Ninth Month

Turning Point

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“How is my wife doctor?” rayan asked the doctor who handled Intan.

“Monya Intan will soon be awake,” replied the doctor while saying retreat. He's a Wibowo family doctor, he can be called at any time. But right now the wound that Intan was experiencing was not a fatal wound, the girl had only suffered shock from a blow.

Rayan looked at Intan who was helplessly rolled on the living room bed, after previously he moved Intan from the top floor to facilitate the handling and processing of cases by the police. He pensively in disbelief, he instead let his own defense be penetrated. Not only did the entire bodyguard die sadistically in the pool but his son was also missing. Intan's beautiful neck is also scratched by a sharp object that if one inch deeper will threaten Intan's life.

Police are still wandering inside his house looking for clues left behind by the perpetrators of the attack and kidnapping that befell his family. Ah, he had to calm his daughter down, because of Intan's circumstances, he had forgotten his daughter who is now guarded by his mother.

“Bu Sri, please take care of Intan for me. I have to see Ruby" he told Ms. Sri.

Ruby immediately approached Rayan as soon as Rayan arrived in the middle room. All his family has gathered here. Ema, Edi, Samuel who had fallen asleep in the lap of Ema, Eka, Johan, Jonathan, Pak Wibowo and his wife, who had previously barred them from coming because she was afraid that her mother was not ready, were now present. Rayan cried while hugging her daughter. The frightened Ruby did not make a sound and held Rayan tightly.

“Papa, the man brought Brother,” Ruby said in her Papa's ear. As per his brother's message, he refused to talk to anyone other than papa.

“Quiet, Sweetheart. Papa will pick up Brother and bring him together again with us,” promise Rayan.

“I want to see Mama,” said Ruby.

Rayan immediately carried Ruby and brought her to Intan.

“Ruby, can you tell Papa what happened,” pinta Rayan. Ruby did not want to give a statement to the investigator and Rayan could not force her daughter to give a statement, His daughter only said she would say it when there was her mother and Intan himself has not been human since he came.

"Ruby rest first yes beside Mama, Mama is sleeping, soon Mama will wake up," Pinta Rayan. Ruby complied and slept beside her mother.

“Let me take care of them, Ms Sri rest only. Sorry to have inconvenienced Ms. Sri,” said Rayan.

“It's okay, Nak Rayan. If there is anything can call me anytime,” replied Ms Sri. He also feels guilty. When the incident happened, he was home. Usually if it's too late he'll sleep here. But when his son came out to take Mrs. Ema, he was in that car to get home. He was really shocked when his Son told him about this incident, he immediately rushed to come as soon as he got the news.

“Thank you,” answered Rayan while driving Bu Sri to the door of the room, after Bu Sri left, he immediately closed the door of the guest room. Because his own room was still in the yellow line, he temporarily moved to the guest room downstairs.

Rayan immediately sleeps next to Ruby and tries to make her daughter relax, Ruby who has tired mennagis immediately fall asleep.

Rayan looked at the ceiling of the room. He was angry with himself, only to pursue Anton, he lost his Son. He should have left the twins in Northland from the start and taken care of the business remotely. Now that the rice had become porridge, he was only a little lucky by catching Anton who was trying to escape. But what did he get? he suffered a loss by losing his son. He also has no evidence against Anton as the suspect who kidnapped his son. This time he admitted defeat and could only hope that Anton would have mercy on him to free his Son.

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After Ruby fell asleep in the room with Intan, Rayan went out to meet Johan.

“Did Intan sleep? Let me see it,” pinta Bu Rini, Ibu Intan. He wants to be there when his son wakes up.

Rayan just nodded. Then he looked at his own mother who had not slept even though the night was late, surely his mother blamed herself because she went to take Ema. But in Rayan's heart, she was grateful if her mother survived. He can't live if he has to lose his mother, too. “Mother, sleep. Let Johan and I take care of it.”

The eyes of Miss Maria were thick because most of them were crying. Rayan then turned to her sister. “Ema, take Mom a break, let Sister take care of this,” her door to Her Sister. Ema, assisted by Edi, moved Samuel to their mother's room.

