Late night.
Same place.
Same table.
But not the same mood.
Jasfer sat quietly.
Watching Keizer.
Keizer looked tired.
More serious than usual.
"You look stressed."
Jasfer spoke softly.
Keizer exhaled.
"He asked for time."
Jasfer nodded.
"Jay too."
Keizer looked up.
"And you agreed?"
Jasfer didn't hide it.
"Yes."
Keizer leaned back.
"That's the mistake."
Jasfer frowned.
"Why?"
Keizer's voice was firm.
"If you give them time…"
"They'll run away from it."
Jasfer stayed silent.
Listening.
"They're not serious yet."
Keizer continued.
"They'll delay."
"They'll confuse themselves."
"And in the end…"
"They'll say no."
Jasfer's eyes narrowed slightly.
Thinking.
Keizer leaned forward.
"I know my son."
"If I loosen control…"
"I lose him."
Jasfer sighed slowly.
"But forcing won't help either."
Keizer didn't deny it.
"It won't."
"But pressure…"
"Will make him decide."
Silence fell.
Heavy.
Jasfer tapped his fingers on the table.
Thinking deeply.
About Jay.
Her smile.
Her confusion.
Her hesitation.
Then suddenly…
He straightened.
"Keizer…"
Keizer looked at him.
"What?"
A slow smile appeared on Jasfer's face.
"What if we don't give them time…"
"…but make them realize?"
Keizer frowned.
"How?"
Jasfer leaned closer.
"We make Jay jealous."
Keizer blinked.
"Jealous?"
Jasfer nodded.
"Yes."
"We send Keifer… on another date."
Silence.
Keizer stared at him.
Processing.
Then…
A small smirk.
"That's risky."
Jasfer shrugged lightly.
"So is love."
Keizer let out a quiet laugh.
"You're playing a dangerous game."
Jasfer's eyes held confidence.
"But it might work."
Keizer thought for a moment.
Long.
Then nodded slowly.
"It will trigger something."
Jasfer added.
"She'll react."
Keizer smirked faintly.
"And he'll be confused."
Both went silent.
The plan settling in.
Not simple.
Not safe.
But powerful.
Jasfer spoke again.
"Sometimes…"
"We need to push them."
Keizer nodded.
"To make them see clearly."
A pause.
Then both smiled.
Not as friends this time…
But as planners.
As fathers.
Ready to interfere.
Ready to risk.
For what they believed…
Was right.
Far away…
Jay sat in her room.
Quiet.
Thinking about him.
Unknowingly.
And somewhere else…
Keifer stared at the road.
Lost in thoughts.
Neither knew…
A new storm…
Was about to begin.