THE LITTLE QUEEN'S SUFFERING
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"Alright I understand, you can talk about it first with Mala, but I really hope that you can get back to work with me, let's keep this company together and show Mr. Randi that you too can be successful in your own way, I will always be there for you Queen" Zidan said, holding the Queen's hand tightly.

The queen nodded and understood everything she said goodbye because she had to leave there immediately and there was nothing to talk about between them.

When he arrived at his residence there was no one in the house and the door was locked so the Queen immediately called Mala and asked her whereabouts.

"Hallo, where are you Mala?" Ask the Queen, please,

"I'm in my garden here trying to turn around I can see you from here" Mala replied behind the phone,

The queen turned her body and looked away at the flower garden that stretched not far from her yard was Mala was at the end of the flower garden, seeing her waving to the Queen showing that she was there, the Queen returned a wave of her hand and immediately walked over to Mala.

"Why is this afternoon when you pick flowers?" Asked the Queen in surprise,

"I want to harvest some flowers for display outside the store, don't you want our store to open soon" Mala replied as she kept busy picking beautiful flowers that had bloomed,

The queen breathed heavily and helped Mala harvest some other flowers.

"If Mala knew that I had gotten another job offer at Zidan's company, she would be disappointed in me for not continuing this flower business again" the Queen murmured.

Mala looked at the Queen who was clearly picking flowers while daydreaming so that the Queen actually picked flowers that had not bloomed perfectly, instead, her gaze was very empty and Mala immediately reprimanded the Queen and invited her to finish the job of picking flowers.

"Sir..what is it with you why instead of picking flowers that are not ready for harvest, let's so we rest first" said Mala while pulling the Queen out of the flower garden.

Mala and the Queen sat on the edge of their porch and Mala cleaned the flowers that had been picked before then put them into the house and returned to the outside with two glasses of cold water in the house her hands.

One of them Mala gave to the Queen because she knew the Queen looked so exhausted.

"Sister.ini drink first, brother must have cape will run out of the office brother Zidan directly help me pick flowers" said Mala while giving a glass of water.

The queen took it with a sweet smile and immediately gulped the water to half, half of it, after that the Queen looked back towards the expanse of a flower garden that was quite wide he re-thought about his shop that had not even had time to stand successfully but had many obstacles and inward to advance it.

"Sister..what is it that since brother daydreamed, what else do you think?" Ask Mala,

"When you go back to work with Zidan do you mind having to take care of our flower shop alone?" The Queen asked, starting to tell Mala,

Mala smiled in response to the Queen's words and she understood that when the Queen asked the question, Mala approached the Queen and held her hand tightly.

"Sister.so because of that brother daydreamed earlier and put on this sad face?, Listen to me brother, brother, I was very happy to take care of the store from the beginning, of course I don't mind looking after it" Mala replied sincerely,

"But what about your aspirations to work in Mr Randi's company?" The Queen asked worried about Mala's wishes,

"Why I work with people like him, it's clear before he refused me so why am I trying to be accepted to work there, it's better to raise my own business right sister" mala answered with confidence,

The queen started to fix the sitting position yes and she was facing upright towards Mala, she tried to ask him again to convince herself and Mala.

"When you really don't papa, you've been in college for years to work there, but now you have to run my flower shop don't you mind at all?" Ask the Queen again,

"Haha.kak your face is very funny, I'm really sure I will make our flower shop more successful brother just relax working there is not your mind anymore, I'm really sure I'm going to make our flower shop more successful, my dream has changed now my dream of becoming a successful person and making my beloved brother happy" Mala replied, inviting happy smiles from both of them.

They embrace each other and bestow affection for each other, even though they are not siblings but the closeness and affection between the two is clearly so sincere and perfect.

The queen felt very lucky to be reunited with Mala even though she had lost Seli, the best friend who was always beside her first, but with the presence of Mala he really completes the life of the Queen who used to be readiness to be much more colorful at this time.

Mala invites the Queen to enter the house because the air outside has begun to cool and the day almost changed to night.

When Mala turned on television a news story appeared and aired a report about the bankruptcy of the ST group company led by Steven as a legacy from his father who died one year ago.

Mala was very surprised to see the news because she knew clearly first before meeting with the Queen of ST company is one of the companies that she wants to step on as her workplace in the future.

