The Successor's Wife of the President
story of the past 2

"Ja–so, here's the answer? Why don't you record my name as a beneficiary of inheritance like Alice?" Vero raised his head to look at Mr. Arsene.

"You see my will?" Ask with a relaxed face.

The girl also laughed out loud. Then touch his chest.

"What's my fault with your family? So you don't treat me fairly?"

"It's not fair?"

Vero moved from his position. With a slightly staggered body, the girl dragged her feet and stopped in front of the wide glass window.

"The sky outside is always bright. But my heart is always in darkness" he murmured as he stared out the window. A shadow of the past began to appear.

The girl remembered how she had never given any presentation like Alicia. He who always gets a grade of C with his brother who always gets an A.

The activities that Alicia did always reap praise, in contrast to her who never got any appreciation other than anger from the father who felt disappointed with the results of the exam at the end of each semester.

Flashback...

A praaaakk! Mr. Arsene throws a report book in front of Vero who is bowed before him.

"Is this the result after I've spent a lot of money to finance a series of private lessons to make you excel like your brother?!" The sarcasm on the girl in Junior High uniform was in German.

"I've tried, Dad," he said.

"IF YOU'VE TRIED WHY YOUR MATH SCORES KEEP GETTING THE LOWEST!!!"

"Huhuhuhu's... Vero's gonna try again, Dad. Vero would try again." the girl hugged her father's leg, sobbing.

"For your punishment. You should study during your school holidays. There's no vacation to the LN while you're on time."

"No! Don't wanna... Vero wants to go with Alice and Mommy to Paris."

"Alice just went with Mommy. You're here, I'll keep an eye on you."

"Ta–but, Dad. Daddy..!"'s...!" The ABG girl was crying so much. Both of his hands clenched tightly before finally running slammed all of his textbooks onto the floor.

"Basic is useless! You idiot! Shallow brain!!!" Veronica turned her own bag over until the entire contents scattered to the floor.

A woman came inside after knocking on the door. Along with the ABG girl who is one year older on top of Vero.

"Honey.." a soft voice called out his name. Vero who was still raging was able to stop the movement of his hands when he saw Mommy Kate coming with a warm look and a sad look from Alicia. The two went inside to approach the boy.

"You're failing again, Vero?" Alicia shed tears. Swiping his sister's face in rough edges before throwing her face away.

"Honey, failing doesn't mean you have to be like this. The sign is you should try and show it to Daddy."

"That's true..." Alicia.

Vero himself remained silent. Wiping the rough tears that just keep coming out.

"Vero. Let's study again, huh? I'll teach you."

"no need. All will be in vain because I am not as smart as Brother. I am a fool in academics. Nah! even all fields. I'm not like a big brother who's good at everything. You and I, like, were born into two different families."

"No! Don't talk like that..." Kate touched her own chest feeling sad. He did not want Vero to think that way even though in reality it is true. "No human being is created equal, even identical twins. You just need to try again, encourage my beautiful daughter. We love you!"

Motivational sentences that always make Vero soften. He hugged his mother, only the embrace of Kate and Alicia that made him able to restore the sun hidden behind the thick cloud cumulus.

Until the day that Lady Kate died. When the two girls were already sitting in High School.

They were crying in front of Kate's coffin. The sad look that Vero showed was not on the casket pepper but on a beak man who tightly hugged Alicia's body. Yes, only Alicia's body was held by Mr. Arsene.

why Daddy only hugged Alicia, when I lost Mommy too. Is it because my crying isn't as strong as Big Brother's?

Vero thought it was just a coincidence. Maybe because Alicia's crying sounds louder, the father prefers to hug Alice. Vero looked back, there he saw Arga coming while carrying flowers with his grandfather.

"Sister?" The girl intended to welcome him but the man she greeted just passed her by. Vero's body contours, he flips his head back. And in his discovery, Arga has given the flower with a flat look to Alicia...

"I'm sorry about Aunt Kate's passing. She's a good woman, though she's a pity she's brought out a delinquent princess like you."

"It's not funny to say that in front of my Mommy's coffin." Alicia hit her chest slowly. Arga smiled faintly. He rubbed Alicia's head.

"Don't be sad, in this world there are many people who will love you. You won't be lonely..." Entertain her to the beautiful girl in front of her.

Vero who was standing in the middle of them clenched his hands. All this time he had been holding back his feelings for Arga. He intends to ask the father to match himself with Arga if he grows up later. Daddy Arsene would agree.

***

A few years later...

"Today, there is good news. Because, Mr. Arman Sanjaya wants to betroth his only grandson to one of you." Mr. Arsene smiled faintly, his right hand stuffing a mouthful of soup into his mouth.

"Grandfather Arman's grandson?" Vero seemed excited, in contrast to Alicia who actually did not like the man.

"Yes, get ready for dinner tonight. Beautiful dandan yes, my daughters." Mr. Arsene stroked the heads of the two with affection.

"Kyaaaaa, Brother?! Who among us?"

"I hope you are." Alicia.

"Eh?"

"Have not been discussed. Today I'm going to the flood disaster site in area X. Don't tell Dad that I want to stop by, yeah. And may your match go well. Dhaaaa my dear sister."

"Sister Alice, wait!" Vero turned his head back while his graceful older sister was already waving passed. Vero's lips smiled thinly. "Basic! But, may Grandpa Arman really choose me even though I don't like his spicy mouth when talking."

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Evening came, it had been more than two hours the three of them waited for Arga and Alicia to come but never seen to both.

"Actually, where are those two kids?" Grandpa Arman grumbled. The food on his plate was already gone. Mr. Arsene turned towards Veronica.

"Darling, where's your brother?" whispered Mr. Arsene.

"Come on Dad, I don't know. Said he was coming."

"Ck! He's always been like this..."

"Aiiiiihhh, I'm getting tired. We'd better just go home."

"Emmmm, I'm sorry my first daughter, sir."

"No problem. Because my granddaughter is the same! Ckck!" Grandfather moved, as did the two of them. The three said goodbye, going home to each other.

Unlike the two men of that generation. Vero himself asked for permission to go elsewhere. Trying to meet Alicia at her favorite place.

Yes, the tree house near the Narendra family's private villa.

In the garden filled with light from the garden lights. Vero stopped his car from a considerable distance, because he saw a car that he knew.

That's like Arga's car?

Slowly remove the seat belt, and open the door. The girl got down from inside the car walking cautiously getting closer to the edge of the lake.

Sraaakkk. He saw Arga kissing his sister's lips just below the tree house.

The girl pecked, watching firsthand the scene that really made her heart seem to stop right then and there. Eventually he decided to take a step back before finally turning around to leave the two of them.

seriate...