"Rudi, we are good friends, right?"

With that one sentence, Jenny pulled the man back into reality.

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"What's wrong? Just tell me quickly." Rudi smiled bitterly as if he already had an inkling of what Jenny would say next.

Because every time Jenny said those words, he knew she was asking him something and that wasn't a good thing.

"Rudi, you know I really like Jonathan," Jenny said in a low voice as she looked into the distance. "He finally wanted to return my love, but no one supported us. Rudi, do you want to help me?"

Every sentence that Jenny said was like a sharp knife, piercing his heart.

He also likes her. The Atmajaya family's genes are so strong that Jenny has a very beautiful face and body.

Her beauty caught Rudi's attention and her family background was also very strong. Such a woman is the perfect woman to be his life partner. Jenny would never suffer if she became his wife.

But sadly, Jenny didn't like him.

"Tell me what I have to do to help you first," Rudi said calmly.

"Grandfather forbade me to meet Jonathan. He wants me to marry you. Would you like to help me pretend? I have to lie to my grandfather. Otherwise, I will never be able to meet Jonathan," Jenny replied.

Rudi didn't say anything. He just nodded and replied with one word, "Okay."

But nobody knew how hard it was for him to say the word.

"Rudi, you really are my best friend! I promise I will introduce you to one of my friends. When I marry Jonathan, I will introduce you to one of my bridesmaids, the prettiest one! And I will help you!" Jenny said very happily.

After that, neither of them said anything else.

Apart from the sound of breathing, there was only silence in the room.

"Alright, friend. Tell me, how will we do it?" In the end, Rudi asked the matter to lighten the awkward atmosphere.

Jenny breathed a sigh of relief. "Take it easy. I'll tell grandpa that I'm dating you. We will pretend to be close in front of him. You will pick me up when you have time and we will pretend to go together. But I won't go with you after that, but with Jonathan. Then, once I'm done, you can take me back home," Jenny said mischievously.

Seeing Rudi not saying anything, she asked with a hint of regret. "Is that outrageous?"

"You know that's outrageous, right? What about me? Can you ask your friend to do all this without giving something in return?" Rudi complained. "How will you pay me?"

Seeing Rudi who had returned to joke with her, Jenny looked at him expectantly and asked, "So you agree?"

"How could I not agree? It's all because you and Jonathan are my friends! If I don't agree, you will leave me!" Rudi said, looking at Jenny with a complicated look.

"Thank you! Really thank you!" Jenny immediately hugged him happily.

Rudi didn't move an inch and let Jenny hug him. After a while, Jenny realized what she was doing. When she was about to let go of Rudi and step back, the man suddenly hugged her back. "Don't move. Isn't this part of pretending? Your grandfather is looking at us!"

"I didn't think you could act so fast!" Jenny was stunned and her eyes were fixed on Bima who was not far from there.

The old man was leaning against the window while observing their interaction in the garden. When he saw Jenny and Rudi hugging, a broad smile appeared on his face.

Lunch with Rudi was very enjoyable.

Bima is in a very good mood today. When he saw the pair sitting across from him, he felt that they matched very well.

While eating, Rudi kept looking at Jenny and helping her. "Jenny, here's a chicken for you. You seem too thin."

"Oh! You eat this too." Jenny looked at Bima and smiled at Rudi.

She still couldn't get into the role, but Rudi was able to get in so quickly. No one knows if the man is doing all this just acting or if he is following his true heart.

Rudi even had an illusion, thinking that the role he played was a reality, as if he really came as Jenny's lover and had lunch at her house today.

After lunch, Jenny kept begging Rudi. "Rudi, I want to go shopping, do you want to accompany me? My birthday is at the end of this month, but I don't have any new clothes yet," she deliberately pursed her lips and looked sad. "Grandpa, can we go?"

Bima felt so happy when he heard this. This is exactly what he wanted from the start. "Alright then. If Rudi takes care of you, I don't have to worry anymore." After saying that, he patted Rudi's shoulder. "Rudi, I'll leave Jenny to you. You have to be patient. Jenny used to be so pampered."

"Don't worry. I'm also happy to be able to go with Jenny. I will accompany her," Rudi replied.

"Let's go! Grandpa, I'll bring you a present later!" Jenny said.

"Every time you go, you always say the same thing. Do you think I'm a child? No need for gifts, the important thing is that you are happy." Even though Bima complained, he still felt happy.

"Alright then. Bye, grandpa!" Jenny took Rudi's hand and walked towards the door. Meanwhile, Rudi nodded his head and politely said goodbye to Bima.

Bima looked up to the gate of his house. The chain that tied his heart broke, and he felt relieved.

Jenny finally realized that it was time to obey. Bhima was really happy.

Jenny got into Rudi's car and left the Atmajaya Family's house, with her grandfather still looking at their vehicle until it disappeared from behind the gate.

As she sat in the car, she rolled down the window and took a breath of the outside. Finally, she can be free from her grandfather's eyes!

Rudi then asked her, "Jenny, do you want to go shopping first or meet him right away?"

Jenny smiled innocently. "Let's go shopping first. We have to buy something. Maybe food and wine. After that, we can go to your house."

"To my house?" Rudi immediately understood her intentions. "Do you intend to meet Jonathan at my house? Oh I see. You want us to look like we're really dating."

Jenny blinked her eyes repeatedly. "Can I?"

"If I say no, will you change your mind?" Rudi asked.

"Rudiiii, my very, very, very handsome friend. Don't you want to help me with this?" Jenny shouted on purpose.

"Shut up, don't move too much!" Rudi said with a laugh. "Alright, alright. Hurry up and call him now. Tell him to wait at my house."

Jenny took Rudi's cell phone and immediately dialed Jonathan's number. He asked him to meet her at Rudi's house.

"I'll give you back your phone. Thank you, Rudy!" Jenny returned the phone to Rudi after she finished calling Jonathan.

Rudi pretended to be annoyed and looked at Jenny with a deep frown. "I already helped you, but why are you still acting like this to me? I'm older than you. You should have called me brother!"

"Okay, big brother!" Jenny said with a grin.