"Hah..did not expect one of the largest companies in the country I could go bankrupt so soon, whereas in the past I never thought a company of that size could go bankrupt even up to seven derivatives though, wahhh....this is amazing news" Mala said to herself.

The queen who was curious about what Mala was watching she immediately approached him and joined him, while watching the Queen's television screen was so shocked that she dropped a plate containing snacks that she was about to give Mala.

"Relunk....." The sound of plates falling to the floor,

"Oh my goodness, be careful here so that I can clean the brother sit first" Mala said as she immediately brought a broom and cleaned the broken plate.

As Mala was busy cleaning up the broken dishes on the Queen's floor, she was sitting limp and her eyes kept staring at the frenzied television news about the bankruptcy of the ST group company and Steven who fell ill was allegedly poisoned by the own wife.

Hearing the news, the Queen was increasingly shocked and shocked she even covered her mired mouth with both hands and tears that just flowed down her two smooth cheeks.

"No.no.maybe.this news must be a lie" said the Queen was so hysterical and she could not believe it was all happening to Steven.

Mala was shocked and confused to see her brother so hysterical and crying suddenly, arrived, Mala immediately threw out the broken plate and began to approach the Queen and hug her to calm the Queen even though Mala did not know why her brother arrived like that.

After the Queen calmed down a little, Mala ventured to ask.

"Sister..what happened why brother arrived crying like this, was he hit by broken glass earlier, was there any wound?" Asked Mala anxiously,

The queen was silent for a moment she braced herself before telling Mala everything, until finally the Queen managed to calm herself and she told briefly that she knew Steven the successor to the ST group company that was reported poisoned and bankrupt on television just now.

"Sister.why does big brother really know the handsome young master Steven, hmm unfortunately he has a wife who is like a devil, he said, everyone knows he is evil but why no one dared to act on him I was very surprised by the person" said Mala who was so upset when talking about Astrid.

"If Mala had known that Steven and I were together and the person she hated was my half-brother who ruined my life" the Queen murmured with the wound she had been trying to bury so deeply.

Mala immediately fell silent because she saw the Queen who did not answer and responded again.

"Sister...sister...are you okay, where did you know Mr Steven?" Ask Mala again,

The Queen is confused how to explain everything to Mala she has indeed told a little bit that she knows Steven but the Queen can not tell everything to Mala it will only make her open old wounds and the Queen is very hate this, so the Queen decided to tell Mala a little.

"Sister.that, my brother used to know Steven because he was a level brother at the university where he attended, and the university is owned by the Zidan family while Mr. Randi's brother only knew him when he was an apprentice, and the university is owned by the Zidan family, the three of them were friendly but somehow now like enemies" the Queen replied explaining.

Mala just nodded and she also did not expect it to turn out that her brother was very popular while in college, and even knew three influential people in the country at once.

"Wahh..kak is great to be close and know the three most influential people in this country, must have been a big brother in college where the rich people yes" said Mala suspect, said,

"No brother went in there just because of luck alone" the Queen replied with a smile.

The Queen did not want Mala to know that she had also been one of the most respected people and could have anything she wanted just by pointing fingers, The queen thought it was just the past and there was no need to bring it up again.

The queen was still thinking about the news on television before and she immediately called Zidan to ask him clearly.

"Hallo, Zidan are you busy?" Ask the Queen, please,

"Isn't there really anything you've come to call me?" Ask Zidan back, please,

"I want to ask you what the news on tv about Steven is real?, if it's true how he's doing now?" The Queen asked her anxieties,

"Yes that's right, and Steven is fine if you want to see him I can drive you tomorrow, as well as I will also deliver some goods to him" Zidan replied, offering,

The call was interrupted, Mala who listened to the conversation she instead wanted to come with the Queen to visit Steven, because Mala admitted she really wanted to see the real face of Steven that she idolized long ago.

"So I want to come see Steven well, I like him a lot, I want to see his handsome face directly, I beg you please take me also well" mala pleaded with a puppy eye that made the Queen unable to resist,

"Well yes.Tomorrow we go to see him together" replied the Queen who made Mala very happy and happy.

The Queen only laughed for a moment at Mala's happy reaction when she allowed Mala to come see Steven with her tomorrow, because the Queen also just found out that her sister turned out to idolize the figure of Steven to exaggerate like that, indeed Steven is a perfect man he is kind and a partner who is desired by many women if not as great as it is not possible that the Queen also used to like him.

