
After arriving at her house, Niko was already greeted by her mother who happened to be sitting in front of the terrace.
Niko's mother was stunned to see her son's arrival. But he also felt astonished Niko came home at such a fast hour.
"Sir, how come you've come home at this hour? You sick?" Niko's mother immediately threw a question as Niko began to approach her.
"Ehm? Not to Mom ... Niko is fine," Niko replied immediately before her mother was much more worried.
"Why did you come home so soon?" his mother again asked a question.
"Ah Mother, can't Niko come home sooner?" Niko starts to prank her face to tease her mother.
"Eh, of course you can," responded Niko's mother immediately when she saw the face of the son who had started to frown
"Let's go inside!" niko's mother then opens the door and leads Niko inside. Niko had also wrapped her hands around her mother's neck.
The relationship between mother and child is very close. Niko also only lived alone with her mother just like Elvano and Mother Anita at that time. Niko's father has also died a long time since he was in Elementary School. That's why Niko is so close to her mother.
"Now tell Mom, what happened?" bash Niko's mother after they've sat at the dinner table.
Niko's mother knew there must be something Niko was hiding. A mother's feelings cannot be lied to.
"Ehm, so this is Ms ...,"
Niko finally told her mother everything. All without one thing he missed. Then he reached into his pants pocket and took out an envelope given by Elvano earlier and gave it to his mother.
Niko's mother grabbed the envelope and opened it. How surprised he was when he saw the amount contained in the envelope.
The amount of money was indeed not small for them, even so far they had never held that much money before.
"Niko, isn't it too much for Vano to give us this kind of money?" niko's mother's protest.
"I didn't want to take it either, ma'am, but Vano kept pushing. Never mind, ma'am, just save it" replied Niko
Previously Niko had told me about Elvano who was a child of the Setiono family, the owner of the famous Astra Investama Group. So his mother was not surprised anymore when Niko said Elvano who offered her to work as Assistant Manager at the company.
Niko's mother was also very pleased with the offer Elvano gave her son. At least Niko no longer needs to attract angkot like now and his future will certainly be better he thought.
"Oh yes ma'am, maybe we can pack from now on. Because this Tuesday we will move to the city of X," explained Niko.
"Yes Nik, you rest first. You just got home. Let me clear up some of it first," asked Niko's mother.
Niko obeyed her mother and she chose to lay her body on the sofa in their living room was getting worn out.
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A moment later Niko remembered what she had promised Elvano, and she reached into her pants pocket to retrieve her phone.
Upon finding it, he immediately moved his fingers and called out someone's number.
A few seconds later, a voice came from behind the phone.
"Eh, Rick. This is Rik, I met Vano...,"
"What Vano? Where's?"
It wasn't finished that Erik had cut the conversation. He was excited to hear the name of his long-lost friend.
"Wait for Rik, you listen to me first. So the story goes like this ...,"
Niko began to tell what was asked by Elvano earlier about the meeting with Cheril, Erik listened carefully.
"Oh, so so ... Ah but Vano is outrageous ... He didn't even ask me to meet and he just invited you" Erik protested in jealousy.
"Ah you are Rik ... It was also because he needed something else with me, so he invited me to meet. I'll tell you everything later" promised Niko while giving her a wish.
"Well, so how's Rik? You can ask Tania for help, right, to bring them together?"
Niko resumed her main conversation after feeling Erik had calmed down.
"Ehm, okay. I'll call Tania right now. I'll tell you later, yes" Erik said later and immediately turned off the call.
Erik calls Tania and Tania calls Cheril. Initially Cheril was a little hesitant to meet Elvano, but he also missed Elvano very much. Since the engagement, he has never met her again. Tania also did not tell about the purpose of Elvano who wanted to return the money because Tania thought maybe Cheril would refuse. Cheril also does not know about the status of Elvano that has changed.
Cheril agreed to the meeting.
Tania, who was already excited to persuade Cheril, immediately contacted Erik, her lover. And after getting news from Tania Erik also immediately contact Niko to inform about Tania's success. At the same time tell me the address indicated by Cheril for the meeting to be held tonight.
That place is no stranger to Elvano.
Niko immediately contacted Elvano, who had just arrived at Anita's mother's house.
And Elvano immediately answered the call. At the time, Elvano was holding his cell phone.
"Hallo Nik ... Any word on that meeting?" it seems Elvano can guess what his best friend wants to talk about.
It was also possible to predict him now.
"Br No-iya ... Tania contacted the woman and she agreed to meet you tonight at 7 p.m. And its place in a restaurant in front of mall Z ... But Tania didn't tell me the name of the restaurant, she said the woman said you already knew the restaurant," Niko explained in detail mimicking what Erik said to her over the phone.
"Ok Nik's. I already know that place. All right, thanks for your help" Elvano said, then hung up.
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Huuuuuuuh
Elvano let out a rough breath.
He never thought Cheril could choose the restaurant as their meeting tonight. A restaurant full of fond memories of her with Elvano. That was the first and last restaurant they both visited when they came home from Elvano's house at that time.
Finally Elvano chose to approach Mother Anita who was sitting in a lounge while watching. Elvano prefers to spend time with Mother Anita rather than thinking about things about her past meeting with Cheril is no longer important, he said at this time.