Café D'Mosue
Thump!
"He-he-he…. Yes, please, Miss."
Geana had recently seen Gretta's cold stare, from a week of living together after helping out that night.
Really, why does that flat gaze seem to have its own aura.
I don't know, actually from the beginning when she saw the face of the woman she was helping, she already had a feeling that Gretta was not a woman from an ordinary family. However, she was reluctant to ask more, because she felt that if she asked and was answered, it would be a surprising answer.
"Good! Now order and let the waiter work. How's it going, Gea, Chik?" Gretta said quickly then asked Chiko who nodded, still lulled by the flat gaze that was different from the many women around him.
"Y-yes, just order whatever you want An, no problem I'll pay for everything."
"Wow! Seriously? Brilliant!"
Plaque!
Geana's overly enthusiastic response made Chiko reflexively smack his own lips, cursing his silly words because of Gretta's sudden question. Even when the foreign woman called by his half name, he wasn't angry at all when it was Geana who called him.
"Eh! Don't-ah! Whatever."
Chiko corrected her words again when he saw Geana's unconcerned face, as well as a small smile from Gretta who was now busy looking at the menu with his colleagues at the club.
Tsk, damn. The turn for delicious food is really fast, Chiko snorted in his heart.
"Chik, what did you order?" asked Geana without turning her head and the man she asked snorted, because again his name was being called carelessly.
"Chiko Ana, Chiko," he corrected quickly.
"Oh my gosh Chiko, even Gretta called you Chik earlier, but you just enjoy it. Well! It's my turn to call, why are you so angry?" said Geana sulkily. "You're not fair," she continued even more furiously.
"Hn, it's up to me. Anyway don't call me half-heartedly. Call Ko or Chiko all, understand?" Chiko said not caring.
"Hmmm..." Geana just mumbled, when she saw Gretta's glance that reminded her again.
Finally, the three of them ordered different menus, after a noisy fuss over treats and also only half a call.
Gretta enjoyed her time with Geana and Chiko with her heart beating happily. She had forgotten about her suffering some time ago, as well as about her confusion in determining a new path after that.
I'd better enjoy what's happening right now, because if this is just a dream, I'd rather not wake up forever, Gretta thought as she took a deep breath and let it out slowly, relieved.
***
Luxury Penthouse City M
In the room where the owner of the residence resides, a young man is seen sitting opposite an adult man who is looking at him seriously.
From the conversation that was heard, it seemed that the young man was against the decision of the adult man who was now re-explaining the intent and purpose of asking the young man to go abroad.
"Come on, Al, this is for the sake of education and our company as well in the future. I guarantee you, by taking your master's degree in America, your chances of success will be wider," said the adult man to the young man he called Al.
Al, this young man looked at his brother with a shake of his head, refusing to do what his brother wanted.
Yes, this adult man who is 8 years apart in age is his older brother, who is now looking at him slightly softened, pleading.
"But Elfa. I think a master's degree in this city can help me achieve success, there's no need to go abroad for all kinds of things," argued Al—Alrescha refused with his reasons.
Alrescha, that's right. He refused for reasons that are not as simple as that. Because, in his life now there is also someone he is waiting for in silence, especially since it has been more than a week without seeing anyone.
"True. But Al, if you study there, the chances of getting a potential business partner will be greater," explained his brother, still wooing. "Try to think about this, please Al," he continued.
Alrescha was silent, did not immediately answer what her brother said.
He knew if what his brother said was true without any rebuttal. But, what about the woman he was waiting for? How about the feeling that secretly thrives, even after so long without any information about the woman's whereabouts.
He didn't realize that his heart had fallen too much into the charm of a young woman named Gr-
"Is this also related to a woman named Gretta?"
Thump!
Alrescha was silent, he looked at his brother with a surprised expression that was soon covered up, when he found a suspicious expression from the adult man in front of him.
"Al, tell me what you guessed is wrong," added the older brother when he saw a different expression from his brother.
All his life for 30 years living with his brother, recently he got rejected with classic reasons.
As an older brother, he knows the mindset of an Alrescha, a cold man who never even shows emotion and always obeys what he says, especially when it comes to education that his younger brother, the perfect guy, is crazy about.
Alrescha knows that he can't keep this strange feeling forever, especially in front of his brother who is very sensitive to him.
Her older brother—Elfarebi, would quickly notice the difference in his mood, even when he wore a flat expression.
Slowly Alrescha's flat face changed, becoming sad with a gloomy look which of course made Elfa worry and wonder, even in his heart.
"Al-
"You're right, the strong reason I don't want to leave this city is her."
Elfa immediately swallowed back her words when she was about to call his young brother's name. He had only recently seen that gloomy expression, even though he remembered that the night he found Al smiling was also because of a woman named Gretta.
So, who exactly is Gretta?
"But, she has disappeared and she doesn't even know that I admire her," Alrescha continued, making Elfa look at Alrescha in disbelief.
"What do you mean disappeared?" asked Elfa, confused.
"I can't contact her."
"Why don't you go to her house?"
The older brother asked again, but unfortunately the younger brother only answered him with a shake of his head and the confusion was getting more and more dominant.
"We even only know each other's first names without family. So, how can I find out everything about her?" Alrescha answered even more grimly.
"Do you know any other information about her? I can find out, if you-
"No, other than the name and phone number that are no longer active, I don't know who Gretta is anymore, Elfa," Alrescha interrupted with a desperate shake of his head. "If it wasn't deadlocked from the start, I would have known alone."
Alrescha's explanation made Elfa sigh. This is quite heavy, moreover there is no more information that his young brother knows about who this woman named Gretta is.
At least, if he knew the woman's surname everything would be easy. He could ask his men to find out. But, with only a name that could be used by a million women on this earth, how could he possibly find the woman his sister was referring to?
"Elfa, have I fallen in love with her?"
Huh?