Even until now, the feeling may still exist in a special room in the Queen's heart, just that the togetherness between them is no longer possible, because the Queen does not want to have a partner who has been dressed by the person she hates the most and the murderer of her own father.

"Why can't I forget him even though he has made so many wounds that never heal in my heart" the Queen murmured again remembering his bad memories in the past.

Not wanting to see Mala seeing her weak and crying, the Queen immediately went into the room and locked the door, the Queen reasoned that she was tired and wanted to go to bed early when she only needed time alone and crying took off all the burdens she had been holding and hiding all this time.

The queen cried sobbing while covering her mouth with a thick blanket so as not to let out a sound that could make Mala suspicious of her.

"Sorry Mala, I'm sorry big brother, until the time comes... Brother will tell you all the origins of brother clearly, for now brother has not been able to tell all the wounds" the Queen murmured in her heart.

Years of holding wounds and trying to heal them alone must have been a challenge and a trial that was so difficult for the Queen, all this time losing many people that she loved so much just because of Astrid, who was so dear to her, even the Queen has not been able to reunite with her best friend Seli.

So sad, the Queen fell asleep in a sideways position and hugged the bolster with the whole body covered perfectly with a thick blanket of her favorite.

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On the other hand Astrid who is already in country C precisely in a luxury hotel she was forced to go undercover because all the news has entered the international news and has even gone viral in various media online, she was forced to wear a black hat and a mask and even goggles to cover her face when she went out.

"Aishh.

He was shopping in a hurry because he heard a man ask about him even to put a poster containing Gambir himself on various side walls of the road.

Astrid was even very surprised because the search had reached the place where she was staying, forced at that time Astrid rushed from the hotel and tried to escape from some people who thought suspicious.

Unbeknownst to him, Zidan had already ordered many of his trusted mercenaries to investigate Astrid and from the very beginning Astrid had flown to the C country Zidan's confidants had managed to follow him but lost track while searching for her place of residence.

Now quietly, one of Zidan's men has managed to find Astrid and continue to follow her until when on a fairly quiet street they immediately took Astrid quickly and brought her inside automaker.

For a while they managed to keep Astrid in the car and immediately memonter him then report it to Zidan. Zidan smiled happily and he sent the photo to Steven they had managed to snatch Astrid and Zidan immediately told his men to bring Astrid back to the XX country at that time.

"You guys bring him back here so I can hand him over directly to the police station" Zidan said with a satisfied feeling,

"Okay sir" replied the man.

Astrid continued to rebel even though her mouth was duct tape and her eyes were covered in black cloth, they actually managed to bring Astrid up into the plane without any suspicion from anyone because before, they had, the men had threatened Astrid.

"Who are you, let me go. I'll pay you much more than the man who told you to catch me!" Astrid snapped trying to provoke the trained bodyguards, though,

"Hahaha..after rising up, you can still pay us your joking lady Astrid!" Answer one of the bodyguards while laughing.

Astrid did not manage to provoke them she could only obey all of them despite constantly trying to rebel, because the number of people was so large that there was not the slightest gap for Astrid to escape, as there was no gap, until he reached XX country he was immediately taken to an empty house that had been prepared by Zidan before.

After finishing all his work Zidan went to pick up Steven and bring him to the empty house where the bodyguards had locked Astrid, Zidan deliberately brought Steven there using a wheelchair because at that time Steven was still not fully recovered.

When he saw Astrid tied to a bench with her eyes covered with cloth and clothes that had been messed up Steven was so satisfied he was finally able to be free from the grasp of an evil demon like Astrid.

Steven was furious and he shed tears while shaking violently clenched both his arms tightly, he said, he yelled at Astrid so strongly that Zidan was also shocked because it was the first time he had seen Steven that angry.

"Arkhich....Listen to me you've ruined my life and my family you've killed my father and mother, I won't let you live!" Snapped Steven with a horrifying glare.

"Stevens...Steven..I'm sorry, I really don't mean that, I didn't kill them really please trust me Steven, please let me go" said Astrid who was still shameless to ask Steven for help which she had poisoned.

Steven approached Astrid and when one of the bodyguards was about to hold him, Zidan immediately restrained the bodyguard and gave the code to let Steven approach him.

