
Episode #04
" The Stewart family, which is a big family in London, they helped the Syaputra group business, so it could be as big as it is now, I don't know if Amar's mother is a member of the Stewart family!"Hamdan Hutapea himself was confused about what kind of response.
" So, do you really want to follow Amar to London?" Hamdan.
" Right Om, this time I will fight, I will find Amar there, even if I spend a long time, I will continue my education there, so I'm gonna go find Amar on my student visa, what do you think of Om!" Ashifa asked for an opinion.
" You know what you must do, Om can only pray and support you, all decisions are in your hands, if you may suggest, you do not go there alone, you are not alone, invite a friend who can take care of you, especially if he can be martial," Hamdan Hutapea suggested, while biting the poor apple he took, "Her asem!" he lamented, and then put the piece of apple on the table.
Hearing the word martial arts, Ashifa only remembered one name, "Ferdinand"
Ferdinand was the champion of Cimande's silat, Asyifa smiled, imagining how Ferdinand would react when invited to live in London.
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* Toward *
The Stewart mansion.
" When is it like this, cake? I'm free to choose my own way of life, I just want to be happy, and spend my time with the people I love, not others!" Amar yells in frustration at his grandfather, Adam Stewart.
Adam Stewart ignored Amar's yell, he sipped his tea, and then put it on the nightstand, next to his rocking chair, he grabbed his glasses and opened the newspaper sheet today, although the news can already be seen on the device, reading the newspaper has its own sensation.
Then Amar turned to his grandfather., "Come, times have changed, it is not his time anymore arranged marriages like this! please unblock me, so I can send a message to Indonesia,"
Amar's grandfather, Adam Stewart, hired a well-known IT expert, to block Amar's communication access to and from Indonesia, so that Amar could not receive or send messages to Indonesia at all.
Adam then took down his newspaper, and looked at his first granddaughter, "Listen young man, don't turn the facts upside down, as if I were a cruel parent, you should be reflecting on yourself, you who can not hold the word, at the beginning I asked, "Do you want me to match with the granddaughter of my old friend during being a soldier? without thinking long you immediately agree to this matchmaking, why after two years you returned from Indonesia and suddenly want to cancel this matchmaking? is it that easy?"
Amar was silent, everything that his grandfather said was the truth, at first his grandfather asked his opinion first, whether he would accept the match or not, He who still feels heartbroken due to stay married by Ashifa,
finally, resignedly accepting, he returned to Indonesia to inform Ashifa, but what happened beyond his thought, Ashifa was unhappy with her marriage, and almost lost her life, and was not happy, if Amar was late at that time, it can be ascertained, the woman was just a name, now Amar is really a dilemma.
I know, you agreed to an arranged marriage at the time, because the woman you love is married, you're looking for an escape, and without you knowing it's already legal to bear the status of a widow, she said, so you have a chance to get back to him!" Adam sipped his tea again.
Amar fell silent and waited for his grandfather's words.
" The kingdom doesn't care about the status of a widow, Megan Markhel, who is married to Prince Harry, let alone an old man like me? I always put my children and grandchildren first, remember, when your mother wanted to marry your father? I don't even know your father's family background, and what country he's from, I just know, my only daughter fell in love with him and was happy to be with him, inevitably I give my blessing, as long as the man is not someone else's fiancee or husband" Adam Stewart put his tea cup back on the nightstand.
Amar observed every move of his grandfather.
Adam Stewart stood up, he walked towards the balcony, Amar stepped behind him.
" Are you sure that woman loves you?" Adam asked as he looked at the leaves that had begun to fall in the garden, The autumn air had begun to cool, he put his coat together. Without waiting for Amar's answer, Adam Stewart came to the conclusion, "If he loves you, you no longer have to worry about him contacting you or not, he will come by himself looking for you, don't spend your time fighting for something that doesn't fight for you, In that relationship there's reciprocity, you've tried your hardest, but if you can't be together, you've got to let it go," Adam Stewart is still on Amar's back.
