You're My Antidote
Conferences

The king really did not come home. And Rani was really bored at home all by herself.

At noon the next day, Rani again contacted the King and her call this time was answered.

"I'm sorry I haven't had time to tell you." the first sentence Rani heard when the dial changed to the King's voice. But he did not demand the man to feel guilty because it was difficult to contact. But now his smile is broken because the King realized even though he did not have to express it.

"What's the problem, brother?" yesterday Rani forgot to ask what was the problem with the company until the man left early in the morning without waking her up. Not going home and difficult to contact.

"It's not. Just need to be dealt with quickly so as not to get worse."

"Why wasn't Rani invited? Rani is the secretary of the King. At least Rani can help by finding the file." said the girl.

"For this one problem I can handle myself. You help me deal with other problems."

Frowning, Rani asked. "Help me what?"

"Fill your promise last night to cook a special meal for me. Because since yesterday I haven't eaten properly."

"Sister King will be home tonight?" his tone involuntarily sounded very enthusiastic. "Why not eat right? precisely because there is a problem, Brother King must eat right! don't get sick and can't handle the problem!" he diverted after realizing how he sounded so happy just by hearing the news that the King was going home tonight.

"Is it that nice of you to meet me?"

"Who is happy?!" his eagle with a face heats up when the King is not easily distracted. "Rani is ordinary!"

"What did you call me?" the King's next question saved his embarrassment.

"Actually Rani wants permission to go to the orphanage" he said hesitantly considering the King will come home later tonight. "You took Rani's clothes and stuff. But if Raja's brother wants to go home, Rani will take it anytime."

"If you go now, it seems like the time is still enough for you to return before dinner. I'll have the office driver drop by and wait for you there."

"Don't brother! Rani can order a taxi online. Let Rani get Rani's bike when she gets back here."

"No. Wait there or don't leave at all!"

"But Rani wants to bring the bike here, brother!"

The king across there clucked. Seems to be annoyed by his stubbornness.

After all since when the hell did that man care about her?

Usually also the King could drop him on a deserted road without angkot or taxi passing when forced to take him home after threatened by mother Lintang.

"Now you are my responsibility! don't hurt my pride if something happens to you!"

"Yes. Aye." Yeah." Rani felt never able to if she had to fight the King with her authority. "Why is Raja so chatty like this, anyway?" his gerutu who did not get a reply because the King had ended the call unilaterally.

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The king took his appearance before descending into the company lobby to hold a press conference.

The problem must be resolved before Rani knows the news is circulating.

He must immediately clear the girl's name before Rani's internet access that he had frozen can return to normal.

Actually the King does not need to do this press conference.

Just three television stations, an online portal, and a family-owned newspaper are enough to clarify. But he was not satisfied if all the corners of the country knew the truth. Also he did not want Rani visited by reporters to explore his identity.

Without further ado, the King was at the core of his goal as soon as he stood in the pulpit before dozens of news seekers.

"It's true my wife is from an orphanage. It is not clear the origin and parents who somehow can still be called parents after having the heart to leave his daughter so beautiful and cheerful there. Gathering with children of the same fate."

"Rani may not have a whole family like you all. I don't have a father who will defend him. No mother will comfort her when she is sad..."

"...But, that doesn't mean he's worse than you guys who have parents" he said firmly and with both hands clenched.

Every time he remembered the people who demeaned Rani. His emotions are always going up. What's wrong with that poor girl?

"What right do you have to judge my wife like that?"

"Do you know Rani well?"

"Are you schoolmates? playmates? until you really know what Rani looks like?"

"And what right do you have to judge that Rani is unfit to be my wife?"

"Do you feel that you are more deserving of being with me? are you able to deal with my cold and rude and infuriating attitude like this one?"

The crowd that had been lying around instantly silently listened to the sarcasm question from him. The crowd was silent and made the atmosphere quiet. Leave his voice sounding loud.

"Nobody really knows except myself!"

"I decide which woman is worthy to be with me!"

"I've known Rani since she was sitting in kindergarten. Seeing her grow up to be the great and wonderful woman she is today."

"If you know him, as deeply as I know him. You will also be just as amazed as I feel." The king was honest about this. Because it is undeniable if Rani grows up to be an extraordinary woman in her eyes.

"Rani would also want to have biological parents like you. Until my wife always rejected anyone who intended to adopt her. Including my parents. Rani still survives in a parlour until I pick her up as a family. Because right now, he is my closest family. My wife's. The man who sleeps next to me. The last person I saw before I went to bed. And the first person I saw when I opened my eyes."

Hold him sleeping one bed with Rani that night crossed his mind. He could actually see Rani before going to bed and found the girl after waking up.

"Never have I heard you call him just wanting to social climb and aim for my treasure. Because my wife doesn't have any shortsighted thoughts of yours."

"Rani even refused when my parents offered to finance her daily life."

"My wife prefers to work part-time to meet her own needs."

The reporters again whispered as if they could not believe what he said.

"You can ask the store owner.." The king mentioned the name of the shop where Rani worked part-time while still sitting in the upper middle and college.

"My wife even paid the fee my parents gave for her education with an achievement. Because he never wanted to be pitied."

"He's the greatest fighter I've ever met. And I am proud to talk about it. I'm proud to be able to make her a wife before anyone else has the same intentions as me."

The silent king gave them time to think. Before he ends the conference with..

"So what's wrong with getting married?"

"What's wrong with falling in love with such a great woman?"

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