Love for the Mentari

Sabotage

The event took place at Hotel Majestic Paradise, one of the 5-star hotels owned by Wijaya Group. When we arrived, we saw the cars of the invitees start snaking waiting for their turn to go inside.

Our car came in via VIP line. While descending in the hotel lobby, Sugi stretched his left arm while looking at Riri, gesturing him to hold her arm.

Riri approached and obeyed his gesture. Sugi then gently patted the back of his hand that was coiling on this arm. As if to say everything will be fine.

They started entering the hotel towards the event venue. Along the way the people who seemed to be the invitations of the event started to notice the two of them. They seem to be whispering to each other.

As the two of them passed by the group of reporters, one of them shouted "Sirut Uncle!!! Mr. Dirut came, quickly take a picture of it". The mob of journalists then vied to approach them with cameras in their hands. Before they could get close, four bodyguards appeared to appear behind and drove them to keep their distance. The flash of the camera blitz from a distance only managed to hit the backs of the two.

They accelerated the pace to enter through the VIP lane.

"Damn, it turns out this is what it feels like to be chased by journalists. I really feel uncomfortable" Riri murmured in his heart

At last they came to a quiet room. " This is the VIP waiting room. Place the show over there" Appoint Sugi at the end of the room.

"Pull in a deep breath. It calms? We're going in now!"

Riri nodded slowly

We started to enter the hotel ballroom. The ballroom is very spacious with chairs and round tables arranged neatly lined up from front to back. Invitations began to fill the ballroom of this hotel. Each of them appeared to be more standing at the front and side to mingle chatting with the other invitations before they decided to sit in the designated spots.

When we arrived, the people who had been busy chatting turned one by one towards us. They were then seen whispering in their respective places.

"From the fleeting movements of their lips I can confirm that they are indeed talking about me and Sugi. Ahh this will be a long day for me" Riri muttered inwardly while still putting a flat face on the surface

When we headed to the table to take place, a well-dressed and fierce-looking man appeared to approach Sugi. He whispered as he passed us.

"Darling, Mom is waiting for me inside. Want to come inside, right? Or just wait here?" His whisper is next to me

In order to maintain sanity, of course, Riri chose to wait for him here quietly. There was no need to see his mother's sinister face inside.

"I'll just wait here" I'm sure

"Ok, I go in first" he rubbed the back of my hand that was still on his arm. When he turned around I let go of his arm slowly and sat down on the chair shown by Sugi.

I waited for him long enough to be bored. Suddenly there was a small scream of a woman that shocked me "Riri!!!.."

I turned towards the voice I saw Bu Yuli smiling at me and approaching

"Mom Yuli, how are you?" I kissed her cheeks right and left

"Hahahaha I'm good, duh beautiful anyway Riri I almost do not recognize. I think from the back look like Riri yes, I keep watching it turns out to be right" he seemed excited

"Thank you Mom, this is the power of make up Bu hahahaha"

"Ahhh without make up like this is also beautiful really"

"Ahh hahaha Bu Yuli could have. Indeed, Miss Yuli is the smartest to make other people's hearts happy" my elak while chuckling

"But it's true that Riri is very suitable to accompany Mr. Sugi for life hehehehe" he whispered beside me while also chuckling

"Hahahaha how is Mom?!" I'm back trying to evade

"Everyone is talking about you guys, I was passing through almost all the topics about you" whispered Yuli back

"What did they say, Mom?"

"As I said earlier, they said Riri was his future wife Pak Sugi" Bu Yuli's face looked delighted

I heard Ms. Yuli's words with an erratic feeling

"July...!" A man approached

Bu Yuli turned to the man "pah, here I know him" he called the man who turned out to be the husband

"This girl introduced my husband, she's the Director of the Cozy Spot Hotel. Under the Wijaya Group. Have you heard of it?!"

"Daddy the hotel is cool ma'am, I've seen the reviews in one magazine. The theme is for young people who like to travel, Mom!"

"I'm Riri sir, nice to meet you" I reached out to shake hands with her

"I'm Sandi, I'm also happy to meet you. After several times told by my wife" he said kindly while shaking tightly my hand

"I'm a good story, Riri hahaha" said Bu Yuli while laughing

"Hahahaha I only worked under Mom for a month, but it meant enough to get to know my boss as well as him" I said to Mr. Sandi who was seen nodding with a smile

"That's good reward, smart again" Ms. Yuli chimed in

I smiled at Ms. Yuli's praise "thank you mom for the compliment"

"But Riri, unfortunately our table is located far apart, so we can not talk anymore. Later sometime we chat again well Riri, we want to go to our table there" Ms. Yuli pointed to her desk behind

"Dad mom, far away. Iyah sometime I play to the office deh Bu" I replied with a smile

"Yes deh Riri phone me well if again free"

"Good Bu Yuli"

"Mari Riri" said Mr. Sandi

"Dad please" I replied as I sat back quietly.

There were a pair of female eyes watching him from a distance.

Meanwhile in the VIP room, Sugi appears to enter to meet his mother inside. Her mother's face was visibly upset when Sugi greeted her.

"Mother"

"Why did you bring him here, Sam?"

"Because I want him to accompany me" Sugi replied flatly

"It's an important event for your mom and dad. The attention of the people should be on this show. If this is the story, I'm sure you will be the main topic of this event. And it feels less ethical Sam" said his mother worried

"Don't pay attention to the people's talk. I'm not asking anyone to be a hot topic" either"

"You should know Sam better, this is more than just news for Wijaya Group. Did you intentionally upset your mother on this special day?"

"I didn't mean it, Mom, I just wanted her to be with me. That's it"

"Oh Sam, did he force you to come here?"

"I forced him to come along"

"Why didn't Sam come with Silvi?"

"I told you, I don't like Silvi. It's up to you to like or not like Riri, but I love her"

"Sam... How's image? You are a reflection of the Wijaya Group, Sammy" Mother Rita's face stiffened

"I did a crime, ma'am, until I had to do it. Riri's a good woman, ma'am, she's from the Wirama family

"Mom already knows, but not as level as the Silvi family. You know the Wirama family company is now in a mess" said Bu Rita ketus while turning her face in another direction

"There will be a lot of speculation from the media and our business opponents to drop the image that we have built this well Sam. If indeed you insist on bringing him up in public it should not be today. I feel like you're sabotaging this show"

Sugi sighed, he knew his path with Riri would not be easy. But Sugi did not expect that this was more difficult than he had imagined all along. But her mother's words were true as well, she shouldn't have forced Riri to come along today.

"Why? Mom's words are right, Sam? Try to think for yourself. It would be different if you invite it from a family of extraordinary success. The news that emerges will be more positive"

"But Riri already invited me here. I won't let her down, Mom"

"Easy, have Doni meet him behind quietly and drive him home. Problem solved"

Sugi looked at his mother's face coldly