PRISONERS END IN LOVE

Cunning Man

Grace parked her car west of the luxury restaurant parking lot where her mom took her to dinner. Grace then went down and ran a little into a fancy restaurant that was famous for having a taste of good and delicious food. But it has a price that makes the usual people's heads bobble.

" Good night, Ma'am. Can we help you?" greet the restaurant waiter welcomes Grace who circulates the view looking for the whereabouts of her Mama.

" Where is the twenty-three table, Ma'am?" ask Grace to the waiter.

" Table twenty-three? Oh, reservation on behalf of Mrs Agatha, huh?" The waiter was being sent a message by Agatha to escort Grace if she reached the restaurant, because Grace was a little late to the restaurant. Jakarta's streets are quite crowded is certainly the main reason Grace arrived late at the promised place.

" Yes, right, Ma'am. In the name of Agatha's mother." Grace.

" It's upstairs, Ma'am. Let me take you." The waiter was willing to drive Grace to where Grace was headed. And finally Grace walked behind the waiter who would take her to the place where Mama and her guest were.

" That's his desk by the window, Ma'am." Upon reaching the top floor, the Servant pointed towards the table where Agatha was.

Grace saw Agatha waving at Grace.

" Thank you, Ma'am." After saying thank you, Garce sped up her pace because she was already late coming to that place.

" Grace, why are you so late? Mama doesn't feel good about your guests because they have to wait a long time." Just now, Agatha had grumbled to rebuke Grace who had not come had time.

" Sorry, Mum. It was jammed." Grace replied with her eyes turned toward the man sitting on his back. Grace frowned, as she smelled a familiar scent in her kiss from the scent emanating from the perfume the man was wearing.

" Hi, Rena. How are you doing? It's good to see you back,"

How surprised Grace was when the man sitting on his back got up and turned to Grace.

" A-aldi?" Grace was stunned when she saw Rivaldi's presence in front of her. Moreover, looking at the thin smile at the corner of the handsome man's lips. Looks a smile of victory because Rivaldi feels he has managed to find Grace's hideout. Not to mention the sharp eyes of Rivaldi who was muffling anger.

" Surprise, right? You wouldn't have thought that Aldi was the one you had dinner with us?" Not knowing what happened between her daughter and Rivaldi, Agatha seemed excited to see Grace and Rivaldi meeting. " Today, Aldi came to Mama's office. He said he wanted to meet you. Yes, Mama just make this dinner as a surprise." Unaware that Grace will get into trouble after Rivaldi learns of her daughter's identity. Agatha looks very enthusiastic.

" Dead me!" Grace bit her lip as her identity was already known to Rivaldi. And it was her mother who had opened her identity to Rivaldi

" Let's sit around! We can start eating dinner now." Seeing that Grace and Rivaldi were both still standing awkwardly, Agatha told the two of them to sit down and eat the food that had now been served at the table

Grace glanced at Rivaldi who did not also take her eyes off her face.

" How now, Aldi? Can you see Grace back?" Rivaldi's never-before-seen eyes on Grace certainly made Agatha happy. He suspects that Rivaldi is already in love with his daughter.

" Of course I'm happy, Auntie. Finally I was able to meet with Rena again also met directly with Rena's parents." Rivaldi said it to Grace.

" Oh yeah, Grace. Why don't you ever tell Mama if you've been to Rivaldi's parents' house, even you stayed there. Do you want to surprise Mama about your relationship that you can't know about?" Introducing and bringing to the man's parents' house, especially to be accepted to stay at the man's parents' house, makes Agatha think that Grace and Rivaldi's relationship is very special..

Grace sighed. He seemed to have trouble stringing words together to explain to Rivaldi. Because he was sure, Rivaldi would draw evidence from him about his reasons for lying to Rivaldi.

Grace took out a glass filled with mineral water, as she felt that her throat was very dry.

" So how, Grace? After you find out if the man you want to marry is Aldi, do you still refuse as well? Aldi said that his parents wanted to see Mama to propose to you."

" Uhuukk .. uhuukk ..." Hearing her Mother's words, Grace suddenly coughed.

Seeing Grace choking, Rivaldi reflexively patted down Grace's back.

" Be careful if you drink dong, Grace!" Agatha thought Grace was being too late.

" This is because Mama talks too much! Mama should enjoy eating, don't talk!" With the grimace Grace actually blamed Agatha who indeed dominated the chatter between the three of them..

