Picking Up the Past

Big Bet

Arya flung her body in the hotel room, she unwinded that day by momentarily closing her eyes, While Mila sat on the sofa to open her veil and and also tidied up her all-covered clothes.

Mila for a moment looked at Arya who was lying in bed, “Arya, you did sleep first, took a shower first, ntar stinky mattress again” said Mila casually to Arya.

Arya then got up, and sat on the side of the bed, he then looked fixed on the face of his wife who had removed the veil, “you are beautiful Mil” said Arya slowly.

Mila then smiled to hear it, "yes I know, let's take a shower there, I also want to take a bath” said Mila briefly and returned to tidying up her clothes.

“it's not better we shower later after doing it Mil?” ask Arya without burden that makes Mila's face flushed instantly. ‘ya Lord, why Arya plain once said it’ her mind restrained shame.

“duh Arya, take a shower first, never touch me if you have not taken a shower, your body smells” Mila said in an upset tone.

“bau from where Mil, I'm used to reminiscing, no one close to me complains my body smells, just you who complain like this” replied Arya while rising from her bed, he then pulled the carrier and took out one by one the clothes they were carrying.

“iya I know, your body does not stink, but you are afraid, surely your body is sticky-sticky” continued Mila began to remove the hijab she was wearing, for a moment his hand stopped when he was about to remove his hijab, there was a sense of doubt that he felt, ‘why do I still feel embarrassed to remove this hijab in front of Arya?, and I still feel ashamed to take off this veil in front of Arya?, whereas Arya has seen my whole body, what is this thing called faith?’ inner Mila.

Without Mila realizing Arya was sitting next to her, “why?, why not open?” arya asked looking at Mila, Mila took a deep breath and removed her hijab.

“I still feel ashamed to take this off in front of you Arya?” asked Mila innocently.

“if you are embarrassed, do not need to open Mil, but when we do, yes you have to open” said Arya casually.

Mila immediately hit Arya's stomach with annoyance “ih you are really perverted, have a bath there, or otherwise you will not love me now” said Mila with annoyance.

“if you don't want, yes I force” said Arya half-jokingly while entering the bathroom that made Mila bulldozed, 'watch out if she forced me' her inner self.

Mila then took a deep breath after Arya entered the bathroom, she then took her phone and immediately called her grandfather.

*

The atmosphere of the day was relaxed in the workspace Aliando, Aliando in an elegant suit was sitting casually on the sofa of his room, in front of him already sat Hardi also in an elegant suit, there they are now, there, 2 the heads of the major corporations in this country are sitting facing each other - facing each other to discuss a problem that is crucial to them.

“the end of this meeting can be realized quickly, I am really almost frustrated because of the development that happened Hardi” said Aliando casually.

“I don't want to talk to you, this discussion is just a matchmaking, why now the info has circulated to all shareholders?, have you trapped me here?” hardi said sarcastically to Aliando.

“calm Hardi, I know you've thought of a way to get out of this, so this meeting can only be done now, now what's the result of your thinking,?” aliando asked still in a relaxed tone.

Aliando's words immediately made Hardi grow angry, he had thought of the best way to get out of the game, not only to protect his son, but also not to get into a fight with the Gibran people.

But his mind had been very deadlocked by the problem, the choice he could take was to decide the matchmaking with the bad risk of losing the trust of the shareholders in his company, he said, what else does this involve companies like Adinata group, shareholders can withdraw their shares from Hardi corp.

“I know you have no other choice now, whether Rahman is abroad, maybe your shareholders there will also lose faith in you if you dare to decide this all unilaterally.” said Aliando calmly.

“I founded the Hardi corp for many years with great difficulty, and now you have led me to the path of destruction,” Hardi said withstanding his anger.

“this is not a matter of playing Hardi, this is about who the successor of Hardi corp and Adinata group, if you play around, trust in your daughter who will be your bet, he said, you think who would believe your daughter if she decided to unilaterally engage with the son of the CEO of the Adinata group, it would be a great betrayal not” explained Aliando again who tried to accompany Hardi's mind to be on his side.

