BXBX NOVEL Chapter 573 - Open Your Heart
Now, the food that lies on their table is cold. The ice cubes on their drinks melted, causing the glass to sweat. The jazz songs that filled the room were the only sounds heard, apart from the sound of spoons and forks hitting the bottom of the plate.
"Since you\'ve been living with Bella, I hope you can take care of her. I know that she is still a child and you know her attitude is… well... I hope you can understand her."
"As her sister, I know that Bella really likes you." Lisa continued slowly.
Hearing that made Rangga really feel like giving up. The man lowered his head and sighed, "Marriage or friendship should be based on mutual feelings, not just one person.. If she likes me but I don\'t like her, it\'s impossible for us to be together, let alone marry each other. Feelings aren\'t as easy as you think, you know."
"Before I found out that this was all just a big lie, I\'ve tried to love her more than just being a sister. But it always failed. I couldn\'t see her as anything other than my little sister."
Lisa saw Rangga then sighed. Now she feels sorry because in the past, she had forced Rangga to marry Bella. But she did that because she thought that Bella was pregnant with Rangga\'s child.
Lisa really felt guilty. Rangga appears like a complete stranger with the stress between his tired brows, very different from the man who once filled her heart.
Lisa played with the edge of the drink she ordered earlier and saw Rangga who was still looking down. The seafood kwetiau, vegetable salad, and drinks on their table didn\'t look tempting anymore. Having a conversation on this topic made her stomach feel full.
"Even Bella is not pregnant with your child, you still have to take care of her. It can\'t be helped since everything suddenly failed. Surely, Bella can\'t stop expecting you to marry her."
Rangga raised his face, "But she\'s not the girl of my heart. Here," he raised his hand and pointed at his chest, "No one else can fill my heart except you."
Hearing that didn\'t make Lisa\'s heart or body feel as warm as before. But of course the guilt couldn\'t leave her alone. In the past, she forced Rangga to marry Bella even though the man did not have any feelings for her sister.
Lisa should have listened to explanations from both sides.
Just so Rangga would no longer chase after her, Lisa chose to appear cruel on the surface. She didn\'t want Rangga to think they still had a chance to mend their relationship. And she also didn\'t want Bella to misunderstand her.
"Thank you for keeping some feelings of care and love for me. But I\'m sorry, we can\'t go back to the past because I can\'t see you in my future. Instead of hoping for the impossible, it\'s better if you try to open your heart to Bella. I\'m sure she can fill your heart, you\'re the only one who still closes your heart for her."
Again, Rangga sighed hearing Lisa\'s explanation. If he felt his heart break earlier, now his heart had been shattered and the pieces completely crushed.
"Sorry, I can\'t control who I like. If you ask me to like someone else, I might be able to do it. But Bella, if it\'s her, I can\'t do it...." Rangga replied in a serious tone. This time, his eyes met Lisa\'s eyes intently.
At least, Lisa had told Rangga that she didn\'t have any feelings for the man. The issue of whether he would listen and try to love someone else, was none of her business. Who he wanted to be with, it\'s not Lisa\'s business anymore.
Maybe, Rangga still likes her until he is willing to do anything. Or, it could be that Rangga is even willing to die for Lisa. But over time, she knew that Rangga would forget her.
Food that no longer looks tempting, drinks that are no longer cold stayed with them that night. After Rangga said that, none of them made a sound anymore. Out of the corner of her eye, Lisa could see Rangga was busy playing with his food.
Just when Lisa looked up and wanted to go home, she saw a horrendous apparition.
Oscar and Indri walked side by side hand in hand towards their table. And it seemed, before Lisa noticed their presence, Oscar had already looked at them. Because as soon as she saw Oscar, the man\'s eyes were already on her.
They both didn\'t take their eyes off of each other. Lisa\'s hand, which had touched the hem of her short skirt, was now tightly clenched into fists. Then she looked away, suddenly feeling ashamed and guilty.
It\'s true what Lisa is feeling right now can be said to be strange. So what if she was caught having dinner with Rangga? After all, she and Oscar had no relationship whatsoever.
"Oscar and Indri are eating out together? And that damned Caucasian doesn\'t look guilty in the slightest? Why should I feel guilty then!" Lisa grumbled in her heart.
Previously, she had no appetite for food, and now, she felt like throwing up. She fiddled with her food and occasionally poked at the prawn meat, imagining that she was stabbing Oscar\'s heart.
Nobody knew what kind of face she made right now but it\'s obvious that Lisa\'s heart ached and burned. She should have known that the man was dating another woman who wasn\'t her, but even so, why couldn\'t she get her heart used to it?
\'Sending red roses and now dating at this restaurant. Wow, you guys are really shameless! Didn\'t he say I was the only one in his heart? Then why is he going out to eat with another girl? All men are trash!\' Lisa grumbled in her heart.
Seeing Lisa\'s attitude suddenly turning strange made Rangga frown.
"Lis, why are you—"
"Oh my gosh, Lisa! I didn\'t expect to meet you here!"