ILLUSIANA (CONTRACT MARRIAGE)

CHAPTER 88

The detention room today does not look too crowded like ordinary days. Only a few tables filled with guests or relatives who visit to swipe prisoners.

Ms. Tantri came in with her best performance. Long dress dark red combined with a blazer khakhi color and plus his polished face brighter than everyday appearance. Making Bu Tantri look more beautiful and elegant.

The graceful middle-aged woman was sitting faithfully waiting for the husband who was being picked up by the officer from his detention room.

His skinny fingers momentarily stroked the three-stacked small food bushel before him.

At first glance he smiled. ‘Surely he likes this beef gulai I made. It's been a long time that he hasn't eaten my cooking’ he thought to himself.

Before long, Bramanto dressed in a dark blue prisoner flanked by two police officers emerged from the door.

He stepped up to approach Bu Tantri who stood up while smiling sweetly welcoming him.

The look on her face clearly implied a dislike of seeing Bu Tantri now present in front.

She felt the sweet smile that Bu Tantri showed was a sneer for her. She knew very well that Ms. Tantri was very happy to see her suffering which is now living the days inside the bui. Because that's what his wife had expected long ago.

Bramanto sat right in front of Mrs Tantri. Only square wooden tables are limiting. Bramanto stared at Bu Tantri's face sharply. His pride was still as he appeared even in his current state of concern.

“What are you doing here?” the tan is cold and flat.

Ms. Tantri still with her sweet smile just asked back, ”How are you, Mas?” With a soft voice.

“You don't have to talk much, Tantri. You're happy, aren't I in jail?” bramanto growled with a very sharp tone.

“I'm not happy, Mas. I'm actually concerned. But I take what you feel right now as a strong rebuke to you.”

Bramanto still stared at Bu Tantri's face with a cynical look. In his true heart he was very angry at his wife. If not in this place could be his hands and feet have floated to the skinny body, as usual if he disagreed with his wife.

“You always fought me, Tantri. You are my wife, you should support me,” annoyed Bramanto by lowering his voice tension.

“Support your dzolim activities against girls people? No way, Bramanto!" the Bu Tantri Protest.

“When you focused on living the container company, I did really support you. I sincerely want to always accompany you when you fall down and get back up. At that time I felt like a precious wife, Mas.” Bu Tantri's voice was softened, the clear water in the corner of the rolling eye fell onto her cheek.

“But when you were tempted to run this disgusting business, I was devastated. I feel like I lost you. Lost my husband I was proud of. Even I feel disgusted at myself. Especially watching with my own eyes how you treat the girls who are still innocent,” continued Bu Tantri with tears that have spread unstoppable again.

For a moment rub both cheeks wet with fingers.

“But you enjoyed the results too, Tantri. Don't be hypocritical" said Bramanto cynically.

“No, Bramanto. You wrong. A dime I'm not enjoying your disgusting efforts. I also have a stake in the container company. From the sale of all my family's assets to sustain you when you were near bankruptcy. You Forgot?”

“Alaaah! That's not how much, Tantri. Your stake in my company is no more than five percent,” exclaimed Bramanto, smiling mockingly.

“But because of my share of that percentage, your company bounced back, right? Although the share of the results I received is not much but I enjoy it much more than eating illegal money from you.”

“You're an ungodly wife, Tantri! I'm really disappointed in you,” said Bramanto with blasphemous eyes staring straight at Bu Tantri's face.

But Ms. Tantri just smiled, She no longer feels strange with all Bramanto's harsh words. Because usually only the hardships and painful insults that she always received from her husband's mouth.

“One more time I'm sorry I couldn't be the wife you expected. Let me serve you one last time, Mas.”

Ms. Tantri thrust her small bushel in front of Bramanto.

“I cook your favorite food. Beef gulai. I remember very well you were very greedy when eating my cooking on this one. Unknowingly you praise him, Mas,” said Bu Tantri trying to smile sweetly at Bramanto.

Bramanto turned to the small bushel before him, then took turns to look back at Bu Tantri's face.

“Alright, I admit your cooking is delicious. But that wasn't enough to be a good wife to me. In my eyes you're still an ungodly wife. Against the husband. And it's good to see your husband suffer like this,” Bramanto said still with a thin tone.

Ms. Tantri was silent for a moment. Then smile back. His tears had subsided, only the edges of his eyes were left puffy.

“Well if so. I'm saying home. Again, I apologize for letting you down. Take good care of yourself, Mom. And take care of your health, yes,“ said Ms. Tantri softly while touching the back of Bramanto's hand.

