Not the Substitute Husband

B, S, P, 30

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Five-star restaurant dishes welcomed the arrival of Raden, Wulan and Salma at the dining table.

"Madam please bring the wine stored in the storage basement." Rose said to Madam who stood guiding the servants to entertain the important guests of her master.

"Good Mistress." Sahut Madam lowered her body a little then turned around to pick up Rose's request.

"God and Salwa where is Om?" Salma asked sat very carefully treating the dress she was wearing.

"Still in the room." David Sahut. "So soon they'll be here." Then he offered Raden and Wulan to enjoy the dishes that were already in sight. A few minutes later Salwa and Lukas arrived at the dinner table with Madam carrying a bottle of wine. Luke sees Wulan sitting opposite Rose. Salma crossed his chair from Luke and invited Salwa to sit there. Then he pulled a chair beside Salwa whose position was opposite to Raden who was staring at him.

"Om Night!" Greet Lukas to Raden while dropping his ass on the chair. He then grinned thinly reaching for the knife and fork to cut the steak the waiter had served on his plate.

"Is everything going well?" Welcome Raden to Luke's greeting. "Tonight you look happy." Cut the steak on his plate.

"Can we only be happy when things are going well?" Reply Luke who then scooped the steak pieces from the end of his fork.

"Lord." Reprove David.

"What's the reward?" Luke's Sahut. "I just asked Om Raden." Reciprocity. "Allowed Om?" Looking at Raden who was shaking the wine in his glass.

"Sometimes something that goes badly can have an impact on happiness as well." Answer Raden.

"For example?" Ask Lukas while enjoying the pieces of his staek casually.

"Trying to eliminate the enemy but failing to remain behind the failure he was able to make the enemy feel prolonged sadness." He answered, and then drank the wine from his glass.

"Did Om Raden ever experience it?" Luke's question made the 47-year-old man choke on the wine making him cough. Luke notices Wulan's unmoving reaction from his chair giving help.

"It's the reward." Said Salma giving tissue to Raden who put the glass. He received tissue from Salma's hand as he moved from the chair. At the same time Lukas grinned slanting mocking Raden who was caught by the eyes of Salwa who looked at him.

"I'm going to back and help Dad." Salwa said rising from her chair.

"Lord." Calling Salma keeps Luke awake from his sight of Salwa who goes after Raden. "Do you want to try this scallop noodles?" Tawar Salma held up the bowl as he got up from the chair. "This is the recipe I brought from where we used to eat." Take a bowl to where Luke is. "I purposely asked the chef to make it special for you." Stand between the chairs of Salwa and Luke by putting a bowl on the table.

"really?" Luke liked all kinds of seafood except shellfish and the like. But who knows about it but himself at a table full of food. "I don't eat the same food twice in a day." Pushing the bowl of noodle soup away from him. He began to feel nauseous seeing the free-falling shell twisted by the winding noodles.

"Luhan at the meal dong dear." Pinta Rose's. "Salma has prepared it for ka---."

"-Uhmm!" Cut Luke silenced his mouth which felt the previous steak cut forced it to come out because of the clams in front of his eyes. "My stomach is suddenly not good, Mom!" Luke said to get out of the chair. "Go to the toilet first." Leaving Salma staring at Luhan's favorite scallop noodles in front of him.

At the same time Salwa secretly follows Raden. The man walked down the corridor towards the courtyard where Salma had first trapped Luhan with his trick.

"Dad!" Shouts Salwa approached Raden who stood in front of the fountain. "Salwa wants to talk to Dad." His words made Raden turn around to see his adopted daughter. Meanwhile Luke was spewing out all the steak he had eaten earlier into the closet hole..

"Damn Salma!" The bait then sits on the floor with the body leaning against the toilet wall. "It could have given me such disgusting food." Moving from the floor step in front of the mirror above the sink. "Wait a minute!" Luke was washing his hands. "Raden?" Pulling hand. "Where's he going to the toilet?" Squeezing his hands.

Lukas came out of the toilet and looked at the dining room seen from the corridor pillar in front of him. He didn't see Raden and Salwa at the dinner table.

"It just so happens that I want to talk to you about something too." Raden said to Salwa who was standing before him. "Daddy listen now you're working as a secretary for Luhan." The bridge was right in Luke's ear looking at the two from the dark corridor.

"Really yeah!" Salwa Sahut.

"What about Jily?" Ask Raden. "Will he be fired from the position you're sitting in?"

"Dad know Jily?" Salwa replies back to ask, causing Luke to sneak behind a pillar close to the existence of the two.

"E-Eng-No!" Raden answered nervously. "Oh yeah, just now you want to talk to me about what you want to say." His connections shifted the topic to avoid Salwa's suspicions on Jily which he placed in search of the files of all assets belonging to the Imperial group.

"Do you know anyone named Ferozkan?" Tanya Salwa made Raden and Lukas compactly furrow his brows.

Isn't that the name of the Cartel Boss who hired Luke? Where does this boy know this guy. Inner Raden.

"Well!" Call Salwa.

"Yes." Yeah." Legally.

"Is it possible you've heard that name somewhere?" Tanya Salwa tested Raden.

"Dad never heard it." Answer Raden. "Did that guy do something to you?" Ask Raden. "Sort of terror or other threat." The bridge made Salwa raise one of her eyebrows.

"Terror?" Ask Salwa. "Why do you immediately think a man named Ferozkan would do something like that to me?" Fold both hands under the chest. "Did you really not know him?" Tanya Salwa stepped forward closer to Raden.

"Dad heard he was the boss of the Cartel." Reply Raden. "But no one knows for sure the truth and whereabouts of the man at this time." Reciprocity.

"Did you ever meet him?" Salwa asked with eyes.

"Not yet." Shaking his head. "Dad has absolutely no idea what his face looks like." The bridge made Salwa bend her face. "Did you guys investigate the case?" Ask Raden.

"Yes." Yeah." Salwa replied lying.

"Dad heard that his base in Thailand was blown up by a gangster." Raden's words made Luke grit his teeth behind the pillar.

The thailand? Waitaminute! Inner Salwa turned the body leaving Raden. He missed the existence of someone who knew very well where Ferozkan really was.

"God!" Call Raden to Salwa who lifts her dress slightly up the stairs. He walked down the corridor past Luke who was following him from behind. "Salwa wait!" Seru Raden's.

"Damn!" Luke heard Raden's footsteps from behind. He then quickly grabbed Salwa's arm and pulled her into hiding on one of the pillars.

"Salwa, Dad hasn't been sele---" he said disconnectedly seeing no one in the corridor. "- where did the boy go?" The bridge stepped very carefully while glancing in all directions. "Why did it disappear so quickly?" Continuing his steps while Luke stood with a hand that silenced Salwa's lips right behind the pillar.

"Hah-hah-hah!" Salwa's breathing sounds after Luke pulls his hand. "Lukass." His sigh with breath. "Do you know Brother Fero?" With both eyes. "W-Do you know where Brother Fero is now?" Salwa asked with trembling lips and tears now falling down her cheeks.

So, the little sister he told me about was you. How should I answer questions that will only add to your grief. Inner Luke.

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