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. Rayyan stared fixedly at the tombstone that read Arisa's name. Raisa hugged him with a still unstoppable cry. So did Fabio, he just stared flat at the photo of Arisa who he thought hated him so much.

"If you'd said you hated me, and didn't want to marry me, I probably wouldn't have expected you more." Fabio muttered then passed leaving the burial area with his family. He seemed to undo the intention to reveal a secret of the family life of the Son. However, the loss of Arisa alone makes Fabio feel unbearable if you have to add to the grief of the Son's family.

"Since when did I start thinking about other people's feelings." He murmured again annoyed. Fabio turned his head towards Rayyan who was hugging his sister so tightly with a voiceless cry. "Someone loses you more than me." Again, Fabio could only murmur inwardly.

"Even in your last house, you were with Rama." Inner Rayyan who still could not hold back her sadness.

"Is this the pain you feel with Rama's departure? Now I understand why, because it hurts so much. Relax there. I'd be willing to let you go. Be happy with Rama, now you are one world with him. Let me here miss you every night." Inner again.

***

. At the same time, Reza pulled Arisa's hand out by force. He ignored Sarah's call.

"Reza." Sarah managed to stop her steps. Reza fell silent and refused to look at her mother.

"We have to take this child to his home mother.if not, then we will get into trouble again like before." Reza said withstanding her sense of regret. It was from his voice that seemed to be holding something in his throat. It felt because Reza was too emotional.

"Mother stay quiet. I'll take care of this." Said Reza then who turned her face slightly.

"Sister... Aris won't come home." Arisa's whine that managed to make Reza turn to look at him with a mocking look and at the same time astonished.

"Then? What's the deal with me. Hey girl ******! Because your family, my family suffered, my sister died, and now you've come to bring trouble for me and my mother."

"Reza.. let Aris here first. And he's innocent." Sarah tried to stop Reza's babbling.

"Mother defend who? Did he give you a bunch of diamonds or money? Why does she want him here. He's this demon kec-" Reza's 'plaque' stopped when Sarah violently slapped him abruptly. Reza who thought Sarah approached him just to listen and advise him felt disbelief because this was the first time Sarah slapped him. Reza immediately took her hand off Arisa and touched her cheek.

"Mother slapping Reza? For her? Who is mother?" Reza raised her voice by pointing at the frightened face of Arisa.

"Anyway, you have no right to speak like that. Want to do something too, she's your stepdaughter." It was Sarah who brought Arisa behind her body.

"What's? Step-son? That was mommy. Now he's a nobody. Yugito's been dumping you since I was a kid and when Nadhira was a baby."

"Then? You want to vent your anger on Arisa who doesn't know anything?" Sarah was still flat staring at Reza who chuckled feeling funny with her mother's attitude.

"really? So, do you know about this?" Reza shows her phone and manages to make Arisa surprised by the news that she is dead. But unexpectedly, instead of asking to go home to show herself, Arisa even more convinced to stay there.

"Now come with me to Jakarta. And explain to your father that I didn't kidnap you." Again, Reza pulled Arisa's hand towards the front porch. Zain happened to arrive and he half ran to Reza.

"Don't brother. Please don't want to go home. Let people know I'm dead. If I go back, my escape is a waste. I don't want to marry someone I don't love. Please understand brother." Rengek Arisa half yelled while holding back so that Reza did not pull too fast. However, what power, power lost because Reza was more domineering.

"Silent. I don't care what your problem is. Surely you'll bring shit if you stay here." Reza no less hard to attract Arisa.

"Za. But don't pull it like that. He could get hurt." Zain hurriedly tried to release Reza's hand from Arisa.

"You don't interfere. This is my family's business." Reza threw out Zain's hand violently.

"Reza's. If you take Aris, mother will also leave. You just stay here yourself." Hearing that, Reza stopped her hands clenched and the one still clasped Arisa's hand.

"Mother chose him over Reza? Okay fine! Okay mother. Reza according." Reza said slowly releasing Arisa's hand, Sarah smiled bitterly at Reza's change of mind easily. He felt he did not want to let Arisa back to his family, other than because there was Nadhira's heart in Arisa's body, he also missed a daughter who had long abandoned him.

"good. Reza's according, but Reza's gonna get out of this house. Please stay with this child." Reza said later. Sarah was shocked by what Reza had just said.

