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. "Sister Fab-" Raisa came to a halt as she clearly saw Fabio grabbing Arisa's cheek so frantically. His gaze was completely different, so warm and looked nothing like Fabio.

"Say Aris. Who would dare hurt you?" Ask again in a cooler tone.

"No brother. T-Tadi just misunderstood. So my mom accidentally slapped me. I offended him. So, it's worth your mama slapping me." Hearing Arisa's explanation, Fabio's gaze turned mellow again. He really feels there is a regret because he did not marry Arisa. If he was now Arisa's husband, Fabio thought he had protected this girl from anyone who hurt her, even her own parents.

"Sorry Aris, I can't protect you." Fabio said, then, forced to turn around and pass into the elevator without looking back at Arisa.

Actually Fabio still wants to talk longer with Arisa at this time, but he must be aware of the fact that there is a little princess that he must take care of more than Arisa who is just a woman who he keeps a sense of empathy, a sense of empathy, he who is so deep in hope and at once hope is destroyed and he must accept others as his companion.

Seeing Arisa who was sculpting, Raisa immediately approached and patted Arisa's shoulder slowly, but enough to make Arisa realize.

"Do you love Fabio?" Raisa asked doubtfully.

"Entah Rais. I don't know. All I remember is when he went to the apartment."

"Apartment? You got an apartment?" Raisa asked again now in a surprised tone. As she remembers, Arisa was not given an apartment by her father or Tio. If Arisa was given a place to live, her father would have given her a house instead of an apartment.

"A-anu.mak-meaning mother's apartment." Arisa answered suddenly nervous. Raisa just nodded slowly while still putting on a suspicious and curious face at Arisa's initial answer.

"And why are you here?" Ask Raisa next.

"This is my father's phone left in my room. I'm just gonna take a walk." Arisa replied suddenly enthusiastic.

"Ohh... Did you skip work? I'm throwing you at Danu. And I'll make sure you get scolded by her." ~Raisa.

"Please. Om Danu won't scold me." ~Arisa.

"Dihhhh you're so confident." ~Raisa.

"Obviously, I'm a favorite employee." ~Arisa.

"Yes yes, I believe." ~Raisa.

. "Argghhh why the phone's dead." Rayyan's screams threw her body onto the sofa in annoyance as dozens of calls were not connected to Arisa's number.

"Risa.." she cried again lying down and closed her eyes.

"Whisper the shit." Shouted Daffa from the doorway.

"Dwf. I don't want to know, find Risa. And why don't you go to work today." Said Rayyan without any patience.

"Why are you so crazy? Didn't when Aris went to work and was with you all day, you always ignored him. And you're engrossed in Clara. You don't think I know you're just trying to make Aris jealous, do you?" Reply to Daffa who sat across from Rayyan casually.

"You blame me? Who told him not to be jealous. I made her feel like she was burning when Clara was here."

"Hufft. Don't keep raising your ego. If Aris isn't around, you're going crazy like this. And you pretentious to show that you can live without him? Your acting is bad Rayyan. Now you better be honest with your feelings, don't keep quiet. You want Aris taken by someone else? What if Fabian who is now the president of the company Narendra that Fabio prepared for him? You also know their closeness in college. And you must remember! Your competition is not just me. But Dimas, sister Bayu, and even Fahreza's assistant" Daffa said at length.

"Since when have you been a nag to me? Nevermind! Just get back to work. I don't need advice from a crocodile like you."

"Hahaha sorry Rayyan. But you should know, too, that Aris made me stop being such a despicable crocodile." Rayyan just slackened to serve a debate with Daffa. He recalled Daffa's previous words and his heart felt that the words Daffa said were completely true.

"Consider Rayyan again. Because the opportunity won't come twice. If it comes, it will not be the same. Now that you've been given that second chance, you just have to choose to skip it, or take advantage of it. If you ignore her, let Aris go and let her be happy with someone else. But if it's the other way around, then take Aris now and please her as much as you wanted to do before." Say Daffa then. After that he went and passed without looking back at Rayyan.

Rayyan fell silent to Daffa's serious attitude with words that stunned her. Daffa is right, if he continues to silence Arisa, it could be that his previous rivals will return to take Arisa from him.

Soon Rayyan pressed Daffa's number and told him something. On the other side, Daffa smiled and responded to the orders of his current friend and superior.

In Artaris' office, Tio was leaning on his big chair by lightly kneading his forehead.

"Are you tired?" Asked someone after opening the door made Tio look up.

"Tumben here? Where's Ghava?" Ask the figure who is now approaching him and give a dining box containing his homemade sandwich.

