
Each passing second made him feel like he was walking on the embers of a fire that would destroy him at any moment. That was what Anne was feeling because every second she passed by, was passed by in fear. No one can stop what happened even they are threatened with bankruptcy.
Bob can't do anything, he doesn't do anything. He seemed to let it all happen. Anne was very clueless with Bob's attitude as if resigned even though they were already on the verge of destruction.
Richard couldn't do anything because he knew only his mother could stop it but with the ego and self-esteem that his mother had her mother would not want to go to see him Elena or Jansen then crawled under their feet to apologize. The time they have is not much . They had until noon before everything was completely destroyed.
"How is this, Richard? What are we supposed to do? Why are you guys quiet?" ask Anne in frustration. He couldn't sleep at all because of it.
"I think Mommy knows what to do!" said Richard.
"What did you say? I'm not going to go see them and get down on my knees and crawl under their feet!" said mother.
"If so don't ask me how Mommy knows how to stop all this!"
"I don't want to. Is there no other way? Bob, we're on the verge of collapse, why are you standing still and not taking any action?"
"As Richard said, you know what you have to do, Anne. You just need to get down on your knees and apologize, then our company will be safe and my job will be safe but because you won't do it, then don't ask me how because there's nothing I can do to stop all this!"
"Why are you two such as cornering me?" anne shouted in displeasure. Everyone blamed himself, not even a turn could help.
"Nobody's cornered you, Mom. That's what Elena wanted. Now it depends on Mommy, if Mommy doesn't want to then just shut up!"
"Bad, insolent!" Anne walked back and forth while thinking. He did not accept all the efforts and efforts that he had done so far did not produce any results. Already so far, do not let them become vagabonds who have nothing.
"You started it, so let it go!" said Bob.
"Why do you say that? Soon we'll be poor, aren't you afraid at all?"
"If it has to be like that, what can I do? You're not gonna leave me when I'm poor, are you?" tanyakanya.
"What's? I'm not going to!" shout Anne.
"Oh, so what Jansen said all this time about you guys is true. All you want is my money!"
"Don't talk too much! Jansen is just a young labil who originally accuses!"
"What, why is that?" shout Anne.
"Do it, don't ask again!" bob said as he moved from his seat. He wanted to see how far Anne would be loyal to him. He also wanted to find out if what Jansen had said all along about them was true or not. Before he proves it, he won't believe it.
"Bob, you gotta do something!" shout Anne.
"All we have to do is move!"
"Dad, why don't you go see Jansen? Maybe he'll help if you ask" Richard said.
"After everything I've done to her, do you think she'll help us? It's best to follow what Elena wants or hurry up!"
Anne clenched both hands after hearing what her husband said. All because of Elena and Jansen, they were the source of the problem that made them so. Bob left, left them. After talking to his son and visiting the grave of his late wife, a lot of things he thought about and he realized the mistakes he had made all along.
He was deliberately silent because he wanted to see if Anne and Richard would survive when he had lost everything or not. This incident he used to test their loyalty but Anne who only always thought about Richard's future certainly did not accept. He was not willing that everything they had at this moment just disappeared. If they are poor, where will they put their faces? The good reputation they have and their self-esteem will be destroyed and what he wants the least is, Richard will be difficult to marry the daughter of a respected family.
"Damn, I'm not gonna let this happen! Everything I earn with great difficulty should not just vanish!" said it.
"Will Mommy go see Elena and apologize to her? Is Mommy willing to crawl under Jansen's feet so all this can be stopped?" ask son.
"For your sake, Richard. What wouldn't Mommy do? Mommy has done a lot of things and has come this far so Mommy will. Just kneeling under their feet and apologizing to them, right? Mommy will, but you'll have to work with Mommy if you want this to end. Don't tell your father what we're gonna do. We'll surprise him so he'll be proud of us later. After all this trust Mommy, she'll give everything she has to you so come with Mommy, we'll meet them and beg her!" said Anne.
"I'm glad to hear it, Mom," Richard didn't expect his mother to change her mind and apologize to Elena and Jansen but there was actually another plan in his mother's heart.
"I will accompany Mommy on her knees later so that Mommy is not alone. Mommy doesn't have to worry, Elena's a good woman and I'm sure she won't be able to watch Mommy kneel. He'll just want to test us whether Mommy's willing to do it or not. Trust me, Mom. Before we do so, he will definitely have prevented it!"
"Mommy, please do, Richard. Mommy was wrong for being so arrogant, now come with me because we don't have much time left!" take mother.
Richard nodded and followed his mother away. Bob did not know their departure because he was dizzy with the problems that were happening. He himself had completely given up on losing it all. Perhaps this was a rebuke for him who had been ignoring Jansen, his own son because he was actually defending the son of others no one even knew who Richard's father was.
If she must be poor, then let her be poor but Anne who does not accept has gone with her son to stop everything that is going on because she does not want to go back to the way she was.