After the women left Rayan then discussed the important things together with the remaining men. “Johan, have the families of the deceased been contacted?” ask him to Johan. He grimaced, even though he knew he had lost his Son, but he could still hope for his Son to survive. But what about the six victims who died with incisions in their necks? Those mighty men will never come back. The man must be the father of a man, the husband of a man, the son of a man, the lover of a man, the friend of a man, who will never return. Rayan could not shake the fact that they died to protect her family. He thanked and grieved at the same time.

Everyone looked at Johan waiting for an answer. But instead of giving a long answer, he could only nod. The people who died were people he knew personally how he was not sad.

“Be sure to support his family. Give scholarships for children to the highest level of education possible. And help them set up a business until they are able to make their own money. Make sure you take care of it yourself,” order Rayan.

“Good!” johan replied as she typed in the instructions from Rayan to send to her secretary.

After giving instructions to Johan, it was her turn to face her in-laws.

“Pak Wibowo, I'm counting on your connection to the prosecution. Be sure to give Anton as much punishment as possible. Don't let him live as long as he can't take my Son alive. Find an invincible team of lawyers to fight against. Don't be merciful,” Rayan's orders to her in-laws. He does not care about the nepotism he will take. For Anton's severe punishment, who cares?

This time he looked at Mash. “After the failure of Johan's security team, I want you to form a special team other than the police team to find Rudy. Please find Rudy,” this time Rayan's voice was not as firm as earlier, he was really speechless if considering his quiet son was in the hands of the kidnapper. He could only pray that his son would not be hurt.

“You can entrust it to me,” Eka said. He already has a great security team, if combined with Rayan's corporate IT team, he believes finding Rudy is not impossible to do.

Edi's turn is now handed over by Rayan. “Although I have many houses and hotels I can stay in, but I want to move next to Ema's house. I'm asking you to prepare it because we have to get out of this house tomorrow, for a while we'll be staying at your house. Along with mass media coverage that will display Rudy's face everywhere and police lines attached, this house is no longer liveable. Can?”

“Of course, my house is always open. And luckily the house beside me was also mine that I rented out, I would move them to another place. So you can stay.”

“Thank you,” answered Rayan short. This time he saw Hadi sitting quite far away from them, as if feeling not part of them.

“I'm sorry,” Hadi said as soon as Rayan looked at him.

“For what? I should just thank you. If it wasn't for you taking them away, it might not be just Rudy who's missing. I could have lost my mother and sister because this kidnapper killed everyone other than his target without exception. Thank you! But when I moved, I couldn't have asked you and your family to follow me, because in addition to the long distance it was also very dangerous,” said Rayan.

“Maybe my mother will object because of the long distance, but I don't mind,” Hadi insisted.

But Rayan did not want to take the risk, he just asked them to take care of this house until he found a suitable owner. “I can not do it, I will replace all housekeepers with professional security officers. I'm asking you to take care of this house until you find a suitable owner.” Although Rayan is not sure there is a match with this house considering the events that have just occurred.

“Alright,” replied Hadi finally.

Lastly Jonathan, Johan's youngest brother who is recovering from surgery. Rayan also owes her life, it could be that the hand was not only broken but had to be amputated. Rayan could not imagine it, so he would not give a dangerous task for him. “Jhon, I cannot risk your life a second time. Because it could be not just a broken bone but something worse than that. Although I know you're a professional, but you're still young. So please just focus on the company.”

Jonathan sighed disappointed with Rayan's decision. But anyway, he respected it. He is still young maybe his thoughts are not as mature as old people. So he just nodded.

“Alright, we just disperse first and rest. There are not many bedrooms on the lower floor. There are many pillows that can be used. Thank you for your hard work today. Tomorrow there will be many tasks waiting for us,” said Rayan ended their evening meeting.

Rayan passed to her study followed by Johan.

“Bos, rest!” pinta Johan with a commanding tone.

Rayan could only hold her head in a dizzy manner. He remembered his son, he also remembered that the police could not do anything because they could not identify the culprit as long as Ruby could not tell the details of the culprit and Intan was not aware. there's nothing they can do. CCTV was also sabotaged before the incident, so no evidence remains.

Although Johan's small team has made a move. There's nothing they can do without a clue except to think. He had to wait for the Suman Intan.

“Rayan... Rayan...” there is a voice calling him from outside the room.

Intan's voice, Rayan's inner. He immediately ran out. Finally, they'll have a clue.

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