Lies
Shadow Kingdom

Karan's arrival was welcomed by several people who cooperated with his company. Because this is a great cooperation Karan also involves many people so that the goal can be realized. In addition to Reviano Group, this cooperation is also to develop the Karan watch company. So today, there will be a lot that the man did on his visit to Milan. But Karan had prepared well. Business is everyday food for him.

Once at the airport, someone from five people who picked up approached Karan. The man walked confidently accompanied by a beautiful woman. The two men approached Karan. “Good day Mr. Karan. I'm Edgar and this is my sister Maude. Thank you for fulfilling our invitation. Welcome back to Milan,” he said, greeting Karan in Italian while shaking the CEO's hand.

With a smiling face, Karan replied in the same language. “Thank you, I am also glad to be able to come here again.” Not to forget Karan greeted briefly the woman who was next to his business partner. Although only a stale base, Karan could not be rude by not caring about it. Even while in the same car as Edgar and Maude, Karan still answered questions asked by Maude.

It was all about business, but still Karan felt that there was something strange about Maude. The woman looked very excited by what Karan was doing. He asked about matters relating to the man's business to matters concerning his personal life. It was clear what the woman's purpose was. He drew closer to Karan. Not wanting her cooperation to fall apart, Karan lets her approach him.

“Please enjoy Mr. Karan, all this is food from the best restaurant in the city.” Edgar offers Karan food as he takes the man to his favorite restaurant. Having entered lunch time, he decided to invite Karan to eat together while waiting for the arrival of another Karan client.

Once again Karan smiled sincerely. “Thank you Sir. I will enjoy the food well.”

The lunch went well at first until an incident happened there. A little boy came into the room carrying a lollipop in his hand. The boy walked up to Edgar and called the man ‘daddy’.

Karan is not very closely following the development of his colleague's life and he also does not care about it. But he was surprised when Edgar already had a son. He thought the man was still single because there was no news of his marriage. Edgar did not wear a wedding ring on his hand. It may be the son of him and his lover because in Europe the status of marriage is not an obstacle. People here can have children from their spouses without having to get married first.

“Why are you here, honey? Where's Mommy, hm?” Edgar asked the boy. It was not awkward at all to carry the boy on his lap. “Already, don't eat candy anymore. You want to eat? Want Daddy a bribe? What do you want to eat?”

With lips raised, the boy's hand moved and pointed to a cannoli, a fried cake rolled with a sweet creamy filling. The problem was that the cannoli were on the plate in front of Karan to make Edgar panic instead of playing. “You want that? Can you wait a minute for Daddy to order for you? Because it's uncle's, so you can't take it.”

The boy nodded firmly. “I want it, Daddy,” he said using Italian which sounds very adorable.

Edgar was still trying to explain to the boy. “But, Dear ..”

“It's okay. I'll give it to you, sir. That's no problem.” Karan immediately raised his voice in the middle of the debate of the two people. He also does not like sweet foods so it is not difficult for him to give the cake to the boy who is in the lap of the colleague.

“Ah, forgive me, Sir. I don't mean to ruin the mood. Forgive my son's behavior.”

Karan smiled again. “I am not at all disturbed, Sir. No need to hesitate.”

The boy named Luca nodded. He turned his gaze to look towards Karan. “Uncle, can I ask that?” touch the boy timidly. Although he looked brave, he still hugged his father after expressing his wishes.

Karan's lips did not stop smiling looking at the boy. He also gave it to the child. “It ... but before that, can Uncle get acquainted with you?” Because Luca nodded, Karan did not hesitate to put his hand out. “Hai, Uncle Karan's name, what's your name?”

With one of his hands around Edgar's neck, the boy moved his right hand to greet Karan's helping hand. “My name, Luca. I was four years old. Pleased to meet Uncle,” exclaimed Luca introduced himself.

There was something beating in Karan's heart when he saw the boy. He was filled to hear the child's words, feeling that something was troubling his conscience. Perhaps because Karan's guilt suddenly rippled when he saw Luca. Had Raya not miscarried, Karan might have already had a child like Luca. Or maybe the female version is very similar to Raya. Karan always feels like this whenever he meets children who are around the age of Luca. He felt sad that made him very rarely go to the orphanage on Asoka Street as usual. As each toddler saw in that place, Karan's mind instantly floated on Raya and their dead baby.

Karan's sudden silence shocked Edgar. “What's the matter Mr Karan? Is there something bothering you?” The man looked worried that their cooperation would be messed up should Karan feel unkind in that place.

Karan immediately changed his face. “Nothing Sir, I just feel amazed with your son. Luca is very clever and adorable.”

Edgar smiled at his colleague. He moved his arms and kissed Luca's cheek. “Justify? Luca is adorable. She looks a lot like her mother. That is what makes me love Luca.” so much

Luca who heard the father's words immediately replied, “I love Daddy too. But Mommy's first, then Daddy's second. I love Mommy and Daddy,”, he said, explaining the priority of his affection that makes him look even more adorable.

Karan did smile at her, but behind that smile Karan kept a deep pain. He missed his life with Raya. Would she have had a better life if they had started right from the beginning of the marriage? Karan wondered with painful feelings.

“Luca, now can you come down and wait for Daddy outside? Daddy still has guests now.” Edgar spoke again after Luca finished the snack that Karan bought. Because Luca is basically a submissive child, he also follows the orders of the father. Edgar spoke to Karan again. “One more time I'm sorry, Mr. Karan. I did not expect my son would come here suddenly.”

“It's okay Sir. I was amused by Luca's existence. I don't mind seeing Luca.”'s cute kid at all

At such times Maude chimed in on their conversation. “Luca is funny, but I think Mr. Karan can also get the funniest son Luca.”

Unbeknownst to the brothers, Karan's expression changed. With just one sentence, Karan's mood suddenly shattered and uncontrollable. He even squeezed his hand while holding back the feeling of sadness. Because until this moment the shadow of Kingdom is still attached in his mind. The shadow in which the Kingdom weeps over the death of their son.