Matteo

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Evelynn melihat telefon bimbitnya.

Unknown: Did you talk to him? Please do talk to him because he needs to come back in a week. Ill have to resign if he don't come back.

Evelynn tahu siapa yang menghantar mesej itu. Dia menarik nafas panjang. Bagaimana dia nak pujuk lelaki itu lagi?

"Kalau awak dapat peluang untuk pulang semula ke syarikat tu.. awak nak? Will you go back?" "Ill go back when people are ready to accept me back there. Bila mereka dah berhenti bencikan saya, I want to go back."

"How will you know if they stopped hating you? I don't think they hated you. They didn't have time to understand you. So give them their time. We'll go back." "We? You mean.." "I'm going with you."

"Are you serious? Awak nak..berhenti bekerja di sini semata mata untuk saya?" "You did so much more than this for me, love. I'm not sacrificing. I just want to be wherever you are. So I'll go there with you. Semua orang akan tahu, Evelyn Sierra wujud sebenarnya."

Matteo memandang Evelynn. Entah kenapa dia terasa sebak.

"Baby.. you don't have to do that." "Love, I want to do this for me. Saya dah lama nak berhenti di syarikat ni tapi.. saya tak berani. I can't grow if I stay here."

Matteo memegang wajah Evelynn perlahan. Dia menarik nafas panjang.

"So we're leaving together? We're going to work together in my company?" "Yes. We'll help your dad. We'll help your friends, your staff. Okay? I will be there with you, this time. We'll have fun, we'll work, we'll grow and we'll live happily. Im going to make my dream come true."

"Which dream?" "Love you, be with you, protect you, have babies with you, work with you.. and I want to look at you with so much love."

Matteo tersenyum.

"Okay! We'll do this! We have to take leave and go back to my hometown. Then kita akan pergi jumpa.. ayah. Manalah tahu, ayah tak nak saya ambil alih syarikat ayah semula."

"Mestilah ayah awak nak anak bijak dia ambil alih syarikat dia sebab dia perlukan awak. I'm sure, ayah awak akan happy bila jumpa awak." "But.. I left him." "You'll be back."

Matteo dan Evelynn memaklumkan ke syarikat bahawa mereka akan bercuti selama seminggu.

"Dah siap kemas?"

Matteo bertanya kepada Evelynn. Evelynn terus mengangguk lalu tersenyum.

"Come here.."

Evelynn berlari perlahan ke arah Matteo yang mendepakan tangannya.

"I love you, baby. I'll do anything to make you happy. Even if you ask me to stay here forever too, I'll do it. I'll do it for us. You're my life. Ill make sure that you'll be happy."

Matteo mencium dahi Evelynn. Evelynn terus mengusap pipinya perlahan.

"Ibu call tadi. Ibu cakap, be happy there and I need to call her every week."

Matteo tersenyum.

"Esok, kita pergi rumah ibu sebelum pergi sana. Kita minta ibu doakan kita." "Inshaallah. She'll love you more than she loves me. I am jealous." "Aww baby. Ibu sayang kita sama sama." "And then nanti, I'll be your second." "What? When!" "Lepas kita ada baby. Mesti dia jadi pertama. I will be your second."

Matteo tergelak kecil sebelum menggeleng laju.

"You're my first. They'll be my first and a half."

Evelynn mencuit hidung Matteo sebelum berlari ke arah katil lalu melompat ke atas katil. Matteo mengekorinya.

Matteo terjaga dari tidurnya. Dia melihat telefon bimbitnya.

Hafreez: Matt, pleasee come back. I beg you. Ill do anything to bring you back.
Hafreez: Kau marah sangat ke dengan aku? Ill apologise. I'll do anything to make up to you. I promise.
Hafreez: Syarikat ni perlukan kau. Evelynn tu wujud, Matt. I'm sorry. I'm soooo sorry.
Hafreez: Semua orang akan sedar dia wujud. Kau tak salah. Kau tak gila. Dia ada. Aku dah jumpa dia.
Hafreez: She loves you so much. Like you do. Bring her with you. They'll know.

Matteo melihat ke arah syiling.

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