
Abraham's extended family was distraught when the grandson of the family's second son asked for a family meeting. Because, they will only meet in the same room in important situations and events such as companies. Or a family meeting will only be held if there are important things that they need to discuss. Like marriage because of the blessing of all, especially the elders who determine. Or if one of the family members is tripping over a severe problem.
They call themselves the Abraham Family. The family of the owner of a giant company that almost penetrated all fields. In each subsidiary will be directly led by the original derivative of Harrison Abraham.
Guntara Abraham or Tara is the grandson of Harrison Abraham's second son. A native British man who settled and built his company in Indonesia decades ago.
Tara's father, Wadley Abraham or commonly called Adley was a second child. Tara currently sits in the chair of the highest leadership of the family-owned company. He succeeded Adley's older brother, William Abraham, who was the eldest.
William has only three children who are all girls. So the leadership fell to Tara as soon as the man retired ten years ago.
Tara knows, asking for blessing to her papa family is not an easy thing to get. Their families always uphold the seeds, bebet and weights of people who will enter their families. They will also investigate their personalities whether or not. And they are a very rule-abiding family in their family.
Tara wasn't sure everything would go her way. What's more, Tara wants to ask for the blessing to marry her own adopted son. Not to mention the presence of Mentari that they do not know will definitely be another problem in the meeting later tonight.
But whatever happens. Tara wants to introduce Caca to her extended family. Not as a child, but as a wife and the mother of her child.
The man has been restless since Om William determined the meeting will be held. While the place, of course, will be held in the main house of the Abraham family. The current residence is occupied by William. The man still holds the biggest decision in the family.
In their family, the oldest is the leader of the family. Abraham Family leader after Herrison Abraham breathed his last dozen years ago.
It's not just Tara. In a different place, Caca was feeling the same way. Tara accidentally told Caca last night. Hope the woman doesn't think too much about the show later tonight.
But Caca was not well in his sleep. Feelings of uneasiness, worry, fear melted into one. His heart's been pumped stronger since last night. The nervousness that until this moment is still felt.
Tara said she'd pick him up at six in the afternoon. They will have dinner together at Abraham's house. A tradition that never passes. A chance to gather that will only happen at certain times.
Tara also sends out dresses for Caca and Mentari to wear later.
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Caca sat down nervously. Straddling Mentari next to Tara who was driving the car into the elite area.
"Waaah.. The house is big, huh, mah?" asked the little girl who was so amazed as soon as they entered the towering high gate. Hiding such a magnificent house inside.
The distance between the gate and the house is quite far. In front of the magnificent house was lined with luxury cars. Including the car of Tara's parents who had already left.
Caca's heart grew increasingly timid as their vehicle approached the luxury home's main door.
There were already those waiting to open the door as well as park the car for them. Caca did not feel like he was coming to a house. He felt more present to an official event held in a star hotel. The important people's show. Not someone like him.
There were also many waiters who greeted them. I don't know for what other reason they're standing there. Caca just followed Tara who was also holding Mentari between them entering the main door that was three to four meters high.
Caca's getting restless. Can't guess what kind of family he'll meet. All he knows is that Tara and her family have a lot of respect for this family.
Caca swallowed his saliva as soon as he entered the hallway after the main door. Take them into a room that already contains many people in formal clothes just like him and Tara.
Caca did not dare to look at the faces of the people there one by one. He only dared to look at Mama Shinta's face which gave him a spirited smile. A soothing smile.
The woman, too, bowed a little, saluting as Tara had taught her when they were about to depart. It was also done by Mentari.
"Good night Om, aunt, and cousins." Tara said so formally. He greeted his own family. There is no visible side to his family.
Brave to look around. Caca could see the various expressions of the people who were there as soon as they looked at him and the princess.
There was a puzzled look, a startled look as well as a flat but sinister look to his authority, from a man who was a little much like Papa Adley. The man who was sitting in the main seat of the room. The man Caca was sure was his father-in-law's oldest brother.
"Sit Tara. Also introduce the people you bring." That heavy voice was heard from the man who became the center of the family.
Tara invites Caca and Mentari to sit next to Shinta's mom and Adley's dad.
Tara cleared her throat. He was nervous about facing his family. But it's not Tara's name if you just give up.
"This is Nathasya Gustari. You may have known him as my adopted son and my late wife. The young girl that my wife brought along as soon as she lost her mother who was also her only family."
In the past, once Nindy decided to raise Caca as a child, they also held the same meeting. Asking for approval for Caca to be recognized in Abraham's family.
But Caca was not invited directly to the meeting. Only a video taken by Tara's men overseeing Caca was the subject of their talks that night. Until the decision of all the families to agree to accept Caca after taking into account Tara who has difficulty having children.
"And this beautiful girl," Tara smiled at her little daughter. The little princess who was smiling at him as well.
"His name is Abraham's Mentari.." Tara paused her speech as she heard the hum of protest as the boy bore their last name. Because usually pinning the last name is also William as the eldest son. But William never felt it coming when the little girl was born. He doesn't even know who the little girl is.
"Maybe he did not yet properly bear the name Abraham. Because I'm not legally his father either."
The murmurs are getting heard. Made Caca squeeze her daughter's little fingers. Trying to neutralize his own heartbeats.
"But religiously she's my daughter." a lot of shocked exclamations were made. There has never been a marriage without the blessing of all the family members in the family.
"Pun is biological. She's my daughter and Nathasya."
"WHAT?!"
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How-how? can't the conflict?