The False Lover the Culun
Chapters 27. Father's Support

Because I believe he is the best for me.

And because I don't want to disappoint you two, my parents.

May I hope to get some advice from you, Father.

Because you're my father and also the greatest man I've known in my entire life.

If I can choose, I want to choose both, make my family happy and choose the person I love.

🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸

# GIBRAN POV#

[ The Flashback ON]

“Rey, what tonight I have no meeting?” I asked Rey.

“No Sir,” Rey replied confidently, “I've checked many times.”

“Then find the right reason so that I do not need to attend dinner later?”

“Sorry Sir, but preferably Mr. present,” Rey's suggestion, “Mistress Farrah was very angry with your attitude that went away just last night.”

“Cih... You seem to know what happened last night,” my quip, do not accept if I am blamed.

“Master took future lover Mr. Rafie away from the dinner at Mr. Nashir's residence,” Rey replied without hesitation.

I stared intently at Rey, should she explain in detail my mistake?

“Now come out and do as I say,”.

Long time with Rey turned out to also test my mental health and heart.

“Rey, you were wrong. The woman is not a potential lover of Rafie .. The truth is that the woman was my lover who disappeared many years ago,”.

Where can I accept if my Sherina is said to belong to someone else.

Sherina will be mine again. That woman must feel what I've been feeling all along.

I'll make him beg to stay by my side, I'll make him beg me not to leave him.

“Sherina, this time your love for me should be much greater than my love for you!” my resolve.

🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼

That night I had to follow Mom's request to have dinner with a woman I never liked.

“Gibran .. thank you for taking me to dinner,” he said in a spoiled style that disgusts me.

“Not me, but Mother who made me to dinner with you,” said I clarify the situation tonight.

The woman by my side is Soraya.

My friend since childhood, the cruel woman who has bullied Sherina, the woman who has been chasing my love all this time.

Thankfully, it didn't take long to arrive at one of the fine restaurants.

A very romantic atmosphere was welcoming even from the first step of entering this restaurant.

I imagined that someday Sherina and I would have a romantic dinner together in this place.

In my mind I had planned that I would have dinner together with Sherina here one day. I'm going to force him to play piano for me, as I remember he used to play piano in High School. I'll make the other guy at this restaurant jealous to see how much Sherina loves me.

I chuckle with a shadow in my mind.

I feel Soraya's attitude is very strange. Just as we were about to enter the VIP room that Mother had booked, Soraya forced to linger in my arms.

I tried to take it off, but unfortunately the door was already open and how surprised I was when there were both of our parents.

Not wanting to humiliate Soraya, I had to be patient with all this woman's spoiled attitude.

I just answered as I could, until Soraya finally said the thing that made me astonished.

“Ma ... Pa ... “

“Om ... Aunties... “

“I'm now ready if our engagement is executed immediately.” Soraya said with confidence.

“Basic lady snake!” rukkukku in the heart.

“Not yesterday he refused on the grounds that he still wants to focus on his career?” my inner.

“That's good, you finally decided the most appropriate thing. I will prepare everything,” added Mother.

“We will also help prepare everything,” said Mother from Soraya.

When the two mothers exchanged opinions about the preparation for the engagement of their son and daughter, Gibran himself seemed uninterested.

I'll just talk about this at home. After all, Soraya is a woman, even more so we have been friends since childhood.

I wouldn't embarrass her by refusing this engagement right now.

But the wise thought was instantly gone, when I saw the photo that Rafie had sent.

I squeezed the phone in my hand.

Seeing the photo of Sherina who is friendly with Rafie really makes my heart warm.

Not enough with Rafie, there's also a photo of Sherina with a guy I know is Rafie's best friend, Harsya.

Even just from the photo I can judge if their relationship is very close, Sherina even smiled and laughed off. Things he never did with me.

“Can't be left, I also have to make a special moment on his birthday this time, my inner”.

Just about to open my voice to leave first, Dad stopped me with his question.

“But we have not heard the opinion of our son,” he said wisely.

“This engagement is not just a decision from Soraya, but Gibran's decision must also be considered.”.

And yes, this is my father. A father who will not force his will, except education and career.

