A moment later, the man got into his white car, in an instant the car sped away, splitting the road quickly, and leaving Asya alone.
Asya was still stunned, frozen in place while thinking. Crish's explanation earlier, was amazing. That's right, it seems that Asya is too fixated on the cover, and doesn't look deeper into the contents.
Then, if Asya views Sean as a cruel and naive man, shouldn't Asya not be fixated on the man's bad attitude and try to see Sean's good qualities?
Who knows. Asya thought, he didn't need to think about such unimportant things.
***
Click!
It was three in the afternoon. Sean had just come home from school, the man had no intention of going anywhere. He doesn't have any schedule right now. However, when he remembered that Lathia was already at his house, it made Sean want to go home early.
The man stepped into the kitchen, the atmosphere was quite quiet. Sean's house is big. However, the number of residents is relatively small. Only family members and a few servants, making some rooms look very lonely.
Sean opened the refrigerator and took an apple from there.
"Looks like you're home."
Sean immediately stopped his hand that was peeling an apple when a girl's voice suddenly sounded. Sean lifted the corners of his lips, he turned and looked at Lathia who was standing on the door frame with her arms crossed.
"I'm home. What's wrong? Did you miss me?" Sean's fishing rod.
"I want to get out of this house." Lathia looked around the kitchen area. "This big house doesn't make me happy at all," he continued. The girl then drew closer to Sean, walking with her gaze still glancing at every corner of the kitchen.
Lathia's hand rose, touched Sean's jaw and gently caressed the man's face. Sean was silent, staring intently at Lathia's eyes. "You're so different from before, Sean. Back then, you were just an innocent kid that even I wasn't very interested in you myself." Lathia smiled meaningfully. "However, you are much different now. That look on your face, makes anyone fall in love. It's a shame, a man like you fell into the arms of that cheap maiden's daughter," he continued.
Sean widened his eyes when he heard Lathia's words. How did the girl know about Asya? Ah, it must be because Asya was wandering around this house that Lathia caught the girl.
"Oh, him. What's the matter? It seems you don't want me to go out with him," Sean asked.
Lathia let go of her hand and let out a small sigh. "Are you not afraid of the girl's position? Your father would not approve of you if he knew you were dating him," he said.
"At first, I didn't want to care about you anymore. In fact, I didn't even look at you. Especially when I found out you had a secret boyfriend, you cheated on me. It made me upset and angry. I think you're just venting your feelings for him when I'm not around." Lathia looked at Sean with a sinister smile.
Sean snorted. Keep speculating Lathia. The girl didn't even think that Sean and Asya were just pretending.
"And you really don't love that girl named Asyara. Even when Crish called you to come to the hospital, your face looked annoyed and lazy. That look in your eyes, proves it all." Lathia chuckled. "Because you won't be able to turn your back on me."
"Enough," Sean cut in quickly. The man turned cold with an expression that was hard to guess. He looked at Lathia seriously. "You said that, out of jealousy of me, didn't you?" Sean asked after he could deduce what Lathia meant.
"What?!" Lathia looked at Sean disapprovingly. "Seriously. Hhhh, jealous you say? No way, I—"
"That look in your eyes, proves it all." Sean smiled lopsidedly, it made Lathia silent. Damn, Sean managed to turn things around. The man then tried to look at her smile. "Geez, I don't know if I should be happy or what. Are you? Jealous of me?"
"Do not take it wrong!" Lathia didn't accept it. "I'll be out of this house soon, and Crish will marry me soon! So don't expect me to be jealous of you!" Lathia pressed angrily, then the girl turned around to get out of there.
"But you don't love Crish, do you?"
Lathia reflexively stopped her steps when she heard Sean's voice. The girl clenched her fists as she gritted her teeth.
"Don't pretend to know about me!" Lathia said looking at Sean furiously.
"You know what, Lathia." Sean spoke again, this time colder, and certainly more serious, it stared right into Lathia's retina, as if piercing right through her. "Sis Crish... during the party, Asyara looked fascinated. What if in fact she also doubts you?"
Lathia was wide-eyed, the girl surprised her forehead. "What do you mean?! Stop saying things no no to me!" Lathia said getting angry.
"But, it's reality." Sean relaxed. "It seems, Crish will be interested in Asya. How about we use that girl to approach Sis Crish!? If you are willing, we can work together, and I can have you completely."
PLAQUE!
Lathia threw a slap on Sean's face, until the man's face was turned away with hot cheeks.
"How dare you plan bad things on Crish! He's your brother! I'm getting disgusted to see you getting more and more cunning like this!" Lathia hissed looking at Sean hatefully.
"Lathia, your bad words about Asya earlier were also sly. You vilified her in front of my eyes. Wasn't your goal to keep me away from that girl?" Sean fished in a playful tone, he smiled broadly. "I'm just stating the truth."
"ENOUGH!" Lathia closed her eyes, fed up with everything. "That's enough! Looks like it's true I have to get out of this house!" Lathia left.
"Lathia! Consider my offer. We'll use Asya so Crish can let you go! Think about it carefully! Oh, yeah! Don't forget, I love you!" said Sean somewhat hoarsely in a tone of voice still playful, no. Sean fished the girl. Seeing it made Sean feel very satisfied.
"Noisy!" Lathia was embarrassed and stepped passionately.
Sean still smiled as he looked at the back of the girl who was getting away. The little body he likes. Sean hissed a little. "Ahhh, what else should I do, huh, to make that girl jealous?"
***
Crish sat in his work chair, while checking several files that had piled up on his desk. It's quite late. For beginners like him, now is the time to go home.
The man sighed as he massaged his temples. Crish leaned his back on the chair. The man then reached into his coat pocket and took something from there. A rather small box in red velvet was now in his hand. Crish stared at it for a long time, thinking.
He then opened the box. A ring with a very beautiful blue first pendant, was there, neatly and beautifully tucked away.
"Lathia, I'm still not ready to marry you. But, what can I do. I bought this as a token of our engagement."
***
~To be continued~