Emily, The Mute Girl
The Arrival of Alexander Charlos

I don't know since when Clarissa was at that door, but obviously the young girl must have heard their words. His face paled with tears that filled his eyes and was ready to spill at any moment. Looking at her wounded gaze, Emily could do nothing. It's a risk Clarissa chose to love a married man.

Emily walked out leaving the two men. He thought about letting the two of them talk. Jeremy wants to go after Emily but his head can't think of a good reason to keep Emily by his side. As Jeremy walked out the door, Clarissa looked at him with a disappointed look.

"You don't want to let go?" clarissa asked with teary eyes and a trembling voice.

"Why?" ask Clarissa again when Jeremy just shut up.

"Tell me, why don't you want to part with her?" tanyanya.

He pulled Jeremy's hand and shook it.

"That's not true, is it? Tell me, Jeremy. That's not true, is it?" she was almost desperate and started crying.

Jeremy didn't say anything. He kept quiet in his place. Until finally he began to not bear to hear the sound of the girl's cry. Jeremy let go of his hand that Clarissa kept shaking, then looked at her with a flat look.

"If I don't want to part with him, why? What do you want to do?" tanyanya cold.

After all, being the leader of the Charlos Family Clan was his uncle's wish. And he wanted to be the leader of the Clan just because he wanted to show that he was better than his father and also avenge the death of his mother who was suspected of having been killed by his father.

However, due to this, he has to injure Emily and his loss almost kills her. Emily and her position as a leader, which one is heavier in her heart? Long ago, after Emily's departure, her heart became hollow, and being the leader of the Clan was the only purpose she lived for. Although he did not know what he would feel if he managed to become the leader of the Clan.

Will he be satisfied when he gets what he wants? Nah! He would only feel a void in his heart. Hearing what Jeremy said, Clarissa looked at him in disbelief. He bit his lips and shook his head tightly.

"Then what about me?" tanyanya.

"Say, what about me? What about everything you promised me? You said you'd...."

"I changed my mind" said Jeremy firmly cutting off Clarissa's words making the girl speechless.

"I've changed my mind and you know what I'm thinking." Jeremy repeated.

Clarissa felt a very painful feeling in her chest. Angrily and disappointed, he grabbed onto Jeremy's second collar shirt, and again asked in frustration,

"What about me?"

What about Clarissa? Not yet Jeremy replied, Pak Wawan came to tell if anyone wants to meet him. Alexander Charlos, his uncle who had cared for him since childhood, came to see Jeremy.

"You go back to your room first. We'll talk about this again later." Jeremy told him.

Clarissa immediately ran to her room while wiping her tears that kept falling. In his room, he immediately threw himself on the bed. There he poured out all the flavors that were on his chest through crying. Jeremy sighed for a moment looking at Clarissa who was leaving while running and crying, then walked to his study to see his uncle.

"What are you doing?" ask Alexander Charlos. The half-century-old man was standing staring out the window when Jeremy's office door opened and closed again. He didn't even want to bother turning around to look at the door because he knew, the one who entered it must be Jeremy.

Jeremy followed his uncle's point of view. He wondered what his father's brother saw, because all Jeremy saw out there was darkness.

Jeremy said nothing when he heard the question, because he knew his uncle's question was not just asking what he was doing when his uncle came, but the meaning was deeper than that.

"Antonio Charlos is too old to take care of a Clan. Although he could still attend and lead some important meetings, he was still a sickly old man" Alex said, turning to look at Jeremy.

This sixty-six-year-old man still looked dashing and resolute even though gray hair had covered almost his entire head. Jeremy's own father, Antonio Charlos, is seventy years old today. Four years old from Alexander.

"And why haven't I heard anything from you? Why haven't you moved yet? What exactly are you doing and thinking? Why do you keep procrastinating?" ask Alex to scout.

Jeremy still chose to keep silent making Alex sigh.

"I heard you managed to take the heart of the daughter of the late Lord Eden. Your name has become more famous over the years. Then, why do you keep making delays? Aren't you sure of your current strength?" ask Alex again.

Alex is a very hard man. Whatever he wants and wants, he has to get. He also supported Jeremy becoming the Klan's chairman because it would bring his own benefits to him. However, right now, Jeremy does not want that position anymore. Jeremy just wants to go back in time where there was only himself and Clea.

Clea was enough for him. Even now Jeremy understood what the old farmer in the forest was feeling. The presence of a loved one in your life is more than enough. It was enough one time that he made a mistake and let go. Now, God had already been kind and sent Clea back to him, he did not want to let go of her anymore.

"I'm..."

"Is it because you can't get rid of your mute wife?" alex asks to cut Jeremy's words.

"You are not reliable. Looks like, I'll have to step in to get rid of it."

"What?"

Jeremy widened his eyes in surprise. His heart beat faster than usual hearing what his uncle said. Alexander Charlos was the kind of person who never messed with his words. He always does what he says, and most importantly, he usually does something before he says it. Alex looked at Jeremy's surprised face in surprise.

"What's wrong with you? You know, it's cold outside. I heard your wife is allergic to almonds. If he eats it and is helped too late, he will die of his allergies. The waiter who delivered the cookies to her did not know they contained almonds. And he did not dare to ask if the cake contained peanuts or not because it was from me. With the death of your mute wife, your marriage will be completed and you can marry the daughter of the late master of Eden..."