Butterfly In You
Chapter 22: The Truth Revealed

"Rather than accusing each other, not knowing who is right and who is wrong. We better look at the CCTV to see the incident clearly and in detail" said security officers in front of Tina, Hendra and Shehan when they were all in the mall security room.

"Yes, Sir. Just spin!" Hendra squinted his cynical eyes at Shehan. "Let's find out who's lying!"

"Mas, it's Mas! Don't fuss anymore. I'm okay, really. Not hurt one bit. Come on, let's just go home, Mas!" Tina was worried because she knew she was guilty. If the CCTV footage is replayed, it is certain that he will feel embarrassed. Not to mention facing her husband who insisted on defending her earlier. Hendra will be disappointed.

"Don't go home, Tin. Shehan's not just pushing you against the wall. But he has also defamed you. I don't accept that my wife is treated like that. I want to prove you're innocent."

Shehan sighed softly. He did not want to argue anymore because Shehan thought it would be useless to give repeated explanations to ignorant people. "Sir, can you please play now the CCTV footage so as not to waste any more time."

"Alright, we'll see together what has happened actually" the security officer said, granting Shehan's request.

Beside Hendra, Tina stood agitated. His face that was originally red due to habap is now like being forced to recede his blood until it turns deathly pale. His eyes kept an eye on the security guard who was setting the CCTV settings. Occasionally he squeezed Hendra's arm which he hugged.

Moreover, when the CCTV footage was replayed to an hour ago, Tina-sang the main suspect was unable to dodge anymore. He closed his eyes, looking away in any direction. Absolutely do not want to see a recording of her seducing Shehan.

Hendra himself was glued with both eyes rounded unblinking. His mouth that had been loudly rebuking Shehan, now not a word can slide straight from his tongue that is twisted.

His face felt ten inches thick beyond the thickness of the cauldron's butt crust. Hendra was ashamed to be half dead. How Tina's actions have tarnished her dignity and pride as a husband. The wife hugged another man behind her. I even kissed that guy.

Shehan looked pityfully at Hendra who was standing beside him. The misunderstanding between them is over now. There was no longer any reason for Shehan to continue to be in that place. Moreover, Lilis was waiting for him at the restaurant since earlier. That girl must be worried.

"I won't ask you to apologize. Or waiting for you to apologize. I just wanted to say don't be mad at your wife. Just advise him and give him a chance to correct the mistake. Someone has read a book. It says we live only for today. Because yesterday has passed and tomorrow has not happened. Do your best today as a savior for tomorrow."

Hendra heard Shehan's wise words.

"Do you know who read the book? That person is Lillis. She was not pretty enough from the outside, but she was beautiful from the inside. When we get married it's not just the physical we need to see, the heart also needs us to value."

After giving Hendra a warning, Shehan turned to the security guard. "This matter is over, sir. I am innocent and my fiance is waiting for me. I have to see him immediately. I'm saying yes now."

"All right, sir." The security guard gave Shehan permission and used him to leave the mall security room.

The Turkish man tidied up his slightly messy coat collar as he walked towards the steik restaurant. Not long after, seen by him from behind the glass wall of the restaurant, Lilis was waiting near the cashier table with a confused gurgle.

"Mr ...." Lilis had always found her employer back, just as the man had crossed the doorstep of the restaurant. Rushing Lilis approached. However, when the position of the two was close, Lilis' carefree look changed fretfully. He was shocked to see a bruise on the corner of Shehan's lips.

"Sir, what happened? Where are Mas Hendra and Mbak Tina?" racau Lilis follows Shehan who steps up to the cashier's desk.

"How much is the total bill?" shehan asked the restaurant waitress as soon as he arrived. Lilis has not yet been teased. Shehan chose to pay the meal bill first in order to get away from the place.

"This is the bill, sir." The boy thrust out a piece of paper tucked inside a black leather cover.

Shehan looked at the nominal, then took out a card for cash payment. After doing business at the restaurant, he took Lilis home.

"Come, we're home!"

"Good, Sir." While carrying a shopping bag, Lilis followed Shehan walking out of the mall. In his heart, he wanted to ask again the musabab bruises on the corners of his employer's lips and the loss of Hendra and Tina. The three men went to the toilet, but only Shehan returned.

'Yes already. I'll ask her later. Mr. Shehan was silent as well. It's not good if I keep talking.'

'There's no way I'm going back to the office with injuries like this. It will definitely be a concern for all employees later, Shehan murmured.

He called his secretary to ask about his work schedule. "Hello, Miranda."

"Yes, sir," said the secretary from across the street.

"What's my schedule this afternoon?"

"That's it?"

"Master should attend the meeting with all the leaders of the hotel and resort division later this afternoon at four."

"alright. It's still two and a half in the afternoon, tell all the divisions for the meeting later in the afternoon via the zoom app."

"Good, Sir."

"There's more, please deliver the documents I need to check and I'll sign them to my house immediately. Since there's a sudden affair, I can't go back to the office today."

"Yes, Sir. I will carry out your orders soon."

"Thank you, Miranda."

"Yes, Sir. Good day."

"Good day."

Shehan hung up his phone call. He then called his personal driver to ask to be picked up. Upon arrival on the veranda of the mall's main entrance, Shehan's luxury car had been waiting.

"Came on!" call Shehan before getting into the back cabin of the car.

Lilis. "Yes, sir."

"You come home with me."

"Well, sir didn't go back to the office?" Lilis.

"No."

"But Mr. Maman is still waiting for me in the basement, sir."

"Yes, then you go home with Mr. Maman." Shehan looked away, gawking into the back cabin of the car without waiting for Lilis's approval.

Lilis was silent to see Shehan's car that had driven away leaving her alone.

'Mr Murad why, huh? Going to the toilet is fine. Mas Hendra and Mbak Tina are also invisible. I don't know what happened to them, ' Lilis lamented in her heart.

What about Hendra and Tina?

Hendra sulked after knowing the real incident. He walked in a hurry, leaving Tina behind. Even though he knew that his wife was following him.

"Mas Hendra, I'm sorry, Mas. I know I'm guilty. Please give me a chance, Mum!"

"Let go!" Hendra brushed aside Tina's embrace in his hand. "Mas didn't think you were like that, Tin. Shame in front of Shehan. Surely he would have told this matter to Lilis. And Lilis will tell her mother in the village. Shame on Mas, Tin. Shame on!"

"Mas, I'm really sorry. Please forgive me, Mas." Tina cried regretting her actions. No matter the other visitors watching them.

But unfortunately, the rice has become porridge. Hendra couldn't forgive Tina that easily. He went to the steakhouse to pay their food order bills and took the shopping bags left there.

The waiter said that all their food bills had been paid by Shehan. Hendra, who did not want to owe anymore, still gave the money to the waitress. Then he went back to the hotel, not interested in traveling anymore because his mood was still bad.

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