PRISONERS END IN LOVE

Terms That Must Be Fulfilled

" Grace, open the door!"

" I'm sorry, I know I was wrong. Grace,"

" Grace, please open the door!"

It had been over half an hour Rizal knocked on the door of their hotel room. Since following Grace into the elevator, the man kept pleading with Grace. However, Grace was unmoved by Rizal's apology.

Even when she reached the hotel room, Grace did not let Rizal into the room and locked the door, so Rizal continued to persuade Grace. Knocking on the door, making an apology, calling Grace by phone, though none of them were pushed around by Grace.

The actions taken by Rizal had astonished the hotel guests who stayed next to their rooms, as well as the hotel officials who at that time passed in front of their rooms. However, by saying the reason was persuading his sulking lover, it seems enough to convince the guests and employees of the hotel.

" Grace, I'm sorry. Please open the door, Grace. Don't be like this!" Rizal continues to try to persuade Grace that Grace's anger quickly subsides. He realized that facing people who have stubborn nature must be faced with gentleness. Moreover, in this case he was clearly wrong to accuse Grace of deliberately allowing Rivaldi to approach her daughter.

Until walking for an hour, Grace did not also open the room door for Rizal. It makes Rizal very frustrated. He propped his hands up at the door of the hotel room with his head lowered.

" Grace, come on, Grace ..." Rizal's voice weakened, but he still tried to persuade Grace that she would open the door for him. This is beyond Rizal's expectations. Meet with Rivaldi and eventually he even quarrels, until it makes Grace angry and even threatens her relationship with the woman he loves will end.

While in the room, Grace who threw her body while entering the room remained in the same position. Lie down in the face down position. His heart was upset that Rizal had the heart to accuse him of being that bad. Though he also tried to protect Isabella even though he did not tell Rizal about it.

Grace is completely concerned about the sound of knocking on the door, the sound of Rizal calling his name, asking him to open the door and apologizing to Rizal. He also did not serve a phone call from Rizal who repeatedly entered his phone.

" If she always thinks badly of me, why would she want to marry me?? Does he just need someone he can make a place to channel his logical bio needs?" Grace thinks that Rizal doesn't really love her.

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Grace glanced at her phone. At first he thought it was Rizal who had contacted him again. However, it turns out that Om Daniel is the one who is currently calling him.

" Hello, Om ..." Grace immediately picks up a phone call from her Om.

" Hello, Grace. Where are you now? One more hour meet Om in the hotel lobby Om stay, yes!"

" Okay, Om. We'll be there soon."

After her Om terminates their phone call, Grace glances at the hotel room door. He finally got up and walked to open the door that had been knocked by Rizal.

When the door opened, he saw that a disheveled and frustrated Rizal was still standing in front of the door.

" Guard ..." Rizal immediately hugged Grace's body as he watched Grace appear as the door leaf opened.

" Grace, I'm sorry. Forgive selfishness. I know I'm wrong .. You can punish me, but don't derail our wedding plans." Rizal points out that he is worried that their wedding plans are being thwarted by Grace.

" let go! I'd like to invite Rivaldi to meet my Om!" Grace deliberately pranks Rizal who was accusing him.

" what?? No, Grace!! You can't possibly bring him to meet your Om! He's a cunning guy!" Rizal unraveled his embrace. The man now holds Grace's shoulders.

" He was cunning, but he was never so bad to think of me! Not like you! You always say real love always accuses me and blames me for being with your son!" grace protested grumblingly.

" I'm sorry, Grace! I know I'm wrong." Rizal's hand cupped Grace's cheek. " I love you, Grace! I don't want to lose you. Please forgive me!" Rizal now kisses Grace's lips just as Grace did when she dampened her emotions because of the emotion of Rivaldi earlier.

" I'm sorry ..." Rizal again pleaded.

" You're such a bitch!" Grace took off Rival's hand cupping her cheek. He then walked back into the room. However, this time he let Rizal come into the room.

" You've forgiven me, haven't you?" Rizal followed Grace's steps. Rizal believes that Grace can forgive him, because Grace let herself into the hotel room.

" Om Daniel told us to come to the hotel where he stayed for another hour. I don't want to see a face that sucks you up like that, if you don't want Om to refuse your intention to propose to me!" Even though I forgave Rizal. However, Grace continued to speak in a taut tone to the man.

