
“Mas ABI!!!!”
Nina's body fell to the floor looking at the news. Freya and Kenan go towards the mother. Kenzie who had just arrived, put down his original helmet and then ran inside as soon as he heard the cry of his mother. He immediately approached the crying Nina, as well as Freya and Kenan.
“Ma.. mama why?” ask Kenzie to panic.
“You.. Ken.”
Nina did not continue her words, only her sobs were heard. Kenzie looked around, then his gaze came to a halt on the flat screen in front of him. His body stiffened hearing the news on television.
“That's not true, is it dad? Om” Kenzie looks towards Juna, Cakra and Anfa alternately.
“Ken.”
“Please say it's not real, yeah. Papa is fine, right?” Kenzie shakes Juna's shoulder.
“May your papa be fine. SAR team is still doing the search,” Juna really hope his words will come true.
“Mama!!”
Everyone looked towards Nina as soon as they heard Freya scream. Anfa hurriedly lifted Nina's drooping body. Due to the shock, Nina fell unconscious. He quickly took Nina to his room. Kenzie and the others rushed over to the room.
Carefully Anfa laid Nina's body on the bed. He asked Kenzie to take eucalyptus oil or perfume to resuscitate the brother. Rushing Kenzie picked up what he was asked for. He soon returned with a bottle of perfume in his hand. Anfa sprayed the perfume on her finger then moved it in front of Nina's nose. Soon the woman woke up.
“Mama.”
Freya climbed into the bed and hugged Nina, as did Kenan. Nina looked towards Kenzie who was sitting on the side of the bed. Her tears returned to remember what happened to her husband.
“Ken.. papa.. papa all right?”
Kenzie just kept quiet, not knowing what to answer. He simply pulled Nina into his arms. The woman was crying in the child's arms. Kenzie's eyes dewy, he was no less shocked and sad to hear the news of the papa. Juna takes Cakra and Anfa out of the room.
The three then sat together in the living room. He contacted Nadia to come comfort Nina. So did Cakra and Anfa. It didn't take long for Nadia and Rayi to arrive. They come with their children. A little while later Sekar came with Aric and Anya. Behind him follows Jojo and Kevin.
The men gathered in the living room, while the women chose to be in the room to calm Nina down. Seeing the arrival of his cousin, Freya approached Azra. The girl was crying in Azra's arms. Aric approached Kenzie who had just clenched his mouth.
Meanwhile in the living room, Juna and the others were talking about Abi's search plan. As the eldest, he divided the task with the others. Although her feelings are sad, Juna must remain strong. Whatever he does to find his brother.
“I and Cakra will leave for Labuan Bajo tonight,”.
“I'm coming,” exclaim Jojo.
“I also,” timpal Anfa.”
“You are here only Fa. News of Abi's disappearance has been spread in the media. Soon, the company will experience a shock. You should be here to help Andhiar. Kevin, please help Andhiar too.”
“Ok, Jun.”
“Maybe later there will be movement to change Abi position temporarily. If that happens, then Nina or Kenzie will come forward. That's the scenario Abi has made if at any time something happens to him. There will definitely be rejection from those who are eyeing Abi's position. You have to help her, Fa. Don't let Nina and Kenzie fight alone. You are the only one we rely on at the moment.”
Anfa nodded her head. Although heavy, he had to agree to Juna's proposal. He also had to think about his brother and nephew. It is not impossible for anyone to take advantage of this situation.
Kevin moves quickly to prepare a private jet that will take Juna, Cakra and Jojo to Labuan Bajo. He himself will take the three to the airport. Anfa asks Rayi and the children to stay at Abi's residence to accompany Nina.
After Juna, Cakra and Jojo leave for the airport. Nadia and Sekar also went home because the children still have to go to school tomorrow. Only Anfa and his wife and two children survived at Abi's residence.
Kenzie, Freya and Kenan leave the room after the mother falls asleep. Juna is forced to call the family doctor because Nina continues to cry and is hysterical. After being given a sedative, the woman ended up falling asleep as well.
Rayi approached Freya and Kenan who still looked glum. He sat down beside Kenan and pulled the boy into his arms. Kenan again cried, the child was sad to remember the father who was so dear to him.
