Paper Dove

THE SCANDAL 1

I was very busy when Doni came up to me and gave me news that made me very angry.

“ Sir, there's bad news”, Doni looks a little anxious.

“ What is it?”, I can't wait.

“ Mistress is taken away by the Hartanto” family, said Doni.

“ What do you mean? Why did the Hartanto family take him?”, I was surprised.

“ According to the lady's bodyguard, the Hartanto family is disappointed because of the article about you and Miss Anna. They said they wanted to keep the feelings of Jeni”, explained Doni.

“ These people dare to tease me. Damn, it should have been from the start I didn't need to be kind to them”, I was so angry.

“ What should I do now sir?”, Doni wait for orders.

I exhaled in frustration, then picked up the phone. I massaged my forehead slowly because I saw the incoming call from Jeni 34 times. It seemed like he was really scared because of his own family.

I called back to Jeni's number. Two calls with no answer, and Jeni calls back.

“ Hello Juan”, Jeni speaks in a whisper.

“ Honey, where are you? “, I'm starting to worry.

“ Dear, they took me to the main house. My aunt said I should get divorced from you. They said you cheated on me, aunt showed me an article about you and Anna ”, Jeni started crying.

“ What's divorce? Are they crazy about managing your life? And again I'm not having an affair”, I said a little angry.

“I know baby. I know you won't lie to me”, Jeni said between her cries.

“ Honey don't cry. Trust me. I never lied to you. I'll be right up to come get you. Don't cry”, I said again.

“ Juan pick me up. They want to take my phone”, he exclaimed.

“ Dear.. Juan..”, I heard Jeni screaming while crying. “ Return my phone. Restore. You are not my family”.

" Jenna... Jeni.", I called out in despair.

Phone connection disconnected. I ruffled my hair in frustration and looked at Doni.

“ exactly what is going on?”, I yell at Doni in anger.

“ Sir it looks like the Hartanto family will sue you to divorce Madam because of this scandal and they can benefit from your divorce”, said Doni trying to calm down because her master has started to lose control.

“ Shit... shit..sial...How could Jeni have lived with these greedy people for so many years”, I said angrily.

“ My suggestion, you better meet Darmawan's grandfather because he knows his family more “, Doni gives advice.

“ Alright. Let's finish our meeting as soon as possible and visit Hartanto”'s house first, I said then walked out of the office to the meeting room.

At about 9pm I headed to the Hartanto family's house. Hope to bring Jeni back. Mrs Hartanto was sitting in the living room when I came.

“ Oh my daughter-in-law has arrived?”, welcome her.

“ Where is my wife?”, I asked impatiently.

“ Your Wife? On break. Your scandal is a disgrace to our family. How could you do that such an undignified thing”, attack this middle-aged woman.

“ I've never done anything so bad madam. Where's my wife?”, I'm screaming in anger. My voice was quite blaring in the room making the owner of the house shocked.

“ Juan...”, Jeni ran down the stairs like she ran away from her room.

“ Jeni..”, I screamed frantically seeing her.

“ Let go of me. I want to be with my husband”, cried Jeni who was carried back into the room.

“ What are you doing?”, I ran towards the stairs want to catch up. But one of their guards blocked me.

Doni approached the bodyguard and hit him right in the face.

“ Keep your dirty hands off the master, you son of a bitch”, cried Doni. And there was a small fight that finally stopped because of the cry of Mr. Hartanto who seemed to have just arrived.

“ How dare you make a fuss in my house”, he shouted.

“ I came to take my wife home”, I approached my father Jeni continued with anger. My lips were bleeding slightly from a blow from one of their bodyguards.

“ Can't be sir. I can't let my daughter be in the wrong hands. Tomorrow I will tell the media that you have cheated on another woman. You better divorce our son, don't hurt him” Hartanto said with a flat face.

If I didn't have ethics, I'd throw up on this guy's face. But I turned around and walked out the door following Doni behind me. I'm so mad.

After removing Jeni from the family, they arbitrarily begin to organize Jeni's life again knowing she will be a golden tray for them.

I was so angry that I hit the passenger seat next to Doni. After venting my anger I rubbed my face in frustration. Doni was silent, his face looked slightly bruised. We were both against 4 bodyguards, obviously we were both battered in the crack.

“ We go to grandfather's house, now”, I asked.

Doni complied and drove his car out of the yard.

***

Grandpa brought me a P3K box and Doni. We cleaned our own wounds. I'm really not excited, Grandpa smiled at me.

“ Boy, is the scandal true?”, Grandpa asked.

“ No grandpa, he is one of my good friends. I could have sworn to my life, I would not have done anything bad to Jeni”, I said solemnly.

“ Alright, grandpa trust you”, said grandfather Darmawan. “ actually I am ashamed of my family's behavior, they have been blinded by money”, said grandfather.

I was silent and did not respond to Grandfather's words. I was still staring at the alcohol cotton in my hand. My heart aches to see Jeni taken away from me, I remember Dew as I did this to her. I'm really sorry, I'm afraid of karma because my actions overflowed Jeni.

“ What should we do grandpa?”, I asked softly.

Grandpa stood up and went into his room, he came out with a file in hand. “Give this to one of the reporters and have them discuss it in the press conference tomorrow”, said grandfather.

I received the dossier and was surprised to find the embezzlement of funds Hartanto did with one of the local officials.

“ Grandpa if I hand this over then grandfather's family will be finished. Hartanto's treasure will be confiscated and probably worse”, I doubt it.

“ My family used to collect treasures because we were very poor. We became rich because we did not want our descendants to suffer. But it turned out that the treasure we had collected had blinded the hearts of our grandchildren. And make them hurt their blood”, said grandfather sad. “ I have held this evidence for many years, this is one of the reasons Hartanto always suspected I wanted to seize the company”, he explained.

“ Good thanks grandpa and is there any other way besides the front door? Looks like I won't be able to enter through the front door again”, I ask again.

“ Log in from the back garden. There is a small door covered with hedges, it is where Jeni used to hide from her mother”, said grandfather.

I smiled and said goodbye to go home. Before leaving home grandpa ordered “ Never hurt my grandson Juan, love sincere”.

“ Good grandpa. I will love him with my life”, my promise.

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