Picking Up the Past

Strengthen Hearts

“so who is Anjani?” tomy asked full of questions.

“just like Mila, someone who came from the past” said Arya who immediately made Mila and Tomy look at her with a look of disbelief.

“dia,,” said Mila who immediately stopped, he seemed unable to speak anymore because of all the allegations in his heart.

“my father and his father were close friends, we had been friends since we were children, until the event broke our friendship, I think Anjani recognized me, but he seems not sure if I am Indra, but he seems not sure if I am Indra, so she still thinks I'm Arya, she thinks of me as her new friend, maybe because of our emotional bond in childhood, so as you saw yesterday Mil, you know, he was looking for me when there was a problem” Arya explained briefly to Mila and Tomy.

“if she knows the truth, she will definitely snatch you from me” Mila said in her flat tone by taking her eyes off Arya.

“don't think like that Mil, I told you yesterday, hold my hand tightly, then nothing will be able to separate us, now all I have to think about is how Anjani doesn't know about this first, at least until I have the power to guarantee my safety, what else he still has a contract with my company, I'm really uncomfortable with her” Arya explained to Mila.

“better you do not interact first with him Arya, if there is a problem let Mila or Rita who ngehandle him,” Tomy's advice to Arya.

“the problem is, he often forced to meet with me Tom, yesterday my design for his company has been sent, maybe he will contact me soon in the near future.” explained Arya again.

Mila then looked at Arya's calm face, ‘I can't be like this anymore, I have to remember the advice of aunt yesterday, there is a God who takes care of Arya for me, Arya for me, I have to believe that God will take care of Arya's heart for me, yes I have to believe, I have to be aware of Tomy's words yesterday, I can't make Arya difficult just because of my indistinct jealousy Mila's inner’ braced herself from all the guesswork and jealousy in her day after hearing who Anjani was.

The conversation halted when they heard the footsteps coming from inside the house towards the terrace. Abel came from inside the house with 2 more glasses of warm tea, he then put the warm tea on the table, “you already have warm tea Tom?” abel asked, seeing that there was already a glass of tea in front of Tomy.

“just give the tea to Arya Bel, let's sit here” Tomy told Abel while pointing at the empty seat nearby.

Abel then followed Tomy's words.

“where's Vanessa?” arya asked Abel Abel.

“again help mom in kitchen” replied Abel briefly.

“kak Vanessa really likes it in the kitchen, her cooking hobby is really not able to hold” explained Mila while drinking tea served Tomy for her.

“Have your wounds improved Tom?, do we not need to tell your uncle and aunt about your injuries?” arya asks Tomy to divert the conversation about Anjani.

“this is good enough Arya, we better not talk about this to father and mother, I don't want to make them worry” explained Tomy to Arya.

“and also, did you guys not have any more problems about yesterday?” tomy asked Mila, although she already knew Mila's response from Arya, but she still wanted to know for herself from Mila's mouth, what else Mila's attitude had begun to calm down than yesterday.

“I believe in Arya Tom, everything will be fine, besides my brother has not called me again” replied Mila.

“I have blocked his number on your phone Mil, you better not be in contact with him first, your brother's condition seems no longer good, he could have acted out of our control” explained Arya to Mila.

“you blocked Irman Arya bang number?” mila asked with annoyed eyes at Arya.

“Arya is right Mil, do not be too affected by what happened in Jakarta” said Tomy in support of Arya, although he himself does not know what really happened.

“if you want to know what happened with your company, you can call your grandfather or mother, do not your brother Mil,” replied Arya.

“I will call mom or grandpa later, I want to know their situation” muttered Mila slowly, he would rather give up than be angry because Arya blocked her brother's number on her phone.

“do you guys want to discuss this issue continue, can we not discuss other problems?,” said Abel annoyedly hearing the conversation.

*

Arbi got out of his car when he was right in front of the Hardi corp building, he momentarily took a deep breath because it was the second time he came to the big enough office. A company that is clearly far above its corporate class.

