Our Story: The Sudden Chancellery
S2 Chapter 27 – A Decision

Viani is now sitting alone in her apartment, where everyone has left bringing deep disappointment to the whole series of events today.

Vincent, who initially kekeh wanted to survive, instead retreated regularly when the name Alvin was mentioned in the defense of Viani. He can't convince Vincent that Alvin is completely innocent in this regard.

“You can do anything here. Gala does not need to give you a bodyguard or anyone who will watch your movements again. You are free now.” It was Indra who spoke.

“If you don't go to the club, maybe this won't happen, Vi! This is Vincent's new, how about someone else who took his friend rame-rame kayak the Alvin?” said Gemma.

“We will sue Alvin.” The sentence was greeted by a nod by Gala before they exited Viani's apartment.

Everyone is angry with him.

She had a birthday cake brought by her parents. This was the worst day he would remember in his entire life. And shit, it happened on his birthday. Viani bent her knees and buried her face there to cry until she was tired in the cold, quiet and alone apartment.

All day Viani kept quiet. He's not going anywhere at all. Lamenting his fate of being alone here, abandoned all his family. If he hadn't been to the club that night, none of this would have happened. He's not going to meet Alvin and drag Vincent into this.

All the food available in his fridge was nothing he touched. To walk out of this place alone, he had no spirit at all.

Every now and then, he tries to contact Alvin after unblocking the man's number, but Alvin goes missing after being swallowed by the earth. Is it possible that Alvin put the drug down as Vincent believed? I don't know, this isn't the Alvin he knows.

He also contacted Vincent. But all his calls were not welcome, not even with unread chats.

Viani put down her phone and lay down on the sofa from the afternoon. The girl woke up at eight pm when someone pressed the bell through the intercom many times, until Viani— who was not powerful to go down it— finally forced to open the door.

“Vincent ..” whispered as he saw the figure finally standing in front of the door in quite a mess. Behind him was a medium-sized suitcase. “You ... why is there a suitcase?”

The man immediately came forward and grabbed Viani in his arms. “Sorry I stayed with you, Vi.”

Viani's tears were dry, back down full day. He did not answer Vincent, but both of his hands were raised and hugged him tightly. “I think I lost you.”

“No, Vi .. I choose you,” replied Vincent. The man closed the door of Viani's apartment, without breaking his embrace. “Only you I have now.”

“What do you mean?” Viani took off Vincent and frowned.

The one asked did not answer. Vincent then lowered his head and grabbed Viani's lips gently.

When the kiss was over, a small box covered in black velvet, which had been prepared some time ago finally came out of Vincent's pocket. Open the box and show it.

Viani was stunned for a few seconds. “This ...” her fingers raised and touched the diamond ring with hesitation. “Ring ..”

“Marry me, Viani ..” Vincent said in one breath, with confidence and hope.

“Hah?”

“Let's get married ..”

Actually what Viani pinta is not a repetition of Vincent. “When you buy—“

“A few days ago. I bought this not just now .. The intention of me marrying you happened already from the first time I got your heart.”

Vaini is still stunned. Not wanting to waste time, Vincent grabbed Viani's left hand and pinned the ring on his ring finger.

“After this we immediately prepare everything. With or without the blessing of our parents. You don't have a problem, do you, get married simple?"

“I never had a problem wanting it simple or big. But how is your family? About Niko—“

“We don't have to think about Papaku.”

So this is what Vincent meant. The man left his family for Viani. Viani was confused to welcome this as good or bad news. “Entah Vin ..."

“Do not hesitate anymore. Once we doubt, we lose it all. Believe me, we will be together and I am sure in time, our parents will be happy if they see us happy.”

Viani.

"Hold my hand, don't let go. Someday they'll understand, Vi ..."

Words full of confidence from Vincent finally made Viani melt. He nodded at Vincent's request and summed up the man's face to kiss his lips gently and affectionately.

Vincent is now officially his fiancee. Her husband-to-be.

***

A few hours earlier.

“Maaaa!!” elvina shouted from the balcony at her parents who were in the living room below. But, baby, no one looked. All the expressions there were in silent mode. There, Elvina already knew that something was wrong. So he went back into his room, letting the three adults speak in silence.

Vincent, Niko and Erika were sitting on the sofa. Their eyes are empty. There are a few different feelings there. Niko was the most flashy, most full of anger. Erika looked at her son with an indecipherable complicated expression. Vincent stared at the floor with a giddy.

“Jadi ... during this ..?”

“So, that's the reason Gala, Er. I didn't expect, the reason she's that fast.”

Erika was silent for a few minutes. The woman who was still so beautiful then looked straight at her son.

“Mama knows that Vincent would never do that. All my life, I've been to the club only a couple of times and it's over Mama and Papa.

My circle of friends are not many either and they are all good people. Tian, Toni, Jasan, you name them, Mom. I've never been weird with Sarah or Jenny.”

