
The big madam and Joice were throwing smiles at each other, while the big lord was visibly riled up by his wife's crazy idea. He clearly knew that it would cause them problems. Ken leaves no room for anyone to manage his personal life, not even his own parents.
***
That afternoon Ken seemed to be busy with his work. A stack of maps laid out before him, waiting to be checked. Ken who was wearing a grey suit and matching pants, looked so handsome. But unfortunately his good looks have never been used to tease women, before. I don't know now to Ana, it feels like she wants to see him again. Want to tease her like that time and see her blush. Ken likes it a lot. She smiled between activities as she thought of Ana.
The vibration of his phone restored his consciousness. The caller's name is "Mother". Ken took a deep breath and exhaled it violently. Then she shifted the answer button.
"Yes Mother?", he said for the first time.
"Hey, mother's eldest son. Don't you miss me?! You are so busy that there is no time to visit us. If you're too busy, then where's your time to find a daughter-in-law for you", the long, big lady's words from across the channel were deliberately cut by Ken.
"Mother, please why is it always discussed. What is it trying to say, not like Mother usually calls me" said Ken.
"You're always avoiding every time you talk about your daughter-in-law. You and Sam alike, no one cares about us parents" the big lady said a little annoyed.
"Oh, come on Mother" said Ken a little begging to stop the conversation about the thing he did not like the most.
"Alright, if you do not visit bring the future daughter-in-law for Mother, then Mother will find it for you. We'll have dinner tomorrow at home, take Sam with you. If you don't come then don't call me Mother anymore. Don't pretend to be busy", the big madam immediately broke off the connection after giving her orders.
Ken put the phone next to the pile of maps. He cupped his face and closed his eyes.
"Hah!", his sigh was annoyed as he threw the hand that was on his face into the air.
"Ana", the name suddenly seeped into his mind. His grim face was back as usual. The name treats his rest in the heart. Ken raised both corners of his lips.
"tok, tok, tok", the knock on the door activated his flat face.
"Come in".
"Master, I just want to say that tomorrow there will be a meeting discussing the development project in S city. And Mr. Danu will also attend", Ken listened to Han's explanation.
His eyes suddenly sparkled, a brilliant idea appearing in his mind. But he kept his face flat. "Where?", he asked briefly.
"Here Sir", replied Han.
"Well, you can go now" Ken ordered. Han bowed respectfully then stepped his foot out of his boss room.
After Han's shadow was unseen, the look on his face changed. Ken is like getting enlightenment to solve his problems and the problems of his mother.
The problem is always thinking about Ana, Ken is eager to see her but he has no reason to. As for the matter with her Mother, she had already found a future daughter-in-law for her.
Ken grabbed his phone lying on the table. He scrolls contacts on his phone. The name "Uncle Danu" which became his choice to make a call.
"Hello" he said as the one across the line answered his phone.
"Yes Ken, what's wrong?", asked Mr. Danu.
"Is Uncle in the office?", he asked.
"No Ken, I just got home. I'm not feeling well. My head is heavy" explained Mr. Danu.
"How about tomorrow's meeting? Is Uncle still able to attend?", asked Ken worriedly.
"Just now I'm going to ask Uncle to take Ana with him" Ken grumbled inwardly.
"Dad, what's wrong? Dad sick? Where is the sick? Tomorrow I don't have to work. Better to rest at home. Office business let me and Risa's sister take care of it", at length Ana spoke not to give interlude for her father to speak.
Across the channel, Ken listens to Ana's babble who is so worried about her father. Ken smiled, he also felt the warm relationship between father and daughter.
Mr. Danu is still holding his phone which is still connected to Ken. He forgets Ken a little because of Ana's long chatter.
"But tomorrow I will attend an important meeting in ..", not yet finished Mr. Danu spoke Ana has cut.
"More important which, father's health or meeting it. Ahh dad come on, take a day off at home tomorrow. Yes, yes, yes", Ana pleaded. They love each other. Mr. Danu who is so protective of his daughter, so is Ana who always takes care of him.
"But tomorrow's meeting is very important for Ana", her father confirmed how important she must attend tomorrow.
"Well, if the meeting is so important. Then I'll represent you for the meeting tomorrow. I will bring Brother Risa to accompany me", said Ana firmly.
"But son", Mr. Danu hesitated to allow it or not.
"Didn't you trust me?", asked Ana.
"It's not that, it's just ..", Ana again cuts off her father's speech.
"Come dad! I know I actually have the ability. Dad just never gave me a chance. Dad only supported me in the protection of my father.Did never give me the opportunity to develop myself" said Ana felt irony with her life.
Ken is still listening. She was quite surprised by what Ana said. But as much as possible he did not make a sound so that he could continue to listen to the talk of the father of this child.
That sentence hit his father's heart quite hard. Mr. Danu's eyes suddenly welled up, he knew that was exactly what he did to his daughter. But he did it just to protect her. Mr. Danu knows Ana is quite talented in several fields. And Ana is a smart kid. Once he learns, then he will quickly develop by himself. But Mr. Danu also knows, the more his daughter has the ability, the more dangerous the risk he will face. For her, it was better for her to hide her daughter from the public face. That he did to protect her, he didn't want anything to happen to his beloved daughter.
Mr. Danu sighed. "Alright, I believe in you" he said, eventually succumbing to the ego he had been following.
"Thank you dad, then I'll get ready for tomorrow. I have to rest, don't think about work first, okay", Ana said, ending with a blink of her eye. Then he kissed his father's forehead and left.
Mr. Danu shook his head while smilingly staring at Ana's distant steps. He had already lost, his efforts all along to protect his daughter had been subverted by a few sentences that were issued straight from his own daughter's mouth. Like his complaint that had been held up for so long and peaked at last.
"Maybe it's your turn now Ana" muttered Mr. Danu.
Suddenly, he realized that his hand was still holding a cell phone. Yeah, the call hasn't been cut off. He checked his phone and sure enough the call was still connected.
"Ah, sorry Ken", he said that he felt bad because the person who called him had been waiting for a long time.
"It's okay uncle. I was happy to hear this familiarity of father and daughter" Ken said from across the channel.
"So how, what happened to the meeting?", Mr Danu tried to continue their disconnected speaker earlier.
"There's nothing uncle. I've found the answer. Well I broke up first, uncle rest at home", Ken cut the connection just like that.
Mr. Danu frowned in surprise while staring at his phone. "Young people today are weird?!", he muttered with a smile as if he understood Ken's intention to call him.
***
While in his office, Ken seemed excited. While sitting on his great chair, his feet kicked in the air and his hands stretched upwards. She was so happy to finally meet Ana.
The door of the room opened, and Sam entered without excuse. He looked at his brother's behavior.