Amar immediately shook his head, He had already let go of Asyifa before, what truss did he get? bitterness, emptiness and regret, now that the opportunity was before his eyes, he would not regret it a second time.
" I know you're as stubborn as your mother, if you want something to not change, even if you still choose your beloved woman, I don't care at all, one thing I have to make sure, that the decisions you make will have no effect on our business, remember, there are tens of thousands of employees under our company, in different countries, not just because of one person, you're sacrificing tens of thousands of employees,"
In another room, Elysa Stewart, Amar's mother, was trying to get her father to lie on his bed, and later Adam's health deteriorated, he could not be exposed to the slightest cold, a waiter delivers a cup of pletok beer, despite the name of the beer, it is a warming drink full of spices and rhizomes. Galuh Shaputra, Amar's father who taught it to the servant.
" His eldest son was really stubborn, just like his mother!" Adam complains, when Elysa feeds a spoonful of beer into his mouth.
Hot and a little bitter, immediately made Adam's forehead frown, he was forced to drink it, because he did not want his daughter to nag him all day.
" Just like his grandfather too, he he he!"Elysa chuckles.
Adam pursed his lips, he snorted coldly.
" Why else, pa? Has he changed his mind?" Elysa feeds another spoonful of pletok beer.
Adam let out a long sigh, "I thought at first that your firstborn was gay, because during her stay here, she had never been in close contact with the opposite sex, until I hired someone, she said, to find out if he was a same-sex person or not, from the reports I received, he was not close to a man or a woman, so I decided, reconnecting the matchmaking that was once void,"
" Ha ha ha!" Elysa couldn't help but laugh, "Did you really think Amar liked the same sex? this is a joke!"
Adam threw a pillow aside, just about the princess's head, "Can you just cut your papa off, I'll curse you to be a young asset, will you?,"
" Want dong!" exciting Elysa.
" Haissh! your behavior never changes!" Adam shook his head at his daughter's behavior.
" You know, sir Jhonson saved me from the battlefield, I didn't even know that he was a noble, thanks to him as well, after the war he helped our business, so that it can be fast as it is now, in addition to investing his capital he also relies on the connection" Adam continued.
" Yes, I remember that, papa always told me about the experience on the battlefield, the experience was so sweet and beautiful in front of the late mama, after mama was gone, after mama was gone, new papa recounts the fear and bitterness in the battlefield! papa cheated!"Elysa pursed her lips.
Hearing the name of his wife mentioned, a beautiful face that was never timid at eating age, immediately appeared in his mind," Karla"
" The match is for you, but unfortunately the boy is married, and he has no more sons, only daughters, and now, he has a few granddaughters, and your son was both male, so he agreed to the match that had been delayed, "Adam refused a bribe from Elysa, he shook his head.
" Trus, what about Amar, what did you suggest to him?"Elysa asked while fixing Adam's blanket.
" Papa only suggested that he meet with the grandson of Lord Jhonson, who was in a match and spoke four eyes from heart to heart, it might be easier if they agreed to cancel the match, compare if Amar alone is trying, however, we must still maintain the pride of Mr. Jhonson!" Adam recalled his conversation with Amar.
" I agree with you this time, but,.. But does Amar know who he is marrying, the first son of Mr Jhonson alone has three daughters, not to mention his daughter? by the way, about her daughter, do you know where she lives now?" Elysa remembered something.
Adam shrugged his shoulders, "You should ask mister Jhonson about that! you know for yourself I don't like gossip much less meddling in other people's family affairs!"
" Father!" Elysa exclaimed, "I don't accuse papa of gossiping, I just ask, if you don't know where Jhonson's son lives, it will be easier to find whoever his son is, so Amar doesn't have to expend a lot of energy, to look for all the granddaughters of Lord Jhonson!"
"It looks like my first grandchild has to fight more!" Adam straightened his waist on the bed.
Elysa could only sigh long, hearing that.
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