
"The surprise..." Merlin smiled, followed by his son-in-law, driver, and manager. Take down one by one the endless items from inside the car.
"Mother!?" Tomy retreated one step in surprise, still wearing his bathrobe down after hearing the sound of a car. "These things?" tanyanya.
"Wedding gift, you said if you buy coffee, stingy. So it's better to fill your new house..." Merlin laughed, approached his son, embraced, then pulled him, "Where's your room? I have to install this." he said carrying a series of silencers.
With his cherry raving a lot of things on his son, "Sound-dampening tools are needed, if you make Frea scream how? Your face is cold, originally in a psychopath's bed isn't it? Won't let go of your prey before you're content to pounce on it..."
"Mother!!" Tomy snapped, following her mother's steps towards the second floor.
"It is only a mother who understands the true nature of her son..." Frea let out a rough sigh, stuffing various kinds of items into the refrigerator. Know her husband's character in bed.
***
A fairly spacious room was visible, Merlin saw the night view from the balcony sighing roughly with a smile, "You are living well..."
Tomy, who was directing the waiter to install a silencer, followed her mother, smiled at her, "Lumayan, I've lived in the foundation for five years. Then follow them back to Singapore. The adopted son of one of the greatest donors, treated me like his own brother. We founded JH Corporation, from the time of college, pioneering little by little with me as his assistant." he said, considering his employer who is still in an unhealthy condition.
"Do you want to go back to Adrian? He wants you to take care of his company..." Merlin let out a rough breath.
"What's going on? Don't you hate dad? Is it starting to hate no more?" tomy smiled suspiciously.
Merlin sighed harshly, "Hating? Mom still hates him. The best man I've ever met was your late stepfather. If only we had been born at the same time, he would have died too soon." she smiled.
"When you got married, she was 60, mom was 30. You sure you got married because you liked it?" Tomy clenched his forehead, remembering his prejudice first.
Plaque...
One blow was smashed on Tomy's shoulder, "Other lovers don't comment too much!!" said annoyed.
"Sorry, but you're really sincere to her?" tomy's question was answered with a nod by Merlin.
"She was already wrinkled, when she first met him. Stretching out her hands for the mother, who was then almost harassed, the mother's clothes were torn with many red marks and slap marks."
"The other person will look on in disdain, but he instead smiles, giving his suit covering the visible body of the mother," Merlin smiled to himself, sighing.
"Mom thought, if only that man was your father. Maybe our lives will be better. Live in protection and affection" he continued.
"About father (Adrian)? Do you still like her?" tomy asked, looking at Merlin who was holding back her tears.
"You know the beginning of our hostility? Your father, he wants you to be a good woman, no matter how you live. Fucking crazy man!!" objurgation.
"But the mother sleeps with the madman, until she has a child." she said, laughing."I wonder how you've had relationships in the past..."
"Next time I tell you, by the way, how's your relationship with Frea?" tanyanya.
"I want to make it a birthday present for me, tonight. Can you come home early?" tanya Tomy hugged her spoiled mother's body.
"Bad boy..." Merlin smiled, ruffling Tomy's hair.
***
Black cars began to drive away from the sizable residence. Merlin stared at his son's house from afar. "Live well." he said smiling.
Finding Frea in her son's life may be like her finding her late husband. A refuge in a lonely world.
***
Adrian sighed violently, stepping into a restaurant. There are some high-value cars parked there.
It was the upper-class banquet that was seen, the family meeting with the leader of an old man sitting in his wheelchair.
Only Adrian is present alone, Adrian will bring Mike. The irgi? He once carried, snapped, turned the table like a thug. When the young man was 19.
It's a shame to be present, but family, it's family, isn't it?
The child of three siblings is himself, the most shameful child for impregnating Lia at the age of 18 years. The most humiliating child for having Tomy as an out-of-wedlock child. The child who does the most because of divorce. The most humiliating child for raising a child as a result of his wife's infidelity, as well as another child who is his biological child, Irgi's formation is not clear as thugs often make trouble.
Chinese restaurant with spacious private room. Adrian began to sit staring at his old father.
"Don't bring Irgi?" sindir Gilang (nephew of Adrian) now works as a manager in the family company, owned by his grandfather.
"Irgi, he was busy." he answered, starting to pick up chopsticks putting one of the dishes from the turntable in his plate.
"I heard your company almost went bankrupt because of Mike..." Leon (the father of Gilang, Adrian's older brother) drinks a glass of water.