The scratches seen on Rivaldi's forehead saw the hard attitude shown by Grace to Agatha, very different from Grace's attitude as Rena who she knew was a little timid.

" Don't speak in a high tone to your parents, Rena!" Rivaldi then rebukes Grace. Even though he was both hard-witted and never accidentally said to his parents with a slightly printed tone. However, Rivaldi will quickly realize his mistake and apologize to his parents. In contrast to Grace who did not feel guilty had jolted Agatha.

" Aunty has said, if Grace is strong and does not want to be arranged this. But, Auntie hopes that, if she is with you, Grace's attitude will gradually soften and get better, Aldi." Agatha hopes Grace's closeness with Rivaldi will bring positive change to her daughter.

" Mom, you better not expect too much, huh! I'm the same Aldi there's no special relationship like Mama thought! Aldi doesn't like me! He doesn't love me! She loves a woman who has a husband! He loved the wife of Erlangga Mahadika Gautama!" Because his mother continued to match him with Rivaldi, Grace accidentally mentioned the name Erlangga which is the keyword of Rivaldi's search, about who the person behind Grace and Rizal's actions so far.

Rival's eyebrows are immediately linked to hearing the name called by Grace. Of course the name was very familiar and very hated by Rivaldi. And Rivaldi was shocked when the name Erlangga came out of Grace's mouth.

" Do you know Erlangga?" rivaldi asked suspiciously.

This time Grace rounded her eyes, because she had let go of calling Erlangga's name which she should keep her secret.

" Good God I'm free to talk!" Grace bites her lips because she is lying down and opens the card, who told Grace and Rizal to go undercover and lie to Rizal.

" Where do you know Erlangga?" It is certain that Rivaldi's accusations point to Erlangga as the person behind Grace's actions. Because it is impossible for Grace to know that she really likes Kayra, if not Erlangga himself who tells the story.

" Wife of Erlangga Mahadika Gautama? Caroline means?" As a designer, Agatha certainly knows famous models such as Caroline Wijayanti. However, she has not heard that Caroline is no longer married to Erlangga.

Grace and Rivaldi both turned to Agatha who mentioned the name of Erlangga's former first wife. However, none of them answered Agatha's question.

" What is your relationship with Erlangga?" Suppose that Grace was the man Erlangga paid for. However, Rivaldi felt a strange thing, considering who the Grace family who also have wealth almost the same as the Mahadika Gautama family. And that makes Rivaldi even more curious about the relationship between Grace and Erlangga.

" I have nothing to do with him!" grace Tepis. Garce is leaving the dinner. He must quickly rid himself of the intimidation that Rivaldi will continue to unleash on him.

" I don't have a taste for food, Mam. I'll go home first!" Grace got up and said goodbye to her mother, then ran small towards the stairs to escape from the restaurant.

" Grace, wait a minute!!" Agatha tried to block Garce. But his daughter didn't touch him at all.

" Aunty, if you'll excuse me after Rena!" Rivaldi said goodbye and rushed after Grace's steps. Agatha is confused with Garce and Rivaldi.

" What's the matter with those two??" ask Agatha in surprise.

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" Where else are you going, Rena?!" Rivaldi holds Grace's body, who wants to get into the car.

" Take me off!!" Grace brushed off Rivaldi's hand that was wrapped around his arm. But, Rivaldi did not let Grace get away from him.

" Tell me! What is your purpose in tricking me?! Did Erlangga tell you to?!" If it was Erlangga who told Grace, the greater the hatred Rivaldi had for the man.

" I have no obligation to answer your question! Besides, did I hurt you?? There's no treasure I stole, is there?" Grace answered Rivaldi's casual question.

" You want to play games with me apparently!" Can be seen the aura of anger from the face and look in the eyes of Rivaldi while looking at Grace.

" You're a really sneaky guy! You get angry when someone else tricks you. But, you yourself are deceiving others!" Grace quipped Rivaldi's attitude that he considered willing to win by himself.

" What do you mean?!" Rivaldi looked at the two eyeballs of Grace with the distance of their faces very close.

Grace pulled up the corner of her lips. His left hand touched and rubbed Rivaldi's jaw, asking the man to gasp.

" I think you're smart enough to know what I meant." Grace then pulled Rivaldi's hand back from her right arm. " Be careful!!" Grace told rivals not to block her move again.

