Marrying a Rich Bum

GRANDPA SECRET

"The bitch asked me to."

"Galong... What exactly is the relationship of all this with Galang. Why is his name constantly mentioned in the topic of our conversation!" shouted Leo, patience.

"Because he is the center of our problems. And that fool Hendra has been fed on!" siss Mapala. "Well, even though I was also eaten by the bait, it was much worse than Hendra." Mapala.

"What's going on?"

"With great power, but having no power at all. It's banned, it's forbidden, going everywhere using bodyguards. Life is so boring when the power I have is so great and I can do anything with it."

All were silent, no one dared to argue because that was the reality. Mapala's father, always locked up Mapala for bad reasons.

"Time passes with my growing strength but it is not channeled. At its peak, I knew Galang who was looking for someone who would be responsible for his disorder."

"About any? What abnormality?" ask Leo's father, venturing.

"I don't know. Maybe he can explain it better than me. Clearly, I was consumed by his incitement. I went into the underworld, became the shadow leader of a gangster he led, not knowing that he was aiming to destroy our family."

"Destroying our family?"

"Yes. Galang's grandfather, our grandfather and Bima's grandfather were three separate companions because of the woman's problem."

"What?!"

"Yes. That's what happened."

"I don't understand."

"Wait!"

All of the heads that were previously centered on Mapala, turned towards Mariana.

"Mapala, Bima does not know about this. Can you give me time to talk to him first?"

Bima touched Mariana softly. "Don't worry. My self-control is pretty good, Mariana."

"But...."

"Trust me." Bima nodded.

Mariana took a deep breath, before nodding back. "alright. But it might hurt a little."

"I understand."

"All right." Mapala returned everyone's attention to her. "So, as I have said, Grandpa, Grandpa Bima and Grandpa Galang are best friends. With a brilliant brain that complements each other, all three can grow rapidly. I heard this story, straight from Galang's grandfather, some time after his company fell by Leo Atlas."

"What he did to the extent that Leo Atlas intervened. Those fools!" hiss one of Mariana's uncles.

"Are you still unable to assemble a nearly complete puzzle?" mapala asked, her voice sounding condescending.

"What do you mean?!" the man started to bleed.

"All right, that's later. You'll be able to draw your own conclusions once the puzzle piece is complete" Mapala replied.

"So.." he continued. "Grandfather in short is the smartest in academics, Bima's grandfather is the smartest in fighting, and Galang's grandfather is the smartest in seducing and reading opportunities. With all that, they created a business. The business is global, growing fast. Honey until now I never managed to dismantle what business they mean. I suspect it's the underground business."

"No." Mariana interrupted. "They.... I-i know. But I have no right to disassemble it in front of all of you. Sorry." Mariana.

"You're right, Mariana. You can't just unravel a secret that's been entrusted to you. That's a very good decision." Mapala patted Mariana on the shoulder, Bima immediately grabbed her close to him.

"I'm sorry, Bima.." whispered Mariana, looking at Bima with guilt."

Bima shook her head. "No need to apologize. Because the company's oun has become ours. Grandfather has given you his shares, and my grandfather has also transferred his shares in my name."

"What?!" ask Mariana and Mapala together.

"We'll talk about it at different times. Continue." Bima reigns.

"Yes. The company is doing very well, and it still seems to be standing today. But the company is not at all at the core of this problem. The key to the problem is that Galang's grandfather had purposely slept with the daughter of one of his best friends until she gave birth to his offspring."

All the faces were staring flat, as if it was a natural thing to happen in a friendship. But different from Bima. The cold man paled, a dark aura emanating clearly from within him.

Mariana reached out, clasping tightly to Bima's fingers until slowly the dark aura began to thin.

Mapala could feel the change in Bima's aura. She smiled a little.

"I'm sorry, Bima. But you should know, and the three old men had their vows on your late mother that they could not break."

Bima nodded stiffly.

"So why did Galang decide to destroy our family?" ask Bima tense.

"One, of course because of the incitement of Hortensia. That woman doesn't want you to accept the company that her husband has specially provided for you. His two children only accepted the family company. Second, of course, because you live freely out there, while both children are tightly restrained until the accident happens and results in Galang."

"What accident?" Leo interrupted quickly.

"Bed accident. Two Xillas brothers, Jenny and Jane Xilas, Galang's parents are two siblings. That's why Galang has a genetic disorder, which is klinefelter syndrome. You know what that syndrome means?" ask Mapala.

"Kinefelter syndrome? But he's...."

"He underwent hormone therapy and removal of breast tissue to address the problem. It was declared barren at puberty age, leaving it devastated. That's what made him take revenge on all the women, once the treatment worked."

"And what does this have to do with our family? Isn't the problem obvious, that his normal birth made the mother of the child unacceptable."

"grandmother. Not mom. Galang's father and mother never disputed their father's relationship with Bima. Not with his wife."

"Yes, yeah. Still, that means he's the culprit of all this trouble, not us."

"Unfortunately you're wrong. Because grandfather is the one who supplies the full finances of the company in Galang's grandfather's stub to be given to Bima."

"Foolish man!!" hisses Hendra.

"Shut your mouth, young man!" Mariana's father, who had been listening in silence, stood up and pointed at Hendra with a face of wrath.

"Calm down, sister. Forgive her. I promise I'll punish him in my own way, later." Hendra's father stood up, blocking Mariana's father's arm from pointing at Hendra's face.

"You may insult my daughter, insult my daughter-in-law, my son, even myself you will step on any foot I will shut up, Hendra. But once you talk about what father is making fun of him in front of me, don't expect you'll still be able to breathe a lot." Mariana's father shouted in wrath.

"Dad, daddy, relax." Mapala blocked his father's shoulder, pressuring him slightly to get the man back in his place.

"Silent. We'll take care of it later, but let this matter be solved one by one first."

Mariana's father took a deep breath, then sat back down even though his eyes were still staring intently at Hendra without blinking.

"Thank you, Dad. Uncle. You can sit down too so we can continue this conversation."

hendra's father nodded, returning to his place while looking at his only son with a warning look.

Silent. All was calm again, the tension slowly subsided.

"Alright, Uncle. I think that's all I know, the reason why Galang wants to take out our family. Because he felt that grandfather was the one who helped bring Bima to the condition as it is now. He wanted to finish off all the descendants of Bima's grandfather and grandfather one by one until it was not left alone."

"I never blame Hendra who was incited by Galang, because I was once consumed by his deceit. Only thing I love, Hendra is so blind and covered in greed. You know, that up to this second, the company's shares have been quietly transferred in Hendra's name there are almost 20 percent." Mapala continued, starting to peel Hendra's guise one by one.

"Twenty percent? Where'd you get that much stock, Hendra?!" Leo glared, staring at Hendra fiercely.

Bruk!

the pile of documents was thrown onto the table by Mariana. Everyone stared doubtfully at the documents scattered on the table.

"W-what is this document?" nico's father asked quietly, his hand moving closer.