“How about you Gibran, do you agree with this engagement?” ask Dad who surprised almost everyone in this room.

I saw that Mom had looked at Dad with a disapproving look.

I would've known if I wouldn't have agreed to this engagement.

When all the attention is on me, I think it's a good time to end the good and filial drama that I'm doing.

“Thank you Dad for understanding, and giving me the chance to choose,”.

“With all my respect, I appreciate the wishes of Father and Mother, Om and Aunt, so that we can get married quickly. But honestly, since a long time ago I personally have no intention to marry Soraya,”, I said honestly.

It is a bit difficult apparently to resist but must be with a speech that does not hurt anyone.

“Sorry Soraya, instead I want to hurt your feelings or bury your hopes and dreams. It's just that right now I can't accept you because I already have a lover. I hope you can understand it and maybe can find more from me,” my words are now directly aimed at Soraya.

I saw that there were already puddles of tears that made Soraya's eyes look teary.

“What do you mean is that woman? That Culun?” ask Soraya.

Under the table both my hands have clenched. “Snake girl, how dare she call my woman The Culun, my inner”.

“Si Culun? Who her? Do you have a lover?” soraya's speech lured Mother to ask.

Well I'm honest, during school I wasn't allowed by my parents to date. That's also why I've never treated Sherina like a lover in school.

What my parents know, when I was in high school I used to use a smart student who was crazy about me to help me learn.

“Yes, and the woman who had hurt him so much that Gibran agreed to go to college in London!”

Soraya didn't give me a chance to talk, even Mother's questions were answered by her.

“True, you are indeed a very considerate friend of Soraya,” I said with a cynical look at her.

“That woman is the reason I moved to London. But not because he hurt my heart, but because I hurt him,”.

“He's my motivation to be like me now.”

“And Dad also Mom has met him,”.

I'm sure Father and Mother must be confused, because there's not a single woman I've introduced as a lover or close friend to them.

“That woman is Sherina, the woman who met you last night at uncle Nashir's house,”.

I guessed the reaction of Father and Mother.

And my guess is right, Dad who never looked at someone from his social status, he also admired someone who was smart and accomplished, surely Sherina will pass the selection to be a daughter-in-law in the El-Fatih family.

While Mom, her face is now flushed with anger. Same with the look on the face displayed by Soraya's parents.

“Tak we thought, it turns out dinner this time just to humiliate our daughter,” said Mother from Soraya.

“We will continue to remember what happened tonight,” continued Soraya's father haughtily.

Ahmad Parvin and Afifah Parvin are the parents of Soraya, the owner of Parvin Publishing. Both are famous among entrepreneurs in that field.

“Sorry for this misunderstanding,” said I tried to restrain Soraya's parents who were about to leave.

“Yes, we apologize Mr. Parvin and Mrs. Looks like the engagement of our sons and daughters cannot continue.”

I stared in disbelief at Dad, as well as at Mom whose face was getting red.

After the death of Parvin's family, Mother immediately protested to Dad.

“Dad! Did you just realize that you wasted the Parvin family on a woman whose origins are unclear?”

“She Sherina, daughter of Efendi and Yasmin. We know both of his parents, even we also know Sherina since he was a child,” explained Dad.

“Stop acting like your life is hard, I've given you a life far short of nothing. So don't ever discriminate someone from how you need them,”.

“Don't make me feel like I failed to educate you as a wife.”

Father's last words were able to silence Mother and I.

“I have to emulate Dad in terms of firmly as a husband, my inner”.

“Since you've been so agitated, have you missed anything?” ask me to turn to look at me.

“Today's Sherina's birthday .. I have to go see her,” I replied.

“And why are you still here?”

I looked back at Dad with a look of disbelief. “I'm just leaving,” I said.

Only Dad nodded and smiled. “Go, say happy birthday from Dad to him. And if not busy, occasionally take him to home.”

I nodded and left the place.

“I'm sorry Mom, I even left without saying goodbye without you. It seems like this time my path is quite easy, as long as Father approves then no one can oppose it.”

My mind danced, eager to meet Sherina and give her the gift I had saved for 8 years.

[Flashback Off]