Sweetest Scandal
Still apart

Sandu really could not calm down. Even for a week he did not go to the showroom even if only to check the situation there.

He was so upset, the man he had told to look for Aileen was in fact unreliable again. The man had trouble finding Aileen's whereabouts.

"Can't you do that simple job at all?" The man standing before him just looked down. Randu knew he shouldn't have pressed the man. However, thinking about Aileen's pregnant state scared her if anything happened.

"I'll keep looking for him, sir!" Randu simply cleared his throat and told the man to get out of his apartment.

Sandy was frustrated. The sudden loss of Aileen made her feel like she had lost half of herself.

Randu squeezed his hair rough, he even hit the table a few times. Ignoring his reddened palm.

"Where are you, Aileen?" Randu spread his gaze, he felt every corner of the apartment there was the figure of Aileen who always teased him. However, knowing all of that was just a hallucination, he simply ignored it.

"Mas Randu, his hands are so red! Auntie, yeah!" The old woman came to bring her a drink. However, seeing Randu's bruised palm he became pity.

Randu was silent. He opened his body and closed his eyes. Radu reopened his eyes when he felt his cold hand. He saw Bi Sri the name of the woman, compressing her palm.

Pandu pulled his hand. "Auntie don't do that. I ...."

Bi Sri cleared his throat slowly. He pulled out Randu's hand, ignoring his rejection just now. "If Neng Aileen came home and saw Mas Randu's hand this way she must be sad!" said Bi Sri who made Randu choose to let it go.

"Did he say nothing at all before leaving?"

"Neng Aileen was fine, Mas, back then. Only before did Neng Amee's mother come and they had a serious conversation." Bi Sri noticed the face of Randu who was looking at her seriously. "But, Auntie didn't dare eavesdrop on their conversation!"

"Already, Bi!" Sandra pulled back her hand. He grabbed his phone at the table and left.

Randu was about to meet Sika and ask what really happened until Aileen suddenly disappeared. Randu was so convinced that Aileen's departure had something to do with Sika.

The man drove his vehicle at high speed, ignoring his own safety. However, when at the red light Randu saw a small child who he thought felt familiar. Unfortunately, he forgot where they had met.

"Why did it feel to have met that boy?" rummy Randu. He was forced to re-apply his car when the sound of a horn from the back of his car continued to sound.

"Who is he? Why is he wandering around all these nights?" Randu watched the little boy from the rearview mirror in his car.

***

Sika did not like Randu's question to him which was so cornering. The daughter-in-law asked as if she was the reason Aileen disappeared.

Randu even ignored Amee's confused look at her attitude.

"Mas, calm yourself first. Why are you asking me so?" Randu shook Amee's hand and made the woman so surprised.

Randu had never been so rude, though angry the man would never hurt him physically and this time Amee experienced it. Because Randu's actions just made his elbow hit the wall.

"The aunt in the apartment who told herself that Mama came to the apartment before the night Aileen went missing!" said Randu while observing the look on Sika's face which was clearly surprised.

Sika nodded. "Mama did come, but that doesn't mean Mama made him disappear!"

"Ma, what's Mama doing there? Why didn't Mama lose anything to me?" Randu watched Amee who looked disappointed to Sika. He even ignored Sika who was clutching Sika's strong arm. Seen from his bleached knuckles.

"Why should Mama report to you if you want to see her?"

Amee snorted annoyed. He distanced himself from Sika. "That's important to me. You've never liked Aileen, have you? So there must be a reason why Mama came!"

Sika is further cornered by her son and daughter-in-law. "Okay, Mama will talk. Mama came there to ask for her approval to sell the house you live in!"

"Ma!" Amee even yelled. "Overdoes mom. I told you that whenever the house won't be sold. The house is in Aileen's name. Mama must've forced him or else Mama said something to make him choose to leave!"

"Mama didn't think you'd be more brave to talk like this to your own mama. Mama did force him, but all for your good. Mama wants to pay off the debt you lent to Mama!"

Randu frowned in surprise. He looked at Amee who was becoming nervous. "What are you hiding?"

Amee. "We're talking about this in the room, Mas!" Amee pulled Randu to take him to their room. The man let Amee do it.

"Now tell me what did your mom mean? You got any debts?"

Amee was so anxious, she looked at Randu doubtfully. "Why silence?"

"I hope you don't misunderstand me, Mom. Actually the money I borrowed in my mom's name was for a store operation that was almost bankrupt."

"You did that and charged him with mama?" Amee. "What is the point of me as a husband? Where is the man's contribution? Ah, I'm even so reluctant to mention her name."

"Maas ...." Amee approached Randu who was about to hug her, but Randu swiftly dodged. "Seto also did not know that I used money from borrowing. He knows it's my savings. I don't want him to be sad and hurt after all the trouble he's had!"

Randu's lips opened, he had not expected Amee's words just now. "You're thinking about another man in front of your own husband?" Randu clapped his hands and laughed out loud.

"If you care so much about that man, you should marry him, not me!"

Amee looked at Randu in surprise. He bit his lips deep and let only Randu who came out of their room.

***

"Mother actually objected and felt bad about Neng Aileen's kindness. Those expensive phones even had to be sold in order to survive."

Aileen smiled miris. He himself realized, the cell phone he brought while leaving the house should he sell to meet their daily needs.

"Mom don't worry. I don't need a cell phone right now!" Aileen tries to convince Siti if she is okay.

"Oh, yeah. I forgot to say to Mom. So, I've been able to rent a house to be a place to study children with parents who still can't read and write." Aileen was so excited when she told Siti.

"Tomorrow some of this money I use to pay for the rent!"

"Mother was deeply moved by Neng Aileen's kindness to the citizens here. They must be so happy!" Aileen nodded. He returned Siti's embrace which calmed her down.

"I'm also very happy to be able to channel one of my hobbies, after I felt that there was absolutely no point in being born in the world!" Aileen chuckled softly. He then searches for Faiz's unseen presence inside the house.

"Where is Faiz, ma'am?"

"I think he's still outside!"

Aileen nodded. "I'm after him, it's night!" Aileen is feverishly searching for Faiz's whereabouts out of the house. However, he was surprised to see Faiz talking to a man while with Randu when he discovered his whereabouts.

Aileen abandoned the intention of approaching Faiz and went back in. "Faiz is outside, Neng?" Aileen cleared her throat slowly.

Almost the man saw it. He did not want to if because an accidental meeting made the man will recognize and tell Randu his whereabouts.