
"In that case, we say goodbye first. There is still something we have to work on to rebuild the business" Widya said. He took Azri by the hand, they threw smiles at each other. There are other plans they will do today.
"Wait," stop Rendra. He held out one of the maps that he had been carrying since. "This is no longer necessary. I talked to my lawyer. You deserve to have her back."
Azri and Widya received it with joy when they found out that the file contained the return of assets that GN Group had seized on Pradipta Group. They can build their business back with this.
"Thank you."
Widya was so happy that she wanted to hug Rendra. He looked at Azri with requests. The man understood his wish and nodded.
"You can hug him, of course," he said rather lazily.
Widya immediately hugged Rendra tightly until the man widened his eyes. Marleen was shocked to see it. Rendra who did not understand immediately looked at Azri. The man wondered why he allowed his wife to hug another man.
Azri answered him by slipping his shoulder. "Pregnancy made him crave strange things. Since yesterday he always said he wanted to hug you.“
Although he had to endure desperately the jealousy that was suffocating his throat, he had to be willing. After all for the sake of fulfilling the wishes of the baby in Widya's womb.
Rendra smiled relieved to hear her. la then hugged Widya tightly, startling Azri. The man advanced. "Don't be so loud, man. My wife is pregnant!" let her cover the heat that burns her heart. However, he did worry about the condition of his wife's womb.
"Sorry, I'm too excited. Your wife is a beautiful woman." Rendra then releases Widya. The girl was so satisfied that her smile had not disappeared despite returning to her husband's side.
"Then we left" Azri said before Widya asked for other strange things like asking her to kiss Marleen. No, he'll never want to.
Marleen stared at the couple's departure enviously. Widya is lucky to find a man who loves her half-dead, does not want to lose her, and is willing to do anything for her. While he was actually used to save the family company which at the end of his life was still taken over by GN Group. He turned to Rendra, the man he had never considered. Ever since his father said he had to marry Rendra for the sake of company, he felt Rendra was the most evil man in the world.
Why would the man be arranged by his own father? Even when they finally got engaged, he still considered him a bad man. He never wanted to hear, never wanted to understand as much as Rendra spoke words of love to him every time the man slept with him. But from that day on, ever since he heard Rendra's confession about the reason the man agreed to the marriage, his gaze changed 180 degrees.
That instant Marleen seemed to see Rendra's true self, the figure before this. Which is always neglected
"This is for you."
The day fell apart when a map was extended to him by the man. Marleen looked at the other map that Rendra had been holding since.
"What's this?" tanyanya.
"The file belongs to your family's company. After this trial is over, I plan to return all assets seized by my father in a sneaky way to his real owner."
Marleen's two eyes instantly shone with excitement. There is no more beautiful and heartwarming gift than this. He took the map as if he had just received an award as a state hero from the president.
These files could probably please her mother. With this, maybe her mother will be aware of her coma. Marleen clutched the map in her chest with a happy feeling, like finding light after years of being trapped in darkness.
"I didn't know you were going to return my family's assets as well." Marleen was choking on her own tears.
Rendra hugged her. He held Marleen in hope that the girl would feel calm and protected. My God, this girl doesn't know that she loves him as sincerely as she does.
Rendra's speechless. Maybe it's time he let Marleen go. He did not want this girl forced to live with a man he did not love. Her father no longer had the power to govern her. After all, the marriage agreement was just a ploy to take over the family-owned company.
"Marleen," whispered Rendra as she let go of her embrace. He looked directly into the girl's eyes. This might hurt his heart for the next twenty years, but he would not regret it. Marleen deserves to have her free life.
"I know my father forced your father to consent to this marriage and I know you were forced to comply with your father's request for the survival of your family. I'm not a good man to you, I know that. I also realized that it wasn't my name that was carved in your heart. There is not a single speck of love that you will give me because of that, I feel free to you from this fiance is the best way," he said slowly.
Marleen was flabbergasted to hear it. The string of sentences was like a knife that cut the entire vein in his body simultaneously.
"You're a good, beautiful girl. I knew that from the first time I met you at a party hosted by your brother. It might sound too late if I said that I've been in love with you ever since. This is the real reason why I agreed to my father's marriage, after knowing the girl I was going to marry was Marleen, you."
Rendra stared into his eyes with thousands of pain imprinted clearly within those black eyeballs. "I get annoyed when you say you love another man but are still willing to engage with me. But what a right I am, you deserve to hate me after I destroyed your family. Make your father go bankrupt, your mother get sick, and you become a puppet that my sister controls. Sorry I was too cowardly to help you. As long as my father is around, whatever I do will endanger you and I don't want that to happen. But now, it's all over. Once I have full power over the GN Group, I don't want to force you anymore. I'll use my power to releasem―"
Rendra's words were cut off because suddenly Marleen's hands pulled her face down and kissed her lips. Just a brief kiss, but managed to stop the work of his brain. He looked at Marleen.
The girl hugged her neck tightly, her eyes filled with vexation. "You're so stupid Rendra Fernandez. Stop talking!" angry snapped.
"I'm gonna get you out of this, Marleen. You can continue your life normally." Rendra did not understand. Marleen was not happy with her decision.
"Just shut up!' firmly Marleen silences Rendra back. The girl's gaze turned soft. "After you have moved me with all your kindness you want to let me go? Which cowardly man did it? The Rendra Fernandez I know is not a cowardly man. Although he was angry, he would never hit his own sister, even though he did not agree, he would not dispute his father's orders, even though he cherished his family, he still had to punish them to uphold justice. Now shut up, don't say anything. You've been giving up too much all this time. Now let yourself win."
Unexpectedly Marleen shed tears. Not because he was upset, but because he only realized that he had loved this man for a long time. He realized why all this time he had never been able to leave his side even though he did not like it. All because he felt the only safest place in the world was to be beside him.
Rendra blinked as Marleen hugged him tightly. "I don't want you to let me go." His soft voice was like water that released thirst. "When are we getting married?"
Those words made his body freeze for a while. When happiness seeped into every vein in her body, Rendra found herself sighing in relief. So, Marleen is willing to marry him? Is this girl willing to spend her life with him? Because he was too happy he took Marleen's waist and hugged her body until raised high.
"I love you, Marleen. If that's what you want, I'll never let you go" the man exclaimed. Marleen laughed, hugging the man back.
There is nothing happier for him than to know that he is so loved.
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