When the sun began to set, llisa reluctantly said goodbye to Lilia. But the model was no less reluctant to let her sister go. She kept trying to buy ti by giving advice to llisa.
"You have to rember to send a ssage when you arrive in Jakarta, okay."
"If you are in trouble, you can tell anyti. Don't try to bear it alone!"
"Then, stop working as a debt collector. The job is too dangerous for you and I'm always worried about you."
"Umm...then...what's more..."
Lilia muttered while frowning, trying to find sothing else to say.
Jean sat smoking a cigarette on the sofa opposite them. The man leaned against the back of the sofa with his legs folded. His gaze was always fixed on Lilia and the corner of his mouth lifted into a small smile. Anyone could see the overwhelming love in Jean's eyes for his wife.
llisa had to refrain from comnting on Jean's appearance. Where did the arrogant, cold-faced tyrant go?!
Then llisa's gaze fell on her hand, which was tightly held by Lilia. Even though their palms were both wet with sweat, the younger sister still refused to let go of her grip.
llisa glanced at the setting sun outside the window and sighed. She pinched Lilia's forehead with her free hand, "Okay, okay, I'm not a kid anymore! You don't need to worry that much, Lilia." She protested.
Lilia rubbed her forehead while blinking her eyes in confusion, "It's not that I'm not worried, it's just…" The woman's voice faded as she tried to find an excuse to defend herself.
llisa's heart felt warm when she saw her sister worrying about her. For the first ti in many years, there was soone who was sincerely worried about her.
"You don't have to worry about ." llisa gently assured Lilia, "I've lived alone for years. I know how to take care of myself. You have to be careful, Lilia."
After saying that, llisa hugged Lilia tightly one last ti. Her eyes beca hot again when she realized that the woman in her arms was her younger sibling.
During the 22 years they lived together in the house of the Irwan family, llisa and Leila never had a close interaction like siblings. llisa never hid her dislike for Leila. She couldn't explain why, but llisa always looked down on her 'sister'. No matter what Leila did or said to her, llisa always gave her a cold stare.
However, when llisa t Lilia, she felt a completely opposite emotion. She just wanted to protect her sister's smile and see her live happily, without being burdened by any problems. llisa regretted the fact that she could neither see Lilia when her sister was born, nor carry her tiny body to sleep. If possible, llisa would like to hear little Lilia calling her, "sister" in an innocent, childish voice.
The two siblings didn't know each other when they were kids. But that just made llisa and Lilia appreciate the ti they spent after their eting.
llisa let go of Lilia and turned to face Jean. The man sitting on the opposite sofa also looked back at her, as if he knew that llisa had sothing to say to him.
llisa took a deep breath before opening her mouth, "Lilia is my sister. Please treat her well." She said bluntly.
Even though llisa had seen for herself how much Jean loved Lilia, she still felt the need to say it. She would never forgive that man if he dared to make Lilia sad.
Jean studied llisa's stern expression for a mont before finally nodding, "Of course." His answer was calm.
llisa clenched her mouth when she heard that short answer. Her eyes flashed with nervousness. She realized that Jean's attitude towards anyone other than Lilia was very different. That man only showed a gentle and loving side to Lilia alone. When he was in front of other people, Jean looked cold and arrogant. The man made other people reluctant to approach him.
Even though llisa intended to warn Jean as Lilia's older sister, the man's coldness made her courage shrink. She had a feeling that if she dared to take advantage of her position as Lilia's older sister to act casually, Jean wouldn't just be silent. llisa didn't want to lose her life yet!
*****
When llisa left the hotel, she insisted that Lilia shouldn't co with her. In the end, Lilia compromised by letting Clifford escort llisa to the nearest train station.
llisa stood dumbfoundedly on the train platform. Her gaze was fixed on the train ticket in her hand. When she got out of the car earlier, Clifford suddenly handed her this ticket. The bodyguard stated that it was Jean who booked the ticket.
But what surprised her was the na written on the ticket. There was the na 'llie', the na she had been using for the past five years. Even her ID number matched the fake ID she was using now.
The woman could only tremble at the realization of Jean's ability. Since the accident five years ago, llisa had been disguising her identity by using a fake ID. But Jean could find the information easily as if turning his palm. The man was even more terrifying than she imagined.
Sohow, such a scary man fell in love with her younger sister. Even though llisa wanted Lilia to stay away from that dangerous man, she wasn't sure that Jean would let her sister escape.
llisa sighed while putting on her sunglasses. Since she had almost the sa eyes and eyebrows as Lilia's, she could cover that resemblance just by wearing sunglasses. llisa was also wearing her jacket, but her movents suddenly stopped when she felt sothing strange. The hood of her jacket felt heavier than usual.
llisa frowned and reached into the hood. Her eyes widened as she felt sothing was stored there. When she pulled the object away, her mouth fell open wide. No wonder the hood felt heavy! There was a pile of one hundred thousand cash and a credit card stuffed in there!
llisa's eyes burned as she stared at the unexpected gift. She didn't know when they had hidden these things in her jacket, but llisa was deeply touched.
Since that accident, she had always been short on cash. She didn't even have enough money for her daily als. However, llisa would rather suffer from a lack of money than ask other people for help. She didn't want to betray her pride by begging.
Normally, llisa wouldn't accept help from people who pitied her. She felt ashad if she had to rely on the rcy of others. But this money and credit card from Lilia didn't make her feel so. The reason laid on a post-it note attached to the cash. The note was written in Lilia's neat handwriting.
"Sister llisa, I brought too much cash on this trip. Too much cash will trouble , so please help out by spending it. You don't need to return it, but I know you won't just accept it. So you can pay back after you return to the Irwan Family. Oh yeah, the credit card doesn't co with a password."
llisa didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she read the note. Before she could decide, her old cell phone vibrated.
[Lilia]: "Sister l, we are sisters. And we have to help each other, right?"
llisa could only smile faintly reading the ssage. Lilia was probably worried that her sister wouldn't accept the present, so she sent this ssage.
[llie]: "Yep, you are my little sister!"
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