
Keanu gasped in shock upon hearing the in-law's words, he looked at papa Abbas with a look of disbelief.
"What, is Papa kidding?" asked Keanu sharply.
Abbas shook his head. "It doesn't matter if you break the law or do something illegal, which you can destroy. Then all his deeds must be dismantled in public."
Keanu. He felt very shocked by what his father-in-law said, it was unexpected that Papa Abbas would say such a thing. During this time papa Abbas always upholds the name of truth and justice, never even once did something that violates the law.
"I could have done it, Pa. But it will make Papa's name bad" Keanu said.
Abbas smiled, then patted the daughter-in-law's shoulder gently. "One mistake will not be able to scratch the good name that you have been fighting for, and there is no harm if you occasionally break the law. Papa wants to see how papa's friends react later."
Keanu sighed harshly when he heard the words of the in-laws, as well as Fathan who felt moved that Abbas was willing to help him, so too, even to the point of willingly sacrificing the ascended name of a former general who was respected by everyone.
When it was finished, Keanu and Abbas left the place. They had to finish everything immediately before Fathir and Ayun's wedding party took place, because if it got longer, then it was feared that Rian would kiss their plan.
Meanwhile, elsewhere Ayun and Fathir are enjoying lunch. Of course not just the two of them, but there are Adel and Faiz as well.
"I'm sorry I'm late" exclaimed Ezra who had just gotten to the place making everyone stare at him. There was a woman who came with him.
"Ciye, stay with your boyfriend!" teasing Adel while glancing towards Mayra, made the girl feel embarrassed.
Ezra immediately gave his deathly gaze to the younger brother, but Adel did not care at all and instead stuck out his tongue.
"Good afternoon Om, Auntie. I'm sorry if I come here" said Mayra. He then crucified the hand of Ayun who smiled kindly to him, not forgetting to crucify Fathir as well.
"It's okay, Mayra. Let's sit down, we'll eat the same!" bring Ayun.
Mayra nodded her head and sat down beside Adel, while Ezra sat between Faiz and Mayra.
Ezra immediately ordered food and drinks for her, not forgetting Mayra who was also talking to Adel.
They then enjoyed lunch while chatting ria, which was about the graduation announcement a moment ago. Of course Adel immediately showed off to the brother because he had ranked third, not forgetting to ask for a prize for his graduation.
"Curtain, you braggart. There's no way you're ranked third" Ezra said in disbelief.
Adel quickly opened his bag to pick up the gift given by the principal, of course there was a caption on the prize that he was ranked third.
"Look, where might I lie," cried Adel while showing the prize. "I'm asking for a ticket to Bali."
"What?" Ezra squealed in surprise when he heard the gift Adel wanted, making Ayun surprised and immediately choked on the food in his mouth.
"Uhuk uhuk uhuk." Swing coughed until he made his face red.
Fathir quickly gave a glass of water to Ayun and immediately drank until aground no rest. The woman then held onto the painful chest, making the three dead boys stare worriedly.
"I'm sorry, ma'am" said Ezra, feeling guilty for yelling and choking on her mother.
Swing nodded as he took back the water on the table, his throat hurt from the choking earlier and just kept coughing
Fathir patted Ayun's back slowly to stop the woman's cough, then turned to waving a sharp gaze towards the boys.
"Take your food and no one will talk!" fathir said sharply and with great emphasis.
Ezra, Adel, and Faiz nodded in understanding and quickly finished their meal. Likewise with Mayra who also felt afraid of Fathir's words, even though he was just silent while watching their chatter.
Swing who already felt better looked to glance towards Ezra and the others while holding a smile. The faces of the four mischievous children were very funny, it was obvious that they were afraid to hear orders from Fathir.
"Oh my God, they're so funny." Ayun was eager to laugh, but she should not do it because it was in a serious and stressful situation. He then turned to look at Fathir who was also continuing his lunch, clearly visible anger on the man's face. "I can't imagine what it would be like if we all lived together. I'm sure that our house will always be crowded, and I can't wait to see Fathir always angry because of the misbehavior of the bad boys." His face was met in red imagining the moment.
A while later, they had all finished enjoying lunch and the atmosphere was still as tense as it had been.
"Are you still having activities after this, Ezra?" ask Ayun.
Ezra shook his head. "No, Ma. After this I'll drive Mayra home."
"Are we going straight home, too, Pa?" faiz asked the father. He who is usually scolded by his papa would have been immune, in contrast to Adel who was afraid to talk again.
"No," Fathir replied as he shook his head. "Papa wants to take you somewhere, come on!"
Everyone stared at Fathir in confusion, especially Ayun who did not know where the man was going to take them.
"Where are we going, Om?" ask Adel. He who had been silent ever since felt unable to speak.
"You'll know later, honey. Come on, let's get to the car!" sahut Fathir getting up from his chair.
Although they were confused and astonished, they continued to follow what Fathir said. After everyone got into the car, they drove away from the place.
Previously Fathir had told his driver Ayun to go home first after finishing lunch, so they were in one car except Ezra who rode the motorcycle with Mayra.
"Where are we really going, Ez?" mayra asked as she wrapped her hands around Ezra's waist.
Ezra shook his head. "I don't know, Om Fathir didn't tell us earlier."
Ah, right too. Mayra nodded her head. "But Om Fathir is so cool. Look, he was so worried when Auntie choked on food. Then it's like it's gonna swallow us alive." He laughed remembering those tense moments.
Ezra screeches. "Currently, of course she's very playful to Mom." He let out a rough sigh, then remembered one thing. "So, the kind of guy you like is like Fathir?"
Mayra frowned confusedly. "Well, what do you mean?" He doesn't understand at all.
"So you said Fathir was cool. That means you like men like him" replied Ezra curtly.
Mayra. Indeed, he said that Fathir is cool. Then there are women who do not like male models like Fathir?
"Why are you jealous?"
"No!" rebut Ezra quickly, making Mayra smile knotty. "I'm just asking."
"If jealousy is also not papa, I would like to be envied" cried Mayra. He then tightened his embrace making Ezra smile.
After a while, they all arrived at their destination. Ayun and the others were shocked when they saw the place they visited.
"Well, it's been a long time since I've been here" Adel exclaimed with a big smile as he watched the rides play, as did Faiz.
"Let's go down, we'll have to go home before Maghrib, so your playtime is just a minute!" Fathir.
Adel and Faiz nodded in understanding, they rushed out of the car and approached Ezra and Mayra who had also reached the place.
"Why are we here, Fathir?" asked Ayun, she did not expect that Fathir would bring them to the game.
"It's okay, I just want to get the kids to play,"
"Do you feel guilty for scolding them?" ask Swing on target.
Fathir was silent, he did feel guilty for making the children of Ayun feel afraid of him.
"It's okay. It would not be wrong to occasionally scold or remind them, because all of that is also for the good."
Fathir understood, he was happy to hear Ayun's words, and his feelings of guilt were slightly reduced.
"But don't get angry often, you'll get old soon."
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Tbc.