
Bagas looked at the figure of a beautiful woman standing beside him. The beautiful woman smiled, greeting him. By extending a hand towards her, the beautiful woman introduced her name with a very soft-sounding voice.
" Evely."
It was a name introduced by a beautiful woman who was the son of her Papa friend.
" Bagas, why are you silent? Evelyn greeted you!" Seeing his son just silently not responding to the introduction made by Evelyn, Adibrata reprimanded his son.
" Nrong ..." Bagas gasped and immediately welcomed Evelyn's helping hand, as he did not want to be considered impolite before his Papa friend. Although honestly he was no longer interested in meeting women.
" It seems my son is fascinated with your daughter, El. Until she could only stare at Evelyn's beauty." Adibrata disguised Bagas' attitude earlier.
" You're praising my daughter too much, Di." Nathael shook his hand in the air to consider Adibrata's praise of his daughter too excessive.
" Evelyn, Bagas is now settled in New Jersey, because he attended one of the universities there. This year he will achieve his master's degree. As long as he's in America, maybe you can be friends." Adibrata introduced her son to Evelyn.
" It's a shame you just introduced your son to us, Di. Try it a long time ago, so Eva could know Bagas a long time ago." Nathael again regretted the meeting Evelyn and Bagas just happened now, even though Bagas had settled in America for almost six years.
Bagas glanced at Adibrata, he was able to sniff out the motive behind his Papa's plan to invite him to dinner at Nathael's house.
" Your daughter is beautiful like this. You have to carefully choose a future daughter-in-law, El." Adibrata started talking about matchmaking.
" Right, Di. I have to find a daughter-in-law who wants to marry my daughter because she loves her, not just because she is one of my heirs" Nathael said expectantly.
" Do you have a candidate, Evelyn?" Adibrata asked Evelyn directly.
" Not yet, Om." Evelyn blushed shyly answering Adibrata's question.
" It's impossible, a woman as beautiful as you don't yet have a companion, Evelyn. Or, maybe they're bo doh men who can't see there's an angel as fidgety as you, in front of them, Evelyn." Adibrata made Evelyn blush.
" Any, um could've." The words of praise that Adibrata said actually made Evelyn's face blush.
While Bagas just closed his eyes and breathed in hearing the seduction sentence spoken by his father. He realized, maybe his expertise in melting women's hearts was indeed transmitted by his father. A sweet word if heard by the intended person. However, it sounds very nauseating for people who think normally.
" Hahaha, you were good at conquering women's hearts long ago, Di. Is that what you put down on your son, Di? Don't let my son get a man who likes to play love." Nathael certainly does not want his son to just be a game of men who like to change partners.
" For almost six years here, my son has had no lover, El. He's more focused on his college." What Adibrata said is true. Bagas, who had been Don Juan in High School, was completely untouched by women since moving to America.
" That means if you find a woman whose heart is tethered, your son will be loyal to that woman, Di. It's lucky that the woman who's gonna get your son's love, Di." The conversation that occurred in the guest room of the mansion owned by Nathael was dominated by Nathael and Adibrata. While others who are loyal listeners listen to their chat flow.
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" How do you think Evelyn is, Bagas? She's pretty, right?" On the way back to the hotel where he was staying, Adibrata asked Bagas' opinion about Evelyn.
" Is Papa planning to match me to him?" bagas asked, expressing suspicion that his father wanted to match him with Evelyn.
" There's no harm, right? Evelyn is beautiful, educated, has a clear background and from a distinguished family. What is less than him?" Adibrata mentions the advantages that Evelyn has.
" If you agree, Papa wants to quickly tie Evelyn, Bagas" Adibrata said, conveying the plan he had talked to Nathael.
" Pa, for that matter, let Bagas make my own choice. All this time, Bagas has been obeying Papa's will." Bagas ventured against his Papa.
" Papa doesn't want you to go the wrong way until it embarrasses the family's good name again, Bagas!" Adibrata disagrees with Bagas against his decision. He still wanted to continue arranging Bagas according to his wishes.
" Pa, Bagas is now an adult! I don't want Papa to dictate my life, Pa!" Bagas reiterated that he did not want to continue to be in the restraints of his Papa.
" Papa dictate to you? What you've been doing all this time, it's all for your own good, Bagas!" Adibrata was provoked by emotion to hear the words of his son who said that he had been dictating Bagas' life.
" Papa tried to cover up your bad behavior first, it was not only to keep the good name of the family, but also to protect you!"
" You can live comfortably, you can go to college quietly, it's all because of who? If it wasn't for Papa's intervention! Now you dare say that Papa dictated to you!?" Adibrata continued to scold Bagas and considered Bagas to have no respect for his efforts.
Bagas could only remain silent. He felt free to argue with his Papa at this moment. His father would not listen to what he wanted. Maybe when he returned to Jakarta and began to take over his Papa company, then he could act and determine his attitude that does not want to continue to be restrained by the Papa.
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Indhira felt the time he lived felt long every day. Visiting two weeks later after his resignation submission was approved, felt like a year. How not? Every day. Indhira is beset by anxiety, fearing that Chrystal will reveal her secret to her salon colleagues.
