
Rifky sat leaning against the sofa while cupping both his hands covering his entire face. Disappointment towards both parents is very torturous inward.
" Boss, are you okay?" niko Lirih.
" Hmm... am I wrong to just reveal what has been buried deeply in this heart, Nick? I just want them to be unselfish and manage my life like a doll. Astaghfirullah.." said Rifky slowly.
" Patience, Boss. Do not get angry, our plan must go smoothly. Let's not let our plan fail, just one step away from all these problems."
" Thank you, Nick. You are always with me under any circumstances. You care so much for me who lives this country."
" Hey..why talk like that? We're brothers, no matter what happens we'll stay together forever."
" You're the best brother in the world, thank you."
Before long, Rifky and Devi's parents had already gathered in the living room. Nicko is always beside Rifky so that his emotions are not provoked anymore.
" What's the matter with this aunt and om?" rifky asked Devi's parents.
" Aren't we going to talk about your engagement to Devi?" said Devi's father.
" Is that true, Ma? Since when did Rifky agree to be engaged to her?" Rifky looked at his mother sharply.
" Good woman Devi, Rifky. He deserves your life later." said mama Kamila.
" Rifky, this Devi comes from a good family - well. Papa's known them for a long time." said papa Surya.
Devi who felt she had the support of her parents Rifky smiled triumphantly. He was sure his engagement to Rifky would not fail.
" Alright, but earlier someone wanted Rifky to ask Om. I want Om to answer honestly rather than regret later." said Rifky with a cynical smile.
" Please, Son. If I could ask anything."
" How is your company doing right now?"
" What do you mean?" asked Devi's father a little nervous.
" Rifky, we're not discussing work" said papa Surya.
Rifky just smiled then told Nicko to turn on his laptop while waiting for the answer of the middle-aged man in front of him.
" Mmm. My company is fine. All is safe and smooth, son." replied his father Devi without daring to stare at Rifky.
Kali is not just Rifky, Nicko almost laughs at his father Devi's answer. A big lie that only he can tell a child.
" I'm sorry, Om. Wouldn't Om's shares only stay 20% in the company if in one month Om can't pay off the tens of billions of debts?"
" Rifky, don't accuse without proof" said Surya.
" Rifky's not accusing, Pa. But that was the fact, his debt was so much that he had sold his 50% stake a few weeks ago. Right, Om?"
" Where do you know that?"
" You're less talented at fooling people, dear Lord. Do you think that cooperating with papa companies can revive a destroyed company?"
" Rifky, watch your talk!" hardik mama Kamila's.
" Already, Ma. What you expect from them, eat only they have to sell themselves. Do you want to have a cheap daughter-in-law."
Devi's parents do not accept Rifky's insults. He immediately stood up to slap Rifky but was quickly confronted by Nicko.
" Don't you dare touch my boss!" hardik Nicko with a deadly look.
" He's been insulting my daughter, on what basis he's accusing my daughter of selling herself." cried his father Rifky.
" Rifky, it's inappropriate for you to talk like that about your future wife!" exclaim his mother Devi.
" Ask your daughter the truth" Nicko said.
Devi who felt cornered temple - pura crying while hugging mama Kamila. The woman seemed to be very hurt by Rifky's words.
" Devi, look auntie! Is what Rifky said true?" mama Kamila's.
" No, aunt. Devi where it might be like that. Aunty herself knew Devi was rarely out of the house" said Devi sobbing.
" Just not knowing yourself...!" furious Rifky.
" wilson...! What's the evidence if Devi's not a good girl - all right?" ask papa Surya.
Rifky coded Nicko to play a video that was already stored on his laptop.
" Behold! You guys must know who the woman in this video is" Rifky said flatly.
Everyone was shocked to see the tape. There Devi and the middle-aged man enter the hotel room. Not only that, the scene of the bed in the room was clearly captured in the video. Not just one video, Nicko has several other videos with the same scene but with different men. The video was taken from a cctv camera set up by Nicko's men who followed Devi wherever she went.
