LET OUT WHAT BOTHERING HIM

"It's genuine."

"It is."

Zara also agreed with her best friend's words while bringing their faces closer together. Her eyes narrowed to see the item Eva was examining at the time.

"Worth more than my LV bracelet. How can the dangled part of my bracelet catch this watch and cannot be separated like this? It's so weird." Eva at that time was busy looking at the luxury branded watch that suddenly became hers.

As soon as they were in the economy section plane and took off, Eva continued to observe the watch that was still tied to her bracelet.

Zara sighed suddenly.

"Even your LV bracelet is cost so much and people like me can't even afford to buy it. Here's, this kind of limited edition watch. I bet I'll have a heart attack if I find out the real price. But that guy is an arrogant type of man. Hopefully, we didn't see him again. "

At that moment, Eva suddenly remembered the arrogant face of the owner of the watch. The man's cold voice and his sharp stare were enough to make Eva feel angry again.

"Tell me about it. It's not like I intentionally want to bump into him or intentionally want to attach my bracelet to his watch. The way he talks is like I want to seduce him or something. Is he a famous person or delusional? " Eva was not satisfied.

Zara started scratching her head while listening to Eva's words.

"You know when you say that it makes me think like I've seen him before. Where is it? Magazines? Television?"

Eva looked at the friend sitting next to her who seemed so eager to remember.

"Never mind. It's not that he's very important to us. This is probably the first and last time we met. Just forget about him already." Eva decides that.

"Alright. But what do you want to do with that watch? Do you want to throw that away just like what he said? " Zara wants to know.

Eva looked back at the watch that was still in her hand. Her mind went back to remembering the arrogant man's words.

"It's already dirty because of you. Just throw it away if you manage to separate it."

"Ugh!" Eva screamed a little while shaking her head wanting to forget what happened while Zara just looked at her friend strangely.

Realizing that her behavior was being watched by Zara, Eva began to answer the question earlier.

"For now let me just keep it. If one day we meet again, I'll probably give it back to him, but if not... I'll be a fool if I throw away something so expensive. " Eva started grinning mischievously followed by Zara.

"That's my girl. It's not like we steal it or something."

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:: Dylan's family's vacation home::

After hours on the plane, Dylan, Jack, and Ryan got off their first-class seating and quickly walked out of the airport after finishing all the procedures to go to the Dylan family's vacation home which is also on Destiny Island. The day has already entered the night.

"Woah! Your new vacation home is so big, Dylan. " Jack said as soon as they entered the yard of the house. The house was also built by their family company and completed in a short period.

"It's cozy." Ryan also praised, but Dylan was not impressed by all that. It seems that he is too used to this kind of life.

"Just choose which room you want and go relax. I choose this one. Tell me when our takeaway arrived." Dylan said as he continued into the room he had chosen leaving the two of his friends to explore on their own.

After showering and changing clothes, Dylan sat on the bed looking at his wrists. He remembered the incident that happened to him at the airport early that morning where he lost his beloved watch.

"Tsk, need to buy a new one suddenly," Dylan murmured before he lay down to let go of his tiredness. But suddenly his father's face and his words began to come back to mind,

"Her name is Edith. I will invite her to dinner at the end of this month at our house when you returned from Destiny island to introduce her to you. I don't want you to cause any trouble this time. So, please make sure you are at home "

Sigh deeply. Dylan got out of bed and started picking up some of his work documents and started looking at them one by one. He deliberately wanted to keep himself busy, as he didn't want to remember the things that made him anxious. So much so that he was completely unaware that the room was open from the outside.

"Oh my, oh my. Look at him, Ryan. What happened? Suddenly our friend here becomes so diligent like this. " Jack started teasing.

Dylan started throwing 'deadly' glances at Jack now. His face looked sour.

"This person always shows up when I'm not in the mood." He just murmurs that to himself.

"Just scram. I'm not in the mood to serve both of you right now. So, you better get out of here before I get even angrier. " Dylan said rudely.

"Tsk, please keep that intonation to yourself, Mr. Dylan. From morning to night you are in a bad mood just like a woman in the middle of a period. After all, weren't you the one who told us to tell you when the food had arrived? Did you forget? What's wrong with you bro? " Jack spoke boldly. Not even afraid of Dylan.