"Hahaha...Did you say, you asked me to help you?, you said?, After what you did to me all this time even the last time I begged you you poisoned me and almost got me killed in my hands if Zidan hadn't saved me that night" steven said with tears in his eyes.

He really could not forgive all the actions of Astrid Steven venting her anger she slammed both cheeks of Astrid hard and she pushed the chair that Astrid was sitting on to the back and Astrid's head was bleeding, and Astrid's head was slashing blood, while Astrid continued to beg for forgiveness from Steven and when Steven was about to throw another punch against Astrid Zidan immediately held him back quickly.

"Stevens.... Stop, don't get your hands dirty by killing him fast enough here, let him rot in jail for him to get the punishment he deserves, let's go back" Zidan told Steven.

Thankfully Steven complied and Zidan pushed Steven's wheelchair back to the hospital, earlier, Zidan had ordered his bodyguards to hand Astrid over to the police and rob Astrid of all the money she had brought so she could not bribe anyone to help her.

That night Astrid was successfully thrown in prison and many journalists gathered at the police station, the news spread quickly and when Zidan was about to close all the news Steven held him and he deliberately let everyone know about the crimes committed by Astrid.

"Steven I will close all this news for you" Zidan said,

"No Zidan, let everyone know his crimes I'm sure that he won't dare to run away or do anything else" Steven said.

Because it was Steven's desire, Zidan obeyed him and he told Steven to rest and not think about the company anymore.

"Steven you better get yourself back, our company problem can fix it again later, you have to come back like Steven I knew before" Zidan said,

Steven nodded and he apologized and thanked Zidan for helping him when he was down and in a very difficult situation like this.

At this time for Steven regret is also useless and will not be able to change anything before he intends to defend the life of the father by marrying Astrid but in fact the father still died, then he was urged by his mother to stay.survive with Astrid for the sake of the company but in fact, his own mother died due to an accident that was planned eh Astrid as well.

As a result, all the wealth he had arrived without a hand to belong to Astrid when she revolted and wanted to divorce Astrid even this kind of incident happened, which happened, he himself almost lost his life because of all the carelessness and wrong decisions many times that he had done because he was constantly threatened by Astrid, even Steven always refused when Zidan was about to help him.

All of that is clearly there is a reason because Steven does not want Zidan to get carried away with his problems he knows how cruel Astrid is if she let Zidan help him when she knows the Zidan Company is also being depressed by Madam Atmaja zidan could have been destroyed like that, so Steven had refused when Zidan was about to help him.

"I'm free from that demonic woman, I'm sorry father, mother if I had listened to Queen and Zidan, maybe things wouldn't have ended like this, maybe you guys are still next to me" grumbled Zidan while massaging his eel to leave a red mark.

Zidan really regretted everything but whatever the power of rice has become porridge, the decision we have taken will never be able to pull back, the lost ones will still go.

It was not an unjust fate with Steven but doubt that caused him to be consumed by Astrid's seduction and pressure from his mother that made him have to obey Astrid until entangled forever to all really ruined.

Steven continued to cry because he could not forgive himself for all the decisions he had taken in the past, even he continued to cry to sleep, Zidan could not leave Steven in such a chaotic state, he was afraid that Steven would act silly and endanger his own life when frustrated like this.

Finally Zidan decided to stay at the hospital and take care of Steven until the morning, he was a loyal and extraordinary friend. Even Zidan was willing to sleep on the small sofa available in the room without a blanket just to keep Steven.

Although initially Oma Rika did not allow Zidan to interfere in the problems of Steven and Astrid but after Oma Rika read the news on the article on her phone Oma Rika can immediately guess late that all that it was his son Zidan's doing.

"Zidan's....The child, he always did not listen to me, fortunately one demonic woman was already imprisoned" grumbled Oma Rika as she stared at the screen of her mobile phone,

Oma Rika knew because it had been two days Zidan did not go home and did not even contact her at all, so it can be concluded that Zidan was the one who was in.behind the success of Astrid's arrest abroad.

Because Oma Rika thought there was no way the cops were really looking for Astrid to go abroad and beat her to death like that, Oma Rika develops a smile on her face she feels proud and happy for having a good and responsible grandson like Zidan.

"Oma is proud of you Zidan, you are exactly like your parents who always want to help people" added Oma Rika while staring at her family photo.