Until finally the day that awaited arrived as well. Today is the last day Indhira was in that salon. He had taught his colleague who now occupied the position he would leave.
" This is your salary for this month. I can't give you severance, because this salon just became mine just this month." Chrystal handed him an envelope containing Indhira's salary without giving him severance.
" It's okay, thank you." Indhira did not mind the severance money he did not receive. For him to be able to get out of the salon impeccably, he was already grateful.
Indhira used to think that he would forever serve in the business of Aunt Sandra, until finally he met his soul mate and married. Remembering the matter of a mate and getting married, immediately his heart became bitter. There is still a man who can accept and love himself if he knows about his past and himself who has lost his crown.
Two days later, Indhira decided to return to Jakarta. There is a sense of pleasure, but there is a fear that also afflicts him. Happy because he could return to the tomb of his parents, after so many years 'forbidden' by Rissa to Jakarta. However, there is a trauma of his past and also the fear of meeting his High School friends as well as the family of Aunt Marta.
Arriving in Jakarta, Indhira was picked up by Rissa, because Rissa's weekend day was not working so Indhira's best friend since High School could pick up Indhira at the station.
" Welcome back to Jekardah, Baby." Rissa hugged as she welcomed Indhira's arrival after arriving at the station.
" Thank you, Ris. You've already taken the time to pick me up." Rissa was like a brotherly friend to him. Because all this time Rissa never stopped supporting and encouraging him to continue living his life despite having suffered severe problems.
" Ck, you're kayaking with anyone!" Indhira flicked her hand into the air.
" Oh yeah, Ra. Let's introduce this, Adam." Rissa introduced her fiance to Indhira.
" Hi, Indhira. It's good to finally meet you. Rissa told me a lot about you." Adam greets Indhira.
Indhira suddenly glanced at Rissa when she heard Adam say that Rissa had many stories about him. Is that even the video scandal? Instantly Indhira felt angry. Shame if his disgrace is known to the future husband of Rissa.
" Look down, Ra. Safe ..." Realizing Indhira's changed face, Rissa immediately whispered in Indhira's ear, making Indhira breathe a sigh of relief until she returned Adam's hand.
" Hello, Mas." Indhira finally greeted Adam.
" Here I help you bring your suitcase, Indhira!" Adam offers to carry two suitcases carried by Indhira.
" No need, Mom. Let me just bring it myself." Indhira rejects Adam's subtle offer.
" Let's let Adam take it, Ra! He's a man. Let's get him a heavy one!" Rissa told Indhira to accept Adam's offer while grinning a glance at her fiance. He then pulled Indhira's hand to follow him.
" Ris, you have the heart to have your future husband carry my suitcase!?"
" Leave it! You have nothing to do with Adam, Ra. Adam is good, the man!" Rissa who already knew the nature of Adam felt no problem telling his fiancee to bring Indhira suitcase.
" You haven't had breakfast, have you, Ra? Let's get some food, yuk!" Because the train carrying Indhira reached Jakarta around 08.30 minutes, so he guessed that Indhira had not had time to fill his stomach with food.
" It's up to you, Ris." Indhira could not refuse the invitation of Rissa who wanted to bring herself breakfast because she herself had not had time to touch the food this morning.
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" Where are you planning to work, Ra? In an office or somewhere else like a salon like that again?" rissa asked as they enjoyed breakfast at the chicken porridge shop.
" Where, Ris. As long as I can do the job well." Indhira never wished for his work. As long as it is lawful and can be done by him, he will.
" Mad, try Mas Adam to help find work for Indhira at the boss Mas Adam's place. Boss Mas Adam's got a lot of cafes. Who knew Indhira could work there." Rissa asks Adam for help to find Indhira a job where Adam works, because Adam is a confidant of the cafe boss.
" Then try asking. But, I can't promise. You see, if to include female employees especially young and beautiful, Mas is still not brave, Ris. Boss Mas' wife is jealous if there is a beautiful female employee exceeds the standard." Adam chuckled while joking.
" Most definitely Mas Adam's boss is flirtatious, huh!? Until his wife is jealous?" Rissa did not comment on the praise Adam had given Indhira. Because she realized that Indhira had a beautiful face above average plus her skin was pure white.
" Boss Mas is not flirtatious, really! Precisely the type of faithful husband, Ris." tepis Adam.
" If it's the loyal type why should it be jealous?"
" You haven't seen Boss Mas, anyway! If you see, you'll admire him." Adam chuckled again. Rissa had never met the boss of her fiance.
" Boss Mas is a handsome guy. It's been so good too, so many girls are baper. Well, that's what the boss' wife doesn't like." Adam tells how his boss' wife does not like any female employees who are beautiful above average working in the cafe owned by the husband.
" But Indhira's people are never weird, Mas! There's no way Indhira would do that!" tepis Rissa because she knows Indhira so well. Although Indhira was exposed to a scandal that was embarrassing. However, it was not because of Indhira the naughty woman.
" If there is no jealousy, Ris! Later Mas try to help find somewhere else, who knows someone needs employees." Adam promises to help find work for Indhira.
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