INFINITE LOYALTY
HEARTFELT

Gently Aunt Grace again gently grasped both palms of Riani.

"Tante is very grateful because you are willing to meet aunty and affirm your relationship with Ethan, we must be sincere and accept the past as the father of our lives for the next life, he said, thanks again, son..." Said Aunt Grace, Riani smiled and nodded as a sign of agreeing with the words of Aunt Grace.

Then the two of them ended up hugging each other warmly, letting go of the regrets, resentments and grudges of the past.

Aunt Grace's heart was relieved even though she knew that Riani had not fully forgiven her especially her husband, but she was already very grateful because she already felt that Riani's heart had now softened.

While on the side of Riani's heart, she felt that now there was no more burden in her heart.

The hatred and resentment of the past has now gradually disappeared.

Maybe he should learn to accept the reality of losing two people he loves so much, his father, Riani, is convinced that his father does not want revenge and hatred after his disappearance.

Then Ethan, the man he once loved and loved as his first love, now he must be willing if the man of his teenage years was not his soul mate now and coupled with life with other women.

Their reunion after a dozen years of not seeing each other, determines another fate between him and Ethan, as the two already have each other's mates.

Maybe destiny is playing tricks on them, but no matter what happens, life must go on...

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After giving each other a hug, Aunt Grace and Riani decided to leave the place and return to the restaurant.

Arriving at the restaurant Aunt Grace intends to meet her colleagues and she invites Riani to come along, but Riani refuses politely.

The two split up in the courtyard of the restaurant, Aunt Grace immediately entered the restaurant to meet her colleagues, while Riani looked for Pekak who was said to be waiting around the place.

Finally Riani found Pekak, at the sight of him chatting with a young man who was not unfamiliar to Riani, but he vaguely remembered her.

Almost the two of them were sitting and chatting.

"You're done with the putu?" asked Pekak after realizing Riani's arrival.

"It's deaf..."

"You know Arga's daughter, don't you?"

"Ah yes! Riani was familiar with her face but Riani forgot her name, sorry Arga..."

"It's okay, just relax..." Replied Arga with a sweet smile.

"If it's not wrong you're Wak Made's son and we've met at your restaurant right?" ask Riani to make sure.

"Mbak Riani is absolutely right" Arga replied this time with a smile.

"Are we back home now, Putu?" ask Riani.

"No need to rush, Pekak and Arga just continue your chat, Riani will buy something first in the store around here" riani replied intending to give time to the future grandchildren of the ghost and Pekak to continue their conversation.

"Do you need an escort?"

"No need Pekak, besides the shop is close from here anyway really, thank you" declined Riani while pointing towards the store that is visible from their place.

"Well, then be careful, my daughter..."

"Yes Pekak, then Riani left first, Arga I say yes, you just continue your conversation with Pekak" Riani told Arga.

"Yes, be careful"

Riani nodded, then she immediately walked towards the shop across the street.

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After Riani felt the items she needed had been bought all over, then Riani queued at the cashier to pay, her heavy luggage forced her to put her groceries on the floor.

Long enough Riani stood waiting for the queue, until finally her turn arrived, but when she was about to pick up and lift her groceries, she said, the figure of Ethan who was out of nowhere and when suddenly came was beside Riani and immediately helped lift his groceries.

"Ethan?! why are you here? give it to me, I can take it myself!" riani said while trying to take back his groceries from Ethan's hands.

But with a quick movement Nathan refused and dodged without saying a word, he immediately walked towards the cashier leaving Riani who was still standing dumbly staring at Ethan.

Riani immediately regained her senses from her bengong when she heard the voice of the cashier saying some money to pay for her groceries, she immediately walked towards the cashier where Ethan was standing in front of the cashier.

Riani could only remain unmoved, because other than that she did not want to argue with Ethan in a crowded place with buyers, but also Riani is afraid that if she is too forced to refuse Ethan's help will make her mental state unstable and will eventually trigger other individuals to appear.

After Ethan paid to the cashier, then he went out of the store by forcibly holding Riani's hand while still not saying a single word.

