
For a while Rafli was silent. Pieces of guilt and regret come crashing and creating tightness in the chest.
"Arumi, please listen to me first." Rafli paused his words with a breath. He needs to cool his head to reveal the real situation to Arumi. "I have absolutely no idea about you being sent abroad. I only found out a few days ago when I asked Osman to investigate."
Rafli's explanation is not just accepted by Arumi. As much as possible he fortifies the heart so as not to be easily fooled. Because maybe Rafli is trying to wash his hands from his evil deeds in the past.
Seeing Arumi did not respond, Rafli again voiced. "I did drive you out of the house and took away your right to take care of Aika. I was guilty and I regret that day. But I have absolutely no idea what happened after that."
"Do you think I'm stupid? In the letter of sale and purchase agreement on me there is your signature," Sambar Arumi.
"I'd swear by anything if it wasn't my signature. I'm sure someone's been faking it."
Staring into Rafli's eyes, Arumi looks for a sign of lies there. A year of living together made him know well what the man was like. But all he found was a look full of regret. There is no visible lie at all.
"Then what about your men who confronted me in front of your house and took me straight to the airport?"
"I never gave such an order. You know everyone who works for me anyway. What brings you to the airport are my people?"
A moment of Arumi's memory was fixed on the incident that night. He realized that none of them knew him.
"I don't know. I've never seen them before."
Rafli let out a long sigh, then clasped Arumi's hand. This time there was no such rejection.
"I was very angry and disappointed that you lied to me. But I don't hate you at all. Especially to the point of alienating you."
"Then who did it?" lirih Arumi's.
"I suspect only one person, Yuna. Only he has a reason to commit all these crimes."
It can not be denied by Arumi that his twin brother is indeed very evil like a demon from hell. Yuna could even hurt Aika, who was none other than her own niece.
"I'm sorry. In this case I am the one who is guilty of being easily instigated. Yuna even managed to manipulate our matchmaking."
Arumi's gaze turned back to Rafli. "Do you know about the match?"
Rafli nodded.
"I've known everything, even the reason why you wanted to go undercover and replace him for a year."
Uncontrollable, the pain of Yuna's betrayal returns to Arumi's memory. All just for the sake of securing his position in the Alvaro family.
"Yuna lied to me. She said our mother was fine. But it turns out that mom wasn't helped."
Rafli wiped away the melted tears at the end of Arumi's eyes. "You just calm down. Yuna is now in custody and will definitely get the punishment for what she did."
"Oh yes, Aika was whining to come here. She misses her mommy so much."
"Aika? He's fine, right?"
"Yes. At home, there is a mother who takes care of him. You take it easy" said Rafli, making Arumi breathe a sigh of relief. "I also told him that his real mommy had returned. He's very happy."
"You won't get in the way anymore if I want to see Aika often, right?"
That sentence made Rafli chuckle at once felt his heart like it was pinched.
"Of course not. In fact I will use Aika to ensnare you," he added inwardly.
"After things get better, you can spend time with Aika as freely as possible." Rafli reviewed the smile. "Oh yes, your condition is still very weak and needs a lot of rest. There's still plenty of time to talk about everything."
Rafli doesn't want to be selfish for himself. Rafli will wait until Arumi's condition is completely recovered. At least Arumi already knew that it was not her who had sold him to an illegal labor agency.
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After making sure Arumi was okay, Rafli headed for one of his cafe branches. He's making an appointment with Osman. It looks like there will be a new task that is quite heavy.
"I want you to investigate someone who bothers me so much."
"Someone who bothers you so much? Who, Sir? Isn't Miss Yuna already detained?"
"not her. Today there was a man who met Arumi in the hospital. I saw his gaze on Arumi was not right."
"Who is that man?" ask Osman.
"If I had known, I wouldn't have asked you to investigate!"
"Is that person not Miss Arumi's future husband or lover?"
A moment after finishing that sentence, Osman felt like there was an endless huge hole under his feet. Because Rafli was glaring at him.
"Sorry, Sir. I was just kidding. She must be just the one who secretly likes Miss Arumi. After all, I'm sure Miss Arumi only thinks of you."
"Yes, think of you. Thinking will drown you in which ocean" Osman grumbled inwardly.
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