“Dear dear, don't cry anymore. In Shaa Allah, papa will be all right. Now Nan better sleep huh. Tomorrow is school,” persuaded Rayi.
“Come, bang Nan, sleep with me,” take Haikal.
Kenan looked towards Haikal for a moment, a cousin sister who was two years away from him. Haikal was very close to him. Kenan stood up and went to his room on the second floor, followed by Haikal from behind.
“Frey..you also sleep yes.”
Freya just shook her head. The girl stayed in her place. Kenzie walked closer to the sister and crouched down in front of her.
“Frey.. let's sleep.”
“Ngga. I want to know the news about papa first.”
“Don't be like this Frey. Papa must be sad to know you're like this. Dad, um Cakra and om Jo are picking up papa. We trust them.”
“Papa will be okay bang?”
“Hmm.. In the Lord, papa is well. Papa is strong right,” Kenzie's voice sounds vibrating. As much as possible he suppressed the sadness he felt.
“Come brother gendong.”
Kenzie turned his back on Freya. Slowly the girl moved then climbed onto the sister's back. Kenzie stood up and walked up the stairs. Freya hugged Kenzie by the neck and buried her face on the young man's back.
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Juna was talking to TNI Young Marshal Agus Rahman who was in charge of leading his team in the search this time. After receiving SOS from the ship carrying Abi and the others, they move to find the location of the ship. His team managed to save 10 victims and found two dead. Four more victims remain unaccounted for, including Abi.
Jojo walks around the harbour, wondering if any fishermen have found a washed up victim. He still hopes his best friend is stranded somewhere and saved by someone. But all that was asked just shook their heads.
Suddenly there was a shout of one of the people there saying that basarnas had found a new victim. Juna, Cakra and Jojo rushed over to the officer who was carrying two body bags. Juna's chest was pounding, he really wished that it wasn't Abi in it.
“Please first identified Juna sir. Whether one of these victims is Mr. Abi,” said Young Marshal Agus Rahman.
The man gave the code to his men to open the body bag. The faces of Juna, Cakra and Jojo looked tense waiting for the opening of the two body bags. Juna took a deep breath before looking at him. Cakra can breathe a sigh of relief, not his best friend who is in the bag.
“We will continue to do a search sir.”
“Thank you.”
Juna just looked at the basarna officers who carried out their duties again. His gaze was distorted when a voice called out to him. Fadil who was being treated at the nearest puskesmas went straight to the port when he heard Juna's arrival. Cakra invites Fadil to sit in a stall. He wanted to listen to the chronology of Abi's disappearance.
Juna's body was limp as soon as he heard Fadil's story. He was afraid that the younger brother could not be found or might not be alive anymore. Jojo could not help but cry to hear the tragic story of his best friend. Cakra was only able to be silent, his heart really hoped there was a miracle and his best friend could survive.
Hearing the story of Fadil, Juna decided to mobilize help to find the whereabouts of the younger brother. He will ask the national team to expand the search location based on information from Fadil. Juna also decided to stay there to directly monitor the search process. So did Cakra and Jojo.
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Three days passed, the state of Abi's house was like a grave. Nina locked herself in the room more. And so did his three children. After school, they locked themselves in their rooms. No more shouting Freya when Kenan berahilinya or Kenzie's words when scolding his sisters.
Kenzie himself busied himself with lectures and repeated the lessons given by his father. He spent a lot of time in the tree house in the backyard. Abi took the initiative to build a tree house for a place to relax while he and Kenzie mabar, to avoid Nina's nagging.
Nina lay on the bed. His hand continued to wipe the empty space next to him. The side that the husband used to sleep on. The woman's eyes always looked red, her face was swollen from crying too much. Nadia, Sekar and Rayi had run out of words to comfort Nina. Since news of Abi's disappearance, the woman has lost her passion for life.
Early in the morning, sunlight slowly came out of his contest. Nina opened the window of the room wide, letting air into her room. Then he came out of the room to prepare breakfast. It turned out that the Goddess had already prepared everything on the dining table.
