My Brother's Bed Rattles
Ayden Decree

Next day.

"Who are you going home with, Ren? If you want, I can ask Oma's driver to anterin you" said Rachel.

"No need. I can go home by myself" Renatta replied as he tidied up his things.

Rachel turned her eyeballs back. He looked annoyed and immediately left Renatta who was still busy getting ready.

"Bang Ay!" call Rachel in half yelling at Ayden who just came out of the bathroom.

Ayden turned his head then looked at Rachel who was now running small towards him. "What's up, Chel?"

"Bang, that's the Renatta. He said he wanted to go home today. I told him that Oma's chauffeur sir could do it, but he wouldn't. He said he could go home alone. Nusahin emang yes, dear brother," chirped Rachel.

"God!" Ayden's upset. She shuts the mouth of Rachel, who has called Renatta her lover.

"Yes, already. Let me talk to him later."

A few minutes later.

"Well, Ren, where are you going this early in the morning?" asked Oma Hana who accidentally passed Renatta who was ready to get out of the house.

Before answering Oma Hana's question, Renatta had a glance at Risa who was standing next to Oma. Her face bent perfectly and Risa knew that the girl did not like her.

"I want to go home, Oma." Renatta grabbed the hand of Oma Hana then kissed her.

"Well, how come home?" Oma Hana looked confused.

"It's okay, Oma. It's just that I don't feel right being here. Besides, Father and Mother must have missed me so much" he replied with eyes fixed on Risa.

"Ayden knows?" ask Oma Hana again.

"no need. Because I can go home by myself. Father's personal driver is going to pick me up," he replied in a slightly irritated tone.

"Yes, I've, Oma. I'll go first" continued the beautiful girl.

After saying that, Renatta immediately left Oma and Risa who were still confused. Upon arrival in front of Oma's yard, Renatta grabbed his cell phone and contacted the driver who was on his way to Oma Hana's residence.

"Hurry up, sir! I don't want to wait here long" Renatta said, bending his face.

At that moment, Ayden stood beside her. He grabbed Renatta's hand while looking at him sharply.

"Let me drive you home. You come here with me and you have to come home with me" Ayden said, pulling Renatta's hand to follow him to his car.

"Let go of my hand, Mom! I can go home by myself" Renatta replied as he tried to remove Ayden's hand from his wrist.

"Lake in!" Ayden releases Renatta's hand and orders the girl to get into his car which is already wide open.

Ayden put on a lazy face. "Lake in!"

Although upset, Renatta could not refuse Ayden's order. He immediately got into the car even with a forced look on his face. After the girl sat sweetly in her car, Ayden soon followed and sat at the wheel.

Without saying a word, Ayden drove his car back to their town. Along the way, both Renatta and Ayden spoke only a thousand languages. Renatta is still upset that he cannot accept the fact that Ayden loves Risa and intends to marry the one-child widow.

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After a tiring journey, the car driven by Ayden arrived at the residence of Renatta's parents.

Still with her lips locked tightly, Renatta got out of Ayden's car and went straight into his parents' house. While Ayden followed behind and followed the girl from a considerable distance.

"Renatta?"

"Dad!" peekkik Renatta while splashing into the arms of the father.

Mr. Thunder immediately welcomed the arrival of his beloved daughter then hugged her tightly.

"Darling, are you okay?" asked Mr. Thunder astonished after seeing the look on Renatta's sad face.

"Dad, I—" Renatta stopped saying because Ayden had arrived in the room and was now standing in front of Mr. Thunder.

"Ayden, what happened to my daughter?" ask the middle-aged man.

Ayden exhaled heavily. "May I ask for a minute, Om? Today I want to talk about something very important with Om Guntur." Instead of answering the question from the man, Ayden instead asked him to speak seriously.

The Thunder Man nodded slowly. "Alright, Ayden. Come, please sit down" said Mr. Thunder while breaking his arms with Renatta.

Renatta looked anxious because he was very sure that Ayden wanted to make his point to the Thunder Man to refuse the match between them.

With his heart pounding, Renatta sat beside the Thunder Man. He did not even want to break his embrace on the middle-aged man's arm.

"Speak, Ayden," said Mr. Thunder.

"Ehm, it's actually like this, Om. Today I want to make my decision about our matchmaking" Ayden said.

Mr. Thunder smiled widely. He was so happy because soon his wish with his late Daddy Ayden would be fulfilled. However, it was a pity that what was inside the middle-aged man's mind was different from what Ayden had thought.

"All right, Om listen."

"I'm sorry if my current decision leaves Om Guntur and Aunt Ara disappointed. But I think this is what's best for us, especially for Renatta. I reject this matchmaking, because I have absolutely no feelings for Renatta. Besides, I already have a candidate of my own and I will marry him soon" Ayden replied firmly.

"W-what did you say?!" pekik Om Thunder with perfectly rounded eyes.

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