Lies
Surprising Message

He led the show very well. Because the majority who come are foreign citizens—not citizens of Indonesia or Italy—maka Raya use English in his communication. The length of time the woman lived in New York made her so fluent in English with the accent of the people from the country Uncle Sam. From the beginning Raya was good at English, but this time she sounded like a New Yorker. Karan, who also lived in the city for a long time, was a little surprised to hear the accent of the ex-wife who was so similar to his colleague.

It is not only the dialect and the language of the Kingdom that is growing rapidly. The way she interacts with her fans is also different. He looks very mature when facing the bullies who do strange things during the event. For example, when there was a chance to talk one by one with the fans, one of them had done something reckless with almost hugging Raya. Instead of rudely banishing the person or giving what the fan asked for, Raya rejected him in a subtle way.

At first he immediately dodged quickly, then replaced it by greeting his fans. He said that was the rule that prevailed in the event and they all had to follow the rule. What made the fan helpless was because Raya said it while showing a sweet smile on her lips. It not only solved the problem, but also invited sympathy from the other fans who were in the place.

One by one Raya served her fans on the show. He talked to them and shared words that supported each other. Initially everything went smoothly because Raya could speak without any awkwardness at all with them. However, there was someone who made him speechless. The woman fell silent as the fan was asked to leave the chair to where she was. The pen that was in the hands of Raya fell instantly along with her wide eyes.

Karan Reviano, the name of the fan. Since the beginning of hearing the name mentioned by the committee, Raya had been jolted, but she was still kind enough to assume that the person who would come to her was not Karan Reviano whom she had known all along. I wish someone else had that name. Unfortunately, Raya's hope was immediately dashed once the figure moved from her seat. The way she dressed and walked was still the same as the one she saw in five years, which made Raya believe the man was her ex-husband.

With a confident pace Karan approached Raya. He did not walk empty-handed, in his hand there was something, a kind of magazine with the face of Raya as the front cover photo. Karan brought the thing to the front of Raya. “Halo Ibu Raya, please sign here,” Karan told his ex-wife.

Raya who had been stunned suddenly gasped at Karan's words. Finally he realized where he was now and began to improve the look of his face. “Oh, alright,” the cetus while taking the magazine carried by Karan. It was a magazine of the Kingdom seven years ago. Magazine published by one of the publishing companies from Indonesia when Raya was still a famous model. Where did Karan get that magazine in town? Can't ‘kan the man brought her from Indonesia? And also how did Karan get to this place? How could the man know about this show?

There were many questions that came to Raya's mind as the woman signed the magazine that Karan had brought. There was about a minute for each fan to speak to Raya. By signing the magazine, Raya had already spent about ten seconds. There's still 50 seconds left for brands to chat. Because it still holds the marker, Raya finally asked again, “Is there a name you want to put under this signature?”

Karan nodded. “Please just write your name,” the answer is short. After he finished doing that, Karan picked up his magazine. He looked at Raya again while smiling at the woman. “I'm glad you look good, Lady Raya. Sorry and thank you for talking to me. May you always be happy.”

That's how Karan met Raya. He let the remaining time of about 30 seconds be wasted just like that. The goal had already materialized, he could talk to Raya. Although not explicitly, he also apologized to Raya in accordance with his promise to Luca. That was all Karan could do now that he was unwilling to make Raya even more depressed to meet him. Because whether Raya realized it or not, the woman's hand trembled as she signed and wrote the name on the cover of the magazine that Karan brought. Raya must be feeling nervous. Karan just doesn't want to make Raya a problem.

After all, Karan really only wanted to witness Raya because he believed this was not their last meeting. There must be a time someday where Karan can meet with Raya again. Moreover, the Kingdom has now begun to be active in the world of models. It wasn't difficult for Karan to cooperate with the woman.

As soon as Karan came out of the room and walked towards the parking lot, his eyes unintentionally saw Maude's figure. The woman was visibly frustrated while kicking one of her car tires. It seemed like the tire was deflated so Maude looked so upset. Karan could not ignore it because the car was stuck right in front of his car. Besides pretending not to see it is impossible. Finally Karan approached Maude and asked the woman's problem.

“My car deflated when I had to pick up Luca at school. I am really confused, Sir,” Maude said giving an explanation.

“What have you contacted the workshop?”

Maude nodded her head. “Yes, but they can't come fast. Maybe in about 40 minutes. But I can't let Luca be alone in there. Moreover, my brother has not come home from out of town.”

“If you don't mind, do you want me to take you to Luca School?” tawar Karan's. Fortunately, his flight to Indonesia was booked tomorrow morning so Karan still had time at the place.

“Do I not bother you, Sir?” Maude seemed to hesitate. Despite liking Karan, he still does not want to disturb the man. Moreover, Karan's position is still his brother's business colleague so that the woman must respect Karan as the brother respects the man.

“Same as no. Come on, don't make Luca wait too long.”

“Thank you Sir.”

Karan takes Maude to his car. With Ian as the driver driving the car, Karan and Maude sit on the back bench. It was at that moment that Maude saw a ring coiling on Karan's finger. Since meeting Karan some time ago he was curious about the ring, but he did not dare to ask. Their relationship has not gone that far until asking about Karan's romance. Indeed, he had several times had the opportunity to ask personal things to Karan, but only limited to his favorite and daily life of the CEO only. That's why now he'll take advantage of his opportunity.

“Sorry Sir, I don't know if I may ask this or not, but I really want to ask you.” Maude opened the conversation by throwing a direct question.

Karan turns his attention from the street towards Maude. “It's okay, Mom, just ask.”

Although it looks hesitant in the end Maude was still able to convey the contents of his mind. “Are you married?” Realizing that the sentence was quite frontal, Maude quickly added it. “I mean I saw the wedding ring on your finger. I'm afraid if I bother you because of today's incident,” he said giving an explanation. Really a good explanation because Maude also conveyed it by relating to what happened to them today so as not to be impressed like he was really curious about Karan's romance life.

“Yes, I am married,” Karan said as usual who deliberately omitted the word ‘ever’ in the middle of his sentence. “It's okay. I was just helping my business colleague. It will not cause any problems.” The man says it and confirms their position that Karan will only look at Maude as the younger brother of Edgar. So that whatever the woman did to get close to her would not change anything.

Maude smiled clumsily. She is not a foolish woman who does not understand the meaning of Karan's words. “Thank God then. I just don't want anything to happen after today.”

“You don't need to worry, it's only natural that I help my coworkers.”

Just then, Karan gets a message on his phone. He was not waiting for a message from anyone so this made him feel confused. And the man flinched when he saw the message sent by the promoter of the fan meeting Raya. It turned out that the promoter said that his identity card was left at the registration table. What makes Karan feel strange is that the promoter calls his personal number instead of calling Ian or the company number Karan listed in the registration file. Where did they find out? Is it from Raya?

Karan could not ignore that fact, because he had never changed his personal number for 17 years. That is, since first using the identity as Karan Reviano and getting a personal mobile number from his father, Karan still uses that number until now. So, did Raya really tell the promoter? Can Karan hope like that?

After arriving at Luca's school gate, Karan does not get out of the car and delivers a message to Maude. “Sorry, I have more business and can't get you to meet Luca. Please send my regards to the boy,” he said farewell because he wanted to return to the art gallery to retrieve his identity card while proving that his guess was not wrong.