Freya and Kenan came and sat in their seats. Both of them seemed to be not excited to enjoy their breakfast. It's the fourth day, but there's still no news of the papa's whereabouts. Nina noticed her two children who had recently always had grim faces.
After finishing breakfast, they say goodbye to Nina to go to school. As usual, Nina escorted them to the terrace of the house. Dadang immediately props up his vehicle when Freya and Kenan get into the car. Simultaneously a black Avanza stopped in front of the house.
Andhiar got off the car. Nina allowed Abi's assistant to enter. There must be something important to talk about, until the man came to his residence this early. Kenzie, who had just come down, stopped his steps towards the dining room when he heard Nina and Andhiar's conversation.
“Not enough of your existence as a representative of Abi mas?”
“It should be like that ma'am. But, there are those who want to fill that void and make a rowdy. They are looking for reasons to hold an emergency GMS to elect a temporary leader before Mr. Abi returns. The GMS plan was held this morning at nine. I wish mom or Kenzie could come to the office. As the majority shareholder, Mr. Abi has appointed a mother or Kenzie who automatically replaces his position if he is unfortunate.”
Nina was silent for a moment. He does not control the ins and outs of the company. But Abi had taught her some basics. What to do in an emergency.
“Good, I'll come to the office. Can you wait a minute?”
“Let me aja ma.”
Nina looked behind her. Kenzie was ready to leave. The boy was wrapped in a black suit. For a moment Nina was glued to see the boy who looked handsome. Kenzie walked over and sat down next to his mother.
“Let me go om. Same thing, right?”
“Iya Ken's. But before, you still have time to learn some things that will be discussed at the meeting later.”
Andhiar gave the file he had brought. Kenzie read the file. It turned out that this was the PR the father gave him before going to Labuan Bajo. Abi asked Kenzie to study the hotel's one stop construction project and look for loopholes on how to appeal to their main investors.
“I already know this project. Papa told me to learn it. Oh yes, one of our partners, Nirwana Corporation, has done a succession of leadership?”
“Iya, just two days ago.”
“Have we signed an agreement with them?”
“Not yet. The day before Mr. Abi left, he had agreed to the draft agreement proposed by Mr. Anwar. To date, there has been no response from them. Maybe because they are busy with succession events.”
“Ok. I'm ready om. We leave now.”
Andhiar nodded his head. He tidied up the files he brought and then said goodbye to Nina. Kenzie chose to go in his own vehicle. He kissed the back of Nina's hand.
“Wish me ma.”
“Iya darling. Mama believes, you can definitely.”
Kenzie hugged Nina for a bit, she needed additional energy to advance into the battlefield. Honestly, he was a little worried about dealing with shareholders and the board of directors. During this time Abi deliberately hid Kenzie from people in the company and also his business partners. And will display the child at the right time or in an emergency like now.
Nina looked at the car that Kenzie was driving until it disappeared from her sight. For a moment, the woman was still glued to her place. Then he rushed to his room. Nina walked towards the walk in closet. His hand grabbed the black blazer suit then put it back in place. After that, he walked to the bathroom.
Thirty minutes later, Nina was ready with her blazer suit. She daubed her face with thin makeup and styled her hair with a simple sneak. Nina pegged her appearance in the mirror that looked simple yet elegant.
“You're sad enough, Nin. It is time for you to rise. You have to help Kenzie, don't let your son fight alone against the people who tried to take him down. Pray for me mas. I will take good care of the children and the company. I hope mas continues to fight to live and come back to me also children,” muttered Nina while staring at her reflection in the mirror.
Once again Nina pegged herself in front of the mirror. Then his hand grabbed the bag that was in matching color with his clothes. Then take the black high heels and put them on. With steady steps, the woman walked out of her room.
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Metro East Corporation meeting room feels hot. Although Kenzie was legally entitled to fill the seat left by Abi, there were still some people who were not satisfied with the decision, one of whom was Anwar. They reasoned Kenzie was too young to hold the reins of Metro East.
Kenzie tried to stay calm amid Anwar's scolding and the few people who supported him. They are trying to find a loophole for Kenzie to step down from his temporary position as CEO.
