Behind The Boss
Negotiating

Radit got up, got out of bed and grabbed the phone on the nightstand. He was looking for someone's contact number. After he succeeded, he immediately contacted him. The call was connected, he quickly stepped out towards the balcony.

"Assalamu'alaikum ...," was heard greeting from sebrang.

"Wa'alaikumussalam's chat. It's Radit, Pa. Something Radit wants to say ...."

"Yes, Dit. What's up?"

Radit narrates in detail the events that almost happened to Kiran. "According to Papa, is there a possibility that members of the Widjadja family did it, Pa? Radit's sure it was intentional."

There is no lawfulness. Maybe papa Kamil is trying to digest it.

"If from the side of Radit insha Allah no one would dare, Pa. If anyone wants to harm us, they're going to hurt Radit."

Silent.

"Mr ...?"

"Yes, Dit. Papa will take care of it. Always take care of Kiran like that. God willing it will never happen again."

Radit sighed softly. "Actually if it wasn't for Papa's words, maybe Radit wouldn't have stayed silent, Pa. Radit doesn't want Kiran to get hurt. Moreover, their actions caused Ari to lose his life."

"Yes, Dit. Papa apologized. Our family conflict is dragging your family down like that. Papa will meet him. Papa will end it all."

"But, Pa ...." Radit held back his words. Trying to weigh the feelings of the papa.

"What's up, Dit?"

"Ehm, Pa .... If the same thing happened again, Radit thought Radit would not be able to hold back. Radit's gonna face it, Pa." Radit slowed down and weakened his voice in such a way. Worried papa Kamil offended.

"Well, Papa understands. Papa won't stop you. Do so. But let Papa ease him first."

"Yes, Pa."

"Any more, Radit?"

"Nothing, Pa. Papa how are you? All healthy, right?" Radit scratched his non-itchy nape. As a result of being too excited to vent his anxiety until he forgot to mince words to papa Kamil.

There was laughter from the sebrang. Papa Kamil turned out to be aware of the worry that hit Radit's heart.

After exchanging news, Radit finally disconnected his phone. Although it could not be ascertained that everything would end, at least he had to trust papa Kamil for a while.

Radit re-presses one of the call numbers on his phone. Wait for a while until the call is picked up.

"Navio ...."

"Find out the company under the leadership of Adrian Widjadja. Investigate his weakness." After hearing the answer 'yes' from sebrang, Radit also disconnected his phone.

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A middle-aged man stepped foot into a restaurant that was a little secluded from the noise of the capital. He made a lunch appointment there. Deliberately he came just in time, so as not to have to wait until the person arrived. Hats and sunglasses that cover his face, plus a thin mustache that of course a fake mustache in addition to others do not recognize him.

"Have you come?" he said to the man sitting there waiting for him. There was a young man standing next to her, it was her assistant.

"You're always on time, Kamil ...." He gave me a smile. His hand was raised to greet the middle-aged man who was none other than Papa Kamil.

Papa Kamil laughed softly. "It became my habit. Then you came before your time, for fear of my threats, Adrian?"

Papa Kamil pulled the chair in front of him, opposite the seat of the man who had been waiting for him, Adrian Widjadja.

"I thought you'd understand that coming in prematurely was my custom."

"Ah, yes. I forget. If it wasn't for that how could I have come here now." Papa Kamil opened his hat. The mustache and sunglasses were enough to disguise his face inside the restaurant. "Have you ordered some food, Adrian?"

"I'm afraid you'll be eating alone so I'm waiting for you to order food" Adrian said, coding the young man next to him to call the waiter and ask him to stay away from them.

The young man nodded, hurriedly called the waiter then took a seat not far from Adrian and Kamil were.

A waiter came, gave me a menu book. After taking down the order of the two middle-aged men in front of him, he passed. Soon the waiter with the tray came, placing the order on the table. Adrian and Kamil eat quietly.

"Well, what do you want to talk about, Kamil? I thought you would never again appear before me in accordance with our agreement." Adrian opened the conversation while wiping his lips with a tissue.

"I always wanted to do that until you reneged on your promise, Adrian Widjadja ..." said father Kamil after previously sipping water from a glass in his hand.

"I? What the hell am I doing?"

Adrian chuckles. "That's just a warning not to come back. If you come back then that's what's gonna happen."

Papa Kamil sighed softly. He sighed disappointed. "You're satisfied after doing that? He's your nephew?"

"Our world is not like that. You know yourself."

"Whose world? The world that uncle created to make you this way?!"

"Don't insult my Papa!" Adrian glared, he was angry.

"Conscious Adrian. We are old. We're about six heads. Can't you reflect on what happened to our family. It should be with the wealth we have, we should be happy. But what, we suspect each other, hurts each other. Aren't you tired of Adrian? Uncle is dead, now you have power. Think according to the logic you have."

"Omong empty!"

"Would you accept it or not, we're still siblings, Adrian. And I love you as my brother."

"Stop making me laugh. Since when did you become like this..," Adrian smiled cynically. "If you're in our position, you won't easily talk that way. You are the ones who took everything from us. Your grandmother took grandfather. Not only that even the company's responsibility is handed over to you. If your grandmother is not present, everything is still ours. We will never share with you, even have to humble ourselves to report our responsibility to you."

Papa Kamil sighed again. "Having two wives, that's grandfather's right. We are men too. Stop whining about that. That incident is long gone. The most important thing is that we do not become hostile just because of past events. Enough of your grandmothers to hate my grandmother. They also died. So there's no need for us to burden them with our enmity."

"You're asking me to meet just to say that?"

"I think I can talk to you in a family way. But it turns out that your hatred is ingrained. Well, I'll use another way then ...."

Adrian raised one eyebrow. Waiting for what Kamil would say to her.

"If there's still any interference that Kiran or her husband's family has received, I'll go back and take all the power of grandfather's company. And you go back to what grandfather intended, you'll only manage Mega Mas which is now held by Sandi."

"You're not afraid Sandi knows the truth? You sure?"

"He already knows."

Adrian aghast. "You broke your promise to your father?!"

"Karina told Sandi, so there's no promise I'm denying. Although I actually regret holding that promise so strongly that you and uncle can get this way. Until you take Ari's life. That's so outrageous." Adrian silent.

"I think what I'm trying to say is what I said. Take my words Adrian. I just want peace of life for my family. If that calmness is nullified then it's time for me to tease you. Oh yes, to remind you. Of course you don't forget that I made a deal with the lawyer that if my death was due to murder then all of grandfather's property would be handed over to the charities."

"It's also actually to keep our families from killing each other even if you end up killing others just because of that."

Papa Kamil got up and left, but his hand was blocked by Adrian. "About Ari. It was just an accident. I just wanted to stop him from seeing you. There was no intention at all to kill him."

"But he was eventually killed. You've sinned."

"Yes. Even so, there's one thing you should know as well."

"One of my men was missing in the incident. He and Ari are both missing. I also deployed secretly divers to find my members. While in the end only one body was found by Radit."

"So ...."

"Eitherway. The point in the incident was purely an accident. I just want my people to get in the way. It was all beyond my expectations."

"Why don't you tell Radit."

"Then you thought he'd shut up if I said that."

"Then why did you tell me."

"For you to know, as much as I hate you, I have never dashed my desire to kill you."

Papa Kamil pat Adrian on the shoulder. "Thank you for saying it. I'll go first."

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