" It's a shame...! So that's how bad you're doing behind auntie!" hardik mama Kamila stared disdainfully at Devi.
" Now mom and dad know why they're urging this engagement to speed up? His parents wanted to take advantage of his company, his daughter was even more despicable than that. Rifky can't call it what it looks like. I don't know, Rifky thinks papa and mama's choice is right for Rifky. So from now on, don't ever interfere in my personal affairs or my soul mate because I have my own choices" Rifky said.
" Unlike that, my company definitely rose again like it used to. Trust me, that 50% stock buyer will definitely raise the company's earnings quickly."
" What is the name of the owner of the shares?"
" I don't know, it was just his secretary who came and offered a high price so I agreed to it immediately."
Rifky smiled mockingly. This time the enemy is stupid. Just because of the money, he did not think about what would happen in the future.
" I'm the one who bought that stock, get ready to crash" Rifky said flatly.
" Why are you doing all this? What's my fault with you?"
" You still don't realize you've cheated my papa's company? If within a month you don't return the money, I'll make sure you're in jail." Rifky threatened.
" I didn't think you were a con man. Get out of my house and don't show your faces in front of me!" yelled mama Kamila.
Rifky codes Nicko to drive the immoral family away. He himself was tired of seeing their faces.
" Rifky, I'm sorry. I love you." whine Devi.
" It's inappropriate for your mouth to say the word love!" yell Nicko.
Nicko drives them away violently even though Devi keeps thrashing and yelling Rifky's name.
" Rifky.. I can definitely get you! I won't let any woman get close to you!" shouts Devi loud.
" Shut up or I'll rip your mouth off!" furious Nicko.
After the Devi family left, Nicko immediately sat down beside Rifky.
" Boss, hungry." said Nicko like a kid who hasn't eaten in three days.
" Begging Atik to make instant noodles, I'm hungry too." said Rifky.
" Rif, other foods are still a lot why eat instant noodles?" said mama Kamila.
" Rifky won't eat their used food." - cynical Rifky.
Meanwhile, Nicko went to the kitchen and saw Bik Atik was busy cleaning the kitchen. Not wanting to interfere, Nicko took the initiative to cook for himself.
" What do you need to do to the kitchen?" ask bik Atik.
" Want to make instant noodles, bik. Does aunt have stock?"
" There, bibik make it up for a second."
" No, bik. I can make it myself, another bibik work."
" good, Sir. Noodles are in the top cupboard, vegetables in the fridge."
" Yes, bik."
Nicko took two instant noodles and opened the fridge to pick up sausages, meatballs, greens and eggs. After all the ingredients were available, Nicko immediately boiled water and prepared his food ingredients to be processed.
Ten minutes later, Nicko brought two bowls of instant noodles to the living room where Rifky was sitting with his parents.
" Please, Boss. It's chef Nicko's special cuisine."
" Thank you, chef Nicko."
They both laughed as if nothing had happened. They eat because they have not eaten since lunch.
" Rifky, Mama wants to apologize about this matchmaking. It's a good thing you know their rottenness otherwise, mama would have regretted it for a lifetime."
" Papa's sorry too. Because of chasing the world, papa forgot the afterlife. Papa has never taught you kindness all this time. We should never have left you alone at home. As parents, we feel useless. You grew up to be a mature and wise man, but that wasn't the result of our upbringing. Forgive me papa and mama." said papa sad.
Mama Kamila cried while looking at her only son with guilt. It turned out that the luxury he had been giving, did not make his son happy.
" Once, it's all happened and it won't happen again. Right now, Rifky only asks for one thing from papa and mama. Please change for the better, draw near to the Creator and do not look down on others for possessions and thrones."
" Well, from now on we'll do whatever you ask" said Kamila's mother.
The three of them embrace each other and will open a new page at the beginning of this holy month of Ramadan with happiness. Nicko was moved by the sight before him. He remembered his parents who had died.
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