" Thank you, Grace." Rizal then lifted the body of Grace ala bridal style with both arms and then took her around in circles.

" Jeez, let go of me, Rizal!!" he said Grace beat Rizal's body which took him in circles, until now they both fell on the bed with Grace's position under Rizal's body.

" What did you call that??" Rizal hears Grace calling him by name only.

" What do I call you?" Grace frowned.

" You call me Rizal!"

" Isn't that really your name?"

" It's rude to just say my name!"

" You're protesting too much! I call old man, you protest! I call Rizal, you protest too! I just you call Grace, Grace, Grace, no protest!" grumbling Grace.

Grace's words made Rizal even more anxious for the beautiful woman. Her hand now caressed Grace's face.

" Don't call me by name alone, sounds disrespectful.. I'm your future husband." Rizal spoke softly and still stroked Grace's face.

" You want me to call Papih? So you call me Mamih? I'm still young, I don't want to be called Mamih!" Grace refuses to bear Mamih's call.

" I will not call you Mamih until my seed rests in your womb." Rizal's hand now went down rubbing Grace's stomach.

" But you can call me Papih from now on," continued Rizal put their lips back together and do the timan kein they often do so far.

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Rizal and Grace wait in the hotel lobby where Om Daniel is staying. Five minutes from the promised time, Om Daniel finally appeared before them.

" Om ..." Grace hugged Om Daniel, for almost three years she had not met his Om.

" Guard ..." Om Daniel also hugged Grace let go of the longing for his nephew who he considered lost when he was in a relationship with Joe. While Daniel's eyes glanced at Rizal who was sitting side by side with Grace earlier.

" Who's this guy, Grace?" ask Om Daniel.

" He's Rizal, Om. The man I told you about, who wanted to marry me, Om." Grace introduces Rizal to Om Daniel.

" Good afternoon, Mr. Daniel." Rizal greeted Om Daniel as he extended his hand to Om Daniel, as it was almost six in the afternoon.

" Grace, aren't you wrong? She's your candidate?" Although his hand received a helping hand Rizal, but Om Daniel seemed to not believe if the adult man before him was the future husband of his young nephew.

" Yes, Om." Grace had guessed that Om Daniel would definitely take issue with Rizal's age far above her.

" Okay, we're just talking at the restaurant, we're eating." Om Daniel takes Grace and Rizal to the restaurant at the luxury hotel where Om Daniel is staying. Grace also originally wanted to stay at the same hotel as her Om. But the room at the hotel on the same date was fully filled, so Grace had a hotel that was not too far from the Om Daniel hotel to stay.

" How old are you now, Rizal?" as they wait for food orders to arrive, Om Daniel begins to pry into Rizal's personal life.

" Thirty-nine? His father Grace was fifty years old. My son-in-law and father-in-law are only eleven years apart. Hahaha ..." Om Daniel laughs at the age gap between Rizal and Grace which he thinks is too far away. Even Papa Grace and Rizal were only eleven years old.

While Rizal and Grace side of the view to hear the insinuations from Om Rizal.

" Have you been married before?" ask Daniel to come back.

" My wife died six years ago, sir. And I have a nineteen-year-old daughter." Rizal shamelessly and hesitantly acknowledges the status he holds towards Om Daniel.

" How old are you now, Grace?' Now Grace is getting questions from Om Daniel

" Twenty years, Om."

" His daughter's age is almost your age, Grace." Om Daniel still chuckles at the difference between Grace and Rizal.

" Well, what's your job right now?" Om Daniel asked all the things he needed to know from Rizal.

" This Rizal has a private investigation agency, Om." Grace answered Daniel's question.

" Sort of like a detective?"

" Right, Sir.

" Grace, the picture of the man your mama sent to Om, in a much younger and handsome. Are you sure you're still going to marry Rizal?"

The words of Om Daniel again make Grace and Rizal look at each other.

" Your mom said she was a businessman too. It fits exactly with what you're looking for." Daniel begins to compare Rizal with Rivaldi. Om Daniel casually did not think Rizal would be offended by his words.

" Om talk like that because Om does not know how Rivaldi really is! He's a sneaky guy who's gonna use various ways to get what he wants, Om!" Grace tries to break Om Daniel's assumption that Rivaldi is more right for her than Rizal.

" Om you know? Rivaldi threatened me yesterday, and asked me to leave Rizal and choose him. Otherwise, he will approach Rizal's son and use Rizal's son to avenge us. According to Om, what kind of man is Rivaldi?" Grace also revealed the attitude of penge cut done by Rivaldi.

