
The next night Alden invites Kai and Nino to meet, as they have not been chatting with each other for a long time. They met at the cafe next to the nightclub.
"Where are you going?" Alden grumbled when he saw his two best friends coming.
"There's just at home. I spent more time with Jasper. Alula is pregnant again. Fortunately, the cravings were only light things," Kai replied as he sipped on the lemon ice that Alden had ordered.
"Don't tell me you're a love slave like Kai!" Alden drew his sharp gaze towards Nino, for before Nino married they were inseparable like Upin and Ipin.
"Yes, getting married changed my life a little bit, Den. I'm not like I used to have a lot of time to play with you. I now have a responsibility, I have to support my wife" Nino replied calmly.
"Ah, you guys are really weak men!" In a fit of annoyance Alden sipped his cocktail.
"Reduce your alcoholic drinks! Not good for your body, especially for your liver and kidneys!" Kai gave advice.
"I'm just lonely. Usually there are you guys who always accompany me," Alden breathed out slowly.
"Den, it's time for you to get married!" Nino looked at Alden's face solemnly.
"Married?" Alden laughing.
"I never thought about it. No, because married people justify any means to earn money," Alden replied with great emphasis.
"Not justifying, but they realize that they already have a responsibility and someone to live with," Kai seemed patient to face Alden. He understood that now his best friend was feeling the void, especially the woman he loved would marry his own biological brother.
"It's time for you to find a woman for your life partner" Nino said.
"Later. I still want to have fun, I'm still young to get married. Not even a wedding I've ever thought of in my life" Alden sipped the cocktail in his glass back to the toilet.
"Yes, you talk like this because you haven't found the right woman for you. Once you find it, your perspective will change, I'm sure of it" Kai said. He began to enjoy crepes that had just been served by a waitres.
"What's this?" Nino flipped through the invitation that was in her hand.
"My brother's getting engaged. Mama told me to invite you guys over" Alden replied unhappily.
Nino and Kai looked at Alden with pity as they saw Cassie's name on the invitation. They also know that Alden fell in love with Cassie. Kai and Nino remember well when Alden was a teenager so eager to write love letters and poems for Cassie. Cassie falls in love with Aiden, Alden's older brother.
"You're definitely gonna get a much better woman than Cassie!" Entertain Nino.
Alden only smiled faintly at Nino's words.
"Easy! Don't talk about them! We haven't seen each other in a long time, we better have another conversation" Alden forced his smile.
After being satisfied chatting and laughing together, the three friends went outside the cafe to go home. They got into their cars and immediately gas them to go home. When Nino's car passed the nightclub beside the cafe, he saw Justin holding a sexy woman while holding a bottle of drink in his hand.
"I have to protect my wife from a man like her" Nino muttered in her car.
*****
Alden would rather go home to his apartment than his parents. When Aiden returns, Alden's ears are always hot to hear their parents compare Aiden and Alden. Yes, of course, both parents praised Aiden and often denigrated Alden as a child who only likes to play games.
Alden went into his apartment. For the first time, he felt lonely. After rolling over here and there, Alden decided to buy food down. When he opened the door, he saw Bianca walking in a hurry like looking for something.
"It just so happens that he's here, I'm going to work on him a little bit" Alden smiled happily as if he had just gotten a new toy.
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