Then he got up from his seat and left Bramanto who was still staring at his back.

***

After Miss Tantri, Bramanto sat cross-legged and leaned against the wall of bui that felt cold and moist on his back.

In his mind gushed back all the words of his wife. In his true heart he admitted what his wife said was true. But it was selfishness and arrogance that made him disavow it.

He did not want to be labeled weak by his wife. A wife who has been with him for decades. When sad and happy, Ms. Tantri is faithful to live with him, even though she is not blessed with a baby.

He looked at the little challenge he received from his wife. Then move it close to his front. He opened one by one the pile of bushes. Looks meat dishes with yellow fruity fragrant that is so appetizing.

He tasted a little bit of that gulai with a spoon, it felt very good on his tongue. Then without hesitation, he devoured it along with the white rice that still reflected the fine smoke.

He leaned back against the wall feeling that his stomach was filled with delicious food that he had never tasted while in this bui.

“Bramanto, no guests.” Suddenly an officer called him and opened the door for him.

Bramanto got up from his seat lazily. He stepped out flanked by the same two officers.

In the visiting room, Berlan seemed to sit upright waiting for Bramanto who had appeared from behind the door.

“Good day, Sir,” said Berlan politely to Bramanto who was sitting in front of him.

Bramanto simply nodded in response to his greeting.

“What information do you bring? I hope good news for me" asked Bramanto flatly.

Berlan corrected his sitting position before answering his client's question.

Then he thrust a number of files in front of Bramanto.

Bramanto looked at Berlan with a question mark on his head. Then read the file in front of him it was sheet by sheet.

His face changed instantly, both his jaws stiffened and his eyes widened full of angara.

“Reynard?” tanyanya seemed to be in disbelief.

“Ya sir. I've investigated behind this all the interference of Reynard, President Director of your parent company, sir. People who play a strategic role in the company Mr.”

“Badness!” hardik Bramanto was furious at Reynard's face.

“And I just found, the company that has acquired the father company and is now a majority shareholder is a shadow company formed from PT Emerald Adiyaksa Technology, a company owned by Ferdian Adiwijaya,” said Berlan straightforwardly.

“HAH?!! Wha what?? You're right, Berlan?” Bramanto was surprised.

Berlan opened the sheet behind the pile of files on the table. And hand it over to Bramanto.

Bramanto read the contents of the file. His eyes widened to read the very complete data about the company that has taken over a majority stake in his company.

“Yang recommends that shadow company is indeed Reynard. He arranged and convinced me from the very beginning of this acquisition. Then what does Reynard have to do with Ferdian Adiwijaya?” ask Bramanto again full of question marks.

Back Berlan took out two files and handed them to Bramanto.

“This is a copy of their Master's degree program, sir. It turns out that Reynard and Ferdian Adiwijaya had studied at the same University and the same generation in London. So it's worth assuming they're working together to destroy the Father. Reynard deliberately entered your company during this time to help Ferdian.”

“NARROW YOU, REYNARD!!!” shouted Bramanto furious. The visitors in the room looked at him.

Bramanto held his left chest which felt pulsating very quickly. He closed his eyes for a moment, trying to neutralize the pain

“So now fifty-five percent of my company belongs to Ferdian Adiwijaya?” bramanto asked in a weakened voice as he endured the pain in the chest.

Berlan nodded, “True, Sir,” he replied later.

Bramanto limp in immediately hearing it. The look on his face came down with a frown.

It is imagined by him what Ferdian will do with the position he has now. The young man could have subverted the company he had built with great difficulty just by snapping a finger.

“Ferry Adiwijaya, dead you can still destroy me through your son,” Bramanto said in a stifled voice.

“Now I am completely destroyed, Berlan," Bramanto said again as he rubbed his face with his palms.

Berlan just fell silent and also felt the deep disappointment of the client and the boss.

“Diamond, please arrange how to save my remaining shares. Don't let all be taken over by Ferdian,” Bramanto's orders later.

Berlan nodded, “Good, Sir. Immediately I implement.”

“Now you go home. I'm gonna take a break. My head really hurt once today.”

Bramanto got up and stepped back leaving Berlan who was still sitting glued staring at the photo of Reynard right in front of him.

In his heart he acknowledged the intelligence and shrewdness of these two people. Reynard and Ferdian. So smooth is their game to destroy Bramanto.

Their game is really bold and high risk. Slow down until the head bobbles at the thought of it.

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