Riani just resignedly followed Ethan's steps which pulled his hand out of the store and walked away from the place where Pekak and Arga were chatting waiting for him.

Riani feels uncomfortable and uneasy as Ethan takes her to a place away from the crowd.

"Where are you taking me?" ask Riani worried.

"I'll take you somewhere An-an..."

Riani's heart was instantly struck by lightning when she heard Ethan calling her name An-an, which means another person from Ethan named Fa'i has appeared.

"But didn't Aunt Grace say Fa'i hasn't shown up since she knew Viola?" batin Riani said to herself.

But when Riani observed carefully, Fa'i's person does not behave like a child as said by Aunt Grace, he actually tends to behave like an adult man, he just tends to act like an adult man, just like when he and Ethan met in one of the places when they were in Gili Air.

Seriously observing Ethan, Ethan stops his steps, which Rianipun immediately crashes into Ethan's body in front of him.

Following him Ethan looks forward, and he is surprised to see Viola standing in front of them and seeing Ethan holding his hand.

Soon Riani tried to let go of Ethan's hand, but in vain because Ethan was getting hold of Riani's hand, which made Riani helpless and became misbehaved at this time.

"Pha'i...Viola is looking at us, please let go of your hand..." Persuade Riani with her gentle voice, as Riani was aware of Ethan's psychological health like that, she could not say what would make him depressed.

"Viola? do you know him?" ethan asked who immediately released his hand and then his body turned to face Riani with a very sad look in his eyes, to make Riani's heart ache as much as in seyat sembilu, an excruciating pain.

The figure of Ethan he used to know was a strong and cheerful teenager, but...Now changed, the adult man who was now in front of him looked more fragile and very sad.

Almost Riani let go of her tears of sadness but immediately she tried not to cry.

"Yes I know him, he's my best friend"

"A-an don't you recognize me? I'm Fa'i, now I've become a grown man and now I can keep our childhood promise first" Ethan said excitedly.

"Yes...Yes, I know you, where are you taking me?" riani asked to switch the conversation while marking with her hand towards Viola in order to give him some time to persuade Ethan.

Viola immediately understood and nodded, staying in place and staring at Riani and Ethan, although in his heart there was a feeling of jealousy, but he knew and believed in Riani because he had heard that Ethan recognized himself as Fa'i and called Riani by the name of An-an, so he immediately realized that the figure of Fa'i's little boy had now returned and turned into the figure of Fa'i as an adult man.

Viola believes that Riani can help her husband Ethan, even though she can only watch the reunion show between Fa'i and An-an, but she still has to be sincere for the recovery of her husband.

"An-an come follow me, there's something I want to show you..." Ethan replied while holding Riani's hand.

"OK, okay...I'm coming, but my friend has to come with us, right?" riani said as she pointed towards Viola whose face immediately turned a friendly smile towards Ethan, inevitably she had to follow Riani's play, which was just like that, because the current one that appears is another person from Ethan so he knows for sure that at this time he will not know himself.

"Why should he come? I just wanted to show you An-an..." Ethan replied looking at Viola with a displeased face.

"She's my best friend, and I can't help but ask her, because she's so nice to me, please...Can ya?" rayu Riani while gently stroking the back of Ethan's hand.

"Well, you may invite him, I will let him come because he is good to you" replied Ethan who finally collapsed with Riani's appeal.

The two walked towards Viola.

"Come Viola, you come with us, Fa'i invites us to see something Fa'i wants to show me" Riani asked as she gently held Viola's hand.

"Alright, thank you for letting me come with you" Viola replied kindly and followed Riani's steps holding her hand.

"I'm taking you in because you're good to my An-an so there's no need to hesitate" Ethan replied.

Viola simply nodded with a bitter smile.

Looking at Viola's facial expression, Riani knew her feelings very well, because if she was in her position it would definitely hurt and sadden her heart.

How not, Ethan, who is not the husband of Viola, does not know him and fondle other women, it will be very painful.

But Riani salutes Viola because he was able to compensate for the skit earlier, Riani is sure, Viola can do that none other than Viola's strong love for Ethan, who is now mentally ill and accepts the condition of her husband sincerely...

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