A Condition

City M

Luxury Penthouse

"Her name is Gretta."

"I mean-

"Yes."

Thump!

"All because of a woman named Gretta, I did this because of her, I will still consider her to be here." Alrescha paused for a moment from his sentence, only to point at his aching chest.

He wanted his brother to know, if a woman it's not only taking over his heart but also his life right now.

" Al-

"But don't worry Elf, I will still succeed in getting my masters there with the summa cum laude predicate. I will give that title to you. " interrupted Alrescha quickly while looking at his brother flatly.

Elfarebi was pensive hearing the words, he swallowed his saliva feeling suspicious of what he would hear next.

"What, what is it?"

"You are the only reason I survive and stay alive. You also have taken care of me like this, thank you. Whatever, you can arrange it if it's for my good. But, don't interfere in my personal matters, especially to whom I will give my heart later. Do you understand what I mean?"

The youngest Grisham's gaze was straight on the eldest, the older brother who always loved him without caring about anything else.

Elfa looked at his brother equally seriously, thinking about the pros and cons of this request for their future lives. But, checking again if he has no right to his brother's private life, he finally nodded and Alrescha who saw it secretly smiled inwardly.

"Okay, I agree. I will also take care of your departure to America in the near future, you prepare well and say goodbye to people you know," Elfa explained.

"Hn."

After getting a mutual agreement, finally the two brothers could look at each other as usual again.

Elfa also didn't mention the woman named Gretta, afraid to make his brother's mood fall even more when he heard it.

***

A few days later…

Geana rental house

Gretta is currently preparing to go to work as usual in a small restaurant. She had already prepared Geana's breakfast, afraid that she would wake up hungry because she had just come home from work.

She closed the door with a soft thud, then took a deep breath of fresh morning air.

Phew!

"It doesn't feel like it's been a few days since the conversation. Until now I still haven't given an answer to Chiko," Gretta muttered and then exhaled again.

She should just tell the truth. But, why does she seem to have no courage and is afraid that the man will look at her with one side, because of this situation.

"I'd better get to work quickly, I can't be late," she continued, as she stepped away from the rental house door and down the stairs in a hurry.

It didn't take long for Gretta to walk down the street to her workplace, wearing thick-lens glasses to cover her blue beads from the world and also hiding her blonde hair with a hat.

Being in this disguise made her a little safe, avoiding the eyes of the men who passed her. She was grateful and this idea turned out to be useful too.

Cring!

"Good morning, Mrs. Rosalie's!" Gretta greeted cheerfully,

"Morning Gretta!"

She quickly entered the back area, where she had worked for the past few days and was immediately prepared with a plastic apron and rubber gloves.

Even though it has just opened, this small restaurant already has a lot of dirty plates and some cooking utensils lying around. She immediately took her to the washbasin and didn't realize she was drowning in her work, until a tap landed on her shoulder, albeit softly.

Pat!

"Ah! Ma'am, what's wrong? Anyone need help?" asked Gretta for a moment, flinching in surprise, but luckily it wasn't that bad.

Rosalie gave a small smile, then handed a plastic bag to a confused Gretta.

"What is this ma'am?"

"Here's some food for you and Geana. You'd better bring your lunch and you can come back when you're done," said Rosalie gently.

Gretta who heard it smiled, pleased. She took the plastic after wiping her hands dry, then bowed her head briefly in gratitude.

"Thank you ma'am!"

"You're welcome, you can clean this first, then come home for lunch," added Rosalie quickly.

"Um, fine ma'am!" Gretta said, nodding happily.

Rosalie left the dishwasher, returned to the front, leaving Gretta to return to her duties with little to do.

"Okay! Cheers! Who knows, maybe you could take a skill course," Gretta muttered with a happy thought.

A moment later…

Tap!

Ah! Every day it turns out to be healthy too, Gretta thought as she climbed the last steps to the rental house.

Yes, now she is in front of Geana's boarding house door and rings the bell with the owner of the boarding house opening it and looking at her while frowning, seemingly confused.

"Are you done with work?"

Gretta shook her head, then picked up the package she was carrying and smiled broadly "Rosalie said for me to eat with you here. That's really nice ma'am."

"Indeed, Rosalie used to be a friend of my late Mama," said Geana explaining, subconsciously showing a sad expression when discussing her mother who had passed away.

"Gea-

"Forget it! Let's go eat. Is it still warm?" interrupted Geana when she saw Gretta's curious expression, which finally nodded.

"Yeah, I warmed it up there first."

"Yeah. Let's eat!" added Geana quickly, then pulled Geana's arm and took her in and sat on the carpet as usual.

Gretta was really curious, she and Geana seemed to have the same bad memories. But unfortunately, she and Geana also covered each other for good reasons.

"Hei! Do you still see Chiko often? Have you finished your business with him?" Geana asked as she opened the package that Gretta held out for her.

"My business and Chiko are not finished, Gea. Still have to wait for Brian to complete my identity," Gretta answered, explaining with a bit of a lie.

Sorry, Geana.

"Oh…, but you're not afraid of him, are you? If you don't feel comfortable, you can be with me if you want to meet him," continued Geana, still asking, even though her mouth was already busy chewing her food.

"No. I'm already used to Chiko's presence. What's more about this disguise, it really helps," Gretta explained while holding her glasses which she placed beside her arm.

Geana shook her head with a small chuckle, confused by the young woman in front of her who was actually hiding her beauty while the others were competing to show off.

"Yeah, as long as you're comfortable. It's just me, yes," said Geana before finally focusing on eating and letting Gretta also eat quietly.

Until finally their lunch together was over and Gretta decided to hurry back to the restaurant.

Gretta cleared the dining table and let Geana wash the cutlery used. Then when she finished, she said goodbye to the voice of Geana's answer coming from the kitchen.

"Gea! I'm back at work!"

"Yes Gretta! You just close the door!"

"Yes!"

Slam!

Now, the boarding house is quiet again with the sound of gurgling water being heard. But, before Geana had time to dry her hands, a knock on the door startled her.

Knock! Knock! Knock!