"Yes..." Adrian sighed violently without refuting, just eating and just being present. Realising there was no position for him to defend himself there.
"Grandfather, eat a lot huh?" Mona (nephew of Adrian), serving as deputy director, the family company (Bold Company) put food on the plate of the grandfather sitting in a wheelchair.
"Yes, I need to get well soon..." Agra (Adrian's sister, Mona's father), sighed harshly smiling at her father.
The competition? That was what felt, given Suki's aging grandfather, not wanting the family company to be led by anyone but him. No one is worthy? Such was his opinion of the sycophants before him.
His mature age, makes him more familiar with the real behavior of people. Adrian was originally his hope, but was trapped by Leon? Really stupid, right? How could a person easily get carried away feeling like Adrian being the leader of a big company?
It is tenacious and cold-blooded people who are needed to become the new President Commissioner of Bold Company, a large company that does not only have an office in Indonesia.
The grandfather knew everything, but was reluctant to speak. Lia is the prettiest girl in Adrian's school when High School, accidentally paid Leon to chase after his sister Adrian. Carefully planning for them to sleep together in a drunken state.
The plan was mature, until Adrian was crossed off as a list of his competitors as the heir to the family company. Had to marry at a young age with Lia who did not actually love Adrian from the beginning. Receive capital to set up your own company. However, you can not do things that tarnish the good name of the family again.
However, infidelity? Child out of wedlock? A divorce? That was all enough as an excuse to withdraw all shares in Pratama Group. Adrian tried to get up alone without the help of his family after the divorce. Until Pratama Group is back on its feet until now.
"Dad, have you decided, the one who will replace you as the President Commissioner?" agra asked, taking the beef, putting it in her father's plate.
You want me to die soon? In order to eat my pain... What a parasitic caterpillar!! If only I had a family member who was smart and tenacious, like a caterpillar that climbs tirelessly... I will immediately give everything to him.
"No suitable candidate yet" he said, starting to use his chopsticks to eat. For a moment his activities stopped,"Adrian, your third son will lead Pratama Group? Why not bring him here? You don't want me to go after him to enter the Bold Company (the Suki-owned family company)?" tanyanya stared hard.
"The child who lives without anything, most end up being, an LPG gas-lowering, best at being a bus driver. Gratitude is not like Irgi, being a recidivist." quipped Leon, smilingly looking at his sister.
"Uncle (Leon), don't be that way even if it's the daughter of a night woman, she's also a member of our family..." Mona sighed harshly looking anxious. In fact, it makes clear the status of Adrian's third son, as an out-of-wedlock child.
This was why Irgi was not allowed to attend, if present, perhaps the emotional young man would break through the table, spilling all the dishes. Pulling up his uncle's shirt collar, making a fuss.
Suki stared at the calm face of Adrian who returned to eating, as if ignoring or refuting the words of Leon and Mona. A smile rang on his lips, unable to lie to the old man.
Can't lie to him? Of course, if Adrian's third son (Tomy) is a useless prankster, the man will not be silent when his son is humiliated. Uncover all the advantages of his son.
However, Adrian's face seems calm, hiding his third son from Suki, may be his goal. Making Tomy the leader of his company, no other choice as successor.
"What did you do in Singapore a year ago? Pratama Group only moves domestically, right?" suki asked staring intently.
"I'm on vacation," that's the only answer coming out of Adrian's mouth. The answer that Suki didn't just believe.
"If you have found your third son, bring him before me. I also want to know my grandson. Irgi is too emotional to go into helping dad in the family company. Mike? I already have so many sycophants around me. Take your third son to see me," he said, sighing harshly, glancing at Adrian's expression.
The man looked deathly pale, then tried to smile. "The last information I got him entered STM (Machine Engineering School). Continuing to work in several workshops, I found it difficult, because he often moved places.." dustanya, smiling.
"STM'S? When SMU might have a chance to tauran near my school..." Gilang chuckled, drinking water in front of him. Adrian just fell down while smiling.
But it was different from the old man who was sitting in a wheelchair. The grandfather continued to eat quietly.
***
The heavy rain hit, his wrinkled hands, groping towards the window.
"Great master.." a man lowered his head saluted.
"Investigate about the son he has not yet found, and what Adrian did in Singapore." he told his loyal subordinates.