“I know you are planning a lot of big projects now, hospitality business, overseas market expansion to new mine projects, investor and shareholder trust you really need for that, now let's put together the right strategy for all of this, save my family and also your good name” Aliando continued.

‘Anjani, pardon me, I have to sacrifice you here, this is one of the fathers who are persuaded by this jerk - this inner’.

“what's your plan now?” hardi asked coldly to Aliando.

“The board of commissioners is already planning a shareholder meeting, I want this engagement to happen before that meeting, if it can be realized, I want this engagement to happen, it could be that the meeting was canceled or at least my strength would be much greater because the engagement was”, explained Aliando again.

“don't think the other Hardi, their strength is very small, the engagement will make them crumble at the shareholders meeting, the, and after that I will clean all Gibran people from this company, all will be safe according to our plan” continued Aliando.

“do you think they are suicidal with the meeting?, they are intelligent people, they must have other plans from the meeting” Hardi told Aliando.

“But in reality they have nothing now, all they fight for is the dead. I've suspected some people who are still loyal to Gibran, I actually have long suspected Rahman, and it turns out my guess is true, I should have gotten rid of him earlier." explained Aliando who was momentarily stopped

"There are still a few more people I'm watching, and after that meeting, I'm going to wipe everything out, my son will be CEO and your son will have great trust from your shareholders, isn't that enough for us” continued Aliando.

“I want more than that, it's a big gamble for me, I also have to profit big, I want you to provide funds for my daughter's hotel business, I want you to, and also I want Adinata group to buy shares of my company in the Philippines, and also Thailand, the name Adinata group there will bring in other shareholders in my company, he said, I really want my business to be big abroad like Adinata group” Hardi's business.

“I agree, if I win the meeting, then my son will be CEO for the next meeting, and his power will be much greater than mine, I'm still overshadowed by Gibran's long-dead rule, so there's not much I can do for you, not if we become besan then you can also control the Adinata group through my son, you will be a big profit for that” explained Aliando to pressure Hardi to really be on his side.

Hardi momentarily took a rough breath, “your child could not obey my words later,” said Hardi briefly.

“he couldn't have been like, he must have realized that you and your son are the guarantee of his CEO position, now let's determine when this engagement is done” said Aliando casually.

“determine by you, I have to explain this first to Anjani so that he wants to accept this all” said Hardi rose from his seat.

“then a week from now, I will prepare the engagement party as luxurious as possible to please your daughter” said Aliando cynically, Hardi then walked over without responding to Aliando's words.

*

Mila was still curled up under her sleeping blanket, her body was still tired, after the morning prayer, she again chose to sleep after having to stay up until night, not to mention Arya had woken her at 3 am, it made his body really tired at that moment.

Arya who had just bought breakfast had already arrived back in their room. He put the porridge he bought on the table of his room. He then approached Mila, and looked at her beautiful face.

For then he kissed his wife's forehead until Mila wriggled there, “Arya, I still sleepy” said Mila pampered on Arya. “iya dear, let's get up, eat first, eat first, later you can sleep again” said Arya looking fixed on his wife's face.

Mila's eyes immediately opened and rounded to hear Arya's words, she raised her head to see Arya's face. “what did you say earlier?” he asked in his surprised tone.

And cup, Arya immediately kissed his wife's lips for a long time, Mila tried to reject him, but her power was lost far from Arya who held the body and nape of Mila to keep kissing him, but the power was lost far from Arya who held the body and nape of Mila to keep kissing him, Mila finally can only resign and gripped tightly the T-shirt that Arya used.

After Arya released the kiss then Mila can breathe a little relieved, “you are really perverted, it is still morning, or do not - do not you not satisfied with the last night huh?” upset Mila was still while rubbing her wet lips.

“your lips still smell Mil, you should go to the bathroom first before breakfast” said Arya casually, and immediately Mila immediately threw Arya with a pillow she used.

“you why?, we are used to this, why are you still angry so?“ arya said casually.

Mila just kept quiet, she then got up and went into the bathroom. 'she's why always make me upset anyway?, ' Mila's mind held back upset.

'but did he really call me dear?'