"You always forget breakfast." Said Diana who was sitting on the sofa.

"You didn't answer my question." His reply caught up with his wife and sat down beside her.

"Ghava is playing with your sister in the waiting room."

"Well. isn't Raisa having a meeting with Fabio today?"

"Arise? Aris here?" Ask surprised.

"Ehhhh dear sister is coming, you don't know?" Beware Diana by opening the lunchbox and letting Tio eat it.

"Jas. Later I will tell him to come here or I will" he said while eating a sandwich voraciously.

"Eat first. You're old. You should know that talking while eating is forbidden. You'll choke on it." And according to him, Tio did not speak again after hearing his wife's reprimand. And after finishing eating, Tio immediately went to the waiting room to meet Arisa. When he opened the door, he was stunned to see the two who were running around like children the same age as Ghava. Raisa also seemed to take off the burden of her life at one time. Laughing off, his smile was so fluffy, and he came back as cheerful as before.

"They're old, right?" Tio asked without turning his eyes away from his two younger siblings.

"I thought so." Diana replied the same who was reluctant to turn her gaze away from the two boys in front of her.

"Hi brother... would you like to follow?" Raisa asked half-shouting with a waving hand and her innocent face. Tio and Diana only looked at each other and the two seemed to throw silly questions at each other and answered with a headband from one of them.

"Eh brother Tio. Brother why is he here?" Typal Arisa waved his hand.

"The signal's worse than I thought." Cetus Tio sighed heavily for a moment.

"Yeee Ava won." Ghava enthusiastically grabbed Arisa's arm.

"You cheated." ~Arisa.

"Ava is not cheating. Just anty who..." ~Ghava

"What?" Arisa interjected with a sharp look at Ghava who started to get scared.

"Youngdaddy.... Anty.." chanted Ghava ran over to Diana and hid behind her body.

"Aris.." reprimanded Tio.

"Yes, I'm sorry." Replied Arisa who dropped her body on the sofa.

"Sister. if I meet mother bo-"

"Can't. I need you more now." Tio interrupted quickly. He already knew Arisa's current path of thought. And looking at Arisa who turned her face away, Tio frowned trying to clarify her vision on Arisa's cheeks that looked flushed. Tio walked quickly and directly grabbed Arisa's cheek without caution.

"Aww brother is sick...." Arisa brushed off Tio's hand violently and grabbed her cheek in tears.

"Dad slapped you?" Slowly, Arisa shook her head in response to Tio's question.

"Who? What Fabio?" Again, Arisa shook her head making Tio even more curious.

"Mama." Lirih Arisa instantly made Tio's eyes round. He could not believe that his mother had so bravely slapped Arisa.

"Don't joke Aris."

"I'm not kidding. Just ask Rais. He was there and saw clearly how mom slapped me." This time Arisa answered quickly. Tio immediately turned to Raisa who turned her face away from Tio's gaze.

"Do you cause it?" He asked without thinking about Raisa's feelings. He only frowned when he looked harshly at his brother with a sneer of disbelief.

"So, are you accusing me?" Raisa's question was no less showing annoyance.

"Didn't you usually be the cause of Aris scolded by mama?" Hearing that, Raisa again laughed cynically with teary eyes that could not hold the pain in her heart. It could be that the older brother he had respected all his life easily blamed him just because his beloved sister was injured.

"Haha yes. I forgot brother. It's obvious that my sister loves Aris more than me. Brother always sleeps together with Aris, even brother often eat a plate together with him. As for me, my brother feels foreign even though I am in the arms of my sister. I feel like I'm nobody in my brother's life. From childhood, my brother always ignored me. Until now, if Aris gets hurt, brother always blames me. I'm actually a sister or not?" His screams didn't let anyone interrupt.

"Rais.." said Arisa.

"Already Aris. It's free you want to calm me down. You just don't remember how Brother Tio treated you and me." Said Raisa who interjected as Arisa was about to approach her. With a crying condition, Raisa passed leaving the waiting room and passed by Tio just like that.

"Rais wait." Call Diana who intends to pursue Raisa but is detained by Tio so that she remains there by letting Arisa who is chasing Raisa.

"Rais.. wait." Call Arisa with a gasp. His steps were increasingly staggering because his chest began to feel tight. He stopped and grabbed whatever was beside him. Carefully, Arisa walked slowly while supporting her body on the wall by continuing to hold her chest. He began to cough even harder and his gaze faded away instantly.

"Aris.." call someone seen running up to her in a panic.

"Vienna.." she said before falling asleep.

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