‘Arya is really amazing, it has not been a month, but this company already wants to sign a second contract for their hotel project, it seems like this company is really confident in developing their hospitality business, and the company has, just one has not been stretched, already want to wake up a new one again,’ Inner Arbi while stepping up to bring some documents for the contract agreement of 3A Friend company with Hardi corp.

Arbi stepped casually towards Hardi's secretary's desk in front of Hardi's room, he then kindly greeted Hardi's secretary, “ buk in the morning, is Mr Hardinya there?” ask Arbi politely.

“Ada sir, can I help you?” the secretary answered kindly.

“i want to discuss the contract of hotel construction of these two companies, can I go inside?”

“well sir, wait a minute, I ask Mr. Hardi” first

The secretary then went inside, after a while he then came out and looked at Arbi who was still standing near his desk, “please enter the pack, mr. Hardi is in” said the secretary by letting Arbi enter with his hand code.

“thank you ma'am, I'm permission to enter ya” said Arbi casually and then he entered the room Hardi.

Arbi could see Hardi was busy finishing some documents on his desk, Arbi then approached and saluted Hardi, “morning sir, to the table, it's nice that I met the master again here” greet Arbi kindly.

Hardi glanced at Arbi and momentarily took a deep breath, “have we met before this ee,,,? what's your name?” hardi asked casually.

“Arbi sir, I came here for tuan”'s first hotel project replied Arbi politely.

“hmmm yes, I am a bit difficult to remember people now, my age has pretty drained my memory,” said Hardi half joking with Arbi. “Please sit Arbi” said Hardi let Arbi sit in front of his desk.

“thank you tuan” replied Arbi politely and then sat in the chair opposite to Hardi's working position. He then opened the briefcase that he brought and provided the design documents and contracts that he had prepared.

“so you want to discuss for the second hotel, yes, has the design been approved by Anjani?, my daughter is very excited for this hotel business, it feels like only yesterday we signed the first contract, and so on, but now it will sign the second contract” said Hardi casually.

“princess sir?” asked Arbi in surprise.

“iya, the business idea of this hotel from him, I have no problem with the price of this cooperation contract, which is important according to my daughter's wishes, I agree, just, he is quite talented in the hospitality business” said Hardi proud of his daughter. Arbi glanced inwardly at Hardi's face with a confused look.

“does he like the design of your architecture?, I guess he will look for other contractors to look for different design references” said Hardi while opening the document carried by Arbi.

“i was also surprised sir, not until a month we signed the contract, a few days ago my architectural team has sent the details of the construction of this second hotel” explained Arbi to Hardi.

“This design is very good, just deserve Anjani like, as unique as the first design that has its own characteristics of the exterior design, just like Anjani likes, this can be an icon for hotels owned by Hardi corp” said Hardi pay attention to the design of Arya design.

Hardi then took her phone to call someone,

“Halo dear, this is the design of both your hotels has been fixed?, if already father will finalize to sign the contract” said hardi casually while paying attention to the design of the hotel, if you have a finalization for the signature, while Arbi tried to look at Hardi's face to assess what Hardi's figure actually looked like, the same thing he did during their first meeting before.

“Ohh, I see, yes already, you spoke directly with the contractor company yes, I will tell him to go to your room” replied Hardi while turning off his phone.

“my daughter still wants to discuss some design details, she is very perfectionist once this problem, do you not mind to discuss first with my daughter?” hardi asked casually.

Arbi thought for a moment about something, ‘isn't the design already agreed before reaching the document to me?, why now still discuss the design problem again?’ inner Arbi.

“ready sir, I would love to do that” replied Arbi gently.

*

Arbi stepped up his legs following Hardi's secretary who accompanied him to Anjani's room, when in front of Anjani's room, Secretary Hardi momentarily spoke to Anjani's secretary who made Arbi scrunch her forehead,,,, and,, ‘why complicated like this anyway?, I will scold Rita later, the design period that has not fixed the same client has been thrown to me’ grumbled Arbi.

“Please enter sir, miss Anjani has been waiting for you” said Hardi's secretary to Arbi, Arbi then said thanks, he knocked on Anjani's room door and went inside. And at once his gaze and Anjani meet there.