Trapped in Brother Love
TCS 32

Haris passes away without a word leaving Mike and Esme still arguing. That further cornered Esme because no one defended her in front of Mike. Mike looked towards Esme with a look of hateful fury.

“Why are you just silent? You're scared because no one's defending you in this house?” asked Mike to sneer.

“Don't be a powerful snob in this house,” Esme said in self-defense.

Esme continues to defend herself in front of Mike. Although actually he could not hide his regret after hearing if Mike was in full power over everything in this house. 

“Indeed I now have power in this house! You should have knelt to me because I still let you stay in this house. If I want, I can kick you out right now,” Mike said. 

Alice who was still hiding behind the wall just fell silent to hear Mike who collided with Esme. Alice's fear actually happened that morning. 

“What should I do,” muttered Alice in a soft voice trying to hold back the crying.

Mike calls the waiter in the house and asks him to take out all the Esme stuff he has tidied up in Raina's room. He does not care about Esme who keeps trying to keep Mike from getting his things out of Raina's room.

“Servant! Hurry here!” mike shouted with emotion.

“Iya Tuan,” sahut waiter with frightened face.

Mike told me to get Esme's stuff out of this room. And returned all her mother's belongings that had been removed into the warehouse to her room as before, otherwise she would have been fired.

“You remove all women's belongings ***** this from my mother's room right now!” Mike's orders.

“Good Sir,” sahut the servants.

“You can't just take my stuff out of here Mike!” snapped Esme.

“Of course I'm entitled because I'm in charge of this house. And you waiters take back my mama's things in the barn,” said Mike without caring about Esme. 

Esme finally could only shut up and resigned, it seemed free to fight Mike. The servants finally took out Esme's belongings from Raina's room. Irritated, Esme returned to packing her belongings and moved back to her room as before.

Mike passed away from Raina's room and headed to her room to rest. He walked past Alice who was still hiding behind the wall. As he passes by, Mike realizes that something is standing behind the wall and it turns out to be Alice. Mike glimpsed at Alice with a hateful look.

“Mike,” says Alice softly.

Mike just shut up, didn't bully Alice and just walked past her. Mike's attitude changed immediately that day and Alice noticed it. Alice tries to hold Mike's body by pulling his hand, but quickly pulls him away from Alice. 

“Mike listen to me first,” said Alice.

Alice, who realized that the instant her body froze, finally the thing that she was afraid of actually happened where Mike was angry with her again because of Esme's outrageous attitude.

With a shunt, Alice walked back to her room. He could not sleep and was awake until the morning because his mind was full of Mike. He just walked back and forth in his room, trying to figure out a way to talk to Mike.

“I have to apologize to her,” murmured Alice.

While in the room, Mike was trying to calm himself down. He never thought Esme would dare to do that in this house. For him, Esme was already too bold to act as she pleased here.

Mike looked at a picture of his mother on the table next to his bed. I don't know why Mike suddenly felt a tightness in his chest. It seemed like sadness mixed with anger enveloped him. 

“Just calm Ma, I will fight for what is rightfully ours in this house. And I won't let the ****** it's powerful to take everything we've got” Mike said as he looked at Raina's photo.

The sound of Mike's cell phone ringing instantly resuscitated him from his daydream. He glanced at his phone, apparently it was his business colleague. 

Cring.. Cring.. Cring..

“Halo,” says Mike.

‘Halo Mike, this morning our business partner invited to discuss the latest building construction project. So I guess we should go out of town today too,” said his colleague.

“Ah, so yes. All right I'll tell my secretary to get everything ready,” said Mike.

“Good. You get ready now. See you there,” said his colleague.

“Yes I'll be ready to leave now,” said Mike and hung up.

Without waiting for long, that morning Mike immediately packed his things to go out of town. This moment is also used for a moment to go away from the people in his house.

Meanwhile, Alice is venturing to talk to Mike. He felt guilty and wanted to apologize, even though this was not his fault but his mother's fault.

Alice walks out into Mike's room, slowly peering into the room as Mike's door opens slightly. Alice wondered why Mike was packing her things. He opened the door and went into Mike's room.

“Mike, where are you going?” ask Alice.

“How dare you enter my room without permission?” mike said emotion.

“Mike, I want to apologize to you for last night. I know my mother has gone too far to use your late mother's room without her permission, ” said Alice regretfully.

“You and your mother who******we are both shameless ,” said Mike in a cynical tone.

“Why do you hate me so much Mike? I know my mother and I were wrong, but I have apologized to you,” Alice said.

Mike immediately stopped packing his belongings and turned his eyes to Alice. He walked towards Alice with an angry look. Alice who realized that it seemed like she was misspeaking reflexes walked backwards.

“You think apologizing can bring back everything your mother took from my family? Do you think with your apology it could bring my mother back?” mike said, gripping Alice's shoulder.

Alice was silent, she could not speak because what Mike said was true. Mike then proceeded to pack up the rest of the things he was going to take out of town. 

Without a word coming out of Mike's mouth, he just left Alice carrying his things down. When he was about to get out, Mike had a chance to cross paths with Haris. The two of them just look at each other and indeed Mike does not have the intention to talk much with Haris. 

Alice was still silent in Mike's room staring at the departure of Mike who ignored him just like that.