Forced Young Marriage

#52

"No longer needed, Pa. I'll focus on the head office. While Hero will be assigned to take care of the branch office. Because now, I'm quitting school."

"What! You're really talking, Dicky. Quit school just because you want to take care of the company you have. That's not true, you know? Even though we're rich, we have a lot of company, but your school has to keep going."

"Then you know, if people say, the owner of the company does not finish school. Who will guide the employees of the cake? School is not finished."

"I quit school for a good reason, Pa. Not just because you want to run the company. But, out of pity for Merlin. He was expelled from school because he knew he was married. I don't feel good about going to school because of him."

"In addition, if the matter of diplomas, we can get from school at home. When it comes to business lessons, since I was a kid I've passed that lesson, right?"

"Ah, it's up to you then. Papa was dizzy thinking. Because I think you're hard to mature. So papa sure, you know what is best for your life in the future. What you choose, it might be best for you."

Without feeling, their chatter drove them to the front door of the Bagas workspace quickly. The conversation stopped, and they went straight inside.

"Dic, you want to know the reason papa defended you and opposed all your mama's decisions right? The reason is, because papa already knows all your mama's plans. That time .... "

Bagas tells his son when he first finds out that Intan the wife is planning a big plan. In fact, it was not purely Intan's plan, but rather, Tias's plan. That plan he heard from Intan's chat with Tias in the park when he came home from work all of a sudden.

Intan because of the incitement of Tias, plans to control all the wealth that the Prasetya family has. That's the only way to marry Dicky to Cindy.

When he found out about it, Bagas immediately thought of other crimes that Intan made without him knowing. Bagas immediately moved by making all the workers become spies in the residence. He also hires people to find information about what Intan did during his marriage.

That made Bagas not like his wife anymore. Although he knew Intan was doing all that because of the influence of others, but still, Bagas remained angry at Intan.

"That's why, Dic. After that, I realized something else too. Papa realizes papa's mistake that doesn't care about you too much. Papa regretted that. Papa's sorry."

"No need to apologize. Because it all happened. What has happened, will not be able to return to the way it was."

"You're not mad at me, Dicky?"

"No. Why should I be angry with papa? Papa is not wrong, because all of that must happen for humans to realize, where the fault lies, and where the truth lies in the future."

Bagas smiled listening to the words that came out of Dicky's mouth just now. She felt a little proud of the mature attitude her son was showing now.

"It turns out, you changed a lot huh, Dic. You're getting older now."

"Not really, Pa. Actually, I learned a lot from Merlin. She's an amazing woman, it turns out. He's strong and tough. Being able to bear the burden of life in a resolute way." Dicky said with a smile of his own. How not? When talking about Merlin, he imagined the girl in his mind. That's why he can smile while talking.

Dicky gasped to listen to his papa just now. He looked at his father with a look of disbelief.

"What did papa say just now? Love?"

"Hm .. yes." Bagas spoke while nodding his head.

"Ee .. I think I should leave immediately. I have to ask the boys to get the mama's nyari as soon as possible" Dicky said as he got up from his seat. He's trying to get away from his papa now.

Bagas who has eaten a lot of salt acid, of course, knows what his son feels today. He just smiled as he nodded his head letting go of Dicky leaving the study.

Meanwhile, Merlin is in the car with bi Imah. Their car runs slowly across a simple compound. Complexes are relatively quiet because not many homes are inhabited by their owners.

"Where the hell are we going, Non? How to get to a deserted road like a gini?" ask bi Imah curious.

"We're going to a special park, bik. Said my friend who was on social media, his place here. That's his name ... mm .. if not mistaken, cultural park. Yes ... cultural park."

"Is Miss sure this is the place? I mean, aunty, isn't the address right here?"

"That's right, bik. I tracked the location. Said right. It's just, we seem to have gone the wrong way. Should have been, the park was by road, not a gini cake housing. But, the same way. Will get to where we're headed too."

Because the road is classified as uneven, the car also can not run fast. The car must run slowly to compensate so that there is no strong shock.

Merlin continued to look around. He was enjoying the view they were going through now. Just then, Merlin's eyes saw something that wasn't right. It was someone who was painstakingly dragging his body by tugging at his body on an uneven street rock. The person must move by pulling the body because his hands and feet are tied.

Seeing that, Merlin immediately asked his driver to stop the car.

"What's up, miss?" ask the driver to wonder.

"There are people who need help. Come on quick, sir! We help that man."

"No, miss! Miss can't help anyone. Here belongs to a lonely place. What if it's a trick."

"Yes God. What if it's someone who needs help, sir? We can make that person wretch if it doesn't help."