Ngumbara Love

Part 32 He Can Be Here

This afternoon, the sun shone brightly on the earth. A hot atmosphere also occurs at the table in a restaurant. There were three people who were enjoying their lunch in silence.

One middle-aged woman, never took off her thick glasses, even though she was already in the room. He also returned the mask after he finished his lunch.

"How are you, honey?" finally the oldest among them opened their voices. He tried to improve his relationship with his son, after a long struggle.

"It's like we're not that close, so we have to know each other's news." Mella answered with a pacifier. He is not comfortable with this situation, where he has to deal with enemies who incarnate into family. Mama! Huh! Perhaps heaven has moved from his feet. Only hell is visible.

"Come, boy! are we going to be like this constantly."  The middle-aged woman tried to persuade with all the deceit she had. She remains a mother after all.

"I know what, you want! you want my brother's destruction, don't you?" the girl stared cynically at the two people before her.

"You're so smart, Mella!"  the woman was good at being sweet towards others, even her ponytail was also a few times fooled, but this time, Mella would not let that happen. Mella had decided to be submissive, just as a camouflage, in order to extract the information she needed from the two women before her.

"Don't you teach me a lot about that, Auntie!" Mella took the juice on the table and sucked it slowly. It turned out that the heat of the air was not only outside, but also inside his chest at this moment.

"No need to beat around the bush, quickly finish your intentions and goals to bring me here. I don't have much time today" said Mella, who had begun to fret. Several times he checked the clock on his wrist.

"Okay, our goal here is, to tell you, that your marriage will take place in one month." The woman named Enda told with a cynical smile that adorned her face.

"Then, what do you expect from this marriage?" Mella is still calm.

"Nothing, but if you dare to run away from this marriage, you're prepared to suffer the consequences." Enda threatened seriously, she had even devised a backup plan to blackmail him.

"You don't have to worry about that, but don't do anything to me." Mella began to make her offer.

"It depends on, you," said Enda casually siphon his drink.

"Then, what about the money? Have you prepared?" said the woman with the glasses.

This time, Mella inhales more oxygen to make it a little calmer to face the two humans who are blackmailing her. His chest suddenly felt tight. In the past, she loved and respected the woman who gave birth to her, but that has changed since Mella learned what her mother did to gain wealth and power.

"I don't have that kind of money. But, if I may know what that money is for. Didn't I send you money every month." Mella was sure it wasn't that easy to open their mouths.

"Did you forget you're getting married soon. Sure, we need the funds to get ready, don't we?" a logical answer to fool the girl in front of him. And hope his words are still believed this time.

"Sorry! I still can't give you what you're asking. I don't have that kind of money" said Mella. He had to be firm, he was very tired to always be the puppet of the two women.

"Children don't know in profit, you!" the woman's teary-eyed rage exploded as well at last. His voice made other visitors look at him.

"How dare you fight me, huhh? do you want to see how, I've made your beloved papa scream like a mad dog."  The woman with glasses said while pointing at Mella's face. The veins on his neck clearly signified that, he was not playing around with his words.

"He just needs this, to know what to do!" a sneaky grin appeared on Enda's face, she played the video while Rangga was in the hospital.

"Stop!, please stop that." Mella covered both her ears. Suddenly the sound of Rangga's screams in the hospital made his heart feel pity. Rangga's heartbreaking condition, able to make his strong heart suddenly weak for now.

"So, how? if you're smart, you won't refuse, we." You're pressing Mella.

"Give me time!" mella finally decided.

"Three more days" said the woman with glasses. Getting up from his seat. She was about to kiss her daughter's forehead, but Mella turned her face away.

"No need to show your falsehood."

"This is all I do for your good." The woman's tears with those eyes.

"You can't tell the difference between good and bad, so don't use that word to persuade me."

"Hopefully have a good day, dear." Whisper Enda with her sweet smile, while stroking Mella's hair. In the past, he felt warm when he got such treatment, but now all turned one hundred and eighty degrees only disgust and hatred controlled his heart.

Mella was fed up with everything her mother did. She cried as she pleased after, all alone, but she realized the restaurant was not the right place for her to shed tears. As soon as possible she wiped her tears and left from there.

From a different direction, the black-jacketed man who eavesdropped and also recorded the conversation the three of them also got up from his seat, after sending some videos that he had obtained a few minutes ago.

Arriving at the parking lot, the man smiled after seeing Mella ride into a taxi.

In the office, Andhra looked seriously at her laptop screen. Preparing for the meeting this afternoon, he learned everything. His jaw vibrated a sign of a notification coming in. Andhra shifted her laptop.

"I've guessed, they must be the mastermind behind all this. I just have to wait for the right time to destroy them."  Andhra's face looked red.

Ozan who was sneaking in distracts Andhra.

"Sorry, I didn't knock on the door. Investors are in the meeting room. Just waiting for you now."

Andhra just nodded. Ozan swiftly took the file that was on Andhra's desk, and took it.

"Wait a minute." Ozan put the map on the table, then tidied the tie used by Andhra, because it was not well in sight.

"Okay, perfect" he said.

"Thank you, you can always count on me" patted Ozan on the shoulder.

Andhra has now arrived at the meeting room. Everyone stood up to welcome her arrival. Until one man made him dumbfounded.

"Why is he here?"  lirih Ozan, but it was heard clearly by Andhra.

TB

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