
One month after the accident that hit Austin Matteo, now seen a man who was standing behind a giant window glass in his workroom. Austin has been back in the company for one week. He stared at the streets of the capital below his company.
There are a lot of vehicles passing and passing there. A rough gust of breath now represented what he was thinking.
"Why has my memory not come back after intensive treatment in Singapore? I've even obeyed whatever Maria suggested, but it's not working. Ever since I lost my memory of two years in an accident, I feel like my life is so empty."
Austin, who had just expressed his grievances, now looked around his study. I don't know why he felt weird like there was something lacking.
"What's really happening to me? Why do I feel so lonely and empty after learning of losing some of my memories?" Austin was still standing in his place and thought something was going on in his heart, but had no idea what it was
A few moments later he saw the door open and his father walked inside. "Papa?"
Meanwhile, Malik Matteo, who is currently staring at his son, wants to make Austin immediately decide about the matchmaking.
"You are now completely healthy and back at work. When will you propose to Maria? Or the engagement was done first because Papa's friend had asked when he would come to certify the relationship."
Malik Matteo is deeply worried that his son's memory will soon return and finally, as it once was, refuses the match by secretly going to Singapore.
He asked Maria Belinda during her son's accident what Austin had said while he was there.
However, he gets an answer if Austin has not had time to talk to Maria and had an accident on the way to the hospital.
'I don't want a marriage that will unite our extended family to fail. Especially if we are united, it will be stronger and become a solid business partner and besan, said Malik Matteo, who is still waiting for answers from his son who always looks hesitant since he had an accident.
Austin who did not even want to get married, but instead was always urged by the figure of the middle-aged man before him, making him angry.
"I have absolutely no feelings for that Maria Belinda, Pa. I tried to like him when he took care of me in the hospital. So, I still need time to open my heart to her."
"Marriage is sacred, after all, and I don't want to live with a woman I haven't loved in my entire life." Austin did not even want Maria to live to suffer because he did not love her at all.
That was the reason that made him not want to get married immediately. Because he wants to marry a woman who is able to shake his heart and call with confidence that this is the woman I want to marry.
"Does Papa not understand my feelings? I won't get married until I say, 'This is the woman I want to marry'." There was still nothing that could make him convince himself, so Austin felt very hesitant to accept the matchmaking.
Until he swallowed the saliva violently as soon as he saw the reddened facial expression of the father who was angry with him and made him not wrinkle.
"Love will come with you together after marriage. Papa does not want to know the reason because inevitably, you have to accept this matchmaking because the family of Maria Belinda just got a bad news."
Austin, who was currently staring at his father's cell phone, immediately took it and immediately rounded his eyes as soon as his picture was plastered there along with Maria Belinda.
While underneath was a photo of a middle-aged man who was a great person in Singapore. "Well .. so here I'm being made a scapegoat?"
Austin then read the caption from the Singapore headlines and felt that he was currently only being used to maintain the good name of the woman.
"The best surgeon in Singapore denies being the mistress of the prime minister and shows the real future husband is from Jakarta and is a great young successful businessman."
Austin laughed out loud in response to this. Although his laughter very representative of the fate of his life is sad because in modern times even betrothed.
Austin was silent for a moment because he felt like he had been in a situation like this. "Why do I feel like I've been in a situation like this, Pa? It's so weird."
Malik Matteo, who had wanted to resuscitate his son, now felt that there was a warning in his brain. That little by little the memory of his son could recover at any time. He now does not want to be dizzy, so he feels that this time must immediately change the way of mind of his son.
"Father do not want to know, anyway you can not issue a statement not to love Maria Belinda. You have to answer the questions the media asks. That you will marry Maria Belinda!" Then Malik Matteo passed away from his son's office.
He walked out and pulled out his phone to call someone. He then gave an information that his son would marry the woman who was the best surgeon in Singapore.
Meanwhile, in the workroom, Austin who is currently feeling very dizzy because of thinking about the threat of the father that has not even been done until now.
"What am I supposed to do now? I still want to be free and not marry Maria Belinda. Moreover, I do not like women are too independent and great to be a wife because his wife as a man seems to be reduced.
Austin was silent for a moment to find a way out. Until he now heard the sound of notifications from his phone and read it once, rounding both eyes because it was very surprised.
"Damn! Why is it spreading so quickly in the media? Though it was only abroad, but now it's even in Jakarta," said Austin who is currently feeling very upset over what happened today to him.
While still not finding the answer to the question in his mind, he chose to relieve stress by immersing himself in work.
When he had just landed his body on the chair, heard a phone call on his desk and immediately picked up the call.
"Hello, Mr. Austin. There is someone who wants to meet you" said Daffa who just got word from the receptionist from the company lobby.
"Who?" asked Austin who was now feeling very dizzy thinking about the many problems in his mind.
To be continued...