Hopeless?
Only a few seconds later, Nathan's enthusiasm was completely eroded. The smile on the man's lips suddenly appeared. No, despair was never in his dictionary. Either before, or today. He should remember that.
In an instant, Nathan's enthusiasm burned again. Erick's rejection and insults should not have made him give up there. Because see? There's always a way to Rome, isn't there? New ways always grow behind the death of old ones. There is always a way out that can be made, behind a dead end.
Yes, that's roughly how optimistic Nathan is at the moment. After catching something in his eyes that now looked so bright and promising.
Why? Guess what Nathan saw? The answers to his questions over the past few days were recorded there quite clearly. And Nathan will know the answer he is looking for without even needing to press his friend again. He should have thought about that for a long time, but oh well, the rice has become porridge, and eating porridg
“Do-doc? What is it? Wh-why are you—”Liana was confused. She didn't understand why her psychiatrist suddenly acted outside of how the man usually appeared in Liana's eyes. The Erick that Liana knew was calm, modest, gentle, good at self-control, and so on, now looks very... bar-bar? Ah, how can Lian explain it?"Sorry, Lian. Excuse me. I'm sorry, but I had to save you from—no, I mean forget what I just said but the point is that what I did just now was for your good.”Lian clearly didn't understand what her psychiatrist meant. So what? Saved from what? And what does Erick mean—he's doing it for Liana's good? But, even if pressed or asked, Erick wouldn't say it, this could be seen from his movements as he immediately sat down in his work chair, a sign that their conversation had ended there.However, the woman who was still standing in her place grimaced at the confused expression shown by her psychiatrist, until she said something that Lian had never said to Erick during their consul
"Hatchiii..." Lian rubbed his nose which suddenly felt itchy.The woman was still in the office elevator just about to go home with all her equipment piled up in her hands. He was in a closed elevator, with several people around him, plus the sudden sound of sneezing amidst the silence. Of course, the awkward situation that had already filled the elevator when she decided to go down with the other employees, became even worse when Lian uncontrollably let out a sneeze."Ms. Lian are you okay?" asked one of the employees, whom Lian remembered was in the marketing department.As one of the leaders of the company, Lian of course must remain authoritative even though she is a woman. Let alone her absurd or strange nature, only the closest and most trusted people can see what her true temperament is like. Because being a leader, who is also a woman—without anyone backing her up, clearly has to be strong, really strong so that there is no room for anyone else to bring her down."It doesn't m
Truly...What should Katrin do with her best friend? Is this the company leader who is said to be firm, intelligent, and authoritative? Is this the person? A woman with a level of stupidity—no, let's not call Liana stupid, because e her academic achievements recorded in the form of certificates or trophies have piled up in the woman's house.Lian is just too innocent, his best friend is just too unique until what gets caught in her head, even though the person's meaning may not be what Lian interprets, that's what Lian believes. Poor thing, Lian is like that when it comes to personal matters, both past and present. In her mid-30s, Lian is still the same as when the woman was in her 20s or even teens.“Li, you didn't think about it at all? What was the trigger that made your psychiatrist suddenly pull you into his room? He can't possibly say all that to you just because of something you think he likes, right?"The woman in front of her suddenly fell silent, only the blink of her eyes m
As soon as he entered the café, Nathan immediately turned his head here and there. The goal? Of course to find the figure he is looking for. Liana, Nathan finally knew the woman's name after Erick first mentioned it. Nathan didn't hear it very clearly because Erick was just mumbling. It was only yesterday that Nathan finally heard the woman's name clearly from Erick's mouth—after various things had happened, and certainly after things that Nathan ultimately needed to discuss with Erick."WELCOME. Please order here."Nathan smiled faintly, welcoming the friendly greeting of the café employee who was standing by behind the counter. For a moment, Nathan had to put aside his goal of looking, because, of course, he couldn't just be there to look, but also had to buy if he didn't want to embarrass himself."Just one ice Americano, please."The employee in front of him repeated Nathan's order and then asked if there was anything else Nathan needed. Nathan shook his head and put on a faint sm
"Ah, sorry to interrupt your conversation."Nathan suddenly seemed to realize that he shouldn't have been in such a hurry that the person he was talking to was reluctant to talk to him. And that could be seen from the way both Liana and Katrin were looking at him right now.“Sorry, but... Sir, who are you? Why do you want to talk to me?"Katrin, who had originally directed her gaze at Nathan, now turned to Liana, with one eyebrow raised. "Oh, you don't know him? But earlier he said..." Katrin's words trailed off and then turned back to Nathan, who immediately flinched, understanding that he had to explain his position to Liana at this time."I'm Nathan, Nathan Mahardika—a friend and fellow doctor from Erick.""I thought you and Liana had known each other before, did you know she just introduced herself to you today?" Katrin's interrogation, she is starting to feel wary of Nathan's presence, which she thinks is strange.How could it not be, if Liana didn't know who this person was befo
Nathan raised his hand to calm Lian, the man wet his lips several times before starting to speak again. This woman... when she changes her fashion can make a man's guts shrink. Or... did this just happen because of their situation?"No. Of course, I'm not a stalker like you mean, Lian. I'm just looking for your information to ask you for help, because from what I heard the situation is more or less the same.”No. This obviously won't be that easy just because Nathan finally said his goal even though it was only the intro. Nathan thought, after saying that—everything would be easier, but it didn't seem so.“What kind of situation do you mean? And how do you know about my situation which you think is more or less the same as yours? You found out my information after you knew the situation, right? Because that was your trigger to meet me right now and ask for help with whatever it is that I still don't understand.”“Lian, I apologize in advance. You are right, I knew your situation befor
The woman who had been in his sight passed, really passed and Nathan felt that he had no right to stop Liana. However, maybe Liana needs time to digest everything, Liana needs to think carefully that Nathan's goal in making her a friend to solve the problems they each face is not based on random considerations, but Nathan has thought it over carefully before conveying it to Liana.Liana needs time, that's what Nathan is trying to believe so that his courage doesn't burn out and so that he doesn't stop trying just to get here."What? What did you say to Liana? Why did Lian just leave like that?”Without Nathan realizing it, the café owner who had previously greeted him interrupted his reverie again, this time of course for quite clear reasons. Nathan saw how Katrin had tried to stop Liana, but her friend didn't seem to say anything and just walked away from there. Just like someone very angry."Hhm... That..." Nathan looked away, of course, he objected that he had to tell Katrin about
Liana has been absent from visiting Katrin's café for several days. When asked by her friend, Liana only explained that she was so busy that she didn't have time to stop by the café. And of course, Katrin didn't immediately believe Lian's joke.This must be because of Nathan's presence.“He's not here... He hasn't come for several days, Lian. So you don't need to be afraid of running into him. Besides, you forgot he's a doctor? He's busy, and his priority isn't just you. Who are you trying? Until you feel like he will look for you every day."Lian on the phone let out a short breath. “Did I say anything about that person? I should be the one asking you, why? Why are you suddenly making such a fuss about asking me to come to your cafe? "Usually when I go there you will end up nagging a lot and making a fuss about this and that.""Oh, don't dodge it. You don't have anywhere else to escape. So, the only place for you to unwind without distractions while drinking coffee and talking about