BETWEEN THE CEO AND THE MAFIA

Hot Dinner

"Right, you want to get married?"

Arga took a sip of his cigarette while leaning against the balcony door upstairs. Tonight he returns to the mansion to fulfill a joint meal invitation from his father. Although it was not a desirable thing, it still came. Ayash is still busy checking company data through his tablet screen. He did not care much about his brother's whereabouts there.

Prita is still busy helping Maya and the waiters prepare food in the kitchen. Reonal hasn't been out of her study checking out some important work. Ayash and Arga wait for dinner time upstairs.

"I'm still wondering why Prita could be in a hotel room that Bayu rented and guarded so tightly by a bodyguard."

Ayash took a deep breath. Actually, he no longer wants to talk about it. "Why ask me this? Shouldn't my sister know better? Didn't you plan all that?"

Arga grinning. His sister became more and more of a song after he told the truth. If it wasn't for the company, Arga wouldn't have bothered Ayash.

"Ah, you seem to be getting more disrespectful with your sister, huh?

"Self said we're not brothers. Why do I respect you? Besides, you're glad to see me and Prita in trouble?" ayash's speech was cynical. He remained wrinkled on his tablet rather than face-to-face with Arga.

"I once told Tiger King to kidnap you. To kidnap without physical violence. Even so, I still love you like a sister. I asked them not to hurt you even if it was just a scratch. I didn't know they were gonna beat you up in the hospital. That's beyond the deal we made. Especially to kidnap Prita? I never even mentioned her name in front of Bayu. For what reason do I involve Prita, my business is only with you. I want Papa to cancel his wish to give you the company."

"Curtain! It's funny." Ayash's lips. "Is it so hard to get rid of me with your own hands that you have to borrow someone else's?"

"One more thing you should know, Tiger King canceled my request. They gave me back twice as much money as I gave them."

"I don't know why Tiger King canceled the deal. Maybe you have a problem with them yourself. What ever happened to you is really not my wish."

"Young master, dinner's ready. Please come down to the dining room."

The arrival of a servant made the two instantly speechless and stopped arguing.

"Yes, Bi. Thank you." said Ayash.

"Do we still have to pretend to get along in front of them?"

Ayash lifted up next to the corner of his lips, "Close to you."

Ayash immediately got up from his seat and walked down the stairs. Arga turns off his cigarette after Ayash goes down.

In the dining room there are Maya, Reonal, and Prita.

"Hi, Pa. Hi, Ta." said Arga.

As usual, Arga misses out to greet Maya, her stepmother. All this time he never thought that woman was in his life.

Arga sat next to his father, facing his stepmother. Meanwhile, Ayash chose to sit next to Prita instead of sitting with her brother.

The waiter began to help get them the food they wanted.

"What time are you here, Ga?"

"About an hour ago."

"Why don't you go see papa first?"

"So it looks like Papa is still busy in the study. So, I'm waiting upstairs with Ayash."

"Ayash, you said you haven't told your sister your wedding plans?"

"Yes, Pa. I haven't had time to tell Brother Arga. I'm sorry, Brother."

"Em, just relax. I know you're very busy. So when's the plan?"

"About two weeks away."

"Well, it's very close, yes. Why is it like there's no preparation here?"

"We leave everything to the WO and the plans for the event are also closed to family and close relations only. Ayash and Prita are asking like that."

"Ah, what are you guys doing? It's always been like this since. Prita must be confused to see our family if the atmosphere is awkward like this."

"Yash, what about the development of the project in S Island City J?"

"Current, Pa. Mr. Mathias has already signed his project plan. Next month the project will be realized soon."

"Good then. You can take care of the company very well even though it is only a matter of months. Papa's so proud of you."

"Thank you, Pa."

"Keep working hard so that one day can be as successful as Arga in managing the company. I admit, your brother is very talented in business. He could elevate a small company that papa built in a megapolitan city like City J into a company worth reckoning today. Just one weakness of your brother, Arga lost to you in love affairs. Haha.... "

"I still want to focus my efforts, Pa."

"Okay, it's up to you."

"Ayash, as your wedding present and Prita's, mama and papa will give you our entire stake."

Ayash was shocked to hear his father's words. Giving all the shares owned is the same as giving up the company. Because, the combined shares of his mother and father were about 55 %. Not to mention including the stake held by his father's confidants.

Ayash glanced at his brother. It was obvious that Arga was upset. Ayash hasn't spent a year in charge of the company, but he's been given the company. Meanwhile, Arga worked hard for years to advance three companies, but the shares he owned only 30.

"I was grateful with Papa's good intentions. But, there's one thing I want to ask you to make sure of something."

"What do you want to ask?"

"Am I really not papa's biological child?"

The deg!

Ayash's question made the atmosphere even more tense. Reonal hinted to the servants to leave the dining room. They throw one another's eyes.

"Who said that?"

"Sir Arga." Ayash replied lightly.

Arga remained relaxed even though his father glared at him.

"Argha.... "

"I'm just telling you the truth." Arga continued eating.

Maya lowered. His appetite is completely gone. Meanwhile, Prita can only be a spectator who pretends not to hear anything.

"Sister Arga said that I didn't deserve the company because I was just a stepson. Arga's sister even had people kidnap me because Papa kept insisting on giving me the company."

"Oh my God, Arga!"

Reonal seems so emotional. He didn't think Arga could do that. In fact, he felt he had tried to act as fair as possible for his two sons. The eating became tasteless.

"What is lacking in what you have given you, Arga? Why are you harassing your sister?"

"He's not my brother."

Prangs!

Reonal slammed her plate on the floor a sign that her patience had run out. Maya tries to calm her husband.

"Why is Papa angry? I should have been angry. Papa puts people's children before his own. Tell the truth to Ayash. He's not a kid anymore. She has every right to know that Papa brought the woman home already pregnant."

"That day even Mama was alive."