Erika nodded slowly at Vincent's words. Given how they used to get married, it is far from hope.

Too despicable to return to a large family and too broken to be a role model. Erika realizes that they are the worst example of a couple to have sex with their children.

But that was before Erika became pregnant and gave birth to Vincent. The child who had wanted her to have an abortion, but was stopped because of Niko's support. At the age of 19, Niko became the most adult Erika had ever known. Niko is not just a husband, but he is the best partner Erika has, replacing the figure of her parents who have kicked her out of the house. All Erika has is Niko, and vice versa.

They never told Vincent how to first fall in love, even the seed grew into a handsome man with the title of doctor like now.

Indeed, Gala held a huge role in their lives back then. The capital they borrowed from Gala transformed into a Bakery and Pastry chain business so rapidly.

Giving Niko another chance to become a doctor, even to a specialist. Even though the loan had been returned twice as much, no one could pay the debt.

Right now, Erika was bowed in shame before Vincent. “I'm sorry Mama, Son ..” he said with tears dripping down. “This is us .. We got married because you were already in Mama's womb. But mama did not expect that until now, your status will be a matter and consideration of a few people.”

Vincent's mouth opens. He immediately approached the mother where she fell in Vincent's arms and cried loudly. “Excuse Mama, Son ..”

Destroyed Vincent's defense, his tears also decayed, mingling with the tears of the mother who continued to fall. Erika's body trembled, enduring the tightness that was so great in her mind.

Because of him, the child gets his sap. Had he not been that late in High School, had he not teased Niko, had he not fallen into the fraternity at the time. Various suppositions for the sake of suppositions slowly tormented Erika's soul with guilt beyond baisa.

“Mama, this has nothing to do with Mama ..” Vincent gently holds Erika. “Sorry Vincent, Ma. It's Vincent.”

“It's not your fault, honey. You're the sweetest kid Mama has. A child who never complains when life is difficult. You never change, my dear."

Is correct. Vincent is Vincent, he hasn't changed and doesn't follow a bad relationship path even if he wants to.

When her friends' parents had a minimum car that was a hundred million, Erika and Niko were still struggling with a motorcycle that took them everywhere.

“Sorry .. sorry ..” muttered Erika again until the woman fell on the floor and cried before Vincent's feet. His heart crumpled dimly staring at the battered face of Vincent beaten by Viani's parents.

Niko shed her tears. Along with Vincent, he pulled his wife from her kneeling position. Niko raised her hand, wiping away the tears of her beloved wife. He disagreed with the wife's expression of guilt.

The relationship was based on the will of both of them. If it wasn't Niko who was released, maybe they wouldn't have gotten married that soon. “This is not your fault, Erika. I was wrong ..”

“I seduced you. Because of me, you were cast out with your Papa. Because of me, Vincent is like this.”

Erika continued to cry in tears. Vincent can't stop thinking about Viani. That girl must have experienced the same weight.

His feelings, Vincent is still angry at the choice of Viani who continues to undermine him by saying Alvin is innocent. But being here was something he felt was even more wrong.

“Ma, Pa...” Vincent finally looked at his parents like a grown man ready to escape to the battlefield. “I know this situation is difficult. But Vincent has to go now.”

“Where will you go?”

“Vincent can't leave Viani alone, Pa ..”

Niko stood up and looked at Vincent sharply. “Vincent! You can't go!”

“Why can't I go, Pa?”

“You didn't hear how Gala humiliated our family earlier? You didn't hear how Gala lowered your self-esteem and made your face battered like this?

He doesn't want you, Vin! Why are you begging for Viani's love again? We are different castes from them! He has even rejected your intention to take responsibility!”

“Satan Om Gala! The Viani here was the most aggrieved party. Does Papa not pity him?”

“What do we feel sorry for, Vin? He is defending others more than you. Gini aja, Vin .. This second, Papa give you a choice. You choose Viani, then forever you do not have to return to this house.”

“NIKO!” Erika is shocked not to be upset when she sees Niko's heightened arrogance. She never knew that Niko had this side and certainly as a wife who had been with her for almost thirty years would not have thought that her husband would act so haughty. “What kind of choice is that, Nik? It's not you—“

“Vincent is big and can choose, Er. If Niko feels we are more important, she will choose us. I no longer want to deal with the Aditya family. Forever.”

***

This was Vincent's heaviest burden in his life. The second heaviest after the clinical committee stase he followed during koas. He didn't sleep for three days, his back was stiff and his shoulders were heavy. The invisible load that affects Vincent's mind also disrupts the performance of his body.

The phone he put on the nightstand didn't stop ringing. Viani's name was clearly plastered there, the girl must be very desperate now. Vincent's chest felt pain and tightness when leaving Viani earlier.

Vincent pondered briefly in his room, trying to think carefully about what he should do next. Repeatedly he rubbed his face with a feeling of heartache and confusion.

A few minutes later, he picked up the suitcase and put his clothes in there.

The man made a decision.

***