Breaking the Boundaries of Love

The Collapse of Van Hoeberg's Heart - the first part

"A bodyguard?", asked Rara to her husband.

"Hmmm..."

"Yes, my brother. I just want to go to Aunt Josie's house. Time should wear bodyguard all"

"Then I'll escort you there?"

"Didn't Kak Raya have a coordination meeting with the ministry today?"

"Cancel it. I'll take you to Aunt Josie's"

"Yes, my goodness, brother. Later Kak Raya's company will be reprimanded from them"

"Just be wild. The important thing is that I believe that you got there safely!", Raya insisted

Rara quiet. She can't win from her husband if she insists on this. Finally Rara had to approve the escort prepared by Raya.

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Josie was surprised to see Rara come and get out of her car with two men in full suits and sunglasses. His body is strong and strong.

"Morning, Aunt Josie ... How are you, Auntie?"

"August, baby. Aunt is fine. What about you? Are your wounds healed?"

"Auntie, don't worry I'm better. The family doctor has treated me"

"Who are they, dear?!", whispered Aunt Josie looking at her guards.

Rara gave the order that her two bodyguards were not too close to her. She felt uncomfortable with the presence of other men nearby besides her husband.

"They're bodyguards Kak Raya ordered to take care of me, Bi"

"Bodyguard?", asked Josie

Rara nodded her head.

"Your husband really loves you, Ra. Aunt praises his attention to his wife. You're lucky to have a husband like Raya Aditama"

"Yes, Bi. Rara is very happy with Kak Raya"

"Thank God, Auntie's happy to hear that"

"Bi.", call Rara.

"Yes, honey. What's up?"

Josie shut up she didn't answer. He did not expect that his nephew would ask that.

"Why are you looking for Ernest?", asked Josie

"I want to talk to him. I want to know what he really wants for me"

"You've met him before, haven't you"

"Yes, Bi. Couple times. When I first met her she was very angry to hear her mother's name, what really happened between them, Bi. Is that how he hates me? Am I not her biological child?", said Rara sadly

Josie was silent again.

"Rara please, Bi. Rara deserves to know everything"

"Don't Rio tell you that?"

"I've only heard a few stories. I want everything, Bi. Tell me. I beg you"

Rara clasped Josie's hand. Begged him very much.

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Josie surrender. He finally told Rara. The history of both parents.

Eliza was 18 years old at the time. Still young and beautiful. A village singer who has a golden voice. He was invited to sing in the Dutch army barracks with several other singers. He met Ernest, who was married and had children.

A few years later after Alexa's death, Ernest meets again with Eliza who is playing in an event in her village. Ernest is attracted by Eliza's beautiful voice and her beautiful face. Eliza and Ernest fall in love. They begin dating, but the relationship is opposed by Eliza's family.

They don't want her, any other girl in a relationship until she marries a stranger who is far above Eliza's age. Even Ernest was a widower.

"Liz, please Mr. Ernest is a good man. Let Liz, marry her?", Eliza asked her father at the time.

As an easterner who held fast to the customs and traditions of Eliza's parents did not allow it. Getting married to a stranger will cause a lot of problems, a lot of differences between them, as Eliza's parents thought.

But Eliza's young soul was against it all, she was determined to marry Ernest even without permission from her parents. Eliza was eventually banished from the family. A month later his mother died in shock to see her daughter elope with a foreign man. Not forty days after her mother's death, Eliza's father died.

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The beginning of their marriage was beautiful and fine. Both of Eliza's stepchildren were very kind and accepted Eliza openly, and vice versa. Eliza loved them both like her own children.

"I beg you, mommy, let me get out of this room just once. I want to see the beauty of the world out there", Russell begged Eliza.

Ernest had restricted Russell's movements since he suffered paralysis. Perhaps for Ernest it was a form of protection from him against his son. But for Russell it was his life imprisonment.

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