"That's not what Reza's mother meant...." Sarah took Reza's hand.

"You're mother's son. How could you let me go. Mother please don't be like that."

"Already mother. If you choose her, let Reza go." Reza takes Sarah's hand and steps towards the car.

Arisa catches up quickly and grabs Reza's hand.

"Hmmphh don't be so good in front of you. You want to look for face, right? I know your cunning thoughts." Infuriated Reza pointed at Arisa's head in annoyance. Arisa shook her head violently at Reza's painful accusation.

"No brother. Aris has no intention of harming sister."

"All right, I'm asking you, why did you get here, huh?"

"If Aris gave the answer, would big brother understand and care? If not, Aris doesn't have to answer, right?" Reza chuckles to see Arisa who dares to argue with him, but Reza realizes, now Arisa is trembling in panic.

"Yes already! If your mind is so, now you're out of my house." Reza said in a flat tone but enough to make Sarah surprised. Arisa nodded then turned around and walked over to Sarah. He asked for his bag back which Mang Asep had brought to the guest room. Sarah can't hold back her tears. It was as if he was taking off Nadhira for the second time. Sarah was so tightly hugging Arisa that rubbed her back very gently.

"Thank you mother. Aris owes her a life debt." Arisa is only heard by Sarah.

"No son. Mommy's glad you're alive."

"Sorry to interrupt your time." Said Arisa taking off her embrace.

"Are you holding a credit card, debit, or-" Sarah's words came to a halt as Arisa quickly shook her head.

"So you don't have any money?" Sarah asked again in surprise.

"There's mom. Just in case, Aris pulled in a sizeable amount. Enough for Arisa to live before she gets a job here." It definitely made Sarah sigh in relief. Then Arisa broke away from Sarah who had been reluctant to let go.

"I'm taking it." Bargain as Arisa is right in front of him. Arisa just silently did not respond to anything, she continued walking and lowered her head as she passed Reza who turned her face away from her. Zain followed Arisa and took her with him.

"Hey you. Your job isn't done in the office." Reza was aware of Zain's intentions.

"After delivering it, I'll get back to the office as soon as possible." Zain replied no less coldly.

"Whatever. I fired too long. You're working with me." But Zain did not listen to Reza's words. He drove his car out of Reza's house. Reza turned to Sarah who had not stopped her crying.

"Mother.." hasn't had time to continue, Sarah just passed by leaving Reza who was sculpting.

"I didn't think I was mother. This is also for mom. I don't want Yugito or his family to blame you. Despite the news that Arisa's dead." Muttered Reza who preferred to pass back to the office.

. On the way, Zain was still talking to Arisa who was more courageous in expressing her reasons to Zain.

"So the point is, you can't see your loved ones happy with your brother, whereas you yourself can't accept others for just an outburst of your feelings?" Arisa nodded softly in response to Zain's question.

"Oh yes. Zain's sister is this your sister Reza?" Asked Arisa after a moment of silence.

"I'm his friend. And I happen to be an assistant, emmm but I'm not. Probably just a friend accompanying him to work." Arisa frowned not understanding Zain's answer.

"I mean like this. So, I was always by his side after graduating high school, he went to Surabaya, I went along. He came here too I came. And now he's a director, and I'm the one in the role. He only conducts meetings and signatures of contracts, files, proposals, and others. But the director's role is me. Yes, you can call Reza the director behind the scenes. Because in the office, all the employees thought I was the director."

"Hemmm why didn't Reza become president? Though it's clear that the company I've given to Kak Reza." Zain just pressed his shoulders while putting on an ignorant face.

"He probably thought that this company would be taken back by your father. And he didn't want to fully own this company. Even though he's hard-earned to rebuild, he's great. This company was almost destroyed, yet he was as strong as he could to bring back all that was lost." Zain. For some reason, Zain felt comfortable chatting with Arisa. With his girlfriend, he was not this close.

"Oh yes. Looking for a hotel, a hotel, or-"

"Just be bored." Arisa quickly interrupted. "Hotel is too expensive for me. And the apartment I can't buy." This made Zain speechless.

Then Zain's phone rang, he immediately received a call that might sound emergency if the name of the caller was Reza.

"I've transferred to your account. Find him an apartment." Said Reza who instantly turned off her phone call.

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