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Papa who was ready to leave sounded the horn of his car.

"Let's Gamal hunt, papa's waiting in front," cried mama.

"Yes, just a moment," I immediately sprayed the perfume and ran a little towards the car.

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Papa stopped at a very large house. The house almost resembled a very majestic palace. The courtyard is filled with garden lights and well-groomed bonsai trees. I don't think I'm worth it if I have to go into that place.

I got off my old papa sedan with a little embarrassment because the cars that were parked were the latest model cars that definitely cost billions. With a doubt I tried to follow the steps of my mother to enter the house.

"Good night, Mr. Yahya," said the father, shaking hands with his boss, who looked very old. "This is my wife Marta and my son Gamalia."

"Hello Marta and Gamal..lia?" greet the old man kindly and invite a shake of hands.

"Call Lia, sir," I said a little nervously.

"Oh haha well, earlier thank you for coming to my house," said the old man in a slightly hoarse voice. "It's best to just go in and sit at the dinner table" he asked.

We followed him too. At the dining table, my gaze was focused on the man sitting firmly in the third row to the left. I have to sit in the front seat. I just gave a graceful smile to the man, because after all I have to keep my image as a woman who is loved by men.

The dining table with a capacity of eight people at that time was only filled with seven people. Pak Yahya sat in the middle then on the left was filled by his husband and son while on the right was my family.

"Include this is my son Jerome and his wife Rianti, and that tip is my most handsome grandson by the name of Andrew."

Me and my family were just gutting and giving a friendly smile.

"I am very happy to bring Pak Bakti's family here. Me and Pak Bakti are like father and son, because wherever I go, I must always be accompanied. And I also salute Pak Bakti's work, because without him maybe this company would not be as advanced as it is now" the old man said.

"Hahaha you could have," Papa looked embarrassed to receive the compliment.

I saw the look on Mr. Jerome's face that seemed to dislike what was going on in front of his eyes. His beautiful wife could only gently caress her husband's shoulder.

"Maybe you guys are wondering why I gathered you all here. However, before I say the reason, I hope you all can accept his decision later."

"Not been told to say it yet" I said in my heart.

"First I would like to announce that I will be giving my grandson Andrew a corporate relay to continue his leadership."

The room that was originally just the sound of an old geezer suddenly became silent. I looked at the man who had been in front of me since, his expressionless face made me smile with anxiety.

"Why not Dad?" andrew asked his grandfather.

"Your father is often sickly, it is not good to be told to lead the company. Grandpa just has to wait for you to reach the age of 26 and dare to give this company."

"Yes Andrew, your grandfather said your father was often in and out of the hospital so it is not appropriate to take care of the company. Your age and your knowledge are also fit to be a leader" Mr. Jerome said very gently to his son.

"Well if it's my grandfather's and father's wish to support him, I'll accept the decision with pleasure."

"Thank you granddaughter," the old geezer was silent for a moment to take a breath. "Then the second decision is that you will be married to Pak Bakti's son named Amalia."

"Gamalia, sir," papa scolds to justify.

The hand I had been using to prop my head up was suddenly limp. "What the fuck? Why is it suddenly like this? Be married? I'm 20 years old and still in college. And I've got a boyfriend, too" the words in my brain thrashed out of my mouth. But I'm holding him back.

"So gini ma.." papa wanted to explain but stopped by Pak Yahya.

"Begini Bu Marta, previously I had a lot of discussions with Pak Bakti. I would like to repay all the kindness of Pak Bakti so far. I know that Pak Bakti has been willing to leave his wife and child to take care of all the work in the company, so I want our family to have a relationship. By marrying my granddaughter to your child then our family relationship can be well connected."

"How's Nak?" suddenly my mother asked me very gently.

I stared one by one at the faces of the people in the room. And my gaze stopped on the face of the man in front of me. He smiled, as if he did not want to reject his grandfather's decision.

What am I supposed to do? On the one hand the man was very charming but on the other hand I did not know him yet.

"Am I given time to think a few days?" tanyaku plain.

"Actually whatever your decision is, you must remain married to her."

The old grandfather's answer was enough to shake my soul.

"If Andrew himself I knew he was ready to get married, it's just that he was too picky so that until now he didn't have a serious girlfriend to take to the wedding" he continued.

"But I'm not ready yet" I said a little sternly.

"What if you give us time to get to know each other first, Kek," said the man in front of me.

He finally made a sound too.

"Well, then, give me three days to get to know each other. Because you have to get married first with Gamalia, then grandpa will appoint you as the leader of the company."

Me and the man stared at each other after hearing that statement.

The food began to be arranged on the table by the servants. We all started eating quietly, only the sound of spoons and forks ringing.

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This is Andrew, the man who will be the new boss at the company where papa works and will be my husband (?). He is 26 years old, young enough to be a leader in a big company. But according to the conversation I heard that night, he was indeed since childhood has been directed to learn to be a leader.

I like to see his eyes and smile. In my view when I first saw him, he was a kind and gentle man. I'm sure you'll love this guy, because compared to the guy I've been dating a lot, it's going to be very different.

Would I marry her, would I be happy?

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