8 To 4: The Mayor's Contract Wife
The Helper
They arrived at a large house that was heavily guarded from the front to the inside of the house. There were many officers on standby at every point. Ajeng and Wira were taken to a large room and there was a man standing in the room with his back to them.
“They've arrived, Den.” Said the bodyguard after delivering Ajeng and Wira.
The man turned his body, facing Ajeng and Wira.
“Ka Alvin?!” yelled Ajeng while running hugging Alvin. “You have already nolongin me.”
“Kok Ka Alvin is here?” ask again.
“There's business.”
“Keep, how did Ka Alvin know that I was here?”
“Basic sloppy! Your name is on the guest list of Graha Mukti.”
“But how did Ka Alvin know it was me? There are many Ajeng in this country.”
“But only you keep walking while lowering your head behind the man and trying to escape.”
“Where did Ka Alvin know?” ask me to panic. “Ka Alvin is there?”
Alvin shakes. “There are people who deliberately expose you. But Kaka has taken care of everything. For the time being you are safe.”
Ajeng smiled and hugged his second brother tightly. “Still.”
“Oh yes, Ka. This is Mas Wira. And Mas Wira, this is Ka Alvin, my sister.”
“Wira.”
“Alvin. So this is your husband?” sindir Wira's.
Ajeng. “Consideration.”
And somehow Wira felt unhappy with Ajeng's answer.
While Alvin who was curious, looked at Wira who was standing to the left of Ajeng, from head to toe. Then his gaze came to a halt on the blood dripping onto the floor from the Virus' feet. Seeing Wira from earlier trying to cover his wounds from Ajeng, Alvin then hugged Ajeng, turned him to the right so as not to see Wira and invited him back to the room to rest.
He then gave the code to his guards to take care of Wira while he escorted Ajeng to his room.
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“So how's papa?”
“Papa good.”
“What papa still nyariin me?”
“Of course. Papa has put you in a special DPO so you can find you without causing a fuss.”
“Are they going to meet me soon, ka?”
“Do you not want to go home? It's been almost two months you ran away from home.”
“Let me have a little more time, ka! There's something important I need to do before I go home.”
Alvin smiles. “You're not papa? Any injuries?”
Ajeng. “I don't papa.”
“Ya. Shower and change clothes. If you are not tired, you can go down to dinner.”
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After cleaning up his youngest brother's problems, Alvin came to the room where Wira was treated by his personal doctor.
“How are things, Doc?”
“The injury on his thigh is quite deep but not dangerous because it does not hit his vital point. I've been sewing and giving painkillers. But patients still have a lot of rest.”
“Good, I'm sorry.”
“Thank you.” Said Wira after the doctor and the bodyguards left her alone with Alvin. “So you –?“
“Do you know me?”
“Alvin Diningrat, youngest son of Mr. President.”
Alvin mangosteen. “Not the youngest, but the second son because my papa still has one more daughter.”
“Ajeng?”
Alvin nodded back. “Ajeng you married pretended it was my sister, the youngest daughter of the father of the president.”
The hero does not believe. “But, doesn't Mr President only have two sons? How can –“
“He's the son of papa's first wife who was never exposed. That's why no one knows that Ajeng is papa's only favorite daughter.”
Suddenly Wira felt her chest tight. How could he dare to invite a daughter of the president to pretend to marry a contract. He could not imagine what punishment he would receive after this.
“Quiet me! Seeing how Ajeng refused to go home, I'm sure you treated and took good care of him. He's also changed a lot even though you've only been together for two months. She looks a lot more cheerful than the last time we met before she came home to Indonesia.”
“I'm sorry. I really don't know that Ajeng –“
“Do not apologize to me! For me the most important Ajeng happy.”
“But did Mr President not know that Ajeng was in my place?”
“It looks like Papa has sniffed something. Papa knew you were in Siliwangi and was keen to bring Ajeng home at that time. But after that, papa looks more relaxed search. Lately, someone is trying to find out about Ajeng's background. That guy's in Batang Hulu. And it looks like papa got a little hint from it.”
“People? Wh who? Why is he investigating Ajeng?”
“Son Mr. Governor Jala Brata.”
“Monica?”
Alvin nodded. “But you guys are calm. For the time being she won't have time to bother you because she must be busy dealing with the mess in her husband's company."
Wira. "What happened to Haris?"
Alvin puts on a thin smile. "The woman was too brave to bother my sister. So I guess a little surprise deserves to be given as a gift."
Wira remembered how Monica tried to expose Ajeng during the peak of the celebration of women's hut dharma at that time. And all of a sudden he had a bad feeling about Monica and Haris.
"Because of the actions of the woman, Papa began to suspect and directed a search to Jala Brata.”, added Alvin.
“So they will soon find and bring Ajeng home?”
“There is still time. I'll figure out a way to divert papa's search elsewhere. Ajeng pleads and says that he has to finish something before going home. Help her! Make sure he doesn't regret anything when he has to come back!”
Hero nodded.
“I'll have the waiter bring you dinner. You better rest here.”
“Ngga. I'll have dinner with you guys. I don't want Ajeng to know that I'm sick.”
“Alright.” said Alvin casually as he sauntered away from the room of Wira.
“Where are you taking it?” wira asked as the servants brought her shoes out.
“Den Alvin asked us to remove this and replace it with a new one.” Replied the waiter while showing the shoes of Wira that were filled with bloodstains from the wound on his thigh.
“Wait!” The hero wakes up and the servant brings the shoe closer to the hero. He then took the blood-stained sock from inside the shoe. “You can throw that away. But not this one.”
The servants were astonished to see Wira struggling to take the blood-soaked socks. “Then, we excuse.”
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