Lies
A Beautiful End to Everything

Who would have thought that Luca had known about Karan's identity long ago, that he was the real father of the boy? Of course no one would have expected it. Raya doesn't know much less Karan. But that fact at least makes it clear that there would be no problem if Karan and Raya had their marriage back. Because other than the issue of residence and title, Luca did not mind anything anymore. He can fully accept Karan as his real father.

After a long chat, Karan returned to Indonesia to ask permission from his parents. After all, they were the representatives of Karan. The name Karan uses now comes from them so Karan will not make a decision without their consent. As before, Karan's father and mother did not oppose much. He only reminds Karan not to play with his marriage anymore. The failure of their first marriage is a very valuable lesson for Karan. After that Karan cannot repeat the same mistake.

Not only that, during school holidays, Karan invites Raya and Luca to visit his parents' house. Introducing their granddaughter who was then five years old while explaining their plans in the future. Karan and Raya have talked long about where they live. They finally came to a conclusion. They will stay in Milan for the next few years. There are several reasons that support their plan.

The first reason, of course, is Luca. The boy asked Karan, and he asked Raya. In fact, Luca asked Edgar to persuade his parents to stay in Milan. With Luca's effort and hard work, it was impossible for Karan to let the boy down. He had to grant her wish even if it was just a small request like that. After all, Luca's desire connected to other reasons that made them have to stay in Milan.

The second reason, Raya and Karan's work. Raya has just opened a modelling class in Milan. He has got some students that he needs to educate in addition he also still has some contract cooperation with some products in the city of Milan as a model. Indeed Raya could go back to Jakarta-Milan if they lived in Jakarta after marriage, but it would be very tiring. Moreover, it will make his time together with Luca and Karan more limited. The choice of staying in Milan is the best for Raya.

And so is Karan. He wanted to develop his watch company in Milan. To do that Karan needs to hold a lot of cooperation with some designers in Italy. Instead of living in Indonesia, which makes him have to go back to Italy, it is better Karan stay in Milan only. Although not as strong as Raya's and Luca's reasons, Karan prefers to stay in the city. Because Karan's office is centered in Jakarta, then inevitably he had to give up to go back to Jakarta-Milan for the sake of Raya and Luca.

And the last reason is because of the police report that Karan's lawyers have made to prosecute Dona, a former prison officer who had harassed him. In the report, Karan did not identify himself, and he worked with police to keep the whistleblowers secret to maintain their psychological health. Because it's not just Karan who gets it from Dona. There are at least a dozen young former prison dwellers who claim to be victims and have experienced abuse.

The case was opened and made public. To avoid journalists tracking the whereabouts of the victims, living abroad was the fastest instant answer they could get. Karan is slowly able to recover from the bad trauma done by Dona in the past, but that does not mean Karan is not disturbed by seeing the woman's face. Especially almost every day after the reporting, mass media and social media flocked to spread the photo of the perpetrator to various platforms so that no one in Indonesia did not know the face of Dona.

“Yes already, that's your decision. Papa can't stop you. But Papa has only one wish, please add our surname to the name Luca,” Karan's father said on that day. After seeing the little Luca who was active and deft, they began to like the boy. Farraz has officially become Karan Reviano. All the identities of the sons were given to him. That means Luca is also part of their family. There is nothing wrong if Luca also bears the surname Reviano behind his name.

Karan can't decide on his own. He looked at Raya's face. When the woman nodded, Karan was sure. “Alright Pa, I'll change Luca's name when I'm married to Raya. I will clarify my relationship with Luca so that no one can look him one eye,” Karan said firmly. If overseas Luca has Edgar who can protect the boy as a father, now is the time for Karan to take on that responsibility.

“It's good. Now quickly determine your wedding date so that it is not too long,” said the mother. Different from before, Karan's mother was already able to accept his son's death very well. He also knew that the present Karan was not the son he was born with. But that fact doesn't change anything because the more she gets to know Karan the more she feels affection for him. Although not as much as his affection for the son who had been buried in the ground, the mother still devoted her attention and affection as a mother to Karan and the man's family. Even upon hearing Luca was coming to their home, Karan's mother became the one who most excitedly welcomed their arrival.

“Iya Ma. We will determine our wedding as soon as possible,” Karan promise.

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Raya squeezes Karan's hand. “I'm nervous.” This was not her first marriage, but still the Kingdom could not remove the lingering nervousness from her mind. He was afraid of making mistakes on that important day.

“Why are you nervous? I'm here, honey. I will accompany you to step there. You're not alone, we'll step together. You'll face everything with me and Luca. So there's nothing you need to be afraid of.” Karan stroked Raya's hand to eliminate the nervousness of the wife. Then, he whispered, “Don't be afraid to make a mess darling. I'd rather this show finish sooner so I can kidnap you straight to the hotel room.” Karan seduces Raya by throwing seductive words at her.

Raya knows Karan is only joking, but her cheeks suddenly meet red. For a very long time Raya had not listened to Karan's deathly appeal, and to be honest Raya missed him. Errata. He longs for the way Karan teases him, not the purpose of the temptation which of course leads to something perverted. “Stop teasing me Karan! You made my face red!”

Karan laughed softly. “Why? I like seeing you like this. You look so beautiful, Raya. I am grateful to have you again. And this time I won't let you go no matter what.”

“You've already said your wedding vows now?”

“Yes, because after this, every second I will remember my wedding vows to you so that I do not make the same mistake.”

“You're making me even more tense.”

Karan pulled Raya's hand and kissed her slowly. “You are the most beautiful woman I know, Raya. You're the bride. Think of this as your red carpet as a model. The difference is now that you walk alone because there is me and Luca beside you.”

Raya looked forward, the place where Luca was standing while holding a box containing their wedding ring. Karan was right, there was nothing to be afraid of him. As long as there was Karan and Luca by his side, there was nothing for Raya to fear. “I know,” say Kingdom is short. Before they walked down the red carpet, Raya tiptoed. He kissed Karan's lips at a glance. “I love you. This is my wedding vows before we go there,” he said as he winked one eye teasing Karan.

Although surprised, Karan is still able to walk beside Raya to where Luca is. It was there that they made their sacred wedding vows for the second time. And this time they promised not to say it again in the future because they did not want to repeat the same marriage for the third time.

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