99 Love for You
99CU(S2): Engagement

"A letter of resignation? What does this mean, Han? Miss Cecil resigned from AJ Foods?"

Hannah could not hold back her tears.

"Yes, Mas. Ms. Cecil sent me an email this morning, and it turned out to be a letter of resignation. What's wrong with Miss Cecil, Mas? What does this have to do with Mr. Rangga being in trouble?"

"Umm, as far as I know they're fine. They always look good."

"It's weird. Something must have happened. Yeah, right, Mas?" search Hana.

"Where is Amel's mother? Isn't she very close to Ms. Cecil?"

"Mom Amel?! I haven't seen him since." Hana scrunched her forehead.

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Somewhere in the AJ Foods building, Amel was alone. He was reading an email from Cecilia. The email is quite long.

The story of Cecilia who decided to resign from her job. He also talked about Nadine. Finally, Amel found out that Nadine was Cecilia's best friend in High School. And so is Radit. Radit's not lying. She was Cecil's ex-girlfriend. Amel feels guilty for Radit for doubting him.

Amel read the farewell email from Cecilia. Her tears are flowing. Cecil asks Amel not to tell anyone the truth. The truth is that his disappearance is to protect people he already considers family.

Amel could not have expected Cecil to keep such a heavy load.

"Why didn't you tell me that, Cil? Why did you have to sacrifice your feelings just to save us?" Amel cried sobbing.

Amel tried to contact Cecilia. But the phone is not active. Amel was frustrated. He asked Hana for permission to go home early today. He wanted to calm down for a moment. The friend he loved left him.

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Two weeks later,

"Good, Pa. I'll do what Papa asks. I will continue my match with Nadine. I'm getting engaged to him."

"The ladder?! Did Papa not hear wrong? You serious?"

"Yes, Pa. I'm serious!"

"Good, Son. That's Papa's son." Adi hugged Rangga.

Sandra who saw Rangga finally decided to get engaged to Nadine, felt overwhelmed. He knew that Rangga had to do this. She wondered if Cecilia's departure had anything to do with her husband?

"All is sudden. There's something weird about this. There's no way Papa ... did this to Rangga ..." guessed Sandra.

...***...

In a place far from the city crowd, this is where Cecilia is now. A place that will guide him to become a better person. But ...

"Umi, he's been here two weeks. But take a look. Every day he just stared at the sky by the window of his room. And always cry at night. I can't stand a room with her, Umi. Why would Umi want to accept him here?"

Umi Isma, he was the one who helped Cecilia. Takes Cecil to a boarding school she runs with her husband, in the city of Yogyakarta.

"Ros .. Don't be. Umi hope you can be patient with Khumaira. He's still sad, so let it go."

"Khumira? He doesn't even like that name. Why did Umi name her that?"

"The ross!!! Don't raise your voice on Umimu." Abah Farid defended Umi Isma.

"It's okay, Bah. It's only natural that Ros behaves that way. Ros, Umi please, we have to be patient. Umi is sure soon she'll be back to normal as usual."

Rosida scowled and then left his brother and uminya who always defended Cecilia.

"I'm sorry about Ros's attitude, Umi. She still likes to be childish."

"It's okay, Bah. Umi understands. Hopefully Khumaira will heal his wounds quickly. She's a nice, jolly woman. Umi also missed seeing her smile. But for now, we let him be like this. Let God guide him later."

...***...

News of Rangga's engagement had already spread across the country. A festive and lavish party for their engagement. Many important guests were present. Amel and Hana, who are AJ Foods employees, attended the Rangga and Nadine luxury engagement party held at one of the five-star hotels, Royale Hotel.

"Cecil should be there!" Amel said pointing towards Nadine who was talking with her guests.

"That's it, Miss Amel. Maybe they are not yet a match." Hana replied to calm Amel.

"This is unfair! Cinderella's fairy tale was supposed to be real."

"Oh my goodness, Miss Amel. It's just a fairy tale, not in the real world."

From a distance, a young man was seen being escorted by two burly bodyguards. The man seemed to be struggling as two bodyguards tightly gripped his arms.

"Deliver!! I'm not going to run away! I promise!!!"

Amel and Hana were aghast at seeing who the young man who was with his bodyguard was.

"Han, so it's true that Radit .. is actually a rich prince."

"Yes, Mom. I just found out too. Who would have thought that Mas Radit was the only son of Tony Hanggawan, the owner of the largest construction company in the city. And he'll inherit Hang Construction."

"You need to move fast, Han! You have to get close to him."

"What does Miss Amel mean?"

"Cinderella's story still has to come true, Han. Unfortunately I'm married. If not, I'll chase him until I get to."

"God! Ms. Amel is just there. Better not expect too much. From the beginning we only considered Mas Radit as a friend. So, it was very unlikely that I would suddenly approach him. He'll think badly of me. Aye, right?"

"You are!! Not trying to give up! Well, we better eat. It'll make my mood better."

...***...

Rangga chuckled to see Radit who was always accompanied by his guards.

"I want to talk to the groom-to-be, you go! I'm not going anywhere. I promise!!"

"Okay, Young Master. Then excuse me!"

Rangga shook his head and continued to chuckle.

"What's so funny? Are you happy to see me suffer?"

"Sorry! So now you're back in your supposed position?"

"When did you know I was Tony Hanggawan's son?"

"Since ... " Rangga's words stopped. He remembers well when he asked for personal data about Radit. That's when he's jealous of Radit and Cecilia's closeness.

"Hey!!! Why silent? Since when? Or did you know that from the beginning?"

"Ah, yes. From the beginning I knew it. I know you're Om Toni's only son."

"Damn it!! So my disguise has been exposed since the beginning?!"

And somehow since when, Rangga and Radit became closer as friends.

...***...

Nadine always threw her big smile at the guests. He looks happy tonight. What he wanted finally came true.

"Congratulations on your engagement." Radit approached Nadine and whispered to her.

"thank you. I heard you're back as Tony Hanggawan's only son. Good riddance! I'm happy for you!"

"Are you that happy, Nad? Are you happy that you made Cecilia leave? He's your best friend, Nad!!"

"Stop talking about Cecilia! He's not my best friend since ... "

"Since what? Ever since you broke your heart over that asshole Ricky? It's not Cecil's fault Ricky chose him over you. One day you'll regret hurting your best friend." Then Raditpun passed from in front of Nadine.

Nadine clenched her hands. He's very angry now. His happiness suddenly disappeared from having to hear the name Cecil mentioned in front of him. It turns out it wasn't that easy to get Cecil out of his life.

...***...

Mr. Adi Jaya was seen laughing freely with his colleagues who were invited to this party. Amel was watching him. There was a sense of anger that he wanted to put on his boss.

But he remembered Cecil's advice written in his email.

"Don't hate Mr. President. He's not guilty. She just did what parents do to protect her child. And don't think about quitting your job just because of me. Keep working hard, not for the President, but for Rangga. You must stay with Rangga, for my sake."

Amel's tears almost fell, if only Hana didn't surprise him. Amel immediately changed the look of his face into a cheerful return.

"The core event is about to begin, ma'am. Let's find a seat."

"Yes, Han."

Amel looks sad to see the engagement of Rangga and Nadine. He knew that Rangga had to agree to be engaged to Nadine.

Everyone applauded as Rangga and Nadine exchanged rings as a sign that they were officially engaged.

"Cecil .. Where are you now? Does your love story really have to end like this?" Amel satin with teary eyes.

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