voice.
Anna stopped crying. Releasing Aryan's hugs and look at Aryan's eyes.
Aryan and Anna make an eye contact. Feels like it just two of them in the big world. No one else.