"Sorry sir, he's just an out-of-wedlock child. Moreover, the ability of Gilang, Mona, or Leon and Agra need not be doubted. If one of them becomes the chief commissioner." the subordinate's words are cut off.
"They're just good at talking, stabbing each other and taking advantage. The company is a battlefield for them. You know, what would happen if I pointed at one of them?" he said, answered with a headband by the middle-aged man standing behind him.
"Civil war, the position as President Commissioner, means responsible to shareholders. It can even fire the director or higher, fire the CEO. My family is too dark-eyed, the highest position as the Chief Commissioner will be used as a sword for them,"
"Elifting and firing the CEO based on blood relations, removing his own brother from the company. Filter employees into two camps, the company will be chaotic. Shareholders may withdraw one by one" he continued.
"Sorry, but STM's son...?" the middle-aged man smiled withstanding his laughter.
"You think Adrian is stupid!? He also did not have a suitable successor, except for the possibility of his third son. Singapore? Maybe the trail of his son was there. Until he left Mike leading his company, a company that almost went bankrupt because of a traitor,"
"About Adrian's third son who disappeared, I once met him secretly. You know what he's doing to stay alive?" suki asked the person standing behind her. The subordinate shook his head, a sign of not knowing.
"Selling the ice candles I made." she replied laughing loudly.
17 Years ago...
Stall guard? Right that's the way to see the granddaughter that Adrian never brought to his house. The little boy in shabby clothes, came there on his offer to sell ice candles. Not coincidentally, but deliberately stopping the stuttering child, at least paying attention to his granddaughter in a different way.
Educated grandson, to live trying from the bottom line. That's how he designed Tomy from the start.
As usual in recent years, Suki, who was still able to run smoothly, was in a rundown stall in between her lunch time. Waiting for the grandson who received a hard upbringing from her to arrive.
"P..p..pak sa...maya.." Tomy's words stopped, the grandfather who became the stall guard looked impatient.
"Take it there!! Remember it has to end!!" he snapped, thrusting two flasks full of ice candles, "Remember, if I don't make you trade, where can you eat," he sneered.
"Te..te.te..te..thank you.." the boy who was still wearing his uniform took two ice flasks.
"Fight up emotions. Her mother's sins were too much, so her son stuttered.." Suki's grandfather again sneered deliberately, testing his granddaughter's mentality.
Tomy stopped his steps, tightly grasping the handle of his ice thermos. Slightly shedding her tears.
"Am I being too outrageous?" Suki clenched her forehead, looking at her grandson from afar. Walking with two flasks of ice candles in his hand.
***
Suki's usual activities every day, stopping her car in front of the stall when the day had begun to afternoon. Replacing his fine clothes in shabby clothes, waiting for his stuttering grandson to come to the stall patiently.
Until the night is almost up, the grandfather was impatient again wanted to catch up with his grandson until finally, the boy was seen as well. Just like the previous day, 10,000 rupiah money was given to Tomy along with two packs of rice.
"Te..te.." Tomy's words were cut off.
"Don't say thank you!! Tired I heard te...te.te!! Your voice is like a broken cassette!! Go there!!" snapped it.
The shabby-clothed child stepped away with a smile, occasionally staring at the rice wrap in his hand. The kid who looks really skinny, unaware of the stall keeper with the cynical mouth who always feeds him and a little money in return for selling ice candles is his biological grandfather. The grandfather who educated his grandson, waited for the right moment to bring him home.
***
But does everything fit Suki's plan? Until the day his grandson did not come at all. It was exactly when Tomy decided to stay in the foundation.
Suki waits for her grandson's arrival from day to night. A smart and honest stutterer struggles to live like a tea-leaf caterpillar climbing to the top.
However, the boy did not come at all, even after waiting for up to a week. Every afternoon the grandfather would be there in shabby clothes. The boy never came back.
Indeed, with a sense of desperation looking for the existence of Merlin's house. A sad house made of plywood heavy with zinc, not worth to be called a house. Some of his grandchildren's books were left behind shabby books with full contents, short pencils, nothing special. Only the child lives in the middle of the harsh world, below the poverty line.
"I should have brought her home earlier." Suki murmured in tears, reading her grandson's handwriting on some written books. Always get the highest grades, even record the contents of textbooks that are not intended for children his age.
Tomy's too smart for a kid his age, that's his granddaughter. Who may still be trying to climb alone, expectantly in the middle of the harshness of the world.
Seriate