Love Lanterns
CHAPTER 24

Erick is shocked to see Mr. Sami meeting him after he is taken by force when he enters Ayunda's house, as he guesses that this has everything to do with Ayunda.

"You love my granddaughter?" ask Mr. Sami without further ado.

"Why do I answer your question, sir, if you have betrothed Ayunda to the man of your choice" Erick replied, making Mr. Sami and Jony who accompanied Mr. Sami surprised "How does Erick know Ayunda and Nathan's matchmaking" Jony's inner self, whereas no one knows this plan. Jony immediately contacted his confidant to find out who told Erick.

"I just want to make sure who is worthy of being my granddaughter's companion" replied Mr Sami.

"Your grandson, why do you now recognize him as a grandson? is it because Kevin's gone?" ask Erick.

"Who is dead?" kevin's question made Erick stare in disbelief that Kevin was standing in front of him.

"You're safe, thank God your mother is very lost" Erick told Kevin.

"Mother?" kevin asked not to believe that his mother would feel any loss if he were gone.

Erick told me everything that Mother Tere had gone through as she knew it to Kevin, there was nothing to hide anymore in her opinion. Everything must be explained so that there is no more misunderstanding.

"Your mother loves you so much, so she did all of this" Erick explained at the end of the story.

Mr. Sami and Jony listened to what Erick was talking about, a lot of what they just learned from what Erick told me.

"Sister" Ayunda calls Erick, without Erick noticing that Ayunda is listening to Erick's story about Mother Tere.

"Tiara" called Erick, who knew her voice well, and he turned and saw Ayunda, his beloved, whom he had longed for many days, standing before him.

Both of them ran and hugged each other. "I miss you sister" said Ayunda as she shed tears in Erick's arms that peeped at the top of his head many times.

Mr. Sami can see so much of Erick's love for Ayunda, Erick is not as bad as he thinks. "Jo, did I make a mistake again?" tanya Tuan Sami saw the two people who missed each other.

"Are you okay?" erick asked after Ayunda let go of his embrace.

"My grandfather and brother took care of me very well, brother" now Ayunda can smile, his longing has been cured.

Kevin convinces Mr. Sami to tell Ayunda all the truth, he tells her all about him and Feby with nothing covered up. Kevin also explains about Mr. Yuda who wants to control their property, so he and his grandfather ask Nathan to marry Ayunda to guard and protect him.

Kevin's story makes Ayunda still decide to marry Nathan even though he is not sure of his heart, he does not want to hurt Feby who loves Erick. Ayunda asks to meet Erick before marriage, after which she will not see Erick again.

"Sister Erick, I've come to congratulate you because you're soon to be married to your sister-in-law" Ayunda said.

Erick could only take a deep breath hearing Ayunda's words, in his heart the deepest if he wanted Ayunda by his side the most.

"I'm also going to marry my sister, my best friend's son, my friend when I was a child" Ayunda explained, making Erick understand a little about the man who was photographed with Ayunda.

"I love you and will always love you" whispered Erick as Ayunda bid farewell to leaving him with Tuam Sami. "Quite a big brother who knows I love you" Ayunda replied making the two smile.

Mr. Sami saw the smiles of the two, he concluded that the two could accept each other if they were not together.

"Jo how's Nathan doing?" asked Mr. Sami after he spoke to Erick. Jony immediately explains to Mr. Sami the truth about Nathan.

Nathan arrives at his papal residence, and he asks Boy and Luna to follow him into the residence.

"Stop Nathan" cried Mami Cyntia as she saw Nathan coming with a woman she couldn't accept.

"Why did you bring that woman to this house Nath" cried Mami Cyntia looking at Nathan who always defended Luna.

Nathan just kept silent about not answering his mom's questions, there's no point arguing when his mom is like this. Nathan asks his housemaid to take Luna and Boy into his room which Nathan had prepared before, he does not want boy to hear which should not be heard by a child as small as Boy.

Nathan sat down on the couch approaching Cyntia's mami. "Luna has the right to live in this house mam" Nathan replied after seeing Mami Cyntia a little quiet.

"The fire left him as my responsibility, just like my responsibility to mom and mom" Nathan explained

"I asked my mother to help me look after Luna and her son" Nathan asked Mami Cyntia.

"Luna, my sister, likes not to like mami, must accept that's the reality" Nathan said so that her mother can understand.

"Not his wish was born as the papi princess of another woman whom he had never felt affection for" Nathan was silent after saying his words.

During this time Luna grew up just feeling the affection of her papa, without knowing who her mother was. While Mami Cyntia never want to accept the presence of Luna because it's the child of her papy affair.

"Mi, I'm getting married to Ayunda, I don't want our family to look bad in her eyes" Nathan told Mami Cyntia.

"Mami loves Ayunda so much, learn to love Luna like she loves Ayunda" Nathan clapped his silent mother's hand.

"I miss my future wife" cried Nathan as he left Mami Cyntia to think about her words.

Mr. Sami nodded in understanding what Jony described, he felt quite relieved that Nathan was a good and responsible man.

In different rooms Ayunda and Kevin, the two brothers are reminiscing about their father Mr. Richad.

"Sister, what do you like about papa?" ask Ayunda to know what Kevin thinks.

"Papa is always there when I need him" replied Kevin, "Papa will always be there when I need him" Ayunda continued. "Great father" said the two and then both fell silent.

Without them knowing it, they both shed tears. Ayunda and Kevin's state of heart is not okay, so they miss Papa Richad who usually accompanies them to spill their hearts.

Ayunda has not been able to establish her heart to marry Nathan, but she also cannot force herself to be with Erick.

Nathan doesn't know what to do with his mother, all this time he thinks his mother is dead because he never met her and gave her a hand.

"sister"

"Yund"

Kevin and Ayunda call at the same time. "What do you want to say?" ask Kevin to give Ayunda a chance to talk first.

"My decision to marry Brother Nathan, how do you think brother?" ask Ayunda.

"Why? Do you doubt Nathan? Because you love Erick. But you don't want to hurt Feby" Kevin said.

"How did you know that's what I was thinking?" Ayunda looked at Kevin in disbelief.

"Because I'm your brother" said Kevin proudly.

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