Jack and Ryan are already used to Dylan's temperament. When he is in a bad mood, everyone wants to be 'swallowed' by him. But, they are also good friends of Dylan since University. Any problems are sure Dylan will express to them.

'Is that so? Why don't I remember I said that? ' Dylan began to think to himself after hearing Jack's words. He doesn't remember when he told them that.

"And seriously, what's wrong with you? Did you already start going crazy or something? " Ryan, who wasn't always talking also decided to tease now. Didn't want Dylan to be too preoccupied with his whatever feelings.

Dylan rolled his eyes at Ryan now. Then he threw the crumpled paper on the table towards him. One thing he is pretty knowledgeable about his friends is that whenever he is in a bad mood, the two of them will make it worst.

"Hey, I'm also getting angry to see you like this. You really can't take a joke, are you? Just tell us what happened so that you lose a little bit of your tension," Jack couldn't hold back his curiosity anymore.

Dylan was silent for quite sometime after that. As if thinking about what he should do. Before he decides it doesn't matter if both of them know about that.

"My dad... He wants to get married again." Finally, Dylan expressed what was in his heart at that time.

The atmosphere has now become quiet. No reaction from both of his friends.

Dylan keeps watching Jack and Ryan now. Strange. His voice isn't coming out or are his friends getting deaf? What's with the silence?

"What are you two doing? Do you hear me or not? " Dylan started to become angry again.

Long after that, Ryan spoke up.

"Is that true? Your dad... Really wants to get married? " He asked in disbelief.

"I wouldn't want to mess with something like this," Dylan answered.

"Great! Your father is great bro! " Jack shouted suddenly as he clapped both sides of his palms in pleasure.

"What's wrong with you? I'm in the middle of stress right now and you can laugh?"

"Why the tension? You should be happy. If my father does that… " Jack didn't have time to continue his words as Ryan started scolding him.

"What about your father? Your mother is still alive and living happily with him. Don't say something unnecessary or a big war will break out inside your family. "

"I was just kidding Ryan. No need to be very emotional. Please don't be so serious like Dylan okay? "

Dylan stared at Jack sharply, but then he just sighed.

"I'm in trouble with all this. Many things are playing in my brain. "

"Did he suddenly tell you about this?" Jack, who is already calm is asking.

"You know his temperament. He just informs me after he made his decision. Although I'm his child, I don't think I'm important in his life. "

"It's not good for you to say that, Dylan. He is an adult anyway. Who knows, after he gets married everything will be better. He is your father. No matter what happens, he is still your father. " Ryan tried to please his friend.

"Because I realize he is a father that is why I still survive to live in that house. I'm worried that he will get worse after getting married. What if something like the past happens again? " Dylan said slowly.

"Just chill bro. No need to fuss. No matter how high a man's ego is, he will still fall because of a woman. So if the woman he's going to marry is a good person, I'm sure your family will be alright after this. Who knows with her presence, your relationship with your father will also get better. After all, it's been too long since you and your dad was cold to each other. It's not good you know. " Jack began to say in long.

Dylan smirked a little after that.

"Tsk, I don't believe outdated verses like that which is nonsense. The reality is very different from all that. "

"So, why have you been chasing Sophie until now? Isn't that because you fall because of the woman? She doesn't accept you either, " Jack deliberately reminded his friend about it.

Ryan smiled a little listening to that. Feel the situation getting funny all of the sudden.

Dylan gasped. He was shocked by the sentence that came out of Jack's mouth at that time. He didn't think Jack could retaliate against his words just now.

"You... Go now before I bruise you in the face," Dylan warned. His face was already flushed with Jack's statement.

Seeing Dylan getting angrier, Ryan quickly pulled Jack away from there because he didn't want to see his two friends quarrel any longer.

Dylan began to calm himself again. His mind began to wander remembering the girl that Jack said just now.

Sophie is a girl who manages to conquer his heart. But, she never gave the right answer whether his feelings were reciprocated or not. So Dylan decided to wait for an answer from the girl until today. Sometimes he felt Sophie liked him too, but, sometimes he also felt that she never considered him more than a friend which makes him feel confused.

Love is indeed too complicated, he thought to himself.

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Footnotes:

Love is indeed too complicated,

Sometimes we feel like we know too much,

But sometimes we got lost and feel like we don't know anything,

So what actually makes love strong?