HE IS ME
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"I still don't think about the decisions you've made, Lid. To be honest, I'm very disappointed with the selfishness you have. All those years you've been hiding and poor, you've made your daughter go through the same thing as you."
In the central room of the Kuncoro residence they chatted. Lydia who had been there could only look down with a tear in the corner of her eye. The old lady only thought for a moment. For the safety of his daughter at that time to choose to disappear never even gave access for the Ikbar family to find out where the two of them are.
In his first five years of hiding. Lydia managed to disappear even from the papa's men. But in the 6th year Lydia was found and brought back to the large family residence. The discovery of Lydia did not necessarily change her decision. He was still keukuh to cover his identity and also his daughter. Not even the name Ikbar he never mentioned. Lydia really chose to bury her past with her late husband.
"I just want to live quietly with Jen. I never even thought that this would carry over until now. Obviously, I don't want any of that. Everything I buried long ago with the departure of Mas Ikbar." He sobbed.
The sudden departure of Ikbar and the many accusations that cornered him first made Lydia unable to think normally. He was just trying to protect their daughter from the people around him choosing to leave. No more protection for him, especially without the presence of the husband. Even Sulastri's eyes seemed to stare disdainfully at him at that time.
Without a doubt and with a potluck Lidia desperate to go bring her daughter who was 7 months old at the time.
Winarni immediately moved to embrace the trembling body of his best friend. Alex's mother was well aware of what Lydia was feeling. He who comes from an ordinary family certainly knows very well what humiliation feels like. Luckily, the Kuncoro family is not one of them.
The actual Lydia is not of ordinary origin. His father was a famous businessman. But the teenage Lydia never wanted to boast at that time. He who prefers to live with his aunt rarely goes home to his parents.
No wonder many people think that Lydia is the niece of her father, not her daughter. Maybe even until now most people still think so.
"At the moment after you disappeared. You came to see my dad. I don't know what they were talking about at the time. There's not even anyone you let into his study as long as the two of them talk." Kuncoro takes a slow breath and then exhales slowly.
"Papa even asked me to come find you. But I couldn't focus because Alex was sick. The moment I started to mobilize my people, it was then that I heard that your papa had managed to bring you back despite still being with the identity of a nephew. At first I didn't understand all that, until papa told me everything then I understood. Which makes it hard for me to believe until now. You continue the charade. Close the fact that you still exist and you are the only daughter of Mr. Diko and Jenita is her granddaughter. Not as nephew and grandniece as outsiders know all along."
"It's time everything came to light, Lid. You cannot change your destiny. Your hard work will never change everything. Everything is implied and express. We can only change fate, but not fate, it's a reality you have to remember."
"Rise up, at least for your daughter. He deserves to have his normal life."
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Alex is standing in front of a big window in Jenita's house. The man was silent with a lot of daydreams in his mind. The recording of the conversation her father sent made her sigh not knowing what to do.
Right, Kuncoro recorded all of his talks with Lydia and sent them to the son. Kuncoro wants Alex to know the truth, because Lydia has been hiding the truth.
Claudia who is the eyes of most people is a lucky girl because she is the heir of a large company of her late uncle. In reality, he was the real grandchild.
"Is there a problem?" Jenita stood by Alex's side, staring straight ahead as Alex did right now.
"Why not sleep?" The habit once, if asked instead of answering but even back asking and it has been memorized by Jenita now.
The two of them were still staring at the night behind the window. No one spoke only the clanking of clocks that sounded regular. The night was getting late but the two of them were not sleepy.
"What are your plans for tomorrow?" Alex ended the silence.
The man walked up to the sofa and chose to sit there. Jenita turned her head, the girl had not answered and chose to look back out the window.
"I was still thinking about logical reasons until my papa disappeared and was pronounced dead. I've always wished papa was still alive even though it felt like the possibility was very small."
"Do you have any leads?"
"I just know, papa left that night. Mama said, he went to deliver a sponge order for hajatan out of town. At that time the expedition service was still very limited and to save more time it had to be sent in person. Papa went alone with Hermawan. But the two did not return home until 3 days later."
"Om Hermawan was found in a hospital and according to doctors he had amnesia. Even Om Hermawan doesn't remember anyone but Eyang. Papa's whereabouts have not been known since then. Until finally, papa's car was found in a ravine not far from where Om Hermawan found a week later."
Alex hugged Jenita when she saw the girl's shoulder shaken. His cry that tried to be detained in the end could not be dammed her again.
Rendi who heard her miss crying immediately moved quickly. But his steps immediately came to a halt when he saw Alex gesturing him if all was well. With a nod of the young man's head again passed and chose to enter the kitchen.
"What's wrong?" Aunt who just came out of her room was also prevented by Rendi.
"What's wrong, there's a master with the lady."
Aunt nodded then stepped towards the stove and turned it on.
The new occupants of Jenita's residence are well aware of Jenita's situation. Alex's job was never to play. Even the people who were there were the chosen ones.
"I made coffee." The woman, who was about 35 years old, then sat with Rendi in the kitchen.
"I hope it's over soon. Poor miss, her life is not quiet with danger that no one even knows who's behind it."
The woman said with a blank look. She remembered about her husband and son who had died. He who lived a kara eventually met with Aldi. Alex's assistant offered a job to clean the apartment where Alex lived 3 times a week.
Aldi and Alex's good treatment makes him feel at home. But Alex's trust in him is the point he values the most. Where Alex did not hesitate to give his apartment access code even allow him to live there if Alex did not come home. His status of widows and poor sometimes makes some people sneer and even put excessive suspicion.
Behind his arrogant and cold attitude. Alex is a good figure in the eyes of his men. The man's anger exploded when there was a fatal mistake and they considered it natural. Alex never even ordered anything out of bounds.