“Do you know that the one stop hotel construction project is a big project. How do you persuade Mr Sander? He is not an approachable person. Many famous businessmen who were rejected to cooperate with him. How could a snot boy like you persuade him?”
“Mr Sander is ready to come and meet with Kenzie tomorrow,” replied Andhiar.
“Are you crazy? How can you send this boy?”
“Can you be polite a little? Stop calling me boy. Hierarchically, I am your boss. Be a little polite!”
Anwar was surprised to hear Kenzie's words. Moreover, the style of speech is similar to Abi complete with a sharp gaze. Kenzie who had tried to be patient, finally provoked his emotions.
“Do you know what Mr Sander wants most in a building, be it a mall, hotel or apartment?”
“Of course unique and good design and building quality as per international standard. What is such a thing you don't know?”
“The one Mr. Sander wants is visitor security. The building should be made as safe as possible for visitors and also provide various facilities for disabled visitors. Mr. Sander's youngest son had an accident while visiting one of the shopping centers in Paris. He fell from the third floor and was paralyzed. That's why Mr. Sander really emphasizes these two things. What is such a thing you don't know?” Kenzie insinuates Anwar.
Andhiar smiled seeing how Kenzie managed to silence Anwar's arrogant mouth. Even the people who supported him started to think again. Looks like Kenzie's not as stupid as they think he is.
“Now I ask you all who are here. Do you want this company to be led by a boy but be able to attract the main investors of our project or by people who feel great but it turns out that it is just an empty barrel that reads aloud?”
Andhiar almost woke up to hear the words of his superior son. Like father, like son, that's the picture the man can get from Kenzie. Anwar himself looked angry with Kenzie's words. He was just about to open his voice, but was interrupted first by the others.
“We entrust the position of Mr. Abi to you. We believe Mr. Abi appointed you as his successor not without reason. We will all support you.”
Anwar looked in dislike towards the man. His three-day effort in vain drew some shareholders to his side. Kenzie looked towards Anwar.
“Contact Nirwana Corporation and ask what deal they want.”
“I've made it, just stay waiting for approval.”
“Recreate.”
“The deal I made was already approved by Mr. Abi. Do you doubt his judgment?”
“Papa's decision at that time before the succession of leadership. Now the leadership has changed. Then their policy will not be the same again.”
“The leader who is now his son. I think the policy remains the same.”
“Are you sure? You better make sure first.”
“I don't want to because it wastes time.”
“If Mr Abhimanyu asks what you will do?”
Everyone in the room looked towards the sound. Nina who had been near the entrance. He could no longer let Anwar behave arbitrarily to the child.
“If Mr Abhimanyu asks what you will do?” Nina repeated her question.
“Of course,” Anwar replied.
“Then what's the difference now. Kenzie is the current leader. That means you have to respect and follow all his decisions. Is that still unclear Anwar sir?”
“Clearly bu, sorry,” Anwar lowered his head.
“As long as Kenzie is in control of the company, he will be in my custody, including all of you here. Especially you, Mr. Anwar.”
Anwar was surprised, this time it was Anfa who came and indirectly suppressed him. Shortly after, Kevin came in. The man stood behind Kenzie, his eyes staring intently at Anwar. Without having to speak, Anwar already knew that Juna's assistant was asserting himself that he was behind Kenzie. Anwar's position is further cornered when Marcel, Cakra's assistant also comes to provide support. The man chose silence, if the wrong action could-can himself be kicked from the company.
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**Haaaahhh length up to 2800 words. Moga you guys do not pegel yes read it, because mamake confused want to dig it dmn. Deliberately this chapter mamake up all, so that tomorrow you can get certainty news about Abi😉
Here mamake just wanted to describe how Abi's hard upbringing to Kenzie finally came to fruition. It also describes how the devastated Nina got back up for her son.
If usually Abi is always looking after them. Now it is their turn to be able to take care of themselves and fight the enemy with weapons that Abi has prepared. They rise from the slump with hope somewhere, Abi is also struggling to live and come back to them.
Hope you guys aren't tired of reading this chapter that's so long🙈**