" Om always said that Joe is not a good man and does not deserve me. Then what's the difference between Rivaldi and Joe, Om??" Grace opened the view of Om Daniel, so as not to judge Rizal only because of Rizal's age, status, and work.

Rizal turned to Grace. From the words spoken by Grace, indicating if she is worthy of Grace choose as her companion.

" Well, you're lucky, Rizal! My niece seems to love you so much." From the argument uttered by Grace, Om Daniel can feel if his nephew was very confident in his choice.

" What made you want to marry my niece?" Om Daniel asks Rizal's purpose in marrying Grace.

" Because I love Grace, sir. And because I want to change Grace into a better person. I know who Grace is, what her past is, how her relationships are. But, it didn't derail my intention to make Grace my wife, sir." Strictly and straightforwardly Rizal conveyed his reasons for wanting to marry Grace.

Grace gave a smile to hear the sentence spoken by Rizal, she even held Rizal's hand, to strengthen even more if their choice to be together was round and not contested.

" Alright, I will bless you, but on one condition!" Om Daniel says if he will not hinder Rizal's intention to marry Grace. However, there are conditions that must be met by Rizal to get his nephew.

" What conditions, Om?" ask Grace.

" You know Grace, right? If Om is very busy taking care of the company Om is also your Papa company. Therefore, Om wants anyone who will be your husband.should be willing to help handle your Papa company well. Are you willing to do the terms I give you, Rizal?" ask Daniel to Rizal.

Grace and Rizal are both aghast at the terms put forward by Om Daniel.

" Om, that's impossible, Om! Rizal has no experience running a company like Papa's!" Grace considers Om Daniel deliberately gave conditions that are difficult to be implemented by Rizal.

" If she really wants to marry you, she must accept that condition. Otherwise, Om will give that opportunity to another man who can accept Om's terms!" om Daniel's Strict.

" Om deliberately wants to hinder us, right!? Didn't Om have conspired with Mama to block Rizal's intention to marry me?!" Grace is furious, even worse off accusing Om of deliberately conspiring with his mother.

" Grace, don't talk like that!" Rizal asks Grace to be calm and unemotional facing Om Daniel.

" It's free we came all the way to see Om! Om should have told you from the beginning of the terms so we wouldn't waste time coming here!" Grace is still throwing her anger out.

" Grace, relax!" Rizal is still trying to calm Grace down.

" We better get out of here!" Grace rises intent on leaving her Om. But, Rizal's hand first prevented Grace's move.

" Okay, Sir! I agree to the terms you gave me!"

Without Grace guessing Rizal actually agreed to the terms proposed by Om Daniel.

" Are you kidding me?" Grace does not believe Rizal will accept the conditions put forward by Om Daniel.

" I will accept those conditions, Sir. But give me time to study. Maybe one year down the line I'll be ready to run the terms you're proposing." Rizal undertakes and asks for a year for him to learn how to handle a large company.

" Then go back one year to marry my niece!" Daniel does not accept the conditions put forward by Rizal.

" Do you want me to handle the company now and the company will fall apart because it is handled by people who do not have the expertise to lead the company?" Rizal asks Daniel to understand that he must also learn to be the leader of the company, even though he himself is a leader in his office. But, the business field of his father Grace and himself are different and not related.

" Well, I'll bill your promise for the next year! If you still can't handle Grace's Papa company, you have to let Grace go!" Finally, Om Daniel wants to accept Rizal's request.

" Thank you, Sir. Thank you for your trust in me. God willing, I will do what you want with trust." promised Rizal.

" OK, when are you going to marry Grace?" ask Om Daniel.

" As soon as you allow it," Rizal replied, glancing at Grace and holding Grace's hand because he had won Om Daniel's blessing despite what conditions he had to fulfill.

" Don't call me Sir, just call Om or anything." Om Daniel began to soften and told Rizal not to continue to call him Mr.

" Well, Mr. Daniel," said Rizal.

" Of the day after tomorrow is here. So if you need Om to be your marriage guardian, prepare in the next two days. Om will stop by Jakarta before returning to Germany."

The words of Om Daniel who told Rizal and Grace to prepare for the wedding within two days made them stupefied and astonished. Because they did not expect that Om Daniel would give such quick time for them to prepare their marriage.

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