Mr. Arogan's bride
Little by little, the secrets began to unfold

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Alina who was very excited immediately got ready to go home immediately, in just a short while she had already prepared herself and went to her house.

He of course left with the driver and the vehicle that had been provided by Barata, however Barata still had to keep Alina safe.

With a beating heart, repressed anger and sadness brought Alina home.

His father, who had been numb after the death of his first wife and had failed to revive his heart because a second marriage that was always kept secret, made Alina's father forget everything.

The company he built was a company dedicated to his first wife, his father's true love, which is why for Alina's father, the company was already like his life, he was like he was still with his wife if the company was still standing.

If likened, the company that was considered as a substitute for the emptiness of Alina's father's heart was the only one who kept her sanity.

***

Alina went home to the house where she grew up, laughter, sadness, crying, anger all she went through in that house, Alina only left her house for about a month but it felt like a century, he smiled longing to see the memories that were imagined in every corner of the house.

He stepped into his mother's favorite room first, a room full of plants and flowers that are still cared for beautifully until now.

"Dad,"

Alina called her father who was sitting alone pensively, wearing his best suit like he was about to go to dinner with someone dear.

But his father's eyes were empty, like something was missing from there.

"Dad, Alina came home," Alina called her father again, then her father was a little surprised and smiled.

"Daddy's daughter's home, how's your honeymoon?" with eyes that remained sad despite smiling, his father asked like that.

Her father really does not know if Alina has suffered there, if Alina has been accused, if Alina has almost died many times there, her father does not know at all.

After Alina's sudden marriage, her father immediately returned to her company, as if feeling nothing, hollow.

"Alina suffered from father,"

"Alina in torment,"

"Alina was accused,"

"Alina cried and almost committed suicide,"

"Alina is depressed inwardly,"

"Alina needs a father,"

All those roars of grief were only heard in a mute heart, Alina could not reveal that, her mouth was mute.

Alina wanted to shout and tell everything, like a child to her father, but if told then her father would be hurt for the umpteenth time.

Especially after Alina was seen by her father, her father immediately told her the goodness of Barata who was like a god because he had helped his father's company from the downturn and bankruptcy.

How could Alina destroy her father's little happiness. So Alina just kept quiet, not wanting to share her heartache with someone who had felt even more pain.

***

As always, as in previous years they will commemorate the day of Alina's mother's death by pilgrimages to the tomb and afterwards eat together.

Alina and her father did not talk much, it was used to it that way, since Alina's mother died, her father was indeed getting farther and like drowning in a solution of sadness.

But all of this was enough for Alina, going home and seeing her father healthy was enough for her, the plan of asking for help and telling her the pain she had put down.

After the silent meal was over, his father immediately went back to his mother's favorite room like a conversation but with memories left behind.

Alina could not do anything, when her father had gone to the room, Alina returned to walk through the house she missed, quite large but still simple.

He wants to go back to his room, but when he wants to go through Freya's room which he has never entered, he maintains the privacy of his stepbrother and appreciates Freya very much. But that was before Alina knew how cruel Freya's mouth was to destroy her.

Alina determinedly enters Freya's room, all the same, when the police first come to check Freya's room they report finding nothing.

In the room everything is still neatly arranged, some idol posters are still attached to the wall of his room, like the usual girls' room, indeed Freya's room looks beautiful with light pink and white paint.

Alina opened the drawer, the closet, checked under the bed, but everything showed nothing, nothing suspicious.

He gave up on having searched for a long time but found nothing, until the moment his eyes were fixed on a slightly thick large poster belonging to the current famous idol.

He looked at the poster and saw if the poster stood out more than the others, Alina approached and sure enough the idol's big poster was just a poster to cover what was behind her.

When Alina removed the large poster, how shocked she was when she saw the photos and writings that were there.

Alina covered her mouth in shock, her body shook and she shuddered at the goosebumps looking at it all.

The photos are photos of the man who had been told by Alina, if Alina told me about a man who liked Alina then her step-sister would stick to the man's photo and write a note on the photo if Freya would snatch the man's heart and make him crazy to Freya.

Of the several photos, the most photos are Barata Lewis photos, each photo shows a different note.

As for some of the contents of his notes:

"First day, it turns out that the man named Barata is very handsome and rich, he's my type, he's different class than other men, but he can't be approached how could Alina possibly make him like?"

"Day five, he even saw me like trash, but when I said I was Alina's sister, his eyes immediately sparkled! FUCKIN' SHIT! I HATE ALINA'S NAME!"

"Day ten, he started approaching me to meet Alina, I'll fail!"

"First month, I stole Alina's phone, I sent Barata naughty messages that I made as if Alina was texting a lot of guys, huh, fun!"

"Second month, Alina was so cute acting like a queen drama, she didn't even realize I was stealing her phone and still thought she was misplaced, stupid! he'd rather ask Dad for a new phone!"

"Third month, Barata is so handsome, like her I'm in love, she should be mine!"

"Fourth month, I suggested to Barata to express love to Alina through a message, I said if Alina didn't like being spoken to directly, I didn't think Barata did it, so I immediately turned him down using the phone I stole by saying Alina was dating Lucas, oh yeah, Lucas is a friend of Barata. hahaha I'm really happy,"

So is the note written under the photos of Barata that have been countless, until the time Freya wrote if Barata imagined Freya to be Alina so Barata can accept Freya.

All the notes write how Freya's journey incited and captured Barata like an obsession.

There are still many other notes, but it only ends in the notes if Freya is already really in love with Barata.

***

Alina who was like being betrayed many times fell down, she wanted to scream and get angry but there was nowhere for her to shout.

Her sincerity and her affection for her sister was like she had been severely injured by Freya.

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Author, tired of me, want to write a novel that has a mystery or its puzzle, KEEP writing that cake, want to rest for a light novel still just end up in a puzzle that makes my head dizzy.

Just like you guys read it dizzy, I make it dizzy, I think bener2 must study hard for the same story frame editor I am, so I can make a light novel like 😭

Maap confided in yaa, may you understand how tired I am. Thank you for reading this little novel. 🥺