Rivaldi finally let go of Grace. As hypnotized by Grace's words, Rivaldi now lets Grace into her car and leaves Rivaldi alone still stunned while touching her cheek that still feels the warm touch of Grace's fine-skinned hand on her face. Though a minute earlier, the man still looks fiercely intimidating Grace with a question that pitched full of emphasis.

Grace watched from the rearview mirror, she saw Rivaldi unchanged from his position earlier. Grace then pulled out her phone and put earphones in her ear to contact Rizal.

" Hello, are you done with dinner? Did you ask your Mama when I could meet your mama so I could propose to you as soon as possible." When Grace's phone call was lifted by Rizal, the man asked about the schedule of the meeting with Agatha.

" Si al, I met Rivaldi. And he knows my true identity." Grace immediately reported what she had just experienced by grumbling.

" what?? Rivaldi knows who you really are? How come?" Rizal's voice sounded shocked by the news that Grace had delivered to him.

" I forgot that Rivaldi had introduced me to Mama at the wedding that I attended yesterday. Maybe from there she can track me down, ", Grace said.

" She came to Mama's office and said she wanted to see me, until she finally prepared dinner tonight" Grace explained.

" So you went out last night with Rivaldi?" A jealous tone immediately sounded from Rizal's words.

" Yes, and my mother wishes I was a match with her." In the current condition, Grace can still tease Rizal and burn jealousy in Rizal's heart.

" You forbid me and buy time to meet your Mama. But that guy stole the start and got your mama's support. It's really unfair, Grace!" Rizal Protest.

" Where do I know if he first met Mama!" denying Grace doesn't want to be blamed by Rizal.

" Then what now? What's he doing to you?" ask Rizal later.

" I ran away from there" replied Grace. " But, he seems to suspect that the person who told us is Erlangga. Because I was free to mention Erlangga's name, although I didn't say that you accepted the assignment from Erlangga." Grace admitted that she had been knocked off.

Rizal's gasp was heard in Grace's ear. Indeed, he should have kept the data secret about any clients who hire services from him. However, she was unable to scold Grace in this matter. " Yes already, it's okay. Besides, our duty to Mr. Erlangga is done" he said.

" Will he take revenge on Erlangga?" grace asked worried about her carelessness.

" I think Mr. Erlangga has anticipated this" replied Rizal.

" Thank God, yes, that's it. Bye ..." Grace ended her phone conversation with Rizal and took off the earphones in her ear then focused on the road in front of her.

***

Rizal throws his phone over the bed as soon as Grace terminates their phone call. The news of Rivaldi's appearance coming to Agatha and Agatha's blessing to Rivaldi made her heart unsettled.

" The al! Clever as well as the man to dare to meet directly Madame Agatha. I can't stay silent! He's a step faster than me. And I can't possibly let her get you, Grace!" Rizal is not willing if until Grace falls into the hands of Rivaldi.

Rizal then took the coat. Time has shown nine o'clock at night. He took the keys to his car and got out of the room.

" Do you want to go?" bi Tinah asked when she saw Rizal open the door of the house.

" Yes, Bi. Please lock the door, yeah!" rizal's orders then rushed out of the house to his car.

" Are you not going home?" tanya Bi Tinah is back.

" I don't know yet, Bi. But, Bi Tinah need not wait for me! Just shut the door!" Rizal opened the car door and got into the car. Before long the car he was driving was out of the yard of the house.

" Why is Mr. Rizal now so strange and often go at night sometimes not to go home, huh? Is it true that I heard when Mr. Rizal talked to Non Bella that Mr. Rizal was in love with a fierce woman who came here at that time, huh?l" muttered Bi Tinah guessing.

" Well, it can stress me out if I have a fierce employer like him!" Bi Tinah was already playing around with her conjectures.

" Why doesn't Mr. Rizal look for anything else that can be made as a wife, huh?! Mr Rizal is still looking handsome, when no other woman is captivated by Mr Rizal? Why does Mr. Rizal like women who look like Non Bella? Better to be his son than his wife." Bi Tinah kept thinking about her master.

" Ah, stop! Why am I so confused thinking about that? The important thing is that my duties here are in order, the salary is smooth, the bonus is also liquid." Bi Tinah then entered the house and locked the door of the house as Rizal instructed him.

While the car driven by Rizal has driven across the streets of Jakarta is still crowded, although it is getting darker.

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