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Chapter 111. Embers

“Aini, can you explain to me everything that you didn't tell me?” When she arrived at the intended dining area, Lia felt that this was the right time for her to dig deeper into what Aini wanted to say. Moreover, when someone is trying to stalk him. 
“That…,” started Aini hesitantly. He glanced in another direction, trying not to meet Lia's eyes because he was afraid. His gaze was now full of fire, like he was about to get angry and explode at any moment. Of course, that made Aini hesitate to tell Lia. 
"Why? You don't need to be afraid, I'm not going to do anything, I just want to know what the problem is. If he's really gone too far, I'm sure we can negotiate with him, and I'll also help you find a solution, okay?”
Aini finally nodded her head, she also bit her lower lip, trying to calm herself down. “At first, Leo accidentally saw me with Dave while at the office. He helped me to carry things, but that didn't seem to make Leo happy at all.”
Now the wrinkles on Lia's forehead looked even deeper until Aini stopped her story. During those few moments, he felt that telling a story was not a good enough choice. However, Lia was actually thinking, trying to make sure that what she heard still made sense. Because she was silent, Lia finally ordered Aini to continue what she said. After swallowing her saliva with difficulty, Aini finally started to speak. 
What Aini said made Lia's eyes widen. He never thought that Leo would go this far, just because Aini was close to Dave. In fact, it was not Aini who wanted to approach the man. The feeling of anger inside Lia was already shining in her eyes, because of that Aini could only lower her head feeling guilty. Realizing her actions, Lia finally gave Aini a wry smile and hugged her tightly, hoping that this would make her best friend feel better. 
"Aini, you don't need to worry. If until tomorrow you still have feelings for that person, you can just tell Leo, I'll be by your side too!”
“But… what if he gets even angrier? It felt like Leo had been waiting for the right moment to strike. You understand, right, I mean?” Lia herself really understood what Aini said, that's why Leo had been silent all this time. Because he was waiting for the moment until he could harm Aini. 
With a small head shake, Lia looked at Aini seriously. "You trust me, right? We're afraid of him coming back, if he really wants to be with you, if you want him to love him, then he also has to obey your wishes. Isn't it if there's a deal like that, he won't mess around?” For a few moments, Aini seemed to think, she was silent and finally nodded doubtfully. “To fight evil, we must have strength. And that energy comes from food! So, let's eat a lot!”
“Thank you, Lia.” For Aini, she had lost count of how much she thanked her best friend. While Lia herself doesn't really matter because without Aini, she will be the one who will be lonely and in trouble. It's like helping Aini is a payment for her to stay by his side. 
“Come on, don't talk too much and just eat a lot. For tomorrow, when you leave, just go with me, so you don't feel scared. Then, when I get home, I'll be the one to go to your place. Don't tell me you bothered me because this isn't bothersome at all. Consider this to kill time when we can't meet, okay?”
Aini again nodded her head, she felt very lucky to have a friend like Lia. With a calmer heart, finally Aini started to eat voraciously, she had a constant smile on her face as she finished her food. Until finally the two of them returned quietly, without anyone following. Even so, Lia, who was also said to be under threat, decided to be more careful. He didn't want anything bad to happen to either himself or Aini. 
When a new day came, Lia did as she said yesterday, accompanied Aini until she was close to her office. After making sure that Aini was okay, Lia immediately looked around, found someone who looked suspicious. Previously, Lia had told Arjuna about this problem, so that when she was alone, Lia could see Arjuna approaching her. The man had a hard time reading Lia's face, as if he wanted to know what she was thinking. 
“The person is over there.” Lia pointed at one of the high walls, it would be difficult for anyone to see. “I've been following him ever since, even when I saw him, he didn't feel guilty either.”
A sigh escaped from Arjuna, he also rubbed his forehead. "What else can we do? Leo is that kind of person right, so we can't do anything about it, right?”
“Yes,” Lia said suddenly, surprising Arjuna. He blinked his eyes and looked at Lia whose facial expression hardened. Just from seeing him like that, Arjuna already knew that there would be trouble that he was creating. With a long sigh, Arjuna held Lia's hand only to get an empty result. Lia was too angry to hold herself back. 
“Lia!” cried Arjuna, who was chasing the woman. However, he seemed to cover his ears and chose to meet the person immediately. "Don't! What if there is a problem later? Remember, you are also in trouble, you can be threatened!”
Right when he said that, Arjuna immediately pulled Lia's arm, bringing her into his arms just as a small knife was ready to strike Lia's arm. Lia's surprise managed to silence her, and blinked her eyes several times, trying to understand the situation. The man holding the knife gave a sly smile. Afraid that Lia would do something wrong, Arjuna finally brought Lia to stand behind him. 
“Why are you following me?”
“I should be the one asking that,” said Arjuna in a deep tone, different from what Lia had heard before so that the woman looked at him in surprise and confusion. “Why don't you follow these two girls? If you would rather not finish today, you better stop!”
"Why should I listen to somebody like you? What can you do against me holding a knife?” Without waiting any longer, Arjuna seemed to have gotten irritated with the man's attitude, which was so disrespectful, Arjuna made the knife fall before pressing the stalker against the wall. 
“Saying one more word, I guarantee you'll break your neck. If you don't want this to happen, tell me who sent you and stop following them!” The fear that entered the male stalker made him nod slightly, obviously this caught Lia's attention, who was already staring at Arjuna with sparkling eyes. 
“Wow… Mr. June… since when did you do that? Mr. June's movements too…” Hearing this, Arjuna raised an eyebrow at Lia. “Apparently, Mr. June is cool too. Mr. June is great, I respect Mr. June even more.”

Book Comment (59)

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    Kurt Rumbaoa Aluag

    hahaha no bgat kunm mhut ta mammaminsan hahahahah madama ml hahaha no bgat sa Bahay nio 🥺 a hahaha no bgat sa hahaha no bgat kunm hahaha I love you too po welcome to the bus stop a hahahaha I can get it and I love it ited ken kuya ej usaren kano ni jhervie sa Bahay Kubo kas hahaha I charge my phone is so beautiful I love it ited u acc kon ne hahaha I charge my life 🧬 to latta ton of your way for sure may be able to help me thanks for sure may be able to help a lot to do you want me thanks kasi

    27/08/2023

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    Ma Viane Gacillo

    Ai ni and Salsa nodding together indicate that they don't believe it or actually don't know for sure because it hasn't been seen by their own eyes so everything feels uncertain but

    26/08/2023

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    BacalanArvee

    for sure because it

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