
Today Vania is not in the mood for activity. Along the way, he sat alone on the bus. When arriving at Bursa, everyone wants to take the cable car to the top of Uludag mountain, but he chose to stay and look for a cafe to relax.
He ordered a glass of hot turkish coffee and a piece of Baklava. His eyes looked at the snow from the empty window. The foreign man's spies occasionally looked at him with astonished looks. Not in Indonesia is not abroad such a view he always get.
Vania opened her phone. Message from his son Aileen today just got the first champion of the story race with English. The little princess was showing off the trophy she got. Her bright smile made Vania feel guilty for leaving the cute boy with his mother.
Her memories wander at her encounter with Avan, after which she gives birth to Aileen.
Since her divorce from Dino, Vania has focused on her work. He struggles to live a normal life. His position has slowly begun to settle. He is now trusted as Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Javamas company.
A few months after the divorce, she accidentally saw Avan appear on TV in a talk show about entrepreneurs. Curious he is looking further about Avan Publishing at the moment. In just seven years Avan was able to rise from an independent publishing company by now having many contracts with well-known writers. Many of Avan Publishing's works have been filmed.
He recalled that Avan had never met Aileen. Is this a good time to bring your child and father together? Has Avan changed? How did he react to seeing his own flesh blood? Questions popped into his head. After all, Aileen is Avan's son and he deserves to know. About his attitude, that's business later. Vania would never hand Aileen over to anyone.
He did not inform Avan of his arrival. After telling the receptionist. Vania sits in this luxurious looking office lobby. Far from the three-story shophouse that Avan once rented to be his office first. Not long after the handsome man came down. His stature is more mature. But he still looks just as handsome even more than when he was in college. A bit of the past vibe softly ran through his heart. Vania misses this taste. Avan's smile expanded upon seeing who was coming. He immediately ran and hugged. Some employees were surprised by their boss's reaction.
“You look amazing. I’m so happy to see you.” There is sincerity in the Avan voice stream.
“How are you?” Vania felt her heart become warmer. He knows Avan's position in his heart has not been changed, even by Avan.
“Good, good. As you can see, I have changed a lot. How are you?” Avan was acting a bit awkward, it was natural that they had been separated for quite a while.
“I'm good too. You are free, aren't you? I want to talk.” Vania looked around. Find a comfortable place to talk.
“Awhile I empty the schedule first.”
Avan called someone, asked for all the schedules today to be pending.
“We chat while eating, yuk.” Vania walked to the lobby door.
“Good, where?” Avan followed from behind.
“As of you only choose.”
Not long ago the Mercedes drove on the busy streets of the Capital. Several times Avan tried to open the conversation, but Vania always dodged. Not long after, the two boarded a Private Restaurant in an office building that was united with the mall. The restaurant is on the fifty-second floor with a magnificent view of the capital.
“So what do you want to chat?” ask Avan after waitress bring their order menu.
“Why have you never looked for me?” Vania began to unravel the taste.
Avan was silent, his face lowered, his finger tapping at the table. He was silent for a long time to find the right answer. Vania waited while drinking Flavoured Tea.
“I ...“ sound Avan slowly, “ehmm me, same shame myself.” His head is still down.
“I was fucked up. My mind is bad, I don't care about anything. When you left, I felt like everyone was getting away from me. All the things that are precious to me are gone. My company, you, co-workers. Moreover, you said you were pregnant, I was really scared, I was not ready. I have nothing, but I also do not want to go back and beg the family. I panicked, I was afraid that you would consider me an incapable man and leave me. I want to be with you, I want to raise that baby but I'm scared.”
“Terus.”
“I, I was rude to you, because I panicked. Seeing you reminds me of my failing self and I'm gonna be a bad dad. And then you left, part of me was honestly relieved by all that. I know it's not fair but my burden is lifted a little when I know I don't have to be responsible. Especially once you know you're married to a man I'm sure is better than me.”
“You know, but keep letting me go?”
“I'm still young, Vania. I don't know what my future would be if I married you. Cowardly indeed, but I can focus on the company. This company is a testament to everyone. I'm determined to make it number one by any means!”
“So the company is more important than your own flesh blood?”
“It turns out you are still selfish, yes.” Vania growled at Avan's face which looked more like a coward.
“I can't get to where I am today if I'm not selfish. The competition is very tough, you know for yourself right?”
“You're still vengeful with Barli?”
“Until any time as long as the Barli Company is still standing I will still not be satisfied.”
“You want to meet?”
“Who?”
“Your son. You want to see it?”
“Ya.”
Vania pulled out her phone and showed a picture of a cheerful little boy in her school uniform.
“Beautiful once, similar to his mother.”
“Aileen.”
“What?”
“Name Aileen Mahagya Avan.”
“Good name!’ muttered Avan, for some reason then his eyes were filled with warm liquid.
Ever since he introduced Aileen to Avan, they became familiar. But until now, he had not told Aileen if Avan was her father. Aileen only knew, her father was Reymond and they still met often. The proximity of Avan and Aileen also keeps Vania back close to him. At the moment, he is not close to any man. That love is growing again. Their long insatiable desires return.
As he entered Avan's life, there was one fact that made him afraid to commit more with Avan even though this time it was this man who asked to live with him. This man still held an old grudge, his ambition getting bigger was proportional to the larger the company. Of course, the time will run out for the company. As Avan said, his company is number one.
It would be difficult to make the growing and growing Aileen have a father figure that was almost never present by her side. They will always be second priority to the company. Therefore Vania prefers Avan as her boyfriend and nothing more. At the moment it seems that everyone is happy with this status.
Several times when they were going on a date, Avan was already tired after a long meeting. One day Avan gave him a surprise offer.
“I'll marry you if Barli's company is destroyed. You find a way